Pepwave MAX User Manual Pepwave Products: BR1 Mini Core Pepwave Firmware 8.0.2 June 2021 Copyright & Trademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2020 Pepwave Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Pepwave and the Pepwave logo are trademarks of Pepwave Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Table of Contents Introduction and Scope 7 Glossary 8 Product Features Supported Network Features WAN LAN VPN Firewall Captive Portal Outbound Policy AP Controller QoS Other Supported Features 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview MAX BR1 Mini Core 13 13 Advanced Feature Summary Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent Deployment QoS: Clearer VoIP Per-User Bandwidth Control High Availability via VRRP USB Modem and Android Tethering Built-In Remote User VPN Support SIM-card
Captive Portal 32 Configuring the WAN Interface(s) Ethernet WAN DHCP Connection Static IP Connection PPPoE Connection L2TP Connection Cellular WAN Wi-Fi WAN Creating Wi-Fi Connection Profiles WAN Health Check Dynamic DNS Settings 35 36 39 40 40 42 43 50 56 57 59 Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 61 ContentHub Configuration ContentHub Configuring the ContentHub Configure a website to be published from the ContentHub Configure an application to be published from the ContentHub 66 66 66 67 68 MediaFast Configura
Algorithm: Least Used Algorithm: Lowest Latency Expert Mode 93 93 94 Inbound Access Port Forwarding Service UPnP / NAT-PMP Settings 94 94 96 NAT Mappings 97 QoS User Groups Bandwidth Control Application Application Prioritization Prioritization for Custom Applications DSL/Cable Optimization 98 98 99 100 100 100 101 Firewall Outbound and Inbound Firewall Rules Access Rules Apply Firewall Rules to PepVpn Traffic Intrusion Detection and DoS Prevention Content Blocking Application Blocking Web Blocking
Service Forwarding SMTP Forwarding Web Proxy Forwarding DNS Forwarding Custom Service Forwarding Service Passthrough UART GPS Forwarding Ignition Sensing Ignition Sensing installation GPIO Menu Grouped Networks SIM Toolkit 121 121 122 123 123 123 125 127 127 128 130 131 131 AP - access point AP Controller Wireless SSID Settings 134 134 134 138 AP Controller Status Info Access Point (Usage) Wireless SSID Wireless Client Nearby Device Event Log 143 143 144 147 147 148 149 Toolbox 150 System Settings A
Configuration Feature Add-ons Reboot 164 165 165 Tools Ping Traceroute Test PepVPN Test Wake-on-LAN CLI (Command Line Interface Support) 165 165 166 167 167 168 Status Device GPS Data Active Sessions Client List WINS Client UPnP / NAT-PMP OSPF & RIPv2 BGP SpeedFusion Status Event Log WAN Quality Usage Reports Real-Time Hourly Daily Monthly 169 169 170 171 172 173 173 174 174 174 176 178 178 180 180 181 182 Appendix A: Restoration of Factory Defaults 185 Appendix B: Declaration 185 https://www.
1 Introduction and Scope Pepwave routers provide link aggregation and load balancing across multiple WAN connections, allowing a combination of technologies like 3G HSDPA, EVDO, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, external WiMAX dongle, and satellite to be utilized to connect to the Internet. The MAX wireless SD-WAN router series has a wide range of products suitable for many different deployments and markets. Entry level SD-WAN models such as the MAX BR1 are suitable for SMEs or branch offices.
Glossary The following terms, acronyms, and abbreviations are frequently used in this manual: Term Definition 3G 3rd generation standards for wireless communications (e.g., HSDPA) 4G 4th generation standards for wireless communications (e.g.
2 WAN Wide Area Network WINS Windows Internet Name Service WLAN Wireless Local Area Network Product Features Pepwave routers enable all LAN users to share broadband Internet connections, and they provide advanced features to enhance Internet access. Our Max BR wireless routers support multiple SIM cards. They can be configured to switch from using one SIM card to another SIM card according to different criteria, including wireless network reliability and data usage.
2.1.2 LAN ● ● ● ● ● ● Wi-Fi AP Ethernet LAN ports DHCP server on LAN Extended DHCP option support Static routing rules VLAN on LAN support 2.1.3 VPN ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● PepVPN with SpeedFusionTM PepVPN performance analyzer X.
● ● service Traffic prioritization and DSL optimization Prioritize and route traffic to VPN tunnels with Priority and Enforced algorithms 2.1.7 AP Controller ● ● Configure and manage Pepwave AP devices Review the status of connected APs 2.1.8 QoS ● ● ● ● 2.
● ● IPv6 support Support USB tethering on Android 2.2+ phones * Not supported on MAX Surf-On-The-Go, and BR1 variants https://www.peplink.
3 Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview 3.1 MAX BR1 Mini Core 3.1.1 Panel Appearance 3.1.2 LED Indicators The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows: Status Indicators Status OFF System initializing Red Booting up or busy Blinking red Boot up error Green Ready Cellular Indicators Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted ON Connecting or connected to network(s) LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports Green LED https://www.peplink.
Orange LED Port Type Blinking Data is transferring OFF Port is not connected Auto MDI/MDI-X ports 4 Advanced Feature Summary 4.1 Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent Deployment As your organization grows, it needs more bandwidth. But modifying your network would require effort better spent elsewhere. In Drop-in Mode, you can conveniently install your Peplink router without making any changes to your network.
4.2 QoS: Clearer VoIP VoIP and videoconferencing are highly sensitive to latency. With QoS, Peplink routers can detect VoIP traffic and assign it the highest priority, giving you crystal-clear calls. 4.3 Per-User Bandwidth Control With per-user bandwidth control, you can define bandwidth control policies for up to 3 groups of users to prevent network congestion. Define groups by IP address and subnet, and set bandwidth limits for every user in the group. https://www.peplink.
4.4 High Availability via VRRP When your organization has a corporate requirement demanding the highest availability with no single point of failure, you can deploy two Peplink routers in High Availability mode. With High Availability mode, the second device will take over when needed. Compatible with: MAX 700, MAX HD2 (All variants), HD4 (All Variants) 4.5 USB Modem and Android Tethering For increased WAN diversity, plug in a USB LTE modem as a backup.
4.6 Built-In Remote User VPN Support Use OpenVPN or L2TP with IPsec to safely and conveniently connect remote clients to your private network. L2TP with IPsec is supported by most devices, but legacy devices can also connect using PPTP. Click here for the full instructions on setting up L2TP with IPsec. Click here for the full instructions on setting up OpenVPN connections 4.
5 Installation The following section details connecting Pepwave routers to your network. Preparation 5.1 Before installing your Pepwave router, please prepare the following as appropriate for your installation: ● At least one Internet/WAN access account and/or Wi-Fi access information ● Depending on network connection type(s), one or more of the following: ● 5.
The following figure schematically illustrates the resulting configuration: 5.3 Configuring the Network Environment To ensure that the Pepwave router works properly in the LAN environment and can access the Internet via WAN connections, please refer to the following setup procedures: ● LAN configuration For basic configuration, refer to Section 8, Connecting to the Web Admin Interface. For advanced configuration, go to Section 9, Configuring the LAN Interface(s).
6 Mounting the Unit 6.1 Wall Mount The Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini Core requires four screws for wall mounting. Recommended screw specification: M3.5 x 20mm, head diameter 6mm, head thickness 2.4mm. https://www.peplink.
7 Connecting to the Web Admin Interface 1. Start a web browser on a computer that is connected with the Pepwave router through the LAN. To connect to the router’s web admin interface, enter the following LAN IP address in the address field of the web browser: http://192.168.50.1 (This is the default LAN IP address for Pepwave routers.) 2. 3. Enter the following to access the web admin interface. Username: admin Password: admin (This is the default username and password for Pepwave routers).
After successful login, the Dashboard of the web admin interface will be displayed. The Dashboard shows current WAN, LAN, and Wi-Fi AP statuses. Here, you can change WAN connection priority and switch on/off the Wi-Fi AP. For further information on setting up these connections, please refer to Sections 8 and 9. Device Information displays details about the device, including model name, firmware version, and uptime. For further information, please refer to Section 22.
8 Configuring the LAN Interface(s) 8.1 Basic Settings LAN interface settings are located at Network>LAN>Network Settings. Navigating to that page will show the following dashboard: This represents the LAN interfaces that are active on your router (including VLAN). A grey “X” means that the VLAN is used in other settings and cannot be deleted. You can find which settings are using the VLAN by hovering over the grey “X”. Alternatively, a red “X” means that there are no settings using the VLAN.
Network Settings Name VLAN ID Inter-VLAN routing Enter a name for the LAN. Enter a number for your VLAN. Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs. Layer 2 PepVPN Bridging PepVPN Profiles The remote network of the selected PepVPN profiles will be bridged with this local LAN, creating a Layer 2 PepVPN, they will be connected and operate like a single to Bridge LAN, and any broadcast or multicast packets will be sent over the VPN.
connected act as a router, and most Layer 3 routing functions will cease to work. Click on the question Mark if you want to enable DHCP Option 82. DHCP Option 82 This allows the device to inject Option 82 with Router Name information before forwarding the DHCP Request packet to a PepVPN peer, such that the DHCP Server can identify where the request originates from.
WINS Server setting. Afterward, all PC clients in the VPN can resolve the NetBIOS names of other clients in remote peers. If you have enabled this option, a list of WINS clients will be displayed at Status>WINS Clients. BOOTP Extended DHCP Option DHCP Reservation Check this box to enable BOOTP on older networks that still require it. In addition to standard DHCP options (e.g.
Static Route Settings Static Route This table is for defining static routing rules for the LAN segment. A static route consists of the network address, subnet mask, and gateway address. The address and subnet mask values are in w.x.y.z format. The local LAN subnet and subnets behind the LAN will be advertised to the VPN. Remote routes sent over the VPN will also be accepted. Any VPN member will be able to route to the local subnets. Press to create a new route. Press to remove a route.
DNS Proxy Settings Enable To enable the DNS proxy feature, check this box, and then set up the feature at Network>LAN>DNS Proxy Settings. A DNS proxy server can be enabled to serve DNS requests originating from LAN/PPTP/SpeedFusionTM peers. Requests are forwarded to the DNS servers/resolvers defined for each WAN connection. DNS Caching This field is to enable DNS caching on the built-in DNS proxy server.
resolver IP address(es). Queries will be forwarded to the selected connections’ resolvers. If all of the selected connections are down, queries will be forwarded to all resolvers on healthy WAN connections. A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right hand corner to activate. Finally, if needed, configure Bonjour forwarding, Apple’s zero configuration networking protocol. Once VLAN configuration is complete, click Save to store your changes.
IP Address & Subnet Mask Enter the Pepwave router’s IP address and subnet mask values to be used on the LAN. Network Settings Name VLAN ID Inter-VLAN routing Captive Portal Enter a name for the LAN. Enter a number for the LAN. Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs. Check this box to turn on captive portals.
IP Range & Subnet Mask These settings allocate a range of IP addresses that will be assigned to LAN computers by the Pepwave router’s DHCP server. Lease Time This setting specifies the length of time throughout which an IP address of a DHCP client remains valid. Upon expiration of Lease Time, the assigned IP address will no longer be valid and the IP address assignment must be renewed. DNS Servers This option allows you to input the DNS server addresses to be offered to DHCP clients.
DHCP Relay Settings Enable Check this box to turn on DHCP relay. Click the icon to disable DHCP relay. Enter the IP addresses of one or two DHCP servers in the provided fields. The DHCP Server IP DHCP servers entered here will receive relayed DHCP requests from the LAN. For active-passive DHCP server configurations, enter active and passive DHCP server Address relay IP addresses in DHCP Server 1 and DHCP Server 2.
Captive Portal Settings Enable Check Enable and then, optionally, select the LANs/VLANs that will use the captive portal. Hostname To customize the portal’s form submission and redirection URL, enter a new URL in this field. To reset the URL to factory settings, click Default. Access Mode Click Open Access to allow clients to freely access your router. Click User Authentication to force your clients to authenticate before accessing your router. This authenticates your clients through a RADIUS server.
Fill in the necessary information to complete your connection to the server and enable authentication. Access Quota Set a time and data cap to each user’s Internet usage. Quota Reset Time This menu determines how your usage quota resets. Setting it to Daily will reset it at a specified time every day. Setting a number of minutes after quota reached establish a timer for each user that begins after the quota has been reached.
Portal Customization Logo Image Message Terms & Conditions Custom Landing Page 9 Click the Choose File button to select a logo to use for the built-in portal. If you have any additional messages for your users, enter them in this field. If you would like to use your own set of terms and conditions, please enter them here. If left empty, the built-in portal will display the default terms and conditions. Fill in this field to redirect clients to an external URL.
To able a particular WAN connection, drag on the appropriate WAN by holding the left mouse button, move it the Disabled row, and drop it by releasing the mouse button. You can also set priorities on the Dashboard. Click the Details button in the corresponding row to modify the connection setting. Important Note Connection details will be changed and become effective immediately after clicking the Save and Apply button. 9.
● ● ● PING - ICMP PING packets will be issued to test connectivity with configurable target IP addresses or host names. DNS Lookup - DNS lookups will be issued to test the connectivity with configurable target DNS server IP addresses. HTTP - HTTP connections will be issued to test the connectivity with configurable URLs and strings to match. Default: DNS Lookup These fields are for specifying the target IP addresses or host names where ICMP Ping packets will be sent to for health check.
Allowance Monitor connection for each billing cycle. When this option is not enabled, bandwidth usage of each month is still being tracked but no action will be taken. If Email Notification is enabled, you will receive an email notification when usage hits 75% and 95% of the monthly allowance. Action Start Day Monthly Allowance If the box Disconnect when usage hits 100% of monthly allowance is checked, this WAN connection will be disconnected automatically when the usage hits the monthly allowance.
9.1.1 DHCP Connection There are four possible connection methods: 1. DHCP 2. Static IP 3. PPPoE 4. L2TP The DHCP connection method is suitable if the ISP provides an IP address automatically using DHCP (e.g., satellite modem, WiMAX modem, cable, Metro Ethernet, etc.). DHCP Connection Settings Routing Mode IP Address/ Subnet Mask/ Default Gateway NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that is routable on the destination network.
9.1.2 Static IP Connection The static IP connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a static IP address to connect directly. Static IP Settings Routing Mode NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that is routable on the destination network. By clicking the help icon in this field, you can display the IP Forwarding option, if your network requires it.
PPPoE Settings Routing Mode IP Address / Subnet Mask / Default Gateway PPPoE Username / Password Confirm PPPoE Password NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address that is routable on the destination network. By clicking the help icon in this field, you can display the IP Forwarding option, if your network requires it. This information is obtained from the ISP automatically. Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via PPPoE to the ISP.
9.1.4 L2TP Connection L2TP has all the compatibility and convenience of PPTP with greater security. Combine this with IPsec for a good balance between ease of use and security. L2TP Settings L2TP Username / Password Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via L2TP to your ISP. The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from your ISP. Confirm L2TP Password Verify your password by entering it again in this field.
custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS server 1 and DNS server 2 fields. 9.2 Cellular WAN To access cellular WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details. Cellular Status IMSI This is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity which uniquely identifies the SIM card. This is applicable to 3G modems only. MEID Some Pepwave routers support both HSPA and EV-DO.
Connection Settings WAN Connection Name Enable Routing Mode Subnet Selection Connection Priority Indicate a name you wish to give this WAN connection Click the checkbox to toggle the on and off state of this connection. This option allows you to select the routing method to be used in routing IP frames via the WAN connection. The mode can be either NAT (Network Address Translation) or IP Forwarding. In the case if you need to choose IP Forwarding for your scenario. Click the to enable IP Forwarding.
connected. Independent from Backup WANs If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other Backup WAN connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status of this WAN connection, and will be used when none of the other higher priority connections are available. If this is checked, the connection will disconnect when idle after the configured Time Idle Disconnect value. This option is disabled by default. Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups.
Cellular Settings SIM Card Indicate which SIM card this cellular WAN will use. Only applies to cellular WAN with redundant SIM cards. Preferred SIM Card If both cards were enabled on the above field, then you can designate the priority of the SIM card slots here. LTE/3G This drop-down menu allows restricting cellular to particular band. Click the to enable the selection of specific bands.
bands (frequencies) . When set to Manual, you can manually select the bands (frequencies) the SIM will connect to. Data Roaming This checkbox enables data roaming on this particular SIM card. When data roaming is enabled this option allows you to select in which countries the SIM has a data connection. The option is configured by using MMC (country) codes.Please check your service provider’s data roaming policy before proceeding.
To define the threshold manually using specific signal strength values, please click on the question Mark and the following field will be visible. General Settings Independent from Backup WANs If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other Backup WAN connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status of this WAN connection, and will be used when none of the other higher priority connections are available.
Health Check Settings Health Check Method This setting allows you to specify the health check method for the cellular connection. Available options are Disabled, Ping, DNS Lookup, HTTP, and SmartCheck. The default method is DNS Lookup. See Section 10.4 for configuration details. Timeout If a health check test cannot be completed within the specified amount of time, the test will be treated as failed. Health Check Interval This is the time interval between each health check test.
9.3 Wi-Fi WAN To access Wi-Fi WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details. WAN Connection Settings WAN Connection Name Operating Schedule Enter a name to represent this WAN connection. Click the drop-down menu to apply a time schedule to this interface. If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other Backup Independent from WAN connections.
Wi-Fi WAN Settings Channel Width Select the channel width for this Wi-Fi WAN. 20MHz will have greater support for older devices using 2.4Ghz, while 40MHz is appropriate for networks with newer devices that connect using 5Ghz Determine whether the channel will be automatically selected.
Bandwidth Allowance Monitor Action Start Day Monthly Allowance If Error! Reference source not found. is enabled, you will be notified by email when usage hits 75% and 95% of the monthly allowance. If Disconnect when usage hits 100% of monthly allowance is checked, this WAN connection will be disconnected automatically when the usage hits the monthly allowance. It will not resume connection unless this option has been turned off or the usage has been reset when a new billing cycle starts.
When Disabled is chosen in the Method field, the WAN connection will always be considered as up. The connection will NOT be treated as down in the event of IP routing errors. Health Check Method: PING ICMP ping packets will be issued to test the connectivity with a configurable target IP address or hostname. A WAN connection is considered as up if ping responses are received from either one or both of the ping hosts.
HTTP connections will be issued to test connectivity with configurable URLs and strings to match. URL1 WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL1 The URL will be retrieved when performing an HTTP health check. When String to Match is left blank, a health check will pass if the HTTP return code is between 200 and 299 (Note: HTTP redirection codes 301 or 302 are treated as failures).
Dynamic DNS Settings Service Provider User ID / User / Email This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN. Supported providers are: ● changeip.com ● dyndns.org ● no-ip.org ● tzo.com ● DNS-O-Matic Select Disabled to disable this feature. This setting specifies the registered user name for the dynamic DNS service. Password / Pass / TZO Key This setting specifies the password for the dynamic DNS service. Update All Hosts Check this box to automatically update all hosts.
9.3.1 Creating Wi-Fi Connection Profiles You can manually create a profile to connect to a Wi-Fi connection. This is useful for creating a profile for connecting to hidden-SSID access points. Click Network>WAN>Details>Create Profile… to get started. This will open a window similar to the one shown below Wi-Fi Connection Profile Settings Type Network Name (SSID) Security https://www.peplink.com Select whether the network will connect automatically or manually.
9.4 WAN Health Check To ensure traffic is routed to healthy WAN connections only, the Pepwave router can periodically check the health of each WAN connection. The health check settings for each WAN connection can be independently configured via Network>WAN>Details. Health Check Settings Method This setting specifies the health check method for the WAN connection. This value can be configured as Disabled, PING, DNS Lookup, or HTTP. The default method is DNS Lookup.
Health Check DNS Servers This field allows you to specify two DNS hosts’ IP addresses with which connectivity is to be tested via DNS lookup. If Use first two DNS servers as Health Check DNS Servers is checked, the first two DNS servers will be the DNS lookup targets for checking a connection's health. If the box is not checked, Host 1 must be filled, while a value for Host 2 is optional.
Other Health Check Settings Timeout This setting specifies the timeout in seconds for ping/DNS lookup requests. The default timeout is 5 seconds. Health Check Interval This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup requests. The default health check interval is 5 seconds. Health Check Retries This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which the Pepwave router will treat the corresponding WAN connection as down.
The settings for dynamic DNS service provider(s) and the association of hostname(s) are configured via Network>WAN>Details>Dynamic DNS Service Provider/Dynamic DNS Settings. Dynamic DNS Settings Dynamic DNS This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN based on supported dynamic DNS service providers: ● changeip.com ● dyndns.org ● no-ip.org ● tzo.com ● DNS-O-Matic ● Others… Support custom Dynamic DNS servers by entering its URL.
10 Advanced Wi-Fi Settings Wi-Fi settings can be configured at Advanced>Wi-Fi Settings (or AP>Settings on some models). Note that menus displayed can vary by model. AP Settings SSID You can select the wireless networks for 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz separately for each SSID. Operating Country This drop-down menu specifies the national/regional regulations which the WiFi radio should follow.
AP Settings (part 2) Protocol This option allows you to specify whether 802.11b and/or 802.11g client association requests will be accepted. Available options are 802.11ng and 802.11na. By default, 802.11ng is selected. Channel Width Available options are 20 MHz, 40 MHz, and Auto (20/40 MHz) . Default is Auto (20/40 MHz), which allows both widths to be used simultaneously. Channel This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be utilized. Channel 1 (2.412 GHz) is selected by default.
Advanced AP Settings This field specifies the VLAN ID to tag to management traffic, such as communication traffic between the AP and the AP Controller. The value is zero Management VLAN by default, which means that no VLAN tagging will be applied. ID NOTE: Change this value with caution as alterations may result in loss of connection to the AP Controller. Operating Schedule Choose from the schedules that you have defined in System>Schedule.
Slot Time A This field is for specifying the unit wait time before transmitting a packet. By default, this field is set to 9 µs. ACK Timeout A This field is for setting the wait time to receive an acknowledgement packet before performing a retransmission. By default, this field is set to 48 µs. Frame Aggregation This option allows you to enable frame aggregation to increase transmission A A throughput. - Advanced feature, please click the https://www.peplink.
Web Administration Settings Enable Web Access Protocol Ticking this box enables web admin access for APs located on the WAN. Determines whether the web admin portal can be accessed through HTTP or HTTPS Management Port Determines the port at which the management UI can be accessed. Admin Username Determines the username to be used for logging into the web admin portal Admin Password Determines the password for the web admin portal on external AP.
11 ContentHub Configuration 11.1 ContentHub ContentHub allows you to deliver webpages and applications to users connected to the SSID using the local storage on your router like the Max HD2/HD4 with Mediafast, which can store up to 8GB of media. Users will be able to access news, articles, videos, and access your web app, without the need for internet access. The ContentHub can be used to provide infotainment to connected users on transport. 11.
11.3 Configure a website to be published from the ContentHub This option allows you to sync a website to the Peplink router, this website will then be published with the specified domain from the router itself and makes the content available to the client via the HTTP/HTTPS protocol. Only FTP sync is supported for this type of ContentHub content. The content should be uploaded to an FTP server before.
content. Method Only applicable for application: Choose between sync or file upload Bandwidth Limit Used to limit the bandwidth for each client to access the web server. Click “Save & Apply Now” to activate the changes. Below is a screenshot after configuration: The content will be sync based on the Period that is configured before. If you want to trigger the sync manually, you can click “ ”. The “Status” column shows the sync progress.
First install the desired framework in “Package Manager” as below: After installing the framework, you can select the type to “Application” and configure the website: https://www.peplink.
The setting is same as Website type and you can refer to the description in the above section For the Application type, you need to pack your application as below: 1. Implement two bash script files, start.sh and stop.sh in root folder, to start and stop your application. the Mediafast router will only execute start.sh and stop.sh when the corresponding website is enabled and disabled respectively. 2. Compress your application files and the bash script to .tar.gz format. 3.
MediaFast Enable Domains / IP Addresses Source IP Subnet Click the checkbox to enable MediaFast content caching. Choose to Cache on all domains, or enter domain names and then choose either Whitelist (cache the specified domains only) or Blacklist (do not cache the specified domains). This setting allows caching to be enabled on custom subnets only. If "Any" is selected, then caching will apply to all subnets.
*See https://forum.peplink.com/t/certificate-installation-for-mediafast-https-caching/ Cache Control Content Type Check these boxes to cache the listed content types or leave boxes unchecked to disable caching for the listed types. Cache Lifetime Settings Enter a file extension, such as JPG or DOC. Then enter a lifetime in days to specify how long files with that extension will be cached. Add or delete entries using the controls on the right. 12.
Name This field displays the name given to the scheduled download. Status Check the status of your scheduled download here. Next Run Time/Last Run Time These fields display the date and time of the next and most recent occurrences of the scheduled download. Last Duration Check this field to ensure that the most recent download took as long as expected to complete.
12.3 Viewing MediaFast Statistics To get details on storage and bandwidth usage, select Status>MediaFast. https://www.peplink.
13 Bandwidth Bonding SpeedFusionTM / PepVPN Pepwave bandwidth bonding SpeedFusionTM is our patented technology that enables our SDWAN routers to bond multiple Internet connections to increase site-to-site bandwidth and reliability. SpeedFusion functionality securely connects your Pepwave router to another Pepwave or Peplink device (Peplink Balance 210/310/380/580/710/1350 only). Data, voice, or video communications between these locations are kept confidential across the public Internet.
The local LAN subnet and subnets behind the LAN (defined under Static Route on the LAN settings page) will be advertised to the VPN. All VPN members (branch offices and headquarters) will be able to route to local subnets. Note that all LAN subnets and the subnets behind them must be unique. Otherwise, VPN members will not be able to access each other. All data can be routed over the VPN using the 256-bit AES encryption standard.
PepVPN Profile Settings Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile. The name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, a-z), underscores (_), dashes (-), and/or non-leading/trailing spaces ( ). Active When this box is checked, this VPN connection profile will be enabled. Otherwise, it will be disabled. Encryption By default, VPN traffic is encrypted with 256-bit AES. If Off is selected on both sides of a VPN connection, no encryption will be applied.
ID/Remote Certificate Balance’s VPN authentication method, as explained above. To authenticate VPN connections using X.509 certificates, copy and paste certificate details into these fields. To get more information on a listed X.509 certificate, click the Show Details link below the field. Allow Shared Remote ID When this option is enabled, the router will allow multiple peers to run using the same remote ID.
Settings>*LAN Profile Name* and refer to instructions in section 9.1 8.41 WAN Connection Priority If your device supports it, you can specify the priority of WAN connections to be used for making VPN connections. WAN connections set to OFF will never be used. WAN Connection Only available WAN connections with the highest priority will be used. Priority To enable asymmetric connections, connection mapping to remote WANs, cut-off latency, and packet loss suspension time, click the button.
Outbound Policy/PepVPN Outbound Custom Rules Some models allow you to set outbound policy and custom outbound rules from Advanced>PepVPN. See Section 14 for more information on outbound policy settings. PepVPN Local ID The local ID is a text string to identify this local unit when establishing a VPN connection. When creating a profile on a remote unit, this local ID must be entered in the remote unit's Remote ID field. Click the icon to edit Local ID.
When Faster is selected, a health check packet is sent every second, and the expected detection time is two seconds. When Extreme is selected, a health check packet is sent every 0.1 second, and the expected detection time is less than one second. A - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate. Important Note Peplink proprietary SpeedFusionTM uses TCP port 32015 and UDP port 4500 for establishing VPN connections.
One of the WANs connected to Router A is non-NAT’d (212.1.1.1). The rest of the WANs connected to Router A and all WANs connected to Router B are NAT’d. In this case, the Peer IP Addresses / Host Names field for Router B should be filled with all of Router A’s hostnames or public IP addresses (i.e., 212.1.1.1, 212.2.2.2, and 212.3.3.3), and the field in Router A can be left blank.
headquarters or to other branches. Data, voice, and video communications between these locations are kept safe and confidential across the public Internet. IPsec VPN on Pepwave routers is specially designed for multi-WAN environments. For instance, if a user sets up multiple IPsec profiles for a multi-WAN environment and WAN1 is connected and healthy, IPsec traffic will go through this link. However, should unforeseen problems (e.g.
IPsec VPN Settings https://www.peplink.
Name This field is for specifying a local name to represent this connection profile. Active When this box is checked, this IPsec VPN connection profile will be enabled. Otherwise, it will be disabled. Connect Upon Check this box and select a WAN to connect to this VPN automatically when the Disconnection specified WAN is disconnected. of Remote Gateway IP Enter the remote peer’s public IP address. For Aggressive Mode, this is optional. Address / Host Name Enter the local LAN subnets here.
This defines the peer authentication pre-shared key used to authenticate this VPN Pre-shared Key connection. The connection will be up only if the pre-shared keys on each side match. Remote Available only when X.509 Certificate is chosen as the Authentication method, Certificate (pem this field allows you to paste a valid X.509 certificate. encoded) Local ID In Main Mode, this field can be left blank.
WAN Connection Priority WAN Connection Select the appropriate WAN connection from the drop-down menu. 15 Outbound Policy Management Pepwave routers can flexibly manage and load balance outbound traffic among WAN connections. Important Note Outbound policy is applied only when more than one WAN connection is active. The settings for managing and load balancing outbound traffic are Advanced>Outbound Policy or Advanced>PepVPN, depending on the model. 15.
There are three main selections for the outbound traffic policy: ● High Application Compatibility ● Normal Application Compatibility ● Custom Note that some Pepwave routers provide only the Send All Traffic To setting here. See Section 12.1 for details. Outbound Policy Settings Outbound traffic from a source LAN device is routed through the same WAN High Application connection regardless of the destination Internet IP address and protocol.
http://youtu.be/rKH4AS_bQnE 15.2 Click Custom Rules for Outbound Policy in the Outbound Policy form. Choose Custom and press the Save button. 15.2.1 Algorithm: Weighted Balance This setting specifies the ratio of WAN connection usage to be applied on the specified IP protocol and port. This setting is applicable only when Algorithm is set to Weighted Balance. https://www.peplink.
The amount of matching traffic that is distributed to a WAN connection is proportional to the weight of the WAN connection relative to the total weight. Use the sliders to change each WAN’s weight. For example, with the following weight settings: ● Ethernet WAN1: 10 ● Ethernet WAN2: 10 ● Wi-Fi WAN: 10 ● Cellular 1: 10 ● Cellular 2: 10 ● USB: 10 Total weight is 60 = (10 +10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10). Matching traffic distributed to Ethernet WAN1 is 16.7% = (10 / 60 x 100%.
is that an IP address change during a session may be the result of an unauthorized intrusion attempt. Therefore, to prevent damages from the potential intrusion, the session is terminated upon the detection of an IP address change. Pepwave routers can be configured to distribute data traffic across multiple WAN connections. Also, the Internet IP depends on the WAN connections over which communication actually takes place.
Matching traffic will be routed through the specified WAN connection, regardless of the health check status of the WAN connection. Starting from Firmware 5.2, outbound traffic can be enforced to go through a specified SpeedFusionTM connection. 15.2.4 Algorithm: Priority This setting specifies the priority of the WAN connections used to route the specified network service. The highest priority WAN connection available will always be used for routing the specified type of traffic.
Drag and drop to specify the order of WAN connections to be used for routing traffic. Only the highest priority healthy connection that is not in full load will be used. 15.2.6 Algorithm: Least Used The traffic matching this rule will be routed through the healthy WAN connection that is selected in Connection and has the most available download bandwidth.
● A latency sensitive application must be routed through the lowest latency WAN, regardless of the WAN’s available bandwidth. 15.2.8 Expert Mode Expert Mode is available on some Pepwave routers for use by advanced users. To enable the feature, click on the help icon and click turn on Expert Mode. In Expert Mode, a new special rule, SpeedFusionTM Routes, is displayed in the Custom Rules table. This rule represents all SpeedFusionTM routes learned from remote VPN peers.
Port Forwarding Settings Enable This setting specifies whether the inbound service takes effect. When Enable is checked, the inbound service takes effect: traffic is matched and actions are taken by the Pepwave router based on the other parameters of the rule. When this setting is disabled, the inbound service does not take effect: the Pepwave router disregards the other parameters of the rule. This setting identifies the service to the system administrator.
The Port setting specifies the port(s) that correspond to the service, and can be configured to behave in one of the following manners: Any Port, Single Port, Port Range, Port Map, and Range Mapping Any Port: all traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol is forwarded to the servers specified by the Servers setting. For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Any Port, all TCP traffic is forwarded to the configured servers.
When a computer creates a rule using these protocols, the specified TCP/UDP port of all WAN connections' default IP address will be forwarded. Check the corresponding box(es) to enable UPnP and/or NAT-PMP. Enable these features only if you trust the computers connected to the LAN ports. When the options are enabled, a table listing all the forwarded ports under these two protocols can be found at Status>UPnP / NAT-PMP.
Client(s) an IP Network. Address This refers to the LAN host’s private IP address. The system maps this address to a number of public IP addresses (specified below) in order to facilitate inbound and outbound traffic. This option is only available when IP Address is selected. Range The IP range is a contiguous group of private IP addresses used by the LAN host. The system maps these addresses to a number of public IP addresses (specified below) to facilitate outbound traffic.
This menu allows you to define rules and assign client IP addresses or subnets to a user group. You can apply different bandwidth and traffic prioritization policies on each user group in the Bandwidth Control and Application sections (note that the options available here vary by model). The table is automatically sorted by rule precedence. The smaller and more specific subnets are put towards the top of the table and have higher precedence; larger and less specific subnets are placed towards the bottom.
18.3 Application 18.3.1 Application Prioritization On many Pepwave routers, you can choose whether to apply the same prioritization settings to all user groups or customize the settings for each group. Three application priority levels can be set: ↑High,━ Normal, and↓Low. Pepwave routers can detect various application traffic types by inspecting the packet content. Select an application by choosing a supported application, or by defining a custom application manually.
18.3.3 DSL/Cable Optimization DSL/cable-based WAN connections have lower upload bandwidth and higher download bandwidth. When a DSL/cable circuit's uplink is congested, the download bandwidth will be affected. Users will not be able to download data at full speed until the uplink becomes less congested. DSL/Cable Optimization can relieve such an issue. When it is enabled, the download speed will become less affected by the upload traffic. By default, this feature is enabled.
19.1 Outbound and Inbound Firewall Rules 19.1.1 Access Rules The outbound firewall settings are located at Advanced>Firewall>Access Rules>Outbound Firewall Rules. Click Add Rule to display the following screen: Inbound firewall settings are located at Advanced>Firewall>Access Rules>Inbound Firewall Rules. https://www.peplink.
Click Add Rule to display the following screen: Rules are matched from top to bottom. If a connection matches any one of the upper rules, the matching process will stop. If none of the rules match, the Default rule will be applied. By default, the Default rule is set as Allow for both outbound and inbound access. Inbound / Outbound Firewall Settings Rule Name Enable This setting specifies a name for the firewall rule. This setting specifies whether the firewall rule should take effect.
Alternatively, the Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu can be used to automatically fill in the protocol and port number of common Internet services (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, etc.) After selecting an item from the Protocol Selection Tool drop-down menu, the protocol and port number remains manually modifiable. Source IP & Port This specifies the source IP address(es) and port number(s) to be matched for the firewall rule.
● ● ● Hold the left mouse button on the rule. Move it to the desired position. Drop it by releasing the mouse button. Tip If the default inbound rule is set to Allow for NAT-enabled WANs, no inbound Allow firewall rules will be required for inbound port forwarding and inbound NAT mapping rules. However, if the default inbound rule is set as Deny, a corresponding Allow firewall rule will be required. 19.1.
19.2 Content Blocking 19.2.1 Application Blocking Choose applications to be blocked from LAN/PPTP/PepVPN peer clients' access, except for those on the Exempted User Groups or Exempted Subnets defined below. 19.2.2 Web Blocking Defines website domain names to be blocked from LAN/PPTP/PepVPN peer clients' access except for those on the Exempted User Groups or Exempted Subnets defined below. https://www.peplink.
If "foobar.com" is entered, any web site with a host name ending in foobar.com will be blocked, e.g. www.foobar.com, foobar.com, etc. However, "myfoobar.com" will not be blocked. You may enter the wild card ".*" at the end of a domain name to block any web site with a host name having the domain name in the middle. If you enter "foobar.*", then "www.foobar.com", "www.foobar.co.jp", or "foobar.co.uk" will be blocked. Placing the wild card in any other position is not supported.
OSPF Router ID This field determines the ID of the router. By default, this is specified as the LAN IP address. If you want to specify your own ID, enter it in the Custom field. Area This is an overview of the OSPFv2 areas you have defined. Click on the area name to configure it. To set a new area, click Add. To delete an existing area, click . https://www.peplink.
OSPF Settings Area ID Link Type Determine the name of your Area ID to apply to this group. Machines linked to this group will send and receive related OSPF packets, while unlinked machines will ignore it. Choose the network type that this area will use. Authentication Choose an authentication method, if one is used, from this drop-down menu. Available options are MD5 and Text. Enter the authentication key next to the dropdown menu.
RIPv2 Settings Authentication Choose an authentication method, if one is used, from this drop-down menu. Available options are MD5 and Text. Enter the authentication key next to the dropdown menu. Interfaces Determine which interfaces this group will use to listen to and deliver RIPv2 packets. OSPF & RIPv2 Route Advertisement PepVPN Route Isolation Isolate PepVPN peers from each other. Received PepVPN routes will not be forwarded to other PepVPN peers to reduce bandwidth consumption..
21 BGP Click the Advanced tab from the top bar, and then click the Routing Protocols>BGP item on the sidebar to configure BGP. Click "x" to delete a BGP profile Click "Add" to add a new BGP profile BGP Name Enable Interface Autonomous System This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile. When this box is checked, Otherwise, it will be disabled. this BGP profile will be enabled.
address does not match the selected Interface's network subnets. TTL value must be between 2 to 255. Password Optional password for MD5 authentication of BGP sessions. AS-Path Prepending: AS path to be prepended to the routes received from this neighbor. The value must be a comma separated ASN. For example "64530,64531" will prepend "64530, 64531" to received routes. Hold Time Time in seconds to wait for a keepalive message from the neighbor before considering the BGP connection is staled.
Restricted Networks This specifies the network in the “route import” entry Exact Match: When this box is checked, only routes with the same Networks and Subnet Mask will be filtered. Otherwise, routes within the Networks and Subnet will be filtered. Export to other BGP Profile When this box is checked, routes learnt from this BGP profile will export to other BGP profiles. When this box is checked, routes learnt from this BGP profile will export to the OSPF Export to OSPF routing protocol.
22.1 L2TP with IPsec L2TP with IPsec Remote User Access Settings Enter your pre shared key in the text field. Please note that remote devices will need Pre-shared Key this preshared key to access the Balance. Listen On Disable Weak Ciphers This setting is for specifying the WAN IP addresses that allow remote user access. Click the button to show and enable this option. When checked, weak ciphers such as 3DES will be disabled. Continue to configure the authentication method. 22.
22.3 PPTP No additional configuration required. The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is an obsolete method for implementing virtual private networks. PPTP has many well known security issues Continue to configure authentication method. 22.4 Authentication Methods Authentication Method Connect to Network Authentication Select the VLAN network for remote users to enable remote user access on.
Enter the matching LDAP server details to allow for LDAP server authentication. Radius Server: Enter the matching Radius server details to allow for Radius server authentication. Active Directory: Enter the matching Active Directory details to allow for Active Directory server authentication. https://www.peplink.
23 Miscellaneous Settings The miscellaneous settings include configuration for High Availability, Certificate Manager, service forwarding, service passthrough, GPS forwarding, GPIO, Groupe Networks and SIM Toolkit (depending the feature is supported on the model of Peplin router that is being used). 23.1 High Availability Many Pepwave routers support high availability (HA) configurations via an open standard virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768).
become active. You can configure high availability at Advanced>Misc. Settings>High Availability. Interface for Master Router Interface for Slave Router High Availability Enable Checking this box specifies that the Pepwave router is part of a high availability configuration. This number identifies a pair of Pepwave routers operating in a high availability Group Number configuration. The two Pepwave routers in the pair must have the same Group Number value.
LAN This setting specifies a LAN IP address to be used for accessing administration Administration functionality. This address should be unique within the LAN. IP Subnet Mask This setting specifies the subnet mask of the LAN. Important Note For Pepwave routers in NAT mode, the virtual IP (VIP) should be set as the default gateway for all hosts on the LAN segment.
Please note that the drop-in WAN cannot be configured as a LAN bypass port while it is configured for high availability. 23.2 Certificate Manager This section allows for certificates to be assigned to the local VPN, Web Admin SSL, Captive Portal SSL, OpenVPN CA, Wi-Fi WAN Client certificate and Wi-Fi WAN CA Certificate. https://www.peplink.
The following knowledge base article describes how to create self-signed certificates and import it to a Peplink Product. https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate-and-import-it-to-a-peplinkproduct/ 23.3 Service Forwarding Service forwarding settings are located at Advanced>Misc. Settings>Service Forwarding. Service Forwarding SMTP Forwarding When this option is enabled, all outgoing SMTP connections destined for any host at TCP port 25 will be intercepted.
connections are blocked except those connecting to the ISP’s. Pepwave routers support intercepting and redirecting all outgoing SMTP connections (destined for TCP port 25) via a WAN connection to the WAN’s corresponding SMTP server. To enable the feature, select Enable under SMTP Forwarding Setup. Check Enable Forwarding for the WAN connection(s) that needs forwarding. Under SMTP Server, enter the ISP’s e-mail server host name or IP address. Under SMTP Port, enter the TCP port number for each WAN.
proxy server and port number. Redirected server settings for each WAN can be set here. If forwarding is disabled for a WAN, web proxy connections for the WAN will be simply forwarded to the connection’s original destination. 23.3.3 DNS Forwarding When DNS forwarding is enabled, all clients’ outgoing DNS requests will also be intercepted and forwarded to the built-in DNS proxy server. 23.3.
SIP Session initiation protocol, aka SIP, is a voice-over-IP protocol. The Pepwave router can act as a SIP application layer gateway (ALG) which binds connections for the same SIP session to the same WAN connection and translate IP address in the SIP packets correctly in NAT mode. Such passthrough support is always enabled, and there are two modes for selection: Standard Mode and Compatibility Mode.
23.5 UART Selected Pepwave MAX routers feature a RS-232 serial interface on the built-in terminal block. The RS-232 serial interface can be used to connect to a serial device and make it accessible over an TCP/IP network. The serial interface can be enabled and parameters can be set on the web admin page under Advanced > UART. Make sure they match the serial device you are connecting to. https://www.peplink.
There are 4 pins i.e. TX, RX, RTS, CTS on the terminal block for serial connection and they correspond to the pins in a DB-9 connector as follows: DB-9 Pepwave MAX Terminal Block Pin 1 – Pin 2 Rx (rated -+25V) Pin 3 Tx (rated -+12V) Pin 4 – Pin 5 – Pin 6 – Pin 7 RTS Pin 8 CTS Pin 9 – The RS232 serial interface is not an isolated RS232. External galvanic isolation may be added if required.
23.6 GPS Forwarding Using the GPS forwarding feature, some Pepwave routers can automatically send GPS reports to a specified server. To set up GPS forwarding, navigate to Advanced>GPS Forwarding. GPS Forwarding Enable Check this box to turn on GPS forwarding. Server Enter the name/IP address of the server that will receive GPS data. Also specify a port number, protocol (UDP or TCP), and a report interval of between 1 and 10 seconds. Click to save these settings.
is started or turned off. The time delay setting between ignition off and power down of the router is a configurable setting, which allows the router to stay on for a period of time after the engine of a vehicle is turned off. Ignition Sensing installation Colour Wire Functoin I/O optional* Brown connected to positive feed on the ignition . Orange DC IN - connected to permanent negative feed (ground) Black DC IN + connected to permanent positive feed (power 12VDC, 2A)).
Connectivity diagram for devices with 4-pin connector Connectivity diagram for devices with terminal block connection https://www.peplink.
GPIO Menu The Ignition Sensing options are available in Advanced > GPIO The configurable option for Ignition Input is Delay; the time in seconds the router stays powered on after the ignition is turned off. Still under development: O/P (connected to I/O pin on 4 pin connector) can be configured as a digital input, digital output or analog input. Digital Input - the connection supports input sensing; it reads the external input and determine if the settings should be 'High' (on) or 'Low' (off).
23.8 Grouped Networks Advanced > Grouped Networks allows to configure destination networks in grouped format. Select Add group to create a new group with single IPaddresses or subnets from different VLANs. The created network groups can be used in outbound policies, firewall rules. 23.9 SIM Toolkit The SIM Toolkit, accessible via Advanced > Misc Settings > SIM Toolkit, supports two functionalities, USSD and SMS.
Enter your USSD code under the USSD Code text field and click Submit. You will receive a confirmation. To check the SMS response, click Get. After a few minutes you will receive a response to your USSD code SMS The SMS option allows you to read SMS (text) messages that have been sent to the SIM https://www.peplink.
in your Peplink router. https://www.peplink.
24 AP - access point 25 AP Controller The AP controller acts as a centralized controller of Pepwave Access Points. With this feature, users can customize and manage up to 1500 Access Points from a single Pepwave router interface. To configure, navigate to the AP tab. and the following screen appears. AP Controller The AP controller for managing Pepwave APs can be enabled by checking this box.
SSID Settings SSID Enable VLAN https://www.peplink.com This setting specifies the SSID of the virtual AP to be scanned by Wi-Fi clients. Click the drop-down menu to apply a time schedule to this interface This setting specifies the VLAN ID to be tagged on all outgoing packets generated from this wireless network (i.e., packets that travel from the Wi-Fi segment through the Pepwave AP One unit to the Ethernet segment via the LAN port).
Broadcast SSID This setting specifies whether or not Wi-Fi clients can scan the SSID of this wireless network. Broadcast SSID is enabled by default. Data Rate A Select Auto to allow the Pepwave router to set the data rate automatically, or select Fixed and choose a rate from the displayed drop-down menu. Multicast FilterA This setting enables the filtering of multicast network traffic to the wireless SSID.
using this method, select the appropriate version using the V1/V2 controls. The security level of this method is known to be very high. When WPA/WPA2- Personal is configured, a shared key is used for data encryption and authentication. When using this configuration, the Shared Key option should be enabled. Key length must be between eight and 63 characters (inclusive). The security level of this method is known to be high.
Port the Default button to enter 1812. Accounting Port In field, enter the UDP accounting port(s) used by your RADIUS server(s) or click the Default button to enter 1813. NAS-Identifier Choose between Device Name, LAN MAC address, Device Serial Number and Custom Value 25.2 Settings On many Pepwave models, the AP settings screen (AP>Settings) looks similar to the example below: https://www.peplink.
AP Settings SSID These buttons specify which wireless networks will use this AP profile. You can also select the frequencies at which each network will transmit. Please note that the Peplink Balance does not detect whether the AP is capable of transmitting at both frequencies. Instructions to transmit at unsupported frequencies will be ignored by the AP. This drop-down menu specifies the national / regional regulations which the AP should follow.
additional power. Please note that using this option with several APs in close proximity will lead to increased interference. Client Signal Strength ThresholdA This field determines that maximum signal strength each individual client will receive. The measurement unit is megawatts. Max number of ClientsA This field determines the maximum clients that can be connected to APs under this profile.
Web Administration Settings Enable Check the box to allow the Pepwave router to manage the web admin access information of the AP. Web Access Protocol These buttons specify the web access protocol used for accessing the web admin of the AP. The two available options are HTTP and HTTPS. Management Port This field specifies the management port used for accessing the device. HTTP to HTTPS Redirection This option will be available if you have chosen HTTPS as the Web Access Protocol.
Wi-Fi Radio Settings Operating Country Wi-Fi Antenna This option sets the country whose regulations the Pepwave router follows. Choose from the router's internal or optional external antennas, if so equipped. Important Note Per FCC regulations, the country selection is not available on all models marketed in the US. All US models are fixed to US channels only. Wi-Fi AP Settings A Protocol This option allows you to specify whether 802.11b and/or 802.11g client association requests will be accepted.
26 AP Controller Status 26.1 Info A comprehensive overview of your AP can be accessed by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Info. AP Controller License Limit This field displays the maximum number of AP your Balance router can control. You can purchase licenses to increase the number of AP you can manage. Frequency Underneath, there are two check boxes labeled 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz. Clicking either box will toggle the display of information for that frequency.
specific SSID for that point in time. Data Usage This graph enables you to see the data usage of any SSID for any given time period. Mouse over any line on the graph to see the data usage by each SSID for that point in time. Use the buttons next to Zoom to select the time scale you wish to view. In addition, you could use the sliders at the bottom to further refine your timescale. Events This event log displays all activity on your AP network, down to the client level.
Usage AP Name/Serial Number Online Status This field enables you to quickly find your device if you know its name or serial number. Fill in the field to begin searching. Partial names and serial numbers are supported. This button toggles whether your search will include offline devices. This table shows the detailed information on each AP, including channel, number of clients, upload traffic, and download traffic.
its location. You can also designate which firmware pack (if any) this client will follow, as well as the channels on which the client will broadcast. Click the icon to see a graph displaying usage: Click any point in the graphs to display detailed usage and client information for that device, using that SSID, at that point in time. On the Data Usage by menu, you can display the information by SSID or by AP send/receive rate.
26.3 Wireless SSID In-depth SSID reports are available under AP > Controller Status > Wireless SSID. Click the blue arrow on any SSID to obtain more detailed usage information on each SSID. 26.4 Wireless Client You can search for specific Wi-Fi users by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Wireless Client. Here, you will be able to see your network’s heaviest users as well as search for specific users.
each user: 26.5 Nearby Device A listing of near devices can be accessed by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Nearby Device. https://www.peplink.
Suspected Rogue Devices Hovering over the device MAC address will result in a popup with information on how this device was detected. Click the icons and the device will be moved to the bottom table of identified devices. 26.6 Event Log You can access the AP Controller Event log by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Event Log. https://www.peplink.
Events This event log displays all activity on your AP network, down to the client level. Use to filter box to search by MAC address, SSID, AP Serial Number, or AP Profile name. Click View Alerts to see only alerts, and click the More… link for additional records. 27 Toolbox Tools for managing firmware packs can be found at AP>Toolbox. Firmware Packs Here, you can manage the firmware of your AP. Clicking on will result in information regarding each firmware pack.
28 System Settings 28.1 Admin Security There are two types of user accounts available for accessing the web admin: admin and user. They represent two user levels: the admin level has full administrative access, while the user level is read-only. The user level can access only the device's status information; users cannot make any changes on the device. A web login session will be logged out automatically when it has been idle longer than the Web Session Timeout.
Admin Settings Router Name Admin User Name This field allows you to define a name for this Pepwave router. By default, Router Name is set as MAX_XXXX, where XXXX refers to the last 4 digits of the unit’s serial number. Admin User Name is set as admin by default, but can be changed, if desired. Admin Password This field allows you to specify a new administrator password. Confirm Admin This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password.
Network Connection This option is for specifying the network connection to be used for authentication. Users can choose from LAN, WAN, and VPN connections. CLI SSH The CLI (command line interface) can be accessed via SSH. This field enables CLI support. For additional information regarding CLI, please refer to Section 30.5. CLI SSH Port This field determines the port on which clients can access CLI SSH.
WAN Connection Access Settings Allowed Source IP Subnets Allowed WAN IP Address(es) 28.2 This field allows you to restrict web admin access only from defined IP subnets. ● Any - Allow web admin accesses to be from anywhere, without IP address restriction. ● Allow access from the following IP subnets only - Restrict web admin access only from the defined IP subnets. When this is chosen, a text input area will be displayed beneath: The allowed IP subnet addresses should be entered into this text area.
If an update is found the buttons will change to allow you to Download and Update the firmware. Click on the Download and Upgrade button. A prompt will be displayed advising to download the Current Active Configuration. Please click on the underlined download text. After downloading the current config click the Ok button to start the upgrade process. The router will download and then apply the firmware. The time that this process takes will depend on your internet connection’s speed.
site may also be recommended or required for a couple of reasons. All of the Peplink/Pepwave GA firmware can be found here Navigate to the relevant product line (ie. Balance, Max, FusionHub, SOHO, etc). Some product lines may have a dropdown that lists all of the products in that product line. Here is a screenshot from the Balance line. If the device has more than one firmware version the current hardware revision will be required to know what firmware to download.
28.3 Time Time Settings enables the system clock of the Pepwave router to be synchronized with a specified time server. Time settings are located at System>Time. Time Settings Time Zone This specifies the time zone (along with the corresponding Daylight Savings Time scheme). The Time Zone value affects the time stamps in the Pepwave router’s event log and e-mail notifications. Check Show all to show all time zone options.
Edit Schedule Profile Enabling Name Click this checkbox to enable this schedule profile. Note that if this is disabled, then any associated features will also have their scheduling disabled. Enter your desired name for this particular schedule profile. Schedule Click the drop-down menu to choose pre-defined schedules as your starting point. Please note that upon selection, previous changes on the schedule map will be deleted.
Email Notification Settings Email Notification This setting specifies whether or not to enable email notification. If Enable is checked, the Pepwave router will send email messages to system administrators when the WAN status changes or when new firmware is available. If Enable is not checked, email notification is disabled and the Pepwave router will not send email messages. SMTP Server This setting specifies the SMTP server to be used for sending email.
enter key. After you have finished setting up email notifications, you can click the Test Email Notification button to test the settings before saving. After Test Email Notification is clicked, you will see this screen to confirm the settings: Click Send Test Notification to confirm. In a few seconds, you will see a message with detailed test results. 28.6 Event Log Event log functionality enables event logging at a specified remote syslog server.
Event Log Settings Remote Syslog This setting specifies whether or not to log events at the specified remote syslog server. Remote Syslog Host This setting specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote syslog server. Push Events The Pepwave router can also send push notifications to mobile devices that have our Mobile Router Utility installed. Check the box to activate this feature. For more information on the Router Utility, go to: www.peplink.com/products/routerutility 28.
SNMPv3 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 3. To add a community for either SNMPv1 or SNMPv2, click the Add SNMP Community button in the Community Name table, upon which the following screen is displayed: https://www.peplink.
SNMP Community Settings Community Name This setting specifies the SNMP community name. Allowed Source This setting specifies a subnet from which access to the SNMP server is allowed. Enter subnet address here (e.g., 192.168.1.0) and select the appropriate subnet Subnet Address mask. To define a user name for SNMPv3, click Add SNMP User in the SNMPv3 User Name table, upon which the following screen is displayed: SNMPv3 User Settings User Name This setting specifies a user name to be used in SNMPv3.
InControl is a cloud-based service which allows you to manage all of your Peplink and Pepwave devices with one unified system. With it, you can generate reports, gather statistics, and configure your devices automatically. All of this is now possible with InControl. When this check box is checked, the device's status information will be sent to the Peplink InControl system. This device's usage data and configuration will be sent to the system if you enable the features in the system.
settings can then be applied by clicking the Apply Changes button on the page header, or you can cancel the procedure by pressing discard on the main page of the web admin interface. Upload Configurations from High Availability Pair 28.10 In a high availability (HA) configuration, a Pepwave router can quickly load the configuration of its HA counterpart. To do so, click the Upload button.
connection. You can specify the number of pings in the field Number of times, to a maximum number of 10 times. Packet Size can be set to a maximum of 1472 bytes. The ping utility is located at System>Tools>Ping, illustrated below: Tip A system administrator can use the ping utility to manually check the connectivity of a particular LAN/WAN connection. 29.
Tip A system administrator can use the traceroute utility to analyze the connection path of a LAN/WAN connection. 29.3 PepVPN Test The PepVPN Test tool can help to test the throughput between different VPN peers. You can define the Test Type, Direction, and Duration of the test, and press Go! to perform the throughput test. The VPN test utility is located at System>Tools>PepVPN Test, illustrated as follows: 29.
Select a client from the drop-down list and click Send to send a “magic packet” 29.5 CLI (Command Line Interface Support) The CLI (command line interface) can be accessed via SSH. This field enables CLI support. The below settings specify which TCP port and which interface(s) should accept remote SSH CLI access. The user name and password used for remote SSH CLI access are the same as those used for web admin access. https://www.peplink.
30 Status 30.1 Device System information is located at Status>Device. System Information Router Name Model Product Code Hardware https://www.peplink.com This is the name specified in the Router Name field located at System>Admin Security. This shows the model name and number of this device. If your model uses a product code, it will appear here. This shows the hardware version of this device.
Revision Serial Number Firmware This shows the serial number of this device. This shows the firmware version this device is currently running. PepVPN Version This shows the current PepVPN version. Modem Support This shows the modem support version. For a list of supported modems, click Modem Support List.
and then download your GPX file. The Pepwave GPS enabled devices export real-time location data in NMEA format through the LAN IP address at TCP port 60660. It is accessible from the LAN or over a SpeedFusion connection. To access the data via a virtual serial port, install a virtual serial port driver. Visit http://www.peplink.com/index.php?view=faq&id=294 to download the driver. 30.3 Active Sessions Information on active sessions can be found at Status>Active Sessions>Overview.
This Active Sessions section displays the active inbound/outbound sessions of each WAN connection on the Pepwave router. A filter is available to sort active session information. Enter a keyword in the field or check one of the WAN connection boxes for filtering. 30.4 Client List The client list table is located at Status>Client List. It lists DHCP and online client IP addresses, names (retrieved from the DHCP reservation table or defined by users), current download and upload rate, and MAC address.
30.5 WINS Client The WINS client list table is located at Status>WINS Client. The WINS client table lists the IP addresses and names of WINS clients. This option will only be available when you have enabled the WINS server (navigation: Network>Interfaces>LAN). The names of clients retrieved will be automatically matched into the Client List (see previous section). Click Flush All to flush all WINS client records. 30.
Important Note UPnP / NAT-PMP records will be deleted immediately after clicking the button need to click Save or Confirm. 30.7 or Delete All, without the OSPF & RIPv2 Shows status of OSPF and RIPv2 30.8 BGP Shows status of BGP 30.9 SpeedFusion Status Current SpeedFusionTM status information is located at Status>SpeedFusionTM.
Click the button for a chart displaying real-time throughput, latency, and drop-rate information for each WAN connection. When pressing the https://www.peplink.
The Speedfusion status page shows all related information about the PepVPN connection. This screen also allows you to run PepVPN Tests allowing throughput tests. 30.10 Event Log Event log information is located at Status>Event Log. https://www.peplink.
The log section displays a list of events that has taken place on the Pepwave router. Check Auto Refresh to refresh log entries automatically. Click the Clear Log button to clear the log. https://www.peplink.
31 WAN Quality The Status > WAN Quality allow to show detailed information about each connected WAN connection. For cellular connections it shows signal strength, quality, throughput and latency for the past hour. 32 Usage Reports This section shows bandwidth usage statistics and is located at Status > Usage Reports Bandwidth usage at the LAN while the device is switched off (e.g., LAN bypass) is neither https://www.peplink.
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32.1 Real-Time The Data transferred since installation table indicates how much network traffic has been processed by the device since the first bootup. The Data transferred since last reboot table indicates how much network traffic has been processed by the device since the last bootup. 32.2 Hourly This page shows the hourly bandwidth usage for all WAN connections, with the option of viewing each individual connection. Select the desired connection to check from the drop-down menu. https://www.
32.3 Daily This page shows the daily bandwidth usage for all WAN connections, with the option of viewing each individual connection. Select the connection to check from the drop-down menu. If you have enabled the Bandwidth Monitoring feature, the Current Billing Cycle table for that WAN connection will be displayed. Click on a date to view the client bandwidth usage of that specific date. This feature is not available if you have selected to view the bandwidth usage of only a particular WAN connection.
All WAN Daily Bandwidth Usage 32.4 Monthly This page shows the monthly bandwidth usage for each WAN connection. If you have enabled the Bandwidth Monitoring feature, you can check the usage of each particular connection and view the information by Billing Cycle or by Calendar Month. Click the first two rows to view the client bandwidth usage in the last two months. This feature is not available if you have chosen to view the bandwidth of an individual WAN connection.
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Ethernet WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage Tip By default, the scale of data size is in MB. 1GB equals 1024MB. https://www.peplink.
Appendix A: Restoration of Factory Defaults To restore the factory default settings on a Pepwave router, follow the steps below: 1. Locate the reset button on the front or back panel of the Pepwave router. 2. With a paperclip, press and keep the reset button pressed. Note: There is a dual function to the reset button.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: For MAX BR1 Mini This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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2.4GHz ( 2412 – 2472 MHz ) : 17.31dBm This equipment complies with CE radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ https://www.peplink.
Industry Canada Statement (for MAX BR1 Mini) This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: For MAX BR1 MK2 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Industry Canada Statement (for MAX BR1 MK2) This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
This radio transmitter 20682-P1AC4 has been approved by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below, with the maximum permissible gain indicated. Antenna types not included in this list that have a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for any type listed are strictly prohibited for use with this device. WIFI Antenna type: Omni-directional WIFI Antenna gain: 2.4GHz / 2.44 dBi , 5GH / 4.
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2.4GHz ( 2412 – 2472 MHz ) : 19.95 dBm 5GHz ( 5150 - 5250 MHz ) : 22.73 dBm This equipment complies with CE radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ https://www.peplink.
FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: For MAX BR1 Classic This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Industry Canada Statement ( for MAX BR1 Classic ) This device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) This device may not cause interference; and(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
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2.4GHz ( 2412 – 2472 MHz ) : 19.78 dBm This equipment complies with CE radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ https://www.peplink.
FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: For MAX HD4 MBX This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
information or the use of repetitive codes where required by the technology. The device for operation in the band 5150–5250 MHz is only for indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to cochannel mobile satellite systems; The maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the bands 5250– 5350 MHz and 5470–5725 MHz shall comply with the e.i.r.p. limit; and The maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725–5825 MHz shall comply with the e.i.r.p.
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2.4GHz ( 2412 – 2472 MHz ) : 19.6 dBm 5GHz ( 5150 - 5250 MHz ) : 19.4 dBm This equipment complies with CE radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. contact as: https://www.peplink.
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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2.4GHz ( 2412 – 2472 MHz ) : 19.93 dBm 5GHz ( 5150 - 5250 MHz ) : 22.88 dBm This equipment complies with CE radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ https://www.peplink.
FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: For MAX HD2 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Industry Canada Statement (for MAX HD2 LTE/LTEA) This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
Radiation Exposure Statement: (for MAX HD2 LTE/LTEA) This equipment complies with ISED radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 37cm between the radiator & your body. 70cm minimum when the product is operated with a plug-in 3G USB device which has maximum of 7W ERP output power.
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2.4GHz ( 2412 – 2472 MHz ) : 19.90 dBm 5GHz ( 5150 - 5250 MHz ) : 22.88 dBm This equipment complies with CE radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ https://www.peplink.
