system. This device's usage data and configuration will be sent to the system if you enable the features in the system. Alternately, you could also privately host InControl. Simply check the box beside the “Privately Host InControl” open, and enter the IP Address of your InControl Host. You can sign up for an InControl account at https://incontrol2.peplink.com. You can register your devices under the account, monitor their status, see their usage reports, and receive offline notifications. https://www.
11.1.9 Configuration Backing up Peplink Balance settings immediately after successful completion of initial setup is strongly recommended. The functionality to download and upload Peplink Balance settings is found at System>Configuration. Configuration Restore Configuration to Factory Settings The Restore Factory Settings button is to reset the configuration to factory default settings.
from High Availability Pair 11.1.10 counterpart. Feature Add-ons Some balance models have features that can be activated upon purchase. Once the purchase is complete, you will receive an activation key. Enter the key in the Activation Key field, click Activate, and then click Apply Changes. 11.1.11 Reboot This page provides a reboot button for restarting the system. For maximum reliability, the Peplink Balance Series can equip with two copies of firmware, and each copy can be a different version.
11.2 Tools 11.3 Ping The ping test tool sends pings through a specific Ethernet interface or a SpeedFusionTM VPN 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. 11.
Tip A system administrator can use the traceroute utility to analyze the connection path of a LAN/WAN connection. 11.5 Wake-on-LAN Peplink routers can send special “magic packets” to any client specified from the Web UI. To access this feature, navigate to System > Tools > Wake-on-LAN Select a client from the drop-down list and click Send to send a “magic packet” 11.6 WAN Analysis The WAN Analysis feature allows you to run a WAN to WAN speedtest between 2 Peplink devices .
The default port is 6000 and can be changed if required. The IP address of the WAN interface will be shown in the WAN Connection Status section. https://www.peplink.
The client side has a few more settings that can be changed. Make sure that the Control Port matches what’s been entered on the server side. Select the WAN(s) that will be used for testing and enter the Servers WAN IP address. Once all of the options have been set, click the Start Test button. https://www.peplink.
The test output will show the Data Streams Parameters, the Throughput as a graph, and the Results. https://www.peplink.
The test can be run again once it’s complete by clicking the Start button or you can click Close and change the parameters for the test. 11.7 CLI (Command Line) Support The serial console connector on some Peplink Balance units is RJ-45. To access the serial console port, prepare a RJ-45 to DB-9 console cable. Connect the RJ-45 end to the unit's console port and the DB-9 end to a terminal's serial port. The port setting will be 115200,8N1.
To access the serial console port, connect a null modem cable with a DB-9 connector on both ends to a terminal with the port setting of 115200,8N1. 12 Status Tab 12.1 Status 12.1.1 Device System information is located at Status>Device. https://www.peplink.
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System Information Router Name Model Hardware Revision Serial Number Firmware Uptime System Time 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. This shows the hardware version of this device. This shows the serial number of this device. This shows the firmware version this device is currently running. This shows the length of time since the device has been rebooted. This shows the current system time.
This screen displays the number of sessions initiated by each application. Click on each service listing for additional information. This screen also indicates the number of sessions initiated by each WAN port. Finally, you can see which clients are initiating the most sessions. https://www.peplink.
In addition, you can also perform a filtered search for specific sessions. You can filter by subnet, port, protocol, and interface. To perform a search, navigate to Status>Active Sessions>Search. This Active Sessions section displays the active inbound / outbound sessions of each WAN connection on the Peplink Balance. A filter is available to help sort out the active session information. Enter a keyword in the field or check one of the WAN connection boxes for filtering. 12.1.
the right. Further update the record after the import by going to Network>LAN. If the PPTP server SpeedFusionTM, or AP controller is enabled, you may see the corresponding connection name listed in the Name field. 12.1.4 WINS Clients The WINS client list table is located at Status>WINS Client. The WINS client table lists the IP addresses and names of WINS clients.
12.1.7 SpeedFusion Status Current SpeedFusionTM status information is located at Status>SpeedFusionTM. Details about SpeedFusionTM connection peers appears as below: https://www.peplink.
Click on the corresponding peer name to explore the WAN connection(s) status and subnet information of each VPN peer. Click the button for a chart displaying real-time throughput, latency, and droprate information for each WAN connection. https://www.peplink.
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The connection information shows the details of the selected PepVPN profile, consisting of the Profile name, Router ID, Router Name and Serial Number of the remote router Advanced features for the PepVPN profile will also be shown when the More Information checkbox is selected. The WAN statistics show information about the local and remote WAN connections (when show Remote connections) is selected. The available details are WAN Name, IP address and port used for the Speedfusion connection.
left. The wan-to-wan connection disabled by the switch is temporary and will be re-enabled after 15 minutes without any action. This can be used when testing the PepVPN speed between two locations to see if there is interference or network congestion between certain WAN connections. The PepVPN test configuration allows to configure and perform throughput tests. THis is usually done after the initial installation of the routers and in case there are problems with aggregation.
12.1.8 Event Log Event log information is located at Status>Event Log. https://www.peplink.
Device Event Log The log section displays a list of events that have taken place on the Peplink Balance unit. Check Auto Refresh to refresh log entries automatically. Click the Clear Log button to clear the log. IPsec Event Log This section displays a list of events that have taken place within an IPsec VPN connection. Check the box next to Auto Refresh and the log will be refreshed automatically. For an AP event log, navigate to AP>Info. https://www.peplink.
12.2 Bandwidth This section shows the bandwidth usage statistics, located at Status>Bandwidth. Bandwidth usage at the LAN while the device is switched off (e.g., LAN bypass) is neither recorded nor shown. 12.2.1 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. https://www.
12.2.2 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. 12.2.3 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 as shown in Section 13.
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Click on a specific date to receive a breakdown of all client usage for that date. 12.2.4 Monthly This page shows the monthly bandwidth usage for each WAN connection. If you have https://www.peplink.
enabled Bandwidth Monitoring feature as shown in Section 13.4, 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. The scale of the graph can be set to display megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB).
Appendix A. Restoration of Factory Defaults To restore the factory default settings on a Peplink Balance unit, perform the following: For Balance models with a reset button: 1. Locate the reset button on the Peplink Balance unit. 2. With a paperclip, press and keep the reset button pressed. Note: There is a dual function to the reset button.
B.2 Routing Via IP Forwarding When the Peplink Balance is operating under IP forwarding mode, the IP addresses of IP packets are unchanged; the Peplink Balance forwards both inbound and outbound IP packets without changing their IP addresses. The following figure shows the packet flow in IP forwarding mode: https://www.peplink.
Appendix C. Case Studies MPLS Alternative Our SpeedFusion enabled routers can be used to bond multiple low-cost/commodity Internet connections to replace an expensive managed business Internet connection, private leased line, MPLS, and frame relay without sacrificing reliability and availability. Belows are typical deployment for using our Balance routers to replace expensive MPLS connection with commodity connections, such as ADSL, 3G, and 4G LTE links.
Affordably increase your bandwidth by adding commodity ADSL links to your MPLS connection. SpeedFusion technology bonds all your connections together, enabling session-persistent, usertransparent hot failover. QoS support, bandwidth control, and traffic prioritization gives you total control over your network. https://www.peplink.
Option 2: MPLS Alternative Achieve faster speeds and greater reliability while paying only 20% of MPLS costs by connecting multiple ADSL, 3G, and 4G LTE links. Choose a topology that suits your requirements: a hub-andspoke topology maximizes control over your network, while a meshed topology can reduce your bandwidth overhead by enabling your devices to form Unbreakable VPN connections directly with each other. https://www.peplink.
Here is an example of to supplement of existing Multi-Office MPLS network with DSL bonding through SpeedFusion using a Balance 580 at the headquarters and Balance 210/310 at branch offices. Environment: This organization has one head office with and two branch offices, with most of the crucial information stored in a server room at the head office. They are connecting the offices together using a managed MPLS Solution.
Devices Deployed: Balance 210, Balance 310, Balance 580 Harrington Industrial Plastics Overview Harrington Plastics, the US’s largest industrial plastics distributor, was looking to upgrade its network equipment. Harrington’s team came across Peplink and started thinking about MPLS alternatives. By choosing Peplink, they saved a fortune on upgrades and ended up with yearly savings of up to $100,000.
Seamless hardware failover Highly available network due to WAN diversity Highly cost-effective compared to competing solutions Easy resilience achieved by adding 4G USB modems Time For An Upgrade - Harrington Industrial Plastics decided it was time to upgrade its network equipment. Its existing solution used redundant MPLS for site-to-site traffic and broadband connections for Internet access.
The corporate office houses a pair of redundant Balance 1350s for hardware resilience. Served by 4 separate links from multiple service providers, the network’s chance of an outage is practically zero. All 43 branches are now equipped with a fleet of Balance 380s, bonding a combination of DSL, cable and fiber-optic links together with an additional 4G USB modem for added resilience.
Harrington Industrial Plastics couldn’t be happier. They now benefit from an extremely reliable and cost-effective network. Supplying additional resilience is as easy as plugging in a 4G USB modem. Where the MPLS 768kb deployed previously had cost them $192000 a year for all 40 sites, their new solution is now only costing them $92000. Their total bandwidth has been bumped from 36 Mbps to 138 Mbps.
Pluss now powers its entire WAN infrastructure with simple-to-install, highly reliable, and cost-effective Peplink gear, which allows it to aggregate DSL and other commodity connections and replace expensive leased lines. Colégio Next - Enabling eLearning Colégio Next, a recognized Apple Distinguished School - deploys over 500 iPads to its 600 students as a teaching and learning tool. Despite being equipped with iPads, teachers and students alike were not making use of them.
not download and course contents were inaccessible. Often, having more than a couple students connected to the same Wi-Fi access point was enough to bring it to its knees. Colégio Next needed a unique solution, so they contacted Peplink.
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Performance Optimization Scenario In this scenario, email and web browsing are the two main Internet services used by LAN users. The mail server is external to the network. The connections are ADSL (WAN1, with slow uplink and fast downlink) and Metro Ethernet (WAN2, symmetric). Solution For optimal performance with this configuration, individually set the WAN load balance according to the characteristics of each service. ● Web browsing mainly downloads data; sending e-mails mainly consumes upload bandwidth.
Settings Set persistence in at Advanced>Outbound Policy. Click Add Rule, select HTTP (TCP port 80) for web service, and select Persistence. Click Save and then Apply Changes, located at the top right corner, to complete the process. Tip A network administrator can use the traceroute utility to manually analyze the connection path of a particular WAN connection.
Click Save and then Apply Changes, located at the top right corner, to complete the process. Inbound Access Restriction Scenario A firewall is required in order to protect the network from potential hacker attacks and other Internet security threats. Solution Firewall functionality is built into the Peplink Balance. By default, inbound access is unrestricted. Enabling a basic level of protection involves setting up firewall rules.
After the fields have been entered as in the screenshot, click Save to add the rule. Afterwards, change the default inbound rule to Deny by clicking the default rule in the Inbound Firewall Rules table. Click Apply Changes on the top right corner to complete the process. Outbound Access Restriction Scenario For security reasons, it may be appropriate to restrict outbound access. For example, you may want to prevent LAN users from using ftp to transfer files to and from the Internet.
After the fields have been entered as in the screenshot, click Save to add the rule. Click Apply Changes on the top right corner to complete the process. https://www.peplink.
Appendix D. Troubleshooting Problem 1 Outbound load is only distributed over one WAN connection. Solution Outbound load balancing can only be distribute traffic evenly between available WAN connections if many outbound connections are made. If there is only one user on the LAN and only one download session is made from his/her browser, the WAN connections cannot be fully utilized. For a single user, download management applications are recommended.
Solution You can test the LAN connection using ping. For example, if you are using DOS/Windows, at the command prompt, type ping 192.168.1.1. This pings the Peplink Balance device (provided that Peplink Balance’s IP is 192.168.1.1) to test whether the connection to the Peplink Balance is OK. Problem 5 What can I do if I suspect a problem on my Internet/WAN connection? Solution You can test the WAN connection using ping, as in the solution to Problem 4.
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Industry Canada Statement 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.
(iii) pour les dispositifs avec antenne(s) détachable(s), le gain d’antenne maximal autorisé pour les dispositifs dans la bande 5725-5850 MHz doit être tel que l’équipement soit toujours conforme à la norme e.i.r.p. limites, le cas échéant; et (iv) le cas échéant, type(s) d’antenne, modèle(s) d’antenne et angle(s) d’inclinaison dans le cas le plus défavorable nécessaire pour rester conforme à l’e.i.r.p. L’exigence de masque d’altitude énoncée à la section 6.2.2.3 doit être clairement indiquée.
EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU. The construction of the appliance is in accordance with the following standards: EN 300 328 V2.1.1 EN 301 893 V2.1.1 EN 303 413 V1.1.1 EN 301 908-1 V11.1.1 EN 301 489-1 V2.2.0 EN 301 489-17 V3.2.0 EN 301 489-19 V2.1.
