networks. PPTP has many well known security issues Continue to configure authentication method. 9.1.2 Authentication Methods Authentication Method Connect to Network Authentication Select the VLAN network for remote users to enable remote user access on. Determine the method of authenticating remote users User accounts: This setting allows you to define the Remote User Accounts. Click Add to input username and password to create an account.
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. 9.2 Misc. Settings 9.2.1 High Availability The Peplink Balance supports high availability (HA) configurations via an open standard virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768). In an HA configuration, two same-model Peplink Balance units provide redundancy and failover in a master-slave arrangement.
In the diagram, the WAN ports of each Peplink Balance unit connect to the router and to the modem. Both Peplink Balance units connect to the same LAN switch via a LAN port. An elaboration on the technical details of the implementation of virtual router redundancy protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768) by the Balance follows: ● In an HA configuration, the two Peplink Balance units communicate with each other using VRRP over the LAN.
High Availability Enable Checking this box specifies that the Peplink Balance unit is part of a high availability configuration. Group Number This number identifies a pair of Peplink Balance units operating in a high availability configuration. The two Peplink Balance units in the pair must have the same Group Number value. Preferred Role This setting specifies whether the Peplink Balance unit operates in master or slave mode. Click the corresponding radio button to set the role of the unit.
In drop-in mode, no other configuration needs to be set. Please note that the drop-in WAN cannot be configured as a LAN bypass port while it is configured for high availability. https://www.peplink.
9.2.2 Certificate Manager This section allows you to assign certificates for the local VPN, OpenVPN, Captive Portal, Mediafast, Contenthub, Wi-Fi WAN (Client and CA) and web admin SSL for extra security. Read the following knowledgebase article for full instructions on how to create and import a self-signed certificate: https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate-and-import-it-to-a-peplinkproduct/ 9.2.3 Service Forwarding Service forwarding settings are located at Network>Misc.
Service Forwarding SMTP Forwarding When this option is enabled, all outgoing SMTP connections destined for any host at TCP port 25 will be intercepted. These connections will be redirected to a specified SMTP server and port number. SMTP server settings for each WAN can be specified after selecting Enable. Web Proxy Forwarding When this option is enabled, all outgoing connections destined for the proxy server specified in Web Proxy Interception Settings will be intercepted.
SMTP Forwarding Some ISPs require their users to send e-mails via the ISP’s SMTP server. All outgoing SMTP connections are blocked except those connecting to the ISP’s. The Peplink Balance supports the interception and redirection of 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.
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. Custom Service Forwarding After clicking the enable checkbox, enter your TCP port for traffic heading to the router, and then specify the IP Address and Port of the server you wish to forward to the service to. 9.2.4 Service Passthrough Service passthrough settings can be found at Network>Misc. Settings>Service Passthrough.
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. If your SIP server’s signal port number is non-standard, you can check the box Define custom signal ports and input the port numbers to the text boxes. H.
Start by clicking on “add group” then fill in the appropriate field. In this example we’ll create a group “accounting” Click save when you have finished adding the required networks. The grouped network “accounting” can now be used to configure a group policy or firewall rule. 9.2.6 SIM Toolkit The SIM Toolkit ,accessible via Networks > 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 https://www.peplink.
SMS The SMS option allows you to read SMS (text) messages that have been sent to the SIM in your Peplink router. 10 AP Tab 10.1 AP 10.1.1 AP Controller Clicking on the AP tab will default to this menu, where you can view basic AP management options: https://www.peplink.
AP Controller AP Management Support Remote AP The AP controller for managing Pepwave APs can be enabled by checking this box. When this option is enabled, the AP controller will wait for management connections originating from APs over the LAN on TCP and UDP port 11753. It will also wait for captive portal connections on TCP port 443. An extended DHCP option, CAPWAP Access Controller addresses (field 138), will be added to the DHCP server.
Sync. Method Select the required option to synchronize the managed AP’s. Options are: ● As soon as possible (default) ● Progressively (synchronize AP’s in groups) ● One at a time (synchronize one AP at a time) Permitted AP Access points to manage can be specified here. If Any is selected, the AP controller will manage any AP that reports to it. If Approved List is selected, only APs with serial numbers listed in the provided text box will be managed. 10.1.
SSID Settings SSID This setting specifies the SSID of the virtual AP to be scanned by Wi-Fi clients. Enable Click the drop-down menu to apply a time schedule to this interface VLAN 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).
Multicast FilterA This setting enables the filtering of multicast network traffic to the wireless SSID. Multicast RateA This setting specifies the transmit rate to be used for sending multicast network traffic. The selected Protocol and Channel Bonding settings will affect the rate options and values available here. IGMP Snooping A DHCP Relay Put the address of the DHCP server in this field..
Security Settings This setting configures the wireless authentication and encryption methods. Available options are : ● Open (No Encryption) ● WPA2 -Personal (AES:CCMP) ● WPA2 – Enterprise ● WPA/WPA2 - Personal (TKIP/AES: CCMP) ● WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise Security Policy When WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise is configured, RADIUS-based 802.1 x authentication is enabled. Under this configuration, the Shared Key option should be disabled. When using this method, select the appropriate version using the V1/V2 controls.
RADIUS Server Settings Host Secret Authentication Port Enter the IP address of the primary RADIUS server and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS server. Enter the RADIUS shared secret for the primary server and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS server. In field, enter the UDP authentication port(s) used by your RADIUS server(s) or click 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.
AP Profile Name Ap Profile name 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 Wi-Fi radio should follow. ● If a North American region is selected, RF channels 1 to 11 will be available and the maximum transmission power will be 26 dBm (400 mW). ● If European region is selected, RF channels 1 to 13 will be available.
Channel This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be utilized. Channel 1 (2.412 GHz) is selected by default. Auto Channel Update Indicate the time of day at which update automatic channel selection. Output Power This option is for specifying the transmission output power for the Wi-Fi AP. There are 4 relative power levels available – Max, High, Mid, and Low. The actual output power will be bound by the regulatory limits of the selected country.
Management VLAN ID Operating Schedule Beacon Rate A Beacon Interval A Choose from the schedules that you have defined in System>Schedule. Select the schedule for the integrated AP to follow from the drop-down menu. This option is for setting the transmit bit rate for sending a beacon. By default, 1Mbps is selected. This option is for setting the time interval between each beacon. By default, 100ms is selected.
Web Administration Settings Enable Ticking this box enables web admin access for APs located on the WAN. Web Access Protocol 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.
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. By default, the graphs display the number of clients and data usage for both 2.4GHz and 5 GHz frequencies. SSID The colored boxes indicate the SSID to display information for.
10.2.2 Access Points (Usage) A detailed breakdown of data usage for each AP is available at AP> Access Point. 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.
Click the icon to configure each client For easier network management, you can give each client a name and designate 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 https://www.peplink.
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. Click the Event tab next to Wireless Usage to view a detailed event log for that particular device: https://www.peplink.
10.2.3 Wireless SSID In-depth SSID reports are available under AP > SSID. Click the blue arrow on any SSID to obtain more detailed usage information on each SSID. 10.2.4 Wireless Client You can search for specific Wi-Fi users by navigating to AP > Wireless Client. https://www.peplink.
Here, you will be able to see your network’s heaviest users as well as search for specific users. Click the icon to bookmark specific users, and click the icon for additional details about each user: 10.2.5 Nearby Device A listing of near devices can be accessed by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Nearby Device. https://www.peplink.
Nearby 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. 10.2.6 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. 10.3 Toolbox Additional tools for managing firmware packs, power adjustment, and channel assignment can be found at AP>Toolbox. Firmware Packs This is the first menu that will appear. Here, you can manage the firmware of your AP.
11 System Tab 11.1 System 11.1.1 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 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 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 Password This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password.
Confirm User Password This field allows you to verify and confirm the new user password. Web Session Timeout This field specifies the number of hours and minutes that a web session can remain idle before the Pepwave router terminates its access to the web admin interface. By default, it is set to 4 hours. With this box is checked, the web admin will authenticate using an external RADIUS server.
web admin interface. Web Admin Port This field is for specifying the port number on which the web admin interface can be accessed. Web Admin Access This option is for specifying the network interfaces through which the web admin interface can be accessed: ● LAN only ● LAN/WAN If LAN/WAN is chosen, the WAN Connection Access Settings form will be displayed. LAN Connection Access Settings Allowed LAN Networks This field allows you to permit only specific networks or VLANs to access the Web UI.
The allowed IP subnet addresses should be entered into this text area. Each IP subnet must be in form of w.x.y.z/m, where w.x.y.z is an IP address (e.g., 192.168.0.0), and m is the subnet mask in CIDR format, which is between 0 and 32 inclusively (For example, 192.168.0.0/24). To define multiple subnets, separate each IP subnet one in a line. For example: ● 192.168.0.0/24 ● 10.8.0.0/16 Allowed WAN IP Address(es) This is to choose which WAN IP address(es) the web server should listen on. 11.1.
The firmware will now be applied to the router*. The amount of time it takes for the firmware to upgrade will also depend on the router that’s being upgraded. *Upgrading the firmware will cause the router to reboot. Web admin interface : install updates manually In some cases, a special build may be provided via a ticket or it may be found in the forum. Upgrading to the special build can be done using this method, or using IC2 if you are using that to manage your firmware upgrades.
Click on the Manual Upgrade button to start the upgrade process. 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 firmware will now be applied to the router*. The amount of time it takes for the firmware to upgrade will depend on the router that’s being upgraded. *Upgrading the firmware will cause the router to reboot.
Time Server This setting specifies the NTP network time server to be utilized by the Peplink Balance. 11.1.4 Schedule Enable and disable different functions (such as WAN connections, outbound policy, and firewalls at different times, based on a user-scheduled configuration profile. The settings for this are located at System > Schedule Enable scheduling, and then click on your schedule name or on the New Schedule button to begin. https://www.peplink.
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.
authentication, check Require authentication. SSL Encryption Check the box to enable SMTPS. When the box is checked, SMTP Port will be changed to 465 automatically. SMTP Port This field is for specifying the SMTP port number. By default, this is set to 25; when SSL Encryption is checked, the default port number will be set to 465. You may customize the port number by editing this field. Click Default to restore the number to its default setting.
11.1.6 Event Log Event log functionality enables event logging at a specified remote syslog server. The settings for configuring the remote system log can be found at System>Event Log. Remote Syslog 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.
information about the Peplink Balance unit. SNMP configuration is located at System>SNMP. SNMP Settings SNMP Device Name SNMP Port This field shows the router name defined at System>Admin Security. This option specifies the port which SNMP will use. The default port is 161. SNMPv1 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 1. SNMPv2 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 2. SNMPv3 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 3. https://www.peplink.
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: SNMP Community Settings Community Name Allowed Source Subnet Address This setting specifies the SNMP community name. 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 mask.
● SHA When MD5 or SHA is selected, an entry field will appear for the password. Privacy Protocol This setting specifies via a drop-down menu one of the following valid privacy protocols: ● NONE ● DES When DES is selected, an entry field will appear for the password. 11.1.8 InControl 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.
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.
Upload Configurations from High Availability Pair 11.1.10 In a high availability (HA) configuration, the Balance unit can quickly load the configuration of its HA counterpart. To do so, click the Upload button. After loading the settings, configure the LAN IP address of the Peplink Balance unit so that it is different from the HA 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.
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 . https://www.peplink.
Youcan set a device up as a Server or a Client. One device must be set up as a server to run the speed tests and the server must have a public IP address. T 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 https://www.peplink.
be 115200,8N1. The serial console connector on other Peplink Balance units is a DB-9 male connector. 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.
current download and upload rate, and MAC address. Clients can be imported into the DHCP reservation table by clicking the button on 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 https://www.peplink.
Remote connections) is selected. The available details are WAN Name, IP address and port used for the Speedfusion connection. Rx and Tx rates, Loss rate and Latency. Connections can be temporarily disabled by sliding the switch button next to a WAN connection to the left. The wan-to-wan connection disabled by the switch is temporary and will be re-enabled after 15 minutes without any action.
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. https://www.peplink.
12.2.4 Monthly This page shows the monthly bandwidth usage for each WAN connection. If you have 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.
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.
Option 1: MPLS Supplement 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.
- The DSLs at head office can be used for direct internet access providing lots of cheap internet bandwidth. Head office can use outbound policies to send internet traffic out over the DSLs and only use the MPLS connection for speedfusion, freeing up bandwidth. 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.
- Peplink Balance 1350 Peplink Balance 380 Unbreakable VPN Benefits Extreme savings of $100,000 per year 4x the bandwidth 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.
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.
Steve found the solution Pluss needed in Peplink products, especially the Balance series of high-performance enterprise routers and SpeedFusion bonding technology. 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 https://www.peplink.
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. The reason for this was because of the slow network access speeds. Apps would 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.
- Flawless iPad AirPlay mirroring at all times iPads are used all day, reaching their full potential with a fast and stable network all the time Students are far more engaged and teachers rely on their iPads all day https://www.peplink.
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.
higher application compatibility but may inhibit the load balancing function unless there are many clients using the Internet. 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.
The web admin interface can be used to add an inbound NAT mapping to a host and to bind the host to the WAN connection(s) of your choice. To begin, navigate to Network>NAT Mappings. In this example, the host with an IP address of 192.168.1.102 is bound to 10.90.0.75 of WAN1: Click Save and then Apply Changes, located at the top right corner, to complete the process.
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. For example, in order to protect your private network from external access, you can set up a firewall rule between the Internet and your private network. To do so, navigate to Network>Firewall>Access Rules.
To setup a firewall between the Internet and private network for outbound access, navigate to Network>Firewall>Access Rules. Click the Add Rule button in the Outbound Firewall Rules table, and then adjust settings according the screenshot: 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.
same TCP session to query the server. Try to test with a website that does not enable Keep Alive. Problem 4 What can I do if I suspect a problem on my LAN connection? 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.
Appendix E. Declaration CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
ISED Warning Statement 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.
EN 301 489-1 V2.2.0 EN 301 489-52 V1.1.0 EN 55032: 2015 + AC:2016 EN 61000-3-2: 2014 EN 61000-3-3: 2013 EN 55035: 2017 EN 62311: 2008 EN 62368-1:2014/AC:2015 https://www.peplink.
