Pepwave MAX User Manual

MAX Series

User Manual

Pepwave Products:

MAX 700 / HD2 / HD2 IP67 / HD2 Mini / HD2 MBX 5G / HD2 MBX / HD Dome / HD Dome Pro / HD4 /
HD4 MBX 5G / HD4 MBX / MBX Mini / HD4 IP67 / Transit / Transit Duo / Transit 5G / Transit Core /
Transit Mini / Transit Pro E / Transit Duo Pro / BR1 Classic / BR1 MK2 / BR1 Slim / BR1 ENT / BR1
M2M / BR1 Mini (HW2) / BR1 Mini (HW3) / BR1 Mini 5G / BR1 Mini Core / BR1 Mini Core (HW3) / BR1
Mini M2M / BR1 ESN / BR1 Pro LTE / BR1 Pro (CAT-20) / BR1 Pro 5G / BR2 Pro / BR1 IP55 / BR1 IP67
/ BR2 IP55 / On-The-Go / HD2 with MediaFast / HD4 with MediaFast / SpeedFusion Engine / UBR
LTE / UBR Plus / PDX

Pepwave Firmware 8.4.0

January 2024

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. High-capacity SD-WAN routers such as the MAX HD2 are suitable for larger
organizations and head offices.

This manual covers setting up Pepwave routers and provides an introduction to their features and
usage.

Tips

Want to know more about Pepwave routers? Visit our YouTube Channel
(http://www.youtube.com/PeplinkChannel) for a video introduction
(http://www.youtube.com/PeplinkChannel#p/u/1/1ste4dQV-V8)!

https://youtu.be/13M-JHRAICA (https://youtu.be/13M-JHRAICA)

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., LTE)

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DNS Domain Name System

EVDO Evolution-Data Optimized

FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name

HSDPA High-Speed Downlink Packet Access

HTTP Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol

ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol

IP Internet Protocol
 LAN Local Area Network

MAC Address Media Access Control Address

MTU Maximum Transmission Unit

MSS Maximum Segment Size

NAT Network Address Translation

PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet

QoS Quality of Service

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol

TCP Transmission Control Protocol

UDP User Datagram Protocol

VPN Virtual Private Network

VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

WAN Wide Area Network

WINS Windows Internet Name Service

WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

Ch1. 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.

Our MAX HD series wireless routers are embedded with multiple 4G LTE modems, and allow
simultaneous wireless Internet connections through multiple wireless networks. The wireless
Internet connections can be bonded together using our SpeedFusion technology. This allows
better reliability, larger bandwidth, and increased wireless coverage compared to use only one 4G
LTE modem.

Below is a list of supported features on Pepwave routers. Features vary by model. For more
information, please see peplink.com/products.

Supported Network Features

WAN

Ethernet WAN connection in full/half duplex

Static IP support for PPPoE
Built-in cellular modems
 USB mobile connection(s)
Wi-Fi WAN connection
Network address translation (NAT)/port address translation (PAT)
Inbound and outbound NAT mapping
IPsec NAT-T and PPTP packet passthrough
MAC address clone and passthrough
Customizable MTU and MSS values
WAN connection health check
Dynamic DNS (supported service providers: changeip.com, dyndns.org, no-ip.org, tzo.com
and DNS-O-Matic)
Ping, DNS lookup, and HTTP-based health check

LAN

Wi-Fi AP
Ethernet LAN ports
DHCP server on LAN
Extended DHCP option support
Static routing rules
VLAN on LAN support

VPN

PepVPN with SpeedFusionTM

PepVPN performance analyzer
X.509 certificate support
VPN load balancing and failover among selected WAN connections
Bandwidth bonding and failover among selected WAN connections
IPsec VPN for network-to-network connections (works with Cisco and Juniper)
Ability to route Internet traffic to a remote VPN peer
Optional pre-shared key setting
SpeedFusionTM throughput, ping, and traceroute tests
PPTP server
PPTP and IPsec passthrough

Firewall

Outbound (LAN to WAN) firewall rules

Inbound (WAN to LAN) firewall rules per WAN connection

Intrusion detection and prevention
Specification of NAT mappings
Outbound firewall rules can be defined by destination domain name

Captive Portal
 Splash screen of open networks, login page for secure networks
Customizable built-in captive portal
Supports linking to outside page for captive portal

Outbound Policy

Link load distribution per TCP/UDP service

Persistent routing for specified source and/or destination IP addresses per TCP/UDP service
Traffic prioritization and DSL optimization
Prioritize and route traffic to VPN tunnels with Priority and Enforced algorithms

AP Controller

Configure and manage Pepwave AP devices

Review the status of connected APs

QoS

Quality of service for different applications and custom protocols

User group classification for different service levels
Bandwidth usage control and monitoring on group- and user-level
Application prioritization for custom protocols and DSL/cable optimization

Other Supported Features

User-friendly web-based administration interface
HTTP and HTTPS support for web admin interface (default redirection to HTTPS)
Configurable web administration port and administrator password
Firmware upgrades, configuration backups, ping, and traceroute via web admin interface
Remote web-based configuration (via WAN and LAN interfaces)
Time server synchronization
SNMP
Email notification
Read-only user access for web admin
Shared IP drop-in mode
Authentication and accounting by RADIUS server for web admin
Built-in WINS servers*
Syslog
SIP passthrough
PPTP packet passthrough
Event log
Active sessions
Client list
 WINS client list *
UPnP / NAT-PMP
Real-time, hourly, daily, and monthly bandwidth usage reports and charts
IPv6 support
Support USB tethering on Android 2.2+ phones

* Not supported on MAX Surf-On-The-Go, and BR1 variants

Ch2. Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview

MAX 700 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1418)

MAX HD2 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1420)

MAX HD2 IP67 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1422)

MAX HD2 mini (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1424)

MAX HD Dome (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1426)

MAX HD Dome Pro (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1429)

MAX Transit / MAX Transit Duo (CAT-12) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-

manual/#1433)

MAX Transit (CAT-18) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1435)

MAX Transit 5G (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1437)

MAX Transit Mini (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1441)

MAX Transit Pro E (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1443)

MAX Transit Core (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1447)

MAX Transit Duo Pro (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1451)

MAX BR1 ESN (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1454)

MAX HD2 and HD4 with MediaFast (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-

manual/#1456)

MAX HD4 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1458)

MAX HD4 MBX (CAT-12) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1460)

MAX HD2/4 MBX (CAT-20) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1462)

MAX HD2/4 MBX (5G) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1464)

MAX MBX Mini (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1467)

MAX HD4 IP67 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1469)

MAX BR1 Classic (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1471)

MAX BR1 MK2 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1473)

MAX BR1 Slim (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1475)

MAX BR1 Mini (HW2) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1477)

MAX BR1 Mini (HW3) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1479)

MAX BR1 Mini 5G (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#4186)

MAX BR1 Mini Core (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1481)

MAX BR1 Mini M2M (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#4122)

MAX BR1 M2M (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1484)

MAX BR1 ENT (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1486)

MAX BR1 Pro (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1488)

MAX BR1 Pro (CAT-20) (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1490)

MAX BR1 Pro 5G (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1492)

MAX BR2 Pro (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1494)

MAX Hotspot (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1496)

MAX BR1 IP55 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1499)

MAX BR2 IP55 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1503)

MAX BR1 IP67 (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1505)

MAX On-The-Go (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1507)

SpeedFusion Engine (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1509)

UBR LTE (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1511)

UBR Plus (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1513)

PDX (https://manual.peplink.com/pepwave-max-user-manual/#1515)

MAX 700
Panel Appearance
Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.
The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP.

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

Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.
 Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 10 / 100/ 1000 Mbps

Orange LED Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX HD2
Panel Appearance
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

Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi WAN OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

 Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / Cellular 2 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX HD2 IP67

Panel Appearance

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

MAX HD2 mini

Panel Appearance

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 1 / Cellular 2 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON POE Enabled

OFF POE Disabled

Orange LED Blinking 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps and Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX HD Dome
Panel Appearance
MAX HD Dome Pro
Panel Appearance
MAX Transit / MAX Transit Duo (CAT-12)
Panel Appearance
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 1 / Cellular 2* OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

* For MAX-TST_DUO

Wi-Fi Indicators
 Wi-Fi OFF Wi-Fi AP is turn off

Blinking Wi-Fi AP is turn on

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX Transit (CAT-18)

Panel Appearance

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 1 / Cellular 2* OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

* For MAX-TST_DUO

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Wi-Fi AP is turn off

Blinking Wi-Fi AP is turn on

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX Transit 5G
Panel Appearance
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 1 / Status OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Wi-Fi AP is turn off

Blinking Wi-Fi AP is turn on

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

 Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX Transit Mini

Panel Appearance

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

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disabled intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

Cellular Indicators
 Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

MAX Transit Pro E

Panel Appearance

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

LAN 1 Port

Green LED ON POE Enabled

OFF POE Disabled

Orange LED Blinking 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps and Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

LAN 2-3 Port and Ethernet WAN Port

 Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

MAX Transit Core

Panel Appearance

LED indicators

Status indicated in the front panel is as follows:

LED Indicator

Power LED OFF – Power off

GREEN – Power on

LAN 1 Port
 Green LED ON – POE Enabled

OFF – POE Disabled

Orange LED Blinking – 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps with activity

OFF – No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

LAN 2-3 Ports, WAN Port

Right LED GREEN – 1000 Mbps

OFF – 10 / 100 Mbps or ports are not connected

Left LED ORANGE – Port is connected without traffic

Blinking – Data is transferring

OFF – Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Console & USB Ports

Console Port Reserved for engineering use

USB Ports For connecting 4G/3G USB modems

MAX Transit Duo Pro

Panel Appearance
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 1 / Cellular 2* OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Wi-Fi AP is turn off

Blinking Wi-Fi AP is turn on

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

 Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 ESN

Panel Appearance

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

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disabled intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

 Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

MAX HD2 and HD4 with MediaFast

Panel Appearance

Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.
The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP. For more details, please refer to the section 25.4.

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
Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.

Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN Ports

Green LED ON POE Enabled

OFF POE Disabled

Orange LED Blinking 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps and Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX HD4
Panel Appearance

Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.

The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP. For more details, please refer to the section 25.4

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
Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.

Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN Ports

Green LED ON POE Enabled

OFF POE Disabled

Orange LED Blinking 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps and Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

 Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX HD4 MBX (CAT-12)

Panel Appearance

Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.
The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP. For more details, please refer to the section 25.4

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

Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Blinking Connected to network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to network(s) without traffic

Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.

Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Ethernet WAN Ports

Right Green OFF Port is not connected or slowed than 1000 Mbps

ON Gigabit speed

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

Ethernet LAN Ports

Right Green OFF PoE disabled

ON PoE enabled

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

MAX HD2/4 MBX (CAT-20)
Panel Appearance

Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.
The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP. For more details, please refer to the section 25.4

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

Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Blinking Connected to network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to network(s) without traffic

 Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.

Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Ethernet WAN Ports

Right Green OFF Port is not connected or slowed than 1000 Mbps

ON Gigabit speed

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

Ethernet LAN Ports

Right Green OFF PoE disabled

ON PoE enabled

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

MAX HD2/4 MBX (5G)

Panel Appearance
Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.

The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP. For more details, please refer to the section 25.4

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

Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Blinking Connected to network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to network(s) without traffic

Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.

Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Ethernet WAN Ports

Right Green OFF Port is not connected or slowed than 1000 Mbps

ON Gigabit speed

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

Ethernet LAN Ports

Right Green OFF PoE disabled

ON PoE enabled

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

MAX MBX Mini
Panel Appearance

Note:

For proper Wi-Fi performance and operations, please ensure all 4 Wi-Fi antenna connectors
(labeled Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2) have antennas attached.
The LED indicators of Wi-Fi 1 & 2 shown as below is referring to the default settings of Wi-Fi
Operation mode is WAN + AP under the AP. For more details, please refer to the section 25.4

LED Indicators

The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:

LED Indicator

Power LED OFF – Power off

GREEN – Power on

Ethernet WAN Ports

Right Green OFF Port is not connected or slowed than 1000 Mbps

ON Gigabit speed

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

Ethernet LAN Ports

Right Green OFF PoE disabled

ON PoE enabled

Left Orange OFF Port is not connected

Blinking Data is transferring

ON Port is connected without traffic

Wi-Fi WAN Indicators

Wi-Fi 1 OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Blinking Connected to network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to network(s) without traffic

Wi-Fi AP Indicators

Wi-Fi 2 OFF WiFi AP is disabled.

ON WiFi AP is enabled.

Cellular Indicators

Cellular 1 / 2 OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Console & USB Ports

Console Port Reserved for engineering use

USB Ports For connecting 4G/3G USB modems

MAX HD4 IP67

Panel Appearance

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

MAX BR1 Classic

Panel Appearance
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

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disabled intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

MAX BR1 MK2

Panel Appearance
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

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disabled intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

 Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 Slim

Panel Appearance

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

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disabled intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

 Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 100 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 Mini (HW2)

Panel Appearance
LED Indicators

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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Wi-Fi Indicators
 Wi-Fi OFF Disabled intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

MAX BR1 Mini (HW3)

Panel Appearance

LED Indicators

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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

 Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Wi-Fi AP is turn off

ON Wi-Fi AP is turn on

MAX BR1 Mini 5G

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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

MAX BR1 Mini Core
Panel Appearance

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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

MAX BR1 Mini M2M

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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Wi-Fi AP is turn off

ON Wi-Fi AP is turn on

MAX BR1 M2M

Panel Appearance
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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 100 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

 Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 ENT

Panel Appearance

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

Blinking slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps

Orange LED Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 Pro
Panel Appearance

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

Blinking Slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

 Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 Pro (CAT-20)

Panel Appearance

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

Blinking Slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

 Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi AP OFF Disabled intermittent

ON Connected to wireless network(s)

LAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

WAN Port

Right LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Left LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 Pro 5G

Panel Appearance
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

Blinking Slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi AP OFF Disabled intermittent

ON Connected to wireless network(s)

LAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

WAN Port

Right LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

 Left LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR2 Pro

Panel Appearance

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

Blinking Slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

Wi-Fi Indicators
 Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi AP OFF Disabled intermittent

ON Connected to wireless network(s)

LAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

WAN Port

Right LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Left LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX Hotspot
Panel Appearance
LED Indicators

The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 IP55

Panel Appearance

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

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Cellular Indicators
 Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking Connecting to network(s) in Standby Mode

Green Connected to network(s) in Priority 1 (Active)

LAN and WAN Indicators

Green Powered-on device connected to Ethernet port

OFF No device connected to Ethernet port

MAX BR2 IP55

Panel Appearance

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

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disabled Intermittent

Blinking slowly Connecting to wireless network(s)

Blinking Connected to wireless network(s) with traffic

ON Connected to wireless network(s) without traffic

Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

ON Connecting or connected to network(s)

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF Port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

MAX BR1 IP67

Panel Appearance
MAX On-The-Go
Panel Appearance

LED Indicators

The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:

Cellular Indicators

WAN OFF Modem is not attached to the port

Green Modem is attached to the port

Wi-Fi Indicators

Wi-Fi OFF Disconnected from AP

Green Connected to AP

Status Indicators
 Status OFF System initializing

Red Booting up or busy

Green Ready

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 100 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

SpeedFusion Engine
Panel Appearance

UBR LTE
Panel Appearance
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

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking Slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

UBR Plus
Panel Appearance

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

LAN and Ethernet WAN Ports

Green LED ON 1000 Mbps

OFF 10 Mbps / 100 Mbps or port is not connected

Orange LED ON Port is connected without traffic

Blinking Data is transferring

OFF No data is being transferred or port is not connected

Port Type Auto MDI/MDI-X ports

Cellular Indicators

Cellular OFF Disabled or no SIM card inserted

Blinking Slowly Connecting to network(s)

Green Connected to network(s)

PDX
Panel Appearance

LED Indicators

The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows:

Status Indicators

Status OFF No battery installed

Red Charging

Blinking red Low Battery

Green Full Charged

Ch3. Advanced Feature Summary

Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent Deployment
(https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/advanced-feature-
summary/drop-in-mode-and-lan-bypass-transparent-deployment/)

QoS: Clearer VoIP (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/qos-clearer-voip/)

Per-User Bandwidth Control (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-

user-manual/advanced-feature-summary/per-user-bandwidth-control/)
High Availability via VRRP (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-
manual/advanced-feature-summary/high-availability-via-vrrp/)

USB Modem and Android Tethering (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-

max-user-manual/advanced-feature-summary/usb-modem-and-android-tethering/)

Built-In Remote User VPN Support (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-

max-user-manual/advanced-feature-summary/built-in-remote-user-vpn-support/)

SIM-card USSD support (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/sim-card-ussd-support/)

KVM Virtualization (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/kvm-virtualization/)

DPI Engine (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/dpi-engine/)

NetFlow (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-
manual/advanced-feature-summary/netflow/)

Wi-Fi Air Monitoring (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/wi-fi-air-monitoring/)

SP Default Configuration (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/sp-default-configuration/)

Peplink Relay (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/peplink-relay/)

DNS over HTTPS (DoH) (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/dns-over-https-doh/)

Peplink InTouch (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/peplink-intouch/)

Synergy Mode (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/synergy-mode/)

Virtual WAN on VLAN (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/advanced-feature-summary/virtual-wan-on-vlan/)

Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent

Deployment
As your organization grows, it may require more bandwidth, but modifying your network can be
tedious. In Drop-in Mode (http://www.peplink.com/knowledgebase/deploying-the-peplink-
balance-in-drop-in-mode/), you can conveniently install your Peplink router without making any
changes to your network. For any reason your Peplink router loses power, the LAN Bypass
(http://www.peplink.com/knowledgebase/what-is-lan-bypass/) will safely and automatically bypass
the Peplink router to resume your original network connection.

Note: Drop-in mode is compatible for All MAX models except MAX BR1 IP67

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.

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.

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
(http://www.peplink.com/knowledgebase/configuring-11-backup-by-vrrp/). With High Availability
mode, the second device will take over when needed.

Compatible with: MAX 700, MAX HD2 (All variants), HD4 (All Variants)

USB Modem and Android Tethering

For increased WAN diversity, plug in a USB LTE modem as a backup. Peplink routers are
compatible with over 200 modem types (http://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-
support/). You can also tether to smartphones running Android 4.1.X and above.
Compatible with: MAX 700, HD2 (all variants except IP67), HD4 (All variants)

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.
(https://forum.peplink.com/t/setting-up-l2tp-with-ipsec/8046)Click here for the full instructions
on setting up OpenVPN connections (https://forum.peplink.com/t/configure-remote-user-
access-using-openvpn/19757)

SIM-card USSD support

Cellular-enabled routers can now use USSD to check their SIM card’s balance, process pre-paid
cards, and configure carrier-specific services.

Click here for full instructions on using USSD (http://www.peplink.com/knowledgebase/how-to-

use-ussd-codes-on-cellular-enabled-routers/)
KVM Virtualization

KVM is a virtualisation module that allows administrators using our routers to host a large range
of virtual machines. KVM is now supported on some MediaFast / ContentHub routers.

Click here for the full instructions on how to set up KVM (https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-
install-a-virtual-machine-on-peplinkpepwave-mediafastcontenthub-
routers/615d563606128ac0b42e68b7)

Click here for the full instructions on how to set up KVM with USB Storage
(https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-install-virtual-machine-with-usb-storage-on-peplinkpepwave-
mediafastcontenthub-routers/615d4a7e76a4d461fde5cc4c)

DPI Engine
The DPI report written in the updated KB article will show further information on InControl2
through breaking down application categories into subcategories.

https://forum.peplink.com/t/updated-ic2-deep-packet-inspection-dpi-reports-and-
everything-you-need-to-know-about-it/29658 (https://forum.peplink.com/t/updated-ic2-deep-
packet-inspection-dpi-reports-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-it/29658)

NetFlow
NetFlow protocol is used to track network traffic. Tracking information from NetFlow can be sent
to the NetFlow collector, which analyzes data and generates reports for review.

Note: To enable this feature, go to https://<Device’s IP>/cgi-bin/MANGA/support.cgi

Wi-Fi Air Monitoring
Pepwave routers support Wi-Fi “Air Monitoring Mode” which is used to troubleshoot remotely and
proactively monitor Wi-Fi and WAN performance. The report can be viewed under InControl 2 >
Reports > AirProbe Reports after enabling Wi-Fi Air Monitoring.

Note: To enable this feature, go to https://<Device’s IP>/cgi-bin/MANGA/support.cgi

SP Default Configuration
The SP Default Configuration feature written in the updated KB article allows for the provisioning
of custom made settings (a.k.a. InControl2 configuration) via the Ethernet LAN port and is ideal
for those wanting to do a bulk deployment of many Peplink devices.

Note: If you would like to use this feature, please contact your purchase point (Eg.VAD).

Peplink Relay
Cloud Service Providers often restrict access to certain applications. With SFC Relay, you can route
traffic before going out to the Internet, allowing access to previously restricted applications
experienced with the public SpeedFusion Cloud nodes. Available as an add-on for your home
router or as an upgradable license to your Peplink router, SFC Relay is sure to impress you and
any peers you give access to.

https://forum.peplink.com/t/configure-speedfusion-cloud-relay-server-and-
client/6215ca9b017e48e0f3ff2479/ (https://forum.peplink.com/t/configure-speedfusion-cloud-
relay-server-and-client/6215ca9b017e48e0f3ff2479/)

DNS over HTTPS (DoH)

DoH provides the benefits of communicating DNS information over a secure HTTPS connection in
an encrypted manner. The protocol offers increased privacy and confidentiality by preventing data
interception and man-in-the-middle attacks.

Peplink InTouch
InTouch is Peplink’s zero-touch remote network management solution, leveraging InControl 2 and
a SpeedFusion Connect (formerly known as SpeedFusion Cloud) data plan. This service extends a
network administrator’s ability to reach any device UI backed by a Peplink/Pepwave router. To
configure InTouch, all you need is a valid InControl 2 subscription, a SpeedFusion Connect data
plan, and a Peplink/Pepwave router (which requires the latest 8.2.0 firmware).

To watch a demonstration and read the FAQ, visit https://www.peplink.com/enterprise-

solutions/intouch/ (https://www.peplink.com/enterprise-solutions/intouch/)

Or learn to configure InTouch at https://youtu.be/zg0iavHGkJw (https://youtu.be/zg0iavHGkJw)

Synergy Mode
Synergy mode is a cascade multiple devices and combine the number of WANs to a single device
virtually. All the WANs on the Synergized Device will appear as native WAN interfaces at the
Synergy Controller and it can be managed like the built-in WAN interfaces.

https://forum.peplink.com/t/synergy-mode-(firmware-8.3.0)/639be7d8af8c71a6f3050323/
(https://forum.peplink.com/t/synergy-mode-(firmware-8.3.0)/639be7d8af8c71a6f3050323/)

Virtual WAN on VLAN

The Virtual WAN Activation License allows you to create 1 x virtual WAN on a particular VLAN, on
either WAN or LAN interface. This means that you can create a virtual WAN on VLAN for a WAN
port, or a virtual WAN on VLAN for a LAN port.

https://forum.peplink.com/t/b20x-virtual-wan-activation-license-
faq/6204bac7d90b9e6355e96e8d/1 (https://forum.peplink.com/t/b20x-virtual-wan-activation-
license-faq/6204bac7d90b9e6355e96e8d/1)

Ch4. Installation
The following section details connecting Pepwave routers to your network.

Preparation

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:
Ethernet WAN: A 10/100/1000BaseT UTP cable with RJ45 connector
USB: A USB modem
Embedded modem: A SIM card for 5G/4G LTE service
Wi-Fi WAN: Wi-Fi antennas
PC Card/Express Card WAN: A PC Card/ExpressCard for the corresponding card slot
A computer installed with the TCP/IP network protocol and a supported web browser.
Supported browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or above, Mozilla Firefox 24 or
above, Apple Safari 7 or above, and Google Chrome 18 or above.

Constructing the Network

At a high level, construct the network according to the following steps:

1. With an Ethernet cable, connect a computer to one of the LAN ports on the Pepwave router.
Repeat with different cables for up to 4 computers to be connected.
2. With another Ethernet cable or a USB modem/Wi-Fi antenna/PC Card/Express Card, connect
to one of the WAN ports on the Pepwave router. Repeat the same procedure for other WAN
ports.
3. Connect the power adapter to the power connector on the rear panel of the Pepwave router,
and then plug it into a power outlet.

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

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.4k668n3)8,
Connecting to the Web Admin Interface.

For advanced configuration, go to Section

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.3q5sasy)9,
Configuring the LAN Interface(s).

WAN configuration

For basic configuration, refer to Section

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.4k668n3)8,
Connecting to the Web Admin Interface.

For advanced configuration, go to Section

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.4h042r0)9.2,
Captive Portal
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.4h042r0).

Ch5. Mounting the Unit

Wall Mount (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/mounting-
the-unit/wall-mount/)

Car Mount (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/mounting-

the-unit/car-mount/)

IP67 Installation Guide (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/mounting-the-unit/ip67-installation-guide/)

PDX Accessory Kit Installation Guide (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-

max-user-manual/mounting-the-unit/pdx-accessory-kit-installation-guide/)

Wall Mount
The Pepwave MAX 700/HD2/On-The-Go can be wall mounted using screws. After adding the screw
on the wall, slide the MAX in the screw hole socket as indicated below. Recommended screw
specification: M3.5 x 20mm, head diameter 6mm, head thickness 2.4mm.

The Pepwave MAX BR1 requires four screws for wall mounting.

Car Mount
The Pepwave MAX700/HD2 can be mounted in a vehicle using the included mounting brackets.
Place the mounting brackets by the two sides and screw them onto the device.

IP67 Installation Guide

Installation instructions for IP67 devices can be found here:

http://download.peplink.com/manual/IP67_Installation_Guide.pdf
(http://download.peplink.com/manual/IP67_Installation_Guide.pdf)

PDX Accessory Kit Installation Guide

Battery Set appearance
Step 1: Lock the battery set in the slot with 2 pcs M3 screws.

Step 2: Plug power cable into the socket

STEP 3: Lock the slot cover with 4 pcs M3 screws.

 SFE-DUO Set appearance

STEP 1: Assemble SMA cables to the device

STEP 2: Assemble bracket to the device

STEP 3: Assemble SMA connectors to the bracket
STEP 4: Lock the SFE-Duo set in the slot with 2 pcs M3 screws.

STEP 5: Connect DC power & ETH port

 STEP 6: Lock the slot cover with 4 pcs M3 screws.

Ch6. Connecting to the Web Admin Interface

1. Start a web browser on a computer that is connected with the Pepwave router through the
LAN.
2. 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.)
3. Enter the following to access the web admin interface.
Username: admin

Password: admin

(This is the default username and password for Pepwave routers).

You must change the default password on the first successful logon.
 Password requirements are: A minimum of 10 lower AND upper case characters, including at
least 1 number.
When HTTP is selected, the URL will be redirected to HTTPS by default.

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
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.kgcv8k)and
9
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.2afmg28).

Device Information displays details about the device, including model name, firmware version,
and uptime. For further information, please refer to Section
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.21od6so)22
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.3mj2wkv).

Important Note

Configuration changes (e.g. WAN, LAN, admin settings, etc.) will take effect only after clicking
the Save button at the bottom of each page. The Apply Changes button causes the changes to
be saved and applied.
Ch7. SpeedFusion Connect Protect
With Pepwave products, your device is able to connect to SpeedFusion Connect Protect without
the use of a second endpoint. This service has wide access to a number of SpeedFusion endpoints
hosted from around the world, providing your device with unbreakable connectivity wherever you
are.*

*SpeedFusion Connect Protect is supported in firmware version 8.1.0 and above. SpeedFusion
Connect is a subscription basis. SpeedFusion Connect Protect license can be purchased at
https://estore.peplink.com/ (https://estore.peplink.com/) > SpeedFusion Service > SpeedFusion
Connect Protect.

Activate SpeedFusion Connect Service

All Care plans now come with SpeedFusion Connect Protect included. This data allowance will
automatically begin and end in accordance with your warranty. No activation is required.

Enable SpeedFusion Connect Protect

Access the Web Admin of the device you want to create as the Peplink Relay Server, navigating to
the “SFC Protect” tab.
To setup a Peplink Relay Mode, select “Relay Mode – for Inbound accesses” > Choose the SFC
Protect Location you wish to connect to > Click on the Green tick button to confirm the change.

The Relay Sharing Code will be generated, and other peers can use this code to establish a
SpeedFusion Connect Protect that will forward the traffics to this device, allowing them to access
local networks and the internet via your WAN connection.

To connect to SpeedFusion Connect Protect, you can select a SFC Protect Location of your choice,
or simply and Automatic then the device will establish connection to the neareset SFC Protect
server.

Choose Automatic > Click on the green tick button to confirm the change.

Or you may select Home Sharing and use your Relay Sharing Code to create a profile if you have
set up a Peplink Relay Client on another device.
Click on Apply Changes to save the change.

By default, the router will build a SpeedFusion tunnel to the SpeedFusion Cloud.

If you are running a latency sensitive service like video streaming or VOIP, a WAN Smoothing sub-
tunnel can be created. Navigate to Navigate to SFC Protect > Client Mode – for Outbound
accesses > SFC.

A SpeedFusion Connect Protect Profile configuration window will pop out. Click on the + sign to
create the WAN Smoothing sub-tunnel.
Click on Save and Apply Changes to save the configuration. Now, the router has 2 Speedfusion
tunnels to the SpeedFusion Connect Protect.

Create an outbound policy to steer the internet traffic to go into SFC Protect. Please go to
Advanced > Outbound Policy, click on Add Rule to create a new outbound policy.
Route by Cloud Application
Optimize Cloud Application allows you to route Internet traffic through SpeedFusion Connect
Protect based on the application. Go to SFC Protect > Route by Cloud Application.

Select a Cloud application to route through SpeedFusion Connect Protect from the drop down list
> Click > Save > Apply Changes.

Click the to remove a selected Cloud application from routing through SpeedFusion
Connect Protect.

Route by Wi-Fi SSID

SpeedFusion Connect Protect provides a convenient way to route the Wi-Fi client to the cloud from
SFC Protect > Route by Wi-Fi SSID.
Create a new SSID for SFC Protect. The new SSID will inherit all settings from one of the existing
SSIDs including the Security Policy. Then click Save followed by Apply Changes.

SFC Protect SSID will be shown on Dashboard.

Route by LAN Client

SpeedFusion Connect Protect provides a convenient way to route the LAN client to the cloud from
SFC Protect > Route by LAN Client.
Choose a client from the drop down list > Click + > Save > Apply Changes.

Ch8. Configuring the LAN Interface(s)

Basic Settings (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-8-
configuring-the-lan-interfaces/basic-settings/)

Port Settings (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-8-

configuring-the-lan-interfaces/port-settings/)

Captive Portal (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-8-

configuring-the-lan-interfaces/captive-portal/)

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 gray “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 gray “X”.

Alternatively, a red “X” means that there are no settings using the VLAN. You can delete that VLAN
by clicking the red “X”

Clicking on any of the existing LAN interfaces (or creating a new one) will show the following :

IP Settings

IP Address The IP address and subnet mask of the Pepwave router on the LAN.
Network Settings

Name Enter a name for the LAN.

VLAN ID Enter a number for your VLAN.

Inter-VLAN routing Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs.

Layer 2 SpeedFusion VPN Bridging

SpeedFusion VPN The remote network of the selected SpeedFusion VPN profiles will be
Profiles to Bridge bridged with this local LAN, creating a Layer 2 SpeedFusion VPN, they
will be connected and operate like a single LAN, and any broadcast or
multicast packets will be sent over the VPN.

Spanning Tree Click the box will enable STP for this layer 2 profile bridge.
Protocol

DHCP Option 82 Click on the question Mark if you want to enable DHCP Option 82.

This allows the device to inject Option 82 with Router Name

information before forwarding the DHCP Request packet to a
SpeedFusion VPN peer, such that the DHCP Server can identify where
the request originates from.

Override IP Address Select “Do not override” if the LAN IP address and local DHCP server
when bridge should remain unchanged after the Layer 2 SpeedFusion VPN is up.
connected
If you choose to override the IP address when the VPN is connected,
the device will not act as a router, and most Layer 3 routing functions
will cease to work.
 DHCP Server Settings

DHCP When this setting is enabled, the Pepwave router’s DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to each com
Server is connected via LAN and configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP. The Pepwave router’s DHCP server can pre
address collisions on the LAN.

To enable DHCP bridge relay, please click the icon on this menu item.

DHCP Enable logging of DHCP events in the eventlog by selecting the checkbox.
Server
Logging

IP Range These settings allocate a range of IP addresses that will be assigned to LAN computers by the Pepwave router’s D
server.

Lease Time This setting specifies the length of time throughout which an IP address of a DHCP client remains valid. Upon exp
Lease Time, the assigned IP address will no longer be valid and the IP address assignment must be renewed.

DNS This option allows you to input the DNS server addresses to be offered to DHCP clients. If Assign DNS server
Servers automatically is selected, the Pepwave router’s built-in DNS server address (i.e., LAN IP address) will be offered.

BOOTP Check this box to enable BOOTP on older networks that still require it.

Extended In addition to standard DHCP options (e.g. DNS server address, gateway address, subnet mask), you can specify t
DHCP of additional extended DHCP options, as defined in RFC 2132. With these extended options enabled, you can pas
Option additional configuration information to LAN hosts. To define an extended DHCP option, click the Add button, cho
option to define, and then enter its value. For values that are in IP address list format, you can enter one IP addre
line in the provided text area input control. Each option can be defined once only.

DHCP This setting reserves the assignment of fixed IP addresses for a list of computers on the LAN. The computers to b
Reservation assigned fixed IP addresses on the LAN are identified by their MAC addresses. The fixed IP address assignment is
displayed as a cross-reference list between the computers’ names, MAC addresses, and fixed IP addresses.

Name (an optional field) allows you to specify a name to represent the device. MAC addresses should be in the fo
00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE. Press to create a new record. Press to remove a record. Reserved clients info
can be imported from the Client List, located at Status>Client List. For more details, please refer to Section
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=h.u

To configure DHCP relay, first click the button found next to the DHCP Server option to
display the settings.

DHCP Relay Settings

Enable Check this box to turn on DHCP relay. Click the icon to disable DHCP relay.

DHCP Enter the IP addresses of one or two DHCP servers in the provided fields. The
Server IP DHCP servers entered here will receive relayed DHCP requests from the LAN.
Address For active-passive DHCP server configurations, enter active and passive DHCP
server relay IP addresses in DHCP Server 1 and DHCP Server 2.
 DHCP DHCP Option 82 includes device information as relay agent for the attached
Option 82 client when forwarding DHCP requests from client to server. This option also
embeds the device’s MAC address and network name in circuit and remote IDs.
Check this box to enable DHCP Option 82.

DHCP Relay Enable logging of DHCP Relay events in the eventlog by selecting the
Logging checkbox.

Once DHCP is set up, configure LAN Physical Settings, Static Route Settings, and DNS Proxy
Settings as noted above.

Static Route Settings

Static This table is for defining static routing rules for the LAN segment. A static route
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.

A – Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right hand corner of the Static Route
section to activate and configure Virtual Network Mapping to resolve network address conflict
with remote peers.

In case of a network address conflict with remote peers (i.e. SpeedFusion VPN / IPsec VPN / IP
Forwarding WAN are considered as remote connections), you can define Virtual Network Mapping
to resolve it.

Note: OSPF & RIPv2 settings should be updated as well to avoid advertising conflicted
networks.

For further details on virtual network mapping watch this video:

https://youtu.be/C1FMdZCn3Z8 (https://youtu.be/C1FMdZCn3Z8)

Virtual Network Mapping

One-to- Every IP Address in the Local Network has a corresponding unique Virtual IP
One NAT Address for NAT.
Traffic originating from the Local Network to remote connections will be SNAT’ed
and behave like coming from the defined Virtual Network.
While traffic initiated by remote peers to the Virtual Network will be DNAT’ed
accordingly.
Many-to- The subnet range defined in Local Network will be mapped to a single Virtual IP
One NAT Address for NAT. Traffic can only be initiated from local to remote, and these
traffic will be NAT’ed and behaves like coming from the same Virtual IP Address.

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 This field is to enable DNS caching on the built-in DNS proxy server. When the
Caching option is enabled, queried DNS replies will be cached until the records’ TTL has
been reached. This feature can help improve DNS lookup time. However, it
cannot return the most up-to-date result for those frequently updated DNS
records. By default, DNS Caching is disabled.

Include When this option is enabled, the DNS proxy server will also forward DNS
Google requests to Google’s Public DNS Servers
Public DNS (https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/), in addition to the DNS
Servers servers defined in each WAN. This could increase the DNS service’s availability.
This setting is disabled by default.

Local DNS This table is for defining custom local DNS records. A static local DNS record
Records consists of a host name and IP address. When looking up the host name from
the LAN to LAN IP of the Pepwave router, the corresponding IP address will be
returned. Press to create a new record. Press to remove a
record.

Domain DNS Proxy will lookup the domain names defined in this table using the
Lookup specified connections only.
Policy
 DNS This field specifies which DNS servers can receive forwarded DNS requests. If
Resolvers A no DNS server is selected, then all of them will be selected by default.

If you wish to select a SpeedFusion VPN peer, enter the IP address(es) of the
VPN peer’s DNS server.

Incoming queries will be forwarded to one of the selected servers. If none of

the selected servers can be reached, then the router will forward incoming
queries to all servers with 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.

Bonjour Forwarding Settings

Enable Check this box to turn on Bonjour forwarding.

Bonjour Choose Service and Client networks from the drop-down menus, and then
Service click to add the networks. To delete an existing Bonjour listing, click
.

Drop-In Mode

Drop-in mode (or transparent bridging mode) eases the installation of the Pepwave MAX on a live
network between the firewall and router, such that changes to the settings of existing equipment
are not required.

The following diagram illustrates drop-in mode setup:

Check the box Enable to enable the Drop-in Mode. After enabling this feature and selecting the
WAN for Drop-in mode, various settings including the WAN’s connection method and IP address
will be automatically updated.

When drop-in mode is enabled, the LAN and the WAN for drop-in mode ports will be bridged.
Traffic between the LAN hosts and WAN router will be forwarded between the devices. In this
case, the hosts on both sides will not notice any IP or MAC address changes.
After successfully setting up the Pepwave MAX as part of the network using drop-in mode, it will,
depending on model, support one or more WAN connections. Some MAX units also support
multiple WAN connections after activating drop-in mode, though a SpeedFusion license may be
required to activate more than one WAN port.

Please note the Drop-In Mode is mutually exclusive with VLAN.

Drop-in Mode Settings

Enable Drop-in mode eases the installation of the Pepwave MAX on a live network
between the existing firewall and router, such that no configuration changes
are required on existing equipment. Check the box to enable the drop-in mode
feature.

WAN for Select the WAN port to be used for drop-in mode. If WAN is selected, the high
Drop-In availability feature will be disabled automatically.
Mode

Shared When this option is enabled, the passthrough IP address will be used to
Drop-In IPA connect to WAN hosts (email notification, remote syslog, etc.). The MAX will
listen for this IP address when WAN hosts access services provided by the MAX
(web admin access from the WAN, DNS server requests, etc.).

To connect to hosts on the LAN (email notification, remote syslog, etc.), the
default gateway address will be used. The MAX will listen for this IP address
when LAN hosts access services provided by the MAX (web admin access from
the WAN, DNS proxy, etc.).
 Shared IP Access to this IP address will be passed through to the LAN port if this device is
AddressA not serving the service being accessed. The shared IP address will be used in
connecting to hosts on the WAN (e.g., email notification, remote syslog, etc.)
The device will also listen on the IP address when hosts on the WAN access
services served on this device (e.g., web admin accesses from WAN, DNS server,
etc.)

WAN Enter the WAN router’s IP address in this field. If there are more hosts in
Default addition to the router on the WAN segment, click the button next to “WAN
Gateway Default Gateway” and check the other host(s) on the WAN segment box and
enter the IP address of the hosts that need to access LAN devices or be
accessed by others.

WAN DNS Enter the selected WAN’s corresponding DNS server IP addresses.
Servers

A – Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.

Port Settings
To configure port settings, navigate to Network > Port Settings

On this screen, you can enable specific ports, as well as determine the speed of the LAN ports,
whether each port is a trunk or access port, as well as which VLAN each link belongs to, if any.

Captive Portal
The captive portal serves as a gateway that clients have to pass if they wish to access the internet
using your router. To configure, navigate to Network > LAN > Captive Portal.
Captive Portal Settings

Name Enter the name for the Captive Portal.

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.

Select External Server to use the Captive Portal with a HotSpot system.

As described in the following knowledgebase article:

https://forum.peplink.com/t/using-hotspotsystem-wi-fi-on-pepwave-max-
routers/ (https://forum.peplink.com/t/using-hotspotsystem-wi-fi-on-
pepwave-max-routers/)
Authentication When selecting the “User Authentication” in the Access Mode field, you
will see the available option for the Authentication via drop-down list:

RADIUS Server

LDAP Server

Fill in the necessary information to complete your connection to the

server and enable authentication.
External Server When selecting the “External Server” in the Access Mode field, you will
see the available option for the Service Type via drop-down list:

CoovaChilli

HotspotSystem

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 This menu determines how your usage quota resets. Setting it to Daily
Time 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.

Inactive Clients will get disconnected when the inactive the configured time is
Timeout reached.
Default 0: no timeout

Allowed Add networks that can bypass the captive Portal in this field.
Networks To whitelist a network, enter the domain name / IP address here and click
. To delete an existing network from the list of allowed networks,
click the button next to the listing.

Allowed Clients Add MAC address and /or IP addresses for client devices that are allowed
to bypass the Captive Portal. Clients accessing these domains and IP
addresses will not be redirected to the splash page.

Splash Page Here, you can choose between using the Pepwave router’s built-in captive
portal and redirecting clients to a URL you define.

Popup Handling Configurable options for popup handling:

– Bypass Popup (Redirection only takes place on normal browser) –
Automatically show splash page on Safari for Apple (iOS / macOS) devices

Logout A hostname that can be used to logout captive portal when being
Hostname accessed on browser.

Customize Click on the provided link in the Captive portal profile to customize the
splash page splash page.

A new browser tab is opened with a WYSIWYG editor of the splash page
o edit the content, click on the corresponding element after switching Edit
Mode to ON.
Ch9. Configuring the WAN Interface(s)
WAN Interface settings are located at Network>WAN. To reorder WAN priority, drag on the
appropriate WAN by holding the left mouse button, move it to the desired priority (the first one
would be the highest priority, the second one would be lower priority, and so on), and drop it by
releasing the mouse button.
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 WAN 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.

IPv6

You can also enable IPv6 support in this section.

DNS over HTTPS (DoH)

You can enable DoH (DNS over HTTPS) support in this section.
 DNS over HTTPS

Enable When this option is enabled, the DNS proxy server will use HTTPS connections to
forward DNS requests to the DoH resolver; it will not fallback to traditional UDP DNS
options.

Server The options to configure DoH with a predefined server are:

Cloudflare – The DNS server IP addresses for Cloudflare will be using 1.1.1.1,
which is unfiltered.
Quad9 – The DNS server IP addresses for Quad9 will be using 9.9.9.9 and
142.112.112.112, which is malware blocking and DNSSEC.
Google DNS – The DNS server IP addresses for Google DNS will be using
8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, which is RFC8484 standard.
OpenDNS – The DNS server IP addresses for OpenDNS will be using
208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220, which is standard DNS.
Custom URL – You may select Custom URL:, and enter the resolver URL and IP
address.

WAN Quality Monitoring

This settings advice how WAN Quality information is being gathered.

By default, WAN Quality will always be observed and gathered automatically. With customized
choice of WAN connections, the device will always observe WAN Quality of those selected WAN
connections. Other WAN connections may stop observing WAN Quality information if it is not
necessary for the underlying features.

Synergy Mode

You can enable the Synergy Controller in this section.

You may click this to enable the Synergy Controller. By default, the setting is disabled.
You may select the WAN connection to use as a Synegy Link which will connect to synergized
devices.

Ethernet WAN
DHCP Connection (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-9-
configuring-the-wan-interfaces/ethernet-wan/dhcp-connection/)

Static IP Connection (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-

9-configuring-the-wan-interfaces/ethernet-wan/static-ip-connection/)

PPPoE Connection (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-9-

configuring-the-wan-interfaces/ethernet-wan/pppoe-connection/)

L2TP Connection (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-9-

configuring-the-wan-interfaces/ethernet-wan/l2tp-connection/)

GRE Connection (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-9-

configuring-the-wan-interfaces/ethernet-wan/gre-connection/)

DHCP Connection
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

WAN Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.

Connection
Name

Enable This setting enables the WAN connection. If schedules have been defined,
you will be able to select a schedule to apply to the connection.

Connection This option allows you to configure the WAN connection whether for
Priority normal daily usage or as a backup connection only.

If Always-on is chosen, the WAN connection will be kept on continuously,

regardless of the priority of other WAN connections.

If Backup is chosen, the WAN connection will depend on other WAN

connections. It will not be used when one or more higher priority
dependent WAN connections are connected.

Independent If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other
from Backup Backup WAN connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status
WANs of this WAN connection, and will be used when none of the other higher
priority connections are available.

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.

Management IP Management IP Address is available for configuration when you click

Address here for other DHCP settings.

This option allows you to configure the management IP address for the
DHCP WAN connection.

Custom If your service provider’s DHCP server requires you to supply a hostname
Hostname value upon acquiring an IP address, you may enter the value here. If your
service provider does not provide you with the value, you can safely
bypass this option.
DNS Servers Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting
specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS
lookup is routed through this connection.

Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS

servers being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used for outbound
DNS lookups over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along
with the WAN IP address assigned from the DHCP server.)

When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you may
enter custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS
Server 1 and DNS Server 2 fields.

IP Passthrough When this IP Passthrough option is active, after the ethernet WAN
connection is up, the router’s DHCP server will offer the connection’s IP
address to one LAN client. All incoming or outgoing traffic will be routed
without NAT.

Regardless the WAN connection’s state, the router always binds to the LAN
IP address (Default: 192.168.50.1). So when the ethernet WAN is
connected, the LAN client could access the router’s web admin by
manually configuring its IP address to the same subnet as the router’s
LAN IP address (e.g. 192.168.50.10).

Note: when this option is firstly enabled, the LAN client may not be able to
refresh its IP address to the ethernet WAN IP address in a timely fashion.
The LAN client may have to manually renew its IP address from DHCP
server. After this option is enabled, the DHCP lease time will be 2 minutes.
I.e. the LAN client could refresh its IP address and access the network at
most one minute after the ethernet WAN connection goes up.

Standby State This option allows you to choose whether to remain connected when this
WAN connection is no longer in the highest priority and has entered the
standby state. When Remain connected is chosen, upon bringing up this
WAN connection to active, it will be immediately available for use.

If this WAN connection is charged by connection time, you may want to set
this option to Disconnect so that connection will be made only when
needed.

SpeedFusion VPN may use connected standby WAN for failover if link
failure detected on the higher priority WAN, you can set this option to
Disconnect to avoid data passing through.

Reply to ICMP If the checkbox is unticked, this option is disabled and the system will not
PING reply to any ICMP ping echo requests to the WAN IP addresses of this WAN
connection.

Default: ticked (Yes)

Upload This field refers to the maximum upload speed.

Bandwidth
This value is referenced when default weight is chosen for outbound
traffic and traffic prioritization. A correct value can result in effective
traffic prioritization and efficient use of upstream bandwidth.

Download This field refers to the maximum download speed.

Bandwidth
Default weight control for outbound traffic will be adjusted according to
this value.
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.

IP Address / These settings allow you to specify the information required in order to
Subnet Mask / communicate on the Internet via a fixed Internet IP address. The
Default Gateway information is typically determined by and can be obtained from the ISP.

DNS Servers Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting
specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS
lookup is routed through this connection.

Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS

servers being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used for outbound
DNS lookups over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along
with the WAN IP address assigned from the DHCP server.

When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you may
enter custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS
Server 1 and DNS Server 2 fields.

PPPoE Connection
The PPPoE connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a login ID/password to connect via
PPPoE.
PPPoE 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 Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via PPPoE
Username / to the ISP. The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained
Password from the ISP.

Confirm Verify your password by entering it again in this field.

PPPoE
Password

Service Name Service name is provided by the ISP.

(Optional)
Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP.

IP Address If your ISP provides a PPPoE IP address, enter it here.

(Optional)
Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP.

Keep Alive This is the time interval between each Keep-Alive packet.
Interval

Keep-Alive This is the number of consecutive Keep-Alive check failures before treating
Retry PPPoE connection as down.

DNS Servers Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting
specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS
lookup is routed through this connection.

Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS

servers being assigned by the WAN DHCP server to be used for outbound
DNS lookups over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along with
the WAN IP address assigned from the DHCP server.)

When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you may enter
custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS Server
1 and DNS Server 2 fields.
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

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.

L2TP Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via L2TP
Username / to your ISP.
Password
The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from your
ISP.

Confirm L2TP Verify your password by entering it again in this field.

Password

Server IP L2TP server address is a parameter which is provided by your ISP.

Address / Host
Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP.

Address Type Your ISP will also indicate whether the server IP address is Dynamic or
Static. Please click the appropriate value.

DNS Servers Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting
specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS
lookup is routed through this connection.

Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS

servers assigned by the PPPoE server to be used for outbound DNS lookups
over the WAN connection.

(The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP address assigned
from the PPPoE server.)

When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you can enter
custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS server
1 and DNS server 2 fields.
GRE Connection
This connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a static WAN IP and Tunnel IP via GRE.

GRE 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.

WAN IP Address / These settings allow you to specify the information required in order
Subnet Mask / to communicate on the Internet via a fixed Internet IP address. The
Default Gateway information is typically determined by and can be obtained from the
ISP.

Remote GRE Host This field allows you to enter the IP address of the remote GRE.

Tunnel Local IP This field allows you to enter the IP address of the local tunnel for the
Address GRE tunnel connection.

Tunnel Remote IP This field allows you to enter the IP address of the remote tunnel for
Address the GRE tunnel connection.

Outgoing NAT IP This field is to enter the NAT IP address for outgoing via GRE tunnel.
Address

DNS Servers Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This
setting specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used
when a DNS lookup is routed through this connection.

Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the

DNS servers assigned by the PPPoE server to be used for outbound
DNS lookups over the WAN connection.

(The DNS servers are obtained along with the WAN IP address
assigned from the PPPoE server.)

When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you can
enter custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the
DNS server 1 and DNS server 2 fields.
Cellular WAN

To access/configure the Cellular WAN settings, click Network > Cellular Name. You may click the
“No IP Address“ link to view the Cellular WAN details/status.

WAN Connection Status

IMSI This is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity which uniquely identifies the SIM
card. This is applicable to 3G modems only.

ICCID This is a unique number assigned to a SIM card

(https://techterms.com/definition/sim_card) used in a cellular device.

MTN Thi field is to display the mobile telephone number of the SIM card.

MEID Some Pepwave routers support both HSPA and EV-DO. For Sprint or Verizon Wireless
EV-DO users, a unique MEID identifier code (in hexadecimal format) is used by the
carrier to associate the EV-DO device with the user. This information is presented in
hex and decimal format.

IMEI This is the unique ID for identifying the modem in GSM/HSPA mode.
WAN Connection Settings

WAN Indicate a name you wish to give this Cellular WAN connection
Connection
Name

Enable Click the checkbox to toggle the on and off state of this connection.

Connection This option allows you to configure the WAN connection whether for
Priority normal daily usage or as a backup connection only.

If Always-on is chosen, the WAN connection will be kept on continuously,

regardless of the priority of other WAN connections.

If Backup is chosen, the WAN connection will depend on other WAN

connections. It will not be used when one or more higher priority
dependent WAN connections are connected.

Independent If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other
from Backup Backup WAN connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status
WANs of this WAN connection, and will be used when none of the other higher
priority connections are available.

Routing Mode 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 button to enable IP Forwarding.

Management IP Management IP Address is available for configuration when you click

Address here for other DHCP settings.

This option allows you to configure the management IP address for the
DHCP WAN connection.

DNS Servers Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups. This setting
specifies the DNS (Domain Name System) servers to be used when a DNS
lookup is routed through this connection.

Selecting Obtain DNS server address automatically results in the DNS

servers assigned by the WAN DHCP server being used for outbound DNS
lookups over the connection. (The DNS servers are obtained along with
the WAN IP address assigned by the DHCP server.)

When Use the following DNS server address(es) is selected, you may enter
custom DNS server addresses for this WAN connection into the DNS server
1 and DNS server 2 fields.
IP Passthrough When this IP Passthrough option is active, after the cellular WAN
connection is up, the router’s DHCP server will offer the connection’s IP
address to one LAN client. All incoming or outgoing traffic will be routed
without NAT.

Regardless the WAN connection’s state, the router always binds to the LAN
IP address (Default: 192.168.50.1). So when the cellular WAN is connected,
the LAN client could access the router’s web admin by manually
configuring its IP address to the same subnet as the router’s LAN IP
address (e.g. 192.168.50.10).

Note: when this option is firstly enabled, the LAN client may not be able to
refresh its IP address to the cellular WAN IP address in a timely fashion.
The LAN client may have to manually renew its IP address from DHCP
server. After this option is enabled, the DHCP lease time will be 2 minutes.
I.e. the LAN client could refresh its IP address and access the network at
most one minute after the cellular WAN connection goes up

Standby State This option allows you to choose whether to remain connected or
disconnected when this WAN connection is no longer in the highest
priority and has entered the standby state. When Remain connected is
chosen, bringing up this WAN connection to active makes it immediately
available for use.

Idle Disconnect If this is checked, the connection will disconnect when idle after the
configured Time value.
This option is disabled by default.

Reply to ICMP If the checkbox is unticked, this option is disabled and the system will not
PING reply to any ICMP ping echo requests to the WAN IP addresses of this WAN
connection.

Default: ticked (Yes)

Cellular Settings

SIM Card If “Alternate between SIM A and SIM B periodically” is selected, the SIM
card will be switching according to the schedule time in the SIM Cards
Alternate.

If “Custom Selection” is selected, you can designate the priority of the

SIM cards (SIM A/ SIM B/ Remote SIM/ SpeedFusion Connect) and connect
to.

For routers that support the SIM Injector, you may select the “Remote
SIM” to provision a SIM from a SIM Injector. Further details on the SIM
Injector found is available here: https://www.peplink.com/products/sim-
injector/ (https://www.peplink.com/products/sim-injector/).
Remote SIM If “Use Remote SIM Only” is selected in the SIM card section, the Remote
Settings SIM Settings will be shown.

You may need to enable the remote SIM Host settings in the Remote SIM
management, see the section 22.10 or Appendix B for more details on
FusionSIM. After that, click on “Scan nearby remote SIM server” to show
the serial number(s) of the connected SIM Injector(s).

If you want to select a specific SIM, in the Cellular Settings, type “:” and
then the number of the SIM slot, eg.1111-2222-3333:7.

Fallback to This option is allowing to switch to another SIM cards when the Cellular
Prefered SIM WAN reached fallback timeout.
when

SIM Cards If “Alternate between SIM A and SIM B periodically” is selected in the
Alternate SIM Card section, the SIM Cards Alternate will be shown:

You may set the schedule time for for switching between SIM A only and
SIM B only.

5G/LTE/3G This drop-down menu allows restricting cellular to particular band. Click
the button to enable the selection of specific bands.

Optimal Cellular WANs by default will only handover from 3G to LTE network when
Network there is no active data traffic, enable this option will make it run the
Discovery handover procedures after fallback to 3G for a defined effective period,
even this may interrupt the connectivity for a short while.

Band Selection When set to Auto, band selection allows for automatically connecting to
available, supported 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.

Authentication Choose from PAP Only or CHAP Only to use those authentication
methods exclusively. Select Auto to automatically choose an
authentication method.

Operator This setting allows you to configure the APN settings of your connection.
Settings If Auto is selected, the mobile operator should be detected automatically.
The connected device will be configured and connection will be made
automatically. If there is any difficulty in making connection, you may
select Custom to enter your carrier’s APN, Login, Password, and Dial
Number settings manually. The correct values can be obtained from your
carrier. The default and recommended setting is Auto.
 APN / Login / When Auto is selected, the information in these fields will be filled
Password / SIM automatically. Select Custom to customize these parameters. The
PIN parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from the ISP.

Bandwidth Check the box Enable to enable bandwidth usage monitoring on this WAN
Allowance connection for each billing cycle. When this option is not enabled,
Monitor bandwidth usage of each month is still being tracked but no action will be
taken.

Action If email notification 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.

Start Day This option allows you to define which day of the month each billing cycle
begins.

Monthly This field is for defining the maximum bandwidth usage allowed for the
Allowance WAN connection each month.

Signal Threshold Settings

If signal threshold is defined, this connection will be treated as down when a weaker than
threshold signal is determined.

The following values are used by the threshold scale:

To define the threshold manually using specific signal strength values, please click on the
question Mark and the following field will be visible.

Wi-Fi WAN
To access/configure the Cellular WAN settings, click Network > Wi-Fi WAN Connection Name.

WAN Connection Settings

WAN Connection Enter a name to represent this Wi-Fi WAN connection.

Name

Enable Click the checkbox to toggle the on and off state of this connection.

Connection This option allows you to configure the WAN connection whether for
Priority normal daily usage or as a backup connection only.

If Always-on is chosen, the WAN connection will be kept on

continuously, regardless of the priority of other WAN connections.

If Backup is chosen, the WAN connection will depend on other WAN

connections. It will not be used when one or more higher priority
dependent WAN connections are connected.

Independent If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from

from Backup other Backup WAN connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the
WANs status of this WAN connection, and will be used when none of the other
higher priority connections are available.

Routing Mode 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 button to enable IP Forwarding.

Standby State This setting specifies the state of the WAN connection while in standby.
The available options are Remain Connected and Disconnect.

Reply to ICMP If this setting is disabled, the WAN connection will not respond to ICMP
PING ping requests. By default, this setting is enabled.

Wi-Fi WAN Settings

 Channel Select the channel width for this Wi-Fi WAN. 20MHz will have greater
Width support for older devices using 2.4Ghz, while 40MHz is appropriate for
networks with newer devices that connect using 5Ghz

Channel Determine whether the channel will be automatically selected. If you select
custom, the following table will appear:

Output Power If you are setting up a network with many Wi-Fi devices in close proximity,
then you can configure the output power here. Click the “boost” button for
additional power. However, with that option ticked, output power may
exceed local regulatory limits.

Data Rate Selecting Auto will enable the router to automatically determine the best
data rate, while manually selecting a rate will force devices to connect using
the fixed rate.

Roaming Checking this box will enable Wi-Fi roaming. Click the icon for
additional options.

Connect to This option is to specify whether the Wi-Fi WAN will connect to any open
Any Open mode access points it finds.
Mode AP

Beacon Miss This sets the threshold for the number of missed beacons.
Counter

Channel Scan Configure Channel Scan Interval in ms.

Interval

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 > Wi-Fi WAN > Create
Profile… to get started.

This will open a window similar to the one shown below

 Wi-Fi Connection Profile Settings

Network Name Enter a name to represent this Wi-Fi connection.

(SSID)

Security This option allows you to select which security policy is used for this
wireless network. Available options:

Open
WEP
Enhanced Open (OWE)
WPA3 -Personal
WPA2/WPA3 -Personal
WPA/ WPA2 – Personal
WPA/ WPA2 – ENterprise
802.1X with dynamic WEP key

Shared Key Enter the password for the wireless network.

Preffered BSSID Configure the BSSID. The BSSID is the MAC address of the wireless
access point (WAP).

Connected Choose DHCP or Static IP for the Wi-Fi WAN connection method.
Method

DNS Servers Configure the DNS servers that this WAN connection should use.

WAN Connection Settings (Common)

The remaining WAN-related settings are common to the WAN connection:
 Physical Interface Settings

Speed This is the port speed of the WAN connection. It should be set to the same speed
as the connected device in case of any port negotiation problems.

When a static speed is set, you may choose whether to advertise its speed to the
peer device or not. Advertise Speed is selected by default. You can choose not to
advertise the port speed if the port has difficulty in negotiating with the peer
device.

Default: Auto

MTU This field is for specifying the Maximum Transmission Unit value of the WAN
connection. An excessive MTU value can cause file downloads stall shortly after
connected. You may consult your ISP for the connection’s MTU value. Default
value is 1440.

MSS This field is for specifying the Maximum Segment Size of the WAN connection.

When Auto is selected, MSS will be depended on the MTU value. When Custom is
selected, you may enter a value for MSS. This value will be announced to remote
TCP servers for maximum data that it can receive during the establishment of
TCP connections.

Some Internet servers are unable to listen to MTU setting if ICMP is filtered by
firewall between the connections.

Normally, MSS equals to MTU minus 40. You are recommended to reduce the
MSS only if changing of the MTU value cannot effectively inform some remote
servers to size down data size.

Default: Auto

MAC Some service providers (e.g. cable network) identify the client’s MAC address and
Address require client to always use the same MAC address to connect to the network. If
Clone it is the case, you may change the WAN interface’s MAC address to the client PC’s
one by entering the PC’s MAC address to this field. If you are not sure, click the
Default button to restore to the default value.

VLAN Check the box to assign a VLAN to the interface.

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. For mobile Internet connections, the value of Method
can be configured as Disabled or SmartCheck.

Health Check Disabled

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.

PING This setting specifies IP addresses or hostnames with which connectivity is to be

Hosts tested via ICMP ping. If Use first two DNS servers as Ping Hosts is checked,
the target ping host will be the first DNS server for the corresponding WAN
connection. Reliable ping hosts with a high uptime should be considered. By
default, the first two DNS servers of the WAN connection are used as the ping
hosts.

Health Check Method: DNS Lookup

DNS lookups will be issued to test connectivity with target DNS servers. The connection will be
treated as up if DNS responses are received from one or both of the servers, regardless of
whether the result was positive or negative.
Health This field allows you to specify two DNS hosts’ IP addresses with which
Check DNS connectivity is to be tested via DNS lookup.
Servers
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.

If Include public DNS servers is selected and no response is received from all
specified DNS servers, DNS lookups will also be issued to some public DNS
servers. A WAN connection will be treated as down only if there is also no
response received from the public DNS servers.

Connections will be considered as up if DNS responses are received from any

one of the health check DNS servers, regardless of a positive or negative result.
By default, the first two DNS servers of the WAN connection are used as the
health check DNS servers.

Health Check Method: HTTP

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). When String to Match is filled, a health check will pass if the HTTP
return code is between 200 and 299 and if the HTTP response content contains
the string.

URL 2 WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL2

If URL2 is also provided, a health check will pass if either one of the tests
passed.

Other Health Check Settings

Timeout This setting specifies the timeout in seconds for ping/DNS lookup requests. The
default timeout is 5 seconds.

Health This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup
Check requests. The default health check interval is 5 seconds.
Interval
Health This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts
Check after which the Pepwave router will treat the corresponding WAN connection as
Retries down. Default health retries is set to 3. Using the default Health Retries
setting of 3, the corresponding WAN connection will be treated as down after
three consecutive timeouts.

Recovery This setting specifies the number of consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup
Retries responses that must be received before the Pepwave router treats a previously
down WAN connection as up again. By default, Recover Retries is set to 3.
Using the default setting, a WAN connection that is treated as down will be
considered as up again upon receiving three consecutive successful ping/DNS
lookup responses.

Automatic Public DNS Server Check on DNS Test Failure

When the health check method is set to DNS Lookup and health checks fail, the Pepwave
router will automatically perform DNS lookups on public DNS servers. If the tests are
successful, the WAN may not be down, but rather the target DNS server malfunctioned. You
will see the following warning message on the main page:

Bandwidth Allowance Monitoring

Bandwidth Allowance Monitor

Action If Email Notification 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.

Start Day This option allows you to define which day of the month each billing cycle
begins.

Monthly This field is for defining the maximum bandwidth usage allowed for the WAN
Allowance connection each month.
 Disclaimer

Due to different network protocol overheads and conversions, the amount of data reported by
this Peplink device is not representative of actual billable data usage as metered by your
network provider. Peplink disclaims any obligation or responsibility for any events arising from
the use of the numbers shown here.

Additional Public IP address

Additional Public IP Settings

IP IP Address List represents the list of fixed Internet IP addresses assigned by the
Address ISP in the event that more than one Internet IP address is assigned to this WAN
List connection. Enter the fixed Internet IP addresses and the corresponding subnet
mask, and then click the Down Arrow button to populate IP address entries to
the IP Address List.

Dynamic DNS Settings

Pepwave routers are capable of registering the domain name relationships to dynamic DNS
service providers. Through registration with dynamic DNS service provider(s), the default public
Internet IP address of each WAN connection can be associated with a host name. With dynamic
DNS service enabled for a WAN connection, you can connect to your WAN’s IP address from the
external, even if its IP address is dynamic. You must register for an account from the listed
dynamic DNS service providers before enabling this option.

If the WAN connection’s IP address is a reserved private IP address (i.e., behind a NAT router), the
public IP of each WAN will be automatically reported to the DNS service provider.

Either upon a change in IP addresses or every 23 days without link reconnection, the Pepwave
router will connect to the dynamic DNS service provider to perform an IP address update within
the provider’s records.

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:

Disabled
changeip.com
dyndns.org
no-ip.org
DNS-O-Matic
Others…

Support custom Dynamic DNS servers by entering its URL. Works with any
service compatible with DynDNS API.

Select Disabled to disable this feature.

User ID/ This setting specifies the registered user name for the dynamic DNS
Username / service.
Email

Password This setting specifies the password for the dynamic DNS service.

Hosts This field allows you to specify a list of host names or domains to be
associated with the public Internet IP address of the WAN connection. If
you need to enter more than one host, use a carriage return to separate
them.

Important Note

In order to use dynamic DNS services, appropriate host name registration(s) and a valid
account with a supported dynamic DNS service provider are required. A dynamic DNS update
is performed whenever a WAN’s IP address changes (e.g., the IP is changed after a DHCP IP
refresh, reconnection, etc.). Due to dynamic DNS service providers’ policy, a dynamic DNS host
will automatically expire if the host record has not been updated for a long time. Therefore the
Pepwave router performs an update every 23 days, even if a WAN’s IP address has not
changed.

Ch10. SpeedFusion VPN

Pepwave bandwidth bonding SpeedFusionTM is our patented technology that enables our SD-
WAN 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.

Bandwidth bonding SpeedFusionTM is specifically designed for multi-WAN environments. In case

of failures and network congestion at one or more WANs, other WANs can be used to continue
carrying the network traffic.

Different models of our SD-WAN routers have different numbers of site-to-site connections
allowed. End-users who need to have more site-to-site connections can purchase a SpeedFusion
license to increase the number of site-to-site connections allowed.

Pepwave routers can aggregate all WAN connections’ bandwidth for routing SpeedFusionTM
traffic. Unless all the WAN connections of one site are down, Pepwave routers can keep the VPN
up and running.

VPN bandwidth bonding is supported in Firmware 5.1 or above. All available bandwidth will be
utilized to establish the VPN tunnel, and all traffic will be load balanced at packet level across all
links. VPN bandwidth bonding is enabled by default.

SpeedFusion VPN
To configure SpeedFusion VPN, navigate to Advanced > SpeedFusion VPN.
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. To configure,
navigate to Advanced > SpeedFusion VPN and click the New Profile button to create a new VPN
profile (you may have to first save the displayed default profile in order to access the New Profile
button). Each profile specifies the settings for making VPN connection with one remote Pepwave
or Peplink device. Note that available settings vary by model.

A list of defined SpeedFusion connection profiles and a Link Failure Detection Time option will
be shown. Click the New Profile button to create a new VPN connection profile for making a VPN
connection to a remote Pepwave or Peplink device via the available WAN connections. Each profile
is for making a VPN connection with one remote Pepwave or Peplink Device.

SpeedFusion VPN 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 ( ).

Enable 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.

Authentication Select from By Remote ID Only, Preshared Key, or X.509 to specify the
method the Pepwave MAX will use to authenticate peers. When
selecting By Remote ID Only, be sure to enter a unique peer ID
number in the Remote ID field.
Remote ID / This optional field becomes available when Remote ID / Pre-shared
Key is selected as the Pepwave router’s VPN Authentication method,
Pre-shared Key as explained above. Pre-shared Key defines the pre-shared key used
for this particular VPN connection. The VPN connection’s session key
will be further protected by the pre-shared key. The connection will be
up only if the pre-shared keys on each side match. When the peer is
running firmware 5.0+, this setting will be ignored.

Enter Remote IDs either by typing out each Remote ID and Pre-shared
Key, or by pasting a CSV. If you wish to paste a CSV, click the icon
next to the “Remote ID / Preshared Key” setting.

Remote These optional fields become available when X.509 is selected as the
ID/Remote Pepwave MAX’s VPN authentication method, as explained above. To
Certificate 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 When this option is enabled, the router will allow multiple peers to run
Remote ID using the same remote ID.

NAT Mode Check this box to allow the local DHCP server to assign an IP address to
the remote peer. When NAT Mode is enabled, all remote traffic over the
VPN will be tagged with the assigned IP address using network address
translation.

Remote IP If NAT Mode is not enabled, you can enter a remote peer’s WAN IP
Address / Host address or hostname(s) here. If the remote uses more than one
Names (Optional) address, enter only one of them here. Multiple hostnames are allowed
and can be separated by a space character or carriage return. Dynamic-
DNS host names are also accepted.

This field is optional. With this field filled, the Pepwave MAX will initiate
connection to each of the remote IP addresses until it succeeds in
making a connection. If the field is empty, the Pepwave MAX will wait
for connection from the remote peer. Therefore, at least one of the two
VPN peers must specify this value. Otherwise, VPN connections cannot
be established.

Cost Define path cost for this profile.

OSPF will determine the best route through the network using the
assigned cost.

Default: 10

Data Port This field is used to specify a UDP port number for transporting
outgoing VPN data. If Default is selected, UDP port 4500 will be used.
Port 32015 will be used if the remote unit uses Firmware prior to
version 5.4 or if port 4500 is unavailable. If Custom is selected, enter an
outgoing port number from 1 to 65535.

Click the icon to configure data stream using TCP protocol

[EXPERIMENTAL].In the case TCP protocol is used, the exposed TCP
session option can be authorised to work with TCP accelerated WAN
link.

Bandwidth Limit Define maximum download and upload speed to each individual peer.
This functionality requires the peer to use SpeedFusion VPN version
4.0.0 or above.
 WAN Smoothing While using SpeedFusion VPN, utilize multiple WAN links to reduce the
impact of packet loss and get the lowest possible latency at the expense
of extra bandwidth consumption. This is suitable for streaming
applications where the average bitrate requirement is much lower than
the WAN’s available bandwidth.

Off – Disable WAN Smoothing.

Normal – The total bandwidth consumption will be at most 2x of the

original data traffic.

Medium – The total bandwidth consumption will be at most 3x of the

original data traffic.

High – The total bandwidth consumption depends on the number of

connected active tunnels.

Forward Error Forward Error Correction (FEC) can help to recover packet loss by using
Correction extra bandwidth to send redundant data packets. Higher FEC level will
recover packets on a higher loss rate link.

The expected overhead of Low is 13.3% and High is 26.7%.

Require peer using SpeedFusion VPN version 8.0.0 and above.

Receive Buffer Receive Buffer can help to reduce out-of-order packets and jitter, but
will introduce extra latency to the tunnel. Default is 0 ms, which
disables the buffer, and maximum buffer size is 2000 ms.

Packet If the packet size is larger than the tunnel’s MTU, it will be fragmented
Fragmentation inside the tunnel in order to pass through.

Select Always to fragment any packets that are too large to send, or Use
DF Flag to only fragment packets with Don’t Fragment bit cleared. This
can be useful if your application does Path MTU Discovery, usually
sending large packets with DF bit set, if allowing them to go through by
fragmentation, the MTU will not be detected correctly.

Use IP ToSA Checking this button enables the use of IP ToS header field.

Latency Traffic will be stopped for links that exceed the specified millisecond
Difference value with respect to the lowest latency link. (e.g. Lowest latency is
CutoffA 100ms, a value of 500ms means links with latency 600ms or more will
not be used)

A – Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.

To enable Layer 2 Bridging between SpeedFusion VPN profiles, navigate to Network > LAN >
Basic Settings > *LAN Profile Name* and refer to instructions in section
(https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch-8-configuring-the-lan-
interfaces/basic-settings/) 8.1
Traffic Distribution

Policy This option allows you to select the desired out-bound traffic distribution
policy:

Bonding – Aggregate multiple WAN-to-WAN links into a single higher

throughput tunnel.
Dynamic Weighted Bonding – Aggregates WAN-to-WAN links with
similar latencies.

By default, Bonding is selected as a traffic distribution policy.

Congestion For most WANs, especially on cellular networks, the latency will increase
Latency Level when the link becomes more congested.

Setting the Congestion Latency Level to Low will treat the link as
congested more aggressively.

Setting it to High will allow the latency to increase more before treating it
as congested.

Ignore Packet By default, when there is packet loss, it is considered as a congestion

Loss Event event. If this is not the case, select this option to ignore the packet loss
event.

Disable Bufferbloat is a phenomenon on the WAN side when it is congested. The

Bufferbloat latency can become very high due to buffering on the uplink. By default,
Handling the Dynamic Weighted Bonding policy will try its best to mitigate
bufferbloat by reducing TCP throughput when the WAN is congested.
However, as a side effect, the tunnel might not achieve maximum
bandwidth.

Selecting this option will disable the bufferbloat handling mentioned

above.

Disable TCP By default, TCP ACK will be forwarded to remote peers as fast as possible.
ACK This will consume more bandwidth, but may help to improve TCP
Optimization performance as well.

Selecting this option will disable the TCP ACK optimization mentioned
above.

Packet Jitter The default jitter buffer is 150ms, and can be modified from 0ms to
Buffer 500ms. The jitter buffer may increase the tunnel latency. If you want to
keep the latency as low as possible, you can set it to 0ms to disable the
buffer.

Note: If the Receive Buffer is set, the Packet Jitter Buffer will be
automatically disabled.
WAN Connection Priority

WAN If your device supports it, you can specify the priority of WAN connections
Connection to be used for making VPN connections. WAN connections set to OFF will
Priority never be used. Only available WAN connections with the highest priority
will be used.

To enable asymmetric connections, connection mapping to remote WANs,

cut-off latency, and packet loss suspension time, click the button.

Send All Traffic To

This feature allows you to redirect all traffic to a specified SpeedFusion VPN connection. Click
the button to select your connection and the following menu will appear:

You could also specify a DNS server to resolve incoming DNS requests. Click the checkbox next
to Backup Site to designate a backup SpeedFusion profile that will take over, should the main
SpeedFusion VPN connection fail.

Outbound Policy/SpeedFusion VPN Outbound Custom Rules

Some models allow you to set outbound policy and custom outbound rules from
Advanced>SpeedFusion VPN. See Section 14 for more information on outbound policy
settings.
 SpeedFusion VPN 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.

SpeedFusion VPN Settings

Handshake To designate a custom handshake port (TCP), click the custom radio button
PortA and enter the port number you wish to designate.

Link Failure The bonded VPN can detect routing failures on the path between two sites
Detection over each WAN connection. Failed WAN connections will not be used to route
Time VPN traffic. Health check packets are sent to the remote unit to detect any
failure. The more frequently checks are sent, the shorter the detection time,
although more bandwidth will be consumed.

When Recommended (default) is selected, a health check packet is sent

every five seconds, and the expected detection time is 15 seconds.

When Fast is selected, a health check packet is sent every three seconds, and
the expected detection time is six seconds.

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. If you have a firewall in front of your Pepwave devices, you will need to add
firewall rules for these ports and protocols to allow inbound and outbound traffic to pass
through the firewall.

Tip
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(http://www.youtube.com/PeplinkChannel) for a video tutorial!

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The Pepwave Router Behind a NAT Router

Pepwave routers support establishing SpeedFusionTM over WAN connections which are behind a
NAT (network address translation) router.

To enable a WAN connection behind a NAT router to accept VPN connections, you can configure
the NAT router in front of the WAN connection to inbound port-forward TCP port 32015 to the
Pepwave router.

If one or more WAN connections on Unit A can accept VPN connections (by means of port
forwarding or not), while none of the WAN connections on the peer Unit B can do so, you should
enter all of Unit A’s public IP addresses or hostnames into Unit B’s Remote IP Addresses / Host
Names field. Leave the field in Unit A blank. With this setting, a SpeedFusionTM connection can
be set up and all WAN connections on both sides will be utilized.

See the following diagram for an example of this setup in use:

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. The
two NAT routers on WAN1 and WAN3 connected to Router A should inbound port-forward TCP
port 32015 to Router A so that all WANs will be utilized in establishing the VPN.

SpeedFusion VPN Status

SpeedFusion VPN status is shown in the Dashboard. The connection status of each connection
profile is shown as below.

After clicking the Status button at the top right corner of the SpeedFusionTM table, you will be
forwarded to Status > SpeedFusion VPN, where you can view subnet and WAN connection
information for each VPN peer.

IP Subnets Must Be Unique Among VPN Peers

The entire interconnected SpeedFusionTM network is a single non-NAT IP network. Avoid

duplicating subnets in your sites to prevent connectivity problems when accessing those
subnets.

Ch11. IPsec VPN

IPsec VPN functionality securely connects one or more branch offices to your company’s main
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.,
unplugged cables or ISP problems) cause WAN1 to go down, our IPsec implementation will make
use of WAN2 and WAN3 for failover.

IPsec VPN Settings

Many Pepwave products can make multiple IPsec VPN connections with Peplink, Pepwave, Cisco,
and Juniper routers. 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 with a selection of encryption standards, such as 3DES, AES-128, and AES-256. To configure
IPsec VPN on Pepwave devices that support it, navigate to Advanced>IPsec VPN.
Click the New Profile button to create new IPsec VPN profiles that make VPN connections to
remote Pepwave, Cisco, or Juniper routers via available WAN connections. To edit any of the
profiles, click on its associated connection name in the leftmost column.

IPsec VPN Profile Settings

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.

IKE Version Two versions of the IKE standards are available:

IKEv1
IKEv2

Connect Upon Check this box and select a WAN to connect to this VPN automatically
Disconnection of when the specified WAN is disconnected.

Remote Gateway Enter the remote peer’s public IP address. For Aggressive Mode, this is
IP Address / Host optional.
Name
IPsec Type Policy-based – (default) All the matched traffic as defined in Local
Networks and Remote Networks will be routed to this IPsec connection,
this cannot be overridden by other routing methods.

Route-based – Outbound Policy rule is required to route traffic to this

tunnel and comes with more flexibility to control how to route traffic
compared to Policy-based. If you want to modify the traffic selector
instead of using the default (0.0.0.0/0).

Note: This option is available for certain following models only:

MAX: BR1 ENT, Transit, 700 HW3 or above, HD2 HW5 or above,
HD4

Local Networks Enter the local LAN subnets here. If you have defined static routes, they
will be shown here.

Using NAT, you can map a specific local network / IP address to

another, and the packets received by remote gateway will appear to be
coming from the mapped network / IP address. This allow you to
establish IPsec connection to a remote site that has one or more
subnets overlapped with local site.

Two types of NAT policies can be defined:

One-to-One NAT policy: if the defined subnet in Local Network and NAT
Network has the same size, for example, policy “192.168.50.0/24 >
172.16.1.0/24” will translate the local IP address 192.168.50.10 to
172.16.1.10 and 192.168.50.20 to 172.16.1.20. This is a bidirectional
mapping which means clients in remote site can initiate connection to
the local clients using the mapped address too.

Many-to-One NAT policy: if the defined NAT Network on the right hand
side is an IP address (or having a network prefix /32), for example,
policy “192.168.1.0/24 > 172.168.50.1/32” will translate all clients in
192.168.1.0/24 network to 172.168.50.1. This is a unidirectional
mapping which means clients in remote site will not be able to initiate
connection to the local clients.

Remote Networks Enter the LAN and subnets that are located at the remote site here.

Authentication To access your VPN, clients will need to authenticate by your choice of
methods. Choose between the Preshared Key and X.509 Certificate
methods of authentication.

Mode Choose Main Mode if both IPsec peers use static IP addresses. Choose
Aggressive Mode if one of the IPsec peers uses dynamic IP addresses.

Force UDP For forced UDP encapsulation regardless of NAT-traversal, tick this
Encapsulation checkbox.

Pre-shared Key This defines the peer authentication pre-shared key used to
authenticate this VPN connection. The connection will be up only if the
pre-shared keys on each side match.

Remote Certificate Available only when X.509 Certificate is chosen as the Authentication
(pem encoded) method, this field allows you to paste a valid X.509 certificate.

Local ID In Main Mode, this field can be left blank. In Aggressive Mode, if
Remote Gateway IP Address is filled on this end and the peer end,
this field can be left blank. Otherwise, this field is typically a U-FQDN.
 Remote ID In Main Mode, this field can be left blank. In Aggressive Mode, if
Remote Gateway IP Address is filled on this end and the peer end,
this field can be left blank. Otherwise, this field is typically a U-FQDN.

Phase 1 (IKE) In Main Mode, this allows setting up to six encryption standards, in
Proposal descending order of priority, to be used in initial connection key
negotiations. In Aggressive Mode, only one selection is permitted.

Phase 1 DH Group This is the Diffie-Hellman group used within IKE. This allows two parties
to establish a shared secret over an insecure communications channel.
The larger the group number, the higher the security.

Group 2: 1024-bit is the default value.

Group 5: 1536-bit is the alternative option.

Phase 1 SA This setting specifies the lifetime limit of this Phase 1 Security
Lifetime Association. By default, it is set at 3600 seconds.

Phase 2 (ESP) In Main Mode, this allows setting up to six encryption standards, in
Proposal descending order of priority, to be used for the IP data that is being
transferred. In Aggressive Mode, only one selection is permitted.

Phase 2 PFS Group Perfect forward secrecy (PFS) ensures that if a key was compromised,
the attacker will be able to access only the data protected by that key.

None – Do not request for PFS when initiating connection. However,

since there is no valid reason to refuse PFS, the system will allow the
connection to use PFS if requested by the remote peer. This is the
default value.

Group 2: 1024-bit Diffie-Hellman group. The larger the group number,

the higher the security.

Group 5: 1536-bit is the third option.

Phase 2 SA This setting specifies the lifetime limit of this Phase 2 Security
Lifetime Association. By default, it is set at 28800 seconds.

WAN Connection Priority

WAN Connection Select the appropriate WAN connection from the drop-down menu.

GRE Tunnel
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a tunneling protocol that can encapsulate a wide variety of
network layer protocols inside virtual point-to-point links over an Internet Protocol network. A
GRE tunnel is similar to IPSec or SpeedFusion VPN.
To configure a GRE Tunnel, navigate to Advanced > GRE Tunnel.

Click the New Profile button to create new GRE tunnel profiles that establish tunnel connections
to remote tunnel endpoints via available WAN connections. To edit the profiles, click on its
associated connection name in the leftmost column.

GRE Tunnel Profile Settings

Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this GRE Tunnel
connection profile.

Active When this box is checked, this GRE Tunnel connection profile will be
enabled. Otherwise, it will be disabled.

Remote GRE IP This field is for entering the remote GRE’s IP address
Address

Tunnel Local IP This field is for specifying the tunnel source IP address.
Address

Tunnel Remote IP This field is for specifying the tunnel destination IP address
Address

Tunnel Subnet Mask This field is to select the subnet mask that is to be used for the GRE
tunnel.

Connection Select the appropriate WAN connection from the drop-down menu.

Remote Networks Input the LAN and subnets that are located at the remote site here.

Ch12. OpenVPN
OpenVPN is a site to site VPN mode that can encapsulate a wide variety of network layer protocols
inside virtual point-to-point links over an Internet Protocol network.

To configure a OpenVPN, navigate to Advanced > OpenVPN and click the New Profile.
 OpenVPN Profile Settings

Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this OpenVPN profile.

Active When this box is checked, this OpenVPN connection profile will be
enabled. Otherwise, it will be disabled.

OpenVPN Profile Upload the OpenVPN configuration (.ovpn) file from your service
provider.

Login Credential This option is an optional for you to enter the username and password
(Optional) to login for the OpenVPN connection if the profile need to login.

Connection Select the appropriate WAN connection from the drop-down menu.

Ch13. Outbound Policy

Pepwave routers can flexibly manage and load balance outbound traffic among WAN
connections.

The settings for managing and load balancing outbound traffic are located at

Advanced > Outbound Policy.

Adding Rules for Outbound Policy
The menu underneath enables you to define Outbound policy rules:

The bottom-most rule is Default. Edit this rule to change the device’s default manner of
controlling outbound traffic for all connections that do not match any of the rules above it. Under
the Service heading, click Default to change these settings.

To rearrange the priority of outbound rules, drag and drop them into the desired sequence.

By default, Auto is selected as the Default Rule. You can select Custom to change the algorithm
to be used. Please refer to the upcoming sections for the details on the available algorithms.

To create a custom rule, click Add Rule at the bottom of the table.
New Custom Rule Settings

Service Name This setting specifies the name of the outbound traffic rule.

Enable This setting specifies whether the outbound traffic rule takes effect. When
Enable is checked, the rule takes effect: traffic is matched and actions are
taken by the Pepwave router based on the other parameters of the rule.
When Enable is unchecked, the rule does not take effect: the Pepwave
router disregards the other parameters of the rule.

Click the drop-down menu next to the checkbox to apply a time schedule to
this custom rule.

Source This setting specifies the source IP Address, IP Network, MAC Address or
Grouped Network for traffic that matches the rule.
Destination This setting specifies the destination IP address, IP network, Domain name,
SpeedFusion Cloud, SpeedFusion VPN Profile or Grouped network for traffic
that matches the rule.

If Domain Name is chosen and a domain name, such as foobar.com, is

entered, any outgoing accesses to foobar.com and *.foobar.com will match
this criterion. You may enter a wildcard (.*) at the end of a domain name to
match any host with a name having the domain name in the middle. If you
enter foobar.*, for example, www.foobar.com, www.foobar.co.jp, or
foobar.co.uk will also match. Placing wildcards in any other position is not
supported.
Note: if a server has one Internet IP address and multiple server names,
and if one of the names is defined here, access to any one of the server
names will also match this rule.

Protocol and This setting specifies the IP protocol and port of traffic that matches this
Port rule. Via a drop-down menu, the following protocols can be specified:

Any
TCP
UDP
IP
DSCP

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.

Algorithm This setting specifies the behavior of the Pepwave router for the custom
rule.

One of the following values can be selected (Note that some Pepwave
routers provide only some of these options):

Weighted Balance
Persistence
Enforced
Priority
Overflow
Least Used
Lowest Latency
Fastest Response Time

For a full explanation of each Algorithm, please see the following article:

https://forum.peplink.com/t/exactly-how-do-peplinks-load-balancing-
algorithmns-work/8059 (https://forum.peplink.com/t/exactly-how-do-
peplinks-load-balancing-algorithmns-work/8059)
 Load This is to define the outbound traffic weight ratio for each WAN connection.
Distribution
Weight

When No This field allows you to configure the default action when all the selected
connections Connections are not available.
are available
Drop the Traffic – Traffic will be discarded.

Use Any Available Connections – Traffic will be routed to any available

Connection, even it is not selected in the list.

Fall-through to Next Rule – Traffic will continue to match the next

Outbound Policy rule just like this rule is inactive.

Terminate This setting specifies whether to terminate existing IP sessions on a less

Sessions on preferred WAN connection in the event that a more preferred WAN
Connection connection is recovered. This setting is applicable to the Priority
Recovery algorithms. By default, this setting is disabled. In this case, existing IP
sessions will not be terminated or affected when any other WAN connection
is recovered. When this setting is enabled, existing IP sessions may be
terminated when another WAN connection is recovered, such that only the
preferred healthy WAN connection(s) is used at any point in time.

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.

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%.

Matching traffic distributed to Ethernet WAN2 is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.

Matching traffic distributed to Wi-Fi WAN is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.

Matching traffic distributed to Cellular 1 is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.

Matching traffic distributed to Cellular 2 is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.

Matching traffic distributed to USB is 16.7% = (10 / 60) x 100%.

Algorithm: Persistence
The configuration of persistent services is the solution to the few situations where link load
distribution for Internet services is undesirable. For example, for security reasons, many e-
banking and other secure websites terminate the session when the client computer’s Internet IP
address changes mid-session.

In general, different Internet IP addresses represent different computers. The security concern 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. As a result, a LAN client computer behind the Pepwave router may communicate using
multiple Internet IP addresses. For example, a LAN client computer behind a Pepwave router with
three WAN connections may communicate on the Internet using three different IP addresses.

With the persistence feature, rules can be configured to enable client computers to persistently
utilize the same WAN connections for e-banking and other secure websites. As a result, a client
computer will communicate using one IP address, eliminating the issues mentioned above.

There are two persistent modes: By Source and By Destination.

By Source: The same WAN connection will be used for traffic matching the rule and
originating from the same machine, regardless of its destination. This option
will provide the highest level of application compatibility.

By The same WAN connection will be used for traffic matching the rule,
Destination: originating from the same machine, and going to the same destination. This
option can better distribute loads to WAN connections when there are only a
few client machines.

The default mode is By Source. When there are multiple client requests, they can be distributed
(persistently) to WAN connections with a weight. If you choose Auto in Load Distribution, the
weights will be automatically adjusted according to each WAN’s Downstream Bandwidth which is
specified in the WAN settings page). If you choose Custom, you can customize the weight of each
WAN manually by using the sliders.

Algorithm: Enforced
This setting specifies the WAN connection usage to be applied on the specified IP protocol and
port. This setting is applicable only when Algorithm is set to Enforced.

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.

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. A lower priority WAN connection will be used only when all higher priority
connections have become unavailable.

Starting from Firmware 5.2, outbound traffic can be prioritized to go through SpeedFusionTM
connection(s). By default, VPN connections are not included in the priority list.

Tip

Configure multiple distribution rules to accommodate different kinds of services.

Algorithm: Overflow
The traffic matching this rule will be routed through the healthy WAN connection that has the
highest priority and is not in full load. When this connection gets saturated, new sessions will be
routed to the next healthy WAN connection that is not in full load.

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.

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. The available download
bandwidth of a WAN connection is calculated from the total download bandwidth specified on the
WAN settings page and the current download usage. The available bandwidth and WAN selection
is determined every time an IP session is made.

Algorithm: Lowest Latency

The traffic matching this rule will be routed through the healthy WAN connection that is selected
in Connection and has the lowest latency. Latency checking packets are issued periodically to a
nearby router of each WAN connection to determine its latency value. The latency of a WAN is the
packet round trip time of the WAN connection. Additional network usage may be incurred as a
result.
 Tip

The roundtrip time of a 6M down/640k uplink can be higher than that of a 2M down/2M up link
because the overall round trip time is lengthened by its slower upload bandwidth, despite its
higher downlink speed. Therefore, this algorithm is good for two scenarios:

All WAN connections are symmetric; or

A latency sensitive application must be routed through the lowest latency WAN,
regardless of the WAN’s available bandwidth.

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. By default,
this bar is on the top of all custom rules. This position means that traffic for remote VPN subnets
will be routed to the corresponding VPN peer. You can create custom Priority or Enforced rules
and move them

above the bar to override the SpeedFusionTM routes.

Upon disabling Expert Mode, all rules above the bar will be removed.

Ch14. Port Forwarding

Pepwave routers can act as a firewall that blocks, by default, all inbound access from the Internet.
By using port forwarding, Internet users can access servers behind the Pepwave router. Inbound
port forwarding rules can be defined at Advanced > Port Forwarding.

To define a new service, click Add Service.

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.

Service This setting identifies the service to the system administrator. Valid values for
Name this setting consist of only alphanumeric and underscore “_” characters.

Protocol The IP Protocol setting, along with the Port setting, specifies the protocol of
the service as TCP, UDP, ICMP, or IP. Traffic that is received by the Pepwave
router via the specified protocol at the specified port(s) is forwarded to the
LAN hosts specified by the Servers setting. Please see below for details on the
Port and Servers settings. Alternatively, the Protocol Selection Tool drop-
down menu can be used to automatically fill in the protocol and a single 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 remain manually modifiable.
Port 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.

Single Port: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified
protocol at the specified port is forwarded via the same port to the servers
specified by the Servers setting. For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP,
and Port set to Single Port and Service Port 80, TCP traffic received on port
80 is forwarded to the configured servers via port 80.

Port Range: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified
protocol at the specified port range is forwarded via the same respective
ports to the LAN hosts specified by the Servers setting. For example, with IP
Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Port Range and Service Ports 80-88, TCP
traffic received on ports 80 through 88 is forwarded to the configured servers
via the respective ports.

Port Mapping: traffic that is received by Pepwave router via the specified
protocol at the specified port is forwarded via a different port to the servers
specified by the Servers setting.

For example, with IP Protocol set to TCP, and Port set to Port Mapping,
Service Port 80, and Map to Port 88, TCP traffic on port 80 is forwarded to
the configured servers via port 88.

(Please see below for details on the Servers setting.)

Range Mapping: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the
specified protocol at the specified port range is forwarded via a different port
to the servers specified by the Servers setting.

Inbound IP This setting specifies the WAN connections and Internet IP address(es) from
Address(es) which the service can be accessed.

Server IP This setting specifies the LAN IP address of the server that handles the
Address requests for the service.

UPnP / NAT-PMP Settings

UPnP and NAT-PMP are network protocols which allow a computer connected to the LAN port to
automatically configure the router to allow parties on the WAN port to connect to itself. That way,
the process of inbound port forwarding becomes automated.

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.

Ch15. NAT Mappings

NAT mappings allow IP address mapping of all inbound and outbound NAT’d traffic to and from an
internal client IP address. Settings to configure NAT mappings are located at Advanced > NAT
Mappings.

To add a rule for NAT mappings, click Add NAT Rule.

NAT Mapping Settings

LAN Client NAT mapping rules can be defined for a single LAN IP Address, an IP Range,
or an IP Network.

IP 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.
 IP 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 option is only available
when IP Range is selected.

IP Network The IP network refers to all private IP addresses and ranges managed by the
LAN host. The system maps these addresses to a number of public IP
addresses (specified below) to facilitate outbound traffic. This option is only
available when IP Network is selected.

Inbound This setting specifies the WAN connections and corresponding WAN-specific
Mappings Internet IP addresses on which the system should bind. Any access to the
specified WAN connection(s) and IP address(es) will be forwarded to the LAN
host. This option is only available when IP Address is selected in the LAN
Client(s) field.

Note that: inbound mapping is not needed for WAN connections in drop-in
mode or IP forwarding mode. Also note that each WAN IP address can be
associated to one NAT mapping only.

Outbound This setting specifies the WAN IP addresses that should be used when an IP
Mappings connection is made from a LAN host to the Internet. Each LAN host in an IP
range or IP network will be evenly mapped to one of each selected WAN’s IP
addresses (for better IP address utilization) in a persistent manner (for better
application compatibility).

Note that: if you do not want to use a specific WAN for outgoing accesses,
you should still choose default here, then customize the outbound access rule
in the Outbound Policy section. Also note that WAN connections in drop-in
mode or IP forwarding mode are not shown here.

Click Save to save the settings when configuration has been completed.

Important Note

Inbound firewall rules override the Inbound Mappings settings.

Ch16. MediaFast
MediaFast settings can be configured from the Advanced menu.

Setting Up MediaFast Content Caching

To access MediaFast content caching settings, select Advanced > Cache Control
 MediaFast

Enable Click the checkbox to enable MediaFast content caching.

Domains / IP Choose to Cache on all domains, or enter domain names and then choose
Addresses either Whitelist (cache the specified domains only) or Blacklist (do not
cache the specified domains).

Source IP This setting allows caching to be enabled on custom subnets only.

Subnet If “Any” is selected, then caching will apply to all subnets.

The Secure Content Caching menu operates identically to the MediaFast menu, except it is for
secure content cachting accessible through https://.
In order for Mediafast devices to cache and deliver HTTPS content, every client needs to have the
necessary certificates installed*.

*See https://forum.peplink.com/t/certificate-installation-for-mediafast-https-caching/
(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 Enter a file extension, such as JPG or DOC. Then enter a lifetime in days to
Lifetime specify how long files with that extension will be cached. Add or delete
Settings entries using the controls on the right.
Viewing MediaFast Statistics
To get details on storage and bandwidth usage, select Status > MediaFast.

Prefetch Schedule
Content prefetching allows you to download content on a schedule that you define, which can
help to preserve network bandwidth during busy times and keep costs down. To access MediaFast
content prefetching settings, select Advanced > Prefetch Schedule.

Prefetch Schedule Settings

Name This field displays the name given to the scheduled download.

Status Check the status of your scheduled download here.

Next Run These fields display the date and time of the next and most recent
Time/Last occurrences of the scheduled download.
Run Time

Last Check this field to ensure that the most recent download took as long as
Duration expected to complete. A value that is too low might indicate an incomplete
download or incorrectly specified download target, while a value that is too
long could mean a download with an incorrectly specified target or stop time.

Result
This field indicates whether downloads are in progress ( ) or complete (

).

Last Check this field to ensure that the most recent download file size is within the
Download expected range. A value that is too low might indicate an incomplete
download or incorrectly specified download target, while a value that is too
long could mean a download with an incorrectly specified target or stop time.
This field is also useful for quickly seeing which downloads are consuming
the most storage space.

Actions To begin a scheduled download immediately, click .

To cancel a scheduled download, click .

To edit a scheduled download, click .

To delete a scheduled download, click .

New Click to begin creating a new scheduled download. Clicking the button will
Schedule cause the following screen to appear:

Simply provide the requested information to create your schedule.

Clear Web To clear all cached content, click this button. Note that this action cannot be
Cache undone.

Clear To clear all prefetch and status page statistics, click this button.
Statistics
Ch17. Edge Computing
ContentHub allow you to deliver webpages and applications to user 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.

Configuring the ContentHub

ContentHub storage needs to be configured before content can be uploaded to the ContentHub.
Click on the link on the information panel to configure storage.

To access ContentHub, navigate to Advanced > ContentHub and check the Enable box.

On an external server, configure content (a website or application) that will be synced to the
ContentHub. For example, an html5 website.

To configure a website or application as content, follow the steps below.

Configure a website for ContentHub

This option allows you to sync a website to the Pepwave 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 you sync it with ContentHub.

Click New Website and a window with the following configuration options will appear:
 Schedule

Active Checking the box toggles the activation of the content.

Type Select the type of content: Website or Application.

Protocol Configure the protocol to be used: HTTP, HTTPS or both.

Domain/Path Enter the URL for the ContenHub to use as the domain name for client
access (such as http://mytest.com).

Method Only applicable for Application type content. Choose between sync or file
upload.

Source Enter the details of the server that the content will be downloaded from.
Enter credentials under Username and Password.

Period This field determines how often the router will search for updates to the
source content.

Bandwidth Set a bandwidth limit for clients.

Limit

Click “Save & Apply Now” to activate the changes. A screenshot of the display after configuration
is shown below:

The content will be synced regularly according to the time set in the Period that was configured
earlier.

If you want to activate the sync manually, you can click the “ ” icon. The “Status” column

will display the sync progress. When the sync is completed, a summary will be displayed, as shown
in the screenshot below:
To access the content, open a browser in the MFA’s client and enter the domain details that were
configured earlier (such as http://mytest.com (http://mytest.com)).

Configure an application for ContentHub

MediaFast routers allow you to configure and publish any application from the router itself by
using one of the supported frameworks below:

Python (version 2.7.12)

Ruby (version 2.3.3)
Node.js (version 6.9.2)

Install the desired framework under “Package Manager” as shown below:

After installing the framework, change the ”Type” to “Application” and configure the website.
The setting is the same as the Website type (refer to the description in the section above).

Application type content need to be packed as explained below:

1. Implement two bash script files, start.sh and stop.sh in the 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 the application files and the bash script to .tar.gz format.
3. Upload this tar file to the router.

Ch18. Docker
MediaFast enabled routers can host Docker containers when running Firmware 7.1 or later.

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications.

From Firmware version 7.1.0 and upwards, it is possible to install and run Docker Containers on
your Pepwave routers with MediaFast, such as the MAX HD2 and the MAX HD4.

Due to the nature of Docker and its unlimited variables, this feature is supported by Pepwave up
to the point of creating a running Docker Container.

Information about Docker can be found on the Docker Documentation site:

https://docs.docker.com/ 2

This will allow you to run a file sharing platform (ownCloud), a web server (WordPress, Joomla!) , a
learning platform (Moodle), or a visualisation tool for viewing large scale data (Kibana).

When creating a new Docker Container, the Pepwave router will search through the Docker Hub
repository. https://hub.docker.com/explore/ 7

For detailed configuration instructions, refer to our knowledge base:

https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-run-a-docker-application-on-a-peplink-mediafast-
router/16021 (https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-run-a-docker-application-on-a-peplink-
mediafast-router/16021)

Ch19. KVM
MediaFast enabled routers now support KVM. Users will have to download and install Virtual
Machine Manager to manage the KVM virtual machines. Through this, users are able to virtualise
a Linux environment.

For detailed configuration instructions, refer to our knowledge base articles:

1. How to install a Virtual Machine on Peplink/Pepwave – MediaFast/ContentHub Routers

(https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-install-a-virtual-machine-on-peplinkpepwave-
mediafastcontenthub-routers/615d563606128ac0b42e68b7)
2. How to Install Virtual Machine with USB storage on Peplink/Pepwave –
MediaFast/ContentHub Routers (https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-install-virtual-
machine-with-usb-storage-on-peplinkpepwave-mediafastcontenthub-
routers/615d4a7e76a4d461fde5cc4c)

Ch20. QoS
User Groups (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch20-
qos/user-groups/)

Bandwidth Control (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/ch20-qos/bandwidth-control/)

Application Queue (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/ch20-qos/application-queue/)

Application (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch20-
qos/application/)

User Groups
Other than the three default user groups, you can add more user groups by entering the group
name into the column and clicking the ‘+‘ button. The user group limit is up to 10.
Bandwidth Control
This section is to define how much minimum bandwidth will be reserved to each user group when
a WAN connection is in full load. When this feature is enabled, a slider with two indicators will be
shown. You can move the indicators to adjust each group’s weighting. The lower part of the table
shows the corresponding reserved download and uploads bandwidth value of each connection.

By default, 50% of bandwidth has been reserved for Manager, 30% for Staff, and 20% for Guest.

You can define a maximum download speed (over all WAN connections) and upload speed (for
each WAN connection) that each individual Staff and Guest member can consume. No limit can be
imposed on individual Managers. By default, download and upload bandwidth limits are set to
unlimited (set as 0).

Application Queue
This section is to define the QoS Application Queue. You can set guaranteed bandwidth for a
queue and assign it to applications.
Click the Add button to create the QoS Application Queue.

Add Queue

Name This setting specifies a name for the QoS Application Queue.

Bandwidth Bandwidth to be reserved (for each WAN connection) for this queue.
When WAN is congested, this bandwidth will remain available for
applications assigned to this queue.

Borrow Spare Enable this option if you want this queue to utilize WAN’s unused
Bandwidth bandwidth.

Application
Application Prioritization (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-
manual/ch20-qos/application/application-prioritization/)

Prioritization for Custom Applications (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-

max-user-manual/ch20-qos/application/prioritization-for-custom-applications/)

DSL/Cable Optimization (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/ch20-qos/application/dsl-cable-optimization/)

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. The priority
preference of supported applications is placed at the top of the table. Custom applications are at
the bottom.
Prioritization for Custom Applications
Click the Add button to define a custom application. Click the button in the Action column
to delete the custom application in the corresponding row.

When Supported Applications is selected, the Pepwave router will inspect network traffic and
prioritize the selected applications. Alternatively, you can select Custom Applications and define
the application by providing the protocol, scope, port number, and DSCP value.

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
disabled.

SpeedFusion VPN Traffic Optimization

To enable this option to allow SpeedFusion VPN traffic has highest priority when WAN is
congested.
Ch21. Firewall
A firewall is a mechanism that selectively filters data traffic between the WAN side (the Internet)
and the LAN side of the network. It can protect the local network from potential hacker attacks,
access to offensive websites, and/or other inappropriate uses.

The firewall functionality of Pepwave routers supports the selective filtering of data traffic in both
directions:

Outbound (LAN to WAN)

Inbound (WAN to LAN)
Internal Network (VLAN to VLAN)
Local Service

The firewall also supports the following functionality:

Intrusion detection and DoS prevention

Web blocking

With SpeedFusionTM enabled, the firewall rules also apply to VPN tunneled traffic.

Access Rules
Outbound Firewall Rules

The outbound firewall settings are located at Advanced > Firewall > Access Rules.
To enable or disable the Outbound Firewall to manage device local network traffic, click on the
help icon and click here, the screen will show below.

Note

To utilize the Outbound Firewall Rule to block the Peplink device from contacting InControl 2.
may refer to the link below:

https://forum.peplink.com/t/faq-prevent-device-reaching-incontrol-
2./63f48fdfd466df34ab475f55/ (https://forum.peplink.com/t/faq-prevent-device-reaching-
incontrol-2./63f48fdfd466df34ab475f55/)

Click Add Rule to display the following screen:

Inbound Firewall Rules

Inbound firewall settings are located at Advanced > Firewall > Access Rules.

Click Add Rule to display the following screen:

Internal Network Firewall Rules

Internal Network firewall settings are located at Advanced > Firewall > Access Rules.

Click Add Rule to display the following window:

Inbound / Outbound / Internal Network Firewall Settings

Rule Name This setting specifies a name for the firewall rule.

Enable This setting specifies whether the firewall rule should take effect. If the box
is checked, the firewall rule takes effect. If the traffic matches the specified
protocol/IP/port, actions will be taken by the Pepwave router based on the
other parameters of the rule. If the box is not checked, the firewall rule does
not take effect. The Pepwave router will disregard the other parameters of
the rule.

Click the dropdown menu next to the checkbox to place this firewall rule on
a time schedule.

WAN Select the WAN connection that this firewall rule should apply to.
Connection
(Inbound)
Protocol This setting specifies the protocol to be matched. Via a drop-down menu,
the following protocols can be specified:

Any
TCP
UDP
ICMP
DSCP
IP

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 & This specifies the source IP address(es) and port number(s) to be matched
Port for the firewall rule. A single address, or a network, can be specified as the
Source IP & Port setting, as indicated by the following screenshot:

In addition, a single port, or a range of ports, can be specified for the

Source IP & Port settings.

Destination This specifies the destination IP address(es) and port number(s) to be

IP & Port matched for the firewall rule. A single address, or a network, can be
specified as the Destination IP & Port setting, as indicated by the following
screenshot:

In addition, a single port, or a range of ports, can be specified for the

Destination IP & Port settings.

Action This setting specifies the action to be taken by the router upon
encountering traffic that matches the both of the following:

Source IP & port

Destination IP & port

With the value of Allow for the Action setting, the matching traffic passes
through the router (to be routed to the destination). If the value of the
Action setting is set to Deny, the matching traffic does not pass through the
router (and is discarded).
 Event This setting specifies whether or not to log matched firewall events. The
Logging logged messages are shown on the page Status>Event Log. A sample
message is as follows:

Aug 13 23:47:44 Denied CONN=Ethernet WAN SRC=20.3.2.1

DST=192.168.1.20 LEN=48 PROTO=TCP SPT=2260 DPT=80

CONN: The connection where the log entry refers to

SRC: Source IP address
DST: Destination IP address
LEN: Packet length
PROTO: Protocol
SPT: Source port
DPT: Destination port

Click Save to store your changes. To create an additional firewall rule, click Add Rule and repeat
the above steps.

To change a rule’s priority, simply drag and drop the rule:

Hold the left mouse button on the rule.

Move it to the desired position.
Drop it by releasing the mouse button.

To remove a rule, click the button.

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 Outbound, Inbound and Internal Network access.

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.

Intrusion Detection and DoS Prevention

Pepwave routers can detect and prevent intrusions and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks from the
Internet. To turn on this feature, click , check the Enable check box, and press the Save
button.

When this feature is enabled, the Pepwave router will detect and prevent the following kinds of
intrusions and denial-of-service attacks.

Port scan
NMAP FIN/URG/PSH
Xmas tree
Another Xmas tree
Null scan
SYN/RST
SYN/FIN
SYN flood prevention
Ping flood attack prevention

Local Service Firewall Rules

For every WAN inbound traffic to local service, rules will be matched to take the defined action.
The Local Service firewall settings are located at Advanced > Firewall > Access Rules.

Click Add Rule to display the following window:

Local Service Firewall Settings

Rule Name This setting specifies a name for the firewall rule.

Enable This setting specifies whether the firewall rule should take effect.

If the box is checked, the firewall rule takes effect. If the traffic matches the
specified protocol/IP/port, actions will be taken by Peplink Balance based on
the other parameters of the rule.

If the box is not checked, the firewall rule does not take effect. The Peplink
Balance will disregard the other parameters of the rule.

Click the dropdown menu next to the checkbox to place this firewall rule on a
time schedule.
Service This option allows you to define the supported local service to be matched.
 If Any is chosen, the firewall rule will match to all supported local services
from the list.

Via a drop-down menu, the following services can be specified:

Any
SpeedFusion / PepVPN Handshake
SpeedFusion / PepVPN Data Port
Web Admin Access
DNS Server
SNMP Server
KVM Management Port
KVM VNC Port
FusionSIM Agent / Remote SIM Proxy

WAN Select the WAN connection that this firewall rule should apply to.
Connection

Source This specifies the source IP address and IP Network to be matched for the
firewall rule.

Action With the value of Allow for the Action setting, the matching traffic passes
through the router (to be routed to the destination). If the value of the Action
setting is set to Deny, the matching traffic does not pass through the router
(and is discarded).

Event This setting specifies whether or not to log matched firewall events. The
Logging logged messages are shown on the page Status>Event Log. A sample
message is as follows:

Aug 13 23:47:44 Denied CONN=Ethernet WAN SRC=20.3.2.1

DST=192.168.1.20 LEN=48 PROTO=TCP SPT=2260 DPT=80

CONN: The connection where the log entry refers to

SRC: Source IP address
DST: Destination IP address
LEN: Packet length
PROTO: Protocol
SPT: Source port
DPT: Destination port

Content Blocking
Application Blocking

Choose applications to be blocked from LAN/PPTP/SpeedFusion VPN peer clients’ access, except
for those on the Exempted User Groups or Exempted Subnets defined below.

Web Blocking

Defines website domain names to be blocked from LAN/PPTP/SpeedFusion VPN peer clients’
access except for those on the Exempted User Groups or Exempted Subnets defined below.

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.

The device will inspect and look for blocked domain names on all HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

Customized Domains

Enter an appropriate website address, and the Pepwave MAX will block and disallow
LAN/PPTP/SpeedFusionTM peer clients to access these websites. Exceptions can be added using
the instructions in Sections 20.1.3.2 and 20.1.3.3.

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. For example, 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.

The Pepwave MAX will inspect and look for blocked domain names on all HTTP traffic. Secure web
(HTTPS) traffic is not supported.

Exempted User Groups

Check and select pre-defined user group(s) who can be exempted from the access blocking rules.
User groups can be defined at QoS>User Groups section. Please refer to Section 17.1
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.16x20ju)
for details.

Exempted Subnets

With the subnet defined in the field, clients on the particular subnet(s) can be exempted from the
access blocking rules.

Ch22. Routing Protocols

OSPF & RIPv2 (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch22-
routing-protocols/ospf-ripv2/)

BGP (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch22-routing-
protocols/bgp/)

OSPF & RIPv2

The Pepwave supports OSPF and RIPv2 dynamic routing protocols.
Click the Advanced tab from the top bar, and then click the Routing Protocols > OSPF & RIPv2
item on the sidebar to reach the following menu:

OSPF

Router This field determines the ID of the router. By default, this is specified as the WAN IP
ID address. If you want to specify your own ID, enter it into the Custom field.

Area This is an overview of the OSPF areas that you have defined. Clicking on the name
under Area allows you to configure the connection. To define a new area, click Add.
To delete an existing area, click on the .
 OSPF Settings

Area ID Assign a name to be applied to this group. Machines linked to this group
will send and receive related OSPF packets, while unlinked machines will
ignore them.

Link Type Choose the type of network that this area will use.

Authentication If an authentication method is used, select one from this drop-down menu.
Available options are MD5 and Text. Authentication key(s) may be input
next to the drop-down menu after selecting an authentication method.

Interfaces Select the interface(s) that this area will use to listen to and deliver OSPF
packets.

To access RIPv2 settings, click on .

RIPv2 Settings

Authentication If an authentication method is used, select one from this drop-down menu.
Available options are MD5 and Text. Authentication key(s) may be input
next to the drop-down menu after selecting an authentication method.

Interfaces Select the interface(s) that this area will use to listen to and deliver RIPv2
packets.
 OSPF & RIPv2 Route Advertisement

SpeedFusion VPN Isolate SpeedFusion VPN peers from each other. Received
Route Isolation SpeedFusion VPN routes will not be forwarded to other SpeedFusion
VPN peers to reduce bandwidth consumption..

Network Networks to be advertised over OSPF & RIPv2. If no network is

Advertising selected, all LAN / VLAN networks will be advertised by default.

Static Route Enabling OSPF & RIPv2 Route Advertising allows it to advertise LAN
Advertising static routes over OSPF & RIPv2. Static routes on the Excluded
Networks table will not be advertised.

BGP
Click the Advanced tab along the top bar, and then click the BGP item on the sidebar to configure
BGP.

Click the “x” to delete a BGP profile.

Click “Add” to create a new BGP profile.

BGP Profile

Name This field specifies the name that represents this profile.
Enable When this box is checked, this BGP profile will be enabled.
If it is left unchecked, it will be disabled.

Interface The interface in which the BGP neighbor is located.

Router ID This field specifies the unique IP as the identifier of the local device running
BGP.

Autonomous The Autonomous System Number (ASN) assigned to this profile.

System

Neighbor BGP Neighbors and their details.

IP address The IP address of the Neighbor.

Autonomous The Neighbor’s ASN.

System

Multihop/TTL This field determines the Time-to-live (TTL) of BGP packets.

Leave this field blank if the BGP neighbor is directly connected, otherwise
you must specify a TTL value. This option should be used if the configured
Neighbor’s IP address does not match the selected Interface’s network
subnets. The TTL value must be between 2 to 255.

Password (Optional) Assign a password for MD5 authentication of BGP sessions.

AS-Path AS path to be prepended to the routes received from this Neighbor.

Prepending: Values must be ASN and separated by commas. For example: inputting
“64530,64531” will prepend “64530, 64531” to received routes.

Hold Time Wait time in seconds for a keepalive message from a Neighbor before
considering the BGP connection as stalled.

The value must be either 0 (infinite hold time) or between 3 and 65535
inclusively.

Default: 240

Next Hop Self Enable this option to advertise your own source address as the next hop
when propagating routes.

iBGP Local This is the metric advertised to iBGP Neighbors to indicate the preference
Preference for external routes. The value must be between 0 to 4294967295
inclusively.

Default: 100

BFD Enable this option to add Bidirectional Forwarding Detection for path
failure. All directly connected Neighbors that use the same physical
interface share the same BFD settings. All mulithop Neighbors share the
same multihop BFD settings. You can configure BFD settings in the BGP
profile listing page after this option is enabled.
Network Select the Networks that will be advertised to the BGP Neighbor.
Advertising

Static Route Enable this option to advertise static LAN routes. Static routes that
Advertising match the Excluded Networks table will not be advertised.

Custom Route Additional routes to be advertised to the BGP Neighbor.

Advertising

Advertise OSPF When this box is checked, every learnt OSPF route will be advertised.
Route

Set Community Assign a prefix to a Community.

Community:

Two numbers in new-format.

e.g. 65000:21344

Well-known communities:

no-export 65535:65281

no-advertise 65535:65282

no-export-subconfed 65535:65283

no-peer 65535:65284

Route Prefix:

Comma separated networks.

e.g. 172.168.1.0/24,192.168.1.0/28
 Filter Mode This field allows for the selection of the filter mode for route
import.

None: All BGP routes will be accepted.

Accept: Routes in “Restricted Networks” will be accepted,

routes not in the list will be rejected.

Reject: Routes in “Blocked Networks” will be rejected, routes

not in the list will be accepted.

Restricted Networks / This field specifies the network(s) in the “route import” entry.
Blocked Networks
Exact Match: When this box is checked, only routes with the
same Network and Subnet Mask will be filtered.
Otherwise, routes within the Networks and Subnets will be
filtered.

Filter Mode This field allows for the selection of the filter mode for route
export.

None: All BGP routes will be accepted.

Accept: Routes in “Restricted Networks” will be accepted,

routes not in the list will be rejected.

Reject: Routes in “Blocked Networks” will be rejected, routes

not in the list will be accepted.

Restricted Networks / This field specifies the network(s) in the “route export” entry.
Blocked Networks
Exact Match: When this box is checked, only routes with the
same Network and Subnet Mask will be filtered.
Otherwise, routes within the Networks and Subnets will be
filtered.

Export to other BGP When this box is checked, routes learnt from this BGP profile
Profile will be exported to other BGP profiles.

Export to OSPF When this box is checked, routes learnt from this BGP profile
will be exported to the OSPF routing protocol.

Ch23. Remote User Access

A remote-access VPN connection allows an individual user to connect to a private business
network from a remote location using a laptop or desktop computer connected to the Internet.
Networks routed by a Pepwave router can be remotely accessed via OpenVPN, L2TP with IPsec or
PPTP. To configure this feature, navigate to Advanced > Remote User Access and choose the
required VPN type.

Remote User Access Settings

Enable When this box is checked, this Remote User Access profile will be
enabled.
If it is left unchecked, it will be disabled.
VPN Type This field allows you to select the VPN type for the remote user access
connection. The available options are:

L2TP with IPsec

If L2TP with IPsec is selected, it may need to enter the pre-shared key
for the remote user access.

PPTP

If PPTP selected, there is 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

OpenVPN

If the OpenVPN is selected, the OpenVPN Client profile can be

downloaded from the Status > Device page after the configuration has
been saved.

You have a choice between 2 different OpenVPN Client profiles:

“Route all traffic” profile

Using this profile, VPN clients will send all the traffic through the
OpenVPN tunnel
“Split tunnel” profile
Using this profile, VPN clients will ONLY send those traffic
designated to the untagged LAN and VLAN segment through the
OpenVPN tunnel.

Pre-shared Key If L2TP with IPsec is selected in the VPN Type, enter the pre shared key
in the text field. Please note that remote devices will need this
preshared key to access the Balance.

Disabled Weak You may click the button to show in the Pre-shared key and enable
Ciphers this option.

When checked, weak ciphers such as 3DES will be disabled.

Please note: Legacy and Android devices may not able to connect.

Connection If OpenVPN is selected in the VPN Type, this settings is for specifying
Security Refresh the interval for refreshing the connection.

Listen On This setting is for specifying the WAN IP addresses that allow remote
user access.
Port If OpenVPN is selected in the VPN Type, the Port setting specifies the
port(s) that correspond to the service.

Authentication Determine the method of authenticating remote users:

Local User Accounts

This setting allows you to define the Remote User Accounts. Click Add
to input username and password to create an account. After
adding the user accounts, you can click on a username to edit the
account password.

Note:

The username must contain lowercase letters, numerics, underscore(_),

dash(-), at sign(@), and period(.) only.
The password must be between 8 and 12 characters long

LDAP Server

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 Diretory

Enter the matching Active Directory details to allow for Active Directory
server authentication.
Ch24. 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 Peplink router that is being used).

High Availability
Many Pepwave routers support high availability (HA) configurations via an open standard virtual
router redundancy protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768). In an HA configuration, two Pepwave routers
provide redundancy and failover in a master-slave arrangement. In the event that the master unit
is down, the slave unit becomes active. High availability will be disabled automatically where there
is a drop-in connection configured on a LAN bypass port.

In the diagram, the WAN ports of each Pepwave router connect to the router and to the modem.
Both Pepwave routers connect to the same LAN switch via a LAN port.

An elaboration on the technical details of the implementation of the virtual router redundancy
protocol (VRRP, RFC 3768) by Pepwave routers follows:

In an HA configuration, the two Pepwave routers communicate with each other using VRRP
over the LAN.
The two Pepwave routers broadcast heartbeat signals to the LAN at a frequency of one
heartbeat signal per second.
In the event that no heartbeat signal from the master Pepwave router is received in 3
seconds (or longer) since the last heartbeat signal, the slave Pepwave router becomes active.
The slave Pepwave router initiates the WAN connections and binds to a previously configured
LAN IP address.
At a subsequent point when the master Pepwave router recovers, it will once again become
active.

You can configure high availability at Advanced > Misc. Settings > High Availability.
High Availability

Enable Checking this box specifies that the Pepwave router is part of a high
availability configuration.

Group Number This number identifies a pair of Pepwave routers operating in a high
availability configuration. The two Pepwave routers in the pair must
have the same Group Number value.

Preferred Role This setting specifies whether the Pepwave router operates in master or
slave mode. Click the corresponding radio button to set the role of the
unit. One of the units in the pair must be configured as the master, and
the other unit must be configured as the slave.

Resume Master This option is displayed when Master mode is selected in Preferred
Role Upon Role. If this option is enabled, once the device has recovered from an
Recovery outage, it will take over and resume its Master role from the slave unit.

Configuration This option is displayed when Slave mode is selected in Preferred Role.
Sync. If this option is enabled and the Master Serial Number entered
matches with the actual master unit’s, the master unit will automatically
transfer the configuration to this unit. Please make sure the LAN IP
Address and the Subnet Mask fields are set correctly in the LAN
settings page. You can refer to the Event Log for the configuration
synchronization status.

Master Serial If Configuration Sync. is checked, the serial number of the master unit
Number is required here for the feature to work properly.

Virtual IP The HA pair must share the same Virtual IP. The Virtual IP and the LAN
Administration IP must be under the same network.

LAN This setting specifies a LAN IP address to be used for accessing

Administration IP administration functionality. This address should be unique within the
LAN.

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. For example, a firewall sitting behind the Pepwave router should
set its default gateway as the virtual IP instead of the IP of the master router.

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.

RADIUS Server
RADIUS Server settings are located at Advanced > Misc. Settings > RADIUS Server.
To configure the Authentication Server and Accounting Server, click New Profile to display the
following screen:

Authentication Server

Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile.

Host Specifies the IP address or hostname of the RADIUS server host.

Port This setting specifies the UDP destination port for authentication requests. By
default, the port number is 1812.

Secret This field is for entering the secret key for communicating to the RADIUS server.

Accounting Server

Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile.

Host Specifies the IP address or hostname of the RADIUS server host.

Port This setting specifies the UDP destination port for accounting requests. By default,
the port number is 1813.

Secret This field is for entering the secret key for communicating to the RADIUS server.
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.

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-peplink-
product/ (https://forum.peplink.com/t/how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate-and-import-it-to-a-
peplink-product/)

Service Forwarding
Service forwarding settings are located at Advanced > Misc. Settings > Service Forwarding.

Service Forwarding

SMTP When this option is enabled, all outgoing SMTP connections destined for any
Forwarding 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 When this option is enabled, all outgoing connections destined for the proxy
Forwarding server specified in Web Proxy Interception Settings will be intercepted.
These connections will be redirected to a specified web proxy server and port
number. Web proxy interception settings and proxy server settings for each
WAN can be specified after selecting Enable.
 DNS When this option is enabled, all outgoing DNS lookups will be intercepted
Forwarding and redirected to the built-in DNS name server. If any LAN device is using the
DNS name servers of a WAN connection, you may want to enable this option
to enhance the DNS availability without modifying the DNS server setting of
the clients. The built-in DNS name server will distribute DNS lookups to
corresponding DNS servers of all available WAN connections. In this case,
DNS service will not be interrupted, even if any WAN connection is down.

Custom When custom service forwarding is enabled, outgoing traffic with the
Service specified TCP port will be forwarded to a local or remote server by defining
Forwarding its IP address and port number.

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. 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.

The Pepwave router will intercept SMTP connections. Choose a WAN port according to the
outbound policy, and then forward the connection to the SMTP server if the chosen WAN has
enabled forwarding. If the forwarding is disabled for a WAN connection, SMTP connections for the
WAN will be simply be forwarded to the connection’s original destination.

Note

If you want to route all SMTP connections only to particular WAN connection(s), you should
create a custom rule in outbound policy (see Section 14.2).

Web Proxy Forwarding

When this feature is enabled, the Pepwave router will intercept all outgoing connections destined
for the proxy server specified in Web Proxy Interception Settings, choose a WAN connection
with reference to the outbound policy, and then forward them to the specified web 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.

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.

Service Passthrough
Service passthrough settings can be found at Advanced>Misc. Settings>Service Passthrough.
Some Internet services need to be specially handled in a multi-WAN environment. Pepwave
routers can handle these services such that Internet applications do not notice being behind a
multi-WAN router. Settings for service passthrough support are available here.

Service Passthrough Support

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. 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.323 With this option enabled, protocols that provide audio-visual communication
sessions will be defined on any packet network and pass through the Pepwave
router.

FTP FTP sessions consist of two TCP connections; one for control and one for data. In a
multi-WAN situation, they must be routed to the same WAN connection. Otherwise,
problems will arise in transferring files. By default, the Pepwave router monitors TCP
control connections on port 21 for any FTP connections and binds TCP connections
of the same FTP session to the same WAN. If you have an FTP server listening on a
port number other than 21, you can check Define custom control ports and enter
the port numbers in the text boxes.

TFTP The Pepwave router monitors outgoing TFTP connections and routes any incoming
TFTP data packets back to the client. Select Enable if you want to enable TFTP
passthrough support.

IPsec This field is for enabling the support of IPsec NAT-T passthrough. UDP ports 500,
NAT-T 4500, and 10000 are monitored by default. You may add more custom data ports
that your IPsec system uses by checking Define custom ports. If the VPN contains
IPsec site-to-site VPN traffic, check Route IPsec Site-to-Site VPN and choose
the WAN connection to route the traffic to.

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.
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.

Be sure to check whether your serial cable is a null modem cable, commonly known as crossover
cable, or a straight through cable. If in doubt, swap Rx and Tx, and RTS and CTS, at the other end
and give it another go.

Once connected, your serial device should be accessible on your Pepwave MAX router LAN IP
address at the specified TCP port.
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.

GPS Report Choose from NMEA or TAIP format for sending GPS reports.
Format

NMEA Sentence If you’ve chosen to send GPS reports in NMEA format, select one or more
Type sentence types for sending the data (GPRMC, GPGGA, GPVTG, GPGSA,
and GPGSV).

Vehicle ID The vehicle ID will be appended in the last field of the NMEA sentence.
Note that the NMEA sentence will become customized and non-standard.

TAIP Sentence If you’ve chosen to send GPS reports in TAIP format, select one or more
Type/TAIP ID sentence types for sending the data (PV—Position / Velocity Solution
(optional) and CP—Compact Velocity Solution). You can also optionally include an
ID number in the TAIP ID field.

Ignition Sensing
Ignition Sensing detects the ignition signal status of a vehicle it is installed in.

This feature allows the cellular router to start up or shut down when the engine of that vehicle 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

Function Colour Wire

I/O Digital Input / Digital Output / Analog Input Brown

IGN I/P Digital Input / Ignition Sensing Orange

DC IN connected to permanent negative feed (ground) Black

–

DC IN connected to permanent positive feed (power) Red

Connectivity diagram for devices with 4-pin connector

Connectivity diagram for devices with terminal block connection

GPIO Menu

Note: This feature is applicable for certain models that come with a GPIO interface.

Ignition Sensing options can be found in Advanced > GPIO.

The configurable option for Ignition Input is Delay; the time in seconds that the router stays
powered on after the ignition is turned off.

a.) Ignition sensing: 9-30V active high for IGN purpose

b.) Input Sensing: I/O input

The O/P (connected to the I/O pin on a 4 pin connector) can be configured as a digital input, a
digital output, or an analog input.

Digital Input – the connection supports input sensing; it reads the external input and determines
if the settings should be ‘High’ (on) or ‘Low’ (off).

Digital Output – when there is a healthy WAN connection, the output pin is marked as ‘High’ (on).
Otherwise, it will be marked as ‘Low’ (off).

a.) Digital output:

Open drain for IO output. It is required to add an external pull up resistor of 10K for 3.3-30V pull
up voltage.
(DO NOT exceed 250mA)
3.3-30V active high, 0.05-0.5V active low(mapping to 3.3-30V pull up voltage)
b.) Digital input: I/O input

Note: The Digital Output state (on/off) upon rebooting the device may vary depending on
the model, eg. MAX BR1 MK2 = Persistent; MAX Transit Mini with ContentHub = Reset to
default, etc.

Analog Input – to be confirmed. In most cases, it should read the external input and determine
the voltage level.

NTP Server
Pepwave routers can now serve as a local NTP server. Upon start up, it is now able to provide
connected devices with the accurate time, precise UTC from either an external NTP server or via
GPS and ensuring that connected devices always receive the correct time.

Compatible with: BR1 ENT, BR1 Pro CAT-20/5G, 700 HW3, HD2/4, Transit
NTP Server setting can be found via: Advanced>Misc. Settings>NTP Server

Time Settings can be found at System>Time>Time Settings

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.

Remote SIM Management

The Remote SIM management is accessible via Advanced > Misc Settings > Remote SIM
Management. By default, this feature is disabled.

Please note that a limited number of Pepwave routers support the SIM Injector, may refer to the
link: https://www.peplink.com/products/sim-injector/ (https://www.peplink.com/products/sim-
injector/) or Appendix B for more details on FusionSIM Manual.
Remote SIM Host Settings

Remote SIM Host Settings

Active LAN Check this box to enable Auto LAN discovery of the remote SIM server..
Discovery

Remote SIM Enter the public IP address of the SIM Injector. If you enter IP addresses
Host here, it is not necessary to tick the “Auto LAN Discovery” box above.

You may define the Remote SIM information by clicking the “Add Remote SIM”. Here, you can
enable Data Roaming and custom APN for your SIM cards.

Add Remote SIM Settings

SIM Server Add a new SIM Server

SIM Server – Serial Enter the serial number of SIM Server

Number

SIM Server – Name This optional field allows you define a name for the SIM Server

SIM Slot Click the drop-down menu and choose which SIM slot you want
to connect.
 SIM Slot – Name This optional field allows you to define a name for the SIM slot.

Data Roaming Enables data roaming on this particular SIM card.

Operator Settings (for This setting allows you to configure the APN settings of your
LTE//HSPA/EDGE/GPRS connection. If Auto is selected, the mobile operator should be
Only) detected automatically. The connected device will be configured
and connection will be made automatically. If there is any
difficulty in making a connection, you may select Custom to
enter your carrier’s APN, Username and Password settings
manually. The correct values can be obtained from your carrier.
The default and recommended setting is Auto.

SIM Toolkit
The SIM Toolkit, accessible via Advanced > Misc Settings > SIM Toolkit, supports two
functionalities, USSD and SMS.

USSD
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a protocol used by mobile phones to
communicate with their service provider’s computers. One of the most common uses is to query
the available balance.

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 in your
Pepwave router.

UDP Relay
You may define the UDP relay by clicking the Advanced > Misc Settings > UDP Relay. You can
click to enable the UDP relay to relay UDP Broadcast or Multicast traffic for
LAN/VLAN/SpeedFusion VPN.

Click “New UDP Relay Rule” to define the relay rule.

 UDP Relay

Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile.

Port This feid is to enter the specific port number for the UDP relay

Multicast If Multicast is not selected, it will broadcast relay rule. If Multicast is

selected, you may need to enter a valid multicast address.

Secure Select the specific connection as a source network to where the device is to
Network relay UDP Broadcast packets.

Destination You may select the specific connection from the drop-down list or may
Network custom combination network as a destination network that receives the
UDP packet relays.

Ch25. AP
AP Controller (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch25-
ap/ap-controller/)

Wireless SSID (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch25-

ap/wireless-ssid/)

Wireless Mesh (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch25-

ap/wireless-mesh/)

Settings (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch25-
ap/settings/)

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

AP The AP controller for managing Pepwave APs can be enabled by checking

Management 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. A local DNS record, AP Controller,
will be added to the local DNS proxy.

Sync Method As soon as possible

Progressively
One 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.

Wireless SSID

Current SSID information appears in the SSID section. To edit an existing SSID, click its name in
the list. To add a new SSID, click Add. Note that the following settings vary by model.
The below settings ishows a new SSID window with Advanced Settings enabled (these are
available by selecting the question mark in the top right corner).
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). The default value of this setting is 0, which means VLAN tagging is
disabled (instead of tagged with zero).

Broadcast This setting specifies whether or not Wi-Fi clients can scan the SSID of this
SSID 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 This setting enables the filtering of multicast network traffic to the wireless
FilterA SSID.

Multicast This setting specifies the transmit rate to be used for sending multicast
RateA network traffic. The selected Protocol and Channel Bonding settings will
affect the rate options and values available here.

IGMP To allow the Pepwave router to listen to internet group management

Snooping A protocol (IGMP) network traffic, select this option.

DHCP Option If you use a distributed DHCP server/relay environment, you can enable this
82 A option to provide additional information on the manner in which clients are
physically connected to the network.

Layer 2 Layer 2 refers to the second layer in the ISO Open System Interconnect
Isolation A model.

When this option is enabled, clients on the same VLAN, SSID, or subnet are
isolated to that VLAN, SSID, or subnet, which can enhance security. Traffic is
passed to the upper communication layer(s). By default, the setting is
disabled.
 Maximum Indicate the maximum number of clients that should be able to connect to
Number of each frequency.
Clients

A – Advanced feature. Click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.

Security Settings

Security This setting configures the wireless authentication and encryption methods.
Policy Available options :

Open (No Encryption)

Enhanced Open (OWE)
WPA3 -Personal (AES:CCMP)
WPA2/WPA3 -Personal (AES:CCMP)
WPA2 -Personal (AES:CCMP)
WPA2 – Enterprise
WPA/WPA2 – Personal (TKIP/AES: CCMP)
WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise

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. 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.

NOTE:

When WPA2/WPA3- Personal is configured, if a managed AP which is NOT WPA3

PSK capable, the AP Controller will not push those WPA3 and WPA2/WPA3 SSID to
that AP.

Access Control

Restricted The settings allow the administrator to control access using MAC address
Mode filtering. Available options are None, Deny all except listed, Accept all
except listed and Radius MAC Authentication.
MAC Connection coming from the MAC addresses in this list will be either denied
Address List or accepted based on the option selected in the previous field.

If more than one MAC address needs to be entered, you can use a carriage
return to separate them.

RADIUS Settings

Authentication This field is for specifying the IP address of the primary RADIUS server
Host for Authentication and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS server.

Authentication In the field, the UDP authentication port(s) used by your RADIUS
Port server(s) or click the Default is 1812.

Authentication This settings is enter the RADIUS shared secret for the primary server
Secret and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS server.

Accounting Host This field is for specifying the IP address of the primary RADIUS server
for Accounting and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS server.

Accounting Port In the field, enter the UDP accounting port(s) used by your RADIUS
server(s) or click the Default is 1813.

Accounting Secret This settings is enter the RADIUS shared secret for the primary server
and, if applicable, the secondary RADIUS server.

NAS-Identifier Choose between Device Name, LAN MAC address, Device Serial
Number and Custom Value

Guest Protect

Block All Check this box to deny all connection attempts by private IP addresses.
Private IP
 Custom Subnet To create a custom subnet for guest access, enter the IP address and
choose a subnet mask from the drop-down menu.

Block To block access from a particular subnet, enter the IP address and choose a
Exception subnet mask from the drop-down menu.

Firewall Settings

Firewall Mode The settings allow administrators to control access to the SSID based on
Firewall Rules.

Available options are Disable, Lockdown – Block all except… and

Flexible -Allow all except…

Firewall Create Firewall Rules based on Port, IP Network, MAC address or

Exceptions Domain Name

Wireless Mesh

Wireless Mesh Support is available on devices running 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) and above. Along with
the AP Controller, mesh network extensions can be established, which can expand network
coverage. Note that the Wireless Mesh settings need to match the Mesh ID and Shared Key of the
other devices on the same selected frequency band.

To create a new Wireless Mesh profile, go to AP > Wireless Mesh, and click Add.

Wireless Mesh Settings

Mesh ID Enter a name to represent the Mesh profile.

Frequency Select the 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequency to be used.

 Shared Enter the shared key in the text field. Please note that it needs to match the
Key shared keys of the other APs in the Wireless Mesh settings.

Click Hide / Show Characters to toggle visibility.

Settings
To configure the AP settings, navigating to AP > Settings :

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 Pepwave MAX 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.
Operating This drop-down menu specifies the national / regional regulations which
Country the AP 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.
The maximum transmission power will be 20 dBm (100 mW).

Note: Users are required to choose an option suitable to local laws and
regulations.

Per FCC regulation, the country selection is not available on all models
marketed in the US. All US models are fixed to US channels only.

Preferred These buttons determine the frequency at which access points will
Frequency attempt to broadcast. This feature will only work for APs that can
transmit at both 5.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies.

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 There are three options: 20 MHz, 20/40 MHz, and 40 MHz. With this
feature enabled, the Wi-Fi system can use two channels at once. Using
two channels improves the performance of the Wi-Fi connection.

Channel This drop-down menu selects the 802.11 channel to be utilized. Available
options are from 1 to 11 and from 1 to 13 for the North America region
and Europe region, respectively. (Channel 14 is only available when the
country is selected as Japan with protocol 802.11b.) If Auto is set, the
system will perform channel scanning based on the scheduled time set
and choose the most suitable channel automatically.

Auto Channel Indicate the time of day at which update automatic channel selection.
Update

Output Power This drop-down menu determines the power at which the AP under this
profile will broadcast. When fixed settings are selected, the AP will
broadcast at the specified power level, regardless of context. When
Dynamic settings are selected, the AP will adjust its power level based
on its surrounding APs in order to maximize performance.

The Dynamic: Auto setting will set the AP to do this automatically.

Otherwise, the Dynamic: Manual setting will set the AP to dynamically
adjust only if instructed to do so. If you have set Dynamic:Manual, you
can go to AP>Toolbox>Auto Power Adj. to give your AP further
instructions.

If you click the Boost checkbox, the AP under this profile will transmit
using additional power. Please note that using this option with several
APs in close proximity will lead to increased interference.

Client Signal This field determines that maximum signal strength each individual
Strength client will receive. The measurement unit is megawatts.
Threshold

Max number of This field determines the maximum clients that can be connected to APs
Clients under this profile.
 Management This field specifies the VLAN ID to tag to management traffic, such as AP
VLAN ID to AP controller communication traffic. The value is 0 by default,
meaning that no VLAN tagging will be applied.

Note: change this value with caution as alterations may result in loss of
connection to the AP controller.

Discover Nearby This option is to turn on and off to scan the nearby the AP.
NetworksA
Note: Feature will be automatically turned on with Auto Channel /
Dynamic Output Power

Beacon RateA This drop-down menu provides the option to send beacons in different
transmit bit rates. The bit rates are 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 6Mbps,
and 11Mbps.

Beacon IntervalA This drop-down menu provides the option to set the time between each
beacon send. Available options are 100ms, 250ms, and 500ms.

DTIMA This field provides the option to set the frequency for beacon to include
delivery traffic indication message (DTIM). The interval unit is measured
in milliseconds.

RTS ThresholdA This field provides the option to set the minimum packet size for the unit
to send an RTS using the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting 0 disables this
feature.

Fragmentation Determines the maximum size (in bytes) that each packet fragment will
ThresholdA be broken down into. Set 0 to disable fragmentation.

Distance/Time Select the distance you want your Wi-Fi to cover in order to adjust the
ConverterA below parameters. Default values are recommended.

Slot TimeA This field provides the option to modify the unit wait time before it
transmits. The default value is 9μs.

ACK TimeoutA This field provides the option to set the wait time to receive
acknowledgement packet before doing retransmission. The default value
is 48μs.

A – Advanced feature. Click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate.

Important Note

Per FCC regulation, the country selection is not available on all models marketed in the US. All
US models are fixed to US channels only.

The device with integrated AP can operate under the Wi-Fi Operating Mode, and the default
setting is WAN + AP mode:

Note: This option is available for selected devices only (HD2/HD4 and HD2/HD4 MBX).

Integrated AP
WAN In this mode, all Wi-Fi will operate as Wi-Fi WAN and no integrated Wi-Fi AP will be
operated on this device.

If Wi-Fi Operating mode is choosing WAN, The status indicated by the front panel
LED is as follows:

Wi-Fi 1 is Green if Wi-Fi WAN 1 is enabled.

Wi-Fi 2 is Green if Wi-Fi WAN 2 is enabled.

WAN + In this mode, some Wi-Fi will operate as Wi-Fi WAN. Some other Wi-Fi WANs will be
AP forced offline and their Wi-Fi resources will be reserved for integrated Wi-Fi AP
operations.

If Wi-Fi Operating mode is choosing WAN + AP, The status indicated by the front
panel LED is as follows:

Wi-Fi 1 is Green if WI-FI WAN is enabled.

Wi-Fi 2 is Green if Wi-Fi AP is ON.

AP In this mode, all Wi-Fi functions as integrated Wi-Fi AP. All Wi-Fi WANs will be forced
to go offline.

If Wi-Fi Operating mode is choosing AP, The status indicated by the front panel LED
is as follows:

W-Fi 1 is Green, if there is any Wireless SSID is selected 2.4GHz.

W-Fi 2 is Green, if there is any Wireless SSID is selected 5GHz.

Web Administration Settings (on External AP)

Enable Check the box to allow the Pepwave router to manage the web admin
access information of the AP.

Web Access These buttons specify the web access protocol used for accessing the
Protocol 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 This option will be available if you have chosen HTTPS as the Web
Redirection Access Protocol. With this enabled, any HTTP access to the web admin
will redirect to HTTPS automatically.

Admin User Name This field specifies the administrator username of the web admin. It is
set as admin by default.

Admin Password This field allows you to specify a new administrator password. You may
also click the Generate button and let the system generate a random
password automatically.
This allows users to configure AP Time Settings (both Timezone and NTP) in AP Controller.

AP Time Settings

Time Zone This field is to select the time zone for the AP controller.

Time Server This field is to select the time server for the AP controller.

This settings is to allow user to manage external AP’s controller unreachable action. When
Manage Unreachable Action is checked, there will have 2 options which are “None” and “Radio
Off“.

This is an option to enable client load balancing for AP Controller. When the option is enabled, it is
trying to balance the station count on APs within the same profile.

Some Pepwave models displays a screen similar to the one shown below, navigating to AP >
Settings:

Wi-Fi Radio Settings

Operating This option sets the country whose regulations the Pepwave router
Country follows.

Wi-Fi Antenna Wi-Fi Antenna Choose from the router’s internal or optional external
antennas, if so equipped.

Wi-Fi AP Settings

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 This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be used.
Channel 1 (2.412 GHz) is selected by default.

Channel Width Auto (20/40 MHz) and 20 MHz are available. The default setting is Auto
(20/40 MHz), which allows both widths to be used simultaneously.

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.

Beacon RateA This option is for setting the transmit bit rate for sending a beacon. By
default, 1Mbps is selected.

Beacon This option is for setting the time interval between each beacon. By
IntervalA default, 100ms is selected.

DITMA This field allows you to set the frequency for the beacon to include a
delivery traffic indication message. The interval is measured in
milliseconds. The default value is set to 1 ms.

Slot TimeA This field is for specifying the wait time before the Router transmits a
packet. By default, this field is set to 9 µs.

ACK TimeA 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 This option allows you to enable frame aggregation to increase

AggreagtionA transmission throughput.

Guard This setting allows choosing a short or long guard period interval for your
IntervalA transmissions.

Ch26. AP Controller Status

Info (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-controller-
status/info/)

Access Point (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-

controller-status/access-point-usage/)

Wireless SSID (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-

controller-status/wireless-ssid/)

Wireless Client (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-

controller-status/wireless-client/)

Mesh / WDS (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-

controller-status/mesh-wds/)

Nearby Device (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-

controller-status/nearby-device/)

Event Log (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ap-controller-

status/event-log/)
Info
A comprehensive overview of your AP can be accessed by navigating to AP > Controller Status >
Info.

AP Controller

License This field displays the maximum number of AP your Balance router can control.
Limit 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. Clicking any
colored box will toggle the display of information for that SSID. By default, all
the graphs show information for all SSIDs.

No. of APs This pie chart and table indicates how many APs are online and how many are
offline.

No.of This graph displays the number of clients connected to each network at any
Clients given time. Mouse over any line on the graph to see how many clients
connected to a specific SSID for that point in time.

Data This graph enables you to see the data usage of any SSID for any given time
Usage 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.
0

Events

This event log displays all activity on your AP network, down to the client level. Click View
Alerts to see only alerts, and click the More… link for additional records.

This allow user to configure AP Time Settings (both Timezone and NTP) in AP Controller.

AP Time Settings

Time Zone Ths field is to select the time zone for the AP controller.

Time Server Ths field is to select the time server for the AP controller.

This settings is to allow user to manage external AP’s controller unreachable action. When
Manage Unreachable Action is checked, there will have 2 options which are “None” and “Radio
Off“.

This is an option to enable client load balancing for AP Controller. When the option is enabled, it is
trying to balance the station count on APs within the same profile.

Access Point
A detailed breakdown of data usage for each AP is available at AP > Controller Status > Access
Point.
Managed APs
Managed This table shows the detailed information on each AP, including channel,
APs number of clients, upload traffic, and download traffic. Click the blue arrows at
the left of the table to expand and collapse information on each device group.

On the right of the table, you will see the following icons: .

Click the icon to see a usage table for each client:

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 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.

Click the Event tab next to Wireless Usage to view a detailed event log for that
particular device:

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.

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.
Click the icon to bookmark specific users, and click the icon for additional details about
each user:
Mesh / WDS
Mesh / WDS allows you to monitor the status of your wireless distribution system (WDS) or Mesh,
and track activity by MAC address by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Mesh / WDS. This
table shows the detailed information of each AP, including protocol, transmit rate (sent /
received), signal strength, and duration.

Nearby Device
A listing of near devices can be accessed by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Nearby
Device.
 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.

Event Log
You can access the AP Controller Event log by navigating to AP > Controller Status > Event Log.

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.
Ch27. 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. To receive new firmware packs, you can click Check for
Updates to download new packs, or you can click Manual Upload to manually upload a
firmware pack. Click Default to define which firmware pack is default.

Ch28. System Settings

Admin Security (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-
system-settings/admin-security/)

Firmware (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-
settings/firmware/)

Time (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-
settings/time/)

Schedule (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-
settings/schedule/)

Email Notification (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/ch28-system-settings/email-notification/)

Event Log (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-

settings/event-log/)

SNMP (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-
settings/snmp/)

SMS Control (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-

system-settings/sms-control/)

InControl (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-
settings/incontrol/)

Configuration (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-
system-settings/configuration/)

Feature Add-ons (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-

system-settings/feature-add-ons/)
Reboot (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch28-system-
settings/reboot/)

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. Before the session expires, you may click the Logout button in the web admin
to exit the session.

0 hours 0 minutes signifies an unlimited session time. This setting should be used only in special
situations, as it will lower the system security level if users do not log out before closing the
browser. The default is 4 hours, 0 minutes.

For security reasons, after logging in to the web admin Interface for the first time, it is
recommended to change the administrator password. Configuring the administration interface to
be accessible only from the LAN can further improve system security. Administrative settings
configuration is located at System>Admin Security.

Admin Settings

Device Name This field allows you to define a name for this Pepwave router. By default, Device Name is set as MAX_XXXX,
refers to the last 4 digits of the unit’s serial number.

Admin User Admin User Name is set as admin by default, but can be changed, if desired.
Name
Admin This field allows you to specify a new administrator password.
Password

Confirm Admin This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password.
Password

Read-only User Read-only User Name is set as user by default, but can be changed, if desired.
Name

Read-only This field allows you to specify a new user password. Once the user password is set, the read-only user featur
Password enabled.

Confirm Read- This field allows you to verify and confirm the new user password.
only Password

Web Session This field specifies the number of hours and minutes that a web session can remain idle before the Pepwave r
Timeout terminates its access to the web admin interface. By default, it is set to 4 hours.
Authentication With this box is checked, the web admin will authenticate using an external RADIUS server. Authenticated use
Method as either “admin” with full read-write permission or “user” with read-only access. Local admin and user accoun
disabled. When the device is not able to communicate with the external RADIUS server, local accounts will be
for emergency access. Additional authentication options will be available once this box is checked.

Available options:

Local Account
RADIUS

Authentication Protocol This specifies the authentication protocol used. Available options are MS-CHAP

Authentication Host This specifies the IP address or hostname of the RADIUS server host.

Authentication Port This setting specifies the UDP destination port for authentication requests.

Authentication Secret This field is for entering the secret key for accessing the RADIUS server.

Accounting Host This specifies the IP address or hostname of the RADIUS server host.

Accounting Port This setting specifies the UDP destination port for accounting requests.

Accounting Secret This field is for entering the secret key for accessing the accounting server.

Authentication Timeout This option specifies the time value for authentication timeout

TACACS+

TACACS+ Server This specifies the access address of the external TACACS+ server.

TACACS+ Server Secret This field is for entering the secret key for accessing the RADIUS server.

TACACS+ Server Timeout This option specifies the time value for TACACS+ timeout

CLI SSH & The CLI (command line interface) can be accessed via SSH. This field enables CLI support. For additional inform
Console regarding CLI, please refer to Section
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#heading=
CLI SSH Access This menu allows you to choose between granting access to LAN and WAN clients, or to LAN clients only.

CLI SSH Port This field determines the port on which clients can access CLI SSH.

CLI SSH Access This field is for entering the Public Key for Admin Users and Read-only Users to access CLI SSH.
Public Key

Security This option is for specifying the protocol(s) through which the web admin interface can be accessed:

HTTP
HTTPS
HTTP/HTTPS

HTTP to HTTPS redirection is enabled by default to force HTTPS access to the web admin interface.

Web Admin This option is for specifying the network interfaces through which the web admin interface can be accessed:
Access
LAN only
LAN/WAN

If LAN/WAN is chosen, the WAN Connection Access Settings form will be displayed.

Web Admin This field is for specifying the port number on which the web admin interface can be accessed.
Port

WAN Connection Access Settings

 Allowed This field allows you to restrict web admin access only from defined IP
Source IP subnets.
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. 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 This is to choose which WAN IP address(es) the web server should listen on.
IP Address(es)

Firmware
Web admin interface : automatically check for updates

Upgrading firmware can be done in one of three ways.

Using the router’s interface to automatically check for an update, using the router’s interface to
manually upgrade the firmware, or using InControl2 to push an upgrade to a router.

The automatic upgrade can be done from System > Firmware.

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.
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. A manual upgrade using the GA firmware posted on the site
may also be recommended or required for a couple of reasons.

All of the Peplink/Pepwave GA firmware can be found here

(https://www.peplink.com/support/downloads/) 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.

Navigate to System > Firmware and click the Choose File button under the Manual Firmware
Upgrade section. Navigate to the location that the firmware was downloaded to select the “.img”
file and click the Open button.

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.

The InControl method

Described in this knowledgebase article on our forum. (https://forum.peplink.com/t/upgrading-

firmware-the-incontrol2-method/)

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 This specifies the time zone (along with the corresponding Daylight Savings Time
Zone 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.

Time This field allows to select your time sync mode, the available options are:
Sync
Time Server
GPS
GPS with Time Server as fallback

Time This setting specifies the NTP network time server to be utilized by the Pepwave
Server router.

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.
 Edit Schedule Profile

Enabling Click this checkbox to enable this schedule profile. Note that if this is disabled,
then any associated features will also have their scheduling disabled.

Name 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.

Schedule Click on the desired times to enable features at that time period. You can hold
Map your mouse for faster entry.

Email Notification
Email notification functionality provides a system administrator with up-to-date information on
network status. The settings for configuring email notifications are found at System>Email
Notification.
 Email Notification Settings

Email This setting specifies whether or not to enable email notification. If Enable
Notification 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. If the
server requires authentication, check Require authentication.

Connection This setting specifies via a drop-down menu one of the following valid
Security Connection Security:

None
STARTTLS
SSL/TLS

SMTP Port This field is for specifying the SMTP port number. By default, this is set to
25. If Connection Security is selected “STARTTLS”, the default port number
will be set to 587. If Connection Security is selected “SSL/TLS”, the default
port number will be set to 465.

You may customize the port number by editing this field.

SMTP User This setting specifies the SMTP username and password while sending
Name / email. These options are shown only if Require authentication is checked
Password in the SMTP Server setting.

Confirm SMTP This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password.
Password

Sender’s Email This setting specifies the email address the Pepwave router will use to send
Address reports.

Recipient’s This setting specifies the email address(es) to which the Pepwave router
Email Address will send email notifications. For multiple recipients, separate each email
addresses using the 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.
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.

Event Log Settings

Remote This setting specifies whether or not to log events at the specified remote
Syslog syslog server.

Remote This setting specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote syslog server.
Syslog Host

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.
 URL This setting is to enable event logging at the specified log server.
Logging

URL This setting specifies the IP address or hostname of the URL log server.
Logging
Host

Session This setting is to enable event logging at the specified log server.
Logging

Session This setting specifies the IP address or hostname of the Session log server.
Logging
Host

For more information on the Router Utility, go to:

www.peplink.com/products/router-utility
(http://www.peplink.com/products/router-utility)

SNMP
SNMP or simple network management protocol is an open standard that can be used to collect
information about the Pepwave router. SNMP configuration is located at System>SNMP.

SNMP Settings

SNMP Device Name This field shows the router name defined at System>Admin
Security.

SNMP Port 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.

SNMP Trap This option allows you to enable SNMP Trap. If enabled, the
following entry fields will appear.

SNMP Trap This setting specifies the SNMP Trap community name.
Community

SNMP Trap Server Enter the IP address of the SNMP Trap server.

SNMP Trap Port This option specifies the port which the SNMP Trap server will use.
The default port is 162.

SNMP Trap Server This option allows you to enable and configure the heartbeat
Heartbeat interval for the SNMP Trap server.

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 This setting specifies the SNMP community name.

Allowed Source This setting specifies a subnet from which access to the SNMP server is
Subnet Address allowed. Enter subnet address here (e.g., 192.168.1.0) and select the
appropriate subnet 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.

 Authentication This setting specifies via a drop-down menu one of the following
Protocol valid authentication protocols:

NONE
MD5
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.

SMS Control
SMS Control allows the user to control the device using SMS even if the modem does not have a
data connection. The settings for configuring the SMS Control can be found at System>SMS
Control.

Supported Models

Balance/MAX: *-LTE-E, *-LTEA-W, *-LTEA-P, *-LTE-MX

EPX: *-LW*, *-LP*

When this box is checked, the device will be allowed to take actions according to received
commands via SMS.

Make sure your mobile plan supports SMS, and note that some plans may incur additional
charges for this.

SMS Control can reboot devices and configure cellular settings over signalling channels, even if
the modem does not have a data connection.

For details of supported SMS command sets, please refer to our knowledge base
(https://download.peplink.com/resources/sms_control_command_reference.pdf).
 SMS Control Settings

Enable Click the checkbox to enable the SMS Control.

Password This setting sets the password for authentication – maximum of 32 characters,
which cannot include semicolon (;).

White Optionally, you can add phone number(s) to the whitelist. Only matching phone
List numbers are allowed to issue SMS commands. Phone numbers must be in the
E.164 International Phone Numbers format.

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. 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.

Alternatively, you can also privately host InControl. Simply check the “Privately Host InControl”
box and enter the IP Address of your InControl Host. If you have multiple hosts, you may enter
the primary and backup IP addresses for the InControl Host and tick the “Fail over to InControl in
the cloud” box. The device will connect to either the primary InControl Host or the
secondary/backup ICA/IC2.

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.

Configuration
Backing up Pepwave router settings immediately after successful completion of initial setup is
strongly recommended. The functionality to download and upload Pepwave router settings is
found at System>Configuration. Note that available options vary by model.
 Configuration

Restore The Restore Factory Settings button is to reset the configuration to

Configuration to factory default settings. After clicking the button, you will need to
Factory Settings click the Apply Changes button on the top right corner to make the
settings effective.

Download Active Click Download to backup the current active settings.

Configurations

Upload To restore or change settings based on a configuration file, click

Configurations Choose File to locate the configuration file on the local computer,
and then click Upload. The new 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 In a high availability (HA) configuration, a Pepwave router can quickly

Configurations from load the configuration of its HA counterpart. To do so, click the
High Availability Upload button. After loading the settings, configure the LAN IP
Pair address of the Pepwave router so that it is different from the HA
counterpart.

Feature Add-ons
Some Pepwave routers 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.
Reboot
This page provides a reboot button for restarting the system. For maximum reliability, the
Pepwave router can equip with two copies of firmware. Each copy can be a different version. You
can select the firmware version you would like to reboot the device with. The firmware marked
with (Running) is the current system boot up firmware.

Please note that a firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive firmware partition.

Ch29. Tools
Ping (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch29-tools/ping/)

Traceroute Test (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch29-

tools/traceroute-test/)

SpeedFusion VPN Test (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/ch29-tools/speedfusion-vpn-test/)

Wake-on-LAN (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch29-
tools/wake-on-lan/)

CLI (Command Line Interface Support) (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-

max-user-manual/ch29-tools/cli-command-line-interface-support/)

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.

Traceroute Test
The traceroute test tool traces the routing path to the destination through a particular Ethernet
interface or a SpeedFusionTM connection. The traceroute test utility is located at
System>Tools>Traceroute.

Tip

A system administrator can use the traceroute utility to analyze the connection path of a
LAN/WAN connection.
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”

WAN Analysis
The WAN Analysis feature allows you to run a WAN to WAN speed test between 2 Peplink devices .

You can 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.

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.

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.
The test output will show the Data Streams Parameters, the Throughput as a graph, and the
Results.

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.

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.
Ch30. Status
Device (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-
status/device/)

GPS Data (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/gps-data/)

Active Sessions (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/active-sessions/)

Client List (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/client-list/)

WINS Client (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/wins-client/)

UPnP / NAT-PMP (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/upnp-nat-pmp/)

OSPF & RIPv2 (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/ospf-ripv2/)

BGP (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-status/bgp/)

SpeedFusion Status (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-

manual/ch30-status/speedfusion-status/)

Event Log (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch30-

status/event-log/)

Device
System information is located at Status>Device.
System Information

Device Name This is the name specified in the Device Name field located at
System > Admin Security.

Model This shows the model name and number of this device.

Product Code If your model uses a product code, it will appear here.

Hardware Revision This shows the hardware version of this device.

Serial Number This shows the serial number of this device.

Firmware This shows the firmware version this device is currently running.

SpeedFusion VPN Version This shows the current SpeedFusion VPN version.

Modem Support Version This shows the modem support version. For a list of supported
modems, click Modem Support List.

InControl Managed InControl Managed Configurations (firmware, VLAN, Captive

Configuration Portal, etcetera)

Host Name The host name assigned to the Pepwave router appears here.

Uptime This shows the length of time since the device has been
rebooted.

System Time This shows the current system time.

OpenVPN Client Profile Link to download OpenVpn Client profile when this is enabled in
Remote User Access

Diagnostic Report The Download link is for exporting a diagnostic report file
required for system investigation.

Remote Assistance This option is to Turn on remote assistance with the time
duration.
The second table shows the MAC address of each LAN/WAN interface connected. To view your
device’s End User License Agreement (EULA), click Legal.

GPS Data

GPS enabled models automatically store up to seven days of GPS location data in GPS eXchange
format (GPX). To review this data using third-party applications, click Status > Device 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 (http://www.peplink.com/index.php?
view=faq&id=294) to download the driver.

Active Sessions
Information on active sessions can be found at Status > Active Sessions > Overview.
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. In addition, you can see which clients are initiating the most sessions.

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 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.
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.

Clients can be imported into the DHCP reservation table by clicking the button on the
right. You can update the record after import by going to Network > LAN.

If the PPTP server (see Section 19.2

(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.3nqndbk)),
SpeedFusionTM (see Section 12.1
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.2y3w247)),
or AP controller (see Section 20
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vp7p6ElA8pgmy5zbnxpQKqcxCyEaT3QWyxMtVTpwUic/edit#bookmark=id.1maplo9))
is enabled, you may see the corresponding connection name listed in the Name field.

In the client list table, there is a “Ban Client” feature which is used to disconnect the Wi-Fi and
Remote User Access clients by clicking the button on the right.

There is a blocklist on the same page after you banned the Wi-Fi or Remote User Access clients.

You may also unblock the Wi-Fi or Remote User Access clients when the client devices need to
reconnect the network by clicking the button on the right.
UPnP / NAT-PMP
The table that shows the forwarded ports under UPnP and NAT-PMP protocols is located at
Status>UPnP/NAT-PMP. This section appears only if you have enabled UPnP / NAT-PMP as
mentioned in Section 16.1.1.

Click to delete a single UPnP / NAT-PMP record in its corresponding row. To delete all
records, click Delete All on the right-hand side below the table.

Important Note

UPnP / NAT-PMP records will be deleted immediately after clicking the button or Delete
All, without the need to click Save or Confirm.

OSPF & RIPv2

Shows status of OSPF and RIPv2
BGP
Shows status of BGP

SpeedFusion VPN
Current SpeedFusion VPN status information is located at Status > SpeedFusion VPN.

Details about SpeedFusion VPN connection peers appears as below:

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 SpeedFusion chart displaying real-time throughput, latency, and
drop-rate information for each WAN connection.
When pressing the button, the following menu will appear:

The connection information shows the details of the selected SpeedFusion VPN profile,
consisting of the Profile name, Router ID, Router Name and Serial Number of the remote router

Advanced features for the SpeedFusion VPN 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.
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.
This can be used when testing the SpeedFusion VPN’s speed between two locations to see if there
is interference or network congestion between certain WAN connections.

The SpeedFusion VPN test configuration allows us to configure and perform thorough tests.
This is usually done after the initial installation of the routers and in case there are problems with
aggregation.

Press the Start button to perform throughput test according to the configured options.

If TCP is selected, 4 parallel streams will be generated to get the optimal results by default. This
can be customized by selecting a different value of streams.

Using more streams will typically get better results if the latency of the tunnel is high.

Peplink also published a whitepaper about Speedfusion which can be downloaded from the
following url:
http://download.peplink.com/resources/whitepaper-speedfusion-and-best-practices-2019.pdf
(http://download.peplink.com/resources/whitepaper-speedfusion-and-best-practices-2019.pdf)

Event Log
Event log information is located at Status > Event Log.

Device Event Log

The log section displays a list of events that has taken place on the Pepwave router. Click the
to refresh log entries automatically. Click the button to clear the log.

Firewall Event log

This section displays a list of events that have taken place within a firewall. Click the
button and the log will be refreshed.

SpeedFusion VPN Event log

This section displays a list of events that have taken place within a SpeedFusion VPN connection.
Click the button and the log will be refreshed.

Ch31. 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.

Ch32. 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 recorded
nor shown.
Real-Time (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch32-usage-
reports/real-time/)

Hourly (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch32-usage-
reports/hourly/)

Daily (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch32-usage-
reports/daily/)

Monthly (https://manual.peplink.com/documentation/pepwave-max-user-manual/ch32-usage-
reports/monthly/)

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.

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.
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.
The scale of the graph can be set to display megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB).
All WAN Daily Bandwidth Usage

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. The scale
of the graph can be set to display megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB).
All WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage

Ethernet WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage

Tip

By default, the scale of data size is in MB. 1GB equals 1024MB.

Appendix A. Restoration of Factory Defaults
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.
Hold for approximately 10 seconds for factory reset (Note: The LED status light shows in RED, until
the status light off and release the button).

After the Pepwave router finishes rebooting, the factory default settings will be restored.

Important Note

All previous configurations and bandwidth usage data will be lost after restoring factory
default settings. Regular backup of configuration settings is strongly recommended.

Appendix B. FusionSIM Manual

FusionSIM Manual

Peplink has developed a unique technology called FusionSIM, which allows SIM cards to remotely
link to a cellular router. This can be done via cloud or within the same physical network. There are
a few key scenarios to fit certain applications.

The purpose of this manual is to provide an introduction on where to start and how to set up for
the most common scenarios and uses.

Requirements

1. A Cellular router that supports FusionSIM technology

2. SIM Injector
3. SIM card
Notes:

Always check for the latest Firmware version (https://www.peplink.com/support/downloads/)

for both the cellular router and the SIM Injector. You can also check for the latest Firmware
version on the device’s WEB configuration page.
A list of products that support FusionSIM can be found on the SIM Injector WEB page
(https://www.peplink.com/products/sim-injector/). Please check under the section Supported
models.

SIM Injector reset and login details

How to reset a SIM Injector:

Hold the reset button for 5-10 seconds. Once the LED status light turns RED, the reset button
can be released. SIM Injector will reboot and start with the factory default settings.

The default WEB login settings:

User: admin
Password: admin
IP address: the device only has a DHCP client and no fallback IP address. Therefore, it is
advised to check every time what IP address is assigned to the SIM Injector.

Notes:

The SIM Injector can be monitored via InControl 2. Configuration is not supported.

Scenario 1
SIM Injector in LAN of Cellular Router

Setup topology
This is the most basic scenario in which the SIM Injector is connected directly to the cellular
router’s LAN port via an ethernet cable. This allows for the cellular router to be positioned for the
best possible signal. Meanwhile, the SIM cards can be conveniently located in other locations such
as the office, passenger area, or the bridge of a ship. The SIM Injector allows for easily swapping
SIM cards without needing to access a cellular router.

IMPORTANT: Cellular WAN will not fallback to the local SIM if it is configured to use the SIM
Injector.

Configuring the SIM Injector

1. Connect the SIM Injector to the LAN port of the cellular router.
2. Insert SIM cards into the SIM Injector. The SIM cards will be automatically detected.

IMPORTANT: SIM cards inserted into SIM Injector must not have a PIN code.

Note 1: The SIM Injector gets its IP address via DHCP and doesn’t have a static IP address. To find
it’s address, please check the DHCP lease on the cellular router.

Configuring the Cellular Router

Step 1. Enable the SIM Injector communication protocol.

1a. If you are using a Balance cellular router, go to the Network tab (top navigation bar).

1b. If you are using a MAX cellular router, go to the Advanced tab (top navigation bar).

2. Under Misc. settings (left navigation bar) find Remote SIM Management.
3. In Remote SIM Management, click on the edit icon next to Remote SIM is Disabled.

4. Check the Auto LAN discovery checkbox and click Save and Apply Changes.

5. Click Save and then Apply Changes.

Step 2. Enable RemoteSIM for the selected Cellular interface.

1. Go to Network (top navigation bar), then WAN (left navigation bar) and click Details for a
selected cellular WAN. This will open the WAN Connection Settings page.

2. Scroll down to Cellular settings.

3. In the SIM Card section, select Use Remote SIM Only.
 4. Enter configuration settings in Remote SIM Settings section. Click on Scan nearby remote
SIM server to show the serial number(s) of the connected SIM Injector(s). Available
configuration options for cellular interface are shown below:

A. Defining SIM Injector(s)

Format: <S/N>
Example 1: 1111-2222-3333
Example 2: 1111-2222-3333 4444-5555-6666

B. Defining SIM Injector(s) SIM slot(s):

Format: <S/N:slot number>

Example 1: 1111-2222-3333:7,5 (the Cellular Interface will use SIM in slot 7, then 5)
Example 2: 1111-2222-3333:1,2 1111-2222-3333:3,4 (the cellular Interface will use SIM in slot
1, then in 2 from the first SIM Injector, and then it will use 3 and 4 from the second SIM
Injector).

Note: It is recommended to use different SIM slots for each cellular interface.

5. Click Save and Apply Changes.

Step 3. (Optional) Custom SIM cards settings.

1a. For a Balance router, go to the Network (Top tab).

1b. For a MAX router, go to the Advanced (Top tab).

2. Under Misc. settings (Left-side tab) find Remote SIM Management.

3. Click on the Add Remote SIM button, fill in all the required info and click Save. This section
allows defining custom requirements for a SIM card located in a certain SIM slot:
Enable/Disable roaming (by default roaming is disabled).
Add Custom mobile operator settings (APN, user name, password).

4. Repeat configuration for all SIM cards which need custom settings.
5. Click Apply Changes to take effect.
Scenario 2
SIM Injector in WAN of main Router and multiple Cellular Routers

Setup topology

In this scenario, each HD Dome creates a WAN connection to the main router. A single SIM
Injector is used to provide SIM cards for each HD Dome. The HD Dome can be replaced with any
Peplink cellular router supporting RemoteSIM technology.

This scenario requires the completion of the configuration steps shown in Scenario 1 in
addition to the configuration steps explained below.

Additional configurations for Cellular Routers

Step 1. Disable the DHCP server.

HD Dome 1 should act as a DHCP server.

HD Dome 2 should be configured to have a static IP address with DHCP disabled.
Both routers should be in the same subnet (e.g. 192.168.50.1 and 192.168.50.2).

1. Go to Network (Top tab), then Network Settings (Left-side tab), and click on Untagged
LAN. This will open up the LAN settings page.
2. Change the IP address to 192.168.50.2.
3. In the DHCP Server section, uncheck the checkbox to disable DHCP Server.
4. Click Save and Apply Changes.

Step 2. Ethernet port configuration

The Ethernet port must be set to ACCESS mode for each HD Dome. To do this, dummy VLANs need
to be created first.
 1. Go to Network (Top tab), then Network Settings (Left-side tab), and click on New LAN. This
will open the settings page to create a dummy VLAN.
2. The image below shows the values that need to be changed to create a new VLAN:

Note: set different IP addresses for each HD dome (e.g. 192.168.10.1 and 192.168.10.2).
3. Click Save and Apply Changes.
4. Go to Network (Top tab), then Port Settings (Left-side tab).
5. Set the Port Type to Access and set VLAN to Untagged LAN (see picture below).

6. Click Save and Apply Changes.

Configuration requirements for the main Router

Requirements for the main router are:

Configure WAN 1 as a DHCP client.

WAN 1 will automatically get the Gateway IP address from HD Dome 1.
Configure WAN 2 as a Static IP and set it to 192.168.50.12.
Configure WAN 2 Gateway to 192.168.50.2. Same as the HD Dome 2’s IP address.

Scenario 3
SIM Injector in LAN of main Router and multiple Cellular Routers

Setup topology
In this scenario, SIMs are provided to the HD Domes via the main router. In this example, the
Remote SIM Proxy functionality needs to be enabled on the main router.

Notes:

HD Dome can be replaced with any other cellular router that supports RemoteSIM.
It is recommended to use Peplink Balance series
(https://www.peplink.com/products/balance-series/) or X series
(https://www.peplink.com/products/x-series/) routers as the main router.

This scenario requires the completion of the configuration steps for the cellular router and
the SIM Injector as in Scenario 1. The configuration for the main router is explained below.

Main Router configuration

IMPORTANT: Main router LAN side and Cellular Routers must be configured using different
subnets, e.g. 192.168.50.1/24 and 192.168.100.1/24.

Note: please make sure the Peplink router is running Firmware 8.1.0 or above.

1. Open the main router WEB interface and change:

From <IP address>/cgi-bin/MANGA/index.cgi to <IP address>/cgi-bin/MANGA/support.cgi.

This will open the support.cgi page.

 2. Scroll down to find Remote SIM Proxy and click on [click to configure] that is located next
to it.
3. Check the Enable checkbox.
4. Click on Save.
5. Go back to the index.cgi page and click on Apply Changes.

Scenario 4
SIM Injector in a remote location

Setup topology

Requirements for installing a SIM Injector in a remote location:

Cellular router communicates with the SIM Injector via UDP port 50000. Therefore this port
must be reachable via public IP over the Internet.
The one way latency between the cellular router and the SIM Injector should be up to 250
ms. A higher latency may lead to stability issues.
The cellular router must have Internet connection to connect to the SIM Injector. It can be
another Internet connection via Ethernet or Fiber if possible, or a secondary cellular interface
with a local SIM (Ignite SIM).
Due to its high latency, it is not recommended to use satellite WAN for connecting to a SIM
Injector in remote locations.

SIM Injector configuration is the same as in Scenario 1.

Cellular Router configuration

Step 1. Enable the SIM Injector communication protocol.

1a. For a Balance cellular router, go to the Network (Top tab).

1b. For a MAX cellular router, go to the Advanced (Top tab).

2. Under Misc. settings (Left-side tab), find Remote SIM Management.

3. In Remote SIM Management, click on the edit icon next to Remote SIM is Disabled.
4. Enter the public IP of the SIM Injector and click Save and Apply Changes.

Notes:

Do NOT check Auto LAN Discovery.

Do NOT add a SIM Injector serial number to the Remote SIM Host field.

Step 2. RemoteSIM and custom SIM card settings configurations are the same as in Scenario 1.

How to check if a Pepwave Cellular Router

supports Remote SIM
1. Go to Network (Top tab), then WAN (Left-side tab), and click Details on any cellular WAN.
This will open the WAN Connection Settings page.
2. Scroll down to Cellular settings.

If you can see the Remote SIM Settings section, then the cellular router supports Remote SIMs.

Monitor the status of the Remote SIM

1. Go to Network (Top tab), then WAN (Left-side tab), and click Details on the cellular WAN
which was configured to use RemoteSIM.
2. Check the WAN Connection Status section. Within the cell WAN details, there is a section
for Remote SIM (SIM card IMSI, SIM Injector serial number and SIM slot).
Appendix C. Overview of ports used by Peplink
SD-WAN routers and other Peplink services
Overview of ports used by Peplink SD-WAN routers and other Peplink services

Default Usage Service Inbound/Outbound Default

Port Status
Number

UDP 5246 Data flow InControl Outbound Enabled

TCP 443 HTTPS service InControl Outbound Enabled

TCP 5246 Optional, used InControl Outbound Enabled

when TCP 443 is
not responding

TCP 5246 Remote Web Admin InControl Virtual Outbound Enabled

Appliance

TCP 4500 VPN Data (TCP SpeedFusion VPN / Inbound / Disabled

Mode) SpeedFusion Outbound*

TCP 32015 VPN handshake SpeedFusion VPN / Inbound / Disabled

SpeedFusion Outbound*

UDP 4500 VPN Data SpeedFusion VPN / Inbound / Disabled

SpeedFusion Outbound*

UDP VPN Data SpeedFusion VPN / Inbound / Disabled

32015º (alternative) SpeedFusion Outbound*

TCP/UDP VPN Sub-Tunnels SpeedFusion VPN / Inbound / Disabled

4500+N-1^ Data SpeedFusion Outbound*

UDP VPN Sub-Tunnels SpeedFusion VPN / Inbound / Disabled

32015+N- Data (alternative) SpeedFusion Outbound*
1^

UDP 4500 VPN Data IPsec Inbound / Disabled

Outbound*

UDP 500 VPN initiation IPsec Inbound / Disabled

Outbound*

UDP 500 L2TP Remote User Inbound Disabled

Access
 UDP 1701 L2TP Remote User Inbound Disabled
Access

UDP 4500 L2TP Remote User Inbound Disabled

Access

UDP 1194 OpenVPN Remote User Inbound Disabled

Access

IP 47 PPTP (GRE) Remote User Inbound Disabled

Access

TCP 2222 Remote Assistance Peplink Outbound Enabled

Direct connection Troubleshooting
Assistance

TCP 80 HTTP traffic Web Admin Inbound Enabled

Interface access

TCP 443 HTTPS traffic Web Admin Inbound Enabled

Interface access
(secure)

TCP 8822 SSH SSH Inbound Disabled

UDP 161 SNMP Get SNMP monitoring Inbound Disabled

UDP 162 SNMP Trap SNMP monitoring Outbound Disabled

TCP, UDP Radius Radius Outbound Disabled

1812 Authentication

TCP, UDP Radius Accounting Radius Outbound Disabled

1813

UDP 123 Network Time NTP Inbound Disabled

Protocol
Outbound Enabled

TCP 60660 Real-time location GPS Outbound Disabled

data in NMEA
format

Disclaimer:

By default, only TCP 32015 and UDP 4500 are needed for SpeedFusion VPN / SpeedFusion.
Inbound / Outbound* – Inbound = For Server mode; Outbound = For Client mode
UDP 32015º – If IPsec VPN or L2TP/IPsec RUA is enabled, the UDP 4500 is occupied, so
SpeedFusion VPN / SpeedFusion will automatically switch to UPD 32015 as VPN data port .
UDP 32015+N-1^ / TCP/UDP 4500+N-1^ – When using Sub-Tunnels, multiple ports are in use
(1 for each Sub-Tunnel profile).
The default UDP data ports used when using (N number of Sub-Tunnel profiles) are: 4500…
4500+N-1, or (when port 4500 is in use by IPsec or L2TP/IPsec) 32015… 32015+N-1″.
Appendix D. Declaration
Details of the declaration can be found here
(https://download.peplink.com/manual/pepwave-max-user-manual-
declaration.pdf#page=87) (from page 89).

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