Users Manual

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High Availability
Enable
Checking this box specifies that the Peplink Balance unit is part of a high availability
configuration.
Group Number
This number identifies a pair of Peplink Balance units operating in a high availability
configuration. The two Peplink Balance units in the pair must have the same Group Number
value.
Preferred Role
This setting specifies whether the Peplink Balance unit operates in master or slave mode. Click
the corresponding radio button to set the role of the unit. 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 Role
Upon
Recovery
This option is displayed when Master mode is selected in Preferred Role. If this option is
enabled, once the device has recovered from an outage, it will take over and resume its Master
role from the slave unit.
Configuration
Sync.
This option is displayed when Slave mode is selected in Preferred Role. 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
Number
If Configuration Sync. is checked, the serial number of the master unit 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
Administration
IP
This setting specifies a LAN IP address to be used for accessing administration functionality.
This address should be unique within the LAN.
Subnet Mask
This setting specifies the subnet mask of the LAN.