User's Manual

Drop-In Mode

Drop-in mode (or transparent bridging mode) eases the installation of the Peplink Balance 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:

Enable drop-in mode using the Setup Wizard. 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 Peplink Balance as part of the network using drop-in mode, it will,

depending on model, support one or more WAN connections. Some MediaFast 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.

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