MAX Series User Manual Peplink Product: MAX BR1 Mini (HW3) Pepwave Firmware March 2022 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2021 Peplink Pepwave Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Pepwave and the Pepwave logo are trademarks of Peplink International Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Table of Contents Introduction and Scope 7 Glossary 8 Product Features Supported Network Features 9 9 Other Supported Features 12 Peplink MAX Mobile Router Overview MAX BR1 Mini 13 13 Advanced Feature Summary Drop-in Mode and LAN Bypass: Transparent Deployment 15 15 QoS: Clearer VoIP 15 Per-User Bandwidth Control 16 High Availability via VRRP 16 USB Modem and Android Tethering 17 Built-In Remote User VPN Support 17 SIM-card USSD support 18 KVM Virtualization 18 DPI Engine 19 NetF
Connecting to the Web Admin Interface 31 SpeedFusion Cloud Activate SpeedFusion Cloud Service 33 33 Enable SpeedFusion Cloud 36 Connect Clients to Cloud 44 Link Wi-Fi to Cloud 45 Optimize Cloud Application 47 Configuring the LAN Interface(s) Basic Settings 48 48 Port Settings 60 Captive Portal 61 Configuring the WAN Interface(s) Ethernet WAN 64 67 Cellular WAN 76 Wi-Fi WAN 81 WAN Connection Settings (Common) 84 WAN Health Check 85 Bandwidth Allowance Monitoring 88 Additional Pu
The Pepwave Router Behind a NAT Router IPsec VPN IPsec VPN Settings 116 118 118 GRE Tunnel 122 Outbound Policy Outbound Policy 124 125 Adding Rules for Outbound Policy 126 Port Forwarding UPnP / NAT-PMP Settings 136 138 NAT Mappings 139 QoS User Groups 140 141 Bandwidth Control 142 Application 142 Firewall Outbound and Inbound Firewall Rules 145 146 Content Blocking 151 Routing Protocols OSPF & RIPv2 153 153 BGP 155 Remote User Access L2TP with IPsec 160 160 OpenVPN 160 PPTP 1
Ignition Sensing installation 175 GPIO Menu 177 NTP Server 178 Grouped Networks 179 Remote SIM Management 180 SIM Toolkit 182 AP Controller 184 184 Wireless SSID 184 Wireless Mesh 189 Settings 190 AP AP Controller Status Info 196 196 Access Point (Usage) 198 Wireless SSID 200 Mesh / WDS 201 Wireless Client 202 Nearby Device 204 Event Log 204 Toolbox 205 System Settings Admin Security 206 206 Firmware 210 Time 212 Schedule 213 Email Notification 214 Event Log 2
Traceroute Test 225 PepVPN Test 225 Wake-on-LAN 226 CLI (Command Line Interface Support) 226 Status Device 227 227 GPS Data 229 Active Sessions 230 Client List 232 WINS Client 233 UPnP / NAT-PMP 233 OSPF & RIPv2 234 BGP 235 SpeedFusion Status 235 Event Log 238 WAN Quality 239 Usage Reports Real-Time 240 240 Hourly 241 Daily 242 Monthly 243 Appendix A: Restoration of Factory Defaults 245 Appendix B: FusionSIM Manual 246 Appendix C: Overview of ports used by Peplink S
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.
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.
1 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.
● Extended DHCP option support ● Static routing rules ● VLAN on LAN support 1.1.3 VPN ● PepVPN with SpeedFusionTM ● PepVPN performance analyzer ● X.
● Configure and manage Pepwave AP devices ● Review the status of connected APs 1.1.8 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 https://www.peplink.
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2 Pepwave MAX Mobile Router Overview 2.1 MAX BR1 Mini 2.1.1 Panel Appearance 2.1.2 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 https://www.peplink.
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3 Advanced Feature Summary 3.1 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, you can conveniently install your Peplink router without making any changes to your network. For any reason your Peplink router looses power, the LAN Bypass will safely and automatically bypass the Peplink router to resume your original network connection.
3.3 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. 3.4 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.
3.5 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. 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) 3.6 Built-In Remote User VPN Support Use OpenVPN or L2TP with IPsec to safely and conveniently connect remote clients to your private network.
3.7 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 3.8 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. https://www.peplink.
Click here for the full instructions on how to set up KVM Click here for the full instructions on how to set up KVM with USB Storage 3.9 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-everythi ng-you-need-to-know-about-it/29658 3.10 NetFlow NetFlow protocol is used to track network traffic.
3.13 SpeedFusion Cloud 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.
4 Installation The following section details connecting Pepwave routers to your network. 4.1 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: ● 4.
4.3 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 8, Connecting to the Web Admin Interface. For advanced configuration, go to Section 9, Configuring the LAN Interface(s). ● WAN configuration For basic configuration, refer to Section 8, Connecting to the Web Admin Interface.
5 Mounting the Unit 5.1 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. 5.2 Car Mount The Pepwave MAX700/HD2 can be mounted in a vehicle using the included mounting brackets.
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● STEP 4: Lock the SFE-Duo set in the slot with 2 pcs M3 screws. https://www.peplink.
● STEP 5: Connect DC power & ETH port ● STEP 6: Lock the slot cover with 4 pcs M3 screws. https://www.peplink.
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6 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).
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 and 9. Device Information displays details about the device, including model name, firmware version, and uptime. For further information, please refer to Section 22.
7 SpeedFusion Cloud With Peplink products, your device is able to connect to SpeedFusion Cloud 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 Cloud is supported in firmware version 8.1.0 and above. SpeedFusion Cloud is a subscription basis. SpeedFusion Cloud license can be purchased at https://store.peplink.
Go to activate.speedfusion.com and select the type of SpeedFusion Cloud service, “Via Free 30-days Trial” or “Via Care Plans”, that you would like to activate. Next, register or login to your account. Select the devices that you wish to activate SpeedFusion Cloud on and Click ACTIVATE. https://www.peplink.
From System > Features Add-ons, paste the license key into the window and click on Activate once you have received the license key. https://www.peplink.
7.2 Enable SpeedFusion Cloud Access the Web Admin of the device you want to create as the SFC Relay Server, navigating to the “SpeedFusion Cloud” tab. To setup a SpeedFusion Cloud Relay Server, select "Setup Home Sharing" > Choose the Cloud Location you wish to connect to > Click on the green tick button to confirm the change. https://www.peplink.
The Home Sharing Code will be generated and other peers can use this code to establish a SpeedFusion Cloud connection that will forward the traffic to this device, allowing them to access local networks and the Internet via your WAN connection. To connect to SpeedFusion Cloud, you can select a Cloud Location of your choice, or simply Automatic, then the device will establish a connection to the nearest cloud server. Choose Automatic > Click on the green tick button to confirm the change. https://www.
Or you may select Home Sharing and use your Home Sharing Code to create a profile if you have set up a SpeedFusion Cloud Relay Client on another device. Click on Apply Changes to save the change. https://www.peplink.
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If you are running a latency sensitive service like video streaming or VOIP, a WAN Smoothing sub-tunnel can be created. Navigate to Speedfusion Cloud > Choose a cloud location > SFC. A Speedfusion tunnel configuration window will pop out. Click on the + sign to create the WAN Smoothing sub-tunnel. https://www.peplink.
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Click on Save and Apply Changes to save the configuration. Now, the router has 2 Speedfusion tunnels to the Speedfusion Cloud. https://www.peplink.
Create an outbound policy to steer the internet traffic to go into Speedfusion Cloud. Please go to Advanced > Outbound Policy, click on Add Rule to create a new outbound policy. https://www.peplink.
7.3 Connect Clients to Cloud SpeedFusion Cloud provides a convenient way to route the LAN client to the cloud. From SpeedFusion Cloud > Connect Clients to Cloud. https://www.peplink.
Choose a client from the drop down list > Click + > Save > Apply Changes. 7.4 Link Wi-Fi to Cloud SpeedFusion Cloud provides a convenient way to route the Wi-Fi client to the cloud from SpeedFusion Cloud > Link Wi-Fi to Cloud. https://www.peplink.
Create a new SSID for SpeedFusion Cloud. The new SSID will inherit all settings from one of the existing SSIDs including the Security Policy. Then click Save follow by Apply Changes. SpeedFusion Cloud SSID will be shown on Dashboard. https://www.peplink.
7.5 Optimize Cloud Application Optimize Cloud Application allows you to route Internet traffic to SpeedFusion Cloud based on the application. Go to SpeedFusion Cloud > Optimize Cloud Application. Select a Cloud application to route through SpeedFusion Cloud from the drop down list > Click > Save > Apply Changes. Click the route through SpeedFusion Cloud. https://www.peplink.
8 Configuring the LAN Interface(s) 8.1 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 grey “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 grey “X”. Alternatively, a red “X” means that there are no settings using the VLAN.
Layer 2 PepVPN Bridging PepVPN Profiles The remote network of the selected PepVPN profiles will be bridged with this local LAN, creating a Layer 2 PepVPN, they will be connected and operate like a single to Bridge LAN, and any broadcast or multicast packets will be sent over the VPN. Remote Network Enable this option if you want to block network traffic between the remote networks, this will not affect the connectivity between them and this local LAN.
DHCP Server Settings DHCP Server When this setting is enabled, the DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to each computer that is connected via LAN and configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP. The Pepwave router’s DHCP server can prevent IP address collision on the LAN. DHCP Server Logging Enable logging of DHCP events in the eventlog by selecting the checkbox.
pass additional configuration information to LAN hosts. To define an extended DHCP option, click the Add button, choose the option to define and enter its value. For values that are in IP address list format, you can enter one IP address per line in the provided text area input control. Each option can be defined once only. DHCP Reservation This setting reserves the assignment of fixed IP addresses for a list of computers on the LAN.
In case of a network address conflict with remote peers (i.e. PepVPN / 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.
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 Caching This field is to enable DNS caching on the built-in DNS proxy server.
resolver IP address(es). Queries will be forwarded to the selected connections’ resolvers. If all of the selected connections are down, queries will be forwarded to all resolvers on 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.
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.
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 Drop-In Mode Select the WAN port to be used for drop-in mode. If WAN is selected, the high availability feature will be disabled automatically.
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.) Enter the WAN router's IP address in this field.
Network Settings Name VLAN ID Inter-VLAN routing Captive Portal Enter a name for the LAN. Enter a number for the LAN. Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs. Check this box to turn on captive portals. DHCP Server Settings DHCP Server When this setting is enabled, the Pepwave router’s DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to each computer that is connected via LAN and configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP.
DNS Servers This option allows you to input the DNS server addresses to be offered to DHCP clients. If Assign DNS server automatically is selected, the Pepwave router’s built-in DNS server address (i.e., LAN IP address) will be offered. WINS Servers This option allows you to specify the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server. You may choose to use the built-in WINS server or external WINS servers.
Address active-passive DHCP server configurations, enter active and passive DHCP server relay IP addresses in DHCP Server 1 and DHCP Server 2. DHCP Option 82 includes device information as relay agent for the attached client when forwarding DHCP requests from client to server. This option also embeds DHCP Option 82 the device’s MAC address and network name in circuit and remote IDs. Check this box to enable DHCP Option 82.
8.3 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 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.
Fill in the necessary information to complete your connection to the server and enable authentication. Access Quota Quota Reset Time Allowed Networks Set a time and data cap to each user’s Internet usage. This menu determines how your usage quota resets. Setting it to Daily 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. Add networks that can bypass the captive Portal in this field.
Portal Customization Logo Image Message Terms & Conditions Custom Landing Page https://www.peplink.com Click the Choose File button to select a logo to use for the built-in portal. If you have any additional messages for your users, enter them in this field. If you would like to use your own set of terms and conditions, please enter them here. If left empty, the built-in portal will display the default terms and conditions. Fill in this field to redirect clients to an external URL.
9 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.
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. The options to configure DoH with a predefined server are: ● ● Server ● ● ● https://www.peplink.
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. https://www.peplink.
9.1 Ethernet WAN 9.1.1 DHCP Connection There are four possible connection methods: 1. DHCP 2. Static IP 3. PPPoE 4. L2TP 5. GRE 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 NAT allows substituting the real address in a packet with a mapped address Routing Mode Hostname (Optional) https://www.peplink.com that is routable on the destination network.
Management IP Address is available for configuration when you click the Management IP Address link in the help icon via the Hostname. This option allows you to configure the management IP address for the DHCP WAN connection. 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.
this option to Disconnect so that connection will be made only when needed. PepVPN 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 PING If the checkbox is unticked, this option is disabled and the system will not reply to any ICMP ping echo requests to the WAN IP addresses of this WAN connection. Default: ticked (Yes) This field refers to the maximum upload speed.
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 / Subnet Mask / Default Gateway These settings allow you to specify the information required in order to communicate on the Internet via a fixed Internet IP address.
9.1.3 PPPoE Connection This 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 Username / Password Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via PPPoE to the ISP.
(Optional) Note: Leave this field blank unless it is provided by your ISP. 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. DNS Servers 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.
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. Enter the required information in these fields in order to connect via L2TP to your L2TP Username / ISP. Password The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from your ISP.
9.1.5 GRE Connection This connection method is suitable if your ISP provides a static WAN IP and Tunnel IP via GRE. 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.
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. DNS Servers 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.
9.2 Cellular WAN To access cellular WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details. 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 used in a cellular device. MEID Some Pepwave routers support both HSPA and EV-DO.
Connection Settings WAN Connection Name Routing Mode Indicate a name you wish to give this WAN connection 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. Each ISP may provide a set of DNS servers for DNS lookups.
Idle Disconnect If this is checked, the connection will disconnect when idle after the configured Time value. This option is disabled by default. Cellular Settings SIM Card IIndicate which SIM card this cellular WAN will use. Only applies to cellular WAN with redundant SIM cards. For routers that support the SIM Injector, you may select the “Use Remote SIM Only” to provision a SIM from a SIM Injector. Further details on the SIM Injector found is available here: https://www.peplink.
Card of the SIM card slots here. If “Use Remote SIM Only” is selected in the SIM card section, the Remote SIM Settings will be shown. Remote SIM Settings 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).
APN / Login / When Auto is selected, the information in these fields will be filled automatically. Password / Select Custom to customize these parameters. The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from the ISP. SIM PIN Bandwidth Allowance Monitor Check the box Enable to enable bandwidth usage monitoring on this WAN connection for each billing cycle. When this option is not enabled, bandwidth usage of each month is still being tracked but no action will be taken.
9.3 Wi-Fi WAN To access Wi-Fi WAN settings, click Network>WAN>Details. WAN Connection Settings WAN Connection Name Enter a name to represent this WAN connection. If this is checked, the connection will be working independent from other Backup Independent from WAN connections. Those in Backup Priority will ignore the status of this WAN connection, and will be used when none of the other higher priority connections Backup WANs are available.
Wi-Fi WAN Settings Channel Width Select the channel width for this Wi-Fi WAN. 20MHz will have greater support for older devices using 2.4Ghz, while 40MHz is appropriate for networks with newer devices that connect using 5Ghz Determine whether the channel will be automatically selected. If you select custom, the following table will appear: Channel 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.
9.3.1 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>WAN>Details>Create Profile… to get started. This will open a window similar to the one shown below Wi-Fi Connection Profile Settings Type Network Name (SSID) https://www.peplink.com Select whether the network will connect automatically or manually. Enter a name to represent this Wi-Fi connection.
This option allows you to select which security policy is used for this wireless network. Available options: Security Shared Key Preffered BSSID Connected Method DNS Servers 9.4 ● Open ● WPA3 -Personal (AES:CCMP) ● WPA2/WPA3 -Personal (AES:CCMP) ● WPA2 – Personal: AES:CCMP ● WPA2 – Enterprise: AES: CCMP ● WPA/ WPA2 – Personal: TKIP/AES:CCMP ● WPA/ WPA2 – ENterprise: TKIP/AES:CCMP Enter the password for the wireless network. Configure the BSSID.
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. 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.
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 Hosts This setting specifies IP addresses or hostnames with which connectivity is to be 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.
WAN Settings>WAN Edit>Health Check Settings>URL1 URL1 URL 2 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.
9.6 Bandwidth Allowance Monitoring Bandwidth Allowance Monitor If Email Notification is enabled, you will be notified by email when usage hits 75% and 95% of the monthly allowance. Action Start Day 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.
9.7 Additional Public IP address Additional Public IP Settings IP Address List 9.8 IP Address List represents the list of fixed Internet IP addresses assigned by the ISP in the event that more than one Internet IP address is assigned to this WAN 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 This setting specifies the dynamic DNS service provider to be used for the WAN based on supported dynamic DNS service providers: Dynamic DNS ● ● ● ● ● ● changeip.com dyndns.org no-ip.org tzo.com 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. Account Name / Email Address This setting specifies the registered user name for the dynamic DNS service.
10 Advanced Wi-Fi Settings Wi-Fi settings can be configured at Advanced>Wi-Fi Settings (or AP>Settings on some models). Note: Menus displayed can vary by model. AP Settings SSID You can select the wireless networks for 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz separately for each SSID. This drop-down menu specifies the national/regional regulations which the Wi-Fi radio should follow.
AP Settings (part 2) 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 Available options are 20 MHz, 40 MHz, and Auto (20/40 MHz) . Default is Auto (20/40 MHz), which allows both widths to be used simultaneously. Channel This option allows you to select which 802.11 RF channel will be utilized. Channel 1 (2.412 GHz) is selected by default.
Advanced AP Settings This field specifies the VLAN ID to tag to management traffic, such as communication traffic between the AP and the AP Controller. The value is zero Management VLAN by default, which means that no VLAN tagging will be applied. ID Note: Change this value with caution as alterations may result in loss of connection to the AP Controller. Operating Schedule Choose from the schedules that you have defined in System>Schedule.
ACK Timeout A 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 Aggregation This option allows you to enable frame aggregation to increase transmission A A throughput. - Advanced feature, please click the button on the top right-hand corner to activate. Web Administration Settings Enable Web Access Protocol Ticking this box enables web admin access for APs located on the WAN.
11 MediaFast Configuration MediaFast settings can be configured from the Advanced menu. 11.1 Setting Up MediaFast Content Caching To access MediaFast content caching settings, select Advanced>Cache Control MediaFast Enable Domains / IP Addresses Source IP Subnet https://www.peplink.com Click the checkbox to enable MediaFast content caching.
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/ Cache Control Content Type Check these boxes to cache the listed content types or leave boxes unchecked to disable caching for the listed types.
11.2 Scheduling Content Prefetching 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.
To delete a scheduled download, click . Click to begin creating a new scheduled download. Clicking the button will cause the following screen to appear: New Schedule Simply provide the requested information to create your schedule. Clear Web Cache Clear Statistics https://www.peplink.com To clear all cached content, click this button. Note that this action cannot be undone. To clear all prefetch and status page statistics, click this button.
11.3 Viewing MediaFast Statistics To get details on storage and bandwidth usage, select Status>MediaFast. https://www.peplink.
12 ContentHub ContentHub allows you to deliver webpages and applications to users 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. 12.
Click New Website and a window with the following configuration options will appear: Schedule Active Type Protocol Domain/Path Checking the box toggles the activation of the content. Select the type of content: Website or Application. Configure the protocol to be used: HTTP, HTTPS or both. 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.
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.
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. https://www.peplink.
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.
13 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.
14 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 2. How to Install Virtual Machine with USB storage on Peplink/Pepwave MediaFast/ContentHub Routers https://www.peplink.
15 Bandwidth Bonding SpeedFusionTM / PepVPN 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.
15.1 PepVPN To configure PepVPN and SpeedFusion, navigate to Advanced>SpeedFusion™ or Advanced>PepVPN. 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.
PepVPN 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 ( ). Active 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.
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 ID / Preshared Key” setting. icon next to the “Remote Remote ID/Remote Certificate These optional fields become available when X.509 is selected as the Pepwave MAX’s VPN authentication method, as explained above. To authenticate VPN connections using X.
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 Correction Forward Error Correction (FEC) can help to recover packet loss by using extra bandwidth to send redundant data packets. Higher FEC level will recover packets on a higher loss rate link.
Traffic Distribution This option allows you to select the desired out-bound traffic distribution policy: ● 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. For most WANs, especially on cellular networks, the latency will increase when the link becomes more congested.
8.41 WAN Connection Priority If your device supports it, you can specify the priority of WAN connections to be used for making VPN connections. WAN connections set to OFF will never be WAN Connection used. Only available WAN connections with the highest priority will be used. Priority To enable asymmetric connections, connection mapping to remote WANs, cut-off latency, and packet loss suspension time, click the button.
See Section 14 for more information on outbound policy settings. PepVPN 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. PepVPN Settings Handshake PortA To designate a custom handshake port (TCP), click the custom radio button and enter the port number you wish to designate.
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.
15.2 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.
15.3 SpeedFusionTM Status SpeedFusionTM 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>SpeedFusionTM, where you can view subnet and WAN connection information for each VPN peer. Please refer to Section 22.6 for details.
16 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.
IPsec VPN 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. https://www.peplink.
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 when the Disconnection specified WAN is disconnected. of Remote Gateway IP Enter the remote peer’s public IP address. For Aggressive Mode, this is Address / Host optional.
Networks To access your VPN, clients will need to authenticate by your choice of methods. Authentication 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 checkbox.
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 Lifetime This setting specifies the lifetime limit of this Phase 2 Security Association. By default, it is set at 28800 seconds. WAN Connection Priority WAN Connection Select the appropriate WAN connection from the drop-down menu. 16.
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.
17 Outbound Policy Pepwave routers can flexibly manage and load balance outbound traffic among WAN connections. Important Note Outbound policy is applied only when more than one WAN connection is active. The settings for managing and load balancing outbound traffic are located at Advanced>Outbound Policy or Advanced>PepVPN, depending on the model. https://www.peplink.
