peplink ONE User manual

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PeplinkBalanceandMediaFast
UserManual
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PeplinkProducts:
ONE/OneCore/20/30LTE/30Pro/210/305/380/580/710/1350/2500/EPX/
MediaFast200/500/750
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PeplinkBalanceFirmware8.0
April2019
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TableofContents
IntroductionandScope 8
Glossary 9
ProductComparisonCharts 11
BalanceRouters 11
MediaFastRouters 12
ProductFeatures 13
AdvancedFeatureSummary 17
DropinModeandLANBypass:TransparentDeployment 17
QoS:ClearerVoIP 17
PerUserBandwidthControl 18
HighAvailabilityviaVRRP 18
USBModemandAndroidTethering 19
BuiltInRemoteUserVPNSupport 19
LACPNICBonding 20
PackageContents 21
PeplinkBalanceOne 21
PeplinkBalance20/30/30LTE/50 21
PeplinkBalance210/310 21
PeplinkBalance305/380/580/710/1350/2500 21
PeplinkMediaFast200 21
PeplinkMediaFast500 21
PeplinkEPX 22
PeplinkBalanceOverview 22
PeplinkBalanceOne 22
PeplinkBalance20 24
PeplinkBalance30LTE 25
PeplinkBalance50 26
PeplinkBalance210 28
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PeplinkBalance310 29
PeplinkBalance305 31
PeplinkBalance380 32
PeplinkBalance580 33
PeplinkBalance710 35
PeplinkBalance1350 36
PeplinkBalance2500 38
PeplinkMediaFastOverview 39
PeplinkMediaFast200 39
PeplinkMediaFast500 41
PeplinkMediaFast750 42
PeplinkEPXOverview 44
PeplinkEPX 44
MainChassis 44
ExpansionModules 47
LCDDisplayMenu 50
Installation 51
Preparation 51
ConstructingtheNetwork 51
BasicConfiguration 52
ConnectingtotheWebAdminInterface 52
ConfigurationwiththeSetupWizard 53
NetworkTab 57
WAN 57
HealthCheckSettings 66
BandwidthAllowanceMonitorSettings 69
AdditionalPublicIPSettings 69
DynamicDNSSettings 70
LAN 72
NetworkSettings 72
NetworkSettings(CommonSettings) 76
PortSettings 82
VPN 83
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SpeedFusion 83
IPsecVPN 89
OutboundPolicy 93
InboundAccess 103
Servers 103
Services 104
DNSSettings 107
NATMappings 125
MediaFast 127
SettingUpMediaFastContentCaching 127
ViewingMediaFastStatistics 129
PrefetchSchedule 130
ContentHub 132
Configureawebsitetobepublishedfromthecontenthub 133
Configureanapplicationtobepublishedfromthecontenthub 135
MDMSettings 137
Docker 138
CaptivePortal 139
QoS 142
UserGroups 142
BandwidthControl 143
Application 144
PrioritizationforCustomApplication 144
DSL/CableOptimization 146
Firewall 146
AccessRules 146
IntrusionDetectionandDoSPrevention 150
ContentBlocking 151
ApplicationBlocking 152
WebBlocking 152
CustomizedDomains 152
ExemptedUserGroups 152
ExemptedSubnets 152
URLLogging 153
OSPF&RIPv2 153
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BGP 155
RemoteUserAccess 158
L2TPwithIPsec 158
OpenVPN 159
PPTP 159
AuthenticationMethods 159
Misc.Settings 161
HighAvailability 161
CertificateManager 164
ServiceForwarding 165
SMTPForwarding 166
WebProxyForwarding 166
DNSForwarding 167
CustomServiceForwarding 167
ServicePassthrough 167
GroupedNetworks 168
SIMToolkit 169
APTab 171
AP 171
APController 171
WirelessSSID 173
AP>Profiles 177
APControllerStatus 181
Info 181
AccessPoints(Usage) 182
WirelessSSID 184
WirelessClient 185
NearbyDevice 186
EventLog 187
Toolbox 188
SystemTab 189
System 189
AdminSecurity 189
Firmware 193
Webadmininterface:installupdatesmanually 194
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TheInControlmethod 195
Time 195
Schedule 195
EmailNotification 197
EventLog 199
SNMP 199
InControl 202
Configuration 203
FeatureAddons 204
Reboot 204
Tools 205
Ping 205
Traceroute 205
WakeonLAN 206
WANAnalysis 206
CLI(CommandLine)Support 210
StatusTab 211
Status 211
Device 211
ActiveSessions 213
ClientList 215
WINSClients 216
OSPF&RIPv2 216
MediaFast 216
SpeedFusionStatus 217
EventLog 222
DeviceEventLog 223
IPsecEventLog 223
Bandwidth 224
RealTime 224
Hourly 225
Daily 225
Monthly 228
HarringtonIndustrialPlastics 235
PLUSS 238
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IntroductionandScope
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PeplinkBalanceroutersprovidelinkaggregationandloadbalancingacrossmultipleWANconnections.
WedevelopproductsandtechnologiesthatcanhelpyoubuildSDWANnetworkswithunbreakable
connectionresilience,unmatcheddeploymentflexibility,andintuitiveeaseofuse.
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OurproductandtechnologyfocushasalwaysbeenonWANvirtualizationandtheintelligentuseof
multipleWANlinksatthesametimetoincreasereliabilityandbandwidthwhilstreducingcosts.
WehavetwokeyWANvirtualizationtechnologies,IntelligentloadbalancingforInternetaccessand
SpeedFusionVPNBondingforsecurebranchtobranchconnectivity.
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ThePeplinkMediaFastseriesarearangeofrouterscapableofcontentcaching.
Designedwitheducationandentertainmentinmind,Mediafastdownloadsandacceleratesvideo,iTunes
iOSupdates,appdownloads,andothercontentforuninterruptedlearningandfunanytime.
TheMediaFastcanprefetchcontentduringoffpeakhours,savingconnectivitycostsandreducing
networkburdenduringbusytimes.
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ThismanualappliestothefollowingPeplinkBalanceproducts:
● PeplinkBalanceOne
● PeplinkBalance20
● PeplinkBalance30LTE/Pro
● PeplinkBalance210
● PeplinkBalance380
● PeplinkBalance580
● PeplinkBalance710
● PeplinkBalance1350
● PeplinkBalance2500
● PeplinkMediaFast200/500/750
● PeplinkEPX
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ThemanualcoverssettingupyourPeplinkBalanceorMediaFastandprovidesacollectionofcase
studiesdetailingtheadvancedfeaturesofthePeplinkBalance. 
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1Glossary
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
VRF
VirtualRoutingandForwarding
VRRP
VirtualRouterRedundancyProtocol
WAN
WideAreaNetwork
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WINS
WindowsInternetNameService
WLAN
WirelessLocalAreaNetwork
210+
ReferstoPeplinkBalance210/310/380/580/710/1350/2500
380+
ReferstoPeplinkBalance380/580/710/1350/2500
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2 ProductComparisonCharts
2.1 BalanceRouters
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Balance
One
Balance
20
Balance
30LTEA
Balance
210
Balance
305
Balance
380
Balance
580
Balance
710
Balance
1350
Balance
2500
WANInterface
2xGE
2xGE
2xGE
2xGE
3xGE
3xGE
5xGE
7xGE
13xGE
12xGE
WiFiInterface
Yes
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Embedded3G/4G
LTE


1(LTEA)
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USBWANModem
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
LANInterface
8xGE
4xGE
4xGE
7xGE
3xGE
3xGE
3xGE
3xGE
3xGE
2x10G
SFP+
Recommended
Users
160
160
160
25150
50500
50500
3001000
5002000
1000500
0
5000200
00+
RouterThroughput
600Mbps
150Mbps
200Mbps
350Mbps
1Gbps
1Gbps
1.5Gbps
2.5Gbps
5Gbps
8Gbps
DiskDrive
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LoadBalancing&
Failover
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PepVPN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SpeedFusionHot
Failover
Optional
Feature


Yes
Optional
Feature
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SpeedFusionWAN
Smoothing
Optional
Feature


Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SpeedFusion
BandwidthBonding
Optional
Feature
Optional
Feature
Optional
Feature
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Numberof
PepVPN/SpeedFusi
onPeers
2
2
2
2
2
30
50
300
800
4000
PepVPN/
SpeedFusion
Throughput
30Mbps
30Mbps
60Mbps
80Mbps
150Mbps
150Mbps
200Mbps
400Mbps
800Mbps
2Gbps
BuiltinAP
Controller
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MaximumNumber
ofAPSupport
10
10
30
30
50
50
100
250
500
1500
Dimensions
271x
160x30
mm
260x
133x35
mm
260x
133x35
mm
293x
273x44
mm
426x
278x44
mm
426x
278x44
mm
426x
278x44
mm
426x
365x44
mm
426x
395x44
mm
426x550
x44mm
GrossWeight
1kg
1.6kg
1.6kg
2kg
6.4kg
6.4kg
6.4kg
6.4kg
6.6kg
16.4kg
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AfullproductcomparisonforBalanceroutersisavailableat:
http://www.peplink.com/products/balance/modelcomparison/
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2.2 MediaFastRouters

MediaFast200
MediaFast500
MediaFast750
ProductCode
MFA200W
MFA500B
MFA750B
WANInterface
2xGE
(OnlyWAN1isactivated.)
5xGE
7xGE
WiFiInterface
SimultaneousDualBand
802.11a/b/g/nAccessPoint


Embedded3G/4GLTE



USBWANModem
1
1
1
LANInterface
8xGE;802.3afPoEOutput
3xGE
3xGE
RecommendedUsers
25150
3001000
5002000
RouterThroughput
200Mbps
800Mbps
1.5Gbps
DiskDrive
120GBSSD
500GBSSD
1TBSSD
LoadBalancing&Failover
Yes
Yes
Yes
PepVPN
Yes
Yes
Yes
SpeedFusionHotFailover
OptionalFeature
Yes
Yes
SpeedFusionWAN
Smoothing
OptionalFeature
Yes
Yes
SpeedFusionBandwidth
Bonding
OptionalFeature
Yes
Yes
Numberof
PepVPN/SpeedFusionPeers
2
50
300
PepVPN/SpeedFusion
Throughput
50Mbps
200Mbps
400Mbps
BuiltinAPController
Yes
Yes
Yes
MaximumNumberofAP
Support
50
100
250
PoEInput



PoEOutput
8x802.3af(optionalfeature)


Dimensions
292x177x44mm
431x305x44mm
426x365x44mm
GrossWeight
2.8kg
6.6kg
5.5kgs
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AfullproductcomparisonforMediaFastroutersisavailableat:
https://www.peplink.com/products/mediafastspecifications/
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3 ProductFeatures
PeplinkBalanceSeriesproductsenableallLANuserstosharebroadbandInternetconnectionsand
provideadvancedfeaturestoenhanceInternetaccess.Thefollowingisalistofsupportedfeatures:
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WAN
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● MultiplepublicIPsupport(DHCP,PPPoE,staticIPaddress)
● StaticIPsupportforPPPoE
● 10/100/1000MbpsEthernetconnectioninfull/halfduplex
● BuiltinHSPAandEVDOcellularmodems
● USBmobileconnection(onlyoneUSBmodemcanbeconnectedatatime)
● DropinmodeonselectableWANportwithMACaddresspassthroughnetworkaddress
translation(NAT)/portaddresstranslation(PAT)
● InboundandoutboundNATmapping
● MultiplestaticIPaddressesperWANconnection
● MACaddressclone
● 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
● WANthroughputandconsistencydiagnosis
● WANtoWANspeedtest
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LAN
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● DHCPserveronLAN
● ExtendedDHCPoptionsupport
● Staticroutingrules
● LocalDNSproxyserver
● 802.1qVLANs
● PortbasedVLANs
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● VirtualNetworkMapping

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VPN

● SecureSpeedFusion
TM
● SpeedFusionperformanceanalyzer
● X.509certificatesupport
● BandwidthbondingandfailoveramongselectedWANconnections
● AbilitytoroutetraffictoaremoteVPNpeer
● Optionalpresharedkeysetting
● Layer2bridging
● Layer2PeerIsolation
● SpeedFusion
TM
throughput,ping,andtraceroutetests
● BuiltinL2TP/PPTP/OpenVPNVPNserver
● AuthenticateL2TP/PPTPclientsusingRADIUSandLDAPservers
● MultiSitePepVPNProfile
● IPsecVPNfornetworktonetworkconnections
● L2TP/PPTPandIPsecpassthrough
● SimultaneousL2&L3VPNtunnelbetweenthesamepairofdevices
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InboundTrafficManagement

● TCP/UDPtrafficredirectiontodedicatedLANserver(s)
●InboundlinkloadbalancingbymeansofDNS
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OutboundPolicy

● LinkloaddistributionperTCP/UDPservice
● Persistentroutingforspecifiedsourceand/ordestinationIPaddressesperTCP/UDPservice
● PrioritizeandroutetraffictoVPNtunnelswithPriorityandEnforcedalgorithms
● Timebasedscheduling
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APController

● ConfigureandmanagePepwaveAPdevices
● ReviewthestatusofconnectedAP
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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optimization

Firewall

● Outbound(LANtoWAN)firewallrules
● Inbound(WANtoLAN)firewallrulesperWANconnection
● Intrusiondetectionandprevention
● SpecificationofNATmappings
● Webblocking
● Applicationblocking
● Timebasedscheduling
● Outboundfirewallrulescanbedefinedbydestinationdomainname

CaptivePortal

● SocialWiFiHotspotSupport
● Splashscreenofopennetworks,loginpageforsecurenetworks
● Customizablebuiltincaptiveportal
● Supportslinkingtooutsidepageforcaptiveportal
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OtherSupportedFeatures

● Easytousewebadministrationinterface
● HTTPandHTTPSsupportforwebadministrationinterface
● Configurablewebadministrationportandadministratorpassword
● Readonlyuserforwebadmin
● SharedIPdropinmode
● AuthenticationandaccountingbyRADIUSserverforwebadmin
● Firmwareupgrades,configurationbackups,ping,andtracerouteviawebadministrationinterface
● Remotewebbasedconfiguration(viaWANandLANinterfaces)
● RemotereportingtoPeplinkBalancereportingserver
● HardwarehighavailabilityviaVRRP,withautomaticconfigurationsynchronization
● Realtime,hourly,dailyandmonthlybandwidthusagereportsandcharts
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● HardwarebackupviaLANbypass
● BuiltinWINSserver
● Timeserversynchronization
● SNMP
● Emailnotification
● Syslog
● SIPpassthrough
● PPTPpacketpassthrough
● Activesessions
● Activeclientlist
● WINSclientlist
● UPnP/NATPMP
● Eventlogispersistentacrossreboots
● IPv6support
● SupportforUSBtetheringonAndroidphones
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4 AdvancedFeatureSummary
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4.1 DropinModeandLANBypass:TransparentDeployment

Asyourorganizationgrows,itneedsmorebandwidth.Butmodifyingyournetworkwouldrequireeffort
betterspentelsewhere.InDropinMode,youcanconvenientlyinstallyourPeplinkrouterwithoutmaking
anychangestoyournetwork.AndifthePeplinkrouterlosespowerforanyreason,LANBypasswill
safelyandautomaticallybypassthePeplinkroutertoresumeyouroriginalnetworkconnection.
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4.2 QoS:ClearerVoIP
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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.
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4.3 PerUserBandwidthControl
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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.
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4.4 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.WithHighAvailabilitymode,
theseconddevicewilltakeoverwhenneeded.
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4.5 USBModemandAndroidTethering

ForincreasedWANdiversity,pluginaUSBLTEmodemasbackup.Peplinkroutersarecompatiblewith
over200modemtypes.YoucanalsotethertosmartphonesrunningAndroid4.1.Xandabove.
4.6 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.
ClickhereforthefullinstructionsonsettingupOpenVPNconnections
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4.7 LACPNICBonding

Use802.3adtocombinemultipleLANconnectionsintoavirtualLANconnection.Thisvirtualconnection
hashigherthroughputandredundancyincaseanysinglelinkfails.
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5 PackageContents
ThecontentsofPeplinkBalanceproductpackagesareasfollows:
5.1 PeplinkBalanceOne
● PeplinkBalanceOne
● Poweradapter
● Informationslip
5.2 PeplinkBalance20/30/30LTE/50
● PeplinkBalance20/30/30LTE/50
● Poweradapter
● Informationslip
5.3 PeplinkBalance210/310
● PeplinkBalance210/310
● Poweradapter
● Informationslip
● Rackmountkit
5.4 PeplinkBalance305/380/580/710/1350/2500
● PeplinkBalance305/380/580/710/1350/2500
● Powercord
● Informationslip
● Rackmountkit
5.5 PeplinkMediaFast200
● PeplinkMediaFast200
● Poweradapter
● Informationslip
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5.6 PeplinkMediaFast500
● PeplinkMediaFast500
● Powercord
● Informationslip
● Rackmountkit
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