peplink Pepwave Device Connector Rugged User manual

Pepwave Device
Connector User Manual
Pepwave Product:
Device Connector Rugged
Pepwave Firmware 1.1
June 2020

Table of Contents
1. Getting Started
1.1 What’s in the Box
1.2 Get to Know Your Device Connector
1.3 Access the Web Admin Interface
1.3.1 Connect by Ethernet
1.3.2 Connect by Wi-Fi
1.4 Choose Your Connection Mode
2 Configuring the LAN interface(s)
2.1 Network Settings
2.2 Port Setting
3 Configuring the WAN Interface(s)
3.1 Wi-Fi WAN Settings (Wi-Fi Mode Only)
3.1.1 Wireless Networks
3.1.2 Creating Wi-Fi Connection Profiles
3.2 WAN Health Check
4 AP
4.1 Wireless SSID
4.2 Settings
5 System Settings
5.1 Admin Security
5.2 Operating Mode
5.3 Firmware
5.4 Time
5.5 Schedule
5.6 Email Notification
5.7 Event Log
5.8 SNMP
5.9 InControl
5.10 Configuration
5.11 Feature Add-ons

5.12 Reboot
6 Tools
6.1 Ping
6.2 Traceroute
6.3 Wake-on-LAN
7 PEPVPN
8 Port Forwarding
9 NAT Mappings
10 QoS
10.1 Bandwidth Control
10.2 Application
10.2.1 Application Prioritization
10.2.2 Prioritization for Custom Applications
10.2.3 DSL/Cable Optimization
11 Miscellaneous Settings
11.1 Certificate Manager
12 Status
12.1 Device
12.2 Client List
12.3 PepVPN
12.4 Event Log
12.5 Bandwidth
12.5.1 Real Time
12.5.2 Hourly
12.5.3 Daily
12.5.4 Monthly
Restoration of Factory Defaults
Appendix

1. Getting Started
1.1 What’s in the Box
DCS-RUG
●12V power supply
●3x dual-band 5dBi omni antenna
1.2 Get to Know Your Device Connector
Device Connector Rugged

1.3 Access the Web Admin Interface
There are two ways to access the Web Admin page.
1.3.1 Connect by Ethernet
To access the Web Admin page by Ethernet, your PC must be in the same subnet as
the Device Connector (i.e. 192.168.50.X)  .
Your PC should be set up as follow on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
or Network screen:

1.3.2 Connect by Wi-Fi
Connect to the SSID: PEPWAVE_XXX where XXXX represents the last four digits of
your device’s serial number (e.g. 7D6E). Passphrase is the last 8 hexadecimal digits
of your device’s LAN MAC address (e.g. DDC3CCC0)
Now you are ready to start the first time configuration of the Pepwave Device
Connector. On your PC, start a web browser, go to this URL:
http://192.168.50.1/
1.4 Choose Your Connection Mode
The Device Connector supports only Wi-Fi connection mode.
After successful login The dashboard will be displayed. The Dashboard shows
current WAN and WI-FI AP.

2 Configuring the LAN interface(s)
2.1 Network Settings
LAN interface settings are located at Network>LAN>Network Settings/Port
Settings. Begin setting up your physical LAN by entering IP settings (VLAN
configuration will be covered following physical LAN setup).
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. You can
delete that VLAN by clicking the red “X”
Clicking any of the existing LAN interfaces will result in the following
IP Settings
IP Address &
Subnet Mask
Enter the Device Connector’s IP address and subnet mask values to be used on the
LAN. To enable multiple VLANs, press the

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.
IP Range &
Subnet Mask
These settings allocate a range of IP addresses that will be assigned to LAN computers
by the Pepwave router’s DHCP server.
Lease Time
This setting specifies the length of time throughout which an IP address of a DHCP
client remains valid. Upon expiration of the lease time, the assigned IP address will no
longer be valid and renewal of the IP address assignment will be required.
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.
BOOTP
Check this box to enable BOOTP on older networks that still require it.
Extended DHCP
Option
In addition to standard DHCP options (e.g., DNS server address, gateway address,
subnet mask), you can specify the value of additional extended DHCP options, as
defined in RFC 2132. With these extended options enabled, you can 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. The computers to be 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 format of 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE. Press to create a new
record. Press to remove a record. Reserved client information can be imported from
the Client List, located at  Status>Client List. For more details, please refer to Section
22.3.
Once configuration is complete, click Save to store the changes.
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 Server IP
Address
Enter the IP addresses of one or two DHCP servers in the provided fields. The DHCP
servers entered here will receive relayed DHCP requests from the LAN. For
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
DCHP Option 82 includes device information as relay agent for the attached 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.
2.2 Port Setting
Port settings can be accessed at Network>Port Settings.

LAN Physical Settings
Speed
This is the port speed of the LAN interface. It should be set to the same speed as the
connected device to avoid port negotiation problems. When a static speed is set, you
may choose whether to advertise its speed to the peer device. Auto is selected by
default. You can choose not to advertise the port speed if the port has difficulty
negotiating with the peer device.
3 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 disable 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 Details 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.
3.1 Wi-Fi WAN Settings (Wi-Fi Mode Only)
To access Wi-Fi WAN settings, click Network>WAN.
3.1.1 Wireless Networks
To see a list of available networks, click inside wireless network. To connect to a
displayed network, select it from this list. To access wireless network, click
Network>WAN>Wireless Networks.
To access detailed WAN settings click, Network>WAN>Details.

Wi-Fi Connection Settings
WAN Connection
Name
Enter a name to represent this WAN connection.
Standby State
This setting specifies the state of the WAN connection while in standby. The
available options are Remain Connected (hot standby) and Disconnect (cold
standby).
MTU
This setting specifies the maximum transmission unit. By default, MTU is set to
Custom 1440. You may adjust the MTU value by editing the text field. Click Default to
restore the default MTU value. Select Auto and the appropriate MTU value will be
automatically detected. The auto-detection will run each time the WAN connection
establishes
Reply to ICMP PING
If this setting is disabled, the WAN connection will not respond to ICMP ping
requests. By default, this setting is enabled.
Wi-Fi WAN Settings
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
Selection
Determine whether the channel will be automatically selected. If you select custom, the
following table will appear:
Data Rate
This option allows you to select a specific bit rate for data transfer over the device’s Wi-Fi
network. By default, Auto is selected.
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. Note that selecting the Boost
option may cause the MAX’s radio output to exceed local regulatory limits.
Roaming
Checking this box will enable Wi-Fi roaming. Click the icon for additional options.
Connect to Any
Open Mode AP
This option is to specify whether the Wi-Fi WAN will connect to any open mode access
points it finds.
Beacon Miss
Counter
This field allows you to set the frequency for the beacon to include delivery traffic
indication messages.
Bandwidth Allowance Monitor
Action
If Error! Reference source not found. 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
Allowance
This field is for defining the maximum bandwidth usage allowed for the WAN
connection each month.

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 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. 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 Check
DNS Servers
This field allows you to specify two DNS hosts’ IP addresses with which connectivity is
to be tested via DNS Lookup.
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 Check
Interval
This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup requests.
The default health check interval is 5 seconds.
Health Check
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which
the Peplink Balance will treat the corresponding WAN connection as 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 Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup responses
that must be received before the Peplink Balance 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.
3.1.2 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.
Clicking this will open a window similar to the one shown below.

Wi-Fi Connection Profile Settings
Type
Select whether the network will connect automatically or manually.
Network Name
(SSID)
Enter a name to represent this Wi-Fi connection.
Security
This option allows you to select which security policy is used for this wireless network.
Available options:
● Open
● WEP
● WPA/WPA2 – Personal
● WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise

3.2 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 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. 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 Check
DNS Servers
This field allows you to specify two DNS hosts’ IP addresses with which connectivity is to
be tested via DNS lookup.
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 Check
Interval
This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup requests.
The default health check interval is 5 seconds.
Health Check
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which
the Pepwave router will treat the corresponding WAN connection as 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
Retries
This setting specifies the number of consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup 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:
4 AP
Use the controls on the AP tab to set the wireless SSID and AP settings.