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ThruLink Quick Start Guide 

 
 

Introduction 

 

Welcome to KBC Networks’ Quick

 Start Guide for 

ThruLink. This document has been designed to 
provide a step-by-step guide to setting up a 
ThruLink server, client and linking them together. 
For more detailed information, please see the 
Downloads section below. 
 
The KBC ThruLink is an industrial hardware VPN that allows secure communications to be established 
over any standard public or private IP network infrastructure. ThruLink performs behind Firewalls, 
NAT and through almost any type of network configuration while offering advanced encrypted 
communication for all IP protocols regardless of the type of traffic. When deployed, ThruLink provides 
an advanced secure and encrypted private network that will not affect TTL, UPnP, VLAN information, 
broadcast, multicast or any other traffic. ThruLink can also be provided with an integrated 3G/4G 
modem that supports all primary network providers. 
 

Features 

 

Multiple hardware encryption engines ranging in complexity from 128 to 256bit

 

 

Encryption throughput models: SC (Standard Capacity): 15Mbps, SP (Standard Capacity 
Plus): 30Mbps, HC (High Capacity): 100Mbps, HP (High capacity Plus): 200Mbps

 

 

Optimized for stability, reduced latency of large packet streams over Public networks.

 

 

Automatically switch between GSM and LTE networks for best performance.

 

 

Supports MESH topology 

 no central server required.

 

 

Hardened against DOS and known common network attacks. 

 

Level 2 and Level 3 capable device. 

 

Auto re-syncing/authentication after a network failure, enabling a self-healing 
Encryption tunnel network. 

 

Support Multiple failover paths

 

 

Multiple networks can flow separately or combined over the same encryption tunnel.

 

 

Simplified installation.

 

 

Easy-to-use graphical user interface.

 

 

Can be installed within an existing network infrastructure. 

 

Downloads 

 
Full specifications, features and additional support information can be found on the relevant product 
page within the KBC Networks site: 

www.kbcnetworks.com

. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ThruLink

Page 1: ... provided with an integrated 3G 4G modem that supports all primary network providers Features Multiple hardware encryption engines ranging in complexity from 128 to 256bit Encryption throughput models SC Standard Capacity 15Mbps SP Standard Capacity Plus 30Mbps HC High Capacity 100Mbps HP High capacity Plus 200Mbps Optimized for stability reduced latency of large packet streams over Public network...

Page 2: ...24 ThruLink LAN IP is 193 163 1 1 1 Connect an appropriate RJ45 Ethernet cable to ThruLink WAN port Normally this is an active cable supplied by your network admin and allows ThruLink to make use of the existing network 2 Connect power to the ThruLink unit 3 Set the local port on your PC to DHCP 4 Connect an Ethernet cable between your PC and ThruLink LAN port 5 After a short time ThruLink will pr...

Page 3: ...ange policy has been implemented on all version of ThruLink installed with version 6 1 0 18 onwards This policy is only executed when in factory default mode and won t affect any existing unit that upgrades to the latest version while maintaining their existing configuration The NEW password policy also has restrictions on characters that can be used Any alpha numerical characters and any of the f...

Page 4: ...Important Ensure the steps in Connecting to ThruLink have been followed 1 Click GENERAL Configuration menu link on the left and give ThruLink a unique name in the Hostname field every ThruLink on the network requires a unique name 2 Click Save Update at the bottom of the page 3 Click NETWORK Interfaces menu link set the WAN interface to static default is DHCP 4 Configure the WAN interface IP addre...

Page 5: ...left menu and wait for about 1 minute 7 Log back into the system with either the same IP or the IP you changed it to if you forgot the IP address open a command prompt and type ipconfig The IP address should be the gateway address shown if DHCP on the LAN interface is still enabled 8 Click on NETWORK Interfaces and confirm it looks similar to the image below your WAN IP Address may not be the same...

Page 6: ...nfiguring ThruLink as a Client Important Ensure the steps in Connecting to ThruLink have been followed 1 Click GENERAL Configuration menu link on the left and give ThruLink a unique name in the Hostname field every ThruLink on the network requires a unique name 2 Click Save Update at the bottom of the page 3 Click NETWORK Interfaces menu link on the left and ensure the WAN Interface is set to DHCP...

Page 7: ...right of it 11 Leave the default Preshared key PSKPSKPSK for this setup Note Please remember to change this value when implementing this system within a LIVE environment to something more complicated Any ASCII character is supported except the space character all units must have the same key 12 Type in the name of the server in the Remote host field 13 Type in the Public IP address of the router t...

Page 8: ...secured encryption network Configuring ThruLink LTE as a Client Important Ensure the steps in Connecting to ThruLink have been followed Ensure the DATA SIM has been inserted in the SIM slot before powering up the unit 1 Click GENERAL Configuration menu link on the left and give ThruLink a unique name in the Hostname field every ThruLink on the network requires a unique name 2 Ensure Cellular Radio...

Page 9: ...er or contact support for help or you may find it on our APN list at the following address https www kbcnetworks com apns 6 Set the Username and Password fields if you were provided this information typically not required 7 Set the Dial code if connected to a GSM CDMA only network default value is suitable for most LTE networks 8 Set the LAN interface to 193 163 3 1 or a unique subnet of your choo...

Page 10: ...s should be the gateway address shown if DHCP on the LAN interface is still enabled 14 Click on NETWORK Interfaces and confirm it looks similar to the following image 15 Click on NETWORK Encryption tunnel menu on the left 16 Click the Enabled checkbox at the top and select Client to the right of it 17 Leave the default Preshared key PSKPSKPSK for this setup Note Please remember to change the presh...

Page 11: ...bnets show all ThruLink units on the encrypted ThruLink network Port Forwarding between Internet Router and Server If an Internet facing router is being used on your network then a Port forwarding rule will need to be set in order to allow data packets to flow between the Internet and the ThruLink Server This is called Port Forwarding Port forward rule Every IP network process uses one of the 6553...

Page 12: ...e hostname of the new client client2 etc 8 Click Save update at the bottom 9 Go to the Interfaces page and change the LAN IP Notes In bridge mode the IP will remain in the same subnet but not be a conflicting IP In route mode the subnet needs to be unique The default 193 163 1 1 255 255 255 0 is one unique subnet On the second unit this would be changed to 193 163 2 1 255 255 255 0 to ensure it is...

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