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Pepwave Device
Connector User Manual

Pepwave Product:
Device Connector Rugged

Pepwave Firmware 1.1
June 2020

Summary of Contents for Pepwave DCS-RUG

Page 1: ...Pepwave Device Connector User Manual Pepwave Product Device Connector Rugged Pepwave Firmware 1 1 June 2020...

Page 2: ...nterface 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 Healt...

Page 3: ...ion 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 L...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...ss 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...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...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 mean...

Page 8: ...d 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 selecte...

Page 9: ...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 Se...

Page 10: ...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...

Page 11: ...iately 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...

Page 12: ...40 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 wil...

Page 13: ...ect 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 beac...

Page 14: ...rrors 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 re...

Page 15: ...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 re...

Page 16: ...e 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 Balan...

Page 17: ...ill 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 networ...

Page 18: ...osen 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...

Page 19: ...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 regardles...

Page 20: ...ecovery 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 agai...

Page 21: ...D This setting specifies whether or not Wi Fi clients can scan the SSID of this wireless network Broadcast SSID is enabled by default Data Rate A Select Auto to allow the Pepwave router to set the dat...

Page 22: ...he setting is disabled Security Settings Security Policy This setting configures the wireless authentication and encryption methods Available options are Open No Encryption WPA WPA2 Personal WPA WPA2...

Page 23: ...o Settings Operating Country This option sets the country whose regulations the Pepwave router follows Wi Fi Antenna Choose from the router s internal or optional external antennas if so equipped Impo...

Page 24: ...ts of the selected country Maximum number of clients Enter the maximum number of clients that can simultaneously connect to the wireless network or enter 0 to allow an unlimited number of connections...

Page 25: ...n acknowledgement packet before performing a retransmission By default this field is set to 48 s Frame Aggregation A This option allows you to enable frame aggregation to increase transmission through...

Page 26: ...etting should be used only in special situations as it will lower the system security level if users do not log out before closing the browser The default is 4 hours 0 minutes For security reasons aft...

Page 27: ...where XXXX refers to the last 4 digits of the unit s serial number Admin User Name Admin User Name is set as admin by default but can be changed if desired Admin Password This field allows you to spe...

Page 28: ...d again for emergency access Additional authentication options will be available once this box is checked Auth Protocol This specifies the authentication protocol used Available options are MS CHAP v2...

Page 29: ...LAN WAN is chosen the WAN Connection Access Settings form will be displayed 5 2 Operating Mode Operating Mode can be accessed at System Operating Mode The operating mode can be changed between Router...

Page 30: ...different firmware versions in two different partitions A firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive partition If you want to keep the inactive firmware you can simply reboot your device with t...

Page 31: ...e mail notifications Check Show all to show all time zone options Time Server This setting specifies the NTP network time server to be utilized by the Pepwave router 5 5 Schedule Enable and disable d...

Page 32: ...ides a system administrator with up to date information on network status The settings for configuring email notifications are found at System Email Notification Email Notification Settings Email Noti...

Page 33: ...SMTP Server setting Confirm SMTP Password This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password Sender s Email Address This setting specifies the email address the Pepwave router...

Page 34: ...st This setting specifies the IP address or hostname of the remote syslog server Push Events The Pepwave router can also send push notifications to mobile devices that have our Mobile Router Utility i...

Page 35: ...to enable SNMP version 1 SNMPv2 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 2 SNMPv3 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 3 5 9 InControl InControl is a cloud based service which allows yo...

Page 36: ...is strongly recommended The functionality to download and upload Pepwave router settings is found at System Configuration Note that available options vary by model Configuration Restore Configuration...

Page 37: ...ach copy can be a different version You can select the firmware version you would like to reboot the device with The firmware marked with Running is the current system boot up firmware Please note tha...

Page 38: ...particular LAN WAN connection 6 2 Traceroute The traceroute test tool traces the routing path to the destination through a particular Ethernet interface or a SpeedFusion TM connection The traceroute...

Page 39: ...ection path of a LAN WAN connection 6 3 Wake on LAN Peplink routers can send special magic packets to any client specified from the Web UI To access this feature navigate to System Tools Wake on LAN S...

Page 40: ...ind 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 s...

Page 41: ...device Click the Save button to create and save a new VPN connection profile for making a VPN connection PepVPN Profile Settings Name This field is for specifying a name to represent this profile The...

Page 42: ...return Dynamic DNS host names are also accepted This field is optional With this field filled the Peplink Balance will initiate connection to each of the remote IP addresses until it succeeds in maki...

Page 43: ...rvers setting Please see below for details on the Port and Servers settings Alternatively the Protocol Selection Tool drop down menu can be used to automatically fill in the protocol and a single port...

Page 44: ...the Servers setting For example with IP Protocol set to TCP and Port set to Port Mapping Service Port 80 and Map to Port 88 TCP traffic on port 80 is forwarded to the configured servers via port 88 Pl...

Page 45: ...nnections and corresponding WAN specific Internet IP addresses on which the system should bind Any access to the specified WAN connection s and IP address es will be forwarded to the LAN host This opt...

Page 46: ...inspecting the packet content Select an application by choosing a supported application or by defining a custom application manually The priority preference of supported applications is placed at the...

Page 47: ...til the uplink becomes less congested DSL Cable Optimization can relieve such an issue When it is enabled the download speed will become less affected by the upload traffic By default this feature is...

Page 48: ...re Hardware Revision This shows the hardware version of this device Serial Number This shows the serial number of this device Firmware This shows the firmware version this device is currently running...

Page 49: ...to contact the Pepwave Support Team http www pepwave com contact please download the diagnostic report file and attach it along with a description of your issue 12 2 Client List The client list table...

Page 50: ...eer Click the button for a chart displaying real time throughput latency and drop rate information for each WAN connection 12 4 Event Log Event log information is located at Status EventLog The log se...

Page 51: ...installation table indicates how much network traffic has been processed by the device since the first bootup The Data transferred since last reboot table indicates how much network traffic has been...

Page 52: ...If you have enabled the Bandwidth Monitoring feature the Current Billing Cycle table for that WAN connection will be displayed Click on a date to view the client bandwidth usage of that specific date...

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Page 54: ...12 5 4 Monthly All WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage...

Page 55: ...ssword reset Note The LED status light blinks in RED 2 times and release the button green status light starts blinking Hold for approximately 20 seconds for factory reset Note The LED status light bli...

Page 56: ...ate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Cons...

Page 57: ...ink Disclaimer Peplink does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products or software described herein Neither does it convey any license under its patent right nor th...

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