Installation; Preparation; Constructing The Network - peplink Balance One User Manual

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Peplink Balance Series

Installation

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The following section details connecting the Peplink Balance to your network:
7.1

Preparation

Before installingyour Peplink Balance, please prepare the following:
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At least one Internet/WAN access account
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For each network connection, one 10/100BaseT UTP cable with RJ45 connector, or one
1000BaseT Cat5E UTP cable for the Gigabit port on the Balance 580/710/1350/2500, or one
USB modem for the USB WAN port on the Balance 305/380/580/710/1350/2500
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A computer with the TCP/IP network protocol and a Web browser installed.Supported browsers
include Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 andabove, MozillaFirefox 10.0andabove, Apple Safari
5.1andabove, and Google Chrome 18andabove.
7.2

Constructing the Network

At the high level, construct the network according to the following steps:
1. With anEthernetcable, connect a computer to one of the LAN ports on the Peplink Balance. For
the Peplink Balance 20, 30, 30 LTE,210 and 310, repeat with different cables for up to
4computers to be connected.
2. With another Ethernetcable, connect the WAN/broadband modem to one of the WAN ports on
the Peplink Balance. Repeat using different cables to connect up to 2, 3, 5, 7, 13 or
12WAN/broadband connections with the Peplink Balance 20, 30, 30 LTE, 210, 310, 305,380,
580,710, 1350 and 2500, respectively, or connect a USB modem to the USB WAN port on the
Peplink Balance 20/30/30 LTE/380/580/710/1350/2500.
3. For the PeplinkBalance 20, 30, 30 LTE,210, and 310, connect the provided power adapter to the
power connector on the Peplink Balance, and thenplug the power adapter into a power outlet.
Forthe Peplink Balance 305,380, 580, 710, 1350 and 2500, connect the provided power cord to
the AC power connector on the Peplink Balance, and then plug the power cord into a power
outlet.
The following figure schematically illustrates the resulting configuration:
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