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MAX Adapter User Manual
August 2024
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 2024 Peplink Peplink Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Peplink and the Peplink logo are trademarks of Peplink
International Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
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  • Page 1 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2024 Peplink Peplink Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Peplink and the Peplink logo are trademarks of Peplink International Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.2 Default Login Credentials 1.3 Power Options 2. MAX Adapter Overview 2.1 Panel Appearance 3. MAX Adapter Setup 4. Access to MAX Adapter Configuration UI 4.2 Device Status 4.3 LTE Live Data 4.4 LTE Data Usage 4.5 Modem Settings 4.6 SIM Toolkit 4.7 Administration...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction The Peplink MAX adapter allows for the replacement of MAX lines. It can be used with systems that require a MAX line for communication, such as elevators, alarm systems, fax machines, ATMs, emergency call boxes, etc. 1.1 Packing List...

  • Page 4: Max Adapter Overview

    2. MAX Adapter Overview 2.1 Panel Appearance LED Indicator: The statuses indicated by the front panel LEDs are as follows: Status Indicator Power off Booting up Status Steady Green Ready Blinking Green Upgrading firmware Cellular Indicators No Power or no SIM card inserted...

  • Page 5: Max Adapter Setup

    ● Place the MAX Adapter antennas ideally away from large metal objects that may obstruct the signal. ● Securely mount the unit after identifying the location. The MAX Adapter can be fixed to a surface by fastening up to 4 screws through the holes on its integrated flange mount.^ ^Please refer to the technical drawing below for the hole position details and other related dimensions.
  • Page 6 ● Attach the 2x LTE antennas to the MAX Adapter. ● Place the antennas perpendicular to the ground, pointing straight up. ^If required, install Peplink’s Mobility Antennas with an extension cable and position antenna to get a better signal strength.
  • Page 7 Step 4: Establish a LAN Connection ● To connect your end device to the MAX Adapter, you will need a cable with an RJ45 connector from both ends to connect both devices. ● Plug the RJ45 connector into the LAN port on the MAX Adapter. This will allow the MAX Adapter to assign an IP address to the end device and establish a connection.
  • Page 8 Step 5: Power Connection ● The MAX Adapter can be powered up with a single source of a 4-pin Micro-Fit connector or a USB-C (5V@1A) power supply. ● In case of an unforeseen power outage, a dual power setup is recommended for redundancy.

  • Page 9: Access To Max Adapter Configuration Ui

    4. Access to MAX Adapter Configuration UI 4.1 Local Access Step 1: Connect the MAX Adapter to a device accessible to the WEB configuration UI via the USB-C interface.^ ^The MAX Adapter utilizes the Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) to establish a connection with the WEB-based user interface.

  • Page 10: Device Status

    Step 3: Log in to the router with the following information. Default username: admin Default password: admin Step 4: Follow the guide and change the login password. To change the password for the device, log in to the device > select “Modem Settings” > scroll down to “Admin Settings”.
  • Page 11 System Information Device Name This is the name specified in the Device Name field located at Modem Settings > Admin Settings. Model This shows the model name and number of this device. Product Code If your model uses a product code, it will appear here. Firmware This shows the firmware version this device is currently running.
  • Page 12 cellular device. LAN MAC The MAC address of the device LAN. Running Status Uptime This shows the length of time since the device has been rebooted. Current System Time This shows the current system time. IP Address IPv4 address assigned by ISP. Global IP Address IPv6 address assigned by ISP.

  • Page 13: Lte Live Data

    4.3 LTE Live Data LTE Live Operational Data IMSI This is the International Mobile Subscriber Identity which uniquely identifies the SIM card. ICCID This is a unique number assigned to a SIM card used in a cellular device. This field is to display the mobile telephone number of the SIM card.
  • Page 14 Carrier The service provider of the SIM card. Country/Region The country of the service provider. Network Type of cellular network connected. Band Connected bands (frequencies). IP Address IP address assigned by ISP. Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of the assigned IP address. Default Gateway Access point between this network with ISP.

  • Page 15: Lte Data Usage

    4.4 LTE Data Usage LTE Data Usage On this page, you can view the usage of the device. The specified time frame above allows you to generate a report for the selected period.
  • Page 16 Data Usage Details In this table, you can find additional details displaying the exact usage for the month. To view the daily usage report, you can click on “Click here” under “View by Day”.

  • Page 17: Modem Settings

    4.5 Modem Settings Admin Settings Device Name Device Name to display Admin User Name Username for login to the device. Admin Password Password for login to the device. Confirm Admin Password Re-type password to ensure the password is matched.
  • Page 18 LTE Setup SIM Card Selection This setting allows you to select which type of SIM Card you want to enable. You can also set their Priority, 1 is the highest. Fallback to Preferred SIM This option is allowing to switch to another SIM cards when when the Cellular WAN reaches faillback timeout.
  • Page 19 Password/SIM Pin will be filled automatically. Disabled Auto APN to customize these parameters. The parameter values are determined by and can be obtained from the ISP. APN IP Type This setting enables the selection of the PDP type. ● IPv4 ●...
  • Page 20 LAN DHCP Local IP Address The IP address of the MAX Adapter on the USB-C. Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of the MAX Adapter on the USB-C. DHCP Server When this setting is Enabled, the MAX Adapter DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to each computer that is connected via USB-C or RJ45 and configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP.
  • Page 21 DNS Servers This setting specifies the WAN IP addresses on which the DNS server of the Max Adapter should listen. If no addresses are selected, the Max Adapter will not respond to DNS requests. Reply to ICMP PING If the No is ticked, this option is disabled and the system will not reply to any ICMP ping echo requests to the WAN IP addresses of this WAN connection.
  • Page 22 After this option is enabled, the DHCP lease time will be 2 minutes. I.e. the LAN client could refresh its IP address and access the network at most one minute after the ethernet WAN connection goes up. DNS Proxy Settings Enable A DNS proxy server can be enabled to serve DNS requests originating from LAN.
  • Page 23 Adapter, the corresponding IP address will be returned. Physical Interface Settings This field is for specifying the Maximum Transmission Unit value of the WAN connection. An excessive MTU value can cause file downloads stall shortly after connected. You may consult your ISP for the connection’s MTU value.

  • Page 24: Sim Toolkit

    Health Check Retries This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which the Peplink 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.

  • Page 25: Administration

    Reboot System Reboot button for restarting the system. For maximum reliability, the Max Adapter can be equipped with two copies of firmware, and each copy can be a different version. You can select the firmware version you would like to reboot...

  • Page 26: Event Log

    4.8 Event log The log section displays a list of events that have taken place on the MAX Adapter. Check the Refresh button to refresh log entries automatically. Click on the Delete button to clear the log.

  • Page 28: Psti Statement Of Compliance

    5. UK PSTI Statement of Compliance...

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