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Pepwave Product:
Device Connector IP55
Pepwave Firmware 1.2.0
April 2022

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  • Page 1 Pepwave Device Connector User Manual Pepwave Product: Device Connector IP55 Pepwave Firmware 1.2.0 April 2022...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Getting Started 1.1 What’s in the Box 1.2 Get to Know Your Device Connector Wi-Fi Signal 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)
  • Page 3 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...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    1. Getting Started 1.1 What’s in the Box DCS-GN-IP55 ● Cable Tie 1.2 Get to Know Your Device Connector Device Connector IP55...

  • Page 5: Wi-Fi Signal

    LED Indicators Access point initializing Blinking Red Boot up or error Status GREEN Access point ready ON – Powered-on device connected to Ethernet port or 1000Mbps Green LED OFF – 10Mbps / 100Mbps or No device connected to Ethernet port ON –...

  • Page 6: Access The Web Admin Interface

    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. 192.168.20.X). Your PC should be set up as follow on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties or Network screen:...

  • Page 7: Connect By Wi-Fi

    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.

  • Page 8: Configuring The Lan Interface(S)

    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).
  • Page 9 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 &...
  • Page 10 Extended In addition to standard DHCP options (e.g., DNS server address, DHCP Option 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.

  • Page 11: Port Setting

    DHCP Relay Settings Enable Check this box to turn on DHCP relay. Click the icon to disable DHCP relay. DHCP Server IP Enter the IP addresses of one or two DHCP servers in the provided fields. The DHCP servers entered here will receive Address relayed DHCP requests from the LAN.

  • Page 12: Configuring The Wan Interface(S)

    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.
  • Page 13 To access detailed WAN settings click, Network>WAN>Details. Wi-Fi Connection Settings WAN Connection Enter a name to represent this WAN connection. Name 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).
  • Page 14 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.
  • Page 15 Connect to This option is to specify whether the Wi-Fi WAN will connect to any open mode access points it finds. Any Open Mode AP Beacon Miss This field allows you to set the frequency for the beacon to include Counter delivery traffic indication messages.
  • Page 16 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.
  • Page 17 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.
  • Page 18 This setting specifies the number of consecutive successful ping/DNS lookup responses that must be received before the Retries Peplink Balance treats a previously down WAN connection as up again. By default, Recover Retries is set to 3. Using the default...

  • Page 19: Creating Wi-Fi Connection Profiles

    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.

  • Page 20: Wan Health Check

    ● Open ● ● 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.
  • Page 21 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.
  • Page 22 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.
  • Page 23 requests. The default timeout is 5 seconds. Health Check This setting specifies the time interval in seconds between ping or DNS lookup requests. The default health check interval is 5 seconds. Interval Health Check This setting specifies the number of consecutive ping/DNS lookup timeouts after which the Pepwave router will treat the corresponding Retries WAN connection as down.

  • Page 24: Wireless Ssid

    4 AP Use the controls on the AP tab to set the wireless SSID and AP settings. 4.1 Wireless SSID Wireless network settings, including the name of the network (SSID) and security policy, can be defined and managed in this section. Click ADD to create a new network profile, or click the existing network profile to modify its settings.
  • Page 25 Data Rate Select Auto to allow the Pepwave router to set the data rate automatically, or select Fixed and choose a rate from the displayed drop-down menu. Multicast Filter This setting enables the filtering of multicast network traffic to the wireless SSID. Multicast Rate This setting specifies the transmit rate to be used for sending multicast network traffic.

  • Page 26: Settings

    Access Control Restricted The settings allow administrator to control access using MAC Mode address filtering. Available options are None, Deny all except listed MAC Address Connection coming from the MAC addresses in this list will be either denied or accepted based the option selected in the previous field. List 4.2 Settings Navigating to AP>Settings displays a screen similar to the one shown below:...
  • Page 27 Wi-Fi Radio 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. Important Note Per FCC regulations, the country selection is not available on all models marketed in the US.
  • Page 28 Client Signal This field determines that maximum signal strength each Strength individual client will receive. The measurement unit is megawatts. Threshold Beacon Rate This option is for setting the transmit bit rate for sending a beacon. By default, 1Mbps is selected. Beacon Interval This option is for setting the time interval between each beacon.

  • Page 29: System Settings

    5 System Settings 5.1 Admin Security There are two types of user accounts available for accessing the web admin: admin and user. They represent two user levels: the admin level has full administration access, while the user level is read-only. The user level can access only the device's status information;...
  • Page 30 User Account UI A web login session will be logged out automatically when it has been idle longer than the Web Session Timeout. Before the session expires, you may click the Logout button in the web admin to exit the session. 0 hours 0 minutes signifies an unlimited session time.
  • Page 31 Admin Settings Router Name This field allows you to define a name for this Pepwave router. By default, Router Name is set as DCS_XXXX, where XXXX refers to the last 4 digits of the unit’s serial number. Admin User Admin User Name is set as admin by default, but can be changed, if desired.
  • Page 32 Read-only User Read-only User Name is set as user by default, but can be changed, if desired. Name User Password This field allows you to specify a new user password. Once the user password is set, the read-only user feature will be enabled. Confirm User This field allows you to verify and confirm the new user password.

  • Page 33: Operating Mode

    CLI SSH Port This field determines the port on which clients can access CLI SSH. CLI SSH Access This menu allows you to choose between granting access to LAN and WAN clients, or to LAN clients only. Security This option is for specifying the protocol(s) through which the web admin interface can be accessed: ●...

  • Page 34: Firmware

    Do not attempt to upload a non-firmware file or a firmware file that is not supported by Peplink. Upgrading the Pepwave router with an invalid firmware file will damage the unit and may void the warranty.

  • Page 35: Time

    Important Note If the firmware is rolled back from 5.x to 4.x, the configurations will be lost. 5.4 Time Time Settings enables the system clock of the Pepwave router to be synchronized with a specified time server. Time settings are located at System>Time.

  • Page 36: Email Notification

    Edit Schedule Profile Enabling Click this checkbox to enable this schedule profile. Note that if this is disabled, then any associated features will also have their scheduling disabled. Name Enter your desired name for this particular schedule profile. Schedule Click the drop-down menu to choose pre-defined schedules as your starting point.
  • Page 37 Email Notification Settings Email This setting specifies whether or not to enable email notification. If Enable is checked, the Pepwave router will send email messages Notification to system administrators when the WAN status changes or when new firmware is available. If Enable is not checked, email notification is disabled and the Pepwave router will not send email messages.
  • Page 38 Confirm SMTP This field allows you to verify and confirm the new administrator password. Password Sender’s Email This setting specifies the email address the Pepwave router will Address use to send reports. Recipient’s This setting specifies the email address(es) to which the Pepwave router will send email notifications.

  • Page 39: Event Log

    Host syslog server. Push Events The Pepwave router can also send push notifications to mobile devices that have our Mobile Router Utility installed. Check the box to activate this feature. For more information on the Router Utility, go to: www.peplink.com/products/router-utility...

  • Page 40: Snmp

    5.8 SNMP SNMP or simple network management protocol is an open standard that can be used to collect information about the Pepwave router. SNMP configuration is located at System>SNMP. SNMP Settings SNMP Device This field shows the router name defined at System>Admin Security.

  • Page 41: Incontrol

    5.9 InControl InControl is a cloud-based service which allows you to manage all of your Peplink and Pepwave devices with one unified system. With it, you can generate reports, gather statistics, and configure your devices automatically. All of this is now possible with InControl.

  • Page 42: Feature Add-Ons

    Configuration Restore The Restore Factory Settings button is to reset the configuration to factory default settings. After clicking the Configuration to button, you will need to click the Apply Changes button on Factory Settings the top right corner to make the settings effective. Download Active Click Download to backup the current active settings.

  • Page 43: Tools

    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 connection. The traceroute test utility is located at System>Tools>Traceroute. Peplink routers can send magical Packets...

  • Page 44: Wake-On-Lan

    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. Select a client from the drop-down list and click Send to send a “magic packet”.

  • Page 45: Pepvpn

    VPN profile (you may have to first save the displayed default profile in order to access the New Profile button). Each profile specifies the settings for making VPN connection with one remote Pepwave or Peplink device.
  • Page 46 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 name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, a-z), underscores (_), dashes (-), and/or non-leading/trailing spaces ( ).
  • Page 47 (Optional) 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 making a connection. If the field is empty, the Peplink Balance will wait for connection from the remote peer.

  • Page 48: Port Forwarding

    Default: 10 8 Port Forwarding Pepwave device connector can act as a firewall that blocks, by default, all inbound access from the internet. By using port forwarding, Internet users can access servers behind the pepwave router. Inbound port forwarding rules can be defined at Advanced>Port Forwarding.
  • Page 49 Service This setting identifies the service to the system administrator. Valid values for this setting consist of only alphanumeric and underscore “_” Name characters. IP Protocol The IP Protocol setting, along with the Port setting, specifies the protocol of the service as TCP, UDP, ICMP, or IP. Traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol at the specified port(s) is forwarded to the LAN hosts specified by the Servers setting.
  • Page 50 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. (Please see below for details on the Servers setting.) Range Mapping: traffic that is received by the Pepwave router via the specified protocol at the specified port range is forwarded via a different port to the servers specified by the Servers setting.

  • Page 51: Nat Mappings

    9 NAT Mappings NAT mappings allow IP address mapping of all inbound and outbound NAT traffic to and from an internal client IP address. Settings to configure NAT mappings are located at Advanced>NAT Mappings. To add a rule for NAT mappings, click Add NAT Rule. NAT Mapping Settings LAN Client(s) NAT mapping rules can be defined for a single LAN IP Address, an...

  • Page 52: Qos

    Inbound This setting specifies the WAN connections and corresponding WAN-specific Internet IP addresses on which the system should Mappings bind. Any access to the specified WAN connection(s) and IP address(es) will be forwarded to the LAN host. This option is only available when IP Address is selected in the LAN Client(s) field.

  • Page 53: Prioritization For Custom Applications

    10.2.2 Prioritization for Custom Applications Click the Add button to define a custom application. Click the button in the Action column to delete the custom application in the corresponding row. When Supported Applications is selected, the Pepwave router will inspect network traffic and prioritize the selected applications.

  • Page 54: Miscellaneous Settings

    11 Miscellaneous Settings 11.1 Certificate Manager This section allows you to assign certificates for web admin SSL. The local keys will not be transferred to another device by any means. 12 Status 12.1 Device System information is located at Status>Device System Information Router Name This is the name specified in the Router Name field located at...
  • Page 55 Hardware This shows the hardware version of this device. Revision Serial Number This shows the serial number of this device. Firmware This shows the firmware version this device is currently running. PepVPN This shows the current PepVPN version. Version Hostname The host name assigned to the Pepwave router appears here.

  • Page 56: Client List

    12.2 Client List The client list table is located at Status>Client List. It lists DHCP and online client IP addresses, names (retrieved from the DHCP reservation table or defined by users), current download and upload rate, and MAC address. Clients can be imported into the DHCP reservation table by clicking the button on the right.

  • Page 57: Event Log

    12.4 Event Log Event log information is located at Status>EventLog The log section displays a list of events that has taken place on the Pepwave router. Check Auto Refresh to refresh log entries automatically. Click the Clear Log button to clear the log.

  • Page 58: Bandwidth

    12.5 Bandwidth This section shows bandwidth usage statistics and is located at Status>Bandwidth. Bandwidth usage at the LAN while the device is switched off (e.g., LAN bypass) is neither recorded nor shown. 12.5.1 Real Time The Data transferred since installation table indicates how much network traffic has been processed by the device since the first bootup.

  • Page 59: Hourly

    12.5.2 Hourly This page shows the hourly bandwidth usage for all WAN connections, with the option of viewing each individual connection. Select the desired connection to check from the drop-down menu. 12.5.3 Daily This page shows the daily bandwidth usage for all WAN connections, with the option of viewing each individual connection.
  • Page 60 a particular WAN connection. The scale of the graph can be set to display megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB).

  • Page 61: Monthly

    12.5.4 Monthly All WAN Monthly Bandwidth Usage...

  • Page 62: Appendix

    Appendix Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 63 Peplink. 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 the patent rights of others. Peplink further reserves the right to make changes in any products described herein without notice.

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