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6.14.3 Rear Panel Appearance

Connector Ports

Power Connector

AC input 100-240V

Switches

Power Switch

Pressing and holding the key for 4 seconds will power down the unit.

When the unit is powered off, pressing this switch will power on the unit.

Power Switch

Power Connector

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7

Installation

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

7.1

Preparation

Before installing your Peplink Balance, please prepare the following:



At least one Internet/WAN access account



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/MediaFast



A computer with the TCP/IP network protocol and a Web browser installed. Supported browsers

include Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and above, Mozilla Firefox 10.0 and above, Apple Safari

5.1 and above, and Google Chrome 18 and above.

7.2

Constructing the Network

At the high level, construct the network according to the following steps:

1.

With an Ethernet cable, connect a computer to one of the LAN ports on the Peplink Balance. For

the Peplink Balance 20, 30, 30 LTE, 50, 210 and 310, repeat with different cables for up to 4

computers to be connected.

2.

With another Ethernet cable, connect the WAN/broadband modem to one of the WAN ports on

the Peplink Balance. Repeat using different cables to connect from 2 to 13 WAN/broadband

connections (Peplink Balance 20, 30, 30 LTE, 50, 210, 310, 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, 2500, and

MediaFast) or connect a USB modem to the USB WAN port (Peplink Balance 20, 30, 30 LTE, 50,

380, 580, 710, 1350, 2500, and MediaFast).

3.

For the Peplink Balance 20, 30, 30 LTE, 50, 210, and 310, connect the provided power adapter

to the power connector on the Peplink Balance, and then plug the power adapter into a power

outlet. For the Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, 2500, and MediaFast, 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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7.3

Configuring the Network Environment

To ensure that your Peplink Balance works properly in the LAN environment and can access the Internet

via the WAN connections, please refer to the following setup procedures:



LAN Configuration

For basic configuration, refer to Section 8,

Basic Configuration

.



For advanced configuration, refer to Section 10,

Configuring the LAN Interfaces(s)

.



WAN Configuration

For basic configuration, refer to Section 8,

Basic Configuration

.

For advanced configuration, refer to Section 12,

Configuring the WAN Interface(s)

.



MediaFast Configuration

For MediaFast configuration, refer to Section 9,

MediaFast Configuration.

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Basic Configuration

8.1

Connecting to the Web Admin Interface

1.

Start a Web browser on a computer that is connected with the Peplink Balance through the LAN.

2.

To connect to the Web Admin of the Peplink Balance, enter the following LAN IP address in the

address field of the web browser:

http://192.168.1.1

(This is the default LAN IP address of the Peplink Balance.)

3.

Enter the following to access the Web

Admin Interface.

User Name

: admin

Password

: admin

(This is the default Admin User login of

the Peplink Balance. The Admin and

Read-only User Password can be

changed at

System>Admin Security

.)

4.

After successful login, the

Dashboard

of the Web Admin Interface will be

displayed. It looks similar to the following:

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Important Note

The

Save

button causes the changes to be saved. Configuration changes (e.g., WAN, LAN, admin settings, etc.)

take effect after clicking the

Apply Changes

button on each page’s top right corner.

8.2

Configuration with the Setup Wizard

The Setup Wizard simplifies the task of configuring WAN connection(s) by guiding the configuration

process step-by-step.

To begin, click

Setup Wizard

after connecting to the Web Admin Interface.

Click

Next

to begin.

Select

YES

if you want to set up Drop-in Mode using the setup wizard (note: Drop-in Mode is available on

the Peplink Balance 210+ and MediaFast 200+).

Click on the appropriate checkbox(es) to select the WAN connection(s) to be configured. If you have

chosen to configure Drop-in Mode using the setup wizard, the box of WAN port that is to be configured in

Drop-in Mode will be checked by default.