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24.7
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.
When this check box is checked, the device's status information will be sent to the Peplink InControl
system. This device's usage data and configuration will be sent to the system if you enable the features in
the system.
under the account, monitor their status, see their usage reports and receive offline notifications.
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24.8
Configuration
Backing up the Peplink Balance settings immediately after the successful completion of the initial setup is
strongly recommended.
The functionality to download and upload Peplink Balance settings is found at:
System>Configuration
.
Configuration
Restore
Configuration to
Factory Settings
The
Restore Factory Settings
button is to reset the configuration to the factory default
settings. After clicking the button, you will need to click the
Apply Changes
button on the
top right corner to make the settings effective.
Downloading
Active
Configurations
The purpose of the
Download
button is to backup the current active settings. Click
Download
and save the configuration file.
Uploading
Configurations
To restore or change settings based on a configuration file, click
Choose File
to locate the
configuration file on the local computer, and then click
Upload
.
The new settings can then be applied by clicking the
Apply Changes
button on the page
header, or you can cancel the procedure by pressing
discard
on the Main page of Web
Admin Interface.
Uploading
Configuration from
High Availability
Pair
(Available on Peplink Balance 210+)
In a High Availability (HA) configuration, the Balance unit can quickly load the configuration
of its HA counterpart. To do so, click the
Upload
button.
After loading the settings, configure the LAN IP address of the Peplink Balance unit to be
different from the HA counterpart.
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Feature Add-ons
Some balance models have features that could be activated upon purchase. Once the purchase is
complete, you will receive an Activation Key. Enter the key on the
Activation Key
field, click
Activate
,
and then click
Apply Changes
.
24.10
Reboot
This page provides a Reboot button for restarting the system.
For maximum reliability, the Peplink Balance series can equip with two copies of firmware; each copy 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 that a firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive firmware partition.
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Tools
25.1
Ping
The Ping Test tool in the Peplink Balance performs Pings through a specified Ethernet interface or a
SpeedFusion
TM
VPN connection. You can specify the number of pings in the field
Number of times
to a
maximum number of
10
times, and Packet Size can be specified in the field
Packet Size
to a maximum of
1472
bytes.
The Ping utility is located at
System>Tools>Ping,
illustrated as follows:
Tip
A System Administrator can use the Ping utility to manually check the connectivity of a particular LAN/WAN
connection.
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Traceroute Test
The Traceroute Test tool traces the routing path to the destination through a particular Ethernet interface
or a SpeedFusion
TM
connection. The Traceroute Test utility is located at
System>Tools>Traceroute
.
Tip
A System Administrator can use the Traceroute utility to analyze the connection path of a LAN/WAN connection.
25.3
PepVPN Test
(Available on Peplink Balance 210+ and MediaFast 200+)
The PepVPN Test tool can help to test the throughput between different VPN peers.
You can define the
Test Type
,
Direction
, and
Duration
of the test, and press
Go!
to perform the
throughput test. The VPN Test utility is located at
System>Tools>PepVPN Test
,
illustrated as follows:
25.4
PepVPN Analyzer
The bandwidth bonding feature of PepVPN occurs when multiple WAN lines from one end merge with
multiple WAN lines from the other end. For this to happen, each WAN line needs to form a connection
with all the WAN lines on the opposite end. The function of the PepVPN Analyzer is to report the
throughput, packet loss, and latency of all possible combinations of
connections
.
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