Operation Manual

Pre-Shared Key: Create a password or key. The routers on both sides of the tunnel must use this same key.
Mode: Tunnel or Transport. Tunnel Mode is used for protecting traffic between different networks, when traffic must
pass through an intermediate, untrusted network. Transport Mode is used for end-to-end communications (for example,
for communications between a client and a server).
Initiation Mode: Always On or On Demand. Always On is used if you want the tunnel to initiate the tunnel connection
whenever the WAN becomes available. Select On Demand if you want the tunnel to initiate a connection if and only if
there is data traffic bound for the remote side of the tunnel.
Tunnel Enabled: Enabled or Disabled.
MBR1200 Quick Connect: VPN tunnels in more advanced Cradlepoint devices have more choices than they did in the
MBR1200, so they are more complex to configure now. Check this box to simplify setup by streamlining your options to
match the old settings from the Cradlepoint MBR1200.
Add/Edit Tunnel – Local Gateway
IP Version: Select IPv4 or IPv6.
WAN Binding: WAN Binding is an optional parameter used to configure the VPN tunnel to ONLY operate when the
specified WAN device(s) are available and connected. An example use case is when there is a router with both a
primary and failover WAN device and the tunnel should only be used when the system has failed over to the backup
connection.
Make a selection for "When," "Condition," and "Value" to create a WAN Binding. The condition will be in the form of these
examples:
When Condition Value
Port is USB Port 1
Type is not WiMAX
When:
Port – Select by the physical port on the router that you are plugging the modem into (e.g., "USB Port 2").
Manufacturer – Select by the modem manufacturer (e.g., "Cradlepoint Inc.").
Model – Set your rule according to the specific model of modem.
Type – Select by type of Internet source (Ethernet, LTE, Modem, Wireless as WAN, WiMAX).
Serial Number – Select a 3G or LTE modem by the serial number.
MAC Address – Select a WiMAX modem by MAC Address.
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