User's Manual

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Name
Enter a name for the LAN.
VLAN ID
Enter a VLAN ID for your LAN.
Inter-VLAN
routing
Check this box to enable routing between virtual LANs.
Captive Portal
Check this box to turn on captive portals.
Drop-In Mode
Drop-in mode (or transparent bridging mode) eases the installation of the Peplink Balance on a
live network between the firewall and router, such that changes to the settings of existing
equipment are not required.
The following diagram illustrates drop-in mode setup:
Enable drop-in mode using the Setup Wizard. After enabling this feature and selecting the WAN
for drop-in mode, various settings, including the WAN's connection method and IP address, will
be automatically updated.
When drop-in mode is enabled, the LAN and the WAN for drop-in mode ports will be bridged.
Traffic between the LAN hosts and WAN router will be forwarded between the devices. In this
case, the hosts on both sides will not notice any IP or MAC address changes.
After successfully setting up the Peplink Balance as part of the network using drop-in mode, it
will, depending on model, support one or more WAN connections. Some MediaFast units also