User Manual

USER MANUAL

Peplink Balance Series

7 Installation

Connecting the Network with Peplink Balance:

7.1 Preparation

Before installing 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, or one USB

modem for the USB WAN port on Balance 380/580/710/1350.

 A computer with TCP/IP network protocol and a web browser installed. Supported browsers

include Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or above, Apple Safari 3.1.1 or

above, and Google Chrome 2.0 or 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

Peplink Balance 20, 30, 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 up to 2, 3, 5, 7 or 13

WAN/broadband connections with the Peplink Balance 20, 30, 210, 310, 380, 580, 710 and 1350,

respectively, or connect a USB modem to the USB WAN port on the Peplink Balance

20/30/380/580/710/1350.

3. For Peplink Balance 20, 30, 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

Peplink Balance 380, 580, 710 and 1350, 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 configuration that results: