BR1 Drop-in Mode

[Thomas_Simstad]

Hi,

I see we have a new feature for the BR1. Unfortunately, I can’t find much (any) info about what it actually does, what versions of the BR1 does it work with. How does it work? etc. etc.

Is there a web page that answers the basic questions of the 5 W’s:

Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
When?
and
How?

Is there a link to the manual?

I think I know what it’s supposed to do, but a little technical info from PepWave would be great.

Tom

[JarekN]

I agree with Tom, would be great to have some customer oriented (advantages for end user) and technical oriented description about Drop-In mode at Peplink.
Even quite advanced engineers knowing other solutions don’t know what it is.
Jarek

[Tim_S]

Here are some links to KB articles here on the Forum:

What is Drop-In Mode?

Drop-in Mode allows the Peplink Balance to be deployed in a network without making any changes to your existing network devices. This feature simplifies the installation by allowing the Balance to transparently and seamlessly work with your routers and firewalls. Let’s take a closer look at the overall picture of the process before installing the Balance. Suppose your existing network looks similar to this diagram. [image] In this example the default gateway router is connected to the ISP. …

Deploying Peplink | Pepwave products in Drop-in mode

Drop-in Mode allows Peplink | Pepwave products to be deployed in a network without configuration changes on existing network infrastructure. Example: Pre-Installation In the following network diagram, ISP A provides a 24-bit network 210.10.10.2 / 255.255.255.0, 210.10.10.1 is the default gateway. The Firewall is performing NAT (Network Address Translation) for Local Area Network 192.168.1.0/2 to access the Internet. Firewall settings: NAT Enabled External Interface IP: 210.10.10.2/24 Defau…

Configuring Drop-in Mode

Drop-in Mode is Peplink’s transparent/bridging mode that allows you to seamlessly slot your Peplink into an existing network without having to change configuration on your existing appliances. https://youtu.be/ndG1HCSkZLk When operating, the Peplink forwards traffic between the LAN and the Drop-in Mode WAN without performing any IP address translation/bridging the network. The original firewall/NAT’ing device won’t need any additional configuration/any change in the external IP addresses to wo…

[SargeW]

I have a BR-1 mini, North American model. I am trying to determine if adding the Drop In mode for Verizon is possible with my router version. I run sims from Verizon and T-Mobile.

[Tim_S]

The Drop-in mode is referring to the Ethernet WAN connection. If you have a static IP SIM card and want to pass that along you can just use the IP Passthrough feature which is already supported. Thanks

[CBNW]

I’ve spent an hour reading the manuals and FAQS.

I still can’t find the specific instructions for ‘drop in mode’ for the BR1.

I have purchased and activated the drop in mode feature and rebooted.

Is the next step to go to “Network” / LAN or WAN and configure?
When I go to these pages, there is no mention of “Drop in”

Is a static IP on the WAN required before “Drop in” will appear?

Will drop in work if there is only a cellular connection?

Please provide answers to these questions and a link to any URL’s that will resolve this.

Thank you in advance.

[CBNW]

I spoke with Peplink Tech Support and Tanny confirmed the following:

Network / LAN / Click on the LAN “untagged LAN” (or whatever you named it).

The 3rd category has the “Drop in Mode Enable” option.

FYI - it takes several hours for the peplink online store to email you the unlock code.

Also, no static wan required and drop in mode works with a ‘cellular only’ connection.

[Tim_S]

The Drop-in Mode feature is for the Ethernet WAN, not cellular. If you are trying to do this on cellular you would just use the IP Passthrough feature instead. Thanks