The nice thing about having all your settings in InControl is that a factory reset on a device triggers the device to re-download the configuration and gets up and running in no-time. Also very nice when replacing hardware: just alter the serial number.
However, this only works fine when a wired WAN connection with default settings or Peplink eSIM is available, which isn’t always the case, especially in Europe.
Therefore, I think it would be nice to have a factory default setup with a configured WiFi WAN network, e.g. with ESSID “Peplink Setup”. In that case, all you have to do upon factory resetting a device without wired WAN or Peplink eSIM, is configure a mobile hotspot on your phone with the essid Peplink Setup and the device will automatically connect to InControl and apply its config, or at least be available for remote configuration through InControl. Especially for people in the field, on mobile devices and vehicles, this would be very convenient.
I don’t understand your description.
If a SIM Card is inserted and the SIM Pin is disabled, after a Factory reset the device connets itselves to InControl. The Serial Number must be in InControl.
When I do a Firmware Update I move the device to a separate group without any configuration but immediate Firmware Update to all devices in that group.
If the device come up after Update (with only default configuration) I move it back to my productive group where it pulls his configuration.
When I get a new device from stock, I first insert a Pin-free SIM, add it as new device in IC2 with its Serial Numer. After power up, it connects to mobile carrier and then connects to IC2.
Indeed, having one or more SIM-cards ready, unscrewing the SIM holder on the device, inserting the SIM, configuring the device, removing the SIM and screwing the holder back is a pretty good alternative. It however requires more manual steps then just activating a temporary WiFi Access Point with a given ESSID and password. This can be on a fixed AP in the lab/network, or just your cellphone on any location where you might not have SIM-cards with you.
Well, now I understand.
We only use our routers with SIM cards, not with eSIM. Therefore, it doesn’t require any extra effort on our part to configure the device.
In your scenario, it would actually be helpful to have a WWAN for setup purposes.
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