I’m looking at using a MAX BR1 ENT as a cellular WAN backup device and have a question about adding a USB tethering device in the future like the MAX 5G adapter. I understand the BR1 ENT is compatible with the MAX Adapter but when adding another modem how does it affect IP passthrough? Does the embedded modem need to be disabled when a tethering modem is added?
Thanks!
Hello, Qurius.
I have an old HD2-MINI… When I connect a USB adapter on it, the dashboard of the HD2 show me a optional WAN USB EXT to be configured as second WAN. I did the Speedfusion using native LTE/WAN/USB, both at same time and works very well as bounding three WANs to agregate speed.
Regards,
Thank you for your reply. I think my scenario is a little different as I’m just trying to have IP passthrough work for this device as it would connect in front of a multi-wan firewall. As I understand it the dual modem devices don’t have IP passthrough functionality and not sure what the configuration would be on a MAX BR1 ENT when a second modem is added.
Hi, Qurius.
Are you talking about drop-in mode?
No just IP Passthrough
Hi…
I Never stop to work with IP Passthrough at LTE scenarios, because, some LTE operators, sometimes, just provide CGNAT addresses, like:
IP Address 100.70.49.96 / Subnet Mask 255.255.255.254 / Default Gateway 100.70.49.97
I got this from my BR1-HW1…
YOU are correct. Don’t see this option at my TST-DUO-PRO. (dual lte)
Sorry about my miss understood.
Appreciate your input anyway. I’m actually replacing a Max Transit Duo with a Max BR1 for that reason.
Regards
Can you draw your scenario?
I have more BR1s and I want to better understanding what you are trying to do.
Maybe I can do some LAB at my side to learning what can do with IP Passthrough.
Regards,
Here’s a basic layout diagram. Just trying to get public ip addresses from the Peplink passed to the firewalla WAN interface. I think it’s going to be just a matter of disabling the embedded modem when a USB modem is added but wanted to confirm before purchasing.
Hi.
Follow BR1 IP Passtrhrough screen
![BR1 - IP Passthrough.png|793x545]
and the TST-DUO got the same LTE address in DHCP mode.
Please… check my screens.
Sessions from TST-DUO, passing through BR1. Source IP is the IP is the same got from BR1 LTE.
BR1 LOG
Apr 07 15:05:45 WAN: Cell TIM (Priority 2) connected to TIMBRASIL (100.70.49.96) in SIM slot A
TST-DUO LOG
Apr 07 15:07:59 WAN: WAN / TIM (Priority 2) connected (100.70.49.96)
Thanks for posting that…very helpful.
Don’t see an option for IP passthrough or IP forwarding under USB WAN settings when connected to the MAX Adapter 5G and MAX BR1.
I posted this observation in the forum yesterday… no responses yet. Considering returning the max adapter since we absolutely need IP passthrough using a similar configuration as you are with static IP assigned to our Verizon service.
I read your other post and am curious if disabling the embedded modem when the Max Adapter is enabled has any effect on whether USB WAN enables IP passthrough.
None! Can’t connect to the internet via the USB connection and see no way to get past the Sonicwall firewall without IP passthrough/forwarding. Played around with drop-in mode, yet don’t think that applies here. How does one do that via an internal USB connection serving as a second WAN? Perhaps there is a way, yet not hopeful. Not like a LAN/WAN port where one can route traffic. No VLAN option either. Perhaps a future firmware update will address this.
I suppose the MAX Adapter is best suited for direct connection to PC or the MAX-BR1 solely serving as the router & firewall.
Wasted far too much time on this. Back to Amazon it goes…
