SmartCheck in all WAN Connection Settings

I use the built in Cellular modem of my B One 5G and a secondary cellular modem connected to a physical WAN port. For the built in cellular modem, I have it set to SmartCheck. I am unable to choose this option for any other WAN connections. Is there a reason this option isn’t available? Can you add this option if it does indeed save data? I can’t be the only one doing this.

Hi…

About Smartcheck

SmartCheck is a health check method used by Peplink routers to limit data usage on cellular connections. It works by sending an ICMP ping request to a target host if it doesn’t receive a response within 10 seconds.

How it works

  1. If the router is using a cellular WAN connection, it will use SmartCheck.
  2. If the router doesn’t receive a response from the target host within 10 seconds, it will send an ICMP ping request.
  3. If necessary, the router will send pings to the DNS servers on the cellular WAN.

Why it’s useful

SmartCheck is useful for limiting data usage on cellular connections.

Conclusion:
" The SmartCheck algorithm is specifically for Cellular connections and was added to reduce cellular data usage. "

Right. So is this possible?

I’ve run into the same thing with my setup, where the SmartCheck option is only available for the built-in modem. I think it’s because it’s tied directly to the firmware of the main cellular connection, while other WAN ports might not support it. I’ve tried using a secondary modem myself, and no matter what I did, I couldn’t get that feature working with it. If data savings are what you’re after, it might be worth looking into some manual tweaks or third-party tools for your secondary modem, but I haven’t found a good solution for that specific feature yet.

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