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1. IP Version Select Pv4 or IPv6 Depending on your selection you have different options for defining the address range IP Network Address or IPv6 Address Ihe IP address of the target network or host The IPv6 address field includes CIDR notation to declare a range of addresses Netmask he Netmask along with the IPv4 address defines the network the computer belongs to and which other IP addresses the computer can see in the same LAN An IP address of 192 168 0 1 along with a Netmask of 255 255 255 0 defines a network with 256 available IP addresses from 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 0 255 NOTE 255 255 255 258 is used to signify only the host that was entered in the IP Network Address field Gateway or IPv6 Gateway Specifies the next hop to be taken if this route is used A gateway of 0 0 0 0 implies there is no next hop and the IP address matched is directly connected to the router on the interface specified LAN or WAN Device Select the network interface from the dropdown menu e g ethernet wan You can use this instead of defining the IP address especially in cases when the IP address is changing Metric Set the numerical priority of the route Lower numbers have higher priority Allow Network Access Default Deselected Some static routes will need an IP Filter Rule via the Firewall to allow packets through the route without being blocked selecting this option automatically creates this IP Filter Rule If
2. IP Address 172 21 2 154 Gateway 172 21 2 1 Netmask 255 255 254 0 Stats 621 858 184 bytes IN 14 651 895 499 bytes OUT Uptime 1 days 18 01 47 SECS selecting a device reveals the following information e State Connected Available etc e Port e UID Unique identifier This could be a name or number letter combination e IP Address e Gateway e Netmask 07 03 2014 92 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Stats bytes in bytes out e Uptime Click Edit to view configuration options for the selected device For 3G 4G modems click Control to view options to activate or update the device WAN Configuration select a WAN interface and click on Edit to open the WAN Configuration editor The tabs available in this editor are specific to the particular WAN interface types WAN Configuration 5 1P Overrides Enabled amp EEE Force NAT O Modem Settings Priority 0 21366 CDMA Settings Load Balance O SIM APN Auth Settings Download bandwidth 25000 Kb s Upload bandwidth 25000 Kb s MTU 1500 Bytes ADVANCED IPv4 Failure Check ADVANCED IPv6 Fa ADVANCED _ Submit Cancel General Settings Device Settings e Enabled Select ceselect to enable disable e Force NAT Normally NAT is part of the Routing Mode setting which is selected on the LAN side in Network Settings WiFi Local Networks Select this opti
3. 3 Domain URL IP 9 www com pany com or company com Filter Action Block i Rule Priority k 50 Enabled Submit Cancel See the Network WebFilter Rules section above for more configuration details MAC Address WebFilter Defaults L Add Edit Remove MAC Address Default Action Use MAC Address WebFilter Defaults together with MAC Address WebFilter Rules to control website access for specific MAC addresses By default each MAC address is allowed website access Click Add Edit to change this setting for a MAC address Add MAC Address WebFilter Default x Input the MAC address and default action you would like to apply to that MAC address MAC Address l 7 i t Default Action Allow Access A Submit _ __ Cancel Input the MAC address and default action you would like to apply to that MAC address Default Action Select from the following droodown options e Allow Access default e Block Access When a network is set to Allow Access it will allow access to sites not specifically blocked in the WebFilter Rules When a network is set to Block Access it will block access to sites not specifically allowed in the WebFilter Rules Cloud Based Filtering Security 07 03 2014 42 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual select a third party Cloud Provider from the dropdown list e Umbrella by OpenDNS e Zscaler Umbrella by OpenDNS Umbrella by OpenDNS is a cloud based we
4. NOTE Zscaler requires a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature 07 03 2014 43 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Enter your Zscaler account information to enable these settings Input local network information Network Address and Netmask to assign your Zscaler implementation to one or more local network s DHCP Server DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol The built in DHCP server automatically assigns IP addresses to the computers and other devices on each local area network LAN In this section you can view a list of assigned IP addresses and reserve IP addresses for particular devices Hostname IP Addr Hardware Addr Client ID Expiration drush le6500 192 168 0 86 00 26 S5e 4d 0e 7c 01 00 26 5e 40 0 11 hours 25 mins F jcramer osx 197 1668 0 87 ed ce 8f 13 f3 be 01 e4 ce 8f 13 f3 11 hours 25 mins Active Leases A list of devices that have been provided DHCP leases The DHCP server automatically assigns these leases This list will not include any devices that have static IP addresses on the network Select a device and click Reserve to add the device and its IP address to the list of Reservations El Hostname IP Addr IPv6 Addr Hardware Addr Client ID SEERE Reservations his is a list of devices with reserved IP addresses This reservation is almost the same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request a
5. e Product Gives the product name e Serial Device serial number e Firmware Gives the number of the current firmware version e Build Date Year month day hours minutes seconds for the most recent firmware upgrade e MAC Address The router s unique identifier e CPU Usage Expressed as a percentage e Up Time Total time for current session e Clock Current local date and time To check for firmware upgrades see System Settings System Software 07 03 2014 30 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Internet Detailed Info links to Internet Connection Manager e tate Connected Disconnected e signal Strength Expressed as a percentage Signal Strength is not included if Ethernet is the WAN type e WAN Type Ethernet Modem or WiFi as WAN e Connection Type Possibilities include DHCP for Ethernet HSPA LTE WIMAX etc e Connected Time The time the current Internet source WAN has been connected e P Address e Gateway e DNS Servers The IP address and gateway describe your active WAN source For configuration options see Internet Connection Manager For DNS server configuration options see Network Settings DNS Local Networks Detailed Info links to Network Settings WiFi Local Networks e Clients The number of current clients For each network the following information is displayed e Network Name IP Address Netmask o Pv6 Address
6. Displays if enabled o Route Mode NAT Network Address Translation Standard NAT less Hotspot or Disabled o Access Admin Access LAN Isolation UPnP Universal Plug and Play and or DHCP To configure a network see Network Settings WiFi Local Networks WiFi Networks Detailed Info links to Network Settings WiFi Local Networks For each enabled WiFi radio 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz if available the following information is displayed e WIFI Radio Channel 1 11 for 2 4 GHz 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161 or 165 for 5 GHz Transmit Power expressed as a percentage e Channel Contention Displayed as a bar graph by percentage lower numbers are better lower numbers mean that there are fewer competing signals For each WiFi network the following information is displayed e SolD Service Set Identifier an identifier or name for a wireless network o Security WRA2 WPA1 WEP Personal Enterprise or Open Isolated Clients o Network Admin Access LAN Isolation UPnP Universal Plug and Play and or DHCP To configure WiFi network settings see Network Settings WiFi Local Networks Router Alerts On the right side of the Dashboard page is a brief set of Router Alerts that state basic information such as whether the router is running properly This will inform you about the availability of new firmware for example 07 03 2014 31 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Router Alerts The ro
7. IP Passthrough Setup e Hotspot Provide Hotspot Services on this network requiring Terms of Service or RADIUS UAM authentication before WAN access will occur on both wireless and wired LAN connections To enable a Hotspot you must also configure your Hotspot settings under System Settings Hotspot Services e Disabled Disable this network IPv6 Settings IPv6 must be enabled through the WAN initially go to Internet Connection Manager to enable IPv6 07 03 2014 71 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local Network Editor General Settings Select the IPV6 address source for this network Access Control IPv6 Addressing Multicast Proxy Wired 802 1 Submit Cancel IPv6 Address Source By default this is set to Delegated which means the Pv6 address range for the LAN is passed through from the WAN side Change this to Static to input your own IPv6 address range here or select None to explicitly disable IPv6 LAN connectivity Interfaces Local Network Editor peter eros Select the network interfaces which will be attached to this network Available WIFI 2 4 GHz unconfigured WiFi 2 4 GHz unconfigured SS WiFi 5 GHz unconfigured Ye WIFi 5 GHz unconfigured ae Settings Selected Ethernet lan ports 1 2 3 4 WiFi 2 4 GHz AAAAA 2 4GHz WiFi 5 GHz AAAAA 5GHZ IPv6 Settings Pv4 DHCP IPv6 Addressing Multicast Proxy Schedule Wired 802
8. Getting Started Enable fundamental functionality through these setup wizards including the First Time Setup Wizard Status Displays various types of information about your router such as a list of clients that are attached to your networks Client List the details of each Internet source your router is using Internet Connections and a map of your router s location GPS Very few changes can be made from this tab the primary purpose is to display Information Network Settings Provides configuration options for the networks or LAN created by your router For example enable a guest WiFi network WiFi Local Networks set up rules to filter websites Content Filtering or create a traffic shaping rule to set bandwidth priorities WiPipe QoS Internet Provides configuration options for the Internet sources or WAN used by the router For example you can set up a rule to track how much data you are using per month on a modem Data Usage or set the failover order for your Internet sources Connection Manager System Settings Provides broad administrative controls For example you can set up a Terms of Use page for your guest network Hotspot Services enable remote management of the router Administration or upgrade firmware System Software Getting Started e Enterprise Cloud Manager Registration e First Time Setup e P Passthrough Setup Enterprise Cloud Manager Registration CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud M
9. IPv6 None Address Route Mode MAT Network Address Translation Access LAN Isolation UPnP DHCP ACCESS CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual ia Internet Detailed Info State WAN Ty pee Connected Ethernet Connection Type DHCP Connected Time 5 days 3 23 23 iF Address Gateway DONS Servers 172 21 2 154 172 21 2 1 172 21 21 36 172 21 21 29 WIFI Networks Detailed Info WIFi Radio wi Channel Contentian Channel 11 100 Transmit Power SSID MAAAA 2 4GHz Security WPAL WPA Personal Network Primary LAN WiFi Radio Channel 36 1009 Transmit Power FA Channel 8 Low Contention E 8 Low Security WPALWPA Personal Network Primary LAN For more in depth information and or configuration options click on the Detailed Info link beside the category title For each category this links to Internet Internet Connection Manager Router Information System Settings Administration Local Networks Network Settings WiFi Local Networks WiFi Networks Network Settings WiFi Local Networks After the initial setup of the router every time you log in you will automatically be directed to this Dashboard Also you can click on the CradlePoint logo in the upper left hand corner to return to the Dashboard from any page cradlepoint Router Information Detailed Info links to System Settings Administration
10. Ignored MAC Addresses his is the list of MAC addresses that will not produce an alert or a log entry when they are connected to the router These should be MAC addresses that you expect to be connected to the router To add MAC addresses to this list simply select devices shown in the MAC Address Log and click Ignore You can also add addresses manually MAC Address Log Ihis shows the last 64 MAC addresses that have connected to the router as well as which interface was used to connect The time date that is logged IS the time of the first connection The page may need to be refreshed to show the most recent log entries Double clicking on entries from this list will add them to the Ignored MAC Addresses list Routing Add a new static route to the IP routing table or edit remove an existing route Static routes are used in networks with more than one layer such as when there is a network within a network so that packet destinations are hidden behind an additional router Adding a static route is a way of telling the router about an additional step that packets will need to take to reach their destination Add Edit Remove L IP Network Address Netmask Gateway al 192 168 0 1 255 255 255 0 172 22 22 1 Click Add to create a new static route Create Edit Static Route x IP Version iPyd IP Network Address Netmask Prefix Gateway E s Device os Metric Allow Network Access L Distribute Subrnt l Cancel
11. NOTE You can restrict remote access to only specified IP addresses in Network Settings Firewall Under Remote Administration Access Control Allow Remote SSH Access his will enable SSH access to the router from the Internet It is only available when SSH access is enabled in the Local Management tab some carriers block the remote SSH access ports If a ping to the router s WAN port does not work it is unlikely that remote SSH access will work GPS lf you have an attached device with GPS support SIM based models with GPS support require that the SIM is inserted you can enable a graphical view of your router s location which will appear in Status GPS Users can configure GPS NMEA GGA format sentence reporting available through a router based server and or a remote server NOTE Some camers disable GPS support in otherwise supported modems If you encounter issues with obtaining a fix contact your camer and ensure that GPS is supported 07 03 2014 136 Enable GPS reporting to remote server J CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Enable GPS support MJ Enable GPS server on WAN wi Enable GPS server on LAN L GPS server port number 8889 e Enable GPS support Enables support for querying GPS information from supported modems e Enable GPS server on WAN Enables a TCP server on the WAN side of the firewall which will periodically send GPS NMEA sentences to connected clients e Enable GPS server on LAN Ena
12. e Username e Password Configuring Failure Check It is possible for a WAN interface to go down without the router recognizing the failure For example the carrier for a cellular modem goes dormant or your Ethernet connection is properly attached to a modem but the modem becomes disconnected from its Internet source Enable Failure Check to ensure that you can get out to the Internet via your primary WAN connection This option is disabled by default because it may use data unnecessarily Use this in combination with failover For cellular modems use this in combination with Aggressive Reset Internet Connection Manager under Modem Settings in the interface rule editor Enable and configure Failure Check Failure check will test the connection to verify the WAN device is connected Idle Check Interval H 10 seconds Failure Check off wv Ping IP Address Idle Check Interval Set the number of seconds the router will wait between checks to see if the WAN is still available Default 30 seconds Range 10 3600 seconds Monitor while connected Select from the dropdown menu Default Off e Active Ping A ping request will be sent to the Ping Target If no data is received the ping request will be retried 4 times at 5 second intervals If still no data is received the device will be disconnected and failover will occur When Active Ping is selected the next line gives an estimate of data usage in this form Active
13. 2012 GradkePaint inc Ad rights neierved ETA fa Seda For more information about how to use CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud Manager see the following e Getting Started e ECM on the Knowledge Base First Time Setup When you log in for the first time you will be automatically directed to the FIRST TIME SETUP WIZARD which will walk you through basic steps to customize your CradlePoint AER 2100 To return to the First Time Setup Wizard after your initial login go to Getting Started First Time Setup in the dropdown menu You have the ability to configure any of the following e Administrator Password e Time Zone e WiFi Network Name e security Mode e Access Point Name APN for SIM based modems e Modem Authentication e Failure Check Administrator Password CradlePoint recommends that you change the router s ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD which is used to log into the administration pages The administrator password is separate from the WiFi security password although initially the Default Password is used for both 07 03 2014 23 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Administrator Password To secure your router please set and verify the administrator password below Your default password is printed on the product sticker found on the back of your product The administrator password allows you to modify all router settings This is separate from the WiFi security password if applicable Administrater Password vicebscusuvenesenee
14. Each level includes all messages from all of the levels below it on the list e g Warning includes all Error and Critical messages as well e Debug e Info e Warning e Error e Critical Enable Logging to a Syslog Server Enabling this option will send log messages to a specified Syslog server After enabling type the Hostname or IP address of the Syslog server or select from the dropdown menu e Syslog Server Address Select the Hostname or IP address from the dropdown menu or type this in manually e Include System ID his option will include the router s System ID at the beginning of every log message This is often useful when a single remote Syslog server is handling logs for several routers e Include UTF8 Byte Order Mark he log message is sent using UTF 8 encoding By default the router will attach the Unicode Byte Order Mark BOM to the syslog message in compliance with the Syslog protocol RFC5424 Some Syslog servers may not fully support RFC5424 and will treat the BOM as ASCII text which will appear as garbled characters In the log If this occurs disable this option Log to attached USB stick Only enable this option if instructed by a CradlePoint support agent This will write a very verbose log file to the root level of an attached USB 07 03 2014 142 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual stick Please disable the feature before removing the USB stick or you may lose some logging data Ver
15. Export NOTE This article may contain links that direct you to non CradlePoint Inc owned websites and these links are not under the control of CradlePoint Inc or any of its representatives CradlePoint Inc is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site or any changes or upaates to such sites outside of cradlepoint com CradlePoint is providing these links as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by CradlePoint Inc or any of its representatives Device Alerts The Device Alerts submenu choice allows you to receive email notifications of specific system events YOU MUST ENABLE AN SMTP EMAIL SERVER TO RECEIVE ALERTS 07 03 2014 148 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Alert Configuration Firmware Upgrade Available System Reboot Occurred Unrecognized MAC Address WAN Device Status Change Configuration Change _ Login Failure C VPN Tunnel Goes Down Feature License Expiration L Full System Log L Recurring System Log L Frequency Dail Tine g 00 A Alerts can be included for the following e Firmware Upgrade Available A firmware update is available for this device e System Reboot Occurred his router has rebooted This depends on NIP being enabled and available to report the correct time e Unrecognized MAC Address Used with the MAC monitoring lists An alert is sent when a new unrecognized MAC address is connected t
16. Manual e WiH as WAN System Settings e Administration e Certificate Management e Device Alerts e Enterprise Cloud Manager e Feature Licenses e Hotspot Services e Serial Redirector e SNMP Configuration e system Control e System Software Introduction e Package Contents e system Requirements e Specifications e Hardware e LEDs Package Contents e AER 2100 wih integrated business class 3G 4G modem e External 3G 4G mobile broadband modem antennas 2 SMA w multiplexing for GPS finger tighten only e External dual band high gain WiFi antennas 3 reverse SMA 5 dBi 2 4 GHz 5 dBi 5 GHz VSWR lt 2 finger tighten only e 12V 3A AC DC power adapter WARNING using a power adapter other than the one provided may damage the device and will void the warranty e Ethernet cable e Multipurpose Retaining Tool with screws for securing e Quick Start Guide with warranty information System Requirements e Atleast one Internet source a CradlePoint integrated 3G 4G modem with an active data plan an Ethernet based modem or WiFi as WAN e Windows 2000 XP 7 8 Mac OS X or Linux computer with WiFi adapter 802 11n recommended for WiFi functionality e Internet Explorer v6 0 or higher Firefox v2 0 or higher Safari v1 0 or higher Specifications The All in One Cloud Managed Networking Platform for the Distributed Enterprise 07 03 2014 3 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual cradle point The CradlePoin
17. Relay DNS and DNS Proxy DynDNS UPnP Zone Firewall DMZ Multicast Multicast Proxy QoS DSCP and Priority Queuing MAC Address Filtering Dual Band Dual Concurrent 3x3 MIMO 802 1 1ac a b g n ac Up to 256 connected devices 128 per channel 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz WPAZ Enterprise WiFi Hotspot Captive Portal oolD based Priority Management CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud Manager Web UI API CLI GPS Location Data Usage Alerts router and per client Advanced Troubleshooting support Device Alerts SNMP SMS contro Serial Redirector VPN and Routing IPsec Tunnel OpenVPN SSL VPN L LZP GRE Tunnel OSPF BGP RIP1 Per Interface Routing Routing Rules NAT less Routing Virtual Server Port Forwarding 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e NEMO DMNRt e Pv6 e VARPL e SIPI e NHRPL Security e RADIUS and TACACS e 802 1x authentication for Ethernet e scaler integration e Certificate support e ALGs e MAC Address Filtering e Advanced Security Mode local user management only e Per Client Web Filtering e P Filtering e Content Filtering basic e Website Filtering Cloud Optimized IP Communications e Automated WAN Failover Failback support e WAN Affinity and Qos allow prioritization of VoIP services e Advanced VPN connectivity options to HQ e SIP ALG and NAT to allow VoIP and UC communications to traverse firewall e MAC Address Filtering e 802 1p q for LAN QoS seg
18. Select this option if you do not want to activate any security features CradlePoint recommends BEST WPA2 WiFi security ry this option first and switch only if you have a device that is incompatible with WPA2 Choose a personalized WPA PASSWORD or WEP KEY Ihis password will be used to connect devices to the router s WiFi broadcast once the security settings have been saved e WPA Password he WPA Password must be between 8 and 64 characters long A combination of upper and lower case letters along with numbers and special characters is recommended to prevent hackers from gaining access to your network e WEP Key A WEP Key must be either a hexadecimal value of 5 or 13 characters or a text value of 10 or 26 characters Click NEXT Access Point Name APN If you are using a SIM based modem LTE GSM HSPA with your CradlePoint router you may need to configure the APN before it will properly connect to your carrier Wireless carriers offer several APNs so check with your carrier to confirm the appropriate one to use Access Point Name APN Default Manual DON T USE THIS APN WIZARD if you have already configured an APN Any specific modem settings will not be overwritten by this generic APN setup Leave this setting as default and after finishing this Wizard go to the Connecti anager page select your modem and edit the settings The SIM PIN APN tab has more available settings than are provided here lf you are using a SIM based
19. e Gateway IP e Primary DNS Server e Secondary DNS Server Ethernet IP Settings Connect Method PPPoE MAC Address 00 30 44 16Echicl Clone Your PC s MAC Address Username Password Password Confirm Service Auth Type i e Username e Password e Password Confirm e service e Auth Type None PAP or CHAP Modem Settings Not all modems will have all of the options shown below the available options are specific to the modem type 07 03 2014 100 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Modem Settings On Demand _ IP WAN Subnet Filter Aggressive Reset W Automatically check for wi new firmware Enable Aux Antenna vf H GPS Signal Source Enable eHRPD M Modem Connection Mode Auto all modes Me Network Selection Mode _ None No Change Auto O Home only Manual ead Functional Mode None No Change IPPT m NAT he NOTE Only NAT mode allows user access to the modem web UI AT Config Script AT Dial Script On Demand When this mode is selected a connection to the Internet is made as needed When this mode is not selected a connection to the Internet is always maintained IP WAN Subnet Filter his feature will filter out any packets going to the modem that do not match the network address and netmask Aggressive Reset When Aggressive Reset is enabled the system will attempt to maintain a good modem connection If the Interne
20. e Intelligent Routing UPnP DMZ virtual server port forwarding routing rules NAT less routing wired or wireless WAN to LAN IP passthrough route management per interface routing content filtering IP filtering website filtering per client Web filtering local DHCP server DHCP client DHCP relay DNS DNS proxy ALGs PPIP L2TP PPPoE passthrough IPsec passthrough FTP passive FTP active SIP TFTP IRC MAC address filtering Dynamic DNS LAN WAN affinity VLAN support 802 1Q STP enterprise routing protocols BGP OSPF RIP subscription required multicast proxy support IP setting overrides IPv6 support e Management Enterprise Cloud Manager cloud enabled management and application platform subscription required web based GUI local management optional RADIUS or TACACS username password remote WAN web based management w access control HTTP HTTPS SNMP v1 v2c amp v3 CLI over SSH SOH to serial SSH to telnet API one button firmware upgrade modem configuration update and management modem data usage w alerts per client data usage custom AT scripting to modems SMS for device recovery e Performance amp Health Monitoring WiPipe advanced Qos with traffic shaping with DSCP DiffServe QoS Modem Health Management MHM improves connectivity of modem SSID based priority WAN port speed control several levels of basic and advanced logging for troubleshooting e VPN IPsec Tunnel NAT T and transport
21. e Jo an administrator defined URL Redirect URL If you have chosen to send users to an administrator defined URL you will need to specify the address Session Timeout Default 60 minutes The amount of time the user may use the router before being forced to authenticate again Idle Timeout Default 15 minutes If the user is idle for this amount of time make them re authenticate Bandwidth upload Default 512 Kbits sec The data rate limit for users uploading data through the hotspot Bandwidth download Default 1024 Kbits sec The data rate limit for users downloading data through the hotspot RADIUS UAM Settings This section allows you to configure a RADIUS and Universal Access Method server After the user accepts the terms you can either let him her continue to the URL they were trying to reach or you can force the user to go to a specified UAM Server or URL once before continuing on RADIUS Settings 07 03 2014 153 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Server Address 1 Assigned by RADIUS service e Server Address 2 his is an optional backup server e Authentication Port he standard port number 1812 will usually be sufficient e Accounting Port he standard port number 1813 will usually be sufficient e Shared Secret Assigned by RADIUS service e Redirection On Successful Authentication Choose from the dropdown list of options for redirection o Redirect to the UAM Server o Redirect to the URL that th
22. l Name Local Network Remote Network Remote Gateway Routes ae Enabled F office_tunnel 10 1 1 1 10 1 1 2 172 22 22 1 1 Yes Yes 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 07 03 2014 111 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual In order to set up a tunnel you must configure the following Local Network and Remote Network addresses for the Glue Network the network that is created by the administrator that serves as the glue between the networks of the tunnel Each address must be a different IP address from the same private network and these addresses together form the endpoints of the tunnel Remote Gateway the public facing WAN IP address that the local gateway is going to connect to Routes that allow you to configure what network traffic from local host s will be allowed through the tunnel Optionally you might also want to enable the tunnel Keep Alive feature to monitor the status of a tunnel and more accurately determine if the tunnel is alive or not Optionally you might also want to enable the tunnel Keep Alive feature to monitor the status of a tunnel and more accurately determine if the tunnel is alive or not Click Add to configure a new GRE tunnel click Edit to make changes to an existing tunnel Add Edit Tunnel General Add Tunnel General Tunnel Name Tunnel Key Local Network Remote Network Subnet Mask Remote Gateway TTL O 0 0 90 o 0 0 0 255 255 255 252 p J0 bits 0 0 0 0 64 MTU WAN Binding
23. or Cloned Cloning a Policy will copy the entire policy The name of the cloned policy will include the name plus Clone Filter Policies Add Edit Remove Clone E Name Default Action Default Allow All Allow Default Deny All Deny e Default Allow All is a preconfigured policy to allow all traffic initialized from one zone to flow to another zone The state of the connection is tracked to allow responses to traverse the zones back to the source LAN to WAN forwardings use this policy by default The policy can be removed or altered to filter the traffic flow e Default Deny All is a preconfigured policy to deny all traffic initialized from one zone to be blocked to another zone WAN to LAN forwardings use this policy by default The policy can be removed or altered to filter the traffic flow Click Add to create a new filter policy or select an existing policy and click Edit to open the filter policy editor 07 03 2014 54 Se Filter Policies Name Default Action Allow bie eho m e Name Create a name meaningful to you Submit _ Cancel xi CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Default Action Choose either Allow or Deny This is the action taken by the firewall if none of the filter policy rules match the traffic being filtered Click Add to create a new rule for this filter policy Rule Editor Rule Editor Log Action Allow Protocol 0
24. 07 03 2014 102 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e BridgeMAXx bridgeMAxx com e Time Warner Cable mobile rr com e Comcast mob comcast net TTLS Authentication Mode TILS inner authentication protocol Select from the following dropdown options e MSCHAPVv2 MD5 Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol version2 Message Digest Algorithm 5 e PAP Password Authentication Protocol e CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol TTLS Username Username for TTLS authentication TTLS Password Password for TTLS authentication WiMAX Authentication Identity User ID on the network Leave this blank unless your provider tells you otherwise CDMA Settings These settings are usually specific to your wireless carrier s private networks You should not set these unless directed to by a carrier representative If a field below is left blank that particular setting will not be changed in the modem You should only fill in fields that are required by your carrier NOTE These settings are usually specific for your Wireless Carrier s private networks You should not set these unless directed to by a Carrier Representative If a field below is left blank that particular setting will not be changed in the modem You should only fill in fields that are required by your Carrier Persist Settings L Active Profile NAI Username reaim AAA Shared Secret e Persist Settings f this is not checked these
25. 1 i Submit Cancel select network interfaces to attach to this network Choose from WIFI Ethernet ports and VLAN interfaces Double click on any of the interfaces shown on the left in the Available section to move them to the Selected section on the right or highlight an interface and click the button To deselect an interface double click on an interface in the Selected section or highlight the interface and click the button 07 03 2014 72 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual lf you want more interface options you must configure additional WiFi Ethernet ports and VLAN interfaces separately See the Local Network Interfaces section below on this same administration page Network Settings WiFi Local Networks Access Control x Local Network Editor General Settings ere eae naktis thig ele vateh gt inte j use Tune the access control settings of this network to match the intended use Pv4 Settings LAN Isolation O UPnP Gateway 4 ACCesSS cal IPv6 Settings Interfaces IPv d DHCP IPv6 Addressing Multicast Proxy Schedule VRRP STP Wired 802 1 Submit Cancel Tune the access control settings of this network to match the intended use Simply select or deselect any of the following e LAN Isolation When checked this network will NOT be allowed to communicate with other local networks e UPnP Gatewa
26. 1 for its primary network by default A computer designated as a Web server has a static IP address of 192 168 0 8 Another computer is designated as an FIP server with a static IP address of 192 168 0 4 The starting IP address for the DHCP server needs to be 192 168 0 5 or higher Lease Time Default 720 minutes 12 hours The lease time specifies how long DHCP enabled computers will wait before requesting a new DHCP lease Smaller values are better suited to busy environments Custom Options Input a custom DHCP option by first clicking the Custom Options field to enable it and then clicking Add at the top of the table that appears There are close to 200 possible DHCP options available One of the more common uses is to assign a VoIP phone server using option 66 Server name DHCP Options x Option 66 4 Value Submit Cancel e Option Select an option from the dropdown list or manually enter the number of an option A complete list of options is available from IANA e Value Generally this field should be a string IP address or numeric value Some fields can accept both IP addresses and hostnames in these cases you may 07 03 2014 74 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual need to wrap this value in quotes For example option 66 Server name requires quotes around IP addresses DHCP Relay DHCP Relay communicates with a DHCP server and acts as a proxy for DHCP broadcast messages that must be routed to r
27. 192 168 0 87 e4 ce 8f 13 BO2 11n 20 MHz 114 Mbp 1 11 55 Kick Block MAC drusn le6500 192 168 0 86 O00 26 5e 4 802 1in 20 MHz 141 Mbp 3 06 15 Kick Block MAC Hostname IP MHAC Wireless Clients For each device using a wireless connection to your router the following information is displayed Hostname IP MAC Connection and Time Online Wired Clients For each device using a wired connection to your router the following information is disolayed Hostname IP and MAC Client List Fields Hostname Ihe name by which each computer or device in a network is known IP The IP address or Internet Protocol address specifies a location for each device MAC This is the MAC address a factory assigned identifier used to identity a specific attached computer or device Connection Summary of the wireless connection For example 802 11n 20 MHz 130 Mbps 26 dBm e 802 11n he transmission standard being used by the client Possible values include 802 11a 802 11b 802 119 and 802 11n 802 11n Is the newest and best standard but some older devices may not support it e 20 MHz This is the channel width that defines the theoretical data rate in megahertz that the attached computer or device can send to or receive from the router The channel width is set in Network Settings WiFi Local Networks Typically this will be 20 MHz but 40 MHz is possible if the router is set to use two 07 03 2014 28 Cra
28. 2100 Manual Ade Sak Memeve J Fi Rule Name Queue Name 4 guest IP Address 192 168 10 0 Any IP Address Netmask 255 255 255 0 Any Port Any Port Protocol tcp udp F primary primary_q Yes Click Add to create a new Traffic Shaping rule Traffic Shaping QoS Rule Editor The first page of the Traffic Shaping QoS Rule Editor allows you enable disable the rule name the rule specify a protocol for the rule and select a queue to associate the rule with Add Traffic Shaping QoS Rule x Rule Enabled Rule Name guest Protocol TCP UDP Queve Name guest a Ex Ee Back Next Finish Rule Enabled Default Enabled Deselect this to disable this rule This can be useful for quickly changing configurations If both upload QoS and download QoS are disabled then the rule will disable automatically Rule Name Create a name for the rule that is meaningful to you Protocol The protocol used by the messages TCP UDP TCP UDP or ICMP Select Any if your rule does not control a specific type of message that uses a specific protocol Queue Name Select a gueue to associate this rule with Click Next to continue to the next page 07 03 2014 90 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Add Traffic Shaping QoS Rule x Describe the network or server on the Internet for which you want to shape traffic NOTE Leaving a field empty will match any IP address and or port number
29. 2100 Manual In order to protect your network from unauthorized users it is highly recommended you choose the highest level of security that your attached devices will support CradlePoint recommends the WPA2 security mode If you select an advanced security mode and are unable to connect to the router after saving your new settings you can return your router to its original factory settings by pressing the Reset button found on the side of your router for ten seconds This will restore your password to the last eight characters of your MAC address Security Mode coop WPAL WPA2 _ WPA Password streeese WPA Password confirm arrasan Choose the WIFI SECURITY MODE that best fits your needs e BEST WPA2 Select this option if your wireless adapters support WPA2 only mode This will connect to most new devices and is the most secure but may not connect to older devices or some handheld devices such as a PSP e GOOD WPA1 amp WPA2 Select this option if your wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2 This is the most compatible with modern devices and PCs e POOR WEP Select this option if your wireless adapters only support WEP This should only be used if a legacy device that only supports WEP will be connected to the router WEP Is insecure and obsolete and is only supported in the router for legacy reasons The router cannot use 802 11n modes if WEP is enabled WIFI performance and range will be limited e NONE OPEN
30. Administration Pages for helpful information about how to use the device s GUI based management interface NOTE The manual content for the following administration pages sections is generic across multipole devices Therefore some details may not apply to the AER 2100 because they are specific to another device For example some GPS functionality is specific to COR devices Also the configuration pages within Enterprise Cloud Manager ECM are very similar to the local router administration pages but some items are missing because they are not relevant in the ECM environment For example the entire Status tab is absent in ECM because status information is presented in other ways Dashboard Devices list etc Getting Started e Enterprise Cloud Manager Registration e First Time Setup e P Passthrough Setup Status e Client List e Dashboard e GPS e GRE Tunnels e Hotspot Clients e internet Connections e Routing e Statistics e system Logs e VPN Tunnels e WiPipe QoS Network Settings e Content Filtering e DHCP Server e DNS e Firewall e MAC Filter Logging e Routing e Routing Protocols e Threat Management e WiFi Local Networks e WiPipe QoS Internet e Connection Manager e Client Data Usage e Data Usage e GRE Tunnels e 2 P Tunnels e Network Mobility NEMO e NHRP Interfaces e OpenVPN Tunnels e VPN Tunnels e WAN Affinity Load Balancing 07 03 2014 2 CradlePoint AER 2100
31. All fields are optional Source Port s A Source IP Address 192 168 10 0 2 255 255 255 0 Mts Fe a DSCP DiffServ DSCP Negate O Back Next Finish ee Lf he Use ports and or IP addresses to define the type s of traffic attached to this rule Leaving any field blank will match all values all flelds are optional Source Port s and or Destination Port s Enter a port number between 1 and 65535 To enter a single port number input the number into the left box To enter a range of ports fill in both boxes separated by the colon For example 80 90 would represent all ports between 80 and 90 including 80 and 90 themselves Source IP Address Source Netmask Destination IP Address and Destination Netmask Specify an IP address or range of IP addresses by combining an IP address with a netmask for either source or destination or both Source vs destination is defined by traffic flow Leave these blank to include all IP addresses such as if your rule is defined by a particular port instead EXAMPLE If you want to associate this rule with your guest LAN you could input the IP address and netmask for the guest LAN here leaving the last slot O to allow for any user attached to the guest network e Source IP Adaress 192 168 10 0 e Source Netmask 255 255 255 0 DSCP DiffServ Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP is the successor to TOS Type of Service
32. Attached Interfaces a WiFi Access Point SSID 2 4 GHz Public 7cl WIFI Access Point SSID 5 GHz Public 7cl 59g Local IP Networks displays the following information for each network e Network Name and IP address Netmask along the top bar e Enabled Yes No e Multicast Proxy Enabled Disabled e DHCP Server Enabled Disabled e Schedule Enabled Disabled See the Schedule tab in the Local Network Editor e VRRP Failover State Disabled Backup or Master e IPv4 Routing Mode NAT Standard IP Passthrough Hotspot Disabled e IPv6 Addressing Mode SLAAC Only SLAAC with DHCP Disable SLAAC and DHCP e Access Control Admin Access UPnP Gateway LAN Isolation e Attached Interfaces Ethernet ports WiFi VLAN Click Add to configure a new network or select an existing network and click Edit to view configuration options Local Network Editor Click Add or select a network and click Edit to open the Local Network Editor to make configure a LAN The Local Network Editor contains the following tabs General Settings IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Interfaces Access Control IPv4 DHCP IPv6 Addressing Multicast Proxy Schedule VRRP STP and Wired 802 1X General Settings 07 03 2014 69 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual The network can be manually disabled or in some specific situations may be automatically disabled to work with certain types of modems Enabled M Access Control Provide a unique name for this
33. Check Idle Check Interval 00 seconds Monitor while connected Active Ping Active Ping could use as much as 1 MB of data per month Ping IP Address 4 2 2 2 Idle Check Interval Ihe amount of time between each check Default 30 seconds Range 10 3600 seconds Monitor while connected Default Off Select from the following dropdown options e Passive DNS modem only The router will take no action until data is detected that is destined for the WAN When this data is detected the data will be sent and the router will check for received data for 2 seconds If no data is received the router behaves as described below under Active DNS e Active DNS modem only A DNS request will be sent to the DNS servers If no data is received the DNS request will be retried 4 times at 5 second intervals The first 2 requests will be directed at the Primary DNS server and the second 2 requests will be directed at the Secondary DNS server If still no data is received the device will be disconnected and failover will occur e Active Ping A ping request will be sent to the Ping Target If no data is received the ping request will be retried 4 times at 5 second intervals If still no data is received the device will be disconnected and failover will occur When Active Ping is selected the next line gives an estimate of data usage in this form Active Ping could use as much as 9 3 MB of data per month Thi
34. GiUnique ID Gis Ww any Invert Binding L Tunnel Enabled LJ z heii Finish Tunnel Name Give the tunnel a name that uniquely identifies tt Tunnel Key Enables an ID key for a GRE tunnel which can be used as an identifier for mGRE Multipoint GRE Local Network his is the local side of the Glue Network a network created by the administrator to form the tunnel The user creates the IP address inputted here It must be different from the IP addresses of the networks it is gluing together Choose any private IP address from the following three ranges that doesn t match either network 1O 0 0 0 105295 299 200 TATOU ViZ31 200 200 WZ 00 0 0 192 160 255 255 Remote Network his is the remote side of the Glue Network Again the user must create an IP address that is distinct from the IP addresses of the networks that are being glued together The Remote Network and Local Network values will be flioped when inputted for the other side of the tunnel configuration Subnet Mask his is the subnet mask for the Glue Network The Local and Remote Network addresses must fit with this mask 255 255 255 0 is a logical choice for most users Remote Gateway Ihis is the public facing WAN side IP address of the network that the local gateway is going to connect to TTL Set the Time to Live LIL or hop limit for the GRE tunnel MTU Set the maximum transmission unit MIU for the GRE tunnel WAN Binding WAN Bindi
35. Hostname IP MAC Data Usage Time Online 00 23 6c 7d 07 d5 192 168 10 134 00 23 6c 7d 07 d5 2 7 MB IN 0 01 57 Revoke 237 4 KB OUT n You may revoke a client s access to the Internet by clicking the Revoke button Internet Connections 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 33 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual The Internet Connections submenu option provides a list of attached WAN devices used as the Internet source for the router Device 7 Ethernet F LTE Internal LTE EVDO select one of these devices to see detailed information about that particular device Possible devices include e Ethernet e 3G 4G modem e WiFi as WAN The information displayed varies greatly depending on the technology especially for 3G 4G modems CradlePoint passes on the information provided by the modems which is specific to the carrier e g Verizon and technology e g LTE Ethernet example Property Value General Info Unique Identifier wan Model 47xx Embedded Type ethernet Port etho IP Address 172 21 2 154 Gateway 172 21 2 1 ONS Servers 172 21 21 36 172 21 21 29 Incoming Bytes 1326138100 Outgoing Bytes 217959902 Connection Uptime 5 days 7 38 20 3G 4G modem example 07 03 2014 34 Device Information Internal LTE HSPA Property Value 3 Diagnostics Signal Error Rate N A Modem Firmware Version SWI19200X_01 00 03 01AP R2748 CARMD EN 10526 2011 07 25 19 31 25 Battery status CGSN Servi
36. Hotspot Services e Serial Redirector e SNMP Configuration e system Control e system Software Administration select the Administration submenu item in order to control any of the following functions e Router Security e system Clock e Local Management e Remote Management e GPS e SMS e System Logging e Router Services 07 03 2014 132 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Router Security Advanced Security Mode O Admin Password PPP PETER eR Admin Password Confirm sesssessssseeeseeee Router Services Advanced Security Mode When the router is configured to use the advanced security mode several aspects of the router s configuration and networking functionality will be extended to support high security environments This includes support for multiple user accounts increased password security and additional network spoofing filters If you plan to use your router in a PCI DSS compliant environment this option is mandatory See below for more details Admin Password Enter a password for the administrator who will have full access to the router s management interface You can use the default password on the back of your product or you can create a custom Administrator Password Advanced Security Mode When you enable Advanced Security Mode you have three different options for the Authentication Mode e Local Users e JACACS e RADIUS Local Users Create users with administrative privileges by inpu
37. More security requires more router resources Local Certificates This is a table of local certificates including certificate details Remove a local certificate by selecting the certificate and clicking the Remove button 07 03 2014 146 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Pelee ed F Name Country State Location Org Org Unit Common Name V CP Secure CA AccessMyLAN com Root Authority e Name Friendly description of the certificate e Country C The certificate owner s country of residence e State or Province ST the certificate owner s state or province of residence e Location L he certificate issuer s locality city town etc e Org O The organization to which the certificate issuer belongs e Org Unit OU The name of the organizational unit to which the certificate issuer belongs e Common Name CN Name used to match authentication credentials Import Export PEM Format Certificates PEM is a container format for encoding data In this case X 509 certificates PEM was originally designed for encoding email PEM stands for Privacy enhanced Electronic Mail but it has never been widely used for that purpose The format is much more common for encoding digital certificates The PEM format uses Base64 and DER Distinguished Encoding Rules encoding Import Choose a certificate file in PEM format from your computer or local device and upload it to the router Give the certicate a name that is meani
38. Name Must be unique if used for authentication this must match the configured Common Name CN on the third party authenticator e Email Address Validity e Days Input the number of days the certificate should remain valid 999 days maximum Public Key Algorithm e Type Select one of the following o RSA o DSA e Digest Ihe following cryptographic hash functions are listed in order of increasing security More security requires more router resources o MDs o SHA 128 o SHA 256 e Bits A greater bit size is more secure but requires more router resources Some devices do not support 2048 bits so ensure compatibility o 1024 o 2048 Certificate Signing Request Request a certificate signature from a remote CA Using an established third party CA increases the likelihood that your certificate will be trusted by others See security issues for self signed certificates for more information Generate a certificate signing request CSR by selecting a certificate from the dropdown list Name field and downloading the CSR The CSR can then be sent to a remote CA for a signature Once the certificate has been signed import the certificate in PEM or PKCS 12 format Certificate Signing Request Name Digest Download CSR submit When you export the CSR select a Digest or cryptographic hash function These are listed in order of increasing security
39. Ping could use as much as 9 3 MB of data per month This amount depends on the Idle Check Interval e Off Once the link is established the router takes no action to verify that it is still up Ping IP Address f you selected Active Ping you will need to input an IP address that will respond to a ping request This IP address must be an address that can be reached through your WAN connection modem Ethernet Some ISPs Carriers block certain addresses so choose an address that all of your WAN connections can use For best results select an established public IP address For example you might ping Google Public DNS at 8 8 8 8 or Level 8 Communications at Ai Ae 07 03 2014 26 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Click NEXT Summary Review the details and record your wireless network name administrative password and WPA password or WEP key Move your mouse over your WIFI password to reveal It Summary Below is a detailed summary of your system settings Please record these newly established router settings for future access When you are satisfied with the configuration select the Apply button below Administrator Password Time Zone UTC 7 Mountain Wireless Network Name AAAAA 2 4GHz Enable Guest Network Yes Security Mode GOOD WPA1 WPA2 WPA Password Access Point Name APN Default router will choose APN automatically Authentication Protocol Username Password Failur
40. RIPNG Editor RIPNG Router e Name Unique name of the policy e Metric RIPng metric is a value for distance for the network Usually the RIP service increments the metric when the network information is received The metric for redistributed routes is set to 1 e Enabled Click to enable disable the policy Default enabled 07 03 2014 63 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual IPv6 Address Prefix 128 _ Save Cancel Routes Set RIPng static routing announcement of specified network address Add Remove o None f Redistribute Routes Redistribute routes of the specified protocol or kind into RIPng with the metric type and metric set if specified filtering the routes using the given route map if specified e Type he type is the source of the route Select from Main Connected Static OSPF BGP e Metric RIPng metric is a value for distance for the network Usually the RIP service increments the metric when the network information is received The metric for redistributed routes is set to 1 e Route Map Route maps provide a means to filter and or apply actions to routes allowing policies to be applied to routes Route Maps and Filters Access Lists This option provides for basic filtering based on IP addresses and netmasks Click Add to create a filtering rule 07 03 2014 64 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Allow Permit IPAddress Netmask e Name Choose a un
41. SNMP Configuration SNMP or Simple Network Management Protocol is an Internet standard protocol for remote management You might use this instead of Enterprise Cloud Manager if you want to remotely manage a set of routers that include both CradlePoint and non CradlePoint products Enable SNMP M Enable SNMP on LAN Ml LAN port 161 Enable SNMP on WAN M WAN port 161 SNMPv1 SNMP version 1 is the most basic version of SNMP SNMPv2c C SNMP version 2 has the same features as v1 with some additional SNMPv3 O SNMP version 3 includes all prior features with security available Get community string Set community string e Enable SNMP Selecting Enable SNMP will reveal the router s SNMP configuration options e Enable SNMP on LAN Enabling SNMP on LAN will make SNMP services available on the LAN networks provided by this router SNMP will not be available on guest or virtual networks that do not have administrative access e LAN port Use the LAN port field to configure the LAN port number you wish to access SNMP services on Default 161 e Enable SNMP on WAN Enabling SNMP on WAN will make SNMP services available to the WAN interfaces of the router e WAN port Use the WAN port field to configure which publicly accessible port you wish to make SNMP services available on Default 161 e SNMPv1 SNMP version 1 is the most basic version of SNMP SNMPv1 will configure the router to transmit with settings co
42. Usage Rules See the section above for additional information about how to configure your template usage rules Historical Data Historical Data Broadcom 47xx Robo Switch MAC 00 30 44 16 7 c1 a Add Usage Erase History Records 11 25 2013 11 25 2013 MB Transferred 957 14 11725 11 25 117 25 11 25 44 25 11 26 11 25 11725 11 25 11 35 11725 1 54PM S4PM 1 54PM 1S4PM 1 54PM 2 00PM 2 00PM 2 00PM 2O0PM 2 00PM 2 00 PM The Historical Data graph displays if you have a Data Usage Rule enabled for an active WAN device This graph shows the MB sec trend for the last day In this section you also have the ability to change the data usage records for a connected WAN device Add Usage or Erase History You may want to add data usage to a device s record if for example you ve used the SIM or data plan with other devices that data usage wouldn t otherwise be recorded by the router Click on Add Usage and then select the date and input additional data amount in MB Add data usage Select Date 7 El Total MB In Fm M Total MB Out Submit A GRE Tunnels Generic Routing Encapsulation GRE tunnels can be used to create a connection between two private networks Most CradlePoint routers are enabled for both GRE and VPN tunnels GRE tunnels are simpler to configure and more flexible for different kinds of packet exchanges but VPN tunnels are much more secure maat
43. Verify password BLL If you plan to use your router ina PCT Ss ee environment do not use this setting Use the Administration gt Advanced Security Mode setting instead NOTE If you plan to use your router in a PCI DSS compliant environment do not use this setting Use the Advanced Security Mode settings under the Router Securty tab in System Settings Administration instead Time Zone You can select your TIME ZONE from a dropdown list This may be necessary to properly show time in your router log but typically your router will automatically determine your time zone through your browser Selecting your Time Zone allows the router to keep the proper date and time for your location Time Zone UTE 7 Mou ntain Click NEXT WiFi Network Name CradlePoint recommends that you customize your WiFi network name Type in your personalized network name here You can also enable the Guest Network feature for more configuration options see Network Settings WiFi Local Networks WiFi Network Name Your wireless network name can be any personalized word or phase The name you select will identify your network when connecting to WiFi When you select Enable Guest Network you will create a second public WiFi broadcast from your router allowing guests to simply and easily use your connection Wireless Network Name AAASA 2 4GHz Enable Guest Network _ WiFi Security Mode 07 03 2014 24 CradlePoint AER
44. a single set of certificates for the router to use Pre Shared Key Create a password or key The routers on both sides of the tunnel must use this same key Mode Tunnel or Transport Tunnel Mode is used for protecting traffic between different networks when traffic must pass through an intermediate untrusted network Transport Mode is used for end to end communications for example for communications between a client and a server Initiation Mode Always On or On Demand Always On is used if you want the tunnel to initiate the tunnel connection whenever the WAN becomes available Select On Demand if you want the tunnel to initiate a connection if and only if there is data traffic bound for the remote side of the tunnel Tunnel Enabled Enabled or Disabled MBR1200 Quick Connect VPN tunnels in more advanced CradlePoint devices have more choices than they did in the MBR1200 so they are more complex to configure now Check this box to simplify setup by streamlining your options to match the old settings from the CradlePoint MBR1 200 Add Edit Tunnel Local Gateway Local Gateway IP Version py p WAN Binding Unique ID wis a fany Invert Binding C IP Version Select IPv4 or IPv6 WAN Binding WAN Binding is an optional parameter used to configure the VPN tunnel to ONLY operate when the specified WAN device s are available and connected An example use case is when there is a router with both a primary and failover WAN device and
45. be offered excess bandwidth first Download Bandwidth his is the percentage of the connected WAN upload bandwidth that will be reserved for the specified traffic The maximum value is adjusted to the remaining percentage after other queues receive their share Download Priority he priority value has two different effects on traffic Higher priority traffic is handled before lower priority traffic which can lead to shorter response times Also when spare bandwidth is available it is offered to higher priority queues first Move the slider to select from the following options Default Normal e Lowest e Lower e Below Normal e Normal e Above Normal e High e Higher e Highest DSCP DiffServ Tag Differentiated Services Code Point DSCP is the successor to TOS Type of Service Use this field to tag the traffic by putting the value in the DSCP header of each IP packet that flows through this queue Use the value of O to clear the existing DSCP value in the packet header DSCP Tagging is sometimes used so that other networking equipment upstream or post NAT can do traffic shaping based on the DSCP Tags as opposed to IP addresses or ports This setting is optional For more information see the Differentiated services Wikipedia page Click Finish to save this queue Rules A traffic shaping rule identifies a specific message flow and assigns that flow to one of the queues created above 07 03 2014 89 CradlePoint AER
46. been configured Only the fields that you fill out will be overridden Override any of the following fields e P Address e subnet Mask e Gateway IP e Primary DNS Server e Secondary DNS Server IPv6 Settings The IPv6 configuration allows you to enable and configure IPv6 for a WAN device These settings should be configured in combination with the IPv6 LAN settings go to Network Settings WiFi Local Networks select the LAN under Local IP Networks and click Edit to achieve the desired result This is a dual stacked implementation of IPv6 so IPv6 and IPv4 are used alongside each other If you enable IPv6 the router will not allow connections via IPv4 When IPv6 is enabled some router features are no longer supported These are e RADIUS TACACS accounting for wireless clients and admin CL login e P Passthrough not needed with IPv6 e NAT not needed with IPv6 e Bounce pages e UPnP e Network Mobility e DHCP Relay e VRRP GRE GRE over IPSec OSPF NHRP 07 03 2014 95 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual syslog e SNMP over the WAN LAN works There are two main types of IPv6 WAN connectivity native Auto and Static and tunneling over Pv4 6to4 6in4 and 6rd e Native Auto and Static The upstream ISP routes IPv6 packets directly e Pv6 tunneling 6to4 6in4 and 6rd Each IPv6 packet is encapsulated by the router in an IPv4 packet and routed over an Pv4 route to a tunnel endpoint that decapsul
47. cm e GPS standalone GPS support e Industry Standards amp Certs FCC Sprint e Modem Part Number MC400LE2 AER 2100LP3 EU 2100LP3 UK 4G LTE HSPA for Europe United Kingdom e Technology LIE HSPA 07 03 2014 9 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Downlink Rates LIE 100 Mbps HSPA 21 1 Mbps theoretical e Uplink Rates LTE 50 Mbps HSPA 5 76 Mbps theoretical e Frequency Bands o LTE Band 1 2100 MHz Band 3 1800 MHz Band 7 2600 MHz Band 8 900 MHz Band 20 800 MHZ o HSPA UMTS 800 850 900 1 900 21 00 Mrz o GSM GPRS EDGE Quad Band 850 900 1800 1900 MHz e Power LIE Band 1 3 8 20 23 dBm 1 LTE Band 7 22 dBm 1 HSPA 23 dBm 1 typical conducted e Antennas two SMA male plug 1 dBi LTE 2 dBi Cellular PCS gain finger tighten only e GPS active GPS support e Industry Standards amp Certs CE GCF CC e Modem Part Number MC400LP3 The 2100LP3 EU and 2100LP3 UK models are equivalent except for the line cord AER 2100LPE GN 4G LTE HSPA EVDO generic for use on T Mobile in the U S and Rogers Bell amp TELUS in Canada e Technology LIE HSPA EVDO Rev A e Downlink Rates LTE 100 Mbps HSPA 21 1 Mbps EVDO 3 1 Mbps theoretical e Uplink Rates LTE 50 Mops HSPA 5 76 Mbps EVDO 1 8 Mbps theoretical e Frequency Bands o LTE Band 2 1900 MHz Band 4 AWS Band 5 850 MHz Band 13 700 MHz Band 17 700 MHz Band 25 1900 MHz HSPA UMTS 850 900 1 900 2100
48. delegation to LANs Example Configuration 07 03 2014 96 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Static As with IPv4 static configuration is available for situations where the WAN IPv6 topology is fixed e IPv6 Address CIDR input the IPv6 static IP address and mask length provided by your ISP see the Wikipedia explanation of CIDR e IPv6 Gateway IP Input the IPv6 remote gateway IP address provided by your ISP e Primary IPv6 DNS Server optional Depending on your provider setup this may be required This only takes effect if the default global DNS setting on the Network Settings DNS page is Automatic e Additional IPv6 DNS Server Secondary DNS server e Delegated IPv6 Network optional Network available for delegation to LANs Depending on your provider this may be required Prefixes specified here only take effect if those supplied by the connection are insufficient to configure your LANs e Delegated IPv6 Network Additional network available for delegation to LANs Example Configuration IPv6 Configuration IPv6 Connect Method Static IPv6 Address CIDR 2560 af32 32de 130f 184d IPv6 Gateway IP 2580af32 3240 130 1 Primary IPv6 DNS Server 2560 af32 32de 1 30f 23 Server Delegated IPv6 Network 2560 af32 32de 130f 1 Delegated IPv6 Network 2560 af32 32de 130f 2 6to4 Tunnel Out of the box 6to4 is the s
49. hostnames to the IPv6 address of the host if requested If no IPv6 DNS servers are configured the system will fall back to the DNS servers provided by the IPv4 configuration Delegated Networks A delegated network is an IPv6 network that is inherently provided by or closely tied to a WAN IP configuration The IPv6 model is for each device to have end to end IP connectivity without relying on any translation mechanism In order to achieve this each client device on the LAN network needs to have a publicly routable IPv6 address Auto IPv6 auto configuration mode uses DHCPv6 and or SLAAC to configure the IPv6 networks When you select Auto all of the following settings are optional depending on your provider s requirements e PD Request Size Prefix Delegation request size This is the size of IPv6 network that will be requested from the ISP to delegate to LAN networks Default 63 e Primary IPv6 DNS Server optional Depending on your provider this may be required This only takes effect if the default global DNS setting on the Network Settings DNS page is Automatic e Additional IPv6 DNS Server Secondary DNS server e Delegated IPv6 Network optional Network available for delegation to LANs Depending on your provider this may be required Prefixes specified here only take effect if those supplied by the connection are insufficient to configure your LANs e Delegated IPv6 Network Additional network available for
50. knows if the router is still functioning e mac he MAC address of the router i e O0 11 22 33 44 55 e nasid The NAS Gateway ID of the router which should be entered in the UAM Settings e os date A string showing the type of router and the firmware version running e g Cradlepoint_4 1 2 e uptime he uptime and system load average of the router Allowed Hosts Prior to Authentication Adding hostnames to this list will allow access from your network to any external domain or website prior to being authenticated For example a hotel might allow access to its own website prior to authentication Allowed Hosts Domains Prior to Authentication Add Host Name Click Add to enter new hostnames you wish to allow Enter the hostname or domain name of the website you wish to allow e g www company com or company com To allow all domain and sub domain options use a wildcard g company com Click Submit to save your additions Authorized MAC Addresses Add F MAC Address Add the MAC addresses of trusted machines This gives them automatic access through the Hotspot portal Serial Redirector A single USB Serial device can be used to establish a serial link to a host port on the router The USB Serial device can also be accessed by running serial from an SSH session Telnet to Serial Configuration 07 03 2014 155 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Enabled Enabling Telnet to Serial will start a Telnet
51. laptop etc to an IP address of a device on the network DNS Settings You have the option to choose specific DNS servers for your network instead of using the DNS servers assigned by your Internet provider The default DNS servers are usually adequate You may want to assign DNS servers if the default DNS servers are performing poorly if you want WiFi clients to access DNS servers that you use for customized addressing or if you have a local DNS server on your network DNS Settings Automatic Config Automatic Primary DNS Secondary DNS Force All DNS Requests To L _ Apply Undo Automatic Config Automatic or Static default Automatic Switching to Static enables you to set specific DNS servers in the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields Primary DNS and Secondary DNS if you choose to specify your DNS servers then enter the IP addresses of the servers you want as your primary and secondary DNS servers in these fields The DNS server settings will be pre populated with public DNS server IP addresses You can override the IP address with any other DNS server IP address of your choice For example Google Public DNS servers have the IP addresses 8 8 8 8 and 8 8 4 4 while 4 2 2 2 and 4 2 2 3 are servers from Level 3 Communications Force All DNS Requests To Router Enabling this will redirect all DNS requests from LAN clients to the router s DNS server This will allow the router even more contro over IP addresses even
52. modem is attached to the router when the WiFi is enabled the WiFi channel and transmit power will be set to levels that optimize the performance of the WIMAX modem If no WIMAX modem is attached then default channel and power settings will be used even if this is selected Channel Shows if User Selection is selected The WiFi channel corresponds to a frequency the router uses to communicate with other devices For 2 4 GHz the range is 1 to 11 and 1 6 and 11 do not overlap each other Ifa WIMAX modem is attached a higher number channel will increase the chance the router s WiFi and modem s 07 03 2014 85 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual WIMAX radios will conflict with each other which may result in lower throughput Select a channel from the dropdown list e 10 2457 MHz e 11 2462 MHz For 5 0 GHz the ranges are 36 to 64 and 149 to 165 These channels do not interfere with a WIMAX modem 36 5180 MHz e 40 5200 MHz 44 5220 MHz e 48 5240 MHz e 149 5745 MHz e 153 5765 MHz e 157 5785 MHz e 161 5805 MHz e 165 9825 MHz Client Timeout f the access point is not able to communicate with the client it will disconnect it after this timeout in seconds TX Power Normally the wireless transmitter operates at 100 power In some circumstances however there might be a need to Isolate specific frequencies to a smaller area By reducing the power of the radio you can prevent transmissions from rea
53. modes connect to CradlePoint Cisco Linksys CheckPoint Watchguard Juniper SonicWall Adtran and others certificate support Hash MD5 SHA128 SHA256 SHA384 SHA512 Cipher AES 3DES DES support for 20 concurrent connections GRE tunneling L2TP support subscription required multiple networks supported in a single tunnel OpenVPN SSL VPN subscription required site to site dynamic VPN with NHRP subscription required e GPS Active GPS supported on most models see attached GUI mapping as well as local or remote server logging Services Support and Warranty e CradleCare Support Agreement available with technical support software upgrades and advanced hardware exchange 1 3 and 5 year options e One year limited hardware warranty available in the US and Canada two year limited hardware warranty for integrated EU products when purchased from an authorized EU distributor extend warranty to 2 3 or 5 years e CradleCare Site Survey and Installation services offered for rapid deployment Accessories e second integrated 4G LTE modem o MC400LPE VZ Verizon o MC4OOLPE AT AT amp T o MC400LPE GN generic for use on T Mobile in the U S and Rogers Bell amp TELUS in Canada o MC400LE2 SP Sprint o MC400LP3 EU Europe e Standard rack mount with modem and WiFi cables Part 17 0629 000 e 12V 3A wall power adapter Part 17 0623 000 e 12V 4A wall power adapter Part 17 0624 000 e Directional Patch antennas
54. of mean sea level above WGS 84 earth elliosoid negative value means mean sea level is below ellipsoid Time in seconds since last update from differential reference stations Differential reference station ID number Checksum used by program to check for transmission errors For more examples and information about NMEA GGA see the following websites e fhtto aprs gids nl nmea aga e htto Avww gpsinformation org dale nmea htm GGA SMS SMS Short Message Service or text messaging requires a cellular modem with an active data plan SMS is not designed to be a full remote management feature SMS allows you to connect to the router for a few simple queries or commands with a text messaging service e g from your phone A modem that does not have an active data 07 03 2014 137 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual connection may still be reachable by SMS because Internet traffic and SMS traffic operate on separate channels so SMS can be used to bring on offline router back online OMS is enabled on the router by default However it only works if SMS is supported and enabled on the modem Most modems have SMS enabled by default but the carrier may charge a fee for each text message sent or received Contact your carrier to review these fees and or to enable an SMS plan Important notes about SMS e Messages are limited to 160 characters e SMS is not a guaranteed delivery protocol The carriers do not guarantee that the SMS messag
55. server that passes its connection to the serial adapter Enabling this service is not necessary when accessing serial through SSH e LAN Enable serial redirector for LAN connections e Authenticated LAN Enable serial redirector for Authenticated LAN connections You must be logged into the router to use the redirector e WAN Enable serial redirector for WAN connections e Server Port Enter a port number for the redirector to use Default 7218 USB Serial Adapter Configuration e Baud Rate Select from the dropdown list o 50 o 5 o 110 o 134 o 150 o 200 o 300 o 600 o 1200 o 1800 o 2400 o 4800 o 9600 o 19200 e Byte Size Ihe number of bits in a byte Select from 5 6 7 and 8 e Parity Change this value to enable parity bit checking Select from the following dropdown options o None No parity checking Default o Even parity bit will always be even o Odd parity bit will always be odd o Mark parity bit will always be odd and always 1 o Space parity bit will always be even and always O 07 03 2014 156 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Stop Bits Number of bits to initiate the stop period Select from these dropdown values 1 1 5 and 2 Hardware RTS CTS Use RIS Request To Send CTS Clear To Send to enable flow control Software XON XOFF Use XON XOFF to enable flow control Linefeed Select how you want linefeeds translated CR carriage return and LF line feed o ignore a CR LF o CR o LF
56. settings will only be in place until the router is rebooted or the modem is unplugged e Active Profile Select a number from 0 5 from the dropdown list The following fields can be left blank If left blank they will remain unchanged in the modem e NAI Username realm Network Access Identifier NAI is a standard system of identifying users who attempt to connect to a network e AAA Shared Secret Password Authentication Authorization and Accounting password e Verify AAA Shared Secret e HA Shared Secret Home Agent shared secret e Primary HA e Secondary HA e AAA SPI AAA Security Parameter Index e HA SPI HA Security Parameter Index 07 03 2014 103 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual SIM APN Auth Settings SIM APN Settings SIM PIN Authentication Protocol Auto Te Username Access Point Configuration Default Manual O Select SIM PIN PIN number for a GSM modem with a locked SIM Authentication Protocol Set this only if your service provider requires a specific protocol and the Auto option chooses the wrong one Choose from Auto PAP and CHAP and then input your username and password Access Point Configuration Some wireless carriers provide multiple Access Point configurations that a modem can connect to Some APN examples are isp cingular and von com e Default Let the router choose an APN automatically e Default Override Enter an APN by hand e Select his opens a table
57. that inverts the meaning of WAN Binding to only establish this tunnel when the specified WAN Binding device s are NOT connected Tunnel Enabled Select to activate the tunnel Add Edit Tunnel Routes Adding routes allows you to configure what types of network traffic from the local host or hosts will be allowed through the tunnel Add Tunnel Routes Add Route Remove Route Network Address Netmask Ha 255 255 255 0 a a eee eee cee ee ee ee sve Click Add Route to configure a new route You will need to input the following information defined by the remote network e Network Address his is the network address that is the destination of the route This should be set to the network address at the remote side of the tunnel e Netmask Ihis is the corresponding subnet mask of the network being defined Default 255 255 255 0 You can set the tunnel to connect to a range of IP addresses or to a single IP address For example you could input 192 168 0 0 and 255 255 255 0 to connect your tunnel to all the addresses of the remote network in the 192 168 0 x range Alternatively you could select a single address by inputting that address along with a Netmask of 255 255 255 255 Add Edit Tunnel Keep Alive GRE keep alive packets can be enabled to be sent through the tunnel in order to monitor the status of the tunnel and more accurately determine if the tunnel is alive or not 07 03 2014 113 CradlePo
58. the IP Network Address falls outside the LAN IP range you probably need to select this option 07 03 2014 58 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Distribute Allow this static route to be distributed via a routing protocol Network Settings Routing Protocols Routing Protocols NOTE Routing Protocols require a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable these features A routing protocol is a protocol that specifies how routers communicate with each other disseminating information that enables them to select routes between any two nodes on a computer network Routing algorithms choose the route Each router has a prior Knowledge only of networks attached to it directly A routing protocol shares this information first among immediate neighbors and then throughout the network This way routers gain knowledge of the topology of the network Choose from the following tabs to configure routing protocols e BGP Routing e QSPF Routing e RIP Routing e RIPNG Routing e Route Maps and Filters BGP Routing The latest version of BGP Border Gateway Protocol is version 4 BaP 4 is one of the Exterior Gateway Protocols and de facto standard of Inter Domain routing protocol BGP 4 is described in RFC1771 A Border Gateway Protocol 4 BGP 4 BGP is a distance vector routing protocol and the AS Path framework provides distance vector metric and loop detection to BGP RFC1930 BGP Editor Add Rou
59. the full domain is blocked enter the most inclusive domain i e google com will effectively block www google com as well as mall google com and images google com Alternatively you can use an IP address i e 6 6 8 8 or address range written in CIDR notation le 8 8 8 0 24 Addresses that have an Allow action assigned will have access allowed while Addresses with a Block action assigned will be blocked When multiple rules conflict the rule with the highest priority is used Assigned homey Network Domain URL IP 2 9 WW company com or company com Filter Action Block Rule Priority Se 5 Enabled Submit Cancel e Assigned Network Select either All Networks or one of your LAN networks from the dropdown list e Domain URL IP Enter the Domain Name or URL address of the website you wish to control access for e g www google com To make sure the full domain is blocked enter the most inclusive domain e g google com will effectively block www google com as well as maps google com and images google com Alternatively you can use an IP address e g 8 8 8 8 or address range written in CIDR notation e g 8 8 8 0 24 e Filter Action Select Block or Allow 07 03 2014 40 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Rule Priority Higher number rules overrule lower number rules e Enabled A rule can be enabled or disabled by selecting or deselecting the checkbox Click Submit to save your rule changes Default Network Filt
60. the tunnel should only be used when the system has failed over to the backup connection Make a selection for When Condition and Value to create a WAN Binding The condition will be in the form of these examples When Condition Value Port IS USB Port 1 Type IS not WIMAX e When o Port Select by the physical port on the router that you are plugging the modem into e g USB Port 2 o Manufacturer Select by the modem manufacturer e g CradlePoint Inc o Model Set your rule according to the specific model of modem o Type Select by type of Internet source Ethernet LTE Modem Wireless as WAN WIMAX o Serial Number Select a 3G or LTE modem by the serial number o MAC Address Select a WIMAX modem by MAC Address o Unique ID Select by ID This is generated by the router and displayed when the device is connected to the router e Condition Select is is not starts with contains or ends with to create your condition s statement e Value f the correct values are available select from the dropdown list You may need to manually input the value D 07 03 2014 123 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Invert WAN Binding Advanced option that inverts the meaning of WAN Binding to only establish this tunnel when the specified WAN Binding device s are NOT connected Add Edit Tunnel Local Networks Local Networks IP Version iPvd ae Add Remow Netwo
61. to the network address at the remote side of the tunnel e Netmask his is the corresponding subnet mask of the network being defined Network Mobility NEMO NOTE NEMO requires a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature Network Mobility NEMO is an Internet standards track protocol defined in RFC 5177 The protocol allows session continuity for every node in a mobile network as the network moves NEMO requires a service provider e g Verizon Wireless Private Network with DMNR Dynamic Mobile Network Routing Your NEMO service provider will define many of the settings for your NEMO configuration Once you have a NEMO service provider and a valid feature license add networks to the Networks Routed by NEMO section by first clicking Add In the popup window input e Network Address e Netmask The Network Address and Netmask or subnet mask together define a range of IP addresses that comprise the local network you want associated with the NEMO settings 255 255 255 0 07 03 2014 117 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Network Mobility NEMO Settings Home IP Address and Home Netmask hese may be provided by your NEMO service provider The IP address is a placeholder dummy address any IP address can be used 1 2 3 4 is common Home Agent IP Address Home Agent Password and Home Agent SPI Your home agent will be defined by your NEMO service provider Renew Reg
62. with 16 slots for APNs each of which can be set as IP IPV4V6 or IPV6 The default APN is marked with an asterisk You can change the APN names select a different APN etc For Verizon modems only the third slot is editable Changes made here are written to the modem so a factory reset of the router will not impact these settings Default Manual Select DI vzwims IPW hal OD vzwims FVE ai OH vzwadmin MATEA T ka 10 vZwadmin ipvave we 03 VZWINTERNET ipyaye 11 VZWINTERNET Paveg g4 viwapp IPv4aVG5 kai iz cwapp Pa V5 w 05 lt uncontigur ed gt 13 lt unconfigured gt aF 06 lt unconfigured gt we 14 lt unconfigured gt wr 07 lt uncontigured gt g 15 lt unconfiqured gt 08 lt unconfigured gt 16 lt unconfigured gt be NOTE indicates default APN Update Activate a Modem some 3G 4G modems can be updated and activated while plugged into the router Updates and activation methods vary by modem model and service provider Possible methods are PRL Update Activation and FUMO All supported methods will be displayed when you select your modem and click Control to open the Update Activate window If no methods are displayed for your device then you will need to update and activate your device externally To update or activate a modem select the modem in the WAN Interfaces table and click Control The modem does not support Update Activate metho
63. 100 Manual Add Tunnel x e Remote Name Authorization name specified by and to the remote system as its identity sometimes a username or hostname Leave blank to match any e Local Name Authorization name specified by and to the remote system as the local system identity sometimes a username or hostname Leave blank to match any e Secret Shared secret or password used to authenticate the associated Local and Remote names Overrides Override Authentication methods parameters With methods set to Allow the two ends of the tunnel can negotiate a common scheme Sometimes this negotiation fails or the implementation on one end is incompatible with the other To solve those authentication issues enable the overrides as needed e Authentication Username for user specific authorization Leave blank to disable e CHAP Choose from Allowed Refused or Required e PAP Choose from Allowed Refused or Required e Name Override names used to authenticate the router Leave empty to use the default Add Edit Tunnel Routes Typically specific routes are unnecessary but they can be added in this section if needed You can add or remove routes to be used to funnel packets through the tunnel 255 255 255 0 save Cancel 07 03 2014 116 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Network Address his is the network address that is the destination of the route This should be set
64. 8 5 on Monday through Friday but disabled at all other times VRRP NOTE VRAP requires a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature 07 03 2014 TT CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual General Settings _IPv Settings IPv6 Settings Interfaces Configure VRRP for this network Access Control Enable VRRP IPv6 Addressing Virtual Router IP Multicast Proxy Virtual Router ID fio Schedule Router Priority 100 WAN Fault Priority None Advertisement Interval 1 Initial Virtual Router Master x Wired B02 1X State Provide Virtual IP in DHCP C _ Submit _ Cancel VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol allows you to associate multiple routers with one LAN so that if the primary physical router fails the LAN will keep the same settings via the virtual router Enable VRRP Select to enable VRRP configuration options Virtual Router IP P address of the virtual router This must be distinct from the IP address of any physical router associated with the virtual router Virtual Router ID Identifying number of the virtual router Range 1 255 Router Priority Failover priority level of this physical router The physical router with the highest priority number will have primary ownership of the virtual router Range 1 204 WAN Fault Priority This optional value sets the failover priority of this router when no WAN connection is available If the value ma
65. Any IP Version Pv4 IP Source IP Negation Network IP a zal a Ie r Netmask s Port Negation L 07 03 2014 cc i __I lt gt Submit J Cancel k Toei a h a T _ 1 A ee De a 55 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Log When checked each packet matching this filter rule will be logged in the System Logs Action Allow or Deny Protocol Any ICMPv4 TCP UDP GRE ESP ICMPv6 or SCIP e IP Version Any Pv4 or IPv6 IP Source IP Destination e IP Negation Match on any IP address that is NOT in the specified IP network range e Network IP Optional field to specify a matching network IP address for this rule to match against e Netmask Use this to define a subnet size this rule will match against e Port Negation Match on any port that is NOT in the specified port range e Port s Use for a single port or a range of ports Fill in the left side for a single port Use Network IP Netmask and Port s to specify the ports and addresses for which the rule applies You can specify a range of ports or a single port Similarly the netmask can be used to define either a range of addresses i e 255 255 255 0 or a single address 255 255 255 255 lf you leave these values blank then all IP addresses and ports will be included IP Source and IP Destination options can be used to differentiate between the directions that packets go You could permit packets to com
66. Cancel e Spanning Tree Protocol STP allows a network design to include redundant paths while preventing broadcast radiation from bridge loops Enable STP Enable Spanning Tree Protocol loop detection Bridge Priority Set the priority of the bridge When determining the root bridge of the spanning tree topology the bridge priority is compared first The bridge with the lowest priority value will win If you want this router to be the root bridge then set it to a value less than the default of 32768 A valid priority value is between O and 65535 Wired 802 1X 07 03 2014 19 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual SO p M l MMM Local Network Editor ee IPv4 Settings this network TNO ARNIS Enable 802 1x M 00 00 00 00 00 00 Submit Wired 802 1X requires hardware version 2 0 This allows you to configure an authentication server that will accept authentication requests from devices attached to wired Ethernet ports IEEE 802 1X defines the encapsulations of the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP Click Enable 802 1X to require IEEE 802 1X authorization for the Ethernet ports associated with this network Reauthentication Period EAP re authentication period in seconds Authentication settings e Auth Server IP Address Ihis is the IP address of the connected RADIUS server e Auth Server MAC Address This is the hardware address of the connected RADIUS server s interface
67. Click on this button add the MAC address to the list of blocked MAC addresses under Network Settings MAC Filter Logging If the MAC Filter is set to act as a whitelist then the address will be removed from the list of allowed clients Clients may remain visible in the Client List after being blocked but traffic for that client is blocked immediately To restore access edit the list of MAC addresses under Network Settings MAC Filter Logging CP Secure Connect View the status of configured CP Secure Connect tunnels Name Status Transmit packets bytes Receive packets bytes To set up or edit a CP Secure Connect tunnel go to Internet VPN Tunnels NOTE CP Secure Connect requires a feature license Dashboard The Dashboard shows fundamental information about your router divided into the following basic categories e Router Information Internet Local Networks WiFi Networks 07 03 2014 29 w Router Information Detailed Inf Product 2100 Serial MM130459300029 Firmware v5 0 0 Fri Oct 11 03 30 45 MDT 2013 Bulld Date Fri Oct 11 03 30 45 MOT 2013 MAC Address 00 30 44 16 c 7 cl CPU Usage 3J Up Tine 5 days 3 hours 23 mins Clock Wed Oct 16 2013 13 00 42 GMT 0600 MDT oe Local Networks Detailed Info Clients 2 Primary LAN 192 168 0 1 255 255 255 0 IPv6 Nore Address Route Mode NAT Network Address Translation Admin Access UPnP DHCP Guest LAN 192 168 10 1 255 255 255 0
68. CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual The All in One Cloud Managed Networking Platform for the Distributed Enterprise cradlepoint The CradlePoint AER 2100 is the first in a new generation of cloud managed 4G networking solutions that helps enterprises increase bandwidth and achieve five nines reliability in a secure flexible and open architecture platform As a cloud managed solution the CradlePoint AER is designed for the distributed enterprise to intelligently manage wired and 4G wireless connectivity for a more reliable connected experience at the edge Network administrators can extend applications and services to remote branches with a solution that is customizable through the real time deployment of cloud enabled services applications and analytics This all in one solution combined with CradlePoint s Enterprise Class Support is defining a new standard for networking in the distributed enterprise Introduction e Package Contents e system Requirements e Specifications e Hardware e LEDs Quick Start e Basic Setup e Accessing the Administration Pages e First Time Setup Wizard e Using Enterprise Cloud Manager Administration Pages The AER 2100 administration pages include the following five tabs a Getting Started M Status 25 Network Settings Internet System Settings 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual see Navigating the
69. ERTIFIED RoHS _ Made in Taiwan 12V 3A max 44 It s possible and more efficient to do all your configuration changes through CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud Manager ECM without logging into the local administration pages Set up a group of routers and set the configuration for all of them at once See below for more information about ECM First Time Setup Wizard 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual When you log in for the first time you will be automatically directed to the FIRST TIME SETUP WIZARD which will walk you through the steps to customize your CradlePoint AER 2100 You have the ability to configure any of the following e Administrator Password e Time Zone e WiFi Network Name e security Mode e Access Point Name APN for SIM based modems e Modem Authentication e Failure Check lf you are currently using the router s WiFi network you will need to reconnect your devices to the network using the newly established wireless network name and password NOTE To return to the First Time Setup Wizard after your initial login select GETTING STARTED on the too navigation bar and FIRST TIME SETUP in the dropdown menu Using Enterprise Cloud Manager Rapidly deploy and dynamically manage networks at geographically distributed stores and branch locations with Enterprise Cloud Manager CradlePoint s next generation management and application platform Enterprise Cloud Manager ECM integrates cloud mana
70. Hidden This shows whether the router broadcasts its SSID It is somewhat harder for hackers to find and attack a router that is not broadcasting its SSID which adds to the wireless security but it is also more difficult for friendly users to attach to a WiFi network with a hidden SSID Isolate Select this to isolate all wireless clients so they cannot directly communicate with each other on the wireless network WMM WiFi Multimedia This is a basic traffic shaping or QoS quality of service system for the network WMM works behind the scenes to set priorities for different types of traffic on your network For example video streams are given higher priority than print jobs since video streams need consistent throughput Enabled Whether the network is available Security Mode You have several options for selecting a security mode The mode you choose depends on the security features your wireless adapters support e WPA2 Personal e WPA WPA2 Personal e WPA Personal e WPA2 Enterprise e WPA WPA2 Enterprise e WPA Enterprise e WEP Auto e Open Select Open to create a hotspot otherwise select the best security that your devices will support CradlePoint recommends WPA2 Depending on which Security Mode you select there are different setup options e Personal security modes require passwords e Enterprise security modes are linked to a RADIUS server and require RADIUS authentication IP Port and Shared Key Sec
71. Internet tab Statistics The Statistics submenu option displays basic traffic statistics Wireless Statistics View the signal strength and other wireless modem information The wireless device s signal strength will only be displayed as long as it supports Live 07 03 2014 36 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Diagnostics Sample rate and size can be adjusted from the dropdown boxes Data Usage A measure of the amount of information that is currently being sent or received through the network Sample rate and size can be adjusted from the dropdown boxes Failover Failback Load Balance An easy way to view current connective states of the devices plugged into the router as compared to the past Sample rate and size can be adjusted from the dropdown boxes System Logs 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual The router automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained The log options allow you to filter the router logs so you can easily find relevant messages This router also has external Syslog server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog utility F Auto Update Update Clear log Save Log search filter Level Time Source Level Message n Thu Dec i3th wian INFO C
72. MAX Connect to WiMAX only and do not attempt to connect tot 3G or LTE e Force 3G EVDO UMTS HSPA Connect to 3G network only e Force 2G 1xRTT EDGE GPRS Connect to 2G network only Network Selection Mode Wireless carriers are assigned unique network identifying codes known as PLMN Public Land Mobile Network To manually select a particular carrier select the Manual radio button and enter the network PLMN Choose from the following options e None No Change e Auto Selected by default e Home only e Manual Input the PLMN code Functional Mode Selects the functional mode of the modem IPPT IP passthrough mode causes the modem to act as a transport passing Internet data and IP address information between the modem and the Internet directly NAT mode causes the modem to NAT the IP address information Consequently IPPT mode does not allow user access to the modem web Ul and NAT mode does allow user access to the modem web UI e None No Change e IPPT e NAT Network Initiated Alerts his field controls whether the Sprint network can disconnect the modem to apply updates such as for PRL modem firmware or configuration events These activities do not change any router settings but the modem connection may be unavailable for periods of time while these updates occur The modem may also require a reset after a modem firmware update is complete e Disabled The request to update will be refused e When Disconnected he request
73. MHz AWS GSM GPRS EDGE 850 900 1800 1900 MHz CDMA EVDO Rev A 1XRTT 800 1900 MHz e Power LIE 23 dBm 1 HSPA 23 dBm 1 EVDO 24 dBm 0 5 1 typical conducted e Antennas two SMA male plug 1 dBi LTE 2 dBi Cellular PCS gain finger tighten only maximum torque spec is 7 kgf cm e GPS active GPS support e Industry Standards amp Certs PICRB FCC IC e Modem Part Number MC400LPE ie oO Oo Hardware cradlepoint 07 03 2014 10 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Front Panel LEDs USE 2 0 Port see LED section for descriptions cradlepoint Back Panel 10 100 1000 Ethernet Port 10 100 1000 Ethernet Ports Configurable LAN or WAN Configurable LAN or WAN Detault WAN Default LAN USB 2 0 Port LEDs d Ground Screw Lock Slot see LED section for descriptions Power switch and Port Left Side With Cover Cover Removed D Modem Port 1 Reserved for Modem Port 2 USB 2 0 future use USB 2 0 07 03 2014 11 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual With Two MC400 Integrated Modems one included by default 36 46 Antenna GPS 3G 4G Antenna GPS Connectors Connector Connectors Connector SMA SMA SMA SMA Right Side WiFi Antenna Connectors Reverse SMA Antennas When connecting the provided antennas review the connection points e WIFI antennas have flat circular bases RSMA e Modem antennas have protruding pins SMA LEDs C POWER The Cr
74. NOTE If you dont know the MAC address for the RADIUS server enter 00 00 00 00 00 00 and the service will try to find the MAC address from the given IP address e Port 1812 is common for the authentication port e Password Assigned by the RADIUS server Accounting settings Most of the accounting settings often match the authentication settings depending on whether the RADIUS server is the same for both authentication and accounting e Acct Server IP Address e Acct Server MAC Address e Port 1813 is common for the accounting port e Password Local Network Interfaces Each LAN type WIFI Ethernet and VLAN has a separate section with configuration options Unless the default configuration is sufficient YOU MUST CONFIGURE EACH INTERFACE SEPARATELY in order to create the desired interface options for a network You can then select these interfaces to add to a network in the Local Network Editor see above 07 03 2014 80 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual tacai Dbiiasiiate ebeatimees WiFi Radio 1 Settings 2 4 GHz WiFi Radio 2 Settings 5 GHz Ethernet Port Configuration VLAN Interfaces select from the following tabs e WiFi Radio 1 Settings 2 4 GHz e WiFi Radio 2 Settings 5 GHz e Ethernet Port Configuration e VLAN Interfaces Wireless WiFi Network Settings Each wireless radio 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz can broadcast as many as four SSIDs Service set identifiers the names for WiFi networks O
75. Upload from file to restore your previous settings from a file on a computer Backup Current Settings Save to disk Restore Settings Upload from file Firmware Upgrade and System Config Restore Load new firmware and restore your previous settings from a file on a computer without rebooting between steps Firmware Upgrade and System Config Restore Select Files Upload from file 07 03 2014 160
76. Use this field to select traffic based on the DSCP header in each IP packet This field is sometimes set by latency sensitive equioment such as VoIP phones This setting is optional For more information see the Differentiated services Wikipedia page DSCP Negate When checked this rule will match on any packet that does not match the DSCP field Click Finish to save this rule Internet The Internet section of the Administration Pages provides access to tools for controlling the WAN Wide Area Networks The Internet tab has the following dropdown menu items e Connection Manager e Client Data Usage e Data Usage e GRE Tunnels e 2 P Tunnels e Network Mobility NEMO e NHRP Interfaces e OpenVPN Tunnels 07 03 2014 91 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e VPN Tunnels e WAN Affinity Load Balancing e WiFi as WAN Connection Manager The router can establish an uplink via Ethernet WiFi as WAN or 3G 4G modems integrated or external USB If the primary WAN connection fails the router will automatically attempt to bring up a new link on another device this feature is called failover If Load Balance is enabled multiple WAN devices may establish a link concurrently WAN Interfaces This is a list of the available interfaces used to access the Internet You can enable stop or start devices from this section By using the priority arrows the arrows in the boxes to the left these show if you have more than one available i
77. according to the assigned usage rather than bandwidth This is a best effort to keep all interfaces with these rules at a similar percentage utilization of data e g 10 50 90 as the cycle progresses rather than quickly using 100 of a fast 1 GB capped interface while using only a fraction of a slow 10 GB capped interface thus leaving the rest of the cycle with only the slow interface To use this setting you must also go to the Internet WAN Affinity Load Balancing page For the Load Balance Algorithm field select Data Usage 07 03 2014 109 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Data Usage Rule page 2 Usage Rule Cycle Type Monthly Lave Cycle Start Date i Shutdown WAN on Cap L Send Alert on Cap L Custom Alert L Percent of Usage 1 1000 Back Next ithim Cancel Cycle Type How often the rule will reset The data usage amount will be reset at the end of each cycle Select the length of a cycle from a dropdown menu with the following choices e Daily e Weekly e Monthly Cycle Start Date Select the date you wish the rule to begin This date will be used to track when the rule will reset November 2013 P Ss WM T W T F 5 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 123 45 67 Shutdown WAN on Cap f selected the WAN device will shut down when the assigned usage is reached A cycle reset or a rule deletion will re enable the device Se
78. adlePoint AER 2100 must be powered using an approved 12V DC power source 07 03 2014 12 e Green Powered ON e No Light Not receiving power Check the power switch and the power source connection e Flashing Amber Attention Open the administration pages see page 10 and check the router status m ETHERNET WAN Indicates information about a data source connected to the Ethernet WAN port e Blue Connected to an active Ethernet WAN interface E WiFi BROADCAST These two LEDs indicate activity on the WiFi broadcast for both the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz bands e 2 4G green 2 4 GHz WIFI is on and operating normally e 5G blue 5 GHz WiFi is on and operating normally Yull SIGNAL STRENGTH Blue LED bars indicate the active modem s signal strength e 4 Solid Bars Strongest signal e 1 Blinking Bar Weakest signal A blinking bar indicates half of a bar E _ INTEGRATED MODEM Indicates the status of integrated modems EXTERNAL USB MODEM Indicates the status of external USB modems Both integrated and external USB modems have the following LED indicators e Green Modem has established an active connection e Blinking Green Modem is connecting e Amber Modem is not active e Blinking Amber Data connection error No modem connection possible e Blinking Red Modem is in the process of resetting ADDITIONAL LED INDICATIONS e several different LEDs flash when the factory reset but
79. administrator password during initial setup using the First Time Setup Wizard If so log in using your personalized administrator password lf you have forgotten your personalized password you can reset the device to the factory default configuration When you reset the router the administrator password will revert back to the Default Password Press and hold the reset button on the router unit until the lights flash approximately 10 15 seconds You can then log in using the Default Password Quick Links The CradlePoint logo in the top left corner of all the administration pages is a link to the Dashboard Status Dashboard which displays fundamental information about the router cradlepoint The black bar across the top provides quick access to important information and controls Internet Connection WIFI Clients M e Internet Connection This links to Status Internet Connections where you can view in depth information about your Internet sources g Click on this green dot to link to Internet Connection Manager where you can manage your WAN interfaces o Click on the green image of signal strength bars to open a Modem Connection Quality popup window that shows the strength of your Internet signal 07 03 2014 20 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual x Modem Connection Quality Pause Signal 98 RSSI Gdbm CINR Odb e WiFi Clients Click to view a signal strength indicator for you netwo
80. ail back based on the amount of data passed over time This is a good setting for when you have a dual mode EVDO WIMAX modem and you are going in and out of WIMAX coverage If the router has failed over to EVDO it will wait until you have low data usage before bringing down the EVDO connection to check if a WiMAX connection can be made e High Rate 80 KB s Time Period 30 seconds e Normal Rate 20 KB s Time Period 90 seconds e Low Rate 10 KB s Time Period 240 seconds e Custom Rate range 1 100 KB s Time Period range 10 300 seconds Time Fail back only after a set period of time Default 90 seconds Range 10 300 seconds This is a good setting if you have a primary wired WAN connection and only use a modem for failover when your wired connection goes down This ensures that the higher priority interface has remained online for a set period of time before it becomes active in case the connection is dropping in and out for example Disabled Deactivate failback mode Immediate Mode Fail back immediately whenever a higher priority interface is plugged in or when there is a priority change Immediate failoack returns you to the use of your preferred Internet source more quickly which may have advantages such as reducing the cost of a failover data plan but it may cause more interruptions in your network than Usage or Time modes IP Overrides IP overrides allow you to override IP settings after a device s IP settings have
81. all 36 4G modems or a rule that only applies to an Internet source with a particular MAC address The Configuration Rules list shows all rules that you have created as well as all of the default rules These are listed in the order they will be applied The most general rules are listed at the top and the most specific rules are at the bottom The router goes down the list and applies all rules that fit for attached Internet sources Configuration settings farther down the list will override previous settings ADVANCED Remo ordered by rule application priority Rule Name Conditions Apply Settings Common Defaults Unique ID contains Misc 3G Modem Defaults Type is modem Misc Wireless as WAN Defaults Type is wwan Mise OG WiMax Defaults Type is wimax Misc LTE Defaults Type is Ite Misc Ethernet Defaults Type is ethernet Misc MBR1400 f76 Unique 1D is 00 30 44 14 ff Misc Ethernet Ethernet WAN Unique ID is wan Mise LTE EVDO Modem Unique ID is 406bf0f6 Mise LTE EVDO Modem Unique ID is 406bf0f Mise Ethernet Ethernet WAN Unique ID is wan Misc Lil FOR aa select any of these rules and click Edit to change the settings for a rule To create a new rule click Add 07 03 2014 106 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual WAN Configuration Rule Editor After clicking Add or Edit you will see a popup with the following tabs e Filter Criteria e General Settings e P Overrides e Pv6 Settings e Ethernet S
82. anager is CradlePoint s next generation management and application platform Enterprise Cloud Manager ECM integrates cloud management with your CradlePoint devices to improve productivity increase reliability reduce costs and enhance the intelligence of your network and business operations Click here to learn more and sign up for a free 30 day ECM trial Depending on your ordering process your devices may have already been bulk loaded into ECM If so simply log in at cradlepointecm com using your ECM credentials and begin managing your devices seamlessly from the cloud lf your device has not yet been loaded into your ECM account you need to register Log into the device administration pages and go to Getting Started Enterprise Cloud Manager Registration Enter your ECM username and password and click on Register To register this router with CradlePoint ECM you must first have an account If you need to create an account you can signup here Once you ve created an account or if you already have one you can enter your ECM username and password to register this router ECM Username ECM Password Once you have registered your device go to httos cradlepointecm com and log in using your ECM credentials 07 03 2014 22 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual DOO Tineri Goud Manager x l e gt G bip lwawcradlepointecn com A Cradiepoint Enterprise Cloud Manager
83. applications Enable WiPipe QoS Click on this box to open options for controlling Internet traffic You can assign maximum Upload Speed and Download Speed values and define your own Traffic Shaping rules WAN Interface Speeds Device Name Upload Speed Ethernet Broadcom 47xx Ri cesses k WIFI as WAN ssid MBR140 CCC _ Apply Upload Speed and Download Speed Setting the Upload Speed and Download Speed is required to control traffic flow accurately Adjust the sliding bar to restrict the maximum upload and or download speed for the Internet source s you are using For example you might restrict the upload speed to prioritize available bandwidth for download or to reduce overall bandwidth use in order to lower costs It is recommended that you experiment with different values for your particular Internet connection for best results NOTE Upload speed is the speed at which data can be transferred to your ISP Download speed is the speed at which data can be transferred to you from your ISP You can test your connection soeeds with a service such as speedtest net Queues Queues and rules work in conjunction to prioritize bandwidth for the most critical operations Multiple rules can be associated with one queue Use rules to associate your more critical operations with queues that have higher bandwidth settings For example you might have two queues one for critical and one for seconda
84. at port If the field is left blank any port will be accepted by the tunnel 07 03 2014 124 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Add Edit Tunnel IKE Phase 1 IKE security has two phases Phase 1 and Phase 2 You have the ability to distinctly configure each phase but the default settings will be sufficient for most users To set up a tunnel with a remote site you need to match your tunnel s IKE negotiation parameters with the remote site By selecting several encryption hash and DH group options you improve your chances for a successful tunnel negotiation For greatest compatibility select all options for greatest security select only the most secure options that your devices support Frea Add Tunnel w IKE Phase 1 Exchange Mode Main Key Lifetime Secs 28800 MAES 128 IMDS MAES 256 wf SHAL GDES MSHA 256 Mm3DES wi SHA2 384 MISHA2 512 You may adjust the proposal order by dragging the preferred algorithms to the top of the list Back Next Finish ii Exchange Mode he IKE protocol has 2 modes of negotiating phase 1 Main also called Identity Protection and Aggressive e n Main mode IKE separates the key information from the identities allowing for the identities of peers to be secure at the expense of extra packet exchanges e in Aggressive mode IKE tries to combine as much information into fewer packets while maintaining security Aggressive mode is slightly faster but less secure Because it has better s
85. ata reflects the modem model number service type and connection status and values sample response Model MC2Q P Service HSPA SIM Status READY RSST 62 dbm ECIO 4 APN wwan ccs IP Addr 166 136 142 172 mreboot Reboot the modem port parameter optional Syntax lt password gt mreboot port Examples 1234 mreboot reboot the highest priority modem 1234 mreboot usb1 reboot the modem plugged into port usb1 apn Reboot the modem port parameter optional Syntax lt password gt apn lt new APN gt port Examples 07 03 2014 140 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 1234 apn myapn apn com set APN of highest priority modem 1234 apn myapn apn com usb1 set APN for modem in port usb1 userpass Set the modem s authentication username and password port parameter optional Syntax lt password gt userpass lt username gt lt userpassword gt port Examples 1234 userpass joe mypassword set information of highest priority modem 1234 userpass joe mypassword usb3 set information on modem in port usb3 simpin Set the SIM s PIN port parameter optional Syntax lt password gt simpin lt pin gt port Examples 1234 simpin 5678 set simpin in highest priority modem 1234 simpin 5678 usb2 set simpin in modem on port usb2 log Return a portion of the router log Syntax lt password gt log Lstart Examples 1234 log return the first 10 it
86. ates it and routes the Pv6 packet natively The reply is encapsulated by the tunnel endpoint in an IPv4 packet and routed back over an IPv4 route Some tunnel modes do not require upstream ISPs to route or even be aware of IPv6 traffic at all Some modes are utilized by upstream ISPs to simplify the configuration and rollout of IPv6 Enable IPv6 and select the desired IPv6 connection method for this WAN interface e Disabled default IPv6 disabled on this interface e Auto Pv6 will use automatic connection settings if available e Static Input a specific IPv6 address for your WAN connection This is provided by the ISP if it is supported e 6to4 Tunnel Encapsulates the IPv6 data and transfers it to an automatic tunnel provider if your ISP supports tt e 6in4 Tunnel Encapsulates the IPv6 data and sends it to the configured tunnel provider e 6rd Tunnel IPv6 rapid deployment Encapsulates the IPv6 data and sends it to a relay server provided by your ISP When you configure IPv6 you have the option to designate DNS Servers and Delegated Networks Because of the dual stack setup these settings are optional when configured for IPv6 the router will fall back to IPv4 settings when necessary DNS Servers Each WAN device is required to connect IPv4 before connecting IPv6 Because of this DNS servers are optional as most IPv4 DNS servers will respond with AAAA records 128 bit IPv6 DNS records most commonly used to map
87. ation Server Timeout 3 Seconds Port 1812 Confirm Secret O lt Server 2 optional Server Address radius someserver com port 1812 Shared Secret Confirm Secret 07 03 2014 134 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Server Timeout If the servers are not reached within the set time possibly because the WAN is down the router will automatically fall back to using Local Users mode to prevent users from being locked out e Server Address his can be either an IP address in the form of 1 2 3 4 or a DNS name in form of host domain com Only lower case letters are allowed for a DNS name e Port Port 1812 is common for RADIUS servers e Shared Secret System Clock Enable NTP M NTP server pool ntp org NTP server port i23 Time Zone UTC 7 Mountain Daylight Savings Time M Enabling NTP will tell the router to get its system time from a remote server on the Internet If you do not enable NTP then the router time will be based on when the router firmware was built which is guaranteed to be wrong Whenever the Internet connection is re established and once a week thereafter the router will ask the server for the current time so it can correct itself You then have the option of selecting an NTP server and adjusting the NTP server port Select the NIP server from the dropdown list Any of the given NTP servers will be Sufficient unless for example you
88. b filtering and security solution that protects you online by filtering websites Go to htto Avww opendns com business security for information about Umbrella Enter your Umbrella account information in order to use these content filtering settings UMBRELLA Enabie i Dent Status Service needs to be configured Force Al DNS Requests To Router O OpenOes ISP Fier Bypass Aigortihm _ Force All DNS Requests To Router Enabling this will redirect all DNS requests from LAN clients to the router s DNS server This will allow the router even more contro over IP Addresses even when the client might have their own DNS servers statically set OpenDNS ISP Filter Bypass Algorithm Itis possible that your Internet Service Provider ISP uses the port that OpenDNS is configured to access port 53 which will prevent OpenDNS filtering If OpenDNS does not appear to be working correctly enabling this will attempt to bypass those ports when using an OpenDNS content filtering level Zscaler Zscaler is a cloud based web filtering and security provider that offers several plan options Depending on your Zscaler implementation this could include Global Cloud Platform e Real Time Reporting e Behavioral Analysis e URL Filtering e Advanced Threat Protection e Inline Anti Virus amp Anti Spyware e Web 2 0 Control e Data Loss Prevention e Bandwidth Management e Web Access Control e And more
89. bled Click to enable disable this tunnel e Tunnel Name Enter a name to uniquely identify this tunnel e Tunnel Mode Select which mode this tunnel endpoint is required to be Choose from the following o Client o Server e Local Tunnel Address Enter the IP Address of the LNS tunnel server peer e Remote Tunnel Address Enter the IP Address of the LNS tunnel server peer e Support IPv6 Tunnels Allow IPv6 traffic to be forwarded over this tunnel If you select this option also input an IPv6 Tunnel Address and Tunnel Prefix Length for Pvo e Tunnel Protocol Choose UDP or TCP e Configuration Mode Simple configuration requires the least amount of configuration for the tunnel while advanced allows for a more detailed setup e Ping Displays if the Configuration Mode is Advanced If no packets have been sent in the amount of time entered a ping is sent to the remote endpoint e Ping Restart Displays if the Configuration Mode is Advanced If no pings have been received in the amount of time entered OpenVPN restarts the tunnel Add Edit Tunnel Remote Hosts Create a list of remote server connections to connect to OpenVPN will try to connect to each host in the list Ifa disconnect occurs from a given server the next server will be tried in a round robin fashion 07 03 2014 120 Add Update Tunnel ix Add Remove Next I Finish e Host P address of the remote server e Port Spec
90. bles a TCP server on the LAN side of the firewall which will periodically send GPS NMEA sentences to connected clients o GPS server port number e Enable GPS reporting to remote server Enables periodic reporting of GPS NMEA sentences to a remote server The router will buffer NMEA data if errors are encountered or if the Internet connection goes down and send the buffered sentences when the connection is restored o Remote server hostname or IP o Remote server port o Report only over specific time interval Restricts the NMEA sentence reporting to a remote server to a specific time interval GPS NMEA GGA Reporting The device reports GPS information with the NMEA National Marine Electronics Association GGA sentence format GGA provides essential fix data Example GPGGA 1 753405 4916 450 N 12311 127 W 2 06 1 5 117 3 M 26 574 M 6 0 0138 47 Sample Data 1793405 4916 450 N Zo ZAN 06 ko 117 312 M 26 5 4 M 6 0 0138 41 Description Time of fix 17 34 05 UTC Latitude 49 deg 16 450 min North Longitude 123 deg 11 127 min West Fix quality O fix not available 1 GPS fix 2 Differential GPS fix 3 PPS fix 4 Real Time Kinematic 5 Float RTK 6 estimated dead reckoning 7 Manual input mode 8 Simulation mode Number of satellites being tracked Horizontal dilution of precision HDOP relative accuracy of horizontal position Altitude in meters above mean sea level Geoidal separation height
91. bose modem logging Only enable this option if instructed by a CradlePoint support agent Create support log his functionality allows for a quick collection of system logging Create this log file when instructed by a CradlePoint support agent Router Services By default router services Enterprise Cloud Manager NTP etc connect to the router via the WAN In some setups it makes sense to use the LAN instead For example if your router is used strictly for 3G 4G failover behind another router you may not want to use 3G 4G data unnecessarily Select Use LAN Gateway to set your router services to connect via the LAN Router Services Use LAN Gateway D LAN Gateway Address ONS Server Secondary ONS Server LAN Gateway Address Input the IP address of the LAN side connection If this is a 3G 4G failover router operating behind another router the LAN Gateway Address is the IP address of that other router DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server he primary and secondary DNS server numbers match the static DNS values set at Network Settings DNS You can leave the default values or set them manually here Changing these values also changes the static DNS values Certificate Management Through the CradlePoint administration pages you now have the ability to create manage sign and import export X 509 certificates frequently referred to as SSL certificates under Network Settings Certificate Management Our implementa
92. ce Display HSPA Carrier Status DOWN PIN Status READY ESN IMEI SS Product Internal LTE HSPA Signal Strength dBm 65 Default Profile 1 Model Internal LTE GSM Manufacturer CradtePoint Inc Battery level 100 J General Information Model Internal LTE GSM Unique Identifier Sy Port intl Profile 1 Broadband Type ite DONS Servers IP Address Gateway Statistics Incoming Bytes 11262 Outgoing Bytes 24260 Connection Uptime secs 0 00 00 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual WiFi as WAN example 07 03 2014 35 Unique Identifier Port Value 00 30 44 14 7 76 unset Model unset Type wwan 3 IPv4 Information IP Address 192 168 2 168 Gateway 1927 168 2 1 DAS Servers 192 168 2 1 Incoming Bytes 23445647 Outgoing Bytes 2000786574 Connection Uptime 0 02 35 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Routing System Routes displays routes associated with networks connected to the router as well as routes learned from routing protocols such as RIP or BGP IP Address Gateway Netmask Interface Metric Routing Protocol 172 21 2 0 23 wan g 192 168 0 0 24 primarylan d 192 158 2 0 24 00 30 44 14 ff a 192 168 10 0 24 guestlan 0 feso 4 wirelessO_ 1 256 Static Routes displays user specified routes configured in Network Settings Routing IP Address Gateway Netmask Interface Metric There are also tables displaying information for GRE Routes VPN Routes and NEMO Routes Configure the settings for these routes under the
93. ching beyond your corporate home office or designated wireless area RTS Threshold When an excessive number of wireless packet collisions are occurring wireless performance can be improved by using the RTS CTS Request to Send Clear to Send handshake protocol The wireless transmitter will begin to send RTS frames and wait for CTS when data frame size in bytes is greater than the RIS Threshold This setting should remain at tts default value Fragmentation Threshold Wireless frames can be divided into smaller units fragments to improve performance in the presence of RF interference and at the limits of RF coverage Fragmentation will occur when frame size in bytes is greater than the Fragmentation Threshold This setting should remain at its default value Setting the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance DTIM A DIIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DIIM with a DTIM Interval value Wireless clients detect the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages The default value is 1 Valid settings are between 1 and 255 Beacon Beacons are packets sent by a wireless router to synchronize wireless devices Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1000 milliseconds WPS WiFi Protected Setup is a method for easy and secure establ
94. ct HTTPS Requests his allows initial requests to HTTPS websites to be redirected appropriately Hotspot UAM Authentication Port Default 8000 Type in a different port number or use the slider to change the port Simple Mode Settings 07 03 2014 152 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Display internal Terms of Use lines Terms of Use Text My terms of use Redirection On Successful To an administrator defined URL Authentication DETE ii Redirect URL http www example com Session Timeout ikk 60 Mins 0 Disabled 5 Mins 0 Disabled Bandwidth upload 512 Kbits sec 0 No Limit Bandwidth download lt 1024 Kbits sec 0 No Limit Display his section allows you to choose if a Terms of Use page will be given to the user connecting to the hotspot e Internal Terms of Use Fill in your own terms of use e External Terms of Use Specify a URL that has the Terms of Use page Users will automatically be directed to this page e No Terms of Use Redirect Only Redirection on Successful Authentication Depending on your choice for the Terms of Use page your have further options for where the user will be directed After the user accepts the terms you can either let him her continue to the URL they were trying to reach or you can force the user to go to a specified URL once before continuing on e Jo the URL the user intended to visit
95. d metric set if specified filtering the routes using the given route map if specified Redistributed routes may also be filtered with distribute lists e Type he type is the source of the route Select from Main Connected Static RIP and OSPF e Metric Numerical priority of the route e Route Map Route maps provide a means to filter and or apply actions to routes allowing policies to be applied to routes OSPF Routing OSPF Open Shortest Path First version 2 is a routing protocol described in RFC2328 OSPF Version 2 OSPF is an IGP Interior Gateway Protocol Compared with RIP OSPF can provide more scalable network support and faster convergence times OSPF is widely used in large networks such as ISP Internet Service Provider backbone and enterprise networks OSPF Areas 07 03 2014 60 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual OSPF Area Area Default Cost Stub Area _ No Summary L Bacs wext Finish Area Areas are identified by an ID Default Cost Set the cost of default summary LSAs announced to stubby areas Stub Area Configure area to be stub area e No Summary Prevents ABR from injecting inter area summaries into the specified stub area OSPF Editor OSPF Router Rae 3D l a a a Authentication Key _ Enabled 4 e Router ID his sets the router ID of the OSPF process The router ID may be an IP address of the router but need not be it can be any arbitrary 32 bit number Howev
96. ddresses Log Web Access Enable this option to create a syslog record of web IP port 80 access Each entry will contain the IP address of the server and the client Note that this may create a lot of log entries especially on a busy network Sending the system log to a syslog server is recommended To view the logs go to Status System Logs For configuration options including syslog server setup go to System Settings Administration and select the System Logging tab Zone Firewall A zone is a group of network interfaces By default all interfaces within a zone are allowed to initialize network communication with each other but any network traffic initialized outside of a zone to the interfaces within the zone is denied Forwardings are used to allow traffic to traverse zones Filter Policies are used to define how traffic passing through a zone forwarding is filtered Zones can be added edited or removed except for the All and Router Zone Zones Create edit and remove zones i groups of network interfaces Once you have defined zones add rules to the Filter Policies and Forwardings sections to define what traffic is allowed between zones 07 03 2014 52 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual zones Add Edit Remove Name All Router WAN Zone amp Primary LAN Zone Guest LAN Zone e he All zone is a special zone used to support legacy firewall configurations This zone cannot be removed and is re
97. de of the router The protruding section of the green board fits into the groove 3 Reattach the panel cover and screw it back on When necessary remove the cover and modem using the Multipurpose Retaining Tool 3 Attach the WiFi and modem antennas Attach the three WiFi antennas included and two modem antennas to the connectors Antennas are jointed which enables you to position them for optimal signal To attach hold the antenna straight and twist the base of the antenna to connect folding the joint If needed Examples of suggested antenna orientations Desk Mount Wall Mount 07 03 2014 15 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Care should be taken to ensure that the router antennas are not near metal or other RF reflective surfaces 4 Connect the power source Plug the provided power supply 12V DC wall adapter into an electrical outlet Then connect the power supply to the router Power Switch _ Power Supply Port Ensure power is switched on e Q OfFF e ON When you set the power switch to the ON position watch for the power LED to illuminate lf you would like to secure the power supply cord attach the Multiourpose Retaining Tool as shown below Secure with included screws 07 03 2014 16 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 5 Connect to a computer or other network equipment Connect wirelessly to the WiFi broadcast or with an Ethernet cable connected to your computer and then plugged i
98. dlePoint AER 2100 Manual adjacent 20 MHz channels A wider channel can mean better performance but not if there is too much interference Even if 40 MHz is set in the WiFi Channel Width the router may still fall back to 20 MHz if interference is found e 130 Mbps Ihe transmit rate in megabits per second currently used to transmit packets from the router to the client This rate changes automatically to match environmental conditions Distance from the router interference etc can impact this value Higher values indicate better performance Devices can still function in the network with as little as 1 Mbps e 26 dBm A relative measure of wireless signal quality decibels relative to one milliwatt This expresses theoretical best quality The value is given as a negative exponent 20 is a very good value while 80 is relatively poor Signal quality can be reduced by distance by interference from other radio frequency Sources such as cordless telephones or neighboring wireless networks and by obstacles between the router and the wireless device Time Online Simply the amount of time the device has been connected to the router Kick Click on this button to disconnect a client This will remove all wireless access for a user The access will be restored when the router is rebooted To block a client permanently use the Block MAC option or add the address to the MAC Filter under Network Settings MAC Filter Logging Block MAC
99. down list of attached devices o Unique ID Select by ID This is generated by the router and displayed when the device is connected to the router e Condition Select is is not starts with contains or ends with to create your condition s statement e Value f the correct values are available select from the dropdown list You may need to manually input the value yf D Load Balance Algorithm Select the Load Balance Algorithm for this WAN Affinity rule from the following dropdown options e Round Robin Evenly distribute each session to the available WAN connections e Rate Distribute load based on the current upload and download rates A WAN device s upload and download bandwidth values can be set in Internet Connection Manager e Spillover his was the default algorithm in older version 3 firmware Load is always given to devices with the most available bandwidth The estimated bandwidth rate is based on a combination of the upload and download configuration values and the observed capabilities of the device e Data Usage his mode works in concert with the Data Usage feature Internet Data Usage Ihe router will make a best effort to keep data usage between interfaces at a similar percentage of the assigned data cap in the data usage rule for each interface rather than distributing sessions based solely on bandwidth For proper functioning you need to create data usage rules for each WAN device
100. ds A message will state that there is no support for PRL Update Activation or FUMO 07 03 2014 104 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Update Activate x This device does not support PRL Update Activation or FUMO The modem supports Update Activate methods A message will display showing options for each supported method e Modem Activation Update Activate Reactivate or Upgrade Configuration e Preferred Roaming List PRL Update e Firmware Update Management Object FUMO Update Activate ise All activation and update commands will leave the device in a disconnected state You can replug the device or reconnect itvia the act ager after running the update Modem Activation Update Activate Reactivate or Activate Upgrade Configuration Preferred Roaming List PRL Update Update PRL Update Firmware Update Management Object FUMO Start FUMO FUMO Click the appropriate icon to start the process lf the modem is connected when you start an operation the router will automatically disconnect it The router may start another modem as a failover measure When the operation is done the modem will go back to an idle state at which point the router may restart it depending on failover and fallback settings NOTE Only one operation is supported at a time lf you try to start the same operation on the same modem twice the UI wil
101. e Check Off Please record these settings for future access You may need this information to configure other wireless devices NOTE If you are currently using the device s WIFI network reconnect to the network using the new wireless network name and security password Click APPLY to save the settings and update them to your router IP Passthrough Setup You can quickly enable IP passthrough with the IP Passthrough Setup Wizard available under Getting Started IP Passthrough Setup IP passthrough takes a 3G 4G WAN data source USB ExpressCard or CradlePoint business grade modem and passes the IP address through to Ethernet LAN Using this function requires many changes to your router configuration The IP Passthrough Setup Wizard will automatically make these changes for you simply read through the wizard and select Enable IP Passthrough on the second page For further configuration options see Network Settings WiFi Local Networks Review the list of changes to ensure they are compatible with your router needs e All Ethernet ports will be set to LAN i e you cannot use Ethernet as an Internet source for your router e All WAN devices will have Load Balance disabled and the highest priority device will be used e All network groups except the primary network group will be removed e All wireless interfaces will be removed from the primary network group It is possible to have a wireless interface associated with another net
102. e Use Port Range Check this box to create a rule which proxies a contiguous range of ports instead of a single port The remote port s will require the same number of contiguous ports e Local Port s Specify the IP port s on the LAN to proxy to a remote computer e Remote Computer Specify the remote computer to receive proxied traffic e Remote Port s Specify the IP port first if a range on the remote computer to receive proxy traffic e Protocol Select the IP protocol traffic to proxy from the following options in the dropdown menu o TCP o UDP o CP amp UDP Click Submit to save your completed port proxying rule Network Prefix Translation Network Prefix Translation is used in IPv6 networks to translate one IPv6 prefix to another Pv6 prefix translation is an experimental specification RFC 6296 trying to achieve address independence similar to NAT in IPv4 Unlike NAT however NPT is stateless and preserves the IPv6 principle that each device has a routable public address But it still breaks any protocol embedding IPv6 addresses e g IPsec and is generally not recommended for use by the IETF NPT can help to keep internal network ranges consistent across various Pv6 providers but it cannot be used effectively in all situations The primary purpose for CradlePoint s NPT implementation is for failover failoack and load balancing setups LAN clients can potentially retain the original IPv6 lease information and may experience a more
103. e from particular IP addresses but then not allow packets to return to those addresses Forwardings Forwardings define how Filter Policies affect traffic flowing between zones in one direction Simply select the Source Zone Destination Zone and Filter Policy to define a Forwarding Forwardings can either be Added Edited Removed or Toggled Toggling a Forwarding will either enable or disable the Forwarding Forwardings Add Edit Remove Toggle Status Source Zone Destination Zone Filter Policy Enabled WAN Zone Primary LAN Zone Default Deny All Enabled Primary LAN Zone WAN zone Default Allow All Enabled WAN zone Guest LAN Zone Default Deny All Enabled Guest LAN Zone WAN Zone Default Allow All Click Add to create a new Forwarding or select an existing Forwarding and click Edit to open the Forwardings editor Forwardings x Enabled M Source zone E Destination Zone Filter Policy vy d Submit Cancel e Enabled Selected by default Click to deselect e Source Zone Select from the dropdown list of your defined zones Destination Zone Select from the dropdown list of your defined zones Filter Policy Select from the dropdown list of your filter policies 07 03 2014 56 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual MAC Filter Logging A MAC Media Access Control address is a unique identifier for a computer or other device This page a
104. e spec is 7 kgf cm e GPS active GPS support e Industry Standards amp Certs FCC Verizon e Modem Part Number MC400LPE oO 0 Oo AER 2100LPE AT 4G LTE HSPA EVDO for AT amp T e Technology LIE HSPA EVDO Rev A e Downlink Rates LIE 100 Mbps HSPA 21 1 Mbps EVDO 3 1 Mbps theoretical e Uplink Rates LTE 50 Mops HSPA 5 76 Mbps EVDO 1 8 Mbps theoretical e Frequency Bands o LIE Band 2 1900 MHz Band 4 AWS 1700 2100 MHz Band 5 850 MHz Band 13 700 MHz Band 17 700 MHz Band 25 1900 MHz o HSPA UMTS 850 900 1900 2100 MHz AWS o GSM GPRS EDGE 850 900 1800 1900 MHz o CDMA EVDO Rev A 1xRTT 800 1900 MHz e Power LIE 23 dBm 1 HSPA 23 dBm 1 EVDO 24 dBm 0 5 1 typical conducted e Antennas two SMA male plug 1 dBi LTE 2 dBi Cellular PCS gain finger tighten only maximum torque spec is 7 kgf cm e GPS active GPS support e Industry Standards amp Certs PICRB FCC IC AT amp T e Modem Part Number C400LPE AER 2100LE2 SP 4G LTE EVDO for Sprint e Technology LTE EVDO Rev A e Downlink Rates LTE 100 Mbps EVDO 3 1 Mbps theoretical e Uplink Rates LTE 50 Mbps HSPA 5 76 Mbps EVDO 1 8 Mbps theoretical e Frequency Bands o Band 25 1900 MHz o CDMA EVDO Rev A 1xRTT 800 1900 MHz e Power LIE 23 dBm 1 EVDO 24 dBm 0 5 1 typical conducted e Antennas two SMA male plug 1 dBi LTE 2 dBi Cellular PCS gain finger tighten only maximum torque spec is 7 kgf
105. e user intends to visit o Redirect to the following URL input the desired URL e Session Timeout Default 60 minutes The amount of time the user may use the router before being forced to authenticate again This value can be overwritten by the RADIUS server e Idle Timeout Default 15 minutes If the user is idle for this amount of time make them re authenticate e Bandwidth upload Default 512 Kbits sec The data rate limit for users uploading data through the hotspot e Bandwidth download Default 1024 Kbits sec The data rate limit for users downloading data through the hotspot UAM Settings e Login URL Assigned by UAM service e Splash Page URL Optional URL that can point to an external page that can provide specific information to the user prior to being authenticated The page MUST provide a link back to the Login URL in order for the user to be authenticated For example htto lan ip address uam port prelogin or htto 192 168 10 1 8000 prelogin e Shared Secret Optional depending on the UAM service e NAS Gateway ID Assigned by UAM service HeartBeat Settings 07 03 2014 154 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual HeartBeat Settings Enabled If U RL J a a a E a oy e a EE E N E E NENE E E E ee a ge AO E E oe E E ie Interval Hi 60 S Min The Heartbeat when enabled sends the following information to the specified URL at the specified time interval so the operator managing the hotspot
106. e will be delivered to the modem or that the modem s response will be delivered to the sender This means an administrator might have to send messages multiple times before the desired action is performed e SMS is a slow protocol It can take seconds or up to a few minutes for messages to be delivered e SMS messages are not encrypted they are sent in full readable text over the network Enable SMS support Add Edit Remove SMS Phone number a Enable SMS support SMS support is enabled by default on the router Deselect this to disable Password By default the password is the last 8 characters of the router s MAC address i e the Default Password on the product label You can change this password to anything between 1 and 16 characters It should be long enough to be useful for security but short enough to easily type into your phone or other texting client White List This list is blank by default which means that the router will accept SMS messages from any phone number Leaving this blank is unsecure so CradlePoint recommends that you add phone numbers to this list Once any numbers are listed only those numbers have the ability to connect to the router via SMS NOTE You cannot add email addresses to the White list When a phone number is added to the White List email SMS messages will be rejected How to Send an SMS Message You can send SMS messages to the router via phone or email The k
107. ecurity Main mode is recommended for most users Key Lifetime he lifetime of the generated keys of Phase 1 of the IPsec negotiation from IKE After the time has expired IKE will renegotiate a new set of Phase 1 keys Encryption Hash and DH Groups Each IKE exchange uses one encryption algorithm one hash function and one DH group to make a secure exchange Encryption Used to encrypt messages sent and received by IPsec e AES 128 e AES 256 e DES e DES Hash Used to compare authenticate and validate that data across the VPN arrives in its intended form and to derive keys used by IPSec e MDS e SHAT e SHA2 256 e SHA2 384 e SHA2 512 07 03 2014 125 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Note that some Encryption Hash combinations e g 3DES with SHA2 384 512 are computationally expensive impacting WAN performance AES is as strong an encryption and performs much better than SDES DH Groups Ihe DH Diffie Hellman Group is a property of IKE and is used to determine the length of prime numbers associated with key generation The strength of the key generated is partially determined by the strength of the DH Group Group 5 for instance has greater strength than Group 2 e Group 1 768 bit key e Group 2 1024 bit key e Group 5 1536 bit key In IKE Phase 1 you can only select one DH group if you are using Aggressive exchange mode By default all the algorithms encryption hash and DH groups supported by the device are chec
108. egister Router Status Connected 1 21 22 Router Identifier 28679 Remote alert enable triggered 45 seconds aga Remote config read of differences from default triggered an hoor ago Remote status read triggered an hour aga Remote config read of runtime defaults triggered an hour aga Remote status read triggered an hour aga Remote status read triggered an hour ago Remote stream client heartbeat triggered an four aga Registering Your Router Once you have signed up for ECM click on the Register Router button to begin managing the router through ECM Input your ECM Username and ECM Password and click Register You have now registered the device with Enterprise Cloud Manager Suspending the ECM Client Click on the Suspend Client button to stop communication between the device and ECM Suspending the client will make it stop any current activity and go dormant It will not attempt to contact the server while suspended This is a temporary setting that will not survive a router reboot to disable the client altogether use the Advanced Enterprise Cloud Manager Settings panel below Enterprise Cloud Manager Settings Advanced 07 03 2014 150 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Enabled Enable the ECM client to contact the server While this box is unchecked the ECM client will never attempt to contact the server Default Enabled e Server Host Port he DNS hostname and port number for your ECM server Default stream cradlep
109. emote segments This is accomplished by converting broadcast DHCP messages to unicast messages to communicate between clients and servers DHCP Server Address An optional DHCP server address if more than one DHCP server is located on the network This field is only available when DHCP Relay is enabled IPv6 Addressing oa Configure how IPv6 will perform LAN addressing IPv4 Settings esa Address Configuration SLAAC with DHCP Interfaces Access Control DHCP Range Start 1 1pva DHCP DHCP Range End auto IPv6 Addressing IPv6 DHCP Lease Time e 720 mins Multicast Proxy Schedule STP Wired 802 1x Submit Cancel Address Configuration Mode Select from the following dropdown options e SLAAC Only SLAAC stands for stateless address autoconfiguration The router regularly generates a router advertisement that includes network prefix and routing information allowing clients to autogenerate an address and start communicating on the network Clients utilize neighbor discovery protocols to ensure multiple clients on the subnet have not chosen an Identical address e SLAAC with DHCP Default IPv6 DHCP provides an additional client configuration method and is regularly combined with SLAAC to provide DNS servers a shortcoming in the original SLAAC specification and additional options not supported by SLAAC By defaulting to SLAAC with DHCPv6 all IPv6 capable clients on the net
110. ems of the log items through 9 1234 1l0g 10 return items 10 through 19 of the log 1234 1l0g 2Q return items 20 through 29 of the log sending log information via SMS messages likely results in several resulting texts Please be aware of the costs of text messages on the modem s account and use this command only if necessary The port parameter is optional It specifies which port and therefore which modem to perform the action on If not given the action will happen on the highest priority modem Sample Debug Session The following is an example of a debug session to discover a modem s APN is misconfigured and needs to be set Figure out the state of the modems on the router 1234 rstatus 07 03 2014 141 Receive the modem s status and settings 1234 mstatus Set the modem s APN to the correct setting 1234 apn broadband Verify the APN was set properly 1234 mstatus Continue to verify the status periodically to ensure that the modem connects 1234 rstatus System Logging Logging Level Info Enable Logging to a Syslog Server O Log to attached USB stick L Verbose modem logging Level Create support log Save to disk CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Logging Level Setting the log level controls which messages are stored or filtered out A log level of Debug will record the most information while a log level of Critical will only record the most urgent messages
111. er Settings Network Name Default Action Filter URLs by IP Address Primary LAN Allow Access No Guest LAN Allow Access No Use Default Network Filter Settings together with Network WebFilter Rules to control website access All of your networks are set to allow website access by default Select a network and click Edit to change the default filter settings Change Default Network Filter Settings x When a network is set to Allow Blacklist it will allow access to any site not blocked in the Filter Rules Selecting Block Whitelist will only allow access to websites with an assigned Allow action in the Filter rules all other sites will be blocked Selecting to Filter URLs by IP Address will cause the router to perform a DNS lookup on URL entries and the IP addresses will be appended to the appropriate block allow list This can have side effect of being very strict and sites that are hosted across many domains may need every domain added the list for full functionality Es Default Action Allow Access Filter URLs by No IP Address Submit Cancel Default Action Select from the following dropdown options e Allow Access default e Block Access When a network is set to Allow Access it will allow access to sites not specifically blocked in the WebFilter Rules When a network is set to Block Access it will block access to sites not specifically allowed in the WebFilter Rules Filter URLs by IP Address Default No C
112. er it MUST be unique within the entire OSPF domain to the OSPF speaker bad things will happen if multiole OSPF speakers are configured with the same router ID e Authentication Key Set OSPF authentication key to a simple password After setting authentication key all OSPF packets are authenticated The authentication key has a maximum length of eight characters e Enabled Click to enable disable the policy Default enabled EEES pana Network Areas Areas are identified by an ID number Use the IP address and netmask fields to associate a network with this policy 07 03 2014 61 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Type Metric Route Map i 0 None Lance b Redistribute Routes Redistribute routes of the specified protocol or kind into BaP with the metric type and metric set if specified filtering the routes using the given route map if specified Redistriouted routes may also be filtered with distribute lists e Type he type is the source of the route Select from Main Connected Static RIP OSPF e Metric Numerical priority of the route e Route Map Route maps provide a means to filter and or apply actions to routes allowing policies to be applied to routes RIP Routing RIP Routing Information Protocol is a widely deployed interior gateway protocol RIP is a distance vector protocol based on the Bellman Ford algorithms As a distance vector protocol RIP sends updates from one router to its neighbo
113. eration of the router you may not want to 07 03 2014 159 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual upgrade just because a new version is available Check the firmware release notes cradlepoint com firmware for information to decide if you should upgrade Firmware Upgrade Current Firmware Version v5 0 0 Fri Oct 11 03 30 45 MDT 2013 Available Firmware Version Check Check Again Factory Reset Automatically check for new W firmware Manual Firmware Upload e Current Firmware Version Shows the number of the current firmware and the cate it was updated e Available Firmware Version f there is a new firmware version available this will list the version number Click Check Again to have the router check the newest firmware e Factory Reset Set default settings to match the new firmware This is safest as settings may have changed You should back up your current settings and restore them after the new firmware is loaded e Automatically check for new firmware Check for an available firmware update once a day e Automatic Internet Have the router download the file and perform the upgrade with no user interaction e Manual Firmware Upload Upload the router firmware from an attached computer Go to cradlepoint com firmware to download the firmware System Config Save Restore e Backup Current Settings Click on Save to disk to save your current settings to a file on a computer e Restore Settings Click on
114. es power VPN Tunnels View the status of configured VPN tunnels Included information e Name e Connections e Status 07 03 2014 38 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Protocols e ransferred e Direction e ime Online e Control Internet Connections WIFI Status 1 cradlepoint Status VPN VPN is Disabled Name Connections Status Protocols Transferred Dlrection Time Online Copyright CradlePoint Technology Inc 2012 All nights reserved Linenses To set up or edit a VPN tunnel go to Internet VPN Tunnels WiPipe QoS View the breakdown of packets and bytes sent and received associated with each WiPipe Qos rule WiPipe QoS is Enabled Queve Transmit packets bytes Receive packets bytes Default 3197 319 23 KB 4693 5 62 MB limit upload 0 0 00 bytes 0 0 00 bytes To set up or edit a WiPipe Qos rule go to Network Settings WiPipe QoS Network Settings The Network Settings section of the Administration Pages provides access to tools for controlling the LAN Local Area Networks The Network Settings tab has the following dropdown menu items e Content Filtering e DHCP Server e DNS e Firewall e MAC Filter Logging e Routing e Routing Protocols e Threat Management e WiFi Local Networks e WiPipe Qos 07 03 2014 39 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Content Filtering You have two main options for filtering content for local networks 1 WebFilter Rules Create a list of website
115. est Scheduled Reboot his causes the router to restart at a user determined time Watchdog Reboot his causes the router to automatically restart when it determines an unrecoverable error condition has occurred Ping Test A simple test to check Internet connectivity Type the Hostname or IP address of the computer you want to ping and press Enter or click the Ping button Ping Results PING 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq 0 time 2 195 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq 1 time 1 944 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp _seq 2 time 65 588 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq 3 time 25 737 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp_seq 4 time 41 910 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq 5 time 2 270 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp_seq 6 time 1 940 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq 7 time 1 932 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp _seq 8 time 28 381 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp _seq 9 time 102 525 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq 10 time 113 750 ms 45 bytes from 192 168 0 164 192 168 0 164 icmp seq ll time 25 313 ms System Software This allows the administrator to load new firmware onto the router to add new features or fix defects If you are happy with the op
116. et e MAC Address You have the ability to change the MAC address but typically this is unnecessary You can match this address with your device s address by clicking Clone Your PC s MAC Address connect Method oncP aoma xi MAC Address 00 30 44 13 17 5 Clone Your PC s MAC Address Connect Method Select the connection type that you need for this WAN connection You may need to check with your ISP or system administrator for this information e DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is the most common configuration Your router s Ethernet ports are automatically configured for DHCP connection DHCP automatically assigns dynamic IP addresses to devices in your networks This is preferable in most circumstances e Static allows you to input a specific IP address for your WAN connection this should be provided by the ISP if supported e PPPoE should be configured with the username password and other settings provided by your ISP lf you want to use a Static Manual or PPPoE connection you will need to fill out additional information Static Manual 07 03 2014 99 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Ethernet IP Settings Connect Method Static N MAC Address 00 30 44 16 c icl _ Clone Your PC s MAC Address IPv4 Address Subnet Mask i gt TA bi n Gateway IP Primary DNS Server SecondaryDNSServer e Pv4 Address e subnet Mask
117. ettings e Modem Settings e WIMAX Settings e CDMA Settings e SIM APN Auth Settings Rule Name When Unique ID igs ica i Value Unique if SIM APN Auth Settings Submit Cancel Filter Criteria lf you are creating a new rule begin by setting the Filter Criteria Create a name for your rule and the condition for which the rule applies e Rule Name Create a name meaningful to you This name is optional Make a selection for When Condition and Value to create a condition for your rule The condition will be in the form of these examples y A Ih AA A N y L er I Port iS USB Port 1 Type IS not WIMAX e When o Port Select by the physical port on the router that you are plugging the modem into e g USB Port 2 o Manufacturer Select by the modem manufacturer such as Sierra Wireless o Model Set your rule according to the specific model of modem o Type Select by type of Internet source Ethernet LTE Modem Wireless as WAN WIMAX o Serial Number Select 3G or LTE modem by the serial number 07 03 2014 107 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual o MAC Address Select WIMAX modem by MAC Address o Unique ID Select by ID This is generated by the router and displayed when the device is connected to the router e Condition Select is is not starts with contains or ends with to create your condition s sta
118. ey elements are 1 the modem s MDN 2 the SMS password defined above 3 the command You must know the MDN Mobile Directory Number of the modem to send SMS messages to the router This is a phone number that can be found under Status Internet Connections in the router administration pages or under Devices Network Interfaces in Enterprise Cloud Manager How to Text from a Phone Open the text messaging tool on your phone and start a new message In the To field enter the modem s MDN In the Subject field enter the SMS password and command Click Send ee T How to Text from an Email Account 07 03 2014 138 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual NOTE There are limitations with sending texts via email The SMS engine is currently only compatible with GSM based camer operators 1 Start a new email message 2 In the To field enter the modem s MDN plus the modem s carrier domain name e g 2085555555 txt att net 3 Enter the password and command in either the Subject field or Body of the email message If you use the subject field leave the body blank and if you use the body leave the subject blank NOTE The subject field may be limited to a certain number of characters so if you get an error when sending the command on the subject line switch to using the body instead SMS Commands Below is a list of supported SMS messages and the syntax format Due to security concerns the set of commands are inten
119. for configuring your wireless LANs under the WiFi Settings heading ADVANCED WiFi Settings P Channel Selection Method smart Selection iw Channel Selection once Schedule Optimize WIFI WIMAX 4 coexistence Client Timeout 300 TX Power 00 S l RTS Threshold 2347 bytes Fragmentation Threshold II 2346 bytes OTIM js 1 Beacon 100 ms Short Slot 4 Wireless Mode 802 11 b g n a Protection Auto 7 Channel Width 20 MHz Extended Channel Above i MCS Auta TE Short GI 4 Greenfield Mode _ RADIUS Timeout 7600 RADIUS Retry 50 Apply _ Unda Channel Selection Method This controls how a WiFi channel is selected e User Selection Manually set the channel e Random Selection he router randomly sets the channel e Smart Selection Default Scans to determine the lowest interference WiFi channel Channel Selection Schedule When using the Smart channel selection this controls whether the router will periodically rescan for a better channel and change to it Select from Once Daily Weekly or Monthly Note that there may be a momentary WiFi disconnection while the channel changes D Optimize WiFi WiMAX coexistence Shows if Smart Selection or Random Selection is chosen and the WiFi band is 2 4 GHz Setting this will lessen any possible conflict with WIFI in the 2 4 GHz band and an attached WiMAX modem If a WIMAX
120. for external outside mounting Part 17 0587 000 e Directional Yagi Log Periodic antennas for external outside mounting Part 17 0588 000 e Qmni directional antennas for external outside mounting Part 17 0586 000 e 12 Mag mount antenna Part 17 0605 000 e 4 Mini mag mount antenna Part 17 0606 000 Business Grade Modem Specifications AER 2100 models include an integrated 4G LTE modem MC400 specific model names include a specific modem e g the AER 2100LPE VZ includes an MC4QOLPE VZ modem for Verizon Please note that LPE models are flexible and support bands for multiple cellular providers however only the frequency bands in bold below are supported by the listed 07 03 2014 8 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual provider AER 2100LPE VZ 4G LTE HSPA EVDO for Verizon e Technology LIE HSPA EVDO Rev A e Downlink Rates LIE 100 Mbps HSPA 21 1 Mbps EVDO 3 1 Mbps theoretical e Uplink Rates LTE 50 Mbps HSPA 5 76 Mbps EVDO 1 8 Mbps theoretical e Frequency Bands o LIE Band 2 1900 Mhz Band 4 AWS 1700 2100 MHz Band 5 850 MHz Band 13 700 MHz Band 17 700 MHz Band 25 1900 MHz HSPA UMTS 850 900 1900 2100 MHz AWS GSM GPRS EDGE 850 900 1 800 1900 MHz CDMA EVDO Rev A 1xRTT 800 1900 MHz e Power LIE 23 dBm 1 HSPA 23 dBm 1 EVDO 24 dBm 0 5 1 typical conducted e Antennas two SMA male plug 1 dBi LTE 2 dBi Cellular PCS gain finger tighten only maximum torqu
121. for failover for your primary LAN your guest LAN will not take bandwiath from your primary LAN saving you money Click Add to open the WAN Affinity Policy Editor and create a new WAN Affinity rule WAN Affinity Rule Editor Name Rule Name De scriptio DSCP DiffServ DSCP Negate _ Protocol Ar Source IP Address Source Netmask Destination IP Address Destination Netmask e Failover WAN Binding Type When 4Unique ID His 4 empty Load Balance Round Robin Pst Algorithm Name Give a name for your rule that is meaningful to you DSCP DiffServ Differentiated Services Code Point is the successor to TOS Type of Service Use this field to select traffic based on the DSCP header in each IP packet This field is sometimes set by latency sensitive equipment such as VoIP phones If you know specific DSCP values you can input one here DSCP Negate When checked this rule will match on any packet that does NOT match the DSCP field Protocol Select from the dropdown list to specify the protocol for a particular data use Otherwise leave Any selected e Any e CMP e CP e UDP e GRE e ESP e SCIP Source IP Address Source Netmask Destination IP Address and Destination Netmask Specify an IP address or range of IP addresses by combining an IP address with a netmask for either source or destination or both Source vs destination is defined by traffic flow Leave these blank to include al
122. gement with your CradlePoint devices to improve productivity increase reliability reduce costs and enhance the intelligence of your network and business operations Click here to sign up for a free 30 day ECM trial cradlepoint gt Enterprise Cloud Manager _ Ci Cy a Ci a E INTELLIGENCE Analytics Alerts Data Usage Reporting DEERE PSR Q ECCLE CUSTOMIZE at Open API 2 Application Architecture Depending on your ordering process your devices may have already been bulk loaded into ECM If so simply log in at cradlepointecm com using your ECM credentials and begin managing your devices seamlessly from the cloud 07 03 2014 18 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual eog ginen Chai Manager i a Cc ia hips Aart le ponntecn com f Cradiepoint Enterprise Cloud Manager r User Login Welcome to CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud Manager Lier ea eTMe Enterprise Cloud Manager is the mad generation management and apoiication patom from Cradle Point ECM integrates cloud managecment with your CradinPoint dewices to improve produchwity increase reliability reduce cotta and enhance the intalligence of your network and EEES Ora ores Try ECM for 30 Days GContect CradlePoitt Sales at 1 355 613 3585 o cick Get Started for a irl geimi Get Started Copyright 2013 Cradle inc Ad rights nmeierved 11718 2013 Finnwore vers
123. ges e 10 0 0 1 10 255 255 1 e 172 16 0 1 172 31 255 1 e 192 168 0 1 192 168 255 1 NOTE The final number does not have to be 7 but it is a simple logical convention for routers that leaves higher numbers free for other devices Netmask Default 255 255 255 0 The netmask controls how many IP addresses can be used in this network The default value allows for 254 IP addresses IPv4 Routing Mode Default NAT Each network can use a unique routing mode to connect to the Internet and other local networks NAT is desirable for most configurations Select from the following options in the dropdown list e NAT Network Address Translation hides private IP addresses behind the router s IP address This is the simplest and most common choice for users because NAT does the translation work for you e Standard NAT less routing If you select Standard you must separately configure your IP addresses so that they will be publically accessible Typically you will not select this option unless you have a specific reason to bypass NAT e IP Passthrough P Passthrough passes the IP address given by a cellular modem WAN through the router to Ethernet LAN All Ethernet ports must be in LAN mode or disabled and Hotspot VPN and GRE must be disabled Any wireless interfaces must be removed from this network in order to enable IP Passthrough The easiest way to enable IP Passthrough mode is with the IP Passthrough Setup Wizard see Getting Started
124. ght the port and click the button VLAN Interfaces A virtual local area network or VLAN functions as any other physical LAN but it enables computers and other devices to be grouped together even if they are not physically attached to the same network switch To enable a VLAN select a VID virtual LAN ID and a group of Ethernet ports through which users can access the VLAN Then go back up to the Local Network Editor to attach your new VLAN to a network To use a VLAN the VID must be shared with another router or similar device so that multiple physical networks have access to the one virtual network Wireless WiFi Network Settings Ethernet Port Configuration VLAN Interfaces Add Edil Remove F vio Ethernet Group Network Association F 25 ID main Port s 1 2 viantest F 50 ID lanbb Portis 3 Unassociated Click Add to create a new VLAN interface VLAN Editor VLAN Editor x VID Ethernet Group w Submit Cancel VID An integer value that is the Virtual LAN ID 07 03 2014 84 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Ethernet Group Select the LAN port s with which you want to associate the VLAN ID from a dropdown list Your Ethernet group must be created separately under Ethernet Port Configuration Click Submit to save your configured VLAN WiFi Settings Advanced When you select either of the WiFi tabs 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz in the Local Network Interfaces section you have several additional options
125. hange Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol network address translation traversal port Default 4500 This is a standard VPN NAT T port that usually does not need to be changed NAT T KeepAlive Interval Number of seconds between sending NAT T packets to keep the tunnel alive if no other traffic is being sent Default 20 seconds Range 0 3600 seconds 20 seconds will be sufficient in almost all cases Tunnel Connect Retry Number of seconds between connection attempts Default 30 seconds Range 10 255 seconds 30 seconds will be sufficient in almost all cases VPN with NAT T lf one side of a planned VPN tunnel is behind a NAT network address translation firewall the setup of your tunnel requires the following specifications 1 Each side of the tunnel must use both a Local Identity and a Remote Identity These must match the identities on the other side The Local Identity must match the Remote Identity on the other side of the tunnel and vice versa In this case these Identities can each be a simple word 2 he Tunnel Name for the side of the tunnel that is not behind the NAT firewall must be anonymous 3 The VPN tunnel must be initiated from the side that is behind the NAT firewall WAN Affinity Load Balancing Load Balance Load Balance Load Balance Algorithm Spillover Apply Undo Select the Load Balance Algorithm from the following dropdown options e Round Robin Evenly dist
126. hanging this option to Yes will cause the router to perform a DNS lookup on URL entries and the IP addresses will be appended to the appropriate block allow list This can have the side effect of being very strict sites that are hosted across many domains may need every domain added to the list for full functionality MAC Address WebFilter Rules MAC Address WebFilter Rules allow you to control access from a specific MAC address to external domains or websites Add Edit femove Filter Action Domain URL IP Address Rule Priority Enabled The settings for the MAC Address WebFilter Rules section match those for the Network WebFilter Rules except that you must assign a MAC address instead of a 07 03 2014 41 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual network to each rule Domain URL Filter Rule Editor x Enter the Domain Name or URL address of the website you wish to control access for Le www google com To make sure the full domain is blocked enter the most inclusive domain i e google com will effectively block www google com as well as mail google com and images google com Alternatively you can use an IP address i e 8 8 8 8 or address range written in CIDR notation i e 8 8 8 0 24 SE Addresses that have an Allow action assigned will have access allowed while Addresses with a Block action assigned will be blocked When multiple rules conflict the rule with the highest priority is used a mma MAC Address
127. heck this box if you want to encrypt all router administration communication e Secure HTTPS Port Enter the port number you want to use The default is 443 e Enable SSH Server When the router s SSH server is enabled you may access the router s command line interface CLI using the standards based SSH protocol Use the username admin and the standard system password to log In e SSH Server Port Default 22 Remote Management Remote Management allows a user to enable incoming WAN pings or change settings for the router from the Internet using the router s Internet address Remote Management Allow WAN pings O Allow Remote Web Administration O Remote Access can be restricted by IP address in the Firewall Only Allow WAN pings When enabled the functionality allows an external WAN client to ping the router Allow Remote Web Administration When remote administration is enabled it allows access to these administration web pages from the Internet With it disabled you must be a client on the local network to access the administration website For security remote access is usually done via a non standard htto port Additionally encrypted connections can be required for an added level of security e Require HTTPS Connection Requiring a secure https connection is recommended e HTTP Port Default 8080 This option is disabled if you select Require Secure Connection e Secure HTTPS Port Default 8443
128. ify the port if desired e Protocol Select UDP or TCP Add Edit Tunnel Certificate Settings Generate or upload certificates for OpenVPN TLS Auth Key Generate Upload DH Parameters Generate Upload lf the Configuration Mode is set to Simple you have the option to set the TLS Auth Key if the Configuration Mode is set to Advanced set any of the following e Root Certificate e Client Certificate e Client Key e TLS Auth Key e Dh Parameters 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 121 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual VPN Tunnels VPN virtual private network tunnels are used to establish a secure connection to a remote network over a public network For example VPN tunnels can be used across the Internet by an individual to connect to an office network while traveling or by two office networks to function as one network The two networks set up a secure connection across the normally unsecure Internet by assigning VPN encryption protocols CradlePoint VPN tunnels use Psec Internet Protocol security to authenticate and encrypt packets exchanged across the tunnels To set up a VPN tunnel with a CradlePoint router on one end there must be another device usually a router that also supports IPsec on the other end IKE Internet Key Exchange is the security protocol in IPsec IKE has two phases Phase 1 and Phase 2 The router has several different security prot
129. implest mode to enable full end to end Pv6 connectivity in an organization if the upstream ISP properly routes packets to and from the 6to4 unicast relay Servers e Primary IPv6 DNS Server optional Depending on your provider this may be required This only takes effect if the default global DNS setting on the Network Settings DNS page is Automatic e Additional IPv6 DNS Server Secondary DNS server e Delegated IPv6 Network optional Network available for delegation to LANs Depending on your provider this may be required Prefixes specified here only take effect if those supplied by the connection are insufficient to configure your LANs e Delegated IPv6 Network Additional network available for delegation to LANs Example Configuration 07 03 2014 97 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual IPv6 Configuration Primary IPv6 DNS Server 2001 4860 4840 8888 IPv6 Connect Method 6fo4 Tunnel Additional IPv6 DNS 2001 4860 4860 8844 Server Delegated IPv6 Network Delegated IPv6 Network 6in4 Tunnel The 6in4 tunnel mode utilizes explicit IPv4 tunnel endpoints and encapsulates IPv6 packets using 41 as the specified protocol type in the IP header A 6in4 tunnel broker provides a static IPv4 server endpoint decapsulates packets and provides routing for both egress and ingress Pv6 packets Most tunnel brokers provide a facility to request delegated networks for use through the tunnel Tunnel Ser
130. int AER 2100 Manual GRE keep alive packets may be sent from both sides of a tunnel or from just one side Add Tunnel x Keep Alive Enabled L Rate i Secs Retry 3 Failover Tunnel w Fallback Tunnel Back Next Finish Enabled Select to enable GRE Keep Alive to continually send keep alive packets to the remote peer Rate Choose the length of time in seconds for each check Default 10 seconds Range 2 3600 seconds Retry Select the number of attempts before the GRE tunnel is considered down or up Default 3 Range 1 255 Failover Tunnel and Failback Tunnel Use these settings to create two tunnels one as the primary tunnel and one as the backup tunnel To configure tunnel faillover failoack complete the following steps 1 Create two tunnels one for primary and one for backup Make sure both tunnels have Keep Alive enabled 2 Choose one to be the primary tunnel Open the editor for this tunnel and make sure Tunnel Enabled is selected Then go to the Keep Alive page Under Failover Tunnel select the other tunnel you have created 3 Open the editor for the failover tunnel Make sure Tunnel Enabled is not selected On the Keep Alive page set the Failback Tunnel to your primary tunnel L2TP Tunnels NOTE L2TP Tunnels require a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP tunnels can be used
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132. ique name e Allow Select Permit or Deny IP Address Input the IP addresses that you want permitted or denied Netmask Use this along with IP Address to specify a range of IP Addresses associated with this Access Lists rule Route Map Route maps provide a means to filter and or apply actions to routes allowing policies to be applied to routes Route maps define rules for transferring between different routing protocols Each statement in a route map is ordered Once there is a match to a statement the statement is executed and the scan terminates Click Add to create a new route map MOOO Allow Permit o J JE e Name Choose a unique name e Allow Select Permit or Deny e Order Input a number to set the order of this policy Match and Set Both of these have the following configuration options e IP address Input an IP address with this policy e Metric Numerical priority of the route e Community The BGP community list is a user defined BGP communities attribute list The BGP community list can be used for matching or manipulating BGP communities attribute in updates he community attributes are a 32 bit number that also has some aliases o internet alias for well known communities value O o no export alias for well known communities value NO_EXPORT OxffffffO1 o no advertise alias for well known communities value NO_ADVERTISE Oxffffff02 o local AS alias for
133. isabling this function increases the risk of bandwidth saturation By default enabling multicast proxy enables a multicast connection with devices within the LAN In rare cases additional IP address ranges need access to the multicast streams Click Add and input the IP Address and Netmask for an additional IP address range Submit Cancel Schedule Set up a schedule for this network interface This allows an interface to be enabled or disabled during specific hours of a day For example use this to limit a Hotspot network to business hours 07 03 2014 76 Local Network Editor General Settings IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Interfaces Access Control IPv4 DHCP IPv6 Addressing Multicast Proxy VRRP STP Wired 802 1 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Setup a schedule for this network Schedule Service M Sunday 08 00 08 59 AM Closed Submit Cancel Schedule Service Default Disabled Select to enable This will open a configurable chart for setting the schedule Each hour of the week is represented by a black or gray square Black represents disabled while gray represents enabled Hover over a square to reveal the hour it represents Click on the squares to toggle between black and gray In the example shown the network is enabled from
134. ishment of a wireless network It can be used instead of passwords when connecting clients that support WPS Short Slot Slot Time is the period wireless clients use in determining if the channel is free for transmission Enabling this value allows clients that can utilize a shorter time to do so Disabling this option forces all clients to use a longer backoff check and thus may reduce network throughput while reducing the number of transmission collisions Wireless Mode Select the WiFi clients the router will be compatible with Greater compatibility is a tradeoff with better performance For greatest compatibility with all WIFI devices select 802 11 a b g n For best performance connect with only other 802 11n compatible devices and select 802 11 n e 802 11 b e 3802 11 b g e 802 11 a b g n e 802 11 b g n e 802 11 n 07 03 2014 86 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Channel Width Selects whether the router uses a single 20 MHz channel to send receive or uses two adjacent 20 MHz channels to create a 40 MHz channel Higher performance is possible with the 40 MHz channel Selecting Auto is generally best Enabling WiFi as WAN will force 20 MHz only mode Extended Channel When operating in 40 MHz mode the access point will use an extended channel either below or above the current channel Optimal selection will depend on the channels of other networks in the area MCS 802 11n uses multiple Modulation Coding Schemes to enable higher th
135. istration The NEMO network regularly re registers with the home agent e g every 30 seconds Specify the number of seconds between each check in MTU Override the maximum transmission unit MIU of the NEMO tunnel The TCP MSS maximum segment size is automatically derived from the MTU Leave blank to rely on Path MIU Discovery NHRP Interfaces NOTE NHAP Configuration requires a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature Next Hop Resolution Protocol is a protocol used to discover addresses of clients on Non Broadcast Multiple Access NBMA networks It is used to create next generation VPN technologies that allow shortcutting between spokes With NHRP systems attached to an NBMA network dynamically learn the NBMA address of the other systems that are part of that network allowing these systems to directly communicate without requiring an intermediate hop Add edit Remove F Name Protocol Address Prefix NBMA Address Flags a The NHRP Supported Interfaces table displays the following fields for each configured NHRP interface e Name Name of the GRE tunnel that NHRP will use Protocol Address Prefix GRE tunnel endpoint mapping that NHRP associates with the NBMA server NBMA Address NBMA server address the protocol address prefix is associated with e Flags o SD Shortcut Destination o N Non Caching o Shortcut o R Redirect Click Add to create a new NHRP interface Add Update I
136. ked which means they are allowed for any given exchange Deselect these options to limit which algorithms will be accepted Be sure to check that the router or similar device at the other end of the tunnel has matching algorithms The algorithms are listed in order by priority You can reorder this priority list by clicking and dragging algorithms up or down Any selected algorithm may be used for IKE exchange but the algorithms on the top of the list are more likely to be used more often Add Edit Tunnel IKE Phase 2 F Add Tunnel x IKE Phase 2 Perfect Forward Secrecy wf Key Lifetime Secs 3600 MAES 128 iw MDS MAES 256 i SHAL MIDES MSHA2 256 Mi 3DES MSHA 384 MSHAZ 512 You may adjust the proposal order by dragging the preferred algorithms to the top of the list Finish Perfect Forward Secrecy PFS Enabling this feature will require IKE to generate a new set of keys in Phase 2 rather than using the same key generated in Phase 1 Additionally with this option enabled the new keys generated in Phase 2 are exchanged in an encrypted session Enabling this feature affords the policy greater security Key Lifetime he lifetime of the generated keys of Phase 2 of the IPsec negotiation from IKE After the time has expired IKE will renegotiate a new set of Phase 2 keys Phase 2 has the same selection of Encryption Hash and DH Groups as Phase 1 but you are restricted to only one DH Group Phase 2 and Phase 1 selecti
137. l IP addresses such as if 07 03 2014 129 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual your rule is defined by a particular port instead EXAMPLE If you want to associate this rule with your guest LAN you could input the IP address and netmask for the guest LAN here leaving the last slot O to allow for any user attached to the guest network e Source IP Adaress 192 168 10 0 e Source Netmask 255 255 255 0 Failover Default Selected When this is selected and traffic from the chosen WAN device for this rule is interrupted the router will fail over to another available WAN device Deselect this option to restrict this traffic to only the selected WAN interface WAN Binding Type You have several options for specifying the type of WAN interface s you want associated with your rule Make a selection for When Condition and Value to assign a WAN Binding Type The condition will be in the form of these examples When Condition Value Port IS USB Port 1 Type IS not WIMAX e When o Port Select by the physical port on the router that you are plugging the modem into e g USB Port 2 o Manufacturer Select by the modem manufacturer e g CradlePoint Inc o Model Set your rule according to the specific model of modem o Type Select by type of Internet source Ethernet LTE Modem Wireless as WAN WIMAX o Serial Number Select a 3G or LTE modem by the serial number o MAC Address Select from a drop
138. l not report failure and the request will finish normally when the original request is done However if you try to start a different operation or use a different modem this second request will fail without interfering with the pending operation Process Timeout f the process fails an error message will display Updating Device x An error occurred during update attempt Activation has a 3 minute timeout PRL update has a 4 minute timeout and FUMO has a 10 minute timeout i i 07 03 2014 105 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Update Modem Firmware Click on the Firmware button to open the Modem Firmware Upgrade window This will show whether there is new modem firmware available Modem Firmware Upgrade x Firmware Upgrade Model MCSO0LE Current Version 01 00 09 03 Available Firmware Version v3 5 10 9 New Version Available Automatic Internet Manual Firmware Upgrade Cancel lf you select Automatic Internet the firmware will be updated automatically Use Manual Firmware Upgrade to instead manually upload firmware from a local computer or device Reset the Modem Click on the Reset button to power cycle the modem This will have the same effect as unplugging the modem Configuration Rules Advanced This section allows you to create general rules that apply to the Internet connections of a particular tyoe These can be general or very specific For example you could create a rule that applies to
139. lient e4 ce 8f 13 f3 bt WPA2 key negotiation completed 10 08 56 Thu Dec 13th WAN 2043 INFO signal 92 gt 100 09 59 17 Thu Bec 13th WAN 2043 INFO signal 100 gt 92 09 58 17 Thu Bec 13th WARN 2043 INFO signal 92 gt 100 09 57 17 Thu Dec 13th WAN 2043 INFO signal 100 gt 92 09 56 16 Thu Dec 13th WAN 2043 INFO signal unknown gt 100 09 55 16 Thu Dec 13th WAN 2043 INFO Plug event ok 09 55 16 Thu Dec 13th kernel INFO usbcore registered new interface driver cpusb5 09 55 10 Thu Dec 13th kernel INFO sd 9 0 0 0 sda Attached SCSI removable disk 09 55 09 Thu Bee 13th kernel INFO scsi 9 0 0 0 Direct Access Nokia Datacard CD ROM 0001 PQ 0 09 55 09 ANSI 0 Thu Dec 13th kernel INFO scsi9 usb storage 1 2 1 1 6 09 55 08 Thu Dec 13th kernel INFO usb 1 2 1 new high speed USB device number 13 using 09 55 08 rt3xxx ehei P Thu Dec 13th kernel INFO usb 1 2 1 USB disconnect device number 12 x Auto Update he logs automatically refresh whenever the router creates a new message Update Click to check for new router messages Clear Log Clear the log file Save Log his will open a dialog in your browser that will allow you to save the router s log to your computer Search Enter keywords to find specific events Level Select Deselect from the following levels to filter messages by priority e Critical e Error e Warning e Info NOTE The logs are erased whenever the router is rebooted or los
140. llows you to manage clients by MAC address You can filter clients by MAC addresses and or keep a log of devices connected to your router Filter Configuration The MAC Filter allows you to create a list of devices that have either exclusive access whitelist or no access blacklist to your local network Enabled Click to allow MAC Filter options Whitelist Select either Whitelist or Blacklist from a dropdown menu In Whitelist mode the router will restrict LAN access to all computers except those contained in the MAC Filter List panel In Blacklist mode listed devices are completely blocked from local network access MAC Filter List Whitelist or Blacklist Add devices to either your whitelist or blacklist simply by inputting each device s MAC address NOTE Use caution when using the MAC Filter to avoid accidentally blocking yourself from accessing the router MAC Logging Configuration Enable MAC Logging Enabling MAC Logging will cause the router to log MAC addresses that are connected to the router MAC addresses that you do not want to have logged addresses that you expect to be connected should be added to the Ignored MAC Addresses list You can configure the router to send an alert if a connected device has a MAC address that the router doesn t recognize Go to System Settings Device Alerts to set up these email alerts 07 03 2014 57 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual
141. m Aaa Last Time Updated Fri Jun 13 2014 09 29 28 GMT 0600 MDT Status of Last Update No Update Found Check Click on the Update button to check for a new signature database version Configuration Customize your Threat Management implementation choose between IPS and IDS set up a signature update schedule etc 07 03 2014 66 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Configuration Operation Mode Detect and Prevent Engine Failure Error Allow Traffic Action cine Application ID Logging C Signature Update Schedule for Non Modem WANs Frequency Daily Time 8 00 AM ar Signature Update Schedule for Modem WANs Frequency Monthly ka Day of Month 1 Time 8 00 AM Operation Mode Choose IPS IDS or neither e Disabled e Detect and Prevent default IPS mode e Detect Only IDS mode Engine Failure Error Action In the unlikely event of an error with the Threat Management engine you have the following options e Allow Traffic default e Deny Traffic With Allow Traffic selected the device will act like a typical router without Threat Management enabled and route traffic as usual If security is a huge concern however you may wish to select Deny Traffic to stop all traffic when Threat Management isn t working properly Application ID Logging Disabled by default The DPI engine can identity network traffic applications and send this information to the system logs Depending on your network t
142. mentation and treatment of VoIP on LAN e Private Network support wired and 4G WAN e Cloud based management2 1 Requires an Extended Enterprise License 2 Enterprise Cloud Manager requires a subscription Extended Enterprise License subscription required Routing e OSPF BGP RIP e VRRP e SIP e NHRP VPN amp Tunneling e OpenVPN SSL VPN e 2IP NEMO Network Mobility DMNR Dynamic Mobile Network Routing for Verizon e NEMO DMNR Primary 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e NEMO DMNR Failover Pending Venzon certification Cloud Security e Seamless integration with Zscaler s secure web gateway Depending on your Zscaler implementation this could include o Global Cloud Platform o Real Time Reporting o Behavioral Analysis o URL Filtering o Advanced Threat Protection o Inline Anti Virus amp Anti Spyware o Web 2 0 Control o Data Loss Prevention o Bandwidth Management o Web Access Control o And more Specifications e WAN Integrated 4G LTE one modem included dual modem option 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports cable DSL T1 satellite Metro Ethernet WiFi as WAN Metro WIFI 8x3 MIMO 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz 802 11 a b g n ac e LAWN Dual band dual concurrent WiFi 802 11 a b g n ac five 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports WAN LAN switchable serial console support w USB to serial adapter e TEMPERATURE o 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F operating o 20 C
143. modem LTE GSM HSPA with your CradlePoint router you may need to configure the APN before it will properly connect to your carrier Wireless carriers offer several APNs so check with your carrier to confirm the appropriate one to use Some examples include e AT amp T broadband e Mobile epc tmobile com e Rogers LTE Iteinternet apn 07 03 2014 25 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Bell inet bell ca e TELUS isp telus com You can either leave this on the Default setting or select Manual and input a specific APN lf your specific modem or SIM already has APNs programmed into it you should leave this on the Default setting After finishing this Wizard go to Internet Connection Manager select your modem and edit the settings The SIM PIN APN tab has more available settings than are provided here Modem Authentication some modems require a username and password to be entered to authenticate with a carrier Do not fill in these fields unless you are sure your modem needs authentication Some modems require a usemame and password to be entered to authenticate with a carrier Do not fill in these fields unless you are sure your modem needs authentication Authentication Protocol bai Username _ FC OOOOOONffew OOOO Password e Authentication Protocol Set this only if your service provider requires a specific protocol and the Auto option chooses the wrong one Select from o Auto o Pap o Chap
144. mpatible with SNMP version 1 protocols e SNMPv2c SNMP version 2c has the same features as v1 with some additional commands SNMPv2c will configure the router to use settings and data formatting compatible with SNMP version 2c e SNMPvs3 SNMP version 3 includes all prior features with security available SNMPv3 is the most secure setting for SNMP If you wish to configure traps then you must use SNMP version 3 e Get community string he Get community string is used to read SNMP information from the router This string is like a password that is transmitted in regular text with no protection e Set community string he Set community string is used when writing SNMP settings to the router This string is like a password It is a good idea to make it different than the Get community string SNMPv3 lf you select SNMPv3 you have several additional configuration options for added security 07 03 2014 157 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Authentication type Select the authentication and encryption type that will be used when connecting to the router from the following dropdown list These settings must match the configuration used on any SNMP clients o MD5 with no encryption o SHA with no encryption o MD with DES encryption o SHA with DES encryption o MD with AES encryption o SHA with AES encryption e Username Enter the Username configured on your SNMP host in the username field e Password Enter the Password fo
145. n IP address from the router The router will provide the device the same IP address every time DHCP reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network that are hosting applications such as Web and FTP Servers on your network should either use a static IP address or a reservation While you have the option to manually input the information to reserve an IP address Hostname Hardware Addr IP Addr tt is much simpler to select a device under the Active Leases section and click Reserve The selected device s information will automatically be added under Reservations 07 03 2014 A4 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual DNS DNS or Domain Name System is a naming system that translates between domain names www cradlepoint com for example and Internet IP addresses 206 207 82 197 A DNS server acts as an Internet phone book translating between names that make sense to people and the more complex numerical identifiers The DNS page for the device has these distinct functions e DNS Settings By default your router is set to automatically acquire DNS servers through your Internet provider Automatic DNS Settings allows you to specify DNS servers of your choosing instead Static e Dynamic DNS Configuration Allows you to host a server Web FIP etc using a domain name that you have purchased www example com with your dynamically assigned IP address e Known Hosts Configuration Allows you to map a name printer scanner
146. nd Alert on Cap An email alert will be generated and sent when the assigned usage is reached WARNING The SMTP mail server must be configured in System Settings Device Alerts Custom Alert When checked you enable a second email to be configured for a percentage of the assigned usage Percent of Usage 1 1000 If selected a custom alert will be sent when your data usage reaches this percentage of your usage cap For example you could set this at 90 percent so that you Know when your usage is nearing 100 percent of the cap Template Configuration Add Edit Remove Template Name WAN type Assigned Usage in MB Cycle Type C USB data plans modem 5000 monthly Templates allow you to control multiple WAN devices with the same rule Each WAN device that matches a template will automatically have its own rule created 07 03 2014 110 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual For example you can set a template rule for all mobile data modems that causes your router to send an alert after 1000 MB of usage in a month When you attach a new 4G USB modem your template will immediately create a new Data Usage Rule for the attached modem that sends the alert as specified Click Add to configure a new Template rule Create a Template Name that you can recognize The template will apply to one of the following WAN types e All WAN e All Ethernet e All Modems select one of these types The rest of the rule settings options match those in the Data
147. ne primary WiFi network is enabled by default while you may have enabled a second guest network when using the First Time Setup Wizard You have the ability to change the settings for either of these networks and or enable additional networks WiFi Radio 1 Settings 2 4 GHz WiFi Radio 2 Settings 5 GHz Ethernet Port Configuration VLAN Interfaces Wireless Radio Enable Disable ss WiFi Name SSID Security Mode Hidden Isolate WMM Enabler F AAAAA 2 4GHz WPA WPA2 Personal AES No No Yes Yes F Public 7c1 Open No Yes Yes No F unconfigured Open No Yes Yes No F unconfigured Open No Yes Yes No Wireless Radio Enable Disable Default Enabled Leave enabled unless you don t want any WiFi networks broadcast from your router select a WiFi network and click Edit to change the settings Wireless Network Editor 07 03 2014 81 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Wireless Network Editor x WiFi Name SSID M8R1400 956 Hidden D Isolate O WMM Wi Enabled M Security Mode WPA WPA2 Personal x WPA Settings WPA Cipher AES bw WPA eseese Password WPA Password confirm Re key 3600 Interval Submit Cancel WiFi Name SSID When users browse for available wireless networks this is the name that they will see This name is referred to as the SSID service set identifier For security purposes CradlePoint highly recommends that you change this from the pre configured name
148. need to synchronize your router s time with other devices in a network e Time Zone Select from a dropdown list Setting your Time Zone is required to properly show time in your router log e Daylight Savings Time Select this checkbox if your location observes daylight savings time Local Management Local Management Enable Internet Bounce Pages Mi Disable Attention LED O Local Domain local tid System Identifier _2100 7c1 Require HTTPS Connection Secure HTTPS Port 443 Enable SSH Server Q SSH Server Port lt lt e Enable Internet Bounce Pages Bounce pages show up in your web browser when the router is not connected to the Internet They inform you that you are not connected and try to explain why If you disable bounce pages then you will just get the usual browser timeout In the normal case when the router is connected to the Internet you don t see them at all e Disable Attention LED Ihis disables the Attention LED This will take effect at the next reboot e Local Domain he local domain is used as the suffix for DNS entries of local hosts This is tied to the hostnames of DHCP clients as DHCP_HOSTNAME LOCAL_DOMAIN e System Identifier his is a customizable identity that will be used in router reporting and alerting The default value is the product name and the last three characters of the MAC address of the router 07 03 2014 135 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Require HTTPS Connection C
149. network IPv4 DHCP Name Primary LAN Wired 802 1X Submit Cancel Enabled Click to manually disable a network Also some settings could cause a network to be automatically disabled click here to re enable the network Name his primarily helps to identity this network during other administration tasks Hostname Default cp for CradlePoint The hostname is the DNS name associated with the router s local area network IP address NOTE You can access the router s administration pages by typing the hostname into your browser So if you change cp to another hostname you can access the administration pages through the new hostname IPv4 Settings 07 03 2014 70 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local Network Editor General Settings Provide a unique IPv4 address range for this network IPv6 Settings Interfaces P Address 192 168 0 1 shan aaia La eg ae Access Control Netmask 255 255 255 0 y 2 M l IPv4 Routing Mode NAT default aes IPVG Addressing Multicast Proxy Schedule VRRP STP Submit Cancel IP Address This is the address used by the router for local area network communication Changes to this parameter may require a restart to computers on this network Each network must have a distinct IP address Most users will want an address from one of the following private IP ran
150. ng is an optional parameter used to configure the GRE tunnel to ONLY operate when the specified WAN device s are available and connected An 07 03 2014 112 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual example use case is when there is a router with both a primary and failover WAN device and the tunnel should only be used when the system has failed over to the backup connection Make a selection for When Condition and Value to create a WAN Binding The condition will be in the form of these examples When Condition Value Port IS USB Port 1 Type IS not WIMAX e When o Port Select by the physical port on the router that you are plugging the modem into e g USB Port 2 o Manufacturer Select by the modem manufacturer e g CradlePoint Inc o Model Set your rule according to the specific model of modem o Type Select by type of Internet source Ethernet LTE Modem Wireless as WAN WiMAX o Serial Number Select a 3G or LTE modem by the serial number o MAC Address Select a WIMAX modem by MAC Address o Unique ID Select by ID This is generated by the router and displayed when the device is connected to the router e Condition Select is is not starts with contains or ends with to create your condition s statement e Value f the correct values are available select from the dropdown list You may need to manually input the value yf D Invert WAN Binding Advanced option
151. ngful to you Import PEM CA Certificate Name m Certificate File Choose File No file chosen Upload Certificate Import Export Select a local certificate from the dropdown list and download it to your computer or local device in PEM format 07 03 2014 147 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Export PEM Format CA Certificates Name Download Certificate Export Import Export PKCS 12 Format Certificates PKCS 12 is one of the public key cryptography standards PKCS 12 files bundle public and private certificate keys in an archive file format The PKCS 12 container format is more secure than the PEM container format because it is protected by an encryption key Import Choose a certificate file in PKCS 12 format from your computer or local device and upload it to the router Give the certicate a name that is meaningful to you PKCS 12 files are protected by a passphrase you must know this key to import the file Import PKCS12 Format Certificates Name Passphrase Certificate File Choose File No file chosen Upload Certificate Import Export Select a local certificate from the dropdown list and download it to your computer or local device in PKCS 12 format When you export this file you must create a passphrase to protect it This key is required for future use of the file Export PKCS12 Format Certificates Name Passphrase Download Certificate
152. nslation e DMZ DeMilitarized Zone e Remote Admin Access e Application Gateways e Firewall Options e Zone Firewall Port Forwarding Rules A port forwarding rule allows traffic from the Internet to reach a computer on the inside of your network For example a port forwarding rule might be used to run a Web server NOTE Exercise caution when adding new rules as they impact the security of your network Click Add to create a new port forwarding rule or select an existing rule and click Edit 07 03 2014 48 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Add Edit Port Forwarding Rule x Name Name your rule Enabled M Use Port Range L Internet Port s 1 65535 Local Computer eg 192 168 0 112 Local Port s _1 65535 Protocol TEPA UDP je sUnmii i Cancel Add Edit Port Forwarding Rule e Name Name your rule e Enabled oggle whether your rule is enabled Selected by default e Use Port Range Changes the selection options to allow you to input a range of ports if desired e Internet Port s he port number s as you want it defined on the Internet Typically these will be the same as the local port numbers but they do not have to be These numbers will be mapped to the local port numbers e Local Computer Select the IP address of an attached device from the dropdown menu or manually input the IP address of a device e Local Port s he port number s that corresp
153. nterface you can set the interface the router uses by default and the order that it allows failover In the example shown Ethernet is set as the primary Internet source while a 4G LTE modem Is attached for failover The Ethernet is Connected while the LTE modem is Available for failover A WiFi as WAN interface is also attached and Available WAN Interfaces ordered by failover priority Device State Load Balance O Enabled Ethernet Ethernet WAN Connected LTE LTE EVDO Modem Available ay WiFi MBR1400 f76 Available e Load Balance f this is enabled the router will use multiple WAN interfaces to increase the data transfer throughput by using any connected WAN interface consecutively Selecting Load Balance will automatically start the WAN interface and add it to the pool of WAN interfaces to use for data transfer Turning off Load Balance for an active WAN interface may require the user to restart any current browsing session e Enabled Selected by default Deselect to disable an interface Click on the small box at the top of the list to select deselect all devices for either Load Balance or Enabled Click on a device in the list to reveal additional information about that device Edit Control ordered by failover priority Device State Load Balance O Enabled FA ethernet Ethernet WAN Connected g wf State Connected Port eth UID wan
154. nterface ry Enabled O Holding Time 7200 Shortcut Destination O Non Caching L Shortcut O Redirect L Name a Protocol Address Protocol Prefix NEMA Address Flags Back Mexi Finish 07 03 2014 118 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Enabled Enable or disable the interface e Name Give the interface a unique name that matches the MGRE multipoint GRE tunnel Select from configured GRE tunnels or input manually e Peer Authentication Embeds the secret plaintext password to outgoing NHRP packets Incoming NHRP packets on this interface are discarded unless this password is present Max length 8 characters e Holding Time Specifies the holding time for NHRP registration requests and resolution replies e Shortcut Destination Reply with authoritative answers on NHRP resolution requests destined to addresses in this interface instead of forwarding the packets e Non Caching Disables caching of peer information from forwarded NHRP resolution reply packets e Shortcut Enable creation of shortcut routes e Redirect Enable sending of proprietary enterprise style NHRP traffic indication packets You also have the option to create static mappings for this interface Click Add in the table to open the static mapping editor ny Add Update Static Mapping x Finish a e Protocol Address Mapped endpoint to from protocol address to NBMA address e Protocol Prefix Optional prefi
155. nterfaces by network RIP is enabled on the interfaces that have addresses within the network range Neighbors When a neighbor doesn t understand multicast this command is used to specify neighbors In some cases not all routers will be able to understand multicasting where packets are sent to a network or a group of addresses In a situation where a neighbor cannot process multicast packets it is necessary to establish a direct link between routers The neighbor command allows the network administrator to specify a router as a RIP neighbor The no neighbor a b c d command will disable the RIP neighbor Assign a neighbor by inputting an IP address Add Remove Redistribute Routes Redistribute routes of the specified protocol or kind into RIP with the metric type and metric set if specified filtering the routes using the given route map if specified Redistributed routes may also be filtered with distribute lists e Type Ihe type is the source of the route Select from Main Connected Static OSPF BGP e Metric RIP metric is a value for distance for the network Usually RIP increments the metric when the network information is received The metric for redistributed routes is set to 1 e Route Map Route maps provide a means to filter and or apply actions to routes allowing policies to be applied to routes RIPNG Routing RIPng RIP next generation extends RIPv2 to support IPv6 See RIPng on Wikipedia and RFC 2080 for details
156. nto one of the Ethernet LAN ports numbered 1 4 The default WiFi network name broadcast is 2100 xxx where xxx is the last three characters of your router s MAC address this is the SSID on the product label To connect to the WiFi you will need to input the DEFAULT PASSWORD when prompted The DEFAULT PASSWORD is provided on the product label found on the bottom of your router NOTE The product label below is an example only your DEFAULT PASSWORD and SSID will be unique Part No 2100 cradlepoint H W ver 1 0 Wi cradlepoint conm Default Password 440c1fc1 FC C 1 NANN toaet no saasaoa Serial No MM130167900418 FCC ID UXX S4A340A PET IC 6971A S4A3404 MELI IIN rrr MAC Address 0030440c1fc1 SSID12100 fc1 CERTIFIED RoHS pd Made in Taiwan 12V 3A max 44 Accessing the Administration Pages Once you are connected open the CradlePoint AER 2100 s GUI based administration pages to make configuration changes to your router 1 Open a browser window and type cp or 192 168 0 1 in the address bar Press ENTER RETURN 2 When prompted for your password type the eight character DEFAULT PASSWORD found on the product label Part No 2100 cradiepoint H W ver 1 0 www cradlepaint com Default Password 440c1fc1 FC C 4 MIM NLL moai no saassoa Serial No MM130167900418 FCC ID UXX S4A340A samira a IC 6921A S4A340A ULUI UO ENON ATA UAL D MAC Address 0030440c1fc1 SSID 2100 fc1 C
157. o the router e WAN Device Status Change An attached WAN device has changed status The possible statuses are plugged unplugged connected and disconnected e Configuration Change A change to the router configuration e Login Failure A failed login attempt has been detected e VPN Tunnel Goes Down Sends an alert when a VPN tunnel goes down e Feature License Expiration Sends an alert when a feature license is about to expire e Full System Log Ihe system log has filled This alert contains the contents of the system log e Recurring System Log Ihe system log is sent periodically This alert contains all of the system events since the last recurring alert It can be scheduled for daily weekly and monthly reports Frequency You also choose the Time you want the alert sent SMTP Mail Server since your router does not have its own email server to receive alerts you must enable an SMTP server This is possible through most email services Gmail Yahoo etc Each SMTP server will have different specifications for setup so you have to look those up separately The following is an example using Gmail SMTP Mail Server Server Address smtp gmail com Server Port 1 7 Require Encrypted Session Authentication Required User Name my_email gmail com Password teeetesseeeeeeeeees accused Conii 000seeerseessesee From Address my_email gmail com To Address my_email qmail com _ Verify SMTP Settings e Server Address smt
158. ocol options for each phase but the default selections will be sufficient for most users The VPN tunnel status page allows you to view the state of the VPN tunnels If a tunnel fails to connect to the remote site check the System Logs for more information You may double click on a cell to directly edit that information _ Add Edt Remove Disable VPN Service F Name Local Networks Remote Networks IKE Phase 1 IKE Phase 2 office_tunne 192 168 0 0 24 espn go com Main PFS Enabled 10 1 1 0 24 AES 128 AES 256 Blow AES 1268 AES 256 Blow Enabled MOS SHAL SHA2 256 MO5 SHA1 SHAZ 256 Tunnel Mode Group 1 Group 2 Groug Group 1 On Demand Lifetime 28800 Lifetime 3600 Click Add to configure a new VPN tunnel click Edit to make changes to an existing tunnel Add Edit Tunnel General F Add Tunnel w General Tunnel Name Anonymous Mode Local Identity Remote Identity Authentication Mode Pre Shared Key Ea Pre Shared Key Mode Tunnel l v Initiation Mode On Demand ie Tunnel Enabled amp MBR1200 Quick Connect _ Back Next Finish a Tunnel Name Give the tunnel a name that uniquely identifies it Anonymous Mode Select to allow remote connections from any IP address Responder Mode When enabled the router will not initiate negotiation with peers otherwise start negotiations as soon as possible 07 03 2014 122 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local Identity Specifies
159. oint com e Session Retry Timer How long to wait in seconds before starting a new ECM session following a connection drop or connectivity failure Note that this value is a starting point for an internal backoff timer that prevents superfluous retries during connectivity loss e Unmanaged Checkin Timer How often in seconds the router checks with ECM to see if the router is remotely activated Note that this value is a starting point for an internal backoff timer that reduces network usage over time e Maximum Alerts Buffer he maximum number of alerts to buffer when offline Feature Licenses some CradlePoint features may require a license These features are disabled by default To obtain a feature license contact your CradlePoint sales representative Once you have obtained the feature license file upload the file to enable the feature A reboot is required after uploading a feature license file Hotspot Services Any of your networks can be enabled as a hotspot To enable a hotspot you need to select a network and set it as a hotspot in Network Settings WiFi Local Networks NOTE Although any network can be a hotspot the router allows only one hotspot 07 03 2014 151 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Hotspot Mode Simple Hotspot Mode Choose from the following dropdown options e Simple Allows Terms of Use page and timeout settings controlled within the router e RADIUS UAM Allows
160. on to force NAT whenever this WAN device is being used e Priority his number controls failover and failoack order The lower the number the higher the priority and the more use the device will get This number will change when you move devices around with the priority arrows In the WAN Interfaces list e Load Balance Select to allow this device to be available for the Load Balance pool e Download bandwidth Defines the default download bandwidth for use in Load Balance and QoS quality of service or traffic shaping algorithms Range 128 Kb s to 1 Gb s e Upload bandwidth Defines the default upload bandwidth for use in Load Balance and QoS quality of service or traffic shaping algorithms Range 128 Kb s to 1 Gb s e MTU Maximum transmission unit This is the size of the largest protocol data unit that the device can pass Range 46 to 1500 Bytes e Hostname Ihis only shows for certain devices IPv4 Failure Check Advanced If this is enabled the router will check that the highest priority active WAN interface can get to the Internet even if the WAN connection is not actively being used If the Interface goes down the router will switch to the next highest priority interface available If this is not selected the router will still failover to the next highest priority interface but only after the user has attempted to get out to the Internet and failed 07 03 2014 93 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual ADVANCED IPv4 Failure
161. ondary IP and NAS ID optional e WPA2 Personal or Enterprise forces AES as the WPA Cipher 07 03 2014 82 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e WPA WPA2 and WPA Personal or Enterprise allow AES TKIP AES and TKIP e WEP Auto requires a WEP Key e Open has no password or other security measures NOTE If you don t know whether you should choose Personal or Enterprise assume Personal since you need to know RADIUS authentication for Enterprise In order to protect your network from hackers and unauthorized users CradlePoint highly recommends WPA2 AES for security if your attached devices can support it WEP and WPA TKIP are obsolete and have been replaced by WPA AES Using those security settings will cause the WiFi to limit to 802 119 modes NOTE If you select one of the security modes and are unable to connect to the router afterwards you can use the reset buttons to reset the router to its factory default state and try a different security mode instead Ethernet Port Configuration WiFi Radio 1 Settings 2 4 GHz WiFi Radio 2 Settings 5 GHz Ethernet Port Configuration VLAN Interfaces Ada Port Mode Link Speed Port Group lan Network Association Primary LAN Ethernet 1 Local Network LAN Auto i Ethernet 2 Local Network LAN Po Auto Ethernet 3 Local Network LAN p Auto js Ethernet 4 Local Network LAN lig Auto 3 Port Group wan Network Association N A Ethernet WAN in
162. onds to the service Web server FIP etc on a local computer or device For example you might input 80 in the Local Port s field to open a port for a Web server on a computer within your network The Internet Port s field could then also be 80 or you could choose another port number that will be used across the Internet to access your Web server If you choose a number other than 80 for the Internet Port connections to that number will be mapped to 80 and therefore the Web server within your network e Protocol Select from the following options in the dropdown menu o TCP o UDP o TCP amp UDP Click Submit to save your completed port forwarding rule Port Proxying Rules A port proxy rule allows traffic from the local LAN to be redirected to a specific computer IP address on the Internet Port Proxying Rules L Add Edit Remove O Name Local Port s Proxying to Protocol REE Click Add to create a new port proxying rule or select an existing rule and click Edit 07 03 2014 49 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Add Edit Port Proxying Rule x Name Name your rule Enabled Mf Use Port Range _ Local Port s 1 65535 Remote Computer 9 192 166 0 112 Remote Port s 1 65535 Protocol TCP amp UDP Submit Cancel Add Edit Port Proxying Rule e Name Name your rule e Enabled Toggle whether your rule is enabled Selected by default
163. ons do not have to match Add Edit Tunnel Dead Peer Detection Dead Peer Detection DPD defines how the router will detect when one end of the IPsec session loses connection while a policy is in use 07 03 2014 126 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual eS Add Tunnel w Dead Peer Detection Enabled W Connection Ide Time U 30 Secs Request Frequency e 15 Secs Maximum Requests SJ Fallback Retry Period cm 10 Secs Failover Tunnel x Fallback Tunnel Back Next Finish lt Connection Idle Time Configure how long the router will allow an IPsec session to be idle before beginning to send Dead Peer Detection DPD packets to the peer machine Default 30 seconds Range 10 3600 seconds Request Frequency allows you to adjust the delay between these DPD packets Default 15 seconds Range 2 30 seconds Maximum Requests Specify how many requests to send at the selected time interval before the tunnel is considered dead Default 5 Range 2 10 Failback Retry Period If you have VPN tunnel failover failoack enabled see below set the time period between each check on the primary network after failover Default 10 seconds Range 5 60 seconds Failover Tunnel and Failback Tunnel Use these settings to create two tunnels one as the primary tunnel and one as the backup tunnel To configure tunnel faillover failoack complete the following steps 1 Create two tunnels one fo
164. ount of usage a Data Usage Rule can help you track these amounts You can set a rule to shut down use of a modem and or send a message when you reach a data usage amount you set When you select Enable Data Usage you will see the Data Usage Agreement shown below The purpose of this agreement is to ensure that you understand that the data numbers for your router might not perfectly match those of your carrier CradlePoint cannot be held responsible You must accept the agreement by clicking Yes in order to begin creating data usage rules Data Usage Agreement x The numbers provided are strictly estimates and may vary from the final numbers the carrier uses for billing purposes In no event shall CradiePoint be held liable for any fees charged by the carrier for customer usage even in the event the numbers provided by CradlePoint are lower than the carrier numbers and result in additional fees charged to the customer You should set your data limits lower than your data allowance and regularly compare the numbers provided by the router with the numbers from your carrier Do you accept this Agreement Warning You should set your data limits lower than your carrier data allowance and regularly compare the numbers provided by the router with the numbers from your carrier Data Usage Rules 07 03 2014 108 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual The Date Usage Rule display shows basic information for each rule you have created including rules crea
165. p gmail com 07 03 2014 149 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Server Port 587 for TLS or Transport Layer Security port the router does not support SSL e Authentication Required For Gmail mark this checkbox e User Name Your full email address e Password Your Gmail password e From Address Your email address e To Address Your email address Once you have filled in the information for the SMTP server click on the Verify SMTP Settings button You should receive a test email at your account Delivery Options Advanced Email Subject Prefix his optional string is prefixed to the alert subject It can be customized to help you identify alerts from specific routers Retry Attempts he number of attempts made to send an alert to the mail server After the attempts are exhausted the alert is discarded Retry Delay he delay between retry attempts Enterprise Cloud Manager CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud Manager ECM is a cloud based management service for configuring monitoring and organizing your CradlePoint routers Key features include the following e Group based configuration management e Health monitoring of router connectivity and data usage e Remote management and control of routers e Historical record keeping of device logs and status Visit htto cradlepoint com ecm to learn more about CradlePoint ECM If you do not have ECM credentials sign up at htto cradlepoint com ecm signup Suspend Client B Unr
166. r ends with to define the zone WAN Interfaces Attaching WAN interfaces to a zone includes many more options Select WAN in the first field and then select from each of the following fields to create a statement that defines which WAN interfaces to attach to this zone Field 2 Choose one of the following e Port Select by the physical port on the router e g Modem 1 e Manufacturer Select by the modem manufacturer e g CradlePoint Inc e Model Select according to the specific model of modem e Type Select by type of Internet source Ethernet LTE Modem Wireless as WAN WiMAX e Serial Number Select a 3G or LTE modem by the serial number e MAC Address Select from a dropdown list of attached devices e Unique ID Select by ID This is generated by the router and displayed when the device is connected to the router Field 3 Select is is not starts with contains or ends with to create your condition Field 4 If the desired values are available select from the dropdown list You may need to manually input the value Sample zone interface assignments WAN WAN Type IS Ethernet WAN Port isn t Modem 1 Filter Policies A Filter Policy is a one way filter applied to initialized network traffic flowing from one zone to another A Filter Policy needs to be assigned to a Forwarding for it to take effect Filter Policies can either be Added Edited Removed
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168. r primary and one for backup Make sure that both tunnels have the same Remote Network and that both have Dead Peer Detection enabled 2 Choose one to be the primary tunnel Open the editor for this tunnel and make sure Tunnel Enabled is selected Then go to the Dead Peer Detection page Under Failover Tunnel select the other tunnel you have created 3 Open the editor for the failover tunnel Make sure Tunnel Enabled is not selected On the Dead Peer Detection page set the Failback Tunnel to your primary tunnel Global VPN Settings These settings apply to all configured VPN tunnels 07 03 2014 127 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual _ Global VPN Settings Enable Certificate Support _ IKE ISAKMP Port 500 IKE ISAKMP NAT T Port 4500 NAT T KeepAlive Interval ie 20 Secs Tunnel Connect Retry c 30 Secs l Apply J Undo Enable Certificate Support Enabling Certificate Support will allow you to load a certificate for VPN to the router Click the Upload Certificate button to browse for a certificate on a local device Disabling certificate support will no longer use any previously loaded certificate but will not delete it from the router Only one certificate at a time is supported IKE ISAKMP Port Internet Key Exchange Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol port Default 500 This is a standard VPN port that usually does not need to be changed IKE ISAKMP NAT T Port Internet Key Exc
169. r your SNMP host in the password and verify password fields This password must be at least 8 characters long e Enable SNMP traps Enabling traps will allow you to configure a destination server community and port for trap notifications Trap notifications are returned to the server with SNMPV1 e Trap community string he trap notifications will be returned to the trap server using this SNMPv1 trap community name e Address for trap server Enter the address of the host system that you want trap alerts sent to e Trap server port Enter the port number that the remote host will be listening for trap alerts on Default 162 System Information System information via SNMP is Read Writable by default However if a value is set here that field will become Read Only e System Contact Input the email address of the system administrator e System Name Input the router s hostname e System Location Input the physical location of the router This is simply a string for your own information System Control 07 03 2014 158 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Device Control Restore To Factory Delaults Reboot The Device ADVANCED Advanced Control System Automatic Reboot Scheduled Reboot Never we Enable Watchdog Reboot Apply Undo Ping Test Restore to Factory Defaults his changes all settings back to their default values Reboot The Device his causes the router to restart Advanced Control System Automatic Reboot Ping T
170. raffic uses application ID logging may send huge amounts of data to the system logs We recommend enabling a syslog server to manage this information To view the logs go to Status System Logs For configuration options including syslog server setup go to System Settings Administration and select the System Logging tab Signature Update Schedule You can choose to have a different signature update schedule for modems than for other WANs This is intended to protect against overages when data usage limits for 3G 4G modems are restricted For both Non Modem WANs and Modem WANS first choose the Frequency for updates e Never e Daily e Weekly Monthly Then choose the specifc day and time These updates cause a minor network disruption so schedule updates for times with less critical traffic Whitelisted Signatures specify individual signatures that the Threat Management engine is detecting preventing when the traffic is actually desired Click Add and manually input a signature ID to include that signature on the whitelist 07 03 2014 67 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Whitelisted Signature ID x Signature ID Cancel WiFi Local Networks This section is used to configure the settings for networks created by your router LAN Note that changes made in this section may also need to be duplicated on wireless devices that you want to connect to your wireless network For example if you change a wirele
171. re is an IP conflict you need to change the IP address The router is attempting to use the same IP address for both WAN and LAN which is impossible Go to Network Settings WiFi Local Networks Select the network and click Edit You can change the IP address under IPv4 Settings For example you might change 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 1 1 Saved Profiles This is a list of WiFi networks that have already been configured as WAN sources The router will attempt to connect to any of these access points using the password you have configured If more than one access point is in range then the router will connect with the highest priority network Network The name SSID or Service Set Identifier that is broadcast by the access point BSSID The numeric ID of the network Basic Service Set Identifier This parameter is required when trying to connect to a hidden network using WiFi as WAN It is optional when connecting to a visible network If it is set in a profile both the SSID and BSSID must match to connect to an access point If the BSSID is not set in a profile then the router will connect to any access point that matches the given SSID Auth Mode Ihe type of encryption that is used by the network e None e WEP Auto e WEP Open e WEP Shared e WPA Personal e WPA2 Personal e WPA1 amp WPA2 Personal You have two options for adding network profiles e Automatic Select a WiFi network in Site Survey and click Impo
172. ribute each session to the available WAN connections e Rate Distribute load based on the current upload and download rates A WAN device s upload and download bandwidth values can be set in Internet Connection Manager e Spillover This was the default algorithm in older version 3 firmware Load is always given to devices with the most available bandwidth The estimated bandwidth rate is based on a combination of the upload and download configuration values and the observed capabilities of the device e Data Usage his mode works in concert with the Data Usage feature Internet Data Usage Ihe router will make a best effort to keep data usage between 07 03 2014 128 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual interfaces at a similar percentage of the assigned data cap in the data usage rule for each interface rather than distributing sessions based solely on bandwidth For proper functioning you need to create data usage rules for each WAN device you will be load balancing Make certain to select the Use with Load Balancing checkbox in the data usage rule editor WAN Affinity WAN Affinity rules allow you to manage traffic in your network so that particular bandwidth uses are associated with particular WAN sources This allows you to prioritize bandwidth EXAMPLE You could specify that your guest LAN is only associated with your Ethernet connection with no failover Then if your Ethernet connection goes down and the embedded modem connects
173. rict the traffic to the specified bandwidth Higher priority queues will be offered excess bandwidth first Upload Bandwidth Ihis is the percentage of the connected WAN upload bandwidth that will be reserved for the specified traffic The maximum value is adjusted to the remaining percentage after other rules receive their share Upload Priority he priority value has two different effects on traffic Higher priority traffic is handled before lower priority traffic which can lead to shorter response times Also when spare bandwidth is available it is offered to higher priority queues first Move the slider to select from the following options Default Normal e Lowest e Lower e Below Normal e Normal e Above Normal e High e Higher e Highest Click Next to continue to the next page Download Bandwidth 07 03 2014 88 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Add Traffic Shaping QoS Queue ral The maximum is limited to what remains after other queves receive their share Enable Download Qos Enable Download QoS Default Enabled Deselect if you want your rule to apply to upload traffic only Leave this selected to include download restrictions with this queue Borrow Spare Bandwidth Default Enabled When this is enabled the interfaces protocols associated with this rule will borrow unused bandwidth from other rules Disabling borrowing will restrict the traffic to the specified bandwidth higher priority queues will
174. rk WiFi Connection Strength The number listed in the orange block shows the number of attached clients Click this to go to the Client List page Status Client List e Logout Click to log out of the administration pages Configuration Pages The following table shows the navigation layout of the administration pages Click on the tabs along the top bar to reveal the following dropdown menus NOTE These contents vary by product Not all items are shown for all products Getting Started Status Network Settings e Content Filtering Internet e Connection Manager System Settings e Administration Client List e DHCP Server A e Certificate Dashboard e DNS 9 Management l Data Usage Gre e Firewall CRE Tunnels e Device Alerts GRE Tunnels e MAC Filter e GPIO Connector L21P Tunnels l e Enterprise Cloud Manager Hotspot Clients Logging e Enterprise Cloud oe Network Mobility Registration Internet e Routing Manager ee l NEMO e First Time Setup Connections e outing e Feature Licenses l NHRP Interfaces e P Passthrough Setup Routing Protocols e Hotspot Services a OpenVPN Tunnels otatistics e Threat e serial Redirector VPN Tunnels System Logs Management WAN Affinity Load e SNMP VPN Tunnels e WiFi Local ae Configuration WiPipe Qos Networks WIE ac i AN Bridae e system Control e WiPipe Qos 9 e system Software 07 03 2014 21 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual
175. rk Address Netmask Port IP Version Select IPv4 or IPv6 The Network Address and the Netmask define what local devices have access to or can be accessed from the VPN tunnel NOTE the local network IP address MUST be different from the remote network IP address Optionally A Port can be defined that will limit the traffic going through the VPN tunnel to only that port If the field is left blank any port will be accepted by the tunnel Add Edit Tunnel Remote Gateway Remote Gateway Gateway IPv4 IPvG or Domain Gateway his value can be any of the following an IPv4 address an IPv6 address or a fully qualified name in the form of host domain com DNS names are case insensitive SO only lower case letters are allowed It is recommended that you use a dynamic DNS hostname instead of the static IP address by using the dynamic DNS hostname updates of the remote WAN IP are compensated for while connecting to a VPN tunnel Add Edit Tunnel Remote Networks Remote Networks Add Remove Network Address Netmask Port be 255 255 255 0 Any ee a a ee Save Cancel 1 i la The Network Address and the Netmask define the remote network address range that local devices will have access to via the VPN tunnel NOTE the remote network IP address MUST be different from the local network IP address Optionally A Port can be defined that will limit the traffic going through the VPN tunnel to only th
176. roughput in various environments Since clients can dynamically change rates depending on environment selecting Auto is generally best Short GI Short Gl is an optimization for shortening the interval between transmissions May be incompatible with older clients Greenfield Mode Greenfield mode uses an 802 1 1n only preamble to transmit packets that older wireless clients cannot interpret Use of greenfield mode in a mixed 802 11 environment may result in degraded performance but can improve performance if all devices in the area are 802 11n compatible RADIUS Timeout Default 3600 seconds When using an Enterprise security mode clients will be forced to re authenticate with the RADIUS server at this interval in seconds This allows administrators to revoke access so when an attached client s authentication expires the client must re authenticate RADIUS Retry Default 60 seconds When using an Enterprise security mode if a RADIUS query fails to receive a response from the server it will delay by this interval in seconds before attempting another query This helps protect the network from floods of authentication requests if the RADIUS server is temporarily unreachable WiPipe QoS When WiPipe QoS Quality of Service also known as Traffic Shaping is enabled the router will control the flow of Internet traffic according to the user defined rules In other words Traffic Shaping improves performance by allowing the user to prioritize
177. rs periodically allowing the convergence to a known topology In each update the distance to any given network will be broadcast to its neighboring router The router supports RIP version 2 as described in RFC2453 and RIP version 1 as described in RFC1058 RIP Editor RIP Router Name Metric Protocol Version Version 2 a Password Version 2 only Plain text password C Enabled W e Name Unique name of the policy e Metric RIP metric is a value for distance for the network Usually RIP increments the metric when the network information is received The metric for redistributed routes is set to 1 e Protocol Version RIP can be configured to send either Version 1 or Version 2 packets The default is to send RIPv2 while accepting both RIPv1 and RIPv2 and replying with packets of the appropriate version for REQUESTS triggered updates e Password RIPv2 allows packets to be authenticated via either an insecure plain text password included with the packet or a more secure MD5 based HMAC keyed Hashing for Message AuthentiCation RIPv1 cannot be authenticated at all so when authentication is configured RIP will discard routing updates received via RIPv1 packets e Plain text password Select to use a plain text password instead of an MD5 HMAC A plain text password is insecure e Enabled Click to enable disable the policy Default enabled 07 03 2014 62 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Networks Set the RiP enabled i
178. rt e Manual Click on Add under Saved Profiles and input the required information 07 03 2014 131 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Site Survey This is a list of WiFi networks that the router can currently find along with information about the network such as its mode and channel Click Refresh if a WIFI network you want to connect to is invisible You can sort the list based on any of the fields by clicking on the field name lf you Import a network from Site Survey most of the information about the network will already be completed You need to input the password if there is one and then click submit to save the WiFi as WAN profile Wireless Scan Settings Wireless Scan Settings Scan Interval q 5 60 Scan While Connected L _Apply Undo Scan Interval How offen WiFi as WAN scans the environment for updates Default 60 seconds Range 5 3600 seconds Scan While Connected Continue to scan for WiFi as WAN profile updates when connected Each time a scan occurs the wireless communication of the router will be temporarily interrupted Normally this should be disabled System Settings The System Settings section of the Administration Pages provides access to tools for broad administrative control of the router The System Settings tab has the following dropdown menu items e Administration e Certificate Management e Device Alerts e Enterprise Cloud Manager e Feature Licenses e
179. rtificates without sending signature requests to a third party CA first create a CA certificate with this interface and then create additional certificates that you sign with your CA e Step 1 Create a CA certificate In the Issuer section select Set as CA certificate e Step 2 Create additional certificates In the Issuer section select Sign with CA certificate and then select the CA certificate you created in step 1 from the dropdown list 07 03 2014 144 General Description Name Issuer Set as CA certificate Sign with CA certificate Certificate Name None Subject Country Name State or Province Name Local Name Organization Name Organization Unit Common Name Email Address Days o Public Key Algorithm General Description e Name Choose a name meaningful to you Issuer e Set as CA certificate Select if the certificate you are creating is intended to be a CA e Sign with CA certificate Select to sign this certificate with a CA you created previously o Certificate Name Select your CA certificate from the dropdown list of local certificates Subject e Country Name 2 letter country code e g AU UK US e State or Province Name The name of your state or region 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 145 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local Name Generally the city or town e Organization Name Company name e Organization Unit Company division name e Common
180. ry with critical having most of the bandwidth percentage Use rules to associate your most important bandwidth needs POS system VolP etc with the critical queue Restrict the bandwidth available for less important functions with the secondary queue Assign percentages of both upload and download bandwidth to each queue If you assign 80 download bandwidth to the first queue the next queue will be forced to be 07 03 2014 87 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 20 or less Add Edit Remove E Queue Name Upload Bandwidth Upload Priority Download Bandwid Download Priori El guest_q 10 borrows Lower 25 borrows Normal primary_q 80 borrows High 70 borrows High Click Add to create a new Traffic Shaping QoS queue Queue Name Choose a name that is meaningful to you Upload Bandwidth Add Traffic Shaping QoS Queue Fai Queve Name Queue Name Deseripti aa Upload bandwidth The maximum is limited to what remains after other queues receive their share Enable Upload Qos Upload Bandwidth Ln Back Bext Finish Enable Upload QoS Default Enabled Deselect if you want your rule to apply to download traffic only Leave this selected to include upload restrictions with this queue Borrow Spare Bandwidth Default Enabled When this is enabled the interfaces protocols associated with this rule will borrow unused bandwidth from other rules Disabling borrowing will rest
181. s amount depends on the Idle Check Interval e Off Once the link is established the router takes no action to verify that it is still up Ping IP Address f you selected Active Ping you will need to input an IP address This must be an address that can be reached through your WAN connection modem Ethernet Some ISPs Carriers block certain addresses so choose an address that all of your WAN connections can use For best results select an established public IP address For example you might ping Google Public DNS at 8 8 8 8 or Level 3 Communications at 4 2 2 2 IPv6 Failure Check Advanced ADVANCED IPv6 Failure Check Idle Check Interval 30 seconds Monitor while connected Active Ping iM Active Ping could use as much as 9 3 MB of data per month Ping IPv6 Address oc l The settings for IPv6 Failure Check match those for IPv4 Failure Check except that the IP address for Active Ping is an Pv6 address Failback Configuration Advanced This is used to configure failoack which is the ability to go back to a higher priority WAN interface if it regains connection to its network ADVANCED Failback Conf a Fallback Mode Usage ix Usage Threshold Custom a Rate SE 20 KB s Time Period seconds Immediate Mode _ select the Failback Mode from the following options e Usage e ime e Disabled 07 03 2014 94 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Usage F
182. s meaningful to you No spaces are allowed in this field e IP address he address of the device within your network EXAMPLE a personal laptop with IP address 192 168 0 164 could be assigned the name MyLaptoo since the assigned name is mapped to an IP address the device s IP address should not change To ensure that the device keeps the same IP address go to Network Settings DHCP Server and reserve the IP address for the device by selecting the device in the Active Leases list and clicking Reserve Firewall The router automatically provides a firewall Unless you configure the router to the contrary the router does not respond to unsolicited incoming requests on any port thereby making your LAN invisible to cyber attackers However some network applications cannot run with a tight firewall Those applications need to selectively open ports in the firewall to function correctly The options on this page control ways of opening the firewall to address the needs of specific types of applications 07 03 2014 47 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual E amp Router El WAN Zone Bla Primary LAN Zone Guest LAN Zone bee mo m r sse smerem ee ee e d m E Name is Default Allow All El a Default Deny All Select from the following tabs to edit your firewall configuration e Port Forwarding Rules e Port Proxying Rules e Network Prefix ra
183. s that will be either disallowed or allowed Customize the filter settings for each network and or each MAC address These rules will not block HTTPS websites 2 Cloud Based Filtering Security Allows several options for filtering and security using third party services o Umbrella by OpenDNS o Zscaler Network WebFilter Rules L Add Edit Remote Filter Action Domain URL IP Address Rule Priority Enabled Network WebFilter Rules allow you to control access from your network to external domains or websites Rules are assigned to a specific LAN network or all networks The highest priority rule will have precedence when there is a conflict Addresses can be added by URL Domain name or by IP address Exceptions to existing rules can be created by adding another rule with higher priority For example if access to espn go com is desired but go com is blocked with a priority of 50 the addition of an Allow rule for espn go com with a priority of 51 or greater will allow access When creating rules keep in mind that some sites use multiple domains so each domain may need a rule added to produce the desired behavior NOTE Websites that use HTTPS will not be blocked by these rules You will need to use OpenDNS to block HTTPS websites Click Add or Edit to open the Filter Rule Editor Domain URL Filter Rule Editor x Enter the Domain Name or URL address of the website you wish to control access for Le www google com To make sure
184. seamless transition when WAN connectivity changes than if not utilizing NPT Network Prefix Translation Mode Load Balance Only Apply Undo Mode e None No translation is performed e Load Balance Only Default Only translate networks when actively load balancing e First Use the first IPv6 prefix found e Static Always use a static IPv6 translation input the prefix here Transitioning from short prefix to a longer prefix such as from 48 to 64 is not without problems as some of the LANs may lose IPv6 connectivity DMZ DeMilitarized Zone 07 03 2014 50 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual A DMZ host is effectively not firewalled in the sense that any computer on the Internet may attempt to remotely access network services at the DMZ IP address Typical uses Involve running a public Web server or sharing files DMZ DeMilitarized Zone Enabled L IP Address Spey Hada Inout the IP Address of a single device in your network to create a DeMilitarized Zone for that device To ensure that the IP address of the selected device remains consistent go to the Reservations section under Network Settings DHCP Server and reserve the IP address for the device Use caution when enabling the DMZ feature as it can threaten the security of your network Only use DMZ as a last resort Remote Admin Access Enable Remote Administration Access Control Selecting this option allows you to make remote admini
185. ser name or key provided by the dynamic DNS service provider If the dynamic DNS provider supplies only a key enter that key for both the User name and Password fields e Password Enter the password or key provided by the dynamic DNS service provider Advanced Dynamic DNS Settings Update period hours Default 576 The time between periodic updates to the dynamic DNS if your dynamic IP address has not changed The timeout period is entered in hours so valid values are from 1 to 8760 Override External IP he external IP is usually configured automatically during connection However in situations where the unit is within a private network behind a firewall or router the network s external IP address will have to be manually configured in this field You may find out what your external IP address is by going to htto myip dnsomatic com in a web browser Known Hosts Configuration The Known Hosts Configuration feature allows you to map a name printer scanner laptop etc to an IP address of a device on the network This assigns a new hostname that can be used to conveniently identify a device within the network such as an office printer 07 03 2014 46 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Add Hostname IP address MyLaptop 192 168 0 164 Click Add to name a device in your network Host Entry x to an IP address Assign a Hostname IP address Fill in the following fields e Hostname Choose a name that i
186. served for forward migration of IP Filter Rules from previous firmware versions The All zone matches any traffic handled by the router User defined zones are preferred e The Router Zone is a special zone used to filter traffic initialized from the router e g Enterprise Cloud Manager connection or destined to the router e g SNMP as part of a router services setup Set up This zone cannot be removed and can only be altered by router services Click Add to create a new zone Zones x Name _ Add Remove Interface Submit Cancel Choose a Name meaningful to you and then click on the Add button to reveal options for attaching interfaces WAN LAN or GRE to this zone Zones x Sera Primary LAN Zone Add Remove interface WLAN Config Name Wis amp Primary LAN f Save i Cancel Submit Cancel LAN and GRE Interfaces 07 03 2014 53 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Attach LAN and GRE interfaces to a zone by selecting the Config Name for those interfaces For LANs these names are defined in Network Settings WiFi Local Networks for GRE tunnels these names are defined in Internet GRE Tunnels Sample zone interface assignments LAN amp GRE LAN Config Name IS Primary LAN LAN Config Name isn t Guest LAN GRE Config Name IS office_tunnel The third field defaults to is but you can also select is not starts with contains o
187. ss LANs IP address devices within that network will lose connection They will have to reconnect to the network The user can set up multiple networks on the router each with its own unique configuration and its own selection of interfaces Each local network can be attached to any of the following types of interfaces e WIFI e Ethernet e VLAN For example one network might be just an isolated WiFi hotspot for guests while another might be the main network with administrative access an Ethernet port a password protected WiFi SSID and a VLAN interface Local IP Networks 07 03 2014 68 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local IP Networks Primary LAN 192 168 0 1 255 255 255 0 Enabled Yes Multicast Proxy Disabled DHCP Mode DHCP Server Schedule Disabled VRRP Failover State Disabled IPv4 Routing Mode NAT Network Address Translation IPv6 Addressing Mode SLAAC with DHCP Access Control Admin Access UPnP Gateway Attached Interfaces Ethernet Group ID lan Port s 1 2 3 4 Forwarding WIFI Access Point SSID 2 4 GHz AASAA 2 4GHz Forwarding WiFi Access Point SSID 5 GHz AAAAA SGH2 Forwarding Guest LAN 192 168 10 1 255 255 255 0 Enabled Yes Multicast Proxy Disabled DHCP Mode DHCP Server Schedule Disabled VRRP Failover State Disabled IPv4 Routing Mode NAT Network Address Translation IPv6 Addressing Mode SLAAC with DHCP Access Control LAN Isolation UPnP Gateway
188. stration tools available to only the specified IP addresses Access from all other IP addresses will be blocked This option only filters IP addresses you must enable Remote Management separately System Settings Administration The services affected by this include remote HTTP HTTPS SNMP and SSH configuration tools This does not impact LAN based administration i e devices within your network still have administration access The individual remote administration services can be enabled under System Settings Administration select the Remote Management tab Remote Admin Access Enabled W Add Edi emove IP Address Prefix length Apply Unda m Add Edit Allowed Remote Access Addresses IP Address rr Netmask ae Optional Cancel IP Address he IP address that will be allowed to access administrative services through the WAN Netmask Optional he netmask allows you to specify what IP address sets will be allowed access If this field is left empty a netmask of 255 255 255 255 is used which means that only the single specified IP address has remote administration access Application Gateways Enabling an application gateway makes pinholes through the firewall This may be required for some applications to function or for an application to improve functionality or add features 07 03 2014 51 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Exercise caution in enabling application gateways as they impact the securi
189. t AER 2100 is the first in a new generation of cloud managed 4G networking solutions that helps enterprises increase bandwidth and achieve five nines reliability in a secure flexible and open architecture platform As a cloud managed solution the CradlePoint AER is designed for the distributed enterprise to intelligently manage wired and 4G wireless connectivity for a more reliable connected experience at the edge Network administrators can extend applications and services to remote branches with a solution that is customizable through the real time deployment of cloud enabled services applications and analytics This all in one solution combined with CradlePoint s Enterprise Class Support is defining a new standard for networking in the distributed enterprise A CradlePoint MC400 integrated 4G LTE modem comes standard with the AER 2100 Add a second integrated MC400 modem for a complete cut the wire 4G LTE solution fusing enterprise reliability with unparalleled agility Crane Lat th a Key Features WAN e Integrated 4G LTE with 3G failover o Verizon AT amp T Sprint Europe and generic models available o Dual integrated modem option o Dual SIM slot in each modem o Most models include support for active GPS e WiFi as WAN 07 03 2014 4 Failover Falloack Load Balancing Advance Modem Failure Check WAN Port Speed Control WAN LAN Affinity IP Passthrough VLAN 802 1Q DHCP Server Client
190. t has been unreachable for a period of time a reset of the modem will occur in attempt to re establish the connection Automatically check for new firmware Default selected The modem will automatically check for firmware updates by default Enable Aux Antenna Default selected Enable or disable the modem s auxiliary diversity antenna This should normally be left enabled GPS Signal Source Select the antenna to be used for receiving GPS coordinates Some products support a dedicated GPS antenna while others use the auxiliary diversity antenna only and some products support both Enable eHRPD Default selected Enable or disable the modem s ability to connect via eHRPD enhanced High Rate Packet Data when connecting to a 3G EVDO network on sprint eHRPD routes EVDO traffic through the LTE systems enabling easy transitions between LTE and EVDO In rare cases it may make sense to bypass the LTE core so this field allows you to disable eHRPD Modem Connection Mode Specify how the modem should connect to the network Not all options are available for all modems this will default to Auto if an incompatible mode is selected 07 03 2014 101 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e Auto all modes Let the modem decide which network to use e Auto 3G 3G or less Let the modem decide which 2G or 3G network to use Do not attempt to connect to LTE e Force LTE Connect to LTE only and do not attempt to connect to 3G or WIMAX e Force Wi
191. t have an account If you need to create an account YOu can signup here Once you ve created an account or if you already have one you can enter your ECM username and password to register this router ECM Username ECM Password Once you have registered your device go to cradlepointecm com and log in using your ECM credentials For more information about how to use CradlePoint Enterprise Cloud Manager see the following e Getting Started e ECM on the Knowledge Base Navigating the Administration Pages To access the administration pages open a web browser and type the hostname cp or IP address htto 192 168 0 1 into the address bar The Administrator Login page 07 03 2014 19 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual appears Cradlepoint Administrator Login Router Details You are connected to a CradlePoint 2100 router a Please enter your administrator password below to ece Number 2100 BCCESS settings and options Internet Connection Connected Wireless Details Status Enabled Clients 3 Clients Radio 1 Channel 1 Name AAAAA 2 4GHz Radio 2 Channel 157 Name ASAAA SGHz Modem Details Manufacturer Model Signal Mode CradlePoint MCS00LE S3 dBm Not Reported Log in using your administrator password Initially this password can be found on the bottom of the router as the Default Password this password is also the last eight digits of the unit s MAC address You may have changed the
192. tches the normal router priority WAN connection state will not be considered If the value is empty the default the router will always give up ownership of the virtual IP and let a new master take over when no WAN connection is available Advertisement Interval Sets the amount of time in seconds between VRRP advertisements which communicate the router status The default of 1 second is standard Initial Virtual Router State his controls the initial VRRP failover state for this physical router choose Master or Backup This sets up the virtual router association more quickly than the Router Priority level but the Router Priority assignment will eventually overrule this if there is a discrepancy Authentication VRRP Authentication Method This is for legacy purposes VRRP Authentication has been deprecated as of RFC 3768 Select None or Simple If you select Simple input a VRRP group password Provide Virtual IP in DHCP leases Select this to automatically set the DHCP default gateway address and DNS server address to the virtual IP in DHCP leases provided on this network STP NOTE STP requires a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature 07 03 2014 78 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local Network Editor x General Settings Configure Spanning Tree Protocol for this network Enable STP _ IPv6 Addressing Multicast Proxy mea VRRP wired B02 1X
193. ted with a template The following information is displayed e Rule Name e Enabled rue False e Date for Rule Reset e Cycle Type Daily Weekly or Monthly e Cap Amount in MB e Current Usage Shown as an amount in MB as a percentage of the cap and in a bar graph Add Eclit Remove Rule Name Rule resets on Current Usage percent E ee Fri 08 05 2011 z 4 Enabled True Cycle Type Monthly Cap 5000 MB Current Usage 219 08 MB El 4g Sat 08 06 2011 40 Enabled True Cycle Type Monthly Cap 5000 MB Current Usage 2022 75 MB Fl ere Sun 08 07 2011 fs 3 Enabled True Cycle Type Monthly Cap 5000 MB Current Usage 174 86 MB Click Add to configure a new Data Usage Rule Data Usage Rule page 1 Data Usage Rule x Rule Name Give your rule a name WAN Selection Assigned Usage in MB 5000 Rule Enabled 4 Use with Load Balancing f Back Niet Subit li Cancel Rule Name Give your rule a name for later recognition WAN Selection Select from the dropdown list of currently attached WAN devices Assigned Usage in MB Enter a cap amount in megabytes 1024 megabytes equals 1 gigabyte Rule Enabled Default Enabled Click to disable Use with Load Balancing When checked the Load Balancing feature is allowed to use the thresholds and metrics of this rule when making balance decisions This causes Load Balancing to spread the data usage between interfaces
194. tement e Value f the correct values are available select from the dropdown list You may need to manually input the value Once you have established the condition for your configuration rule choose from the other tabs to set the desired configuration All of the tabs have the same configuration options shown above in the WAN Configuration section i e the options for Configuration Rules are the same as they are for individual devices Client Data Usage Client Data Usage displays upload and download traffic for each LAN client Click Enable Client Data Usage Monitoring Service to begin tracking this information This data is not retained between router reboots k Reset Statistics Name a IP MAC Uploaded Downloaded Last Traffic jcramer osx 197 168 0 87 4 ce 8f 13 f3 be 31434 45 MB 1407 52 MB 11 14 12 41 For each client this shows Name IP address MAC address amount of data uploaded MB amount of data downloaded MB and when traffic was last sent or received for that client Last Traffic The names that are shown are received during a DHCP exchange If a client disconnects and reconnects with a new IP address there will be an additional entry in this list Pressing Reset Statistics will restart all counters at O Data Usage Data Usage Management amp Alerts allows you to create and manage rules that help contro the data usage of a modem If you have a limited data plan or a price increase on your plan after a certain am
195. ter x BGP Router Name ASA Router ID Enabled M Add R mi _ IPAddress Netmak _ _ _ aa a a mona Bi wrt 255 255 255 0 E i Save p Cancel Back Next Finish e Name Unique name of the policy e ASN The AS Autonomous System number is one of the essential elements of BGP e Router ID his sets the router D of the BGP process The router D may be an IP address of the router but need not be it can be any arbitrary 32 bit number However it MUST be unique within the entire BaP domain to the BGP speaker bad things will happen if multiple BGP speakers are configured with the 07 03 2014 59 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual same router ID e Enabled Click to enable disable the policy Default enabled Networks Associated with ASN or IPv6 Networks Associated with ASN Jo configure a BGP router you need an AS number An AS number is an identification of autonomous system BGP protocol uses the AS number for detecting whether the BGP connection is internal one or external one Use the IPv4 address and netmask or IPv6 address with a CIDR notation prefix length to define the address range Add Rem ove Remote ASN IP Address Neighbor Options or IPv6 Neighbor Options Creates a new neighbor identified by remote ASN and IP address i Agd Remove oroe Redistribute Routes Redistribute routes of the specified protocol or kind into BGP with the metric type an
196. ternet WAN Baus Auto Poe Ethernet Port Configuration provides controls for your router s Ethernet ports There are five total ports by default one WAN port and four numbered LAN ports While default settings will be sufficient in most circumstances you have the ability to control Mode WAN or LAN and Link Speed Additional controls for WAN ports are available in Internet Ethernet Settings Mode WAN or LAN By default there are four LAN Local Area Network ports and one WAN Wide Area Network port e Internet WAN is used as a possible source of Internet for the router e Local Network LAN is for connecting a computer or similar device directly to the router with an Ethernet cable Link Speed Default setting is Auto The Auto setting is preferred in most cases e Auto e 10Mbps Half Duplex e 0Mbps Full Duplex e 100Mbps Half Duplex e 100Mbps Full Duplex e 1000Mbps Full Duplex Ethernet Port Group Editor A Port Group represents a logical grouping of Ethernet ports Any computers physically connected to ports in a group will be allowed to freely communicate with each other For example if you Keep the four default LAN ports you might group ports 1 and 2 together to be part of your primary network and then group ports 3 and 4 together to be part of a guest network NOTE When a port group uses the LAN mode you must separately ensure that this logical interface is attached to a Local IP Network in the top panel of
197. the identifier sent to the remote host during phase 1 negotiation If left blank it will default to the IP address of the WAN connection Currently we only support identifiers in the form of an IP address a user fully qualified domain name user mydomain com or just a fully qualified domain name www mydomain com If the remote side of the tunnel is configured to expect an identifier then both must match in order for the negotiation to succeed If NAT T is being used a single word instead of an address can be used if a DynDNS connection is not being used Remote Identity Specifies the identifier we expect to receive from the remote host during phase 1 negotiation If no identifier is defined then no verification of the remote peer s identification will be done Currently we only support identifiers in the form of an IP address a user fully qualified domain name user mydomain com or just a fully qualified domain name www mydomain com If left blank we will default to the IP address of the WAN connection If NAT T is being used a single word instead of an address can be used if a DynDNS connection is not being used Authentication Mode Select from Pre Shared Key and Certificate Pre Shared Key is used when there is a single key common to both ends of the VPN Certificate requires the creation of a set of certificates and a private key that can be uploaded to the router Select Enable Certificate Support in the Global VPN Settings section to upload
198. this page 07 03 2014 83 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Ethernet Port Group Editor x A Port Group represents a logical grouping of Ethernet ports This is sometimes referred to as an Ethernet segment since any computers physically connected to these ports will be allowed to freely communicate with each other NOTE When a port group uses the LAN mode you must separately ensure that this logical interface is attached to a Local IP Network in the top panel of this page Port Group ID an Port Ethemet WAN Current ID wi Port Ethernet 1 Port Ethernet 2 Port Ethernet 3 Port Ethernet 4 Submit i Cancel Port Group ID he Group ID field provides a reference to this grouping of ports to be used in other parts of the router configuration For example this ID is referenced in the Local IP Networks configuration to attach this logical group of Ethernet ports with a network configuration Use a simple short text phrase to describe this group such as main gQuestoorts backup_wan etc This must be unique select one or more ports to create a port group that you can subsequently attach to a network in the Local Network Editor Double click on any of the Ethernet ports shown on the left in the Available section to move them to the Selected section on the right or highlight a port and click the button To deselect an Ethernet port double click on an interface in the Selected section or highli
199. tion integrates an OpenSSL toolkit solution It includes the ability to create your own CA certificates and self signed certificates For background information on digital certificates see the following Wikipedia articles e Public key certificate e Public key infrastructure e X 909 ITU T standard e PKCS 12 Digital certificates have multiple possible uses in a CradlePoint networking setup For example a digital certificate is a much more secure option for VPN tunnel authentication than a pre shared key Go to the following sections for more information about specific certificate management options e Create Certificates includes CA certificates and self signed certificates e Certificate Signing Request CSR generate a CSR for third party signing e Local Certificates list of certificates on the device includes Remove certificate option e Import Export PEM Format Certificates e Import Export PKCS 12 Format Certificates 07 03 2014 143 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Create Certificates Certificate Signing Reque Local Certificates tlt eS Choose File No file chosen Export PEM Export PKCS12 Not all Certificate Management options displayed here are currently available via the Enterprise Cloud Manager configuration pages Create Certificates Complete the following fields to create certificates locally including CA certificate authority certificates To create local ce
200. tionally limited to those that can configure a modem s connection but cannot lock the administrator out due to malicious modem changes Therefore if an unsolicited request adjusts the modem s configuration via SMS an administrator can still access the modem via SMS Command syntax lt password gt lt command gt Larg1 Larg2 All commands start with the password either the default of the last 8 digits of the router s MAC address or the administrator configured password Commands can have an optional number of arguments NOTE The trailing comma on the command is important to allow the SMS engine to distinguish the final argument trom other information the SMS client might append to the message without your knowledge Supported Commands reboot Reboot the router not the modem Syntax lt password gt reboot Example 1234 reboot restore Restore the router to factory defaults Syntax lt password gt restore Example 1234 restore rstatus Get router status Syntax 07 03 2014 139 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual lt password gt rstatus Example 1234 rstatus mstatus Get modem status port parameter optional Syntax lt password gt mstatus port Examples 1234 mstatus return status of highest priority modem 1234 mstatus usb1 return status of modem plugged into port usb1 This command returns info about the indicated modem s status The resulting d
201. to 70 C 4 F to 158 F storage e HUMIDITY non condensing o 10 to 85 operating o 9 to 90 storage e MEMORY 256 MB DRAM 16MB SPI Flash 256 MB NAND Flash e SIZE 10 25x8 5x1 75 in 260x214x45 mm e CERTIFICATIONS FCC WiFi Alliance CE IC carrier certifications e LAN TO WAN 940 Mbps e WAN TO LAN 940 Mbps e Stateful Throughput 940 Mbps e WIFI POWER FCC maximum power reported o 2 4 GHz band 24 47 dBm o Lower 5 GHz band 16 9 dBm o Upper 5 GHz band 27 77 dBm What s In The Box e AER 2100 with integrated MC400 4G LTE modem e External 3G 4G mobile broadband modem antennas 2 SMA w multiplexing for GPS finger tighten only e External dual band high gain WiFi antennas 3 reverse SMA 5 dBi 2 4 GHz 5 dBi 5 GHz VSWR lt 2 finger tighten only e 12V 3A AC DC power adapter e Multipurpose Retaining Tool e Ethernet cable e Quick Start Guide with warranty information 07 03 2014 7 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Feature Details e WAN Security PS IDS amp Application Identification Subscription required NAT SPI ALG inbound filtering of IP addresses port blocking service filtering FTP OMTP HTTP RPL SNMP DNS ICMP NNTP POPS SSH protocol filtering WAN ping allow ignore e Redundancy and Load Balancing Fallover failback on all WAN connections with rule selection advanced load balancing options round robin spillover data usage rate WAN failure detection VRRP Subscription required
202. to create a connection between two private networks Add Fait Remove w c i F Tunnel Name Local Name Remote Name LNS address Enabled Once you have a valid feature license click Add to create a new L27TP tunnel Click Edit to make changes to an existing tunnel Add Edit Tunnel General 07 03 2014 114 Add Tunnel Tunnel Name it LNS address 0 0 0 0 i i gt e MTU maximum MRU maximum _ Tunnel Enabled Cal Back Next Finish e Tunnel Name Enter a name to uniquely identify this tunnel e LNS address Enter the IP Address of the LNS tunnel server peer e MTU Set the maximum transmission unit MIU for the L2TP tunnel CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual e MRU Set the maximum receive unit MRU to request from the tunnel peer The MRU is very similar to the MTU MTU is for packets sent and MRU is for packets received e Tunnel Enabled Click to enable disable this tunnel Default Enabled Authentication More authentication options and overrides are available in the next section e Username Username for user specific authorization Leave blank to disable e Password Shared secret or password used to authenticate the associated Local and Remote names Redial e Enabled When this is selected the tunnel will attempt to reconnect if disconnected Add Edit Tunnel Authentication 07 03 2014 115 CradlePoint AER 2
203. to update will only be performed when the modem is either in a disconnected state or dormant state If the modem is not in one of these states when the request is received then the router will remember the request and perform the update when the modem becomes disconnected dormant e On Schedule he request to update will only be performed at the specified scheduled time no matter what the state of the modem Is Network Initiated Schedule When you select On Schedule for Network Initiated Alerts you also select a time from this dropdown list Modem updates will take place at this scheduled time AT Config Script Enter the AT commands to be used for carrier specific modem configuration settings Each command must be entered on a separate line The command and associated response will be logged so you should check the system log to make sure there were no errors NOTE AT Config Script should not be used unless told to do so by your modem s cellular provider or by a support technician AT Dial Script Enter the AT commands to be used in establishing a network connection Each command must be entered on a separate line All command responses must include OK except the final command response which must include CONNECT Example AT ATDT 99 2 WiMAX Settings WiMAX Realm Select from the following dropdown options e Clear clearwire wmx net e Rover rover wmx net e sprint 3G 4G sprintocs com e Xohm xohm com
204. ton is detected e wo of the modem LEDs blink red in unison for 10 seconds when there is an error during firmware upgrade Quick Start e Basic Setup e Accessing the Administration Pages First Time Setup Wizard e Using Enterprise Cloud Manager Basic Setup 1 Insert an activated SIM CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual A wireless broadband data plan must be added to your CradlePoint AER 2100 Wireless broadband data plans are available from wireless carriers such as Verizon AT amp T 07 03 2014 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual oprint EE and Vodafone The SIM must be provisioned with the carrier Contact your carrier for details about selecting a data plan and about the process for provisioning your SIM Once you have an activated SIM insert it into the integrated modem Insert the SIM card into the slot marked SIM 1 use the other slot SIM 2 for a secondary backup SIM Be sure to insert the card with the notch end first and the gold contacts facing down it will click into place Notch end goes in first Gold contacts must face down 2 Attach the integrated modem Follow these steps to attach the integrated modem 1 Remove the left side panel cover from the router Use a Phillios screwdriver to remove the screws and use the Multipurpose Retaining Tool included in the router package to remove the cover 07 03 2014 14 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 2 Slide the modem into the si
205. tting usernames and passwords in the Advanced User Management table The default username is admin but you can edit this name or delete it once you create other users you can t delete the user you are currently signed in as In TACACS and RADIUS modes if the servers cannot be reached either because the WAN is down or a response is not received within the selected Server Timeout the router will automatically fall back to using Local Users mode to prevent any potential of being locked out TACACS TACACS stands for Terminal Access Controller Access Control System plus The router will use a TACACS server or two optionally to authorize administration 07 03 2014 133 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual 1 Service ASCII Login e Server Timeout If the servers are not reached within the set time possibly because the WAN is down the router will automatically fall back to using Local Users mode to prevent users from being locked out e Authentication Service Choose from o ASCII Login o PAP o CHAP e Server Address This can be either an IP address in the form of 1 2 3 4 or a DNS name in form of host domain com Only lower case letters are allowed for a DNS name e Port Port 49 is default for TACACS e Shared Secret RADIUS RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial In User Service The router will use a RADIUS server or two optionally to authorize administr
206. ty of your network Application Gateways Enabling an application gateway makes pinholes thru the firewall This may be required for some applications to function or for an application to improve functionality or add features Exercise caution in enabling application gateways as they impact the security of your network PPTP 4 SIP L TFTP _J FTP amp IRC L P Apply E Undo l Enable any of the following types of application gateways e PPTP For virtual private network access using Point to Point Tunneling Protocol This is enabled by default e SIP For VolP voice over IP using Session Initiation Protocol e TFTP Enables file transfer using Trivial File Transfer Protocol e FTP Jo allow normal mode when using File Transfer Protocol This is not needed for passive mode This is enabled by default e IRC For Direct Client to Client DCC transfer when using Internet Relay Chat You may wish to forward TCP port 113 for incoming identd RFC 1413 requests Firewall Options Firewall Options Anti Spoof W Log Web Access _ Apply Undo Anti Spoof Anti Spoof checks help protect against malicious users faking the source address in packets they transmit in order to either hide themselves or to impersonate someone else Once the user has spoofed their address they can launch a network attack without revealing the true source of the attack or attempt to gain access to network services that are restricted to certain a
207. ularly adds new signatures to its database update your signature database version to ensure you re defending yourself against the newest threats You have the option to update manually or schedule regular updates Follow these steps to get started with Threat Management 1 To purchase a license or to begin a free trial log into Enterprise Cloud Manager ECM and go to the Applications tab this is only available to the primary account administrator Once entitled the router must be rebooted for Threat Management to begin working 2 For complete configuration options go to Network Settings Threat Management in the configuration pages in ECM or locally See configuration options below 3 Set up emailed or logged alerts in the Alerts tab in ECM 4 Set up regularly scheduled signature updates in the configuration pages or update manually in ECM via the Devices or Groups page click on Commands in the top toolbar and select Update IPS Signatures from the dropdown options NOTE Updating the signature database version causes a network disruption for a couple of seconds You can schedule these updates to occur during days times when you expect less traffic on your network Status The Status section shows if Threat Management is enabled It shows the current signature database version number the timestamp for the most recent update and the Status of the most recent attempt to update signatures Signature Database v4 374 Update Versio
208. uter is running properly Router firmware is updated from the ystem i i Load balancing and Failover can be configured in the Connection Manager Product Support Help Router Alerts includes links to System Settings System Software for new firmware and Internet Connection Manager lf GPS support is enabled and a modem capable of providing GPS coordinates is connected this page will show a graphical view of your router s location See the GPS section in System Settings Administration to enable GPS support Status GPS Status E eis GPS information is only displayed if 1 the modem supports GPS 2 your carrier allows the GPS functionality and 3 the modem has sufficient GPS signal strength If no information is displayed check that both the modem and your carrier support GPS If GPS is supported make sure the modem is in an area where it can receive a signal 07 03 2014 32 from the GPS satellites GRE Tunnels View the status of configured GRE Tunnels To set up or edit a GRE tunnel go to Internet GRE Tunnels Included information e Name e Status e Transmit packets bytes e Receive packets bytes e MIU GRE Tunnel Name Status Transmit packets byt Receive packets bytes MTU Hotspot Clients View the status of the clients that have logged in through the Hotspot Captive Portal View e Hostname e P address e MAC address e Data Usage both IN and OUT e Time Online
209. ver IP Input the tunnel server IP address provided by your tunnel service Local IPv6 Address Input the local IPv6 address provided by your tunnel service Primary IPv6 DNS Server optional Depending on your provider this may be required This only takes effect if the default global DNS setting on the Network Settings DNS page is Automatic Additional IPv6 DNS Server Secondary DNS server Delegated IPv6 Network optional Network available for delegation to LANs Depending on your provider this may be required Prefixes specified here only take effect if those supplied by the connection are insufficient to configure your LANs Delegated IPv6 Network Additional network available for delegation to LANs Example Configuration IPv6 Configuration Primary IPv6 DNS Server 2001 470 20 2 Additional IPv6 DNS Server Tunnel Server IP 216 218 226 238 Local IPv6 Address 2001 470 a ad1 2 Delegated IPv6 Network 2001 470 e858 Delegated IPv6 Network 2001 470 b ad 6rd Tunnel IPv6 Rapid Deployment 6rd is a method of IPv6 site configuration derived from 6to4 It is different from 6to4 in that the ISP provides explicit 6rd infrastructure that handles the IPv4 lt gt IPv6 translation within the ISP network Grd is considered more reliable than 6to4 as the ISP explicitly maintains infrastructure to support tunneled IPv6 traffic over their IPv4 network 6rd Prefix Ihe 6rd prefi
210. well known communities value NO_EXPORT_SUBCONFED Oxffffff03 Match This specifies the policy implied if the Matching Conditions are met or not met and which actions of the route map are to be taken if any The two possibilities are 1 Permit If the entry matches then carry out the Set Actions Then finish processing the route map permitting the route unless an Exit Action indicates otherwise 2 Deny If the entry matches then finish processing the route map and deny the route return deny Set A route map entry may optionally specify one or more Set Actions to set or modify attributes of the route 07 03 2014 65 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Threat Management NOTE Threat Management is only available for the AER 2100 and it requires a feature license Enable this feature through Enteronse Cloud Manager CradlePoint Secure Threat Management leverages rend Micro s security experience and expertise in this one pass Deep Packet Inspection DPI solution Threat Management includes settings for both IPS intrusion prevention system and IDS intrusion detection system as well as application identification logging Use Threat Management to identify and prevent a wide variety of network threats This Threat Management solution examines network traffic for both signature matches from Trend Micro s large signature database of known threats and statistical anomalies to detect previously unknown threats Trend Micro reg
211. when clients have their own DNS servers statically set Dynamic DNS Configuration The Dynamic DNS feature allows you to host a server Web FIP etc using a domain name that you have purchased www yourname com with your dynamically assigned IP address Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic changing IP addresses When you use a Dynamic DNS service provider you can enter your host name to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is 07 03 2014 45 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Enable Dynamic DNS Client Status Service needs to be configured Server Type 1 Use HTTPS Host name tyhost mydomain met User nama ae ADVANCED Update period hours 576 Override External IP m e Enable Dynamic DNS Enable this option only if you have purchased your own domain name and registered with a Dynamic DNS service provider e Server Type Select a dynamic DNS service provider from the dropdown list o DynDNS o DNS O Matic o ChangelP o NO O IP o Custom Server DynDNS clone e Custom Server Address Only available if you select Custom Server from the Server Address dropdown list Enter your custom DynDNS clone server address here For example www mydyndns org e Use HTTPS Use the more secure HTTPS protocol This is recommended but could be disabled if not compatible with the server e Host name Enter your host name fully qualified For example myhost mydomain net e User name Enter the u
212. work e A l router based VPN and GRE services will be disabled e The Routing Mode will be set to IP Passthrough Network Settings WiFi Local Networks in the Local Network Editor under IP Settings e The Subnet Selection Mode will be set to Automatically Create Subnet Network Settings WiFi Local Networks in the Local Network Editor under IP Settings this shows once IP Passthrough is set as the Routing Mode You have the option to override this and select Force 24 Subnet which forces a subnet of 255 255 255 0 and uses the first available address in the network as the gateway This is for compatibility with equipment that may not handle modem addressing schemes this should not be used unless necessary Any Ethernet WAN connections should be disconnected before IP passthrough Is enabled 07 03 2014 27 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Status The Status section of the Administration Pages displays information about many different aspects of the router The Status tab has the following dropdown menu items e Client List e CP Secure Connect e Dashboard e GPS e GRE Tunnels e Hotspot Clients e internet Connections e Routing e Statistics e system Logs e VPN Tunnels e WiPipe QoS Client List The Client List displays the specifications of each device connected to your router including wireless and wired clients Wireless Clients Hostname IP MAT Connection Time Oni jcramer osx
213. work should be configurable with IPv6 connectivity o DHCP Range Start The beginning of the range that will be used for IPV6 DHCP addresses The IPv6 range will always start at 1 o DHCP Range End he ending IP address in the DHCP Server range is the end of the reserved pool of IP addresses that will be given to any DHCP enabled computers on your network o IPv6 DHCP Lease Time his specifies how long DHCP enabled computers will wait before requesting a new DHCP lease e Disable SLAAC and DHCP Disable both Pv6 address configuration modes Multicast Proxy IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol multicast proxy allows a single packet to reroute to multiple destinations see the Wikipedia explanation of multicast This may be used for IPTV for example 07 03 2014 15 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Local Network Editor x General Settings Configure Multicast Proxy for this network IPv4 Settings Multicast Proxy C IPv6 Settings Interfaces Access Control Edit Remove IPv4 DHCP IP Address _ Netmask IPv6 Addressing Schedule M STP a _ Wired 802 1X Submit Cancel Multicast Proxy Select to enable IGMP proxy support to allow multicast streams to flow across this network Quick Leave Mode Disable quick leave mode if it s vital that the daemon should act exactly as a real multicast client on the upstream interface However d
214. x and prefix length should be supplied by your ISP IPv4 Border Router Address his address should be supplied by your ISP IPv4 Common Prefix Mask Input the number of common prefix bits that you can mask off of the WAN s IPv4 address Primary IPv6 DNS Server optional Depending on your provider this may be required This only takes effect if the default global DNS setting on the Network settings DNS page is Automatic Additional IPv6 DNS Server Secondary DNS server Delegated IPv6 Network optional Network available for delegation to LANs Depending on your provider this may be required Prefixes specified here only take effect if those supplied by the connection are insufficient to configure your LANs Delegated IPv6 Network Additional network available for delegation to LANs 07 03 2014 98 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Example Configuration IPv6 Configuration IPv6 Connect Method Grd Tunne Grd Prefix 2602 IPv4 Border Router 205 771 2 64 Address IPv4 Common Prefix 0 Mask Primary IPv6 DNS Server 2001 428 1 Additional IPv6 DNS 2001 428 2 Server Delegated Pv6 Network Delegated IPv6 Network Ethernet Settings While default settings for each WAN Ethernet port will be sufficient in most circumstances you have the ability to control the following e Connect Method DHCP Automatic Static Manual or PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethern
215. x for protocol address e NBMA Address Destination mapped address from protocol address prefix e Register his optional parameter specifies that a Registration Request should be sent to this peer on startup displays flag R in the static mapping table if selected e Proprietary OS This should be enabled if the statically mapped peer is running proprietary OS displays flag G in the static mapping table if selected OpenVPN Tunnels NOTE OpenVPN requires a feature license Go to System Settings Feature Licenses to enable this feature OpenVPN is an open source software application that implements virtual private network VPN techniques for creating secure point to point or site to site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities Add Ea Romove Tunnel Name Tunnel Mode Protocol Tunnel Enabled 07 03 2014 119 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual Once you have a valid feature license click Add to create a new OpenVPN tunnel Click Edit to make changes to an existing tunnel Add Edit Tunnel General Add Update Tunnel E General e SS Tunnel Enabled Tunnel Name Local Tunnel Address 0 0 0 0 Remote Tunnel Address 0 0 0 0 Support IPv6 Tunnels 4 IPV6 Tunnel Address _ Tunnel Prefix Length 64 Tunnel Protocol up O lt w Configuration Mode simple f Back Next Finish _ S S e Tunnel Ena
216. y Select the UPnP Universal Plug and Play option if you want to enable the UPnP Gateway service for computers on this network e Admin Access When enabled users may access these administration pages on this network IPv4 DHCP 07 03 2014 73 CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual General Settings Optionally provide custom DHCP settings IPv4 Settings DHCP Server Mf Range Start auto Range End auto Lease Time i 720 mins Custom Options L DHCP Relay IPv6 Settings Interfaces Access Control TPv Addressing Multicast Proxy Schedule VRRP STP Wired 802 1X Changing settings for the IPv4 DHCP server is optional The default selections are almost always sufficient DHCP Server Default Enabled When the DHCP server is enabled users of your network will be able to automatically connect to the Internet without any special configuration It is recommended that you leave this enabled Disabling the DHCP server is only recommended if you have another DHCP server on your network and it is configured properly Range Start and Range End These designate the range of values in the reserved pool of IP addresses for the DHCP server Values within this range will be given to any DHCP enabled computers on your network The default values are almost always sufficient default 72 to 200 as in 192 168 0 72 to 192 168 0 200 Example The router uses an IP address of 192 168 0
217. you to set up external authentication servers Local IP Network A single LAN Group including both WiFi and Ethernet can be configured as your hotspot If you do not already have a LAN Group configured as a hotspot go to the WiFi Local Networks page you can click Configure to link to this page and set the Routing Mode to Hotspot for the LAN Group you want to use NOTE Routing Mode is in the Local Network Editor under the IP Settings tab Select a network in Network Settings WiFi Local Networks and click Edit to open the Local Network Editor The IP Settings tab will already be open The Routing Mode dropdown menu is at the bottom Allow Service on 3G 4G Modems Allows you to enable or disable hotspot access to the Internet over a modem This is often used if the router has a main wired link and a secondary modem for failover typically with a more expensive limited data plan Select this option if you want the router to allow data traffic over the modem if the wired connection goes down Disable Service if Ethernet Threshold is met his will block Hotspot use of the WAN when the threshold is met This can be used if the router is being used as a backup failover connection to another router with a wired connection If that other router s wired connection goes down and it starts using this router for its primary connection then disable Hotspot use of the WAN connection Set the limiting Rate KB s and Time Period Seconds Redire
218. you will be load balancing Make certain to select the Use with Load Balancing checkbox in the data usage rule editor WiFi as WAN WiFi as WAN uses an outside WiFi network as its Internet source When WiFi as WAN is enabled the router will find other WiFi networks that you can select and connect to Unless a selected WIFI Source is on an unprotected network you will need to know Its password or key To enable WiFi as WAN first select the desired WIFI radio e WiFi Radio 1 2 4 GHz e WiFi Radio 2 5 GHz 07 03 2014 130 WiFi Radio 2 2 4GHz WIFI Radio 2 5 GHz WIFI Client Mode Wireless as WAN Profiles are available as WAN devices under Connection Manager Add Edit Remove F MBR1400 fF76 Refresh gt import Network W MBR1400 d9e F IBR500 bef F TVBAuto F 2100 7f1 F MBR95 b96 F ABCDEF F MBR95 3 2 F MBR1400 944 BSSID 00 30 44 14 ff 76 BSSID 00 30 44 15 4d 9e 00 30 44 14 ab ef 00 24 37 0cia2 a0 00 30 44 16 c7 f2 00 30 44 11 cb 96 00 30 44 0f e8 50 00 30 44 15 33 f2 00 30 44 14 f9 44 Auth Mode wpalwpa psk Auth Mode wpalwpa2psk aes Wpalwpa2psk aes wepauto W paz psk wpa lwpaz psk aes Wpalwpadzpsk aes wpa lwpa2psk aes wpalwpaz2psk aes Wi Bi Q ee ha l ill CradlePoint AER 2100 Manual All CradlePoint routers and some other routers use the same default IP address for the primary network 192 168 0 1 If you attempt to set up WiFi as WAN and the

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