Cradlepoint CBA850 - Modem and Network Setup; APN and Modem Authentication; Failure Check Configuration

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legacy reasons. The router cannot use 802.11n modes if WEP is enabled; router WiFi performance and
range will be limited.
• None (OPEN): Select this option if you do not want to activate any security features.
• WPA Password - The 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.
Conguring Your APN and Modem Authentication
If you are using a SIM-based modem (LTE/GSM/HSPA)
with your Cradlepoint router you may need to congure
the APN before it will properly connect to your carrier.
Wireless carriers oer several APNs so check with your
carrier to conrm the appropriate one to use. You can use
the default password on the back of your product, or you
can create a custom Administrator Password.
NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS APN WIZARD if you have already
congured an APN. Any specic modem settings will not
be overwritten by this generic APN setup. Leave this
setting as default and after nishing this Wizard go to
the CONNECTION MANAGER page, select your modem, and
edit the settings. The SIM PIN/APN tab has more available
settings than are provided here.
Some modems require a username and password to be
entered to authenticate with a carrier. Do not ll in the
following elds unless you are sure your modem needs
authentication.
• Authentication Protocol
• Username
• Password
Enable and Congure Failure Check
Failure check will test the connection to verify the WAN
device is connected.
• Idle Check Interval: Set the number of seconds the
router will wait between checks to see if the WAN is
still available.
• Failure Check:
• Off: Once the link is established the router takes
no action to verify that it is still up.
• On: Modems will be set to use the Passive DNS
failure check type. Ethernet and WiFi as WAN
connections will be set to use Active Ping.
• Ping IP Address: 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.
Summary
Review your settings and click Finish to exit or Back to edit.