When to replace the router?
A router should be replaced when:
All basic troubleshooting options have been exhausted(See Basic Troubleshooting Peplink routers guide), and Augury support recommends replacing the router.
The router has some physical damage that requires replacing.
What will you need?
The router Serial Number.
The router mounting location.
How to locate the Router?
The Peplink router is usually mounted inside an off-white, Augury-labeled box.
The router box will be within a 100ft/30m radius of the Nodes and machines it serves per area, usually mounted next to one of them. And requires a power source.
The router can be recognized by its SN; the SN Sticker can be found in various locations, usually on the box or on the router itself (Illustration in the images below).
Required Parts (Provided by Augury)
Augury provides two types of routers.
A. Cellular Router Peplink MAX BR1 Mini (HW 1/2)
B. Cellular Router Peplink MAX BR1 Mini(HW3)
Tools and Consumables
Use the following:
Replacement process
Remove the old router and SIM card.
Gently and slowly open the enclosure box door and unlock the 2 latches by pulling them away from the box (1).
Unscrew the GPS antenna connector to the router antenna connector (2).
Un-Plug the power connector from the box build-in power supply to the router and remove the router (3).
Remove the router by unscrewing it (4).
Remove SIM Card
Use a small Phillips screwdriver to loosen the Cellular SIM cover
at the end of the router. Rotate the cover to expose the SIM
slots (5).
Remove the two flat-end LTE paddle antennas from the top and
the rounded-end Wi-Fi paddle antennas from the bottom (6).
Remove the SIM card and keep it for later (7).
Set up and mount the new router.
Set up the router according to the latest “Setting up a Peplink router QG - AL00015” version using the SIM you removed from the old router.
Mount the new router according to the “Mounting the Peplink Router Enclosure Box AL00008” latest version.
Document Number: AL00016
Revision: A