So, you just got your hands on an INS provisioned Cradlepoint W1850 or L950 (aka "adapter") and
you’re ready to connect it to your Firewall/Router. The steps below will show you how to obtain the IPv4 Address, Subnet
Mask, Default Gateway and DNS from the CBA850 and how to properly connect the CBA850 to your Firewall/Router.
NOTE: Cradlepoint W1850 and L950s' LAN 2 port is the designated IP Passthrough port.
1) Power up the adapter and wait for it to connect
to the cellular network.
2) Disable the Wi-Fi of your Windows PC. Using an Ethernet cable, connect the PC to LAN 2 port of the adapter. NOTE: Ensure the PC is configured for DHCP connection method.
3) Perform an IP config check (ipconfig /all). Note
down the IPv4 Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS values.
4) Disconnect the PC from LAN 2 port of the adapter. Reboot (power-cycle) the adapter and wait for it to connect to the cellular network.
5) Program the Firewall/Router's WAN interface with the
parameters taken in step 3 above.
6) With the adapter powered up and connected to the
cellular network, connect the Firewall/Router’s WAN port to LAN 2 port of the adapter.
After performing the steps above, the Firewall/Router should now have the cellular IP of the adapter.
You can reference the adapters' Quick Start Guides below:
