Bookmark

What are Outbound Policies on Peplink Routers?

Outbound policies allow you to have granular control over how any device on your network connects to the internet on Peplink routers.

For most standard home routers, there is only one option for an internet connection. But with outbound policies on a Peplink, you can have multiple options - juggling traffic in multiple directions simultaneously.

Peplink outbound policies are especially powerful for multi-WAN routers that can manage multiple internet connections simultaneously.  Outbound policies can allow you to direct certain device traffic to specific WAN sources, or to have some types of traffic behave differently than other traffic.

Here are some examples of how Peplink's outbound policies can be useful.

• You may want certain data-intensive activities (like video gaming systems or video streaming) only to use an unlimited data service, like Starlink or an unlimited cellular, and not use any capped data connections.
• You may want certain devices or activities to never use a cellular connection. For example, traveling families may want to direct children’s web activities to use campground Wi-Fi while the parents' work connections use faster cellular sources.
• If you have and utilize SpeedFusion Connect to bond connections, you may not want your video streaming to go through SpeedFusion because this can interfere with some streaming services.

To get the most out of Peplink outbound policies, it helps to set up multiple Virtual LANs.

This article goes over different ways to configure Peplink Outbound Policies.

---