I am searching for hardware for a new fixed location deployment. This use case will require at least 5 Ethernet (wired) WAN connections that will be capable of configuration for bonding/aggregate network architecture. Additionally, it would be beneficial to also have at least one cellular modem included in the configuration.
What hardware (router, or combination of devices) would be sufficient for high speed usage with only a few users in a shared two floor office? The configuration would make sense for a central wifi broadcast from the router, or an access point at the router location. An additional access point will be added for the second floor.
Your assistance is appreciated! Thank you.
Edit:
WAN Connections:
(2) Starlink HP dishes, connecting directly to router over ethernet
(1) Fiber ISP modem, connecting to router over ethernet
(1) Standard ISP modem, connecting to router over ethernet
(1) Satellite ISP modem, connecting to router over ethernet
What kind of bandwidth are the non-starlink connections going to provide?
Are you going to try and bond / aggregate all those links at the same time for all users and all traffic or just for some failover scenarios and traffic types (and what would you be bonding them back to, SFC or some self hosted FusionHub?) - this is quite an important consideration as the PepVPN throughput of the mid / lower end models is often quite a bit lower than their raw routing performance.
5x Ethernet WANs means you are likely going to be looking at something like the 580X or an SDX appliance.
If you really wanted a cellular modem included then maybe an MBX-HD2 might also be an interesting option to look at (with some added WAN on VLAN licences and maybe a small managed switch to help integrate them, or possibly in the case of the satellite modem you might get by with a USB-Ethernet dongle).
For APs if you wanted everything managed under one system the Peplink ones are not too bad really and can either be managed by InControl2 or the built in AP controller in the Peplink router.
SDX or SDX Pro with flexmodule or wan-on-vlan licences.
You can actually do it on pretty much anything with Synergy mode. 1x B One 5G & 1x B One will get you there in some use cases:
B One 5G synergy controller: 1x wan to synergy device, 1x wan , 1x wan-on-vlan (comes with primecare), 1x USB-C wan, 1x 5G wan and then 2x wan from synergy device and you have 5x wans and 5G.
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@EIS_Systems_Admin
We have helped several businesses, municipality with similar configurations.
We are an Authorized peplink and starlink solutions provider.
We also make custom starlink FHP brackets to easily remove/move units as needed.
We provide full support on bonding and configuration after the equipment sales as well.
Reach out to me at [email protected] or call me at 469-257-1111 and I’ll be happy to help you with this project.
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