Hi,
I’d like to setup bonding and speedfusion cloud for critical devices (voip / video conferencing / vpn) and use load balancing for the rest.
The two WANs I have are starlink and NBN fixed wireless (incl. 4G backup).
Can I setup load balancing / HA (without using speed fusion cloud) for general devices but configure some devices to go through speed fusion cloud (say based on MACs being Assigned to specific LAN ip range).
My aim is to manage costs and reserve speedfusion cloud for critical workloads by using the underlying links directly but have rock solid connectivity for video calls etc.
where can I see speedfusion cloud options / pricing? (For australia) - is this the ”speed fusion connect protect” available in the estore.peplink.com?
Thank you so much.
One last planning stage question.
regarding the peplink fusion 20 (not 20x):
what types of 4g/5g usb dongles can I use? Does it need to be a Peplink supplied sim (and or usb dongle)?
thanks and regards,
MH
Ah do you mean the Balance 20? https://www.peplink.com/products/balance-20-2/
That is a bit under powered I would suggest for use with a Starlink and a cellular. 20X is a better platform.
The most compatible USB modem is the MAX adapter https://www.peplink.com/products/max-adapter/
You can find a list of modems here: https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/
Any data SIM with an active contract can be used.
Hi Martin,
thank you for prompt reply. I did mean balance 20 of course.
definitely considering the 20X but only a small number of critical clients will be using it, the reliability is the critical factor for these clients (voice and video calls). other devices will use the starlink & nbn directly (the balance will have priority on both).
thanks for the dongle info too.
interested in whether there are any 5g dongles (not expecting 5g speeds), but telcos tend to over-subscribe the previous gen of tech while rolling out next gen to bump customers along, expecting 4g to 5g is no different.
There is a 5G Max adapter from Peplink on that link. https://www.peplink.com/products/max-adapter/
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Thank you very much for your help.
for anyone who stumbles across this the setup I’m planning looks a bit like this… forgive my armature crack at network diagramming.
Definitely on the money with “under powered” comment, balance 20 struggles to achieve much more than 50mbps without cracking 100% cpu.
Also with the latest firmware (8.1.3 build 5021) exhausting the CPU then crashes the web interface completely. I found some references to this regarding 8.1.1 on the forums where an earlier/patch build had addressed some customers issues (8.1.0s083 build 4956). This version runs slightly cooler/less cpu, but when stressed the web interface only temporarily drops out (it comes back when the load lightens).
Current config is two primary WANs and a cellular (always on / priority).
I’ll persist with the balance 20 for a bit and see how it fairs under real-world conditions, the WAN smoothing and FEC seem to be working well (detected drop outs on the individual networks are smoothed over via SFC).
Appears good for safely about 30~40 mbps before the CPU is at risk of flatlining (which I presume will degrade the quality of the FEC/smoothing).
Any config tips for reducing CPU load might come in handy. I haven’t configured any special firewall features or such.
Mhano
