Seamless Failover from Ethernet to LTE

Environment

  • A global leader in tire manufacturing.
  • Operates in South East Asia as well as exports to North America and Europe.
  • Operating for over 50 years with various highly successful subsidiaries.

Requirements

  • HQ load balancing router must be able to support the current 3 fixed ethernet connections.
  • Future expansion plans mean potentially 2 more connections need support.
  • The branches have 1 fixed ethernet line, so an extra LTE as the failover would be great.

Solutions

  • Due to the expansion plans and to futureproof, we would recommend a Balance 710 to be deployed at the headquarters.
  • This enterprise-grade router can provide up to 2.5Gbps and features 7 WAN ports allowing them to future proof their setup.
  • The default drop-in mode compatibility makes this device versatile to be used in conjunction with the pre-existing network infrastructure such as the firewall and internal server.
  • As the branches only require 1 additional LTE connection along with their ISP, a MAX Transit would be used.
  • This can use the primary ISP link with an LTE backup for Hot Failover or even Bandwidth Bonding for heavy bandwidth needs, ensuring a consistent and reliable connection.
  • The MAX Transit device supports up to 150 users, which is more than enough for the small branches.

Devices deployed

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Hi Eric. In this architecture, at the Headquarters, 3xISP seems to be connected to the firewall, not the 710. Correct ?
We have an existing close design branch/HQ like this. PEPLINK+CHECK POINT at the HQ. 580 is agregating 2xISP, Check Point behind the 580 for FW/inspection trafic IN/OUT of the LAN. We would like implement Check Point inspection for branches trafic (1xISP + 1xLTE, PEPVPN) before allowing the branch data flow go to Internet.

Hi Eric,

You may find this post useful: Outbound Policy - network behind firewall.

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@eric.plunian sounds like you are asking about the same thing as Rudy here Redirect branches traffic to firewall behind Balance 580

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