Multi sim 4G routers

[Luke Whitworth]

Hi all,

We've got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need to 
work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I've resorted to a Raspberry Pi and 
a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem support it 
was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are wanting more 
bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I've found 
https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/, which seemingly ticks lots of 
boxes but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with products / vendors 
in this area that they'd be happy to share?  Ideally we'd like multiple SIMs 
that we can load balance over, so we just plug in a few APs and live in hope 
that all users don't associate with just one AP!

Cheers,

Luke

Luke Whitworth
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RE: Multi sim 4G routers

[Hales, David]

While I didn't end up using the multi-sim support, I've used these cellular 
routers for remote locations in the past.  They're pretty good products, 
support dual SIM, battery backup or PoE, and external antennae.

https://www.digi.com/products/networking/cellular-routers/enterprise/digi-6310-dx

David Hales
Network Systems Administrator

Information Technology Services
Tennessee Tech University
1010 N. Peachtree Av., CLEM117
Cookeville, TN 38505
P: 931-372-3983
E: dha...@tntech.edu

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Hi all,

We've got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need to 
work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I've resorted to a Raspberry Pi and 
a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem support it 
was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are wanting more 
bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I've found 
https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/,
 which seemingly ticks lots of boxes but I was wondering if anyone has any 
experience with products / vendors in this area that they'd be happy to share?  
Ideally we'd like multiple SIMs that we can load balance over, so we just plug 
in a few APs and live in hope that all users don't associate with just one AP!

Cheers,

Luke

Luke Whitworth
Network Specialist
Information Services
Building 63 (IT) G46, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
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RE: Multi sim 4G routers

[Michael E. Davis]

Cradlepoint is the gold standard in this space, I haven't worked with their 
multi-sim units but their single-sim units have been solid.

Michael Davis
Network Architect
University IT Services
http://directory.uark.edu/people/michaeld

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EXTERNAL MESSAGE

Hi all,

We've got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need to 
work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I've resorted to a Raspberry Pi and 
a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem support it 
was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are wanting more 
bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I've found 
https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/,
 which seemingly ticks lots of boxes but I was wondering if anyone has any 
experience with products / vendors in this area that they'd be happy to share?  
Ideally we'd like multiple SIMs that we can load balance over, so we just plug 
in a few APs and live in hope that all users don't associate with just one AP!

Cheers,

Luke

Luke Whitworth
Network Specialist
Information Services
Building 63 (IT) G46, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
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RE: Multi sim 4G routers

[Travis Geske]

We use CradlePoint and have been very happy with their products.


Travis Geske
Director of Network Infrastructure
MCP,MDAA,NCP-MCI,ECSE
 #2597,HYCU 
Admin
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John A. Logan College
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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers


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While I didn't end up using the multi-sim support, I've used these cellular 
routers for remote locations in the past.  They're pretty good products, 
support dual SIM, battery backup or PoE, and external antennae.

https://www.digi.com/products/networking/cellular-routers/enterprise/digi-6310-dx

David Hales
Network Systems Administrator

Information Technology Services
Tennessee Tech University
1010 N. Peachtree Av., CLEM117
Cookeville, TN 38505
P: 931-372-3983
E: dha...@tntech.edu

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Hi all,

We've got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need to 
work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I've resorted to a Raspberry Pi and 
a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem support it 
was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are wanting more 
bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I've found 
https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/,
 which seemingly ticks lots of boxes but I was wondering if anyone has any 
experience with products / vendors in this area that they'd be happy to share?  
Ideally we'd like multiple SIMs that we can load balance over, so we just plug 
in a few APs and live in hope that all users don't associate with just one AP!

Cheers,

Luke

Luke Whitworth
Network Specialist
Information Services
Building 63 (IT) G46, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
E: luke.whitwo...@cranfield.ac.uk
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Ekahau Licensing & Alternatives

[Jonathan Oakden]

I have to agree here that the answer isn’t trying to find ways to circumvent 
then license agreement, it’s for all of us customers to make strong 
representation to our account managers and other representatives at Ekahau that 
their current license practises do not fit the world of education users. I’m 
sure if enough of us pushed for it they could find a new license model that 
works for us?


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Date: Tuesday, 20 July 2021 at 01:13
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU 
Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Ekahau Licensing & Alternatives
We’ve always had it attached to a team name (e.g. wifiteam@) which is clearly 
generic.
Our license didn’t get cancelled, but they did email and ring to state we were 
out of compliance and wanted to chat and resolve the situation instead of 
cutting off access. Perhaps they changed their process 😊

It’s still the best product and we have a external group we sometimes use to do 
surveys who also have their own copy(I’ll have to see how they have fared with 
the licensing). After some staff changes I’m the only one who knows the 
software, so right now this isn’t a huge issue but that will change.

It’s not unreasonable for them to ensure their product is licensed and used 
correctly, it would be great if they could consider our use cases and provide a 
more reasonable solution.



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Hi, how did they know it was a generic account?  Are they sending back 
information about the device it's on and mapping the login?  Or they just using 
some heuristic that looks to see if it may be a generic account such as sending 
emails to thT user account and getting no response.

Jimmy

On Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 10:56 PM Jason Cook 
mailto:jason.c...@adelaide.edu.au>> wrote:
This frustrated us a bit too. Their licensing seems to be aimed primarily at 
Wifi professionals who use this all the time/profit from it as part of their 
business. Doesn’t really fit our environments at all.

Over the course of a year lets say at best we’d use this at .5 of an FTE (I’m 
probably overstating that, would prefer to use it more but we just don’t have 
time)
There’s 5 people in our team. We aren’t going to pay for 5 licenses for 
something that is use so little… not at the license cost they have anyway.

Oh well.. what’s the difference in a generic email versus personal email for 
them anyway..

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I don't blame them for not wanting multiple users on a single license.

However, I do blame them for not warning us that we were apparently breaking 
the ToS and decided to kill our license without notice. This left me, on a 
weekend and in a pinch, unable to even open my surveys.

How were we breaking their ToS? Well, even though I was the only one that ever 
used the product, we licensed it under a "generic" account and not my personal 
one. We do this all the time in the case that someone leaves and we don't know 
which account is tied to what. In my cas

RE: Multi sim 4G routers

[McClintic, Thomas]

+1 for cradlepoint.

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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers


 EXTERNAL EMAIL 
We use CradlePoint and have been very happy with their products.


Travis Geske
Director of Network Infrastructure
MCP,MDAA,NCP-MCI,ECSE
 
#2597,HYCU
 
Admin
Information Technology
John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Road
Carterville, IL  62918
O:618-985-2828 x.8670
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While I didn't end up using the multi-sim support, I've used these cellular 
routers for remote locations in the past.  They're pretty good products, 
support dual SIM, battery backup or PoE, and external antennae.

https://www.digi.com/products/networking/cellular-routers/enterprise/digi-6310-dx

David Hales
Network Systems Administrator

Information Technology Services
Tennessee Tech University
1010 N. Peachtree Av., CLEM117
Cookeville, TN 38505
P: 931-372-3983
E: dha...@tntech.edu

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Hi all,

We've got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need to 
work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I've resorted to a Raspberry Pi and 
a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem support it 
was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are wanting more 
bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I've found 
https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/

Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers

[Jake Snyder]

Peplink is another I’ve seen used for load-balancing cellular connections.  But 
I’m a big cradlepoint fan as well.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 21, 2021, at 9:07 AM, McClintic, Thomas  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> +1 for cradlepoint.
>  
> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
>  On Behalf Of Travis Geske
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:15 AM
> To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers
>  
>  EXTERNAL EMAIL 
> 
> We use CradlePoint and have been very happy with their products.  
>  
>  
> Travis Geske
> Director of Network Infrastructure
> MCP,MDAA,NCP-MCI,ECSE #2597,HYCU Admin
> Information Technology
> John A. Logan College
> 700 Logan College Road
> Carterville, IL  62918
> O:618-985-2828 x.8670
> www.jalc.edu
> 
>  
>  
>  
>  
> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
>  On Behalf Of Hales, David
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:12 AM
> To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers
>  
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> This message did not originate from John A Logan College.  Please report any 
> suspicious attachments, links, or requests for sensitive information.
> 
> While I didn’t end up using the multi-sim support, I’ve used these cellular 
> routers for remote locations in the past.  They’re pretty good products, 
> support dual SIM, battery backup or PoE, and external antennae.
>  
> https://www.digi.com/products/networking/cellular-routers/enterprise/digi-6310-dx
>  
> David Hales
> Network Systems Administrator
>  
> Information Technology Services
> Tennessee Tech University
> 1010 N. Peachtree Av., CLEM117
> Cookeville, TN 38505
> P: 931-372-3983
> E: dha...@tntech.edu
>  
> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
>  On Behalf Of Luke Whitworth
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 8:54 AM
> To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers
>  
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> opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to requests.
> Hi all,
>  
> We’ve got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
> We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need 
> to work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I’ve resorted to a Raspberry 
> Pi and a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem 
> support it was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are 
> wanting more bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I’ve 
> found https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/, which seemingly ticks 
> lots of boxes but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with products 
> / vendors in this area that they’d be happy to share?  Ideally we’d like 
> multiple SIMs that we can load balance over, so we just plug in a few APs and 
> live in hope that all users don’t associate with just one AP!
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Luke
>  
> Luke Whitworth
> Network Specialist
> Information Services
> Building 63 (IT) G46, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
> E: luke.whitwo...@cranfield.ac.uk
> T: +44 (0) 1234 75 4007
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Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers

[Jess Walczak]

+2 for the cradlepoint family of products for this use case.

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 10:41 AM Jake Snyder  wrote:

> Peplink is another I’ve seen used for load-balancing cellular
> connections.  But I’m a big cradlepoint fan as well.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 21, 2021, at 9:07 AM, McClintic, Thomas <
> thomas.mcclin...@uth.tmc.edu> wrote:
>
> 
>
> +1 for cradlepoint.
>
>
>
> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <
> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Travis Geske
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:15 AM
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> * EXTERNAL EMAIL *
>
> We use CradlePoint and have been very happy with their products.
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>
> *Travis Geske*
>
> Director of Network Infrastructure
> MCP
> 
> ,MDAA
> 
> ,NCP-MCI
> 
> ,ECSE #2597
> 
> ,HYCU Admin
> 
>
> Information Technology
>
> John A. Logan College
>
> 700 Logan College Road
>
> Carterville, IL  62918
>
> O:618-985-2828 x.8670
>
> www.jalc.edu
> 
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <
> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Hales, David
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:12 AM
> *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers
>
>
>
> *[EXTERNAL SENDER]*
> This message did not originate from John A Logan College.  Please report
> any suspicious attachments, links, or requests for sensitive information.
>
> While I didn’t end up using the multi-sim support, I’ve used these
> cellular routers for remote locations in the past.  They’re pretty good
> products, support dual SIM, battery backup or PoE, and external antennae.
>
>
>
>
> https://www.digi.com/products/networking/cellular-routers/enterprise/digi-6310-dx
> 
>
>
>
> *David Hales*
>
> *Network Systems Administrator*
>
>
>
> Information Technology Services
>
> Tennessee Tech University
>
> 1010 N. Peachtree Av., CLEM117
>
> Cookeville, TN 38505
>
> *P:* 931-372-3983
>
> *E: *dha...@tntech.edu
>
>
>
> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv <
> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> *On Behalf Of *Luke Whitworth
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> We’ve got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote
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> we just need to work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I’ve resorted
> to a Raspberry Pi and a 4G USB dongle (as altho

RE: Multi sim 4G routers

[Glinsky, Eric]

We have a couple FortiGate 60Ds with built-in 4G modems in food trucks. They've 
been in place for years and I've never heard of any trouble with them. I'm not 
sure any FortiGates still come with built-in 4G, though. The 60F just says it 
supports connectivity to a USB modem. Maybe other firewall vendors commonly 
used by EDUs have something similar, maybe even with multi SIMs?

Out of curiosity, how remote is remote? Enough that you're unable to get 
Cable/DSL/Fiber connectivity there? Or are these outdoor spaces where they 
power up equipment as needed?

We have around 20 locations with a cable or DSL Internet connection with static 
IP, and a FortiGate 60 series with an IPSEC VPN back to campus. 
Post-installation issues are almost always ISP-related in various ways, not 
firewall/VPN-related.

From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:54 AM
To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU
Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers

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Hi all,

We've got a requirement to support some learning spaces in remote locations.  
We use Aruba wireless so if we can have some remote APs there, we just need to 
work out how to backhaul them.  In the past I've resorted to a Raspberry Pi and 
a 4G USB dongle (as although some Aruba access points have USB modem support it 
was a nightmare that I gave up on).  However, for this people are wanting more 
bandwidth and resiliency, and a plug in and go solution.  I've found 
https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rutx09/,
 which seemingly ticks lots of boxes but I was wondering if anyone has any 
experience with products / vendors in this area that they'd be happy to share?  
Ideally we'd like multiple SIMs that we can load balance over, so we just plug 
in a few APs and live in hope that all users don't associate with just one AP!

Cheers,

Luke

Luke Whitworth
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