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 <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> On Behalf Of Luke Whitworth Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:54 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Multi sim 4G routers *Message sent from a system outside of UConn.* 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/<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteltonika-networks.com%2Fproduct%2Frutx09%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ccb366016054a4dac041608d94c4f0db2%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637624724686925373%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hO6Bvemb2a4IUl3QaMZ5D6MMYeUOt4ycQC8XqkovPlc%3D&reserved=0>, 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<mailto:luke.whitwo...@cranfield.ac.uk> T: +44 (0) 1234 75 4007 W: www.cranfield.ac.uk<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cranfield.ac.uk%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ccb366016054a4dac041608d94c4f0db2%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637624724686935370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=PxzgNlJ9UF2qDK6zbpVDVDG835GHvk6upFAM6FCTO%2Fg%3D&reserved=0> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended only for the named addressee. If you are not the named addressee, please accept our apology, notify the sender immediately and then delete the email. We request that you do not disclose, use, copy or distribute any information within it. Any opinions expressed are not necessarily the corporate view of Cranfield University. This email is not intended to be contractually binding unless specifically stated and the sender is an authorised University signatory. Whilst we have taken steps to ensure that this email and all attachments are free from any virus, we advise that, in keeping with good computing practice, the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.educause.edu%2Fcommunity&data=04%7C01%7C%7Ccb366016054a4dac041608d94c4f0db2%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637624724686935370%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=U2ldki5yMT7ESZCPUuzuoiRXO%2B223qJzb5xYqfQbhC0%3D&reserved=0> ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
