[AusNOG] 4G VPN Router

[Chris Herbert]

Second the Mikrotik. I have implemented many RB2011 with an AirCard320U for
exactly this type of thing on a budget.

If you want bulletproof industrial grade stuff cradlepoint gear is hard to
go past

https://cradlepoint.com/products/cor-ibr1100-series#!specs







AirCard 320U

On 6 December 2017 at 13:00, Nick Kamenyitzky <nick at kamenyitzky.com.au>
wrote:

> On 6 December 2017 at 13:23, Guy Ellis <guy at traverse.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>> (i) No antenna diversity
>>
>
> Most that are available from the AU carriers have ports for two external
> antennas.
>
>  (ii) Difficult to reset - certainly not practical at unmanned sites
>
>
> USB power control is definitely available on many devices (both Mikrotik
> and generic devices with Lede/OpenWRT installed)
>
> (iii) Easily stolen
>>
>
> Same security as your other network gear (locked in a
> cupboard/room/cabinet).  Give it its own shelf if you're worried about it
> being knocked.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Nick Kamenyitzky
>
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> On 6 December 2017 at 13:23, Guy Ellis <guy at traverse.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Personally I would not go near a USB Dongle for the following reasons...
>>
>> (i) No antenna diversity
>> (ii) Difficult to reset - certainly not practical at unmanned sites
>> (iii) Easily stolen
>>
>> Regards,
>>  - Guy.
>>
>>
>> On 6/12/2017 12:37 PM, Daniel Bech wrote:
>>
>> Hey Jim,
>>
>> You could achieve this with most 4G dongles and a MikroTik router (for
>> example: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB750Gr3)
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Daniel Bech
>>
>> Daniel at FunnyHat.Club
>> On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 7:36am, Jim Peters <jimmy.pete at gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone had any reccomendations for 4G router hardware
>> (consumer/prosumer) that supported site-to-site vpn.
>> seems like there is quite a bit of equipment that can host vpn, however
>> not alot of it can join something already existing.
>>
>> i've used some tp-link (mr200) units with ipsec support but the dynamic
>> ip from 4g make this an issue.
>>
>> would love to hear your thoughts.
>>
>> also fyi. telstra is main carrier, however some optus will be used when
>> coverage is an issue
>>
>> Thanks Jim
>>
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