Monday, July 8, 2019

help finding a rugged cellular firewall/router with 8 ethernet ports

basically as the title suggests im going to be sticking some network gear in some pretty harsh/isolated environments, and i am trying to get the following features out of ONE Piece of hardware, I might settle for two (router + managed switch) .

  • Need Cellular with DUAL SIM (ATT/VERIZON)
  • Need VLAN support (obviously)
  • Need multiple DHCP Scopes support
  • Need VPN Support (IPSec, OVPN, GRE would be nice!)
  • Need an option for an ETHERNET WAN Port
  • Would LIKE to have 8 LAN ports (this can be deleted if needed and just add a switch + trunk to my purchase)

We already use cradlepoint but we only deploy it in an IP Passthrough type scenario to a meraki mx gateway, i know it has a ton of features, but i haven't really dug deep into the CP yet.

Solutions im currently looking at:

  • Cradlepoint COR IBR900 + Managed switch, this would probably be my go to, but i havent had to use any of the networking features of the cradlepoint yet, strictly IP Passthrough, would love input on this side!
  • C819HG-LTE-MNA-K9 + Managed switch, this looks good, but has anyone had much experience with using a firewall on these ? i currently deploy ISR4331's but just strictly as ROUTERS. Would love some real world input on securing these from a cellular perspective (with a dedicated static public ip address)
  • MOXA OnCell G3470A-LTE Series + Managed switch, Ive used moxa in some industrial spaces strictly as routers, would love some real world feedback if any exists on this sub reddit ?
  • God i would love for a rugged meraki with cellular built in so i could just deploy AutoVPN and be done, does anyone know if there is a roadmap for rugged?

I am open to any and all suggestions, thanks for the input ahead of time!.

-DR



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