Hi Luke, +1 on Cradlepoint but also here are some misc. other options assuming multiple APs (vs 1 single Remote AP).
* Talk to your Aruba team about some possible upcoming roadmap items which might be relevant to your needs. Ask if there might be APs and/or Gateways with LTE support. It may be there are options here but they may only support 1 SIM/link but worth checking out. * Use a SOHO/Branch firewall with multi SIM support (the Fortigates someone mentioned are great, I’m sure most firewall vendors have a similar solution). * Depending on distance and LoS, you may be able to use a long haul wireless bridge back to a main connection (e.g. Siklu) or leverage longer-range private cellular- CBRS/PrivateLTE for remote/rural coverage (e.g. Celona / OnGo Alliance). Note CBRS is the band used for Private LTE in the US – in UK it’s different bands and even though I sat through an update on that yesterday I didn’t take notes on that 😊 Both of these options would not require cellular service and therefore reduce ongoing costs, but may not be viable depending on location and distance. -jj ___________ Jennifer Minella, CISSP Consulting Advisor, Network & Cyber Security Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. www.cadinc.com<http://www.cadinc.com/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 919.460.1313 Main Office 919.539.2726 Mobile/text [CAD LOGO EMAIL SIG] IMPORTANT UPDATES: Starting August 1st my role with the company will change to a part time contractor advisory role, and you may be working with other teammates for certain projects. From: Luke Whitworth <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2021 9:54 AM Subject: Multi sim 4G routers 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: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> T: +44 (0) 1234 75 4007 W: www.cranfield.ac.uk<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk> 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 ********** 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
