CradlePoint MBR1200 Wireless Mobile Router connects to both wired and wireless internet modems with failover and failback features

Communication system is very important business tool today either for small or medium to enterprise businesses. Leased line, frame relay, T1 etc are popular high speed WAN connection for large organizations. Small offices and small businesses rely on the broadband internet connection either DSL or Cable services for affordable WAN connections. Small offices and small businesses that demand a constant internet connection they should implement such kind of redundancy system to assure the uninterruptable broadband internet connection.

Any kinds of potential failure of the critical elements must be identified and must be given appropriate control to prevent any types of business disruption. With regards to communication system that uses broadband internet connections, the system that is capable of failover to the backup lines connection when the primary connection fails must be in place. And when the failure connection restores, the system should be able to failback to its primary lines. This type of system is called failover and failback system. This way your business keeps running – stay connected to the world with a well-managed failover / failback system.

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CradlePoint MBR1200 cellular router is an ideal solution for small offices or small businesses that features failover / failback system to keep the internet connection uninterrupted. MBR1200 allows you to subscribe to two different internet services: wired (cable / DSL) and wireless internet. When your primary wired internet fails to function, the system will failover to the wireless internet connection automatically. And when the wired internet service is restored, the system failbacks to this line again automatically. Thus, your business keeps online without any disruption due to out of services.

CradlePoint MBR1200 wireless mobile router provides both high speed wired and wireless networks. The router includes 4xGigabit Ethernet ports for high speed wired connection. For wireless network, the router is powered by the latest 802.11n technology which is also compatible with legacy 802.11b/g client devices. The router is an ideal solution for homes, small offices and branch offices and temporary or remote enterprise environments seeking to implement continuous, always-on connectivity.

Cradlepoint MBR1200 is powered by the WiPipe™ technology with business class features is an affordable router with enterprise class features. The router is designed to work out of the box – very easy to install and setup with pre-installed software with minimal maintenance. The box can instantly connects to EVDO and HSPA (3G/4G) networks to instantly access the internet with USB or ExpressCard modems attached to the MBR1200.

Advanced Security

Like other home wireless routers, the CradlePoint MBR1200 wireless mobile router supports standard security features dual firewall features (NAT and SPI) for network protection. And it supports Denial of Services attacks prevention as well.

Other wireless security encryption including WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 PSK, WPA ENT, as well as 64/128-bit WEP (Wired equivalent protection) for legacy client connections can also be supported. Unfortunately, the router cannot support native VPN, it just supports the VPN pass through, meaning the router supports the VPN protocol to get through the firewall including the IPSec, L2TP and PPTP.

Application

Typically the MBR1200 cellular router is applied to small offices or small businesses by connecting to the broadband cable or DSL as the primary connection and the wireless 3G/4G internet as the failover connection when the wired connection is failure.

In impromptu outdoor situations such as emergency response activities, camping activities, backstage works in the concert, you and the team still connect to world with this router using the EVDO and HSPA (3G/4G) networks. In these types of outdoor activities, time is sometimes crucial. The good thing is that the router can be setup easily in minutes and you can connect to the wireless network with internet connectivity instantly.

Since the router can be setup easily in minutes, you can bring your office with you everywhere during outdoor activities or during travelling, in a long-haul tour with your car, bus or in train you can stay connected to the world with the shared internet network with the team.

The above figure shows a common networking diagram with the MBr1200, broadband cable / DSL services (as the primary internet connection) and the EVDO / HSPA as the backup connection when the primary connection fails.

See also:

• MBR1000 CradlePoint wireless mobile router
• DIR-450 / 451 D-Link Cellular router
• Wireless Travel Router (Tew-655br3g) – compact pocket router
• Wireless USB routers TEW-673GRU – router with two USB ports
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