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Continuing Education / Refresher Certificates: Cloud Fundamentals and Network Fundamentals
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Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
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LTE Advanced and Automatic Carrier (4G Provider) Selection
LTE Advance is the next gen of 4G LTE. It’s faster and has more R.F. space (bandwidth) to handle users.
Auto Carrier Selection. Prior to the current release of Cradlepoint products we had to manually upload modem firmware to a router to change the cellular provider. We no longer have to do t hat. It happens automatically.
What they don’t tell you is the “generic” modem firmware works in many places outside of the U.S. such as Bahamas, Caribbean, and European carriers. Please check with me before ordering so that I can confirm it will work where you want it to work.
Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
954-354-2748
communications @ marinetelecom.net
Dual SIMs vs Dual Modems (WAN/LAN Switchable Ports)(Dual Modem Docks for Single Modem Routers)
Why would you buy a Single Modem router vs Why would you buy a Dual Modem Router?
If you stay on one 4G provider all of the time and switch sim cards when you leave the country – that’s a Single Modem Router. While it can Fail Over (more slowly than Dual Modem Router) it cannot Load Balance two 4G providers. Single modem routers have 2 sim capability. Dual Modem Routers have 2 modems with 2 sim capability.
If you router does not have removable modems it’s a usually a Single Modem Router. If it, like AER-2100 and AER-3100 has removable modems it’s a Dual Modem Router. Single Modem Router can load balance 1 wired Internet Connection and 1 (the Built-In) 4G LTE connection. Dual Modem Router can load balance 2 4G LTE and several wired Internet connections. Check the number of Wired Connections needed when selecting a Router. AER-2100 has 4 LAN and 1 WAN port. AER-3100 has 12 LAN and 1 WAN. WAN is Internet. On both of those models the LAN ports can be switched to be WAN/Internet ports.
COR IBR-1100 routers have 2 LAN and 1 WAN/Internet. They are switchable LAN / WAN. So you could have 2 WAN/Internet and 1 LAN (IBR-900 1 LAN and 1 WAN.)
COR IBR-1100 Series Dual Sim but not Dual Modem
COR IBR-1100 – 2 LAN and 1 WAN – switchable LAN/WAN ports
**** COR IBR-1100 Series can become Dual Modem with the Dual Modem Dock and an MC-400 Series Modem.
COR IBR-900 – (compare IBR-1100) only 1 LAN and 1 WAN ports – switchable … but if you switch the only LAN port to WAN/Internet you run out of LAN ports. In the WiFI model is does have WAVE-2 Gigabit WiFi. It is a Single Modem – Dual Sim Card Router. The Sim Card slots are on the front, compared to COR IBR-1100 series where they are on the bottom behind 4 screws and a door.
**** COR-IBR-900 Series can be Dual Modem capable with the Extensibility Dock and an MC-400 Series Modem. This also adds 2 Ethernet Ports and other capabilities.
AER-3100 – Dual Modem each with Dual Sim Card.
AER-3100 showing 12 LAN ports and 1 WAN port (also 1 console port) – LAN ports with PoE power for devices. Ethernet ports Switchable between LAN and WAN/Internet.
MC400 Modem – Dual Sim Card – Removable / Swappable in AER-2100 and AER-3100 Routers.
AER-1600 you would think would be a less-expensive Dual Modem Router, but it is limited in which versions come with an Embedded Modem and can take a 2nd modem. It seems to be limited to the older (before LP6) embedded modems. So you couldn’t have an LP6 with an LP6 second modem, It does have 4 LAN and 1 WAN port – no doubt switchable to WAN / Internet on the 4 LAN ports.
LPE and LP4 models include an embedded modem and a slot to add an MC400 modem
- LP6 and LP3 models include a bundled MC400 modem and do not include an embedded modem
- AER1600/AER1650 only include a slot for an MC400 modem and do not include an embedded modem
Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
954-354-2748
communications @ marinetelecom.net
Cradlepoint NetCloud Engine – Your own private secure “Cloud” Network (SDN – Software Defined Network)
Cradlepoint NetCloud Engine … Have your own private “Cloud” Network … connect Cradlepoint Routers, but also other devices, smart phones, and computers.
Fueled by Software
Introducing your next WAN—software-defined, delivered as a service, and designed with security in mind for today’s connected enterprise.
NetCloud Engine enables IT and network teams to deploy cloud-based networks in minutes to connect distributed people, places and things anywhere. Our NetCloud Engine platform is fueled by network and service virtualization software and powered by cloud infrastructure—providing Internet reach with private network security and control, and LAN simplicity and mesh connectivity. Now you can make the public Internet your private network without giving up visibility, security and control.
Delivered as a service, everywhere.
Connect & Protect People, Places & Things Anywhere
Remote access from anywhere
Cradlepoint helps IT organizations maintain their sanity and budgets while addressing the growing need for remote access from anywhere. Whether keeping up with the demands of your remote and mobile workforce, connecting new remote offices, providing isolated access for contractors, or deploying a temporary network for a construction site or sales meeting, Cradlepoint NetCloud Engine makes it easy.
With Cradlepoint NetCloud Engine, you can build a virtual overlay network to give groups of remote users segmented access to files and applications—whether in the data center or public cloud. Provide users with a seamless LAN experience while eliminating the hardware and headaches of a traditional VPN. Through the admin web console, you can provision users and devices in just a few clicks, and delete them just as fast.
From a security perspective, NetCloud Engine combines strong end-to-end encryption, auto-PKI and machine authentication with a fully cloaked private address space and micro-segmentation capabilities to offer the security of a private network over the public Internet.
Features:
- Support for all modern devices: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android
- Automatic user and device level ACLs
- Multi-factor authentication: user (ID), device (token) and certificate (PKI)
- Encryption: AES 256-bit encryption, no configuration
Benefits:
- Network virtualization enables new security model for cloud and mobile
- Scale connectivity when and where you need it
- Virtual overlay network, works with existing infrastructure
- No hardware upgrades, scalable and always up-to-date
Enterprise mobility, extend MDM
NetCloud Engine is designed to address the unique challenges associated with providing secure access to critical files and applications from mobile devices, including Windows, Android and Apple iOS phones and tablets.
Unlike traditional VPNs, you can deploy a virtual overlay network and segregate mobile users and the specific servers they need access to—whether in the data center or public cloud—from everything else. This “quarantine” approach ensures that mobile devices are contained and mobile users cannot access unauthorized resources on data center or office LANs.
Enterprise mobility requires enterprise security. NetCloud Engine extends MDM by providing micro-segmentation capabilities and a fully cloaked private address space with outbound-only connections to eliminate the risk of exposing public IP addresses or inbound firewall ports.
Features:
- Supports Windows, Android and iOS tablets and phones
- Network virtualization and micro-segmentation enables quarantining of mobile devices
- End-to-end encryption with device and X.509 certificate (PKI) authentication
- Works with MDM and popular mobile apps for file and desktop access
Benefits:
- Superior mobile security without the complexity of traditional VPNs
- Scale mobile access when and where you need it
- Virtual overlay network, works with existing infrastructure
- No head-end hardware, scale without forklift upgrades
Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
954-354-2748
communications @ marinetelecom.net
NEW: 900 Series Ruggedized 4G LTE-A Router w/ Wave-2 Gigabit WiFi ($900 / $800)
900 Series Ruggedized 4G LTE-A Router w/ Wave-2 Gigabit WiFi. (WiFi only in 900 model. 950 model is Non-WiFi.) – $900 with WiFi, $800 without WiFi.
The 900 Series is a ruggedized, cloud-managed, 4G LTE networking platform designed to provide connectivity across a broad range of M2M / IoT and in-vehicle applications.
KEY FEATURES
- LTE Advanced with SIM-base auto-carrier selection
- Fully supported in NetCloud: Cloud Management, Cloud Networking
- Ruggedized for in-vehicle & M2M in challenging environments
- Best WiFi (first LTE router with “Wave 2” Gigabit WiFi)
- Gigabit Ethernet ports & active GPS
900 Series Front View
900 Series Rear View
900 Series with Antennas Installed. Antennas included and not included models available. See No Antennas and No Power Supply option / models.
North American SKUs
COR IBR900/IBR950 LP6 models include an integrated LTE Category 6 modem. The LP6 modems support SIM-Based Auto-Carrier selection so there is only one model for all North American Carriers. Simply insert the SIM and wait for the router to automatically detect the SIM and establish a connection.
Since most vehicle installations require special wiring for ignition power and external antennas, there is a -NPS version that has No Power Supply, no WiFi antennas, no cellular antennas, and includes a DC power/GPIO cable only.
WiFi
- COR IBR900LP6-NA: LTE Advanced (Cat 6) modem for all North American carriers with HSPA+ fallback
- COR IBR900LP6-NA-NPS: power/GPIO cable only (no WiFi or cellular antennas, no AC power supply)
- COR IBR900NM-NA: IBR900 with no embedded modem
Non-WiFi
- COR IBR950LP6-NA: LTE Advanced (Cat 6) modem for all North American carriers
Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
954 354-2748
communications @ marinetelecom.net
Internet switching (manual or automatic) and load balancing router included in 4G LTE Advanced Router
Internet switching (manual or automatic) and load balancing router included in 4G LTE Advanced Router. Load balance 2 4G LTE-A Cell Carriers plus WiFI, Satellite, plus Landline Internet, plus plus.
Dual Modem for 2 Cell Carriers – 2 the Same or Different. US / European
12 LAN Ports (Switchable to WAN) and 1 WAN port, as well as PoE Capability on 4 of the ports. Use as many of the 12 as you need for Internet connections … use the rest for your Wired Connections including to Wireless AP’s. Available with and without built-in WiFi. Smaller boat use the built-in WiFi, larger boat use your own connected via the LAN ports including Power Over Ethernet to get power to compatible Access Points.
https://blog.marinetelecom.net/00-a2-cradlepoint-aer-3100-…/
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Full Firewall, Web Filtering, VPN – iPSEC, VLANs 802.1q.
Dual Band Marine WiFi added to Store
Dual Band Marine WiFi added both as an option on the original Marine WiFi and as a separate item … in the online store. If you want to save a few $ contact me direct for payment other than CC. The CC fees are included in the prices in the store. We can take CASH, CHECK, AND WIRE TRANSFER.
30 DAYS Free Support on all items in the store … Installation and Operation … including help with integrating with existing systems. You will want to put any of these systems on your internal network, or make a network, and make Internet available via wired and WiFi wireless onboard.
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Dual Band Marine Wifi $750
I’ve said this before, but many marinas and yards now have 5 Ghz WiFi. 2.4 Ghz is the more common one used by users and can be more congested and slow down at some locations. 5 Ghz has more radio frequency space and is less used and can give you a speed boost.
Dual Band Marine Wifi – Now Available in the same form factor as Link-2 and Link-5 but both bands in one system.
Complete Package with cable and antenna. Power-over-Ethernet for easier cable routing. No need to pull a fat coax cable.
B/G/N on 2.4 Ghz and A/N on 5 Ghz.
500 mW Power Output …
Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
954-354-2748
communications@marinetelecom.net
Why? Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
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Why? Not what do I sell or what do I do … but Why?
You’ve got to believe in something. You’ve got to be ABOUT something.
So Why do I do this thing called Alan Spicer Marine Telecom?
I do THIS because I believe I can save marine vessels money on Internet Access. When compared to VSAT usually 3G – 4G Cellular Internet, and WiFi Hotspot, are less expensive (by far) and the Speeds are much faster. You like options and I like options for The Best and the Lowest Price. I.T. guys might call this “Least Cost Routing”. It means for a given location how many options for Internet do we have? And what’s the Best Option for this location? (And can our gear on board work with the best option?)
I do THIS because I believe I can make things Simpler and Easier to use for you Day To Day Internet management tasks. For this reason – How? What system has the best features for things working as automatically as possible? Who wants to have to have 2 routers to change major cellular carrier / provider? Who wants to have to have 2 routers to work in US and International locations? Who wants to have to Manually change Internet Sources whenever you move the boat or come in our out of the U.S.? You want the simplest – easiest system, so do I.
I do THIS because I have a passion for being FIRST … for being “Ahead of the Curve” as far as Internet Access Technologies and Internet Management Systems Capabilities. I strive to know what’s the Fastest and the Best and that is Vendor independent. I may sell and use multiple vendor brands but I want you to have The Best for you. For this reason I have fought many battles on our behalf (on your behalf and my behalf together.) I fight for the latest technologies and the fastest / best Internet speeds. Who wants 1 or 2 year old Technology? You don’t, I don’t. Who wants to have to replace equipment every year or two? You don’t, I don’t. We want the latest stuff and we want it to work and be the best for a few years at least.
A good friend of mine calls me the “I.T. Guy” or “The 1’s and 0’s Guy”. And I do have a passion for the technical details for the How of things are done. But I also have a passion for Fastest, Least Expensive, Easier – Simpler, and Ahead of the Curve Latest and Best.
… That’s the WHY of Why I do this. The How and What has to follow the core principles above.
Alan Spicer
Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
954-354-2748
communications @ marinetelecom.net