Balance Model Comparison

Branch/Small Office Small Business Mid-Size Business Large Enterprise/Campus
Model 20/30/50 30 LTE One 210/310 305 380 580 710 1350 2500
Product Code BPL-021
BPL-031
BPL-050		 BPL-031-LTE-E-T BPL-ONE BPL-210
BPL-310		 BPL-305 BPL-380 BPL-580 BPL-710 BPL-135 BPL-2500- *
Capacity
Ethernet WAN Ports 2/3/5 2 2 (GbE) 2 +/3 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 5 (GbE) 7 (GbE) 13 (GbE) 12 (GbE)
LAN Ports 4 (GbE) 4 (GbE) 8 (GbE) 7 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 3 (GbE) 8 (GbE)/2 (10G SFP+) *
Simultaneous Dual-Band 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi AP ○ ○ 1 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Embedded 4G LTE ○ 1 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
SIM Card Size ○ Mini-SIM (2FF) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
USB WAN Modem Port 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Recommended Users2 1-25 1-25 1-50 1-50 50-500 50-500 300-1000 500-2000 1000-5000 5000-20000+
Router Throughput 3 100Mbps 100Mbps 1Gbps 200Mbps 400Mbps 400Mbps 800Mbps 1Gbps 2Gbps 8Gbps
Core Functionality
802.1q VLANs supported 16 16 16 16 128 128 128 128 128 128
Load Balancing & Failover ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Load Balancing Algorithms 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Drop-In Mode ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Inbound Load Balancing ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
InControl Cloud Management ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
PepVPN/SpeedFusion Functionality
PepVPN ● % ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
SpeedFusion Hot Failover ○ ○ ○ ^ ● ○ ^ ● ● ● ● ●
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding ○ ○ ○ ^ ● ○ ^ ● ● ● ● ●
Number of PepVPN/SpeedFusion Peers 4 2 2 2 ^ 2 2/20 & 20 50 300 800 4000
PepVPN/SpeedFusion Throughput 30Mbps 30Mbps 30Mbps^ 50Mbps 150Mbps^ 150Mbps 200Mbps 400Mbps 800Mbps 2Gbps
PIPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network) 5 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Number of IPsec Tunnels 2 2 2 2 20 20 50 150 400 800
L2TP VPN Server ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
PPTP VPN Server ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Recommended PPTP VPN Users 15 15 15 15 50 50 100 200 500 1000
AP Controller Functionality
Can Manage Pepwave AP Series ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Maximum Number of AP Supported 10 10 10 10 50 50 100 250 500 1500
Can Manage Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles 6 ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ●
Advanced QoS Functionality
Bandwidth Usage Monitor ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
User Groups Bandwidth Control ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ●
Web Blocking ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Hardware
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● *
Power Consumption 15W 15W 15W 15W 50W 50W 50W 70W 70W 230W
1U Rackmount ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
High Availability ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
LAN Bypass ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ●
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ●
Certifications
FCC, CE, RoHS ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty

1 For a list of supported modems, please refer to http://www.peplink.com/modem.
2 Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
3 Router Throughput is based on Ethernet frame sizes of 1280 or 1518 bytes. Actual performance can vary across different networking environments. Figures apply to the latest hardware revision.
4 Number of peer Peplink or Pepwave devices you can connect using SpeedFusion VPN.
5 IPsec only supports connection with Cisco, Juniper, Peplink or Pepwave devices.
6 Balance 20/30/30 LTE/50/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports one configuration profile with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. Balance 305/380/580/710/1350/2500 comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.
+ Balance 210 has an extra WAN port which can be activated through license key.
^ PepVPN is supported on all models. SpeedFusion is an optional feature.
& Balance 305 supports 2 PepVPN peers. With purchase of SpeedFusion License, the Balance 305 supports up to 20 SpeedFusion peers.
* Balance 2500 are available different configurations. Please refer to ordering information for details.
% Balance 20/30/50 requires firmware 6.1 to support PepVPN.




Ordering Information for Balance 30 LTE

Product Code Carrier Description
BPL-031-LTE-E-T 4G LTE/HSPA+ (EU) Embedded 4G model supporting 4G LTE for EU and worldwide GSM carriers and providing automatic fallback to 3G as needed. Technologies and frequency bands supported: 4G LTE (Band 1/3/7/8/20); WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+ (800/850/900/1900/2100 MHz).


Ordering Information for Balance 2500

Product Code Product Name Description
BPL-2500 Balance 2500 Equipped with 8 (GbE) LAN ports and supporting LACP (802.3ad) NIC bonding.
BPL-2500-SFP Balance 2500 Equipped with two 10G SFP+ LAN ports. See a list of compatible SFP+ modules.
For the ordering information of all other Balance models, please refer to the above comparison diagram


Feature Add-On for AP Controller

Product Code Compatible With Description
WLC-100 Balance 305 & 380 Balance 580 Upgrade to AP Controller Pro. Balance 305 and 380 can manage up to 50 APs. Balance 580 can manage up to 100 APs. Support multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.
WLC-200 Balance 710 Balance 1350 Upgrade to AP Controller Pro. Balance 710 and 1350 can manage up to 250 and 500 APs respectively. Support multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.
WLC-500 Balance 2500 Upgrade to AP Controller Pro. Manage up to 1500 APs. Support multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.


Feature Add-On for B210

Product Code Product Name Description
BPL-210-LC-WAN WAN Port Activation License Activate WAN 3 on Balance 210


Technical Specifications

Software

  • Peplink Balance Firmware

WAN

  • Support for PPPoE, Static IP, DHCP
  • WAN Link Health Check
    • PING
    • DNS Lookup
    • HTTP
  • Bandwidth Allowance Monitor
  • IPv6 Support
  • USB 4G/3G Modem Support
  • Support for Dynamic DNS services
    • changeip.com
    • dyndns.org
    • no-ip.org
    • tzo.com
    • DNS-O-Matic
  • WAN Port Convertible into LAN Port 10

LAN

  • DHCP Server for LAN Clients
  • Extended DHCP Option
  • DHCP Reservation
  • DNS Proxy for LAN Clients
  • VLAN on LAN Support

Load Balancing

  • Intelligent Failover
  • Session Persistence
  • Per-Service Load Distribution
  • Multiple Algorithms
    • Weighted
    • Enforced
    • Persistence
    • Priority
    • Overflow
    • Least Used
    • Lowest Latency

Security

  • DoS Prevention
  • Stateful Firewall
  • Web Blocking

Complete VPN Solution

  • PepVPN/SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding 8
    • Site-to-Site VPN
    • Bandwidth Aggregation
    • Hot Failover
    • 256-bit AES Encryption
    • Pre-shared Key Authentication
    • Dynamic Routing
    • X.509 Certificate Support 8
  • PPTP VPN Server
    • RADIUS, LDAP Authentication7
  • IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)
    • X.509 Certificate Support 8

Advanced QoS

  • User Groups
    • Bandwidth Reservation
    • Individual Bandwidth Limit 7
  • Application Prioritization
    • By User Groups
    • SIP, HTTPS, VPN QoS
    • Custom Application QoS

Networking

  • NAT and IP Forwarding
  • Static Routes
  • Port Forwarding
  • Many to One, One to One NAT
  • NAT Pool
  • SIP ALG, H.323 ALG
  • UPnP, NAT-PMP
  • WINS Server
  • OSPFv2 and RIPv2 Support

AP Controller 9

  • Support for Pepwave AP Series
  • Auto AP Discovery
  • Auto AP Firmware Management
  • AP Profile Configuration
  • Wi-Fi Usage Statistics

Support and Warranty

  • 1-Year Standard Warranty
  • 1-Year Standard Support 12
    • Unlimited 8×5 Email Support
    • 90 Days Telephone Support
  • 1-Year Firmware Upgrade

Captive Portal

  • Support for Wired and Wireless LAN Clients
  • Support RADIUS Authentication
  • Support LDAP Authentication 10
  • Time and Usage Quotas on Open Access Mode
  • Built-in Customizable Splash Page

DNS

  • Built-in Authoritative DNS 10
    • Support for A, CNAME, NS, MX, PTR, SOA, SRV, TXT records

Device Management

  • Web Administrative Interface
  • Command Line Interface
  • InControl Cloud Management
  • Email Notification
  • Active Client & Session Lists
  • Bandwidth Usage Statistics
  • Syslog Service
  • SNMP v1, v2c and v3

Power Requirements

  • Universal Input 100V – 240V AC

Package Content

  • Balance 20/30/30 LTE/50/One/210/310
    • Balance Router
    • 12V2A Power Supply
  • Balance 305/380/580/710/1350
    • Balance Router
    • Power Cord
    • 1 Pair of Mounting Brackets
  • Balance 2500
    • Balance Router
    • 2x Power Cord
    • 1 Pair of Mounting Brackets

Certifications

  • CE
  • FCC
  • RoHS


8 Features available on the Balance 20/30/50 as an upgrade.
9 AP Controller Basic comes standard with all Balance models. AP Controller Full comes standard with the Balance 305 and above.
10 This feature is only available on the Balance 210 and above.
11 IPsec only supports connection with Cisco, Juniper, Peplink or Pepwave devices.
12 Only valid for customers who have purchased Peplink Balance devices directly from Peplink.

Feature not available in every model. Please refer to model comparison for details. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

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