Peplink Model Comparison Overview by Category BR1 Classic BR ENT BR1 IP55 Balance 305 Balance 310 5G Balance 310 Fiber 5G Balance 380 Balance 380X Balance580 Balance 580X Balance 710 Balance 1350 Balance 2500 Balance 2500 SFP Balance 2500 EC SDX SDX Pro EPX
Bandwidth Usage Monitor Advanced QoS Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce Advanced QoS Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User Groups Bandwidth Control Advanced QoS Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Web Blocking Advanced QoS Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
FCC, CE, RoHS Certifications         Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Warranty Certifications SDWAN       1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty Yes 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty 1-Year Limited Warranty
802.1q VLANs Supported Core Functionality SDWAN       1024 128 128 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
Inbound Load Balancing Core Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
InControl Cloud Management Core Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Load Balancing & Failover Core Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Load Balancing Algorithms Core Functionality SDWAN       8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Port-Based VLAN Core Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Central Management Features SDWAN       InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 Yes InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2 InControl 2
Content Filtering (Lite/Full) Features Firewall       Full Lite Lite Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
Dead Reckoning Features   No No No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Drop-In Mode Features   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Edge Computing Features SDWAN No No No No Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % No No Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes via USB port (Docker) % Yes (Application/Docker/KVM) Yes Yes Yes
High Availability Features SDWAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LAN Bypass Features         Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Pepwave AP Series Management Features SDWAN No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Full Full Full Yes Yes Yes
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management Features SDWAN No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote User Access Features SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding Features Tunnel       Yes Yes @ Yes @ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes # Yes #
SpeedFusion Hot Failover Features Tunnel       Yes Yes @ Yes @ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SpeedFusion Smoothing Features Tunnel       Yes Yes @ Yes @ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support FusionSIM Features   Yes (HW3+) No Yes (HW4+) No Yes Yes No No Yes # Yes # No No Yes # No No Yes (HW3+) Yes # Yes #
Support Peplink eSIM and BYOeSIM Features   Yes (HW3+) No Yes (HW4+) No Yes Yes No No Yes # Yes # No No Yes # No No No Yes # Yes #
Support SIM Injector Features   Yes (HW3+) No Yes (HW4+) No Yes Yes No No Yes # Yes # No No Yes # No No Yes (HW3+) Yes # Yes #
1U Rack-mount Hardware Cabinet         Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes*
Device Prime Hardware Speciality         Yes Yes                        
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply Hardware Power       No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding at LAN ports Hardware         Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes # Yes Yes
Operating Temperature Hardware Operational       32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32°– 104 °F
0°– 40°C		 32°– 104 °F
0°– 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F
0° – 40°C		 32° – 104°F / 0° – 40°C 32° – 104°F / 0° – 40°C 32° – 113°F  / 0° – 45°C
PoE+ Output Hardware Power       No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes* Yes* Yes
Enclosure Hardware   Indoor, Metal Compact, Indoor Metal Outdoor, IP55, Plastic                              
Power Consumption Hardware Power Max.: 12W Max.: 16W Max.: 18W (w/o PoE) 50W 40W (max.) 40W (max.) 50W 50W 35W
(for the main chassis)		 35W
(for the main chassis)		 70W 70W 35W
(for the main chassis)		 70W 70W 80W system +330W PoE+ budget 140W system +420W PoE+ budget 300W system and modules +300W PoE+ budget
SFP LAN/WAN Interfaces Tunnel       No 2x SFP LAN 1x SFP WAN,
1x SFP LAN		 No No No No No No No No No 2 / 6 (10G SFP+)*% 2 / 6 / 10 (10G SFP+)*% 4-28*%
USB Interfaces Comm No Yes No 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0
Wi-Fi AP Interfaces Comm Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
GPIO Interfaces   Yes No No                              
GRE (Network-to-Network) IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN       5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network) IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
L2TP VPN Server IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Users IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN 3 3 3 50 15 15 50 50 50 100 200 500 1000 1000 1000 200 500 1000
Number of IPsec Tunnels IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN 5 5 5 20 5 5 20 20 20 50 150 400 800 800 150 200 500 1000
OpenVPN Server IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PPTP VPN Server IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SpeedFusion VPN IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality SDWAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30/100 ! 30/100 ! Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maximum Number of AP Supported Performance Capacity N/A N/A N/A 50 30 30 50 50 50 100 250 500 1500 1500 1500 250 2000 2000
Number of SpeedFusion VPN Peers Performance Capacity 2/5 ! 2/5/20 ! 2 2/30 ! 2/30 ! 2/30 ! 30/100 ! 30/100 ! 30/100 ! 50/100 ! 300 800 4000 4000 4000 300 800 4000
Recommended Users Performance Capacity 1-60 25-150 1-60 50-500 50-500 50-500 50-500 50-500 50-500 300-1000 300 800 5000-20000+ 5000-20000+ 10000-20000+ 500-2000 500-2000 5000-20000+
Cellular Quick Look Comm 1 1 1 No 2 1 No Up to 1* No Up to 1* No No No No No Up to 4* Up to 8* Up to 24*
Ethernet LAN Quick Look Comm 2 (FE) 2/3 (GE) & 2 (GE) 3 (GE) 5 (GE) 5 (GE) 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 8 (GE) No 0-16 (GE)* 2-10 (GE)*% 2-18 (GE)*% 8-56 (GE)*%
Ethernet WAN Quick Look Comm 1 (FE) 1/0 (GE) & 1 (GE) 3 (GE) 1 (GE) 1 (GE) 3 (GE) 3 (GE) 5 (GE) 5 (GE) 7 (GE) 13 (GE) 12 (GE) 12 (GE) 0-16 (GE)* 8-16 (GE)*% 2-18 (GE)*% 8-56 (GE)*%
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (256-bit AES) Quick Look Tunnel 20Mbps 60Mbps 20Mbps 150Mbps 500Mbps 500Mbps 150Mbps 500Mbps 200Mbps 500Mbps 400Mbps 800Mbps 2Gbps 2Gbps 4Gbps 600Mbps 600Mbps 4Gbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (No Encryption) Quick Look Tunnel 40Mbps 100Mbps 40Mbps 150Mbps 600Mbps 600Mbps 150Mbps 500Mbps 200Mbps 500Mbps 400Mbps 800Mbps 2Gbps 2Gbps 4Gbps 1Gbps 1Gbps 4Gbps
Stateful Firewall Throughput Quick Look Tunnel       1Gbps 1Gbps 1Gbps 1Gbps 3Gbps 1.5Gbps 4Gbps 2.5Gbps 5Gbps 8Gbps 8Gbps 30Gbps 12Gbps 24Gbps 30Gbps
LTE Category options Wireless details   CAT 4
CAT 6		 CAT 4
CAT 6
CAT 12		 CAT 4
CAT 6		                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Band 71 Wireless details   No No No                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
SIM Slots Wireless details   2 2 2                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
SIM Card Size Wireless details   Mini-SIM (2FF) Mini-SIM (2FF) Mini-SIM (2FF)                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Wi-Fi Radio Wireless details   Single (2.4GHz)
1x1 Wi-Fi 4		 No Dual (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
2x2 Wi-Fi 5		                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Transmit Power (2.4GHz, single chain) Wireless details   23dBm No 23dBm                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Transmit Power (5GHz, single chain) Wireless details   No No 16dBm                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Multiple SSIDs Wireless details   16 No 16                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Captive Portal Wireless details   Yes No Yes                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
GPS Wireless details   Yes Yes Yes                           500GB/1TB/2TB 1TB*
Notes Remark         [1] For a list of supported modems, please refer to https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/.
[2] Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
[3] Router Throughput and PepVPN/SpeedFusion 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. The throughput result is tested with DHCP/Static IP.
[4] The 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 LTE/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports up to two configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. 305/310 5G/310 5G Fiber/380/380X/580/580X/710/1350/2500/SDX/SDX Pro/EPX comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.		 [1] For a list of supported modems, please refer to https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/.
[2] Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
[3] Router Throughput and PepVPN/SpeedFusion 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. The throughput result is tested with DHCP/Static IP.
[4] The 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 LTE/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports up to two configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. 305/310 5G/310 5G Fiber/380/380X/580/580X/710/1350/2500/SDX/SDX Pro/EPX comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.		 [1] For a list of supported modems, please refer to https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/.
[2] Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
[3] Router Throughput and PepVPN/SpeedFusion 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. The throughput result is tested with DHCP/Static IP.
[4] The 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 LTE/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports up to two configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. 305/310 5G/310 5G Fiber/380/380X/580/580X/710/1350/2500/SDX/SDX Pro/EPX comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN.
^ Requires PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year

@Enabled by default for firmware 8.4.0 or above. Alternatively, it requires PrimeCare Subscription

% Available in firmware 8.4.0		 "!, SpeedFusion VPN Peers license, it can change the maximum number of SpeedFusion VPN peer.
Balance 380,SFN-LC-100. Up to 100 SpeedFusion VPN peers."		 *, Expansion Module. Balance 380X support a expansion module with 1x Cellular modem or 1x VDSL.
!, SpeedFusion VPN Peers license, it can change the maximum number of SpeedFusion VPN peer. Balance 380X,SFN-LC-100. Up to 100 SpeedFusion VPN peers. #, with FlexModule Mini EXM-MINI-1LTEA-W, EXM-MINI-1LTEA-P, EXM-MINI-1LTEA-R, EXM-MINI-1LTEA-K or EXM-MINI-1GLTE-G
%, Available in firmware 8.4.0		 "!, SpeedFusion VPN Peers license, it can change the maximum number of SpeedFusion VPN peer.
Balance 380,SFN-LC-100. Up to 100 SpeedFusion VPN peers."		 *, Expansion Module. Balance 380X support a expansion module with 1x Cellular modem or 1x VDSL.
!, SpeedFusion VPN Peers license, it can change the maximum number of SpeedFusion VPN peer. Balance 380X,SFN-LC-100. Up to 100 SpeedFusion VPN peers. #, with FlexModule Mini EXM-MINI-1LTEA-W, EXM-MINI-1LTEA-P, EXM-MINI-1LTEA-R, EXM-MINI-1LTEA-K or EXM-MINI-1GLTE-G
%, Available in firmware 8.4.0		 % Available in firmware 8.4.0 % Available in firmware 8.4.0 [1] For a list of supported modems, please refer to https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/.
[2] Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
[3] Router Throughput and PepVPN/SpeedFusion 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. The throughput result is tested with DHCP/Static IP.
[4] The 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 LTE/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports up to two configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. 305/310 5G/310 5G Fiber/380/380X/580/580X/710/1350/2500/SDX/SDX Pro/EPX comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN. % Available in firmware 8.4.0		 [1] For a list of supported modems, please refer to https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/.
[2] Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
[3] Router Throughput and PepVPN/SpeedFusion 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. The throughput result is tested with DHCP/Static IP.
[4] The 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 LTE/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports up to two configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. 305/310 5G/310 5G Fiber/380/380X/580/580X/710/1350/2500/SDX/SDX Pro/EPX comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN. % Available in firmware 8.4.0		 [1] For a list of supported modems, please refer to https://www.peplink.com/technology/4g3g-modem-support/.
[2] Recommendation for sizing purposes only. No software restrictions applied.
[3] Router Throughput and PepVPN/SpeedFusion 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. The throughput result is tested with DHCP/Static IP.
[4] The 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 LTE/One/210/310 comes with AP Controller Standard, which supports up to two configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, meaning that all APs will share the same configuration, and you can only manage APs on the local physical LAN. 305/310 5G/310 5G Fiber/380/380X/580/580X/710/1350/2500/SDX/SDX Pro/EPX comes with AP Controller Pro, which supports multiple configuration profiles with multiple SSIDs, and you can manage remote APs outside the local physical LAN. *SFP and Ethernet ports can be configured as WAN/LAN		 *, Expansion Module.
Balance SDX supports 1 expansion module includes 1TB SSD(Features Content Hub, Docker Support and LCD Controls) or 3x Cellular modems(CAT6/12) or 2x Cellular modems(CAT-18) or 2x 5G modems or 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports or 4x SFP+ LAN/WAN ports.
 
%, Expansion module Fiber/Ethernet ports are configured as a LAN port by default, LAN ports as WAN Ports configuration is changeable on the Web Admin.

#, Supported on embedded WAN as LAN ports and FlexModule (EXM-8C & EXM-4F) only.

^ Available in firmware 8.4.0		 *, Expansion Module.
Balance SDX Pro supports 2 expansion modules include 1TB SSD(Features Content Hub, Docker Support and LCD Controls) or 3x Cellular modems(CAT6/12) or 2x Cellular modems(CAT-18) or 2x 5G modems or 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports or 4x SFP+ LAN/WAN ports or 56 SIM slots.
 
%, Expansion module Fiber/Ethernet ports are configured as a LAN port by default, LAN ports as WAN Ports configuration is changeable on the Web Admin.
 
#, with FlexModule Plus EXM-3LTEA-W, EXM-3LTEA-P, EXM-3LTEA-R, EXM-3LTEA-K, EXM-2GLTE-G or EXM-2X5GD.		 *, Expansion Module.
EPX supports 7 expansion modules include 1TB SSD(Features Content Hub, Docker Support and LCD Controls) or 3x Cellular modems(CAT6/12) or 2x Cellular modems(CAT-18) or 2x 5G modems or 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports or 4x LAN/WAN SFP+ ports or 56 SIM slots,
 
%, Expansion module Fiber/Ethernet ports are configured as a LAN port by default, LAN ports as WAN Ports configuration is changeable on the Web Admin.
 
#, with FlexModule Plus EXM-3LTEA-W, EXM-3LTEA-P, EXM-3LTEA-R, EXM-3LTEA-K, EXM-2GLTE-G or EXM-2X5GD.
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