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Quick Look
No differences
Number of Ethernet WAN port
2–10 (GE) 1
2 integrated GE WAN/LAN. Added extra 8 ports using 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports. Please note that 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports (HW2) FlexModule is only applicable to SDX (HW4).
Number of Ethernet WAN port
0 / 1 (GE) 2
Available with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. PrimeCare Enables Ethernet WAN, Wi-Fi WAN, Hot Failover, and Smoothing. Alternatively, without a PrimeCare Subscription, Feature pack license (MAX-BR1-MINI-FP) is required to activate the perpetual license for the aforementioned features.
Number of Ethernet LAN port
8–18 (GE) 4
8 integrated LAN Port (Not convertible to WAN) by default. Added extra 8 ports using 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports FlexModule Plus and extra 2 ports convertible from WAN port. Please note that 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports (HW2) FlexModule is only applicable to SDX (HW4)
Number of Ethernet LAN port
3 / 2 (GE) 2
Available with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. PrimeCare Enables Ethernet WAN, Wi-Fi WAN, Hot Failover, and Smoothing. Alternatively, without a PrimeCare Subscription, Feature pack license (MAX-BR1-MINI-FP) is required to activate the perpetual license for the aforementioned features.
Router Throughput
12Gbps
Router Throughput
300Mbps
Router Throughput
1Gbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (No Encryption)
1Gbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (No Encryption)
80Mbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (No Encryption)
400Mbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (256-bit AES)
600Mbps
SpeedFusion VPN Throughput (256-bit AES)
200Mbps
Number of Cellular Modem
Up to 4 6
SDX supports 1x FlexModule Plus. The module includes either 3x Cellular modems(CAT6/12) or 4x Cellular modems(CAT-12) or 2x Cellular modems(CAT-20) or 2x 5G modems.
Number of Cellular Modem
1
Number of Cellular Modem
2
Interfaces
No differences
Maximum Ethernet WAN / LAN port configuration
10 WAN with 8 LAN
0 WAN with 18 LAN
Maximum Ethernet WAN / LAN port configuration
1 WAN with 2 LAN
0 WAN with 3 LAN
Maximum Ethernet WAN / LAN port configuration
2 WAN with 4 LAN
1 WAN with 5 LAN
SFP LAN / WAN
2 / 6 (10G SFP+) 7
2 Integrated SFP WAN/LAN Port, add 4 SFP WAN/LAN by using a "4x SFP+ FlexModule Plus". Expansion module Fiber ports are configured as a LAN ports by default, LAN ports as WAN Ports configuration is changeable on the Web Admin.
SFP LAN / WAN
No
SFP LAN / WAN
No
Serial Interface
No
Serial Interface
No
Serial Interface
Yes (RS232)
Wi-Fi AP
No
Wi-Fi AP
Yes
Wi-Fi AP
Yes
Wi-Fi WAN
No
Wi-Fi WAN
Yes 2
Available with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. PrimeCare Enables Ethernet WAN, Wi-Fi WAN, Hot Failover, and Smoothing. Alternatively, without a PrimeCare Subscription, Feature pack license (MAX-BR1-MINI-FP) is required to activate the perpetual license for the aforementioned features.
Wi-Fi WAN
Yes
USB WAN
Yes (2x USB)
USB WAN
No
USB WAN
Yes (1x USB)
Module Expansion
Yes (1 slot for FlexModule Plus)
Module Expansion
No
Module Expansion
No
Performance
No differences
Maximum Number of AP Supported
250
Maximum Number of AP Supported
No
Number of Recommended Users
500–2000
Number of Recommended Users
1–60
Number of Recommended Users
1–150
Wireless details
No differences
Cellular Modem Category options
3x CAT-6 (With FlexModule Plus)
4x CAT-12 (With FlexModule Plus)
2x CAT-20 (With FlexModule Plus)
2x 5G (With FlexModule Plus)
Cellular Modem Category options
1x 5G
Cellular Modem Category options
2x 5G
5G support
Yes
5G support
Yes
5G support
Yes
SIM Slots
Up to 8 9
With corresponding cellular FlexModule Plus.If the device is used as SIM injector, SDX(HW3) support one SIM Injector Module (EXM-SIM-BK56). Each SIM injector can accommodate 56 4FF Nano SIM.
SIM Slots
2
SIM Slots
4
SIM Card Size
Mini-SIM (2FF)
SIM Card Size
Nano-SIM (4FF)
SIM Card Size
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Wi-Fi Radio
No
Wi-Fi Radio
Dual (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 10
2x2 Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi functionality is available with BR1 Mini 5G (HW2).
Wi-Fi Radio
Dual (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
2x2 Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Antenna Transmit Power (2.4GHz, single chain)
No
Wi-Fi Antenna Transmit Power (2.4GHz, single chain)
20dBm
Wi-Fi Antenna Transmit Power (2.4GHz, single chain)
21dBm
Wi-Fi Antenna Transmit Power (5GHz, single chain)
No
Wi-Fi Antenna Transmit Power (5GHz, single chain)
20dBm
Wi-Fi Antenna Transmit Power (5GHz, single chain)
22dBm
Multiple SSIDs
No
Multiple SSIDs
16
Multiple SSIDs
16
RemoteSIM (used in SIM Injector)
Yes (HW3+) 12
Require FlexModule Plus with the membrane marking 'Cellular' and with SIM slot size 4FF.
RemoteSIM (used in SIM Injector)
Yes
RemoteSIM (used in SIM Injector)
Yes (HW2+)
FusionSIM
Yes (HW3+) 12
Require FlexModule Plus with the membrane marking 'Cellular' and with SIM slot size 4FF.
FusionSIM
Yes
FusionSIM
Yes (HW2+)
Peplink eSIM Data Plans
Yes 13
Require Firmware 8.3.0 and FlexModule Plus that is compatible with eSIM.
Peplink eSIM Data Plans
Yes
Features
No differences
SpeedFusion Hot Failover
Yes
SpeedFusion Hot Failover
Yes 2
Available with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. PrimeCare Enables Ethernet WAN, Wi-Fi WAN, Hot Failover, and Smoothing. Alternatively, without a PrimeCare Subscription, Feature pack license (MAX-BR1-MINI-FP) is required to activate the perpetual license for the aforementioned features.
SpeedFusion Hot Failover
Yes
SpeedFusion Smoothing
Yes
SpeedFusion Smoothing
Yes 2
Available with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. PrimeCare Enables Ethernet WAN, Wi-Fi WAN, Hot Failover, and Smoothing. Alternatively, without a PrimeCare Subscription, Feature pack license (MAX-BR1-MINI-FP) is required to activate the perpetual license for the aforementioned features.
SpeedFusion Smoothing
Yes
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding
Yes
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding
Yes 2
Available with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. PrimeCare Enables Ethernet WAN, Wi-Fi WAN, Hot Failover, and Smoothing. Alternatively, without a PrimeCare Subscription, Feature pack license (MAX-BR1-MINI-FP) is required to activate the perpetual license for the aforementioned features.
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding
Yes
SpeedFusion Connect
Yes 17
CarePlan subscription includes 2.5TB/year complimentary SpeedFusion Connect Usage data.
SpeedFusion Connect
Yes 18
PrimeCare subscription includes 500 GB/year complimentary SpeedFusion Connect Usage data.
SpeedFusion Connect
Yes 19
PrimeCare subscription includes 1TB/year complimentary SpeedFusion Connect Usage data.
SpeedFusion Relay Mode (Server)
Yes
SpeedFusion Relay Mode (Server)
Yes
SpeedFusion Relay Mode (Server)
Yes
Drop-In Mode
Yes
Drop-In Mode
Yes
Drop-In Mode
Yes
High Availability
Yes
High Availability
Yes
High Availability
Yes
Peplink AP Series Management
Yes
Peplink AP Series Management
No
Peplink AP Series Management
Yes
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management
Yes
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management
No
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management
No
Switch Controller
Yes
Switch Controller
No
Switch Controller
Yes
WAN as LAN
Yes
WAN as LAN
Yes
WAN as LAN
Yes
LAN Bypass
No
LAN Bypass
No
LAN Bypass
No
InTouch
Yes
InTouch
Yes
InTouch
Yes
Virtual WAN
Yes 21
1 Virtual WAN complimentary with active PrimeCare. Up to 3 Virtual WAN upon purchasing Virtual WAN Activation Licence.
Virtual WAN
Yes 21
1 Virtual WAN complimentary with active PrimeCare. Up to 3 Virtual WAN upon purchasing Virtual WAN Activation Licence.
Synergy Mode (Controller)
Yes
Synergy Mode (Controller)
Yes
Synergy Mode (Controller)
Yes
Synergized Device
No
Synergized Device
Yes
Synergized Device
Yes
Application and Web Blocking
Yes
Application and Web Blocking
Yes
Application and Web Blocking
Yes
Web Content Filtering
Full
Web Content Filtering
Lite
Web Content Filtering
Lite
IPv6
Yes
IPv6
No
IPv6
No
x.509 Certificate
Yes
Captive Portal
Yes
Captive Portal
Yes
Captive Portal
Yes
GPIO
No
GPIO
Yes
GPIO
Yes
Ignition Sensing
No
Ignition Sensing
Yes
Ignition Sensing
Yes
Netflow Support
Yes
Netflow Support
Yes
Netflow Support
Yes
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding
Yes 24
Supported on the two embedded WAN as LAN ports or FlexModule Plus of 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports or 4x SFP+ ports.
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding
No
Jumbo Frame Support
Yes
Jumbo Frame Support
No
Jumbo Frame Support
No
Internal Storage for Edge Computing
No
Internal Storage for Edge Computing
No
External Storage via USB Port
No
Dead Reckoning
No
Dead Reckoning
Yes
Core Functionality
No differences
Inter-VLAN Routing
Yes
Inter-VLAN Routing
Yes
Inter-VLAN Routing
Yes
802.1q VLANs Supported
1024
802.1q VLANs Supported
16
802.1q VLANs Supported
16
Port-Based VLAN
Yes
Port-Based VLAN
Yes
Port-Based VLAN
Yes
Load Balancing & Failover
Yes
Load Balancing & Failover
Yes
Load Balancing & Failover
Yes
Load Balancing Algorithms
8
Load Balancing Algorithms
8
Load Balancing Algorithms
8
Inbound Load Balancing
Yes
Inbound Load Balancing
No
Inbound Load Balancing
No
InControl 2 Cloud Management
Yes
InControl 2 Cloud Management
Yes
InControl 2 Cloud Management
Yes
InControl GPS Fleet Management
Yes
InControl GPS Fleet Management
No
InControl GPS Fleet Management
Yes
Advanced QoS Functionality
No differences
Bandwidth Usage Monitoring
Yes
Bandwidth Usage Monitoring
Yes
Bandwidth Usage Monitoring
Yes
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce
Yes
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce
Yes
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce
Yes
User Groups Bandwidth Control
Yes
User Groups Bandwidth Control
Yes
User Groups Bandwidth Control
Yes
VPN Functionality
No differences
SpeedFusion VPN
Yes
SpeedFusion VPN
Yes
SpeedFusion VPN
Yes
Number of SpeedFusion VPN Peers
300
Number of SpeedFusion VPN Peers
2 or 5 29
2 SpeedFusion VPN Peers are enabled by default. 5 SpeedFusion VPN Peers are enabled with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year.
Number of SpeedFusion VPN Peers
2 / 5 / 10 / 20 30
2 SpeedFusion VPN Peers are enabled by default. 5 SpeedFusion VPN Peers are enabled with PrimeCare Subscription, complimentary for the first year. 10 or 20 SpeedFusion VPN peers can be enabled with software license (PVN-LC-10 and PVN-LC-20).
IPsec VPN
Yes
IPsec VPN
Yes
IPsec VPN
Yes
Number of IPsec Tunnels
200
Number of IPsec Tunnels
5
Number of IPsec Tunnels
5
L2TP VPN / Open VPN / PPTP VPN Server
Yes
L2TP VPN / Open VPN / PPTP VPN Server
Yes
L2TP VPN / Open VPN / PPTP VPN Server
Yes
Maximum PPTP / L2TP / OpenVPN Users
200
Maximum PPTP / L2TP / OpenVPN Users
3
Maximum PPTP / L2TP / OpenVPN Users
3
Remote RADIUS / LDAP authentication in Remote User Access
Yes
Remote RADIUS / LDAP authentication in Remote User Access
No
Remote RADIUS / LDAP authentication in Remote User Access
No
Number of OpenVPN Tunnel (Site to Site)
5
Number of OpenVPN Tunnel (Site to Site)
5
Number of OpenVPN Tunnel (Site to Site)
5
Number of GRE Tunnel (Site to Site)
5
Number of GRE Tunnel (Site to Site)
5
Number of GRE Tunnel (Site to Site)
5
Hardware
No differences
Enclosure
Indoor
Metal
Enclosure
Compact
Indoor Metal
Enclosure
Indoor
Metal
4pin Molex Micro-Fit Connector
No
4pin Molex Micro-Fit Connector
Yes
4pin Molex Micro-Fit Connector
Yes
Terminal Block Power Connector for Mobile / Vehicular Deployment
No
Terminal Block Power Connector for Mobile / Vehicular Deployment
No
Terminal Block Power Connector for Mobile / Vehicular Deployment
No
AC Adapter or PSU
Power Cord (ACW-614)
AC Adapter or PSU
AC Input 100V–240V
DC Output 12V 2A
AC Adapter or PSU
AC Input 100V–240V
DC Output 12V
Input voltage
AC 100–240V
Input voltage
DC 10–30V
Input voltage
DC 10–30V
PoE Input
No
PoE Input
Yes
PoE Input
Yes 31
1x 802.3at PoE port provide a power supply of 25W. If you require 30W of power budget (eg. using dual cellular WAN and USB WAN together), please empower the MAX BR2 Pro via the bundled power adapter (12V3A PSU, ACW-663), or the optional Passive PoE Injector Kit (ACW-111 + ACW-622).
PoE Output
Yes (ext GE PoE module only) 32
Please note that 8x LAN/WAN GE PoE ports (HW2) FlexModule is only applicable to SDX (HW4).
PoE Output
No
PoE Output
No
USB Power Input
No
USB Power Input
No
USB Power Input
No
Nominal Power Consumption
80W for the main chassis
20W consumption for the optional module.
Nominal Power Consumption
13W
Nominal Power Consumption
NA
Maximum Power Consumption
System + 330W PoE+ budget
Maximum Power Consumption
18W
Maximum Power Consumption
30W
Dimensions in inches
17.2 x 13.3 x 1.7 inches
Dimensions in inches
4.95 x 4.2 x 1.4 inches
Dimensions in inches
8.58 x 7.68 x 1.61 inches
Dimensions in mm
438 x 340 x 44 mm
Dimensions in mm
125.7 x 107 x 35 mm
Dimensions in mm
218 x 195 x 29.5 mm
Weight (Pound)
11.7 pounds
Weight (Pound)
0.93 pounds
Weight (Pound)
2.42 pounds
Weight (Gram / Kilogram)
5.3 kg
Weight (Gram / Kilogram)
425 grams
Weight (Gram / Kilogram)
1.1 kg
Operating Temperature
32°–104 °F
0°–40°C
Operating Temperature
-40°–149°F
-40°–65°C
Operating Temperature
-40°–149°F
-40°–65°C
Humidity
5%–90% (non-condensing)
Humidity
15%–95% (non-condensing)
Humidity
15%–95% (non-condensing)
Rack-mount
1U
Rack-mount
No
Rack-mount
No
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply
No
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply
No
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply
No
Warranty Info
No differences
Warranty
1-Year Limited Warranty
Warranty
1-Year Limited Warranty
Warranty
1-Year Limited Warranty