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Peplink Balance 20 BPL-021
- 4 x GE LAN ports, 2x GE WAN ports plus 1x USB WAN port for use with 4G LTE / 3G modem
- 150Mbps router throughput
- Operating Temperature: -40° – 149°F | -40° – 65°C
- InControl 2 Cloud-Based Management which lets you provision, monitor, and manage your routers.
- Package Content: 1x Balance 20, 12V2A Power Supply (ACW-601)
FastCombine the bandwidth of up to 13 Internet connections. Add and remove connections on the fly. Get speed when you need it. Pay less when you don’t. |
AffordableBreak free of costly MPLS and other private circuits. Make the move to low-cost DSL, cable, satellite, and cellular connections without sacrificing a thing. |
ReliableCount on uptime and stability under the heaviest loads. Get the Balance and get connections that are rock-solid, fast, and reliable to the core. |
The Peplink Balance multi-WAN router delivers Unbreakable VPN, SpeedFusion™ bandwidth bonding, and a host of other innovative technologies that let you take control of your WAN and improve Internet connectivity, all with one easy-to-manage device.
Connect Up to 13 Links from Multiple Providers
Connect any combination of DSL, cable, 4G LTE , and 3G links – up to 13 of them, from any ISP for anytime, anywhere connectivity. Whatever mix of connections you choose, the Balance intelligently distributes network traffic over all links connected anywhere on the network. You can also customize traffic flow and service availability with outbound policies and inbound load balancing settings, so you’re always in control. And with the Balance’s instant, automatic failover between links, you’re always online, too.
Reduce MPLS Costs up to 90%
With the Balance and SpeedFusion, you can bond multiple links connected anywhere on your network for VPNs that can add speed and reliability to expensive MPLS deployments or replace them entirely. Because you can combine a variety of affordable DSL, MPLS, cellular, and other WAN links into one secure, high-bandwidth tunnel, you get unprecedented reliability and performance while saving big on connectivity costs.
SpeedFusion-powered Unbreakable VPN
The Balance can bond affordable DSL, cable, cellular, and other WAN links into a single secure and fast VPN tunnel using SpeedFusion technology. Packet-level failover across WANs within VPN tunnels is instant and seamless, so your voice calls and RDP sessions won’t be interrupted when the Balance automatically switches between connections.
Monitor AP Usage Report and Create Guest Hotspot Easily from Your Balance
Our AP Controller makes it easy to manage your wireless network from a convenient, intuitive user interface built right into your Balance. You can easily manage your AP with graphical usage reports, and detailed event logs. Setting up a guest hotspot? The Balance’s included captive portal and splash screen help you provide a secure, fast, and customized Internet experience for everyone.
Compare:
Small Office / Branch | 20 | 20X | 30 LTE | 30 PRO | ONE | TWO | 210 | 310X |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product Code | BPL-021 | BPL-021X- LTE |
BPL-031- LTE |
BPL-031- LTEA |
BPL-ONE | BPL-TWO | BPL-210 | BPL-310X |
Capacity | ||||||||
Ethernet WAN Ports | 2 (GE) + | 1 (GE) | 2 (GE) | 2 (GE) | 2/5 (GE) # | 2 (GE) | 2 (GE) + | 2 (GE) |
LAN Ports | 4 (GE) | 4 (GE) | 4 (GE) | 4 (GE) | 8/5 (GE) # | 4 (GE) | 7 (GE) | 9 (GE) |
Simultaneous Dual-Band 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi AP | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Embedded 4G LTE | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
SIM Card Size | No | Mini-SIM (2FF) | Mini-SIM (2FF) | Mini-SIM (2FF) | No | No | No | Mini-SIM (2FF) |
USB WAN Modem Port1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recommended Users2 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 25-150 | 25-150 | 50-500 |
Stateful Firewall Throughput3 | 150Mbps | 900Mbps | 200Mbps | 400Mbps | 600Mbps/ 400Mbps # |
1Gbps | 350Mbps | 2.5Gbps |
Core Functionality | ||||||||
802.1q VLANs Supported | 16 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 1024 |
Port-Based VLAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing & Failover | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing Algorithms | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Drop-In Mode | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Inbound Load Balancing | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
InControl Cloud Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PepVPN/SpeedFusion Functionality | ||||||||
PepVPN | Yes % | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Hot Failover | No | Yes | No | Yes | No* | No* | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion WAN Smoothing | No | Yes* | No | No* | No* | No* | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding | No | Yes* | No | No* | No* | No* | Yes | Yes |
Number of PepVPN/SpeedFusion Peers4 | 2/5 ! | 2/5 ! | 2/5 ! | 2/5 ! | 2/5/20 ~^ | 2/5/20 ~^ | 2/5 ! | 2/30 & |
PepVPN Throughput (256-bit AES)3 | 30Mbps | 60Mbps | 55Mbps | 55Mbps | 30Mbps | 150Mbps | 80Mbps | 500Mbps |
PepVPN Throughput (No Encryption)3 | 60Mbps | 100Mbps | 120Mbps | 120Mbps | 60Mbps | 150Mbps | 150Mbps | 600Mbps |
IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality | ||||||||
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of IPsec Tunnels | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Remote User Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
L2TP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OpenVPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PPTP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Users | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
GRE (Network-to-Network) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
AP Controller Functionality | ||||||||
Pepwave AP Series Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum Number of AP Supported | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Advanced QoS Functionality | ||||||||
Bandwidth Usage Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
User Groups Bandwidth Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Filtering Blacklist | No | Lite | No | No | Lite | Lite | Lite | Full |
Hardware | ||||||||
Operating Temperature | -40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
14° – 113°F -10° – 45°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
23° – 113°F -5° – 45°C |
32° – 104°F 0° – 40°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Power Consumption | 15W | 28W | 28W | 28W | 15W | 40W (max.) | 15W | 30W |
1U Rackmount | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
High Availability | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
LAN Bypass | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Certifications | ||||||||
FCC, CE, RoHS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Warranty | 1-Year Limited Warranty |
[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.
[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 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. 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 20 and 210 have an extra WAN port which can be activated through license key. Click here to learn more.
# If the WAN Activation License (BPL-ONE-LC-5WAN) is activated, router throughput will be changed to 400Mbps, both number of WAN and LAN will become 5.
^ PepVPN is supported on all models. SpeedFusion is an optional feature.
* Balance 2500 are available different configurations. Please refer to ordering information for details.
% Balance 20/30 LTE requires firmware 6.1 to support PepVPN.
! 2 PepVPN Peers are enabled by default. Can be increased to 5 Peers using license PVN-LC-05.
& 2 SpeedFusion Peers are enabled by default. Can be increased to 30 Peers with purchase of SpeedFusion Bonding License SFN-LC-30.
~ 2 PepVPN Peers are enabled by default. Can be increased to 5 Peers using license PVN-LC-05 or to 20 Peers using license MAX-HD-020-SPF.
@ 30/50 SpeedFusion Peers are enabled by default for Balance 380/580 respectively. Can be increased to 100 Peers with purchase of SpeedFusion Bonding license SFN-LC-100.
EssentialCare | EssentialCare+ | PrimeCare | PrimeCare+ | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Technical Support |
Support Ticket (8×5) |
Support Ticket (24×7) |
Support Ticket (8×5) |
Support Ticket (24×7) |
Available for |
All Peplink products (except PrimeCare models, antenna & accessories) |
All Peplink products (except PrimeCare models, antenna & accessories) |
PrimeCare Models with SKU ending with -PRM |
PrimeCare Models with SKU ending with -PRM |
SKU |
ECP- |
PRM- |
PCP- |
Benefit | EssentialCare | EssentialCare+ | PrimeCare | PrimeCare+ |
InControl Cloud Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Hardware Warranty | Standard RMA | Advance Hardware Replacement RMA | Standard RMA | Advance Hardware Replacement RMA |
Firmware Upgrades | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Technical Support | Support Ticket (8x5) | Support Ticket (24x7) | Support Ticket (8x5) | Support Ticket (24x7) |
Fusion Hub Peers | Speed Fusion | Licensed Separately | Licensed Separately | ✓ | ✓ |
Bonding | PrimeCare Features | Licensed Separately | Licensed Separately | ✓ | ✓ |
SFC Protect and InTouch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- 4 x GE LAN ports, 2x GE WAN ports plus 1x USB WAN port for use with 4G LTE / 3G modem
- 150Mbps router throughput
- Operating Temperature: -40° – 149°F | -40° – 65°C
- InControl 2 Cloud-Based Management which lets you provision, monitor, and manage your routers.
- Package Content: 1x Balance 20, 12V2A Power Supply (ACW-601)
FastCombine the bandwidth of up to 13 Internet connections. Add and remove connections on the fly. Get speed when you need it. Pay less when you don’t. |
AffordableBreak free of costly MPLS and other private circuits. Make the move to low-cost DSL, cable, satellite, and cellular connections without sacrificing a thing. |
ReliableCount on uptime and stability under the heaviest loads. Get the Balance and get connections that are rock-solid, fast, and reliable to the core. |
The Peplink Balance multi-WAN router delivers Unbreakable VPN, SpeedFusion™ bandwidth bonding, and a host of other innovative technologies that let you take control of your WAN and improve Internet connectivity, all with one easy-to-manage device.
Connect Up to 13 Links from Multiple Providers
Connect any combination of DSL, cable, 4G LTE , and 3G links – up to 13 of them, from any ISP for anytime, anywhere connectivity. Whatever mix of connections you choose, the Balance intelligently distributes network traffic over all links connected anywhere on the network. You can also customize traffic flow and service availability with outbound policies and inbound load balancing settings, so you’re always in control. And with the Balance’s instant, automatic failover between links, you’re always online, too.
Reduce MPLS Costs up to 90%
With the Balance and SpeedFusion, you can bond multiple links connected anywhere on your network for VPNs that can add speed and reliability to expensive MPLS deployments or replace them entirely. Because you can combine a variety of affordable DSL, MPLS, cellular, and other WAN links into one secure, high-bandwidth tunnel, you get unprecedented reliability and performance while saving big on connectivity costs.
SpeedFusion-powered Unbreakable VPN
The Balance can bond affordable DSL, cable, cellular, and other WAN links into a single secure and fast VPN tunnel using SpeedFusion technology. Packet-level failover across WANs within VPN tunnels is instant and seamless, so your voice calls and RDP sessions won’t be interrupted when the Balance automatically switches between connections.
Monitor AP Usage Report and Create Guest Hotspot Easily from Your Balance
Our AP Controller makes it easy to manage your wireless network from a convenient, intuitive user interface built right into your Balance. You can easily manage your AP with graphical usage reports, and detailed event logs. Setting up a guest hotspot? The Balance’s included captive portal and splash screen help you provide a secure, fast, and customized Internet experience for everyone.
Compare:
Small Office / Branch | 20 | 20X | 30 LTE | 30 PRO | ONE | TWO | 210 | 310X |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product Code | BPL-021 | BPL-021X- LTE |
BPL-031- LTE |
BPL-031- LTEA |
BPL-ONE | BPL-TWO | BPL-210 | BPL-310X |
Capacity | ||||||||
Ethernet WAN Ports | 2 (GE) + | 1 (GE) | 2 (GE) | 2 (GE) | 2/5 (GE) # | 2 (GE) | 2 (GE) + | 2 (GE) |
LAN Ports | 4 (GE) | 4 (GE) | 4 (GE) | 4 (GE) | 8/5 (GE) # | 4 (GE) | 7 (GE) | 9 (GE) |
Simultaneous Dual-Band 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi AP | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Embedded 4G LTE | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
SIM Card Size | No | Mini-SIM (2FF) | Mini-SIM (2FF) | Mini-SIM (2FF) | No | No | No | Mini-SIM (2FF) |
USB WAN Modem Port1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recommended Users2 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 1-60 | 25-150 | 25-150 | 50-500 |
Stateful Firewall Throughput3 | 150Mbps | 900Mbps | 200Mbps | 400Mbps | 600Mbps/ 400Mbps # |
1Gbps | 350Mbps | 2.5Gbps |
Core Functionality | ||||||||
802.1q VLANs Supported | 16 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 1024 |
Port-Based VLAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing & Failover | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing Algorithms | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Drop-In Mode | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Inbound Load Balancing | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
InControl Cloud Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PepVPN/SpeedFusion Functionality | ||||||||
PepVPN | Yes % | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Hot Failover | No | Yes | No | Yes | No* | No* | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion WAN Smoothing | No | Yes* | No | No* | No* | No* | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding | No | Yes* | No | No* | No* | No* | Yes | Yes |
Number of PepVPN/SpeedFusion Peers4 | 2/5 ! | 2/5 ! | 2/5 ! | 2/5 ! | 2/5/20 ~^ | 2/5/20 ~^ | 2/5 ! | 2/30 & |
PepVPN Throughput (256-bit AES)3 | 30Mbps | 60Mbps | 55Mbps | 55Mbps | 30Mbps | 150Mbps | 80Mbps | 500Mbps |
PepVPN Throughput (No Encryption)3 | 60Mbps | 100Mbps | 120Mbps | 120Mbps | 60Mbps | 150Mbps | 150Mbps | 600Mbps |
IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality | ||||||||
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of IPsec Tunnels | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Remote User Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
L2TP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OpenVPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PPTP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Users | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
GRE (Network-to-Network) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
AP Controller Functionality | ||||||||
Pepwave AP Series Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum Number of AP Supported | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Advanced QoS Functionality | ||||||||
Bandwidth Usage Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
User Groups Bandwidth Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Filtering Blacklist | No | Lite | No | No | Lite | Lite | Lite | Full |
Hardware | ||||||||
Operating Temperature | -40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
14° – 113°F -10° – 45°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
23° – 113°F -5° – 45°C |
32° – 104°F 0° – 40°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°C |
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Power Consumption | 15W | 28W | 28W | 28W | 15W | 40W (max.) | 15W | 30W |
1U Rackmount | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
High Availability | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
LAN Bypass | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Certifications | ||||||||
FCC, CE, RoHS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Warranty | 1-Year Limited Warranty |
[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.
[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 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. 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 20 and 210 have an extra WAN port which can be activated through license key. Click here to learn more.
# If the WAN Activation License (BPL-ONE-LC-5WAN) is activated, router throughput will be changed to 400Mbps, both number of WAN and LAN will become 5.
^ PepVPN is supported on all models. SpeedFusion is an optional feature.
* Balance 2500 are available different configurations. Please refer to ordering information for details.
% Balance 20/30 LTE requires firmware 6.1 to support PepVPN.
! 2 PepVPN Peers are enabled by default. Can be increased to 5 Peers using license PVN-LC-05.
& 2 SpeedFusion Peers are enabled by default. Can be increased to 30 Peers with purchase of SpeedFusion Bonding License SFN-LC-30.
~ 2 PepVPN Peers are enabled by default. Can be increased to 5 Peers using license PVN-LC-05 or to 20 Peers using license MAX-HD-020-SPF.
@ 30/50 SpeedFusion Peers are enabled by default for Balance 380/580 respectively. Can be increased to 100 Peers with purchase of SpeedFusion Bonding license SFN-LC-100.
EssentialCare | EssentialCare+ | PrimeCare | PrimeCare+ | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Technical Support |
Support Ticket (8×5) |
Support Ticket (24×7) |
Support Ticket (8×5) |
Support Ticket (24×7) |
Available for |
All Peplink products (except PrimeCare models, antenna & accessories) |
All Peplink products (except PrimeCare models, antenna & accessories) |
PrimeCare Models with SKU ending with -PRM |
PrimeCare Models with SKU ending with -PRM |
SKU |
ECP- |
PRM- |
PCP- |
Benefit | EssentialCare | EssentialCare+ | PrimeCare | PrimeCare+ |
InControl Cloud Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Hardware Warranty | Standard RMA | Advance Hardware Replacement RMA | Standard RMA | Advance Hardware Replacement RMA |
Firmware Upgrades | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Technical Support | Support Ticket (8x5) | Support Ticket (24x7) | Support Ticket (8x5) | Support Ticket (24x7) |
Fusion Hub Peers | Speed Fusion | Licensed Separately | Licensed Separately | ✓ | ✓ |
Bonding | PrimeCare Features | Licensed Separately | Licensed Separately | ✓ | ✓ |
SFC Protect and InTouch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Download Name | |
Peplink Balance 20 Data Sheet |