PEPLINK
Peplink Balance BPL-2500
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Flagship Balance SD-WAN router
With 8 Gbps throughput, 12 WAN connections, dual hot-swappable power supplies and a comprehensive range of features all fitted into a 19-inch Rack-mount chassis, the Balance 2500 SD-WAN router is designed to deliver fast and reliable connectivity to the most demanding large enterprises.
There’s a Perfect Balance for Every Situation
Peplink ‘s line of products includes features that make your enterprise deployment easier and increase your network reliability and security in several ways. Boost network data rates, reliability, and flexibility while slashing connectivity costs with Peplink SD-WAN technology designed for multi-WAN link load balancing. Use Load Balancing and SpeedFusion bandwidth bonding to deliver superfast VoIP, video streaming, and data using an SD-WAN enabled network.
Built to Last
Capable of years of uptime, the Balance series easily handles monthly bandwidth that would crush lesser equipment. Every Peplink design is rigorously tested to exceed your expectations for speed, reliability, durability, and ease-of-use. We invest heavily in quality assurance and user experience testing to give you affordable, enterprise-class gear that just works, from the moment you take it out of the box.
Advanced QoS
User Groups
-Bandwidth Reservation
-Individual Bandwidth Limit
Application Prioritization
-By User Groups
-SIP, HTTPS, VPN QoS
-Custom Application QoS
AP Controller
Support for Pepwave AP Series
Auto AP Discovery
Auto AP Firmware Management
AP Profile Configuration
Wi-Fi Usage Statistics
Captive Portal
Support for Wired and Wireless LAN Clients
Support RADIUS Authentication
Support LDAP Authentication
Time and Usage Quotas on Open Access Mode
Built-in Customizable Splash Page
Complete VPN Solution
SpeedFusion VPN/SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding
-Site-to-Site VPN
-Bandwidth Aggregation
-Hot Failover
-256-bit AES Encryption
-Pre-shared Key Authentication
-Dynamic Routing
-X.509 Certificate Support
PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Server
-Local User, LDAP, RADIUS, Active Directory Authentication
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)
-X.509 Certificate Support
GRE Tunnel (Network-to-Network)
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
DNS
Built-in Authoritative DNS
-Support for A, CNAME, NS, MX, PTR, SOA, SRV, TXT Records
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
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
BGP, OSPFv2 and RIPv2 Support
Bonjour Forwarding
Power Requirements
Universal Input 100V – 240V AC
Package Content
- Balance 2500
- 2x Power Cord (ACW-614)
- 2x Rack Unit Rails
- 1 Pair of Mounting Brackets (ACW-382)
- 1 SATA 2.5″/3.5″ (HDD/SSD) cable
Enterprise / Headquarters | 305 | 310X | 380 | 580 | 710 | 1350 | 2500 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product Code | BPL-305 | BPL-310X | BPL-380 | BPL-580 | BPL-710 | BPL-135 | BPL-2500 * |
Capacity | |||||||
Ethernet WAN Ports | 3 (GE) | 2 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 5 (GE) | 7 (GE) | 13 (GE) | 12 (GE)/ 4 (GE) & 2 (10G SFP+) * |
LAN Ports | 3 (GE) | 9 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 8 (GE)/ 2 (10G SFP+) * |
Simultaneous Dual-Band 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi AP | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Embedded 4G LTE | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
SIM Card Size | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
USB WAN Modem Port1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recommended Users2 | 50-500 | 50-500 | 50-500 | 30-1000 | 500-2000 | 1000-5000 | 5000-20000+ |
Stateful Firewall Throughput3 | 1Gbps | 2.5Gbps | 1Gbps | 1.5Gbps | 2.5Gbps | 5Gbps | 8Gbps |
Core Functionality | |||||||
802.1q VLANs Supported | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
Port-Based VLAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing & Failover | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing Algorithms | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Drop-In Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Inbound Load Balancing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
InControl Cloud Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PepVPN/SpeedFusion Functionality | |||||||
PepVPN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Hot Failover | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion WAN Smoothing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of PepVPN/SpeedFusion Peers4 | 2/30 & | 2/30 & | 30/100 @ | 50/100 @ | 300 | 800 | 4000 |
PepVPN Throughput (256-bit AES)3 | 150Mbps | 500Mbps | 150Mbps | 200Mbps | 400Mbps | 800Mbps | 2Gbps |
PepVPN Throughput (No Encryption)3 | 150Mbps | 600Mbps | 150Mbps | 200Mbps | 400Mbps | 800Mbps | 2Gbps |
IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality | |||||||
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of IPsec Tunnels | 20 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 150 | 400 | 800 |
Remote User Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
L2TP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OpenVPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PPTP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Users | 50 | 15 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 500 | 1000 |
GRE (Network-to-Network) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
AP Controller Functionality | |||||||
Pepwave AP Series Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum Number of AP Supported | 50 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1500 |
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Advanced QoS Functionality | |||||||
Bandwidth Usage Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
User Groups Bandwidth Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Filtering Blacklist | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Hardware | |||||||
Operating Temperature | 32° – 104°F 0° – 40°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°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 |
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |
Power Consumption | 50W | 30W | 50W | 50W | 70W | 70W | 230W |
1U Rackmount | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
High Availability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LAN Bypass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Certifications | |||||||
FCC, CE, RoHS | 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.
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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Flagship Balance SD-WAN router
With 8 Gbps throughput, 12 WAN connections, dual hot-swappable power supplies and a comprehensive range of features all fitted into a 19-inch Rack-mount chassis, the Balance 2500 SD-WAN router is designed to deliver fast and reliable connectivity to the most demanding large enterprises.
There’s a Perfect Balance for Every Situation
Peplink ‘s line of products includes features that make your enterprise deployment easier and increase your network reliability and security in several ways. Boost network data rates, reliability, and flexibility while slashing connectivity costs with Peplink SD-WAN technology designed for multi-WAN link load balancing. Use Load Balancing and SpeedFusion bandwidth bonding to deliver superfast VoIP, video streaming, and data using an SD-WAN enabled network.
Built to Last
Capable of years of uptime, the Balance series easily handles monthly bandwidth that would crush lesser equipment. Every Peplink design is rigorously tested to exceed your expectations for speed, reliability, durability, and ease-of-use. We invest heavily in quality assurance and user experience testing to give you affordable, enterprise-class gear that just works, from the moment you take it out of the box.
Advanced QoS
User Groups
-Bandwidth Reservation
-Individual Bandwidth Limit
Application Prioritization
-By User Groups
-SIP, HTTPS, VPN QoS
-Custom Application QoS
AP Controller
Support for Pepwave AP Series
Auto AP Discovery
Auto AP Firmware Management
AP Profile Configuration
Wi-Fi Usage Statistics
Captive Portal
Support for Wired and Wireless LAN Clients
Support RADIUS Authentication
Support LDAP Authentication
Time and Usage Quotas on Open Access Mode
Built-in Customizable Splash Page
Complete VPN Solution
SpeedFusion VPN/SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding
-Site-to-Site VPN
-Bandwidth Aggregation
-Hot Failover
-256-bit AES Encryption
-Pre-shared Key Authentication
-Dynamic Routing
-X.509 Certificate Support
PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Server
-Local User, LDAP, RADIUS, Active Directory Authentication
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)
-X.509 Certificate Support
GRE Tunnel (Network-to-Network)
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
DNS
Built-in Authoritative DNS
-Support for A, CNAME, NS, MX, PTR, SOA, SRV, TXT Records
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
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
BGP, OSPFv2 and RIPv2 Support
Bonjour Forwarding
Power Requirements
Universal Input 100V – 240V AC
Package Content
- Balance 2500
- 2x Power Cord (ACW-614)
- 2x Rack Unit Rails
- 1 Pair of Mounting Brackets (ACW-382)
- 1 SATA 2.5″/3.5″ (HDD/SSD) cable
Enterprise / Headquarters | 305 | 310X | 380 | 580 | 710 | 1350 | 2500 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product Code | BPL-305 | BPL-310X | BPL-380 | BPL-580 | BPL-710 | BPL-135 | BPL-2500 * |
Capacity | |||||||
Ethernet WAN Ports | 3 (GE) | 2 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 5 (GE) | 7 (GE) | 13 (GE) | 12 (GE)/ 4 (GE) & 2 (10G SFP+) * |
LAN Ports | 3 (GE) | 9 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 3 (GE) | 8 (GE)/ 2 (10G SFP+) * |
Simultaneous Dual-Band 802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi AP | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Embedded 4G LTE | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
SIM Card Size | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
USB WAN Modem Port1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recommended Users2 | 50-500 | 50-500 | 50-500 | 30-1000 | 500-2000 | 1000-5000 | 5000-20000+ |
Stateful Firewall Throughput3 | 1Gbps | 2.5Gbps | 1Gbps | 1.5Gbps | 2.5Gbps | 5Gbps | 8Gbps |
Core Functionality | |||||||
802.1q VLANs Supported | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
Port-Based VLAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing & Failover | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing Algorithms | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Drop-In Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Inbound Load Balancing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
InControl Cloud Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PepVPN/SpeedFusion Functionality | |||||||
PepVPN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Hot Failover | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion WAN Smoothing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SpeedFusion Bandwidth Bonding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of PepVPN/SpeedFusion Peers4 | 2/30 & | 2/30 & | 30/100 @ | 50/100 @ | 300 | 800 | 4000 |
PepVPN Throughput (256-bit AES)3 | 150Mbps | 500Mbps | 150Mbps | 200Mbps | 400Mbps | 800Mbps | 2Gbps |
PepVPN Throughput (No Encryption)3 | 150Mbps | 600Mbps | 150Mbps | 200Mbps | 400Mbps | 800Mbps | 2Gbps |
IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPN Functionality | |||||||
IPsec VPN (Network-to-Network)5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of IPsec Tunnels | 20 | 5 | 20 | 50 | 150 | 400 | 800 |
Remote User Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
L2TP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OpenVPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PPTP VPN Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN Users | 50 | 15 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 500 | 1000 |
GRE (Network-to-Network) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
AP Controller Functionality | |||||||
Pepwave AP Series Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Maximum Number of AP Supported | 50 | 30 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1500 |
Remote AP & Multiple Config Profiles Management6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Advanced QoS Functionality | |||||||
Bandwidth Usage Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
QoS for VoIP and E-Commerce | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
User Groups Bandwidth Control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Web Filtering Blacklist | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Hardware | |||||||
Operating Temperature | 32° – 104°F 0° – 40°C |
-40° – 149°F -40° – 65°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 |
LACP (802.3ad) NIC Bonding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |
Power Consumption | 50W | 30W | 50W | 50W | 70W | 70W | 230W |
1U Rackmount | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
High Availability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LAN Bypass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Dual Hot Swap Power Supply | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Certifications | |||||||
FCC, CE, RoHS | 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.
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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Balance 2500 Datasheet |