It’s a frequently asked question we get from customers who have deployed an SXT-LTE or LHG-LTE device out on a remote site somewhere and they would now like to know how to get into that device to check on how it’s performing. First, we need to understand a little about …
Read More »HowTo: MikroTik Secure VPN Part 1.5 MikroTik to MikroTik with IPSec
This is a short HowTo which will cover the set-up of Mikrotik to Mikrotik VPN but secured with IPsec. The use of IPsec can be very CPU intensive and it is recommended that the VPN server be set up on a Mikrotik which supports hardware based AES/IPsec encryption such as …
Read More »Ubiquiti NEXT Announcements
The Ubiquiti NEXT Conference has concluded in Wynn, Las Vegas with a host of new products and upgrades for existing UBNT products. Ubqiuti’s conference has 4 main Themes, Spectrum Utilisation, Network Management, Tower Defensibility and WISP Market expansion. Each will be outlined below. Spectrum Utilisation In this section UBNT announced …
Read More »HowTo: MikroTik Secure VPN Part 1 MikroTik to MikroTik
This is part 1 of a VPN HowTo to aid in the set up of secure VPN services on Mikrotik Devices, in part 1 I will focus on basic set-up and MikroTik to MikroTik secure VPN. Part 1.5 can be found here which focuses on Mikrotik to Mikrotik IPsec VPN. …
Read More »HowTo: Ubiquiti EdgeRouter performance testing
The EdgeRouter Lite from Ubiquiti promises excellent performance for a great price. So what performance can you get out of it ? We tested two things: 1) a typical routed configuration, including NAT, and stateful firewalling. 2) IPSec over a routed connection. Here are the headline figures: (tests using iperf …
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