The Comset CM685VX is a New Generation 5G Modem Router with SIM card slot. Supporting both 5G SA and 5G NSA modes, the CM685VX delivers lightning fast internet speeds over the 5G networks. In addition, it supports automatic failover to 4G LTE-A Cat 16. The CM685VX is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 chipset. Furthermore, it is built on the fully featured OpenWrt Linux operating system. This allows the CM685VX to provide a powerful and rapidly deployable internet solution to commercial customers and small to medium businesses.
The Comset CM685VX is an Innovative 5G Modem Router powered by a powerful 580MHz CPU. It features one Gigabit LAN port for fast wired connections and one Gigabit WAN/LAN port for automatic failover between NBN/ADSL and mobile 4G, 4GX or 5G. In addition, the CM685VX comes with a GPIO with four digital input/output ports. Other features include VPN IPSEC, PPTP (Server and Client), L2TP and OpenVPN to establish a secure connection over the 4G/5G network.
The Comset CM685VX is a Global 5G Modem Router with SIM card slot. It supports frequencies in Australia and around the world. The innovative design, easy integration and rich built-in features make the CM685VX the router of choice for a wide range of business and commercial applications. This includes SOHO, SMB, industrial automation, building automation, security, surveillance, transportation, health, mining and environmental monitoring.
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| Main | |
| WAN | 5G/4G/3G Cellular Modem WiFi as WAN Failover and Load Balancing Advanced modem failure check IP Pass-through WAN ports support Cell/Static IP/DHCP/PPPoE (on demand, keep alive, schedule, manual, standby) |
| LAN | DHCP Server, Client, Relay DNS and DNS Proxy DDNS UPnP DMZ Multicast/Multicast Proxy QoS (DSCP and Priority Queuing) MAC Address Filtering VLAN 802.1Q |
| WiFi | WiFi N300 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz WPA2 Enterprise (WiFi) Hotspot/Captive Portal SSID-based Priority |
| VPN AND ROUTING | IPsec Tunnel, PPTP, L2TP, GRE Tunnel, OpenVPN, OSPF/BGP/RIP, Virtual Server/Port Forwarding, IPv6, VRRP. |
| MANAGEMENT | Network Management Software (NMS) Web GUI, API, CLI/SSH/Telnet, SFTP Data Usage Alerts (router and per client) Advanced Troubleshooting Device Alerts SNMP SMS control |
| SECURITY | RADIUS and TACACS+ support 802.1x authentication for Ethernet Certificate support ALGs MAC Address Filtering Advanced Security Mode (local user management only) Per-Client Web Filtering IP Filtering Content Filtering (basic) Website Filtering Zone-Based Object Firewall with host address (IP or FQDN), port, and mac address NAT, SPI, port blocking, service filtering (FTP, SFTP, SMTP, HTTP, RPL, SNMP, DNS, ICMP, NNTP, POP3, SSH), protocol filtering, WAN ping (allow/ignore) |
| OPTIMIZED IP COMMUNICATIONS | Automated WAN Failover WAN Affinity and QoS allow prioritization of VoIP services Advanced VPN connectivity options to HQ SIP ALG and NAT to allow VoIP and UC communications to traverse firewall MAC Address Filtering 802.1p/q for LAN QoS segmentation and treatment of VoIP on LAN Private Network support (wired and 4G/5G WAN) |
| Firmware update | supports firmware update locally, remotely (LAN, WiFi and OTA WAN) |
| DI/DO (Digital Input and Output) | 4 x Digital Input ports for alarm notification via email or SMS. These can also be used as Digital Output ports to control electrical devices via SMS or GUI (a DIO board is required) |
| Other | Cellular and WiFi MIMO Syslog (local and remote) DDNS DNS proxy Optimized EMC design Real-time clock (NTP, update with defined hours) WAN/LAN/Memory statistics Modbus |
| Features | |
| Redundancy and Load Balancing | Failover between NBN/ADSL and 5G Modem Auto-dial feature, keep alive link LCP, ICMP check Built-in watch dog Three-way redundancy: Cellular (3G/4G/5G), RJ45 WAN (xDSL, DHCP, Fixed IP), WiFi client Load balancing |
| Intelligent Routing | UPnP, DMZ, virtual server/port forwarding, routing rules, NAT-less routing, wired or wireless WAN-to-LAN IP passthrough, route management, per-interface routing, content filtering, IP filtering, website filtering, per-client Web filtering, local DHCP server, DHCP client, DHCP relay, DNS, DNS proxy, Split DNS; ALGs: PPTP, SIP, TFTP, FTP, IRC; MAC address filtering, Dynamic DNS, LAN/WAN affinity, STP, enterprise routing protocols: BGP/OSPF/RIP, multicast proxy |
| Management | Web-based GUI (local management), optional RADIUS or TACACS+ username/password; remote WAN web-based management w/ access control (HTTP, HTTPS); SNMP v1, v2c, & v3; CLI over SSH, SSH to serial, SSH to telnet, SFTP; API; one-button firmware upgrade; modem configuration, update, and management; modem data usage w/ alerts, per-client data usage; custom AT scripting to modems; SMS. |
| VPN | IPsec – Tunnel, NAT-T, and transport modes; Hash (MD5, SHA128, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512), Cipher (AES, 3DES, DES); GRE tunnelling; PPTP support; L2TP, L2TP over IPSec support; VPN pass-through; OpenVPN; Certificate support; Multiple networks supported in a single tunnel, site-to-site dynamic VPN with NHRP; VTI Tunnel support; |
| SMS, SMS Control and Alarm | Receive and Send SMS; WAN Cell APN configuration via SMS; SMS Control and Alarm. SMS or Call to control router to be online, offline, reboot, signal and status monitor (check out the Comset SMS App) SMS text send/receive. |
| Specifications | |
| Main | |
| Hardware | CPU: 580Mhz; RAM: 512 Mb DDR, option for up to 4Gb DDR; Flash: 256Mb, option for up to 8Gbit |
| WAN | Integrated 5G modem (with 4G and 3G failover); 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet WAN port – NBN/ADSL; WiFi as WAN; MIMO “N” 2.4 GHz; 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| LAN/WiFi | WiFi N300; 802.11 a/b/g/n; 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet LAN port. |
| Ports | Power (2 Pins Terminal Block for wire connection) 2 x Ethernet LAN/WAN 4 x cellular (or 3 x cellular and 1 x GPS) antenna connectors SMA 2 x WiFi antenna connectors SMA 1 x Serial connector RS232 (3 Pins Terminal Block) 4 x Digital I/O ports (Terminal Block) |
| Power | DC input steady state voltage range: 5-40 VDC (requires inline fuse for vehicle installations); For 9–24 VDC installations, use a 3 A fuse; For > 24 VDC installations, use a 2.5 A fuse; Reverse polarity and transient voltage protection per ISO 7637-2 Ignition sensing (automatic ON and time-delay OFF); Power consumption: Idle: typical=100mA@12VDC; Maximum=500mA@12VDC; Tx/Rx: typical=300mA@12VDC; Maximum=800mA@12VDC; 12VDC 1.5A adapter included |
| LEDs | SYS, VPN, SIGNAL, CELL, WAN, LAN, WiFi |
| UIM/SIM Card Slot | Supports 1.8V/3V UIM/SIM card |
| Other | Reset button |
| Size | 100mm x 60mm x 21mm |
| Weight | 230g (not including the antennas) 380g (including the antennas) 860g (including all accessories) |
| Temperature | −35 °C to 75 °C operating; −40 °C to 85 °C storage |
| Humidity (non-condensing) | 5% to 95% operating; 5% to 95% storage |
| Case | Alloy; Black colour |
| Cellular | |
| Compatible Mobile Networks | 5G NR
4G LTE (FDD/TDD) 3G UMTS WCDMA (HSUPA/HSDPA/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+) |
| Cellular Frequency | o 5G NR SA & NSA
n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/ n71/n77/n78/n79 o 4G LTE FDD B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/ B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71 o 4G LTE TDD B34/B38/39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48 o 4×4 MIMO DL o 3G WCDMA B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| Bandwidth | o 5G SA (Stand Alone)
§ Downlink 2.1Gbps § Uplink 450Mbps o 5G NSA (Non-Stand Alone) § Downlink 2.5Gbps § Uplink 650Mbps o 4G LTE § Downlink 1.0Gbps § Uplink 200Mbps o WCDMA § Downlink 42Mbps § Uplink 5.76Mbps |
| WiFi (WLAN) | |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi N300 802.11a/b/g/n; Can be used as AP or Client. Frequency Range: 2.412 ~ 2.472GHz |
| Other | |
| Warranty | 1 Year Warranty |
| Package Contents | CM685VX 5G Router Ethernet and Serial Cables Power Adapter 4 x Cellular Antennas, 2 x WiFi Antennas |
| Regulatory Compliance | RCM, CE, RoHS
Modem is Telstra approved |
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