Mikrotik LR8 expirience - cell backhaul?

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Hi,

I’m shopping for a new gateway and the mikrotik is currently high on the list due to:
a) it’s price
b) the option for cell/gsm backhaul

I however have little expirience with RouterOS and have a few questions:

  1. Can you configure the cell/GSM option as ‘backup’ connection?
  2. If so - how does that work? How does it detect that there is no connection anymore?
  3. if so - will packages ever get lost? As in - would a lora udp package be re-transmitted over cell/gsm if the primary connection fails?
  4. I’ve noticed that there seems to be a lack of feature development on this device - has anybody had issues with that in the field? Like - is lack of support for basic station something that has bothered you?

Thanks!

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Dear @cyclops
I might be wrong, but I think that the Mikrotik Wap Lr8 Kit doesn’t allow gsm connection (there is only one miniPCI slot, that it is used by the LoRaWAN card).
Kind regards

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On MikroTik Routers and Wireless - Products: wAP LR8 kit it shows:

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BUT, it also states:
*) the device has no built in LTE modem, the SIM slot can only be used, if LoRa interface card is removed and replaced by an LTE modem

So… :frowning: :joy:

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I guess my next question is - what’s a good LoraGateway that has Cellular ‘backup’ :slight_smile:

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I have been testing a Robustel R3000LR(R3000 LG | Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway | Robustel) since june without any connection outage… its price is higher than mikrotik’s

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If it does not need to be an outdoor gateway, you can take a look at WisGate Edge Lite 2

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You can use my adapter board to fit two cards: miniPCI-e dual USB card extender | danman's blog

I believe there is also a way to setup mikrotik in a way it will send the packets over both connections.

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Thanks all - great suggestions!