LANCOM vRouter
Virtual routing solutions are designed to improve network flexibility and scalability. By virtualising traditional router functions, vRouter’s provide a cost-effective, easily deployable option for modern network infrastructures.
The LANCOM vRouter solution ensure seamless integration with existing systems, support high-performance data traffic, and enable centralised management for simplified network operations. Ideal for enterprises looking to optimise their network resources, vRouter’s deliver robust security, reliable connectivity, and the agility to adapt to evolving business needs.
What is a vRouter?
The LANCOM vRouter is a software-based router designed for virtualised environments like VMware ESXi, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Hyper-V, or Microsoft Azure. Featuring a comprehensive range of functions and robust security features based on the LCOS operating system, it is ideal for modern infrastructures. Whether used as a virtual VPN router (vCPE), central site VPN gateway (vGateway), or WLAN controller (vWLC), the vRouter is perfect for systems integrators, service providers, and medium to large enterprises.
Key Features
› Comprehensive Functionality
The LANCOM vRouter delivers an extensive range of functions, ensuring that your virtual network environment is robust and versatile. It serves as a virtual VPN router (vCPE), central site VPN gateway (vGateway), and WLAN controller (vWLC), making it an ideal choice for systems integrators, service providers, and medium to large enterprises.
This allows full virtualisation of WLAN controller functionalities on a virtualisation platform such as VMWare ESXi, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Hyper-V, or Microsoft Azure. The number of managed access points depends on the license category activated on the vRouter.
› Enhanced Security
From state-of-the-art encryption protocols to advanced firewall capabilities, the vRouter ensures that your data remains secure and your network is protected from threats. The LANCOM vRouter supports the very latest security functions including IPSec-VPN based on IKEv2, elliptic curves, and AES-GCM—for IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
› Space and Cost Efficiency
By virtualising your infrastructure, the LANCOM vRouter eliminates the need for additional hardware components, saving valuable rack space and reducing hardware expenses. This streamlined approach to networking is both cost-effective and space-efficient, perfect for growing businesses.
› Optimal Networking with VPN
The vRouter facilitates seamless VPN networking between multiple locations, ensuring secure and efficient communication across your enterprise. Whether you are connecting branch offices or remote employees, the vRouter provides reliable and high-performance VPN connections.
› Flexibility and Scalability
Designed to grow with your business, the LANCOM vRouter offers unparalleled scalability. As your network demands increase, the vRouter can easily adapt, providing the flexibility needed to expand and enhance your network infrastructure.
› Instant deployment anywhere
The routers are set up in mere seconds, not hours, with just a few clicks. Whether you need a router in a lab environment, your server room or data centre, or in the cloud, the LANCOM vRouter is automatically created at any global location—eliminating the need for shipping or hardware installation.
Infrastructure
With the LANCOM vRouter, you save space in your rack and enjoy optimal VPN networking between locations. This solution allows you to virtualise your infrastructure on a hypervisor without the need for additional hardware components.
License model
Be it as a router (vCPE), as a central-site VPN gateway (vGateway), or virtual WLAN controller (vWLC), the LANCOM vRouter is the right basis for modern networks. The LANCOM vRouter is available as runtime-based variants for flexible sizes (1, 3, or 5 years) and performance requirements.
| Use | Data rate | VPN channels ¹ | ARF | Public spot user | WLAN controller functions | PMS Accounting Plus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCOM vRouter 50 | as a vCPE & vWLC | 50 Mbps | 10 | 8x | 128 | up to 10 access points/WLAN routers | ✔ |
| LANCOM vRouter 250 | as a vCPE & vWLC | 250 Mbps | 50 | 16x | 256 | up to 50 access points/WLAN routers | ✔ |
| LANCOM vRouter 500 | as a vGateway & vWLC | 500 Mbps | 100 | 64x | unlimited ² | up to 100 access points/WLAN routers | ✔ |
| LANCOM vRouter 1000 | as a vGateway & vWLC | 1.000 Mbps | 200 | 128x | unlimited ² | up to 200 access points/WLAN routers | ✔ |
| LANCOM vRouter unlimited | as a vGateway & vWLC | unlimited | 1,000 | 256x | unlimited ² | up to 1,000 access points/WLAN routers | ✔ |
| LANCOM vRouter unlimited | as a vGateway & vWLC | unlimited | 3,000 | 256x | unlimited ² | up to 1,500 access points/WLAN routers | ✔ |
