Edimax Technology ER-1088 - Manual

© 2006 Edimax Computer
Building on the current successes of the PermaLINK models, Edimax Computer’s new EnduraLINK ER-1088
addresses the need for additional bandwidth. As we all know, we can never have enough bandwidth, and the over-
riding question is how much do they cost! Now, with the EnduraLINK ER-1088, we can provide the optimum ratio of
getting the highest bandwidth at the lowest cost.
By utilizing 8 high-speed WAN lines, EnduraLINK ER-1088 can exceed the DS3 level of download service at an
extremely affordable cost for schools, architectural firms, printing companies, government offices, and many other
medium-size companies.
The highest bandwidth is achieved by connecting 8 low-cost broadband links such as xDSL, cable, satellite, and etc.
For example: at current time: (June 2006)
Service
Provider
Business Service Monthly Price
(contract terms)
Speed
Up/Download
Speakeasy ADSL Select Plus $69.95 6 Mbps / 768Kbps
Verizon Basic up to 3M $39.95 7 Mbps / 768Kbps
SBC Yahoo DSL Expert Plus $49.99 8 Mbps / 768Kbps
Bell Canada Internet High
Speed
$54.95 Canadian 6 Mbps / 800 Kbps
So, with 8 ADSL lines that cost less than $600 per a month you can have a combined download bandwidth of greater
than a 45 Mbps DS3 line which cost over $5000 per a month. Just purchasing a DS3 router is at least $4000. The best
analogy for the multiWAN is to compare it to a 16-lane super-highway. Imagine the traffics that a 16-lane
superhighway can carry! Similarly, the total data packets traffics capacity is correspondingly increased by a 8-WAN
data super-highway. (8 WAN lines bi-directionally is equivalent to a 16-lane)
To summarize: the EnduraLINK ER-1088 can provide 108% of DS3 download; 15% of DS3 upload speed and at 12%
of the cost. Comparison between EnduraLINK ER-1088 and T1 line with 1.5 Mbps for both upload and download is
no contest.
In addition, the EnduraLINK EER-1088 is also a IPsec VPN Server (50 tunnels), and if you have ER-1088 at both