IBR1100 4G Wi-Fi Vehicle Router (Dual SIM, up to 128 clients)

A number of features make the IBR1100 particularly suited to bus, coach and other public transport vehicle applications, where operators wish to customise the user experience and ensure that a large number of Wi-Fi devices all obtain high quality connectivity.

Captive Portal

The first - as detailed above - is the facility to hold devices connecting to the network in a captive portal before granting access to the wider internet. A wide range of release events are supported*, from simply requiring the user to accept terms and conditions through to requiring payment for internet access - either as soon as the device connects or when an initial free trial period expires (defined by time or traffic).

Apply Bandwidth & Traffic Restrictions 

Another feature designed for bus & coach operators is the ability to set a fixed bandwidth limit per Wi-Fi device, preventing a small number of users from saturating the cellular connection and adversely affecting the user experience for everyone else.  Other restrictions such as limiting the absolute amount of data downloaded by each client can also be achieved*.

Multiple cellular WAN connections

Additional cellular backhaul connections can be added in one of two ways, taking advantage of the IBR1100's load balancing capabilities:

• A dual modem dock is available for the IBR1100 which adds a secondary cellular modem.  This provides a dual-modem solution, each one of which supports up to 2 SIM cards.   
• Up to 3 extra IBR1100 devices can be connected to the primary IBR1100 via its network ports in order to increase the overall cellular backhaul capacity to up to four concurrent 4G connections in total (each dual-SIM).  If every IBR1100 also includes a dual modem dock then the total number of cellular WAN connections is increased to 8.  

Connect other on-board devices

As well as providing Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities to passengers' Wi-Fi devices, the IBR1100 can also provide reliable internet connectivity to on-board devices such as CCTV systems, ticketing / point-of-sale machines and digital signage equipment.  Such equipment can either connect to a separate Wi-Fi network which is completely isolated from the passenger Wi-Fi network (and not subject to bandwidth restrictions, T's & C's acceptance, etc.) or by cable to one of the IBR1100's 3 Ethernet ports.  

For added flexibility the IBR1100 supports Wi-Fi as WAN – obtaining connectivity from an external Wi-Fi network rather than its built-in cellular modem (e.g. for uploading large amounts of CCTV footage when a vehicle returns to its depot at night).

*Some features are only available as part of our Enhanced Hotspot Service, which is a paid-for subscription service.  Please see our Bus & Coach Managed Wi-Fi Hotspot page for more information.