CradlePoint MA5-1700600M-EWA Technical Specification
WAN
- Dual-modem capable with MC400 modem slot for second modular modem
- WiFi-as-WAN, with WPA2 Enterprise Authentication for WiFi-as-WAN
- 3rd radio for dedicated back haul
- WiFi client mode
- Failover/Failback
- Load Balancing
- Advanced Modem Failure Check
- WAN Port Speed Control
- WAN/LAN Traffic Steering
- IP Passthrough
- Standby
- Multi-PDN
- Smart WAN Selection
- Serial PAD mode
- DynDNS
- AutoQoS
- QoS (DSCP and Priority Queuing)
- Embedded 1200M LTE Advanced Pro 1.2 Gbps modem (with DC-HSPA+ failover)
- Embedded 600M LTE Advanced 600 Mbps modem (with DC-HSPA+ failover)
- Five LAN/WAN switchable 10/100/1000 ethernet ports – one default WAN (cable/DSL/T1/satellite/Metro Ethernet)
- WiFi-as-WAN, Metro WiFi; 2×2 MIMO “N” 2.4 GHz or 4×4 5 GHz; 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wave 2
LAN
- VLAN 802.1Q
- DHCP Server, Client, Relay
- DNS and DNS Proxy
- DMZ
- Multicast/Multicast Proxy
- MAC Address Filtering
- STP2
- GPS broadcast to LAN
- Simultaneous Tri-Band WiFi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wave 2
- Five LAN/WAN switchable 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports – four default LAN
- Serial console support for out-of-band management of a connected device
WiFi
- Dual-Band, Simultaneous Tri Band 2×2 2.4GHz + 2×2 5GHz + 4×4 5GHz WiFi
- 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wave 2 MU-MIMO and 256 QAM support
- Up to 192 connected devices (64 per radio – one @ 2.4 GHz and two @ 5 GHz)
- Multiple SSIDs: 2 per radio (6 total)
- WPA2 Enterprise (WiFi)
- Hotspot/Captive Portal
- SSID-based Priority
- Client Mode for faster data offload
Management
- Cradlepoint NetCloud Manager: - Secure remote cloud configuration - Real-time diagnostics/troubleshooting - Remote connect / Out-of-Band Management - Geoview location services - Pool data alerts
- Client and Traffic Visibility and Control
- Web UI, API, CLI
- Active GPS support
- Data usage alerts
- Advanced troubleshooting (support)
- Device alerts
- SDK support
- SNMP
- SMS control
- Serial redirector
- Auto APN Recovery
- Syslog
VPN & Routing
- IPsec Tunnel – up to ten concurrent sessions
- IKEv2 support (includes MOBIKE)
- L2TP
- GRE Tunnel
- OSPF/BGP/RIP
- Route Filters (Access Control Lists, Prefix Filters, Route Maps, Communities for BGP)
- Per-Interface Routing
- Policy-based Routing
- NAT
- NAT-less Routing
- Traffic Steering
- Virtual Server/Port Forwarding
- NEMO/DMNR
- IPv6
- VRRP
- NHRP
- VTI Tunnel support
- OpenVPN support
Security
- NetCloud Perimeter compatible
- RADIUS and TACACS+ support*
- 802.1x authentication for Ethernet
- Zscaler Internet Security Compatible
- Certificate support
- Application-level gateways
- MAC Address Filtering
- Advanced Security Mode (local user management only)
- FIPS 140-2 Inside version available
- Application-aware firewall
- IP Filtering
- Content Filtering
- Zone-based Object Firewall with host address (IP or FQDN), port, and MAC address
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Ports
- Power + GPIO (1 input / ignition sense input, 1 output)
- 20-pin power + GPIO port: - Alternate DC power input - Two analog inputs - One input / ignition sense input - Four configurable input/output - One low current 5V output (50mA max)
- USB 2.0
- Five Ethernet LAN/WAN
- Two cellular antenna connectors (SMA)
- One active GPS antenna connector (SMA)
- Six WiFi antenna connectors (R-SMA)
- Serial DE-9 (commonly called “DB-9”) connector—RS-232 (out-of-band management of an external device requires a null modem adapter/cable)
Temperature
- -30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F) operating
- -40 °C to 85 °C (-40 °F to 185 °F) storage
Humidity (non-condensing)
- 5% to 95% operating
- 5% to 95% storage
Power
- DC input steady state voltage range: 9–36VDC (requires 3A inline fuse for vehicle installations)
- Reverse polarity and transient voltage protection per ISO 7637-2
- Ignition sensing (automatic ON and time-delay OFF)
- Power consumption: - Conditions: 12V input, room temperature - Sleep: 10 mW - Idle: 8 W - Typical: 14 W - Heavy Usage: 24 W
- Analog to Digital Converter: - Port 1: Selectable 0.5–36 V or 0.1–5 V ranges - Port 2: 0.5–36 V range - Accuracy: Typical ± 0.5%, Maximum ± 1% - Configurable low and high voltage alerts - Low voltage router shutoff
WiFi Power (FCC)
- 2402–2483.5 MHz (2.4 GHz band): 29.2 dBm conducted
- 5150–5250 MHz (5 GHz band 1): 29.0 dBm conducted
- 5725–5850 MHz (5 GHz band 3): 30.0 dBm conducted
WiFi Power (Australia/New Zealand)
- Radio 1 (2x2): - 2.4 GHz: 33.4 dBm EIRP - 5150-5250 MHz: 22.9 dBm EIRP - 5250-5350 MHz: 22.9 dBm EIRP - 5475-5725 MHz: 29.8 dBm EIRP - 5725-5850 MHz: 35.8 dBm EIRP
- Radio 2 (4x4) - 5150-5250 MHz: 22.9 dBm EIRP - 5250-5350 MHz: 22.9 dBm EIRP - 5475-5725 MHz: 29.8 dBm EIRP - 5725-5850 MHz: 35.8 dBm EIRP
WiFi Power (Europe/Rest of World)
- 2.4 GHz band: 19.81 dBm EIRP
- 5150-5250 MHz: 22.80 dBm EIRP
Size
- 8.8 × 7.5 × 1.7 in (224.3 × 190 × 44 mm)
Weight
Material
Certifications
- WiFi Alliance
- 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wave 2 certified
- Safety: UL/CUL, CB Scheme, EN60950-1
- Shock/Vibration/Humidity: compliant with MIL STD 810G and SAEJ1455
- Ingress Protection: compliant with IP64 (includes protection from dust and splashing water)
- Materials: WEEE, RoHS, RoHS-2, California Prop 65
- Telecom: PTCRB/CTIA, GCF-CC
- Regulatory Models: S5A803A, S5A804A, S5A808A, S5A809A, S5A844A
- FIPS 140-2 Inside
GPS
- GPS Protocols: NMEA 0183 V3.1
- Satellite channels: Maximum 48 channels, simultaneous tracking
- Concurrent standalone GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo
- 1 Hz refresh rate
- Accuracy: - Horizontal: < 1.7 m (50%) - Velocity: < 0.1 m/s
- Acquisition (measured with signal strength = -130 dBm): - Hot start: < 1.3 seconds - Warm start: < 31 seconds - Cold start: < 32 seconds
- Sensitivity - Tracking: -163 dBm (tracking sensitivity is the lowest GNSS signal level for which the device can still detect an in-view satellite 50% of the time when in sequential tracking mode) - Acquisition (standalone): -147 dBm (acquisition sensitivity is the lowest GNSS signal level for which the device can still detect an in-view satellite 50% of the time)
- Operational limits: altitude <18000 m and velocity <515 m/s
Performance
- Max Throughout (Default Configuration*): 950 Mbps
- Max Concurrent TCP Sessions: 32,000
- Recommended Max Client Count: 30*
Performance testing based off requirements defined in RFC2544, using a mix of 64-, 256-, and 1500-byte packet sizes. Throughput is shown as bi-directional, TCP traffic with less than a 1% packet loss using four wired clients.