Option GlobeSurfer III- A Mobile Broadband Router

Option Globesurfer III has come up with very new and interesting features which make it a unique gateway router. It uses a Qualcomm 7225 chipset, and this device provides HSDPA at 7.2Mbps and HSUPA at 5.76Mbps along with AWS support.

The device offers complete functionality of telephone such as reading, composing, as well as managing the SMS text messages. Printers and hard drives can also be connected through its integrated USB port, which enables the users to share or make the back-up of their files through LAN. And printer is also very suitably placed and can be used by all PCs that are connected.

The device offers the ease of use. It has only two buttons and a very clear color display screen. Its exclusive software called Notifier shows every alerts and all status information over-all the wireless network.

It basically turns a mobile broadband-enabled SIM card into an internet connection that can be shared and accessed by various devices such as iPhones, laptops, and so on.

However, like many other costly devices, you must prepare your mind for its specific use. With the conception of mobile broadband dongles and WiFi the GlobeSurfer III device can be of real use in connecting the devices that have no access to the internet through any other means.

Another thing that you need to take care of is that you have to keep a SIM card along with the specific type of tariff which offers lots of bandwidth of data. The new GlobeSurfer III’s use is not absolutely based for the need of specific consumer but it is more likely to attract those people or business which needs various remote machines to access data.

If we talk about the set-up, this device is very simple to do that too. You just have to insert SIM in the body of the device. After that you can very easily stand the device up by using its flip-out stand. Now you can configure its various access points by using a browser-based interface and a very easy set-up wizard will help you further.

The early configuration executes by using a wired connection. With the use of a good 3G connection, working of the device become very stable and without any connectivity problem across the 802.11g wireless. Even you can send and receive the text messages through the interface.

Product Unique Selling Points:

• High Upload and Download speed of 5.76Mbps and 7.2Mbps respectively

• Colourful and Interactive Display Screen

• Telephone support with a call forwarding features as well as Call Waiting, CLI and Voicemail

• Very effective Wi-Fi Network router

• Easy to use 2-button control

• New and unique software application called “Notifier” which displays alerts like SMS text messages and status information through out all wireless networks.

• Built-in security as well as firewall functionality

• Desktop as well as wall-mounted designs are available

• Facility of a network or File storage via USB port

• Printer Server facility available via USB port

• Offers web based graphical interface facility in multiple languages

• Easy to use browser interface for the new users, and an advanced browser for the power users

Limitations: Pricey

Specifications:

Hardware:

Wireless WAN interface

WCDMA 850 / 900 / AWS / 1900 / 2100 MHz
UMTS / HSDPA
UE Power Class 3 (+24 dBm)
3GPP FDD compliant 5.7 / 7.2 Mbps peak rate

Advanced Receiver Technology

Dual Antenna Receiver Diversity
EMEA variant supporting diversity on UMTS 900 and 2100 MHz
World variant supporting diversity on UMTS 850 MHz, 900MHz, AWS and 1900 MHz

Voice support (GSM and UMTS)

RJ-11 POTS port
Concurrent voice and data (or UMTS)
AMR, FR, HFR voice codecs
Caller ID display on OLED
DTMF signal pass through

IEEE 802.11b / g WLAN Access Point

WPA, WPA2, WEP
802.11b, g
MAC address blocking
USB
Possible to disable WLAN radio
Host based USB for External NAS HDD and Printer Servers
Ethernet
LAN services
10 / 100 Mbps Auto MDIX
DHCP server and proxy
DNS server and proxy
VPN functionality available
VPN pass through available
PPTP and IPSec client and server
L2TP client
Firewall and Gateway features
Advanced NAT
MAC address filtering
Configurable security policies
Application Level Gateway (ALG) modules
Event logging

Colour LCD display will show you the following:

Device status
Signal strength
Network information
Missed calls
New SMS indicator
Current time and animations during boot or shutdown
External antenna connector
Remote management through SNMP v1, 2 & 3 and Command Line Interface (CLI)
Intuitive wizard driven configuration
External 220 – 240V EU & UK, 110V US power adapter
Dimensions: 150 x 100 x 32 (in mm)
Weight: 255 g plus power adapter
Desktop as well as Wall mountable

Accessories available

External antenna

Software

“Notifier” software

Voice features

Call Forwarding
Call Waiting
Voicemail
International Dial tone standards
Call Line Identity

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