Peplink Balance 310 5G

Peplink Balance 310 5G is a gigabit-class SD-WAN router built for branch sites that want reliable connectivity even when primary links fluctuate. It delivers 1Gbps router throughput and supports SpeedFusion VPN up to 600Mbps (no encryption) or 500Mbps with 256-bit AES, making it a strong fit for secure, high-availability site-to-site networks.

What makes Peplink Balance 310 5G stand out is its dual-cellular design: it includes 2 embedded cellular modems with category options listed as 1× 5G + 1× CAT-12, plus 4 Nano-SIM (4FF) slots for redundancy and carrier flexibility. It also supports RemoteSIM and FusionSIM, and Peplink lists support for Peplink eSIM Data Plans (requires firmware 8.3.0+) and BYO eSIM (requires 8.4.0+).

On the wired side, you get 1× Gigabit Ethernet WAN, 5× Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 2× SFP LAN, and 1× USB WAN, letting you combine fixed Ethernet with cellular and USB-based WAN options as your design evolves.

For SD-WAN resilience and traffic efficiency, Peplink Balance 310 5G supports SpeedFusion Hot Failover, Smoothing, Bandwidth Bonding, SpeedFusion Connect (Peplink notes 1TB/year complimentary usage data with PrimeCare), and Relay Mode (Server). It also supports Drop-In Mode, High Availability, InTouch, and Virtual WAN (1 Virtual WAN complimentary with active PrimeCare; up to 3 with activation licenses).

Operationally, it’s built for multi-site control and segmentation: InControl 2 cloud management is supported, along with NetFlow, inter-VLAN routing and up to 128 VLANs (802.1q), inbound load balancing, and 8 load-balancing algorithms. Security controls include application & web blocking, full web content filtering, and a captive portal.

VPN sizing is straightforward: it supports SpeedFusion VPN peers (2/3/30 depending on SKU/PrimeCare), IPsec (5 tunnels), remote-user VPN server support with up to 15 users, plus 5 site-to-site OpenVPN tunnels and 5 GRE tunnels. It’s recommended for 50–500 users and supports 30 controlled APs / 50 with a license add-on.