Obtaining a permanent "static" public IP address from your cellular carrier can simplify remote access to the LAN-Cell and your equipment, especially when setting up VPN. However, the LAN-Cell's Dynamic DNS (DynDNS) support reduces the need for static IP addresses in many situations, allowing dynamic public IP addresses to be used for remote access applications.

Some cellular carriers do not offer static IP addresses or offer them as part of a VPN service or other corporate-level service plan. Most wireless carriers charge a fee for static IP addresses, ranging from a one-time setup fee to monthly fees per address. Also, almost all cellular carriers who offer static IP addresses assign them via a DHCP "reservation" system based on the serial number or phone number of the modem. You should configure the LAN-Cell to obtain its cellular WAN IP address automatically from the carrier, even if it is a static IP address.

Cell-Sentry is Proxicast’s exclusive new LAN-Cell 2 "watchdog" feature that monitors cellular usage and alerts administrators via E-mail when a user-defined threshold is reached. It can even block additional cellular usage via hard "not to exceed" limits to avoid overage charges. Cell-Sentry can monitor data or time usage to match the carrier’s billing policies. Click here to read more about Cell-Sentry.

The Proxicast LAN-Cell 2 3G Cellular Router (Mobile IP 3G Router) utilizes user accessible upgradable high-speed PC-Card (PCMCIA / laptop) 3G modems and supports all CDMA & GSM 2.5G & 3G cellular modem standards including CDMA2000: EV-DO RevA, EV-DO Rev0, 1xRTT; UMTS / W-CDMA: HSUPA, HSDPA, HSPA, EDGE, and GPRS on all major wireless carriers (cellular internet or broadband) worldwide including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Alltel, AT&T Mobility (Cingular), T-Mobile, Rogers, Telus, Bell Mobility, Telcel, Orange, Vodafone, O2, Telstra & others. See the LAN-Cell 2 3G Router Product Specifications page for a list of the currently supported PC-Card 3G modems. The rugged LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router offers Ethernet, wireless WiFi (802.11 a/b/g) and serial interfaces plus advanced enterprise mobile router features such as multiple IPSec VPN tunnels, NAT/DMZ, SPI firewall, X.509 certificates, bandwidth management and other wireless router functions which are optimized for corporate, financial, mobile in vehicle, industrial automation, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) telemetry and SCADA type remote cellular WWAN applications. The LAN-Cell 2 is also a great satellite data link alternative or backup for Low Earth Orbit - LEO (ORBCOMM, Iridium, Globalstar) and VSAT (HughesNet, Starband) satellite network sites.