Comset 5G/4G/3G Outdoor Router with Dual SIM (CM580W2)

Key Features

  • 5G outdoor modem router with lightning fast internet speeds 
  • Dual SIM card slots for backup redundancy
  • IP67 waterproof grade
  • Worldwide 5G and 4G LTE-A coverage
  • Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
  • Built-in high power amplifier to expand Wi-Fi coverage
  • 48V PoE+ power supply
  • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port
  • Supports MIMO 4×4 (All 4 cellular antennas MUST be attached)

The Comset CM580W2 is a durable outdoor router that supports 5G, 4G, and 3G networks. It is powered by the Qualcomm X62 chipset, which provides exceptional performance and unmatched reliability.

A notable feature of this device is its impressive IP67 waterproof rating, which guarantees uninterrupted functionality even in the most challenging outdoor environments.

This 5G router exemplifies durability, effectively resisting various weather conditions, making it an excellent option for outdoor installations, remote sites, or industrial applications where resilience is essential.

The dual SIM card slots integrated into the device facilitate easy connectivity, enabling users to seamlessly access 5G, 4G, and 3G cellular networks for internet services. This capability is particularly beneficial in situations where conventional wired connections are either unavailable or impractical.

In conjunction with the detachable external antennas, the CM580W2 provides optimal signal reception, ensuring a stable and high-speed internet connection, even in areas with limited coverage.

Additionally, the inclusion of Wi-Fi 6 (AX3000) technology significantly enhances the performance of this router. It allows for faster speeds, increased capacity, and improved efficiency when managing multiple devices at once.

Whether utilized for business or personal purposes, the Wi-Fi 6 feature guarantees a seamless online experience, boosting both productivity and entertainment options.

The use of 48V PoE+ (Power over Ethernet) to power the device is a practical and efficient solution, simplifying the installation process and minimizing cable clutter. This feature allows for easier deployment of the router in various outdoor environments without the necessity for complicated power arrangements.

In summary, the Comset CM580W2 is a dependable, high-performance outdoor router that excels in durability, connectivity, and speed, making it an outstanding choice for anyone in need of a robust solution for outdoor networking requirements.

 

Specification Sheet

Quick Start Guide

(CM580W2)

Performance Comparisons

In rural New South Wales on the Telstra network, an experienced networking professional benchmarked the T1 against several other modem routers.  All devices were connected using a Telco 700-2700MHz Omni antenna.

All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

 

Telco T1

Signal estimate: 

 

 

NETGEAR® Nighthawk® M1

Signal estimate: 

 

Comset CM210Q-W

Signal estimate: 

 

Important

Performance can vary based on signal quality. While the modem is powerful, it cannot deliver exceptional speeds with extremely poor signal as input. Please check the reported signal strengh on device (go to https://192.168.1.1 > Mobile Status page) for personalised advice on how signal can be improved.  If you require a higher category of performance than the T1, consider our much more powerful Telco X1 Pro.

  • Limit of 40 per order
  • High Volume orders - please contact us
  • Attention Optus Fixed Wireless Customers

Optus is not allowing third party devices to access their Fixed Wireless network which uses the APN LTEBROADBAND.  Only Optus branded devices can access the LTEBROADBAND network.  Unfortunately this means you cannot use a Telco T1 to access this closed network.  The Optus Mobile Data network, however, does allow third party devices, so the Telco T1 can be used on that network.  For details please see the Optus Critical Information Summary under Equipment Needs.

 

Configuration Examples


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TelcOS™ Melaleuca

Made right here in Brisbane, Australia.  Take a look under the hood of Melaleuca, our modified version of OpenWrt®* that powers every Telco Electronics device.  You will not find an ancient kernel or an outdated package on Melaleuca.  The advantages of running the latest stable Linux kernel and packages are numerous, but start with better performance, more features, and fixed security bugs.  That is why our devices are shipped with the KRACK wifi countermeasures and fixes for other kernel CVE's that can allow unauthorised remote root access.  We offer the first LTE router in Australia to specify our hardware using Device Tree, which allows us to only include kernel code relevant to our hardware, leading to a smaller kernel, allowing us to boot faster and perform better.  We are open source, meaning anyone can grab our source code and modify it to suit their exact requirements.  We endeavour to contribute our code upstream so that the improvements we make to Melaleuca can be utilised by the wider community and future IoT and networking products.

 

Designed and developed by Telco Antennas in Brisbane, Australia. 

Made with trusted, industry standard technology, and it's open source

  • Powerful, yet easy and secure embedded OS designed and developed by Telco Antennas
  • Direct support for Australian mobile networks
  • Reliable Wifi with options including: guest networks, scheduling, client isolation
  • Secure firewall with support for port forwarding, traffic rules and more
  • Download backups, or clone a configuration to multiple T1's with a single file
  • Latest security patches applied
  • Incorporates KRACK Wifi vulnerability countermeasures
  • Mobile browser support
  • Dark theme + Light theme
  • DHCP server including address reservations
  • Wake on Lan (WoL) - wake up other computers attached to the T1 remotely
  • Ping reboot - reboot if a host is unavailable for too long
  • Remote logging - send logs to a logging server
  • Built with a rock-solid Linux® core based on the latest stable OpenWrt® *
  • Includes the latest in VPN technology: WireGuard®

 

Band Locking

  • Lock on to the best performing frequency bands in your area for faster data speeds
  • Tune the T1 to your antenna

 

Uncompromising features for IT Admins and Power Users

 

 

 

Real insights with Realtime Graphs

 

  • Wireless throughput
  • Per-interface traffic
  • System load
  • Network connections
  • and more

 

 

 

No waiting around

  • Boots up and connects you to the Internet in around a minute, given suitable service is available

 

Mobile Browser Support

  • Easily log in over wifi and make quick changes or perform full administrative tasks
  • Responsive design web UI

 

Colour Coding (Melaleuca 1.3+)

Easily and intuitively understand signal quality at a glance.  Measuring wireless signals can be complex, so we have identified the key values and rated them with a colour coding scheme.  Values are automatically updated in real time and range from green, to orange to red so you can dial in to the sweet spot.  Your device performs best when all values stay green.

* Telco Antennas is not affiliated with OpenWrt. OpenWrt is a registered trademark owned by Software in the Public Interest, Inc.

 

 


Tech Specifications

Electrical

  • PoE powered - guaranteed 50m range over Cat 6 cable
  • Alternative USB Power: 5V/2A, micro USB
  • IEEE 802.11/b/g/n

  • Antenna connectors

    • Mobile data: SMA Female antenna connector

    • Wifi: RP-SMA Female

  • 2.4GHz WiFi
    • up to 300Mbps capacity

    • up 100m radius outdoor coverage area 30m indoor

    • Recommended for up to 100 clients

  • Two ports - 1 x LAN - 1 x WAN​ - 100Mbps

  • Full SOHO (small office/home office) router capabilities

    • Can be used as a standalone device, or provide 4G to an existing network setup:

      • DHCP

      • Firewall

      • VPN - server and client

  • 1x Micro-SIM slot
  • Quality Assured: ISO 9001
  • Power consumption: 
    • Idle: 1.9W
    • Peak (wired): 4.2W
    • Peak (wifi): 6W

 

  • Wifi

  • IEEE 802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps
  • 20MHz/40MHz channel width
  • Up to 398mW transmit power
  • Multiple Service Modes
    • Access Point
    • Client
    • Ad-hoc
    • IEEE 802.11s Mesh
    • Monitor
  • WDS - Wireless Distribution System
  • Encryption Support
    • WPA2-PSK
    • WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode
    • WPA-PSK
    • WEP Shared Key
    • WEP Open System
    • No encryption
  • MAC Address Filter
  • Supports up to 4 SSID's with unique security and firewall profiles
  • Guest SSIDs
  • Isolate Clients - prevents client-to-client communication
  • Hide SSID

CAT6 LTE-Advanced modem

  • Peak Download Rate: 300Mbps with Carrier Aggregation

  • Peak Upload Rate: 50Mbps

  • Premium Sierra Wireless® Chipset

  • Carrier Aggregation

    • Maximum aggregated bandwidth: up to 40MHz (20MHz + 20MHz)

  • Transmit Power (max)

    • LTE Band 1, 3, 5, 8, 18, 19, 21, 28, 39: +23 dBm +/- 1dB

    • LTE Band 7, 38, 40, 41: +22 dBm +/- 1dB

    • UMTS Band 1, 5, 6, 8, 9 ,19: +23 dBm +/- 1dB

    • TD-SCDMA Band 39: +23 dBm +/- 1dB

  • Receive Sensitivity (RSSI, 10MHz bandwidth)
    • LTE Band 1 -97.5 dBm
    • LTE Band 3: -97.1 dBm
    • LTE Band 5: -99.3 dBm
    • LTE Band 7: -96.4 dBm
    • LTE Band 8: -99.3 dBm
    • LTE Band 18: -98.9 dBm
    • LTE Band 19: -99.3 dBm
    • LTE Band 21: -98.2 dBm
    • LTE Band 28: -97.3 dBm
    • LTE Band 38: -97.2 dBm
    • LTE Band 39: -98.4 dBm
    • LTE Band 40: -96.0 dBm
    • LTE Band 41: -97.0 dBm
    • UMTS Band 1 -110.1 dBm
    • UMTS Band 5: -111.4 dBm
    • UMTS Band 6: -112.0 dBm
    • UMTS Band 8: -112.0 dBm
    • UMTS Band 9: -110.2 dBm
    • UMTS Band 19: -111.7 dBm

 

 

Supported Frequency Bands - Entire APAC Region

Full support for frequency bands used in Australia, New Zealand, APAC and Oceania.

Telco T1 supports Band Locking to any combination of the below bands:

  • 4G LTE/LTE Advanced Bands

    • B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B18, B19, B21, B28, B38, B39, B40, B41
  • 3G Bands

    • TD-SCDMA
      • B39
    • WCDMA
      • B1, B5, B6, B8, B9, B19

 

 

Network Service Compatibility
Yes/No
Telstra 4GX Band 28 (700 MHz)
compatible
Optus 4G+ Band 28 (700 MHz)
compatible
Telstra Next-G™ Band 5 (850 MHz)
compatible
Vodafone 4G+ Band 5 (850 MHz)* *Please check Vodafone Coverage Map
compatible
Optus Regional 3G Band 8 (900 MHz)* *Please check Optus Coverage Map.
compatible
Vodafone Regional 3G Band 8 (900 MHz)* *Please check Vodafone Coverage Map.
compatible
Telstra/Optus/Vodafone 4G Band 3 (1800 MHz)
compatible
All Carriers - Urban/Metro 3G Band 1 (2100 MHz)
compatible
Optus 4G TDD Band 40 (2300 MHz)
compatible
Telstra 4G Band 8 (900MHz)
compatible
 
Telstra 4GX Band 7 (2600 MHz)
compatible
 

 

Attention Optus Fixed Wireless Customers

Optus is not allowing third party devices to access their Fixed Wireless network which uses the APN LTEBROADBAND.  Only Optus branded devices can access the LTEBROADBAND network.  Unfortunately this means you cannot use a Telco T1 to access this closed network.  The Optus Mobile Data network, however, does allow third party devices, so the Telco T1 can be used on that network.  For details please see the Optus Critical Information Summary under Equipment Needs.

 

 

Physical

  • Height: 163mm

    • With antenna: add 190mm to height

  • Width: 85mm

  • Depth: 44mm

  • Weight: 200g

  • Material: UV stabilised ABS

  • Operating temperature: -10° to +55° C

  • Operating humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing

  • Pole-mountable installation - stainless straps included

  • Screw-mountable installation - stainless countersunk screws included

  • Self-contained and weather-resistant for indoor or outdoor use

  • Various mounting options - including screw, and pole mounts, i.e. Aluminium Fascia J pole - stainless mounting straps and screws are included

  • Small form factor for versatile installation

 

Mounting hardware options

These are some of the best mounting options to consider when sizing up the location for your T1 - remembering that this versatile device can be mounted using a variety of options - your imagination is your only limitation!

 

Electrical

Power Consumption 

We tested the Telco T1 at idle and while performing a typical speed test (70Mbps download, 40Mbps upload) over ethernet cable and WiFi.

  • Idle: 1.9W
  • Peak under load (wired): 4.2W
  • Peak under load (wifi): 6W

 

Power adaptor details

  • Australian plug
  • Passive PoE (24V/0.5A)
  • 1x PoE port
  • 1x network port (works with LAN or WAN port on T1)
  • Input: 100~240V 50/60Hz 0.5A
  • Output: 24V/0.5A
  • Guaranteed 50m range over Cat6 Ethernet cable
  • Ethernet pins: +(4,5), -(7,8)

 

Compatible Power Supplies

The Telco T1 comes with a power supply, but if you require a different one, the following have been tested to be compatible.

Notice: Use of a power supply, including PoE switches, operating outside of the following specifications may damage the device.   If you have any questions about whether a particular power supply is compatible please Contact Us.

As is common with devices of this kind, the Telco T1 does not comply with the IEEE 802.3af-2003 standard: powering the device from an IEEE 802.3af-2003 power supply will damage the device as it is not rated for input voltages of the PoE standard. Instead, this device uses 24V/0.5A Passive PoE.

  • Output: DC 24V/0.5A Passive PoE
  • Pins: +4,5, -7,8

 

Be prepared for power outages, or take it on the go

Telco T1 can run for up to several days off of a standard USB power bank via the micro USB power port. (Power bank and USB cable not supplied).

 

SKU CM580W2
Model # CM580W2
Brand Comset
Shipping Weight 0.6000kg
Shipping Width 0.285m
Shipping Height 0.060m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Shipping Cubic 0.003420000m3
Type Modem Router
  • 1 Year

 

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