System Requirements

flexiWAN can be installed on baremetal or virtualized. The following hardware configuration is recommended for a successful flexiEdge deployment:

  • 2 CPU cores required, 64-bit CPU Intel or AMD. If using Quality of Service, 3 CPU cores are required.

  • 4GB RAM minimum, 8GB recommended.

  • 16GB disk size minimum.

  • At least two network interfaces are required for flexiWAN operation (WAN and LAN). VLAN’s are supported.

  • LTE and WiFi AP are supported, check the list of supported cards below.

Before deploying FlexiWAN, it’s crucial to ensure compatibility with your network cards. While most cards listed on the DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) website should compatible with FlexiWAN, some may not function properly due to lack of support by Ubuntu 20.04 or VPP (Vector Packet Processing). To verify support for a specific network card or a device, please contact us at yourfriends@flexiwan.com

Certified by flexiWAN

flexiWAN is continuously tested and built for certified appliances. We highly recommend using certified by flexiWAN hardware for sucessful deployment results. Devices can be purchased directly from our hardware partners, with flexiWAN pre-installed. Devices are available worldwide, with warranty and advance replacement options.

Virtualization

Supported virtualization platforms are:

  • VMware products supported, use vmxnet3 network interfaces for best results.

  • KVM, use virtio network interfaces for best results

  • VirtualBox, use virtio network interfaces for best results.

  • PCI passtrough and SR-IOV are supported (through virtualization host)

Cloud deployment

Supported cloud providers are:

  • AWS EC2

  • Google Cloud Platform

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastrucutre

  • Hetzner Cloud

  • Digital Ocean

Navigate to the Guides section in sidebar to access each cloud deployment guide.

LTE support

Known working and supported LTE cards:

LTE Modules tested by flexiWAN

Vendor

Module Type

Sierra Wireless

EM7455

Quectel

EM06-E

Quectel

EC25

Quectel

EC20

Quectel

RM500Q-AE

Quectel

EG-25G

Telit

LN920A6-WW

Note

  1. Other models by Sierra Wireless and Quectel may work as well. If you use a non-listed card which works flexiWAN, let us know and we’ll add it to the list.

  2. Modems must be set as MBIM and not QMI. Run System Checker to change to MBIM on supported modems.

WiFi support

Known working and supported WiFi cards:

WiFi cards tested by flexiWAN

Module

Driver

Notes

QCA6174 802.11ac

ath10k

Out-of-the-box (OOB) support

ALFA AWUS036AC

RTL8812AU

requires drivers via DKMS

ALFA AWUS036NEH

RT3070

OOB support

ALFA AWUS036NH

RT3070

OOB support

ALFA AWUS036NHR v2

RTL8188RU

OOB support

Comfast CF-812AC

RTL8812BU

requires drivers via DKMS

TP-LINK TL-WN722N v1

ath9k_htc

OOB support

Note

Most WiFi cards can work if the correct drivers are installed. Use DKMS and install approperiate WiFi drivers with it.