Currently I have a Zyxel FWA 510, which handles my connection to the internet.
I’d like the ClearFog CX LX2 to take over all that the FWA 510 does, including 5GNR (not just LTE-a).
Has anyone done this - if so, any hints on what works / what to buy and how to set it up ?
-I’d of course also need SIM-support (perhaps eSIM could be used though).
I think the only way to really do this on the CX LX2 would be installing a 5G NR modem into the PCIe x8 slot. Generally most the current consumer modems like the ones from Quectel are only in the m.2 form factor, so you would need a PCIe to m.2 adapter that works with the correct m.2 keying of the modem.
-Can’t the LX2’s M.2 slot be used in that case ?
(I know it’s possible to get a M.2 - to - PCie x4 converter card, but I do not know if it’d work with the LX2)
-I currently do not use the PCIe slot and would like to reserve it for crazy things (more on that in a different thread).
technically yes, but you would still most likely need an adapter and may run into physical interference issues for the modem card. Most wwan modems are B-key, which won’t mount directly into the M-key m.2 on our carrier.
OK. I’ve looked at some M.2 adapter cards, it seems there is one that accepts both SIM and provides an adapter for a WiFi card.