Licensed liquor beverage shops in EMEA region

Background

One of the largest importers, distributors, and retailers of beverage alcohol brands in the Middle East and Arabian Gulf region, the company operates over 25 retail stores and is seeking to implement centralized network management. The internet access primarily relies on 4G/LTE, with Ethernet WAN used for failover. To ensure smooth licensed sales and business operations, URL content filtering is required to manage internet activities. Additionally, central VPN management is needed to secure data transmission between the headquarters and branches/shops.

Challenges

• Need to deploy internet access utilizing 4G/LTE services for customer license verification.
• Require a secured connection with session timeout after 30 minutes.
• Requirement for URL content filter.
• Requirement for Central Management System.

Solutions and Benefits

1. LTE WAN as primary WAN

   Vigor2927Lac, LTE as primary WAN with Ethernet for backup.

2. URL Filtering to restrict the specific access

   URL filtering, content filtering to restrict access to social media and online streaming platforms.

3. Central VPN Management

   Central VPN tunneling, monitoring and management.

4. Central Management

   ACS3, centralized monitoring of devices, including management of configuration updates.

Products Used

VigorACS 3

NMS for Vigor Devices

Vigor2927 LTE Series

- 4G LTE, Dual Gigabit Ethernet WANs
- Built-in LTE Modem
- 60k NAT Sessions
- 50 Concurrent VPN
- Built-in 11ac Wave 2 WLAN (optional)