CommBox Edge Gateway
Connectivity Simplified.
One Gateway. Total Control.
The CommBox™ Edge Gateway integrates and manages all your vessel’s communications, including 5G/LTE, VSAT, Starlink, OneWeb, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and more. Create hybrid networks, apply detailed data and app policies, and boost performance with advanced bonding, all through secure, mobile-friendly cloud tools and compact belowdeck hardware. With multiple belowdeck and virtual machine options, the CommBox Edge family is built for flexibility, compatible with any maritime system, and ideal for vessels of all sizes. Simplify your connectivity, boost your data speeds, and enjoy greater control over your onboard communications.
Smarter Connectivity, Simplified Management
With the CommBox Edge family, you get a powerful suite of cloud-managed tools to integrate and manage all your onboard connections:
- Choose from compact below-deck units or a virtual machine
- Monitor real-time data and usage with an intuitive dashboard
- Manage Starlink, OneWeb, VSAT, and other WAN sources with ease
- Bond networks and optimize routing for higher performance
- Protect your systems with deep packet inspection, traffic policies, VPN, and Secure Suite
- Control everything via a user-friendly mobile app
Key Features
Perfect for leisure and light commercial vessels that need robust network management,
easily deployed Wi-Fi for use with shore-based networks and onboard connectivity
- Expanded capabilities vs. Starlink router
- Basic Wide Area Network configurations (e.g., Starlink + LTE)
- Basic WAN switching
- Data usage tracking and alerts
- Integrated Wi-Fi for simultaneous connections to shore-based Wi-Fi and onboard
mesh network control and access points
Key Features
Perfect for vessels and yachts that require advanced network and bandwidth management services,
application and user controls with deep packet inspection, data speed boosts and high-speed VPN,
and more.
- Expanded capabilities vs. Starlink router
- Advanced WAN configurations and traffic policies
- Application routing and dynamic quota control
- Advanced WAN bonding (e.g., combining two or more WANs to boost download/upload speeds)
- Data usage tracking and alerts
- High-availability configurations
- Virtual machine deployment
- High-speed VPN (unlimited PEP)
Upgrade Your Edge 6 with Advanced,
Versatile Options
CommBox Edge Secure Suite
The CommBox Edge Secure Suite helps mitigate risks as part of a comprehensive network and onboard cybersecurity solution focused on:
- Detection – monitors incoming and outgoing traffic and built on Cisco Talos and SNORT
- Prevention – responds in real time to malicious actions by blocking or quarantining harmful traffic (e.g., malware, viruses, denial of service, ping of death, etc.)
- Logging – captures and reports detailed threat logs (including syslogs/rsyslogs) to an offsite SIEM/SOC
Visit kvh.com/edgesecure for complete details
Reliable Connectivity with High Availability
The CommBox Edge High Availability Configuration includes two synchronized units. One operates as the active Primary system, while the other remains in standby as a fully configured Secondary. If the Primary experiences downtime, the Secondary instantly takes over with the same settings. This fully cloud-managed setup provides seamless failover at a fraction of the cost of traditional redundancy systems.
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CommBox Edge Captive Portal with Paywall
Add Paywall to CommBox Edge to leaverage onboard connectivity. Available as an add-on subscription for those with CommBox Edge Standard, Secure Suite, and Core Cloud Plus licenses, Paywall enables the creation of monetized data rate plans, limits, traffic policies, and WAN sources, all within the existing CommBox Edge Captive Portal.
Start using Paywall today to optimize onboard connectivity management
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 User Onboarding and Self-Service |
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 Flexible Plan and Payment Options |
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 Intelligent Traffic Prioritization and Shaping |
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 Cloud-management control and analytics |
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CommBox Edge Resources
Document Title
Document Type
A Simple Interface and Powerful Toolset Bring Instant Scalability to Your Network
Versatile Tools to Deliver Unified Dynamic Global Control
CommBox Edge Video Tutorials
See for yourself how easy it is to set up some of the most popular features of the CommBox Edge Gateway.
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