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4g router with external antenna port for sale

A buyer looking for a 4g router with external antenna port for sale can start with the jack, the bands, and the power path that will actually be installed. LinkScope Sourcing 31 then asks factories to quote that same brief. The desk does not hold warehouse stock and does not publish a street price.

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Desktop 4G router with two SMA antenna jacks on a network bench

Lifecycle questions that change a wholesale number

Four stages sit on one sheet so a later reply can be compared with the first. Leave a cell blank when the site survey is unfinished and label it open.

Stage What the buyer writes What the factory must answer
Specify Radio standard, frequency range, channel width, and MIMO count. Exact model, connector polarity, and whether the antenna ships in the box.
Quote Quantity, US destination, currency, and Incoterm. Unit price, exclusions, and the lead-time basis on that configuration.
Check Requested transmit power, receiver sensitivity, and VSWR limit. The datasheet row and the FCC ID if an authorization file is in scope.
Accept Incoming inspection, spare pigtails, and support route. Which items are included and which stay as deviations.

A 150 Mbps or 300 Mbps title is a claim that needs a throughput basis: direction, band, and TCP or UDP. LinkScope Sourcing 31 does not copy that title into a published performance figure.

Product families a brief can name

Fixed 4G router with detachable antennas

Typical questions are 2x2 MIMO, two 50 ohm jacks, a SIM slot, and four LAN ports. Ask whether switching capacity and forwarding rate are published for the LAN switch, or whether the ports are simple bridged interfaces. Power over Ethernet at 15.4 W (802.3af) versus 30 W (802.3at) changes the power supply line.

Mobile WiFi with an external antenna jack

Battery runtime in hours belongs on the sheet when the unit is handheld. A TS-9 or CRC9 pigtail is not interchangeable with SMA. Ingress protection, if claimed, needs the test clause rather than a photo of a rubber door.

5G desktop or 1U appliance

Channel width may be written as 20 MHz, 40 MHz, or a wider 5G carrier such as 100 MHz. A 1 rack unit chassis is a different freight line from a desktop box. If an SFP WAN is required, name that cage on its own line and keep the antenna connector, the bands, and the gain on the radio line.

Managed path versus a simple NAT box

A managed router can expose VLAN, SNMP, and a remote login, which helps a network owner who already runs a controller. An unmanaged or lightly configured unit can be enough when the site needs one SIM and one LAN. The two replies should not be averaged into one price. LinkScope Sourcing 31 records the choice as a buyer preference, not as a rating of a factory.

New condition versus refurbished condition is a second split. New hardware may carry a clearer license and warranty route. Refurbished hardware may be the only way to match a legacy connector, but provenance, remaining support, and firmware branch need their own lines. The desk does not certify either path.

Compatibility questions before the first factory reply

Does a matching SMA jack prove the radio will attach?

No. SMA and RP-SMA look similar and mate poorly when polarity is reversed. Impedance near 50 ohm, connector gender, and a stated VSWR such as 1.5:1 still need the proposed router and the proposed antenna on one datasheet pair. A jumper photo is not a link result.

Can gain in dBi be taken from the antenna carton?

Treat 5 dBi or 9 dBi as a claim tied to frequency range and measurement method. Ask which band the gain figure uses, and whether the router transmit power in dBm already assumes that antenna. The desk does not add the two numbers into a published EIRP.

What belongs in the delivered quotation?

Quantity, US destination, requested timing, power method, SIM or carrier scope, and a list of exclusions. Antennas, pigtails, licenses, and commissioning stay out of the unit price until someone adds them. An optional budget states currency and a per-unit or whole-order basis.

Limits that stay on the sheet

Procurement scenario: a branch office with a weak indoor signal

Background: the buyer needs eight routers for a US metro office, the window ledge is the only practical antenna spot, and the IT lead has not chosen between a barrel supply and Power over Ethernet. Process: the note records LTE bands as an open list, 2x2 MIMO, two SMA female jacks at 50 ohm, a preferred VSWR at or below 1.5:1 for the pigtail, and a request for receiver sensitivity plus transmit power on the exact model. Result: factories can answer the same eight-unit sheet and mark whether the antenna is included. The worksheet does not claim the indoor signal is fixed and it does not state a saving.

Public FCC equipment authorization records, when a factory cites an FCC ID, are the reference for that grant. They do not transfer to a different model. Read the procurement brief or open the inquiry configurations before you send the note.

Request factory quotes on one antenna-port brief

Send the same connector, bands, quantity, and destination to each factory. LinkScope Sourcing 31 is an independent sourcing partner and will flag deviations instead of blending them into one price.

  • Up to three factory replies on the same configuration
  • Currency and per-unit or whole-order budget kept optional
  • High-end, mid-range, budget-friendly, or undecided as a preference