Advantech 2 Port Entry-Level 4G Industrial Cellular Router – 2x Fast Ethernet Ports – 2x COM – 2x SIM Slot – Extended Wide Operating Temperature

Industrial cellular router ICR-2412 is designed for wireless communication in the LPWA mobile networks LTE Cat-M/Cat-NB with a fallback to the traditional 2G GPRS/EDGE network. GPRS/EDGE 2G standard allows deployment at places where LTE Cat-M/Cat-NB signal coverage is still under development. ICR-2412 is the ideal gateway for global IoT applications due to the wide range of cellular frequency bands supported including - among others - the European LTE 450 MHz spectrum (bands B31 and B72) which is a key frequency for wireless communication in critical infrastructure e.g. in Energy distribution. 

The router is equipped with two independently configurable Ethernet ports (LAN or WAN), 1× serial port RS232, 1× RS485, and digital I/O connectivity (1× DI, 1× DO). The router supports VPN tunnel creation using various protocols to ensure safe communications. The router provides diagnostic functions which include automatic monitoring of the wireless and wired connections, automatic restart in case of connection losses, and a hardware watchdog that monitors the router status. The router is based on the ICR-OS operation system. Open Linux platform enables wide possibilities of programming customer SW applications in Python and C/C++.

The Router supports uploading of router apps (User modules) that would extend standard firmware functionalities. The existing app library ready for free download by customers contains already developed software apps to enhance specific router functionality including industrial protocol conversions, and support of IoT platforms such as MS Azure, Cumulocity, ThingWorx and more.