Advantech ICR-2437 User manual

LTE Industrial Router
ICR-2437
USER MANUAL

ICR-2437
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Danger – Information regarding user safety or potential damage to the router.
Attention – Problems that can arise in specific situations.
Information, notice – Useful tips or information of special interest.
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Document No. MAN-0071-EN, revision from April 4, 2022. Released in the Czech Republic.
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Contents
1 Product Overview 2
1.1 Product Introduction ................................. 2
1.2 Product Usage Examples .............................. 3
1.3 Hardware Overview ................................. 5
1.4 Order Codes ..................................... 6
1.5 Package Contents .................................. 7
1.6 Product Dimensions ................................. 8
1.7 Mounting Recommendations ............................ 9
1.8 Wall Mounting ..................................... 10
1.9 DIN Rail Mounting .................................. 11
1.10 Product Label ..................................... 12
2 Hardware Functionality 13
2.1 SIM Card Slots .................................... 13
2.2 Cellular Antennas ................................... 14
2.3 Ethernet Interfaces .................................. 14
2.4 Power Supply ..................................... 15
2.5 I/O Port Interfaces .................................. 16
2.6 Serial Interfaces ................................... 17
2.7 LED Status Indication ................................ 18
2.8 Reset Functions ................................... 19
3 First Use 21
3.1 Powering up the Router ............................... 21
3.2 Router Configuration ................................. 21
4 Technical Specifications 23
4.1 Basic Parameters ................................... 23
4.2 Standards and Regulations ............................. 24
4.3 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ..................... 25
4.4 Parameters of Cellular Module ........................... 26
4.5 Parameters of I/O Ports ............................... 27
4.6 System Configuration ................................ 27
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 28
Appendix B: Customer Support 31
Appendix C: Regulatory & Safety Information 32
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Appendix D: Related Documents 34
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List of Figures
1 Access to the Internet from LAN .......................... 3
2 Backed up Access to the Internet .......................... 3
3 Using VPN Tunnel .................................. 4
4 Serial Gateway .................................... 4
5 Hardware Overview of the Router .......................... 5
5 Product Dimensions – Front View .......................... 8
6 Product Dimensions (with wall mounting clip) – Top View ............. 8
7 Screwed Wall Mounting Clip ............................. 10
8 Position of the DIN Rail Clip ............................. 11
9 Removing Router from the DIN Rail ......................... 11
10 Label Example .................................... 12
5 SIM Cards Insertion ................................. 13
6 Ethernet Connector Pinout .............................. 14
7 Connection of Power Supply ............................ 15
8 Position of the Grounding Screw .......................... 15
9 I/O Connector Pinout ................................. 16
10 Functional Scheme of the Binary Interface ..................... 16
11 RS485 and RS232 Pinout .............................. 17
12 Resetting the Router ................................. 19
13 Router’s Web Interface ................................ 22
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List of Tables
1 Hardware Overview of the Router .......................... 6
2 Order Codes Overview ................................ 6
1 Contents of Package ................................. 7
2 Ethernet Connector Pinout Description ....................... 14
3 Power Supply Pinout ................................. 15
4 I/O Ports Pinout .................................... 16
5 Connection of RS485 ................................ 17
6 Connection of RS232 ................................ 17
7 LED Status Indication ................................ 18
8 Overview of Router Reboot and Reset ....................... 20
9 Basic Parameters ................................... 23
10 Standards and Regulations ............................. 24
11 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ..................... 25
12 Technical Parameters of Cellular Module ...................... 26
13 Electrical Characteristics of Binary Inputs ..................... 27
14 System Configuration ................................ 27
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1. Product Overview
1.1 Product Introduction
Industrial cellular router ICR-2437 is designed for wireless communication in the mobile
networks that make use of traditional cellular technologies.
Industrial cellular router ICR-2437 is designed for wireless communication in LTE 450 MHz
networks as well as in standard 4G public European LTE networks. LTE 450 MHz brings
deeper LTE signal penetration than standard 4G public LTE frequencies and is ideal for Indus-
trial IoT and critical infrastructure applications.
The ICR-2437 offers a unique design supporting both LTE 450 MHz bands B31 and B72
in one single router unit. Router gateway construction provides state-of-the-art 450 MHz RF
front-end design with excellent RF performance. In addition to LTE 450 MHz great perfor-
mance, it allows users to communicate in standard high-speed public LTE networks (LTE
Cat.4) with download speed up to 150 Mbps and upload speed up to 50 Mbps.
The router is equipped with two independently configurable Ethernet ports,RS232 and
RS485 serial ports and with one digital input together with one digital output.
The router supports VPN tunnel creation using various protocols to ensure safe commu-
nications. The router provides diagnostic functions which include automatic monitoring of the
wireless and wired connections, automatic restart in case of connection losses, and a hard-
ware watchdog that monitors the router status.
With open Linux platform and wide possibilities of programming customer SW applications
in Python,C/C++. The Advantech existing app library Router Apps (User modules) with
apps already developed to enhance specific router functionality including industrial protocol
conversions and support of IoT platforms such as MS Azure,Cumulocity,ThingWorx, and
others are supported on the router.
Examples of possible applications
•mobile office
•security system
•telematic
•telemetric
•remote monitoring
•vending and dispatcher machines
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1.2 Product Usage Examples
The router is primarily intended for these four basic situations:
I. Access to the Internet from LAN
Figure 1: Access to the Internet from LAN
II. Backed up access to the Internet (from LAN)
Figure 2: Backed up Access to the Internet
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III. Secure networks interconnection or using VPN
Figure 3: Using VPN Tunnel
IV. Serial Gateway
Figure 4: Serial Gateway
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