Advantech ICR-2437 User manual

LTE Industrial Router
ICR-2437
USER MANUAL

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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.
Advantech Czech s.r.o., Sokolska 71, 562 04 Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic
Document No. MAN-0071-EN, revision from May 29, 2023. 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 ..................................... 7
1.5 Product Revisions .................................. 7
1.6 Package Contents .................................. 8
1.7 Product Dimensions ................................. 9
1.8 Mounting Recommendations ............................ 11
1.9 Wall Mounting ..................................... 12
1.10 DIN Rail Mounting .................................. 13
1.11 Product Label ..................................... 14
2 Hardware Functionality 15
2.1 SIM Card Slots .................................... 15
2.2 Antennas ....................................... 16
2.3 Ethernet Interfaces .................................. 16
2.4 Power Supply ..................................... 17
2.5 I/O Port Interfaces .................................. 18
2.6 Serial Interfaces ................................... 19
2.7 LED Status Indication ................................ 20
2.8 Reset Functions ................................... 21
3 First Use 22
3.1 Accessories Connection ............................... 22
3.2 Router Configuration ................................. 22
4 Technical Specifications 24
4.1 Basic Parameters ................................... 24
4.2 Standards and Regulations ............................. 25
4.3 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ..................... 26
4.4 Parameters of Cellular Module ........................... 27
4.5 Parameters of WiFi .................................. 28
4.6 Parameters of I/O Ports ............................... 29
4.7 Parameters of Serial Interfaces ........................... 29
4.8 System Configuration ................................ 30
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 31
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Appendix B: Customer Support 34
Appendix C: Regulatory & Safety Information 35
Appendix D: Related Documents 37
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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
6 Router Dimensions – Top, Side and Front View with Wall Mount Clip ...... 9
7 Router Dimensions – Top, Side and Front View with DIN Rail Clip ........ 10
8 Screwed Wall Mounting Clip ............................. 12
9 Position of the DIN Rail Clip ............................. 13
10 Removing Router from the DIN Rail ......................... 13
11 Product Label ..................................... 14
12 SIM Cards Insertion ................................. 15
13 Ethernet Connector Pinout .............................. 16
14 Connection of Power Supply ............................ 17
15 Position of the Grounding Screw .......................... 17
16 I/O Connector Pinout ................................. 18
17 Functional Scheme of the Binary Interface ..................... 18
18 RS485 and RS232 Pinout .............................. 19
19 Resetting the Router ................................. 21
20 Router’s Web Interface ................................ 23
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List of Tables
1 Hardware Overview of the Router .......................... 6
2 Order Codes Overview ................................ 7
3 HW Revisions History ................................ 7
4 Contents of Package ................................. 8
5 Ethernet Connector Pinout Description ....................... 16
6 Power Supply Pinout ................................. 17
7 I/O Ports Pinout .................................... 18
8 Connection of RS485 ................................ 19
9 Connection of RS232 ................................ 19
10 LED Status Indication ................................ 20
11 Basic Parameters ................................... 24
12 Standards and Regulations ............................. 25
13 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ..................... 26
14 Technical Parameters of Cellular Module ...................... 27
15 Technical Parameters of WiFi ............................ 28
16 Electrical Characteristics of Binary Input ...................... 29
17 Parameters of Serial Interfaces ........................... 29
18 System Configuration ................................ 30
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1. Product Overview
1.1 Product Introduction
Industrial cellular router ICR-2437 is designed for wireless communication in mobile net-
works that use 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
can be equipped with a WiFi module, but this must be part of the initial configuration – it
cannot be assembled to the router at some point in the future.
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 (formerly User modules)
with apps already developed to enhance specific router functionality including industrial pro-
tocol 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
• fleet management
• 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 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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