Advantech ICR-2734P User manual

LTE Industrial Router
ICR-2734
USER MANUAL
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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 ................................. 9
1.7 Mounting Recommendations ............................ 11
1.8 DIN Rail Mounting .................................. 12
1.9 Product Label ..................................... 13
2 Hardware Functionality 14
2.1 SIM Card Slots .................................... 14
2.2 Cellular Antennas ................................... 15
2.3 Ethernet Interfaces .................................. 15
2.4 Power Supply ..................................... 16
2.5 USB Port ....................................... 17
2.6 LED Status Indication ................................ 18
2.7 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 System Configuration ................................ 27
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 28
Appendix B: Customer Support 31
Appendix C: Regulatory & Safety Information 32
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 Metal box – Front View ................................ 9
6 Metal box – Top View ................................ 9
7 Plastic box – Front View ............................... 10
8 Plastic box – Top View ................................ 10
9 Position of the DIN Rail Clip ............................. 12
10 Removing Router from the DIN Rail ......................... 12
11 Label Example .................................... 13
5 SIM Cards Insertion ................................. 14
6 Ethernet Connector Pinout .............................. 15
7 Connection of Power Supply ............................ 16
8 Position of the Grounding Screw .......................... 16
9 USB Connector Pinnout ............................... 17
10 Resetting the Router ................................. 19
11 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 Other Accessories .................................. 8
3 Ethernet Connector Pinout Description ....................... 15
4 Power Supply Pinout ................................. 16
5 USB Connector Pinnout ............................... 17
6 LED Status Indication ................................ 18
7 Overview of Router Reboot and Reset ....................... 20
8 Basic Parameters ................................... 23
9 Standards and Regulations ............................. 24
10 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ..................... 25
11 Technical Parameters of Cellular Module ...................... 26
12 System Configuration ................................ 27
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1. Product Overview
1.1 Product Introduction
Industrial cellular router ICR-2734 is designed for wireless communication in mobile net-
works that use traditional cellular technologies.
The primary purpose of this router is its use in the Category 4 (Cat.4) services on the
cellular LTE network. Cat.4 rated router is capable of achieving typical speeds in 4G coverage
areas where the network is enabled with 20 MHz of contiguous spectrum.
The peak downlink data rate for Category 4 is approximately 150 Mbps. In the uplink,
LTE Category 4 provides a peak data rate of 50 Mbps.
The router, which may have a metal or plastic box, is equipped with two independently
configurable Ethernet ports, two Mini SIM slots (2FF), main and diversity cellular antenna
connectors, with one USB 2.0 host interface and with 11 LEDs for status indication.
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
•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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1.3 Hardware Overview
The router case preview is shown in Figure 5. A short description of hardware parts of the
router is listed in Table 1, including the links to the chapters with a detailed description. For
a router in a plastic box, the description of the components is similar.
Figure 5: Hardware Overview of the Router
# Item/Caption Type Description
1 LEDs - Status LED indication; see Chapter 2.6.
2 SIM slots Mini SIM Two SIM card slots; see Chapter 2.1.
3 ANT SMA Connector for the first main antenna of the cellular mod-
ule; see Chapter 2.2 and Chapter 4.4 for cellular module
parameters.
4 DIV SMA Connector for the first diversity antenna of the cellular
module; see Chapter 2.2 and Chapter 4.4 for cellular mod-
ule parameters.
5 USB USB-A USB-A type socket connector; see Chapter 2.5.
6 ETH0, ETH1 RJ45 100 MB Ethernet connection for the firts and second LAN;
see Chapter 2.3.
7 PWR 2-pin
terminal
Power supply socket; see Chapter 2.4.
Continued on the next page
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