Advantech ICR-3211 User manual

LTE Industrial Router
ICR-3211
USER MANUAL

ICR-3211
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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 Product Versions ................................... 6
1.5 Order Codes ..................................... 6
1.6 Package Contents .................................. 7
1.7 Product Dimensions ................................. 8
1.8 Mounting Recommendations ............................ 9
1.9 Wall Mounting ..................................... 10
1.10 DIN Rail Mounting .................................. 11
1.11 Product Label ..................................... 12
2 Hardware Functionality 13
2.1 SIM Card Slots .................................... 13
2.2 Antenna ........................................ 14
2.3 Ethernet Interfaces .................................. 14
2.4 Power Supply ..................................... 15
2.5 Low Power Mode ................................... 16
2.6 Serial Interfaces and I/O Port ............................ 17
2.7 LED Status Indication ................................ 19
2.8 Power Backup Feature ................................ 20
2.9 Reset Functions ................................... 23
3 First Use 24
3.1 Powering up the Router ............................... 24
3.2 Router Configuration ................................. 24
4 Technical Parameters 26
4.1 Basic Parameters ................................... 26
4.2 Standards and Regulations ............................. 27
4.3 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ..................... 28
4.4 Parameters of Cellular Module ........................... 29
4.5 Other Technical Parameters ............................. 30
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 31
Appendix B: Customer Support 34
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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 Preview .................................... 6
7 Basic dimensions of the router box ......................... 8
8 Basic dimensions of the router box ......................... 8
9 Rotated Wall Mounting Clips ............................. 10
10 Removing from the DIN rail ............................. 11
11 Label Example .................................... 12
12 SIM Cards Insertion ................................. 13
13 Ethernet Connector Pinout .............................. 14
14 Power connector ................................... 15
15 Connection of power supply ............................. 15
16 Serial + I/O connector ................................ 17
17 Functional scheme of the binary interface ..................... 18
18 Resetting the Router ................................. 23
19 Router’s Web Interface ................................ 25
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List of Tables
1 Hardware Overview of the Router .......................... 5
2 Router versions .................................... 6
3 Order Codes Overview ................................ 6
4 Contents of package ................................. 7
5 Ethernet Connector Pinout Description ....................... 14
6 Connection of power connector ........................... 15
7 Connection of RS485 ................................ 17
8 Connection of I/O ................................... 17
9 Connection of RS232 ................................ 17
10 Status indication ................................... 19
11 Basic parameters ................................... 26
12 Standards and regulations .............................. 27
13 Type tests and environmental conditions ...................... 28
14 Technical parameters of cellular module ...................... 29
15 Other technical parameters ............................. 30
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1. Product Overview
1.1 Product Introduction
ICR-3211 is an industrial cellular router intended for the market in Europe, Middle East
and Africa (EMEA) area as well as for the North American market (NAM). The ICR-3211
router is designed for wireless communication in mobile networks that use traditional cellular
technologies. The primary purpose of this router is its use in the Category M1 (Cat M1) and
Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT cat. NB1) services on the cellular LTE network.
LTE Cat M1 is a new cellular technology specifically designed for the needs of applications
targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. LTE Cat
M1 is a low-power wide-area (LPWA) air interface that lets you connect IoT and M2M devices
with medium data rate requirements (375 kbps upload and download speeds in half duplex
mode).
The standard configuration includes two Ethernet 10/100 ports, serial line RS232,RS485,
one binary input and one binary output. The device also has two readers for 3 V and 1.8 V
SIM cards, which are located on the left panel of the router. The router can be provided only
in a metal casing.
The ICR-3211 router is equipped with a power backup feature. It is a short-term power
backup (maximum 15 seconds - depending on technology) which is used to complete the
running operation or to send the required data immediately after failure of power supply.
Configuration of the router may be done via a password-protected Web interface. Web
interface provides detailed statistics about the router’s activities, signal strength, detailed sys-
tem log etc. The router supports the creation of VPN tunnels using IPSec,OpenVPN and
L2TP to ensure safe communication. DHCP,NAT,NAT-T,DynDNS,NTP,VRRP, control by
SMS, backup primary connection and many other functions are supported.
The router provides diagnostic functions which include automatically monitoring the PPP
connection, automatic restart in case of connection losses, Low Power Mode and a hardware
watchdog that monitors the router status. The user may insert Linux scripts which are started
on various actions. It is possible to create up to four different configurations for the same
router. These configurations can be switched whenever necessary via Web interface, SMS or
binary input status. The router can automatically upgrade its configuration and firmware from
your central server. This allows for mass reconfiguration of numerous routers at the same
time.
The router also supports additional software like R-SeeNet or WebAccess/VPN for per-
manent traffic monitoring of routers.
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 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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