Advantech ICR-3231 User manual

LTE Industrial Router
ICR-3231
USER MANUAL

ICR-3231
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Danger – Information regarding user safety or potential damage to the router.
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Document No. MAN-0039-EN, revision from November 17, 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 Product Versions ................................... 6
1.5 Order Codes ..................................... 7
1.6 Product Revisions .................................. 7
1.7 Package Contents .................................. 8
1.8 Product Dimensions ................................. 9
1.9 Mounting Recommendations ............................ 10
1.10 Wall Mounting ..................................... 11
1.11 DIN Rail Mounting .................................. 12
1.12 Product Label ..................................... 13
2 Hardware Functionality 14
2.1 SIM Card Slots .................................... 14
2.2 Antennas ....................................... 15
2.3 Ethernet Interfaces .................................. 15
2.4 Power Supply ..................................... 16
2.5 Low Power Mode ................................... 17
2.6 Serial Interfaces and I/O Port ............................ 18
2.7 LED Status Indication ................................ 20
2.8 Reset Functions ................................... 21
3 First Use 22
3.1 Powering up the Router ............................... 22
3.2 Router Configuration ................................. 22
4 Technical Parameters 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 GNSS ................................. 28
4.6 Parameters of WiFi .................................. 28
4.7 Parameters of Bluetooth ............................... 29
4.8 System Configuration ................................ 29
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 30
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Appendix B: Customer Support 33
Appendix C: Regulatory & Safety Information 34
Appendix D: Related Documents 36
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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 Version without WiFi and GNSS ........................... 6
7 Version with WiFi and GNSS ............................ 6
8 Basic dimensions of the router box ......................... 9
9 Basic dimensions of the router box ......................... 9
10 Rotated Wall Mounting Clips ............................. 11
11 Removing from the DIN rail ............................. 12
12 Label Example .................................... 13
13 SIM Cards Insertion ................................. 14
14 Ethernet Connector Pinout .............................. 15
15 Power connector ................................... 16
16 Connection of power supply ............................. 16
17 Serial + I/O connector ................................ 18
18 Functional scheme of the binary interface ..................... 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 .......................... 5
2 Router versions .................................... 6
3 Order Codes Overview ................................ 7
4 HW Revisions History ................................ 7
5 Contents of package ................................. 8
6 Ethernet Connector Pinout Description ....................... 15
7 Connection of power connector ........................... 16
8 Connection of RS485 ................................ 18
9 Connection of I/O ................................... 18
10 Connection of RS232 ................................ 18
11 Status indication ................................... 20
12 Basic parameters ................................... 24
13 Standards and regulations .............................. 25
14 Type tests and environmental conditions ...................... 26
15 Technical parameters of cellular module ...................... 27
16 Technical parameters of GNSS ........................... 28
17 Technical parameters of WiFi ............................ 28
18 Technical parameters of Bluetooth ......................... 29
19 Other technical parameters ............................. 29
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1. Product Overview
1.1 Product Introduction
ICR-3231 is an industrial cellular router intended for the market in Europe, the United
Kingdom (UK), Middle East and Africa (EMEA) area. This router is an ideal device for wireless
communication in mobile networks that make use of LTE, HSPA+, UMTS, EDGE or GPRS
technology. Due to the high speed of data transfer up to 150 Mbps (download) and up to 50
Mbps (upload) is this router an ideal solution for specialized M2M devices and IoT as well
as for wireless connection of traffic and security camera systems, individual computers, LAN
networks, automatic teller machines (ATM) and other self-service terminals.
The standard configuration includes two Ethernet 10/100 ports, serial line RS232, RS485,
one binary input and one 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 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 can be provided only in a metal casing.
Configuration of the router may be done via a password-protected Web interface. Web in-
terface provides detailed statistics about the router’s activities, signal strength, detailed system
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 for permanent 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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