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Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the features available for the Cisco IR800 Integrated Services
Routers (ISRs) and contains the following sections:
•General Description, page 2-3
•Hardware Overview, page 2-4
– IR829 Product Overview, page 2-4
– IR809 Product Overview, page 2-8
– Reset Button, page 2-11
•Software Overview, page 2-13
•Hardware Differences Between IR809, IR829, and the C819HG, page 2-14
•Antenna Recommendations, page 2-16
•Features Supported in Different IOS Releases, page 2-16
•Related Documentation, page 2-17
General Description
The 800 Series Industrial Integrated Services Routers are compact, ruggedized, Cisco IOS Software
routers. They offer support for integrated 4G LTE wireless WAN (both 809 and 829 models) and wireless
LAN capabilities (829 model only). The IR829 offers an Internal WLAN Access Point which runs
on-board the router. The AP803 runs its own IOS software independently from the IR829 IOS, and
requires configuring. The AP803 works as a standalone access point or with a wireless controller.
They offer:
•Easily and rapidly deployable
•Highly available, highly secure, and reliable
•Designed for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and for mobile vehicle communication in
harsh environmental conditions
•Designed to withstand hostile environments, tolerating a wide temperature range
These industrialized routers deliver enterprise-class features, including highly secure data, voice, and
video communications to stationary and mobile network nodes across wired and wireless links. They can
deliver enterprise-grade, wireline-like functionality.

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The routers also support Cisco IOx Software, providing an open, extensible environment for hosting
additional operating systems and applications directly at the network edge. They can enhance other
Cisco IoT System products across multiple industries, including transportation, manufacturing,
electrical utilities, and others.
For a complete listing of the routers capabilities, see the Cisco 829 Industrial Integrated Services Routers
Product Information.
Hardware Overview
This section covers the overview of the IR809 and IR829.
IR829 Product Overview
Figure 2-1 shows the IR829.
Figure 2-1 Cisco IR829 Integrated Services Router
Figure 2-2 shows the front panel details of the Cisco IR829 Single Modem.
Figure 2-2 Cisco IR829 Front Panel Single Modem

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Figure 2-3 shows the front panel details of the Cisco IR829 Dual Modem.
Figure 2-3 Cisco IR829 Front Panel Duel Modem
Figure 2-4 shows the back panels details of the Cisco IR829 Single Modem.
Figure 2-4 Cisco IR829 Back Panel Single Modem
1CELLULAR 0 AUX 5Serial Ports
2Limited Modularity Slot 6USB-A Port
3Gigabit WAN (SFP) 7Power Input, Battery, and Ignition connector.
Refer to the DC Power section for pin-outs.
4Gigabit Ethernet LAN/PoE (RJ45) 8WLAN ANT 0 2.4GHz
1CELLULAR 0 AUX 5Serial Ports
2Limited Modularity Slot 6USB-A Port
3Gigabit WAN (SFP) 7Power Input, Battery, and Ignition connector.
Refer to the DC Power section for pin-outs.
4Gigabit Ethernet LAN/PoE (RJ45) 8WLAN ANT 0 2.4/5GHz

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Figure 2-5 shows the back panels details of the Cisco IR829 Dual Modem.
Figure 2-5 Cisco IR829 Back Panel Dual Modem
Note Behind the SIM Door Assembly, there is a reset switch (1), Mini USB console port (2), and Dual SIM
slots (3). See Figure 2-6 for details
1WLAN ANT 0 5GHz 5Denotes SIM card order, SIM0 on top and
SIM1 on bottom.
2WLAN ANT 1 2.4GHz 6WLAN ANT 1 5GHz
3Cover over SIM cards, reset button and
console port cover, see Figure 2-6
7CELLULAR 0 MAIN
4GPS SMA
1Cellular 1 Main 5Denotes SIM card order, SIM0 on top and
SIM1 on bottom.
2WLAN ANT 1 2.4/5GHz 6Cellular 1 AUX
3Cover over SIM cards, reset button and
console port cover, see Figure 2-6
7CELLULAR 0 MAIN
4GPS SMA

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Figure 2-6 Behind the SIM Door
Figure 2-7 shows the top of the Cisco IR829.
Figure 2-7 Cisco IR829 Top Cover
Figure 2-8 shows the LED detail from the Dual Modem SKU. Single Modem SKUs will only have
Cellular0 LEDs.

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Figure 2-8 Cisco IR829 LED Detail
IR809 Product Overview
Figure 2-1 shows the IR809.
Figure 2-9 Cisco IR809 Integrated Services Router
Figure 2-2 shows the front panel details of the Cisco IR809.

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Figure 2-10 Cisco IR809 Front Panel
Note LEDs are viewable from the top and from the front of the IR809.
Figure 2-4 shows the back panels details of the Cisco IR809.
1S0 RS232 DCE/RS485 Combo Port 8Grounding Point
2S1 RS232 DTE only 9Mini type-B USB console/debug port
3GE0 (10/100/1000) 10 SYS LED
4GE1 (10/100/1000) 11 Alarm LED
5USB 2.0 (Type-A Host Port) 12 WAN/WWAN LEDs
6RESET Button 13 SIM Card LEDs
7DC Power/Alarm Connector

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Figure 2-11 Cisco IR809 Back Panel
Figure 2-12 shows the back panels details of the Cisco IR809.
1DIV TNC connector for 4G Modem
2SMA connector for GPS
3SIM0 and SIM1 Card Slots
4MAIN TNC connector for 4G Modem

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Figure 2-12 Cisco IR809 Top Cover
Note See the respective Hardware Installation Guides for detailed description of the LEDs.
Reset Button
The reset button resets the router configuration to the default configuration set by the factory. To restore
the router configuration to the default configuration set by the factory, use a standard size #1 paper clip
with wire gauge 0.033 inch or smaller and simultaneously press the reset button while applying power
to the router.
Note On the IR829, the rear cover must be removed to expose the reset switch.
Starting with release 15.6(1)T, the IR809 and IR829 have changed the way the reset button works. The
IR800 series platforms now perform in the same manner as the C819. The high level description of the
functionality works like this:
•Press and hold the reset button while powering up the router
•During warm reboot this button has no impact on performance
•Simply pressing the button at any time does not reset the router
•The router will not react to the reset button if it is pressed after power-up because the button needs
to be pushed before turning ON/inserting power – to make sure that the condition is detected.
•The push-button cannot be used to boot a IOS image from network. The golden image has to be on
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Note For the location of the reset button see the appropriate IR809 or IR829 Hardware Installation Guide.
Perform the following steps to use this feature:
Step 1 Unplug power.
Step 2 Press the reset button on the router.
Step 3 Power up the system while holding down the reset button.
The system LED blinks four times indicating that the router has accepted the button push.
Tip The IR800 series of routers do not support password recovery. If needed, use the above procedure to
bring the router to its initial configuration, or to a previously set backup configuration.
Booting a Default IOS Image and Default Configuration
The IR800 differs from traditional IOS routers when booting a default IOS image and a default
configuration. These steps apply on a device running 15.6(1)T or later.
Method 1:
Step 1 Save a copy of your IR800 IOS image with the .default extension on flash. For example:
ios-image.default.
Step 2 Save a copy of your IR800 Hypervisor image with the .default extension on bootstrap. For example:
hypervisor-image.default.
Step 3 Save your desired default configuration file with the .cfg extension on flash. For example: config.cfg.
Step 4 Reset your IR800 router by powering it down, then press and hold the RESET button while powering up
the device.
The IR800 router will automatically boot hypervisor-image.default, then ios-image.default, and load the
config.cfg.
Step 5 Make sure there exists only one IOS image with a .default extension, only one configuration file with
the .cfg extension on the flash, and only one hypervisor image with the .default extension on bootstrap.
If you do not have a config.cfg on flash, it will boot with the Cisco default configuration (aka: empty)
startup-config.
Method 2:
Step 1 Check the “boot system” setting configuration in the default configuration file (prior to saving it to
startup-config), and verify that it points to an existing IOS image on the flash: partition.