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LTE Industrial Router

ICR-2437

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for ICR-2437

Page 1: ...LTE Industrial Router ICR 2437 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Advantech Advantech Czech s r o shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnish ing performance or use of this manual All brand names used in this manual are the registered trademarks of their respective owners The use of trademarks or other designations in this publication is fo...

Page 3: ...fic situations Information notice Useful tips or information of special interest GPL licence Source codes under GPL licence are available at https icr advantech cz source code address Advantech Czech s r o Sokolska 71 562 04 Usti nad Orlici Czech Republic Document No MAN 0071 EN revision from April 4 2022 Released in the Czech Republic ii ...

Page 4: ... 3 Ethernet Interfaces 14 2 4 Power Supply 15 2 5 I O Port Interfaces 16 2 6 Serial Interfaces 17 2 7 LED Status Indication 18 2 8 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 Pa...

Page 5: ...ICR 2437 Appendix D Related Documents 34 iv ...

Page 6: ...l mounting clip Top View 8 7 Screwed Wall Mounting Clip 10 8 Position of the DIN Rail Clip 11 9 Removing Router from the DIN Rail 11 10 Label Example 12 5 SIM Cards Insertion 13 6 Ethernet Connector Pinout 14 7 Connection of Power Supply 15 8 Position of the Grounding Screw 15 9 I O Connector Pinout 16 10 Functional Scheme of the Binary Interface 16 11 RS485 and RS232 Pinout 17 12 Resetting the Ro...

Page 7: ...out 15 4 I O Ports Pinout 16 5 Connection of RS485 17 6 Connection of RS232 17 7 LED Status Indication 18 8 Overview of Router Reboot and Reset 20 9 Basic Parameters 23 10 Standards and Regulations 24 11 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions 25 12 Technical Parameters of Cellular Module 26 13 Electrical Characteristics of Binary Inputs 27 14 System Configuration 27 1 ...

Page 8: ... 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 supports VPN tunnel creation using various protocols to ensure safe commu nications The router provides diagnostic functions which include automatic moni...

Page 9: ...ples 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 3 ...

Page 10: ...ICR 2437 III Secure networks interconnection or using VPN Figure 3 Using VPN Tunnel IV Serial Gateway Figure 4 Serial Gateway 4 ...

Page 11: ...Hardware Overview of the Router Item Caption Type Description 1 Grounding screw M3 Pay attention to proper grounding see Chapter 2 4 2 PWR 6 pin terminal Power supply socket see Chapter 2 4 2 IN OUT 6 pin terminal Binary input output interfaces see Chapter 2 5 4 LEDs Status LED indication see Chapter 2 7 5 RST Button to reboot the router or to restore the default configuration see Chapter 2 8 Cont...

Page 12: ...f the cellular module see Chapter 2 2 9 SIM slots micro SIM Two SIM card slots see Chapter 2 1 10 DIN clip DIN rail clip not included as standard accessories see Chapter 1 9 11 Wall clip Wall mounting clip included as standard accessories see Chapter 1 8 Table 1 Hardware Overview of the Router 1 4 Order Codes Order codes overview is shown in the table below Order code Features interfaces ICR 2437 ...

Page 13: ...tion Figure Q ty 1 Router 1 pcs 2 Wall mounting clip with screws 1 set 3 6 pin terminal block for power sup ply digital input and digital output de ployed on the router 1 pcs 4 7 pin terminal block for RS485 and RS232 deployed on the router 1 pcs 5 Printed Quick Start Guide notes 1 pcs Table 1 Contents of Package 7 ...

Page 14: ...ct Dimensions For the dimensions of the product see the figures below Note that all sizes are measured in millimeters Figure 5 Product Dimensions Front View Figure 6 Product Dimensions with wall mounting clip Top View 8 ...

Page 15: ...outer attached to a switchboard For whip antennas it is recommended to observe a minimum distance of 6 cm from ca bles and metal surfaces on every side in order to avoid interference When using an external antenna separate from the switchboard it is necessary to fit a lightning conduc tor When mounting a router on sheet steel we recommend using a cable antenna For all cables we recommend to bind t...

Page 16: ... to a wall or another surface using the wall mounting clip There are two wholes on the clip with a diameter of 4 millimeters For detailed information about the mounting dimensions see Figure 6 in Chapter 1 6 When mounting the wall mounting clip tighten the screws with max torque of 0 4 Nm Figure 7 Screwed Wall Mounting Clip 10 ...

Page 17: ...on of the clip is shown in Figure 8 When mounting the DIN rail clip tighten the screws with max torque of 0 4 Nm Figure 8 Position of the DIN Rail Clip To remove the router from the DIN rail it is necessary to lightly push down the router so that the bottom part of the DIN rail clip hitched to the DIN rail get out of this rail and then fold out the bottom part of the router away from the DIN rail ...

Page 18: ...ICR 2437 1 10 Product Label An example of the product label with all the information printed on it is in the figure below Figure 10 Label Example 12 ...

Page 19: ...ent APNs Access Point Names adjusted The SIM card changing procedure is described below Type of SIM cards micro SIM 3FF 15 0 x 12 0 x 0 76 mm Inserting the SIM card Always disconnect the router from the power supply before handling the SIM card Unscrew two screws on the SIM card cover and remove the cover To remove an inserted SIM card use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail press the SIM...

Page 20: ...tenna to the SMA connector is 0 9 Nm The diversity antenna improves the radio capability of the router at low signal strength 2 3 Ethernet Interfaces The panel socket of RJ45 is used for Ethernet interface The pinout of the socket is shown in Figure 6 and described in Table 2 Figure 6 Ethernet Connector Pinout Pin Signal mark Description 1 TXD Transmit Data positive pole 2 TXD Transmit Data negati...

Page 21: ...is between 9 V and 48 V DC see the connection scheme on Figure 7 Protection against reversed polarity without signaling is built into the router For correct operation it is necessary that the power source is able to supply a peak current of 1 A Unit has to be supplied by a power supply specified as a Limited Power Source LPS or CEC NEC Class 2 source of supply The metal case of the router is not c...

Page 22: ...scribed in Table 4 Figure 9 I O Connector Pinout Pin Signal mark Description 3 IN The binary input positive pole 4 IN The binary input negative pole 5 OUT The binary output positive pole 6 OUT The binary output negative pole Table 4 I O Ports Pinout The I O user interface is designed for binary input processing and binary output control For detailed electrical parameters see Chapter 4 5 The functi...

Page 23: ...igure 11 and in Table 5 resp Table 6 Figure 11 RS485 and RS232 Pinout Pin Signal mark Description 1 D In Out 2 D In Out 3 GND Ground common with RS232 Table 5 Connection of RS485 Pin Signal mark Description 3 GND Ground common with RS485 4 RXD Received Data 5 TXD Transmit Data 6 RTS Request to Send 7 CTS Clear to Send Table 6 Connection of RS232 The serial interfaces are not eletrically isolated f...

Page 24: ...econd binary input is active DAT Green Blinking Communication in progress on radio channel SIG Green On Blinking Fast blinking Good signal Fair signal Poor signal TECH Green On Blinking Fast blinking 4G technology is used by the active SIM 3G technology is used by the active SIM 2G technology is used by the active SIM SIM Green On Blinking Fast blinking SIM1 is selected SIM2 is selected SIM card p...

Page 25: ...gency factory reset If the router is unable to boot up due to the bad configura tion turn off the router disconnect the power supply Push and hold the RST button turn on the router and hold the RST button for at least 10 seconds This will return the configuration of the router to the default one It is recommended to back up the settings of the router configuration prior to performing the factory r...

Page 26: ...on manual Press the Reboot menu item in the web interface Press the RST button and hold il less than 4 sec onds Factory Reset Restores the default configuration and reboots the router Hold the RST button for more than 4 seconds If it does not help router does not start at all turn off the router power supply Push and hold the RST button then turn on the router and hold the RST button for more than...

Page 27: ...ee the product label on the router for its default password Log in to the web interface by the root user and his password If logged in successfully the user will have access to the router web interface see Figure 13 See the configuration manual 2 of the router for a detailed description and examples of the router configuration After logging on to the device for the first time we strongly recommend...

Page 28: ...ICR 2437 Figure 13 Router s Web Interface A detailed description of the router settings in the web interface can be found in the configura tion manual of the router 22 ...

Page 29: ...voltage 9 to 48 V DC Battery for RTC CR2032X non replaceable Consumption Idle Average Maximum 2 6 W 3 3 W 3 8 W Dimensions of device w o clip 130 x 95 x 25 mm DIN rail clip optional part specification DIN 35 mm EN 60715 Weight Box w o clip 345 g Antenna connectors SMA connectors for LTE 50 Ω Interfaces ETH0 ETH1 PWR I O SERIAL RJ 45 socket for 10 100 Mbps Ethernet RJ 45 socket for 10 100 Mbps Ethe...

Page 30: ... regulations Radio EN 301 908 1 EN 301 908 13 EMC EN 301 489 1 EN 301 489 52 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 6 2 EN 55032 Safety IEC 62368 1 AS NZS 62368 1 IEEE 802 3 National CE UKCA compliant Environmental REACH RoHS3 and WEEE compliant Table 10 Standards and Regulations 24 ...

Page 31: ...TH I O ports RS232 RS485 10 V 0 15 80 MHz 80 AM 1kHz L3 10 V 0 15 80 MHz 80 AM 1kHz L3 10 V 0 15 80 MHz 80 AM 1kHz L3 10 V 0 15 80 MHz 80 AM 1kHz L3 10 V 0 15 80 MHz 80 AM 1kHz L3 Radiated emission EN 55032 Enclosure Class B 30 MHz 1 GHz 1 GHz 6 GHz Conducted emission EN 55032 DC power port Ethernet ports Serial ports RS232 RS485 Class B 150 kHz 30 MHz Class B 150 kHz 30 MHz Class B 150 kHz 30 MHz...

Page 32: ...lular module Antenna Connector type SMA Impedance 50 Ω LTE parameters LTE LTE Cat 4 FDD frequencies B31 B72 450 MHz B20 800 MHz B3 1800 MHz B7 2600 MHz Bit rates up to 150 Mbps DL 50 Mbps UL Max Output Power 23 dBm 2 dB Table 12 Technical Parameters of Cellular Module 26 ...

Page 33: ...0 0 8 V 0 5 mA On 1 2 V Off Table 13 Electrical Characteristics of Binary Inputs The maximum binary output load is 100 mA at 9 48 V 4 6 System Configuration The main parametes of the system are listed in Table 14 Other technical parameters CPU architecture ARM926EJ S CPU frequency 600 MHz CPU power 4 72 DMIPS MHz Flash memory 64 MB NOR Flash 12 MB for Router Apps 2 MB for customer data RAM size 12...

Page 34: ... the neighbouring cells have a similar signal strength you will need to use a directional antenna For proper operation the signal levels have to be good Try to enable automatic ping from the router which will check the connection when there are no data running and in the case of a failed ping restart the connection This can be done on the Mobile WAN Configuration page in the router in the Check co...

Page 35: ...e with router s IP address You can verify a Firewall by accessing remotely to the router s Web interface The operator may not provide the address of DNS server and without DNS server s address it is impossible to connect to the dyndns org server The following mes sages will be shown in the System Log DynDNS daemon started Error resolving hostname no such file or directory Connect to DynDNS server ...

Page 36: ...ers only You can use SFTP on all routers to transfer files to from the router If having troubles with FTP on v2 routers make sure you have FTP enabled Configuration section Services FTP Then you can connect with any client on port 21 with name and password same as for the Web interface If having troubles with SFTP make sure you have SSH enabled Configuration section Services SSH Then you can conne...

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Page 38: ... expose the router to extreme ambient conditions Protect the router against dust moisture and high temperature Only routers with appropriate certification and labelling should be used in locations where flammable and explosive materials are present including gas stations chemical plants or locations in which explosives are used We remind users of the duty to observe the restrictions concerning the...

Page 39: ...imize the impact on the environment This product contains high quality materials and components which can be recycled At the end of it s life this pro duct MUST NOT be mixed with other commercial waste for disposal The device contains a battery Remove the battery from the device before disposal The battery in the device needs to be disposed of apart accordingly Check the terms and conditions of yo...

Page 40: ...elated Documents 1 Quick Start Guide for v2i Platform 2 Configuration Manual for v2i Platform EP Product related documents and applications can be obtained on Engineering Portal at https icr advantech cz download address 34 ...

Page 41: ...lies with Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 S I 2017 No 1206 We Advantech Czech s r o declare that the radio equipment narrated in this user s manual complies with Directive 2014 53 EU The full text of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available at the following internet address icr advantech cz eudoc ...

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