Router Description - Advantech SmartStart SL305 Hardware Manual

1. Router Description

Cellular router SmartStart is designed for wireless communication in mobile networks that use traditional
cellular technologies. The primary purpose of this router is its use in the newest Category 4 (Cat.4) services
on the cellular LTE network.
1.1 LTE Category 4 (Cat.4)
LTE Category 4 (Cat.4) is the next step in 4G LTE device capability. Cat.4 rated SmartStart routers are
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 a Category 4 is approximately 150 Mbps. Also in
the uplink, LTE Category 4 provides a peak data rate of 50 Mbps.
1.2 Basic HW Information
As a standard, the SmartStart router is equipped with one Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, one serial interface
RS232, one binary input and one output. SL305 also contains two readers for 3 V and 1.8 V SIM cards,
which are placed on the rear panel of the device. 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 SmartStart router is supplied in a plastic casing.
1.3 Configuration and Diagnostics
The router can be configured using a password-protected Web interface. The web interface provides
(after logging in) detailed statistics about the router activities, signal strength, detailed system logs etc. This
device supports the creation of VPN tunnels using technologies IPSec, OpenVPN and L2TP for secure
communications. There are also supported functions such as IPv6 (the latest revision of the Internet Pro-
tocol), DHCP, NAT, NAT-T, DynDNS, NTP, VRRP, control by SMS, primary connection backups and many
other functions are also supported.
Other diagnostic functions ensuring continuous communication include automatic inspection of PPP con-
nection offering an automatic restart feature in case of connection is lost, or hardware watchdog which
monitors the status of the router. Using a special window (start up script window) you may insert Linux
scripts for various actions. For some applications is the key possibility to create several different configura-
tions for one router which can be switched as needed (e.g. using SMS or status of the binary input). Cellular
routers may automatically update configuration and firmware from server. This allows mass reconfiguration
of many routers in one time.
The router also supports additional software like R-SeeNet for permanent traffic monitoring of routers or
WebAccess/VPN for remote access.
Examples of possible applications
• mobile office
• smart meters for utilities
• fleet management
• security systems
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• telematic
• telemetric
• remote monitoring
• vending and dispatcher machines
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