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5G Industrial Router
ICR-4271
Advantech Czech s.r.o., Sokolska 71, 562 04 Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic
Document No. MAN-0086-EN, revision from 18th October, 2024.

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  • Page 1 Hardware Manual 5G Industrial Router ICR-4271 Advantech Czech s.r.o., Sokolska 71, 562 04 Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic Document No. MAN-0086-EN, revision from 18th October, 2024.
  • Page 2 © 2024 Advantech Czech s.r.o. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice, and it does not represent a commitment on the part of Advantech.
  • Page 3: Used Symbols

    Used symbols Danger – Information regarding user safety or potential damage to the router. Attention – Problems that can arise in specific situations. Information – Useful tips or information of special interest.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Product Overview 1.1 Product Introduction ......... 1.2 Usage Examples .
  • Page 5 Appendix B: Customer Support Appendix C: Regulatory & Safety Information Appendix D: Related Documents...
  • Page 6: List Of Figures

    List of Figures Cellular Internet Access ........Backup for Internet Access .
  • Page 7: List Of Tables

    List of Tables Router Hardware Overview: Front View ......Router Hardware Overview: Rear View .
  • Page 8: Product Overview

    Perhaps the most notable benefit of the 5G and the ICR-4271 router series is the dramatically reduced latency. This decrease in data transmission delay ensures real-time responsiveness, making these routers particularly suitable for applications necessitating immediate feedback or interaction.
  • Page 9: Usage Examples

    • This example demonstrates a common scenario where the cellular router facilitates access from a local LAN to the Internet via the cellular network. • This functionality is not available on LAN routers lacking a cellular interface. Figure 1: Cellular Internet Access ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 10: Backup For Internet Access

    1.2 Usage Examples Backup for Internet Access • This example showcases how a cellular router’s Internet access can be backed up. • Backup options include PPPoE connections, Ethernet wired connections or WiFi. Figure 2: Backup for Internet Access ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 11: Vpn Networks Interconnection

    • This example highlights the establishment of a secure VPN tunnel for interconnecting the configured Advantech router with a router in a remote network, facilitated via the Internet. • The configured router connects to the Internet using the cellular network.
  • Page 12: Serial Gateway

    1.2 Usage Examples Serial Gateway • This example depicts a scenario where the configured Advantech router grants access to a PLC device interfaced serially with the router. • The PLC device, accessible over the entire Internet network, can be controlled from a remote local network, such as one running a SCADA system.
  • Page 13: Hardware Overview

    Chapter for WiFi parameters. The WiFi connector located on the right-hand side can be used for a Bluetooth antenna; see Chapter for more information and Chapter for Bluetooth parameters. Table 1: Router Hardware Overview: Front View ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 14: Router Hardware Overview: Rear View

    Two Mini SIM card slots; details in Chapter 2.1. microSD Slot microSD MicroSD card slot; see Chapter 2.10. DIN Clip — DIN mounting clips, included as standard accessories; see Chapter 1.9. Table 2: Router Hardware Overview: Rear View ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 15: Order Codes

    5G NR / LTE (DL Cat 19 / UL Cat 18) cellular module, two Gb ETH, GNSS, dual-band WiFi 6/6E, USB 3.0, microSD card slot, two RS232/RS485 (switchable), four digital inputs, two digital outputs, two SIM readers Table 3: Order Codes Overview ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 16: Package Contents

    2-pin terminal block for power supply 1 pc (installed on the router) 16-pin terminal block 1 pc (installed on the router) Printed Quick Start Guide Leaflet 1 pc Table 4: Contents of Package ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 17: Product Dimensions

    For the dimensions of the router see the figures below. Note that all sizes are measured in millimeters. Variant with Wall Mounting Clip Figure 7: Router Dimensions – Front, Top and Right view with Wall Mounting holder ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 18: Router Dimensions - Front, Top And Right View With Din Holder

    1. Product Overview 1.6 Product Dimensions Variant with DIN Rail Clip Figure 8: Router Dimensions – Front, Top and Right view with DIN holder ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 19: Mounting Recommendations

    • Data cables must not be bundled with mains voltage cables (230 V/50 Hz or 120 V/60 Hz). • Ensure sufficient space is left between each connector for cable handling. • For proper router functionality, use an earth-bonding distribution frame to ground the grounding screw (refer to Chapter 2.5). ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 20: Wall Mounting

    Each clip features two holes with a diameter of 5 millimeters for screw placement. For precise mounting dimensions, refer to Figure in Chapter 1.6. When attaching the wall mounting clips, tighten the screws with a maximum torque of 0.4 Nm. Figure 9: Rotated Wall Mounting Clips ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 21: Din Rail Mounting

    To remove the router from the DIN rail, lightly push down on the router to disengage the bottom part of the DIN rail clip from the rail. Then, pivot the bottom part of the router away from the DIN rail, as demonstrated in Figure 11. Figure 11: Removing Router from the DIN Rail ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 22: Product Label

    1. Product Overview 1.10 Product Label 1.10 Product Label The figure below shows an example of the product labels with all the information printed on them. Figure 12: Product Label ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 23: Hardware Functionality

    For this task, you may utilize the protrusion on the SIM card cover, which is indicated in the figure below. • Put the cover back and secure it with the two screws. Figure 13: SIM Cards Insertion ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 24: Antennas Interfaces

    3. Node-RED Applications: To achieve advanced Bluetooth functionalities, Node-RED and its Blue- tooth node can be employed. Similar to the Bluetooth Router App, Node-RED and the Node-RED Bluetooth node are available for installation. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 25: Ethernet Interfaces

    Rx- (Receive Data-) BI_DB- (BiDirectional pair B-) — BI_DD+ (BiDirectional pair D+) — BI_DD- (BiDirectional pair D-) Table 5: Ethernet Connector Pinout Description of RJ45 Socket The isolation barrier of the Ethernet ports against the ground is 1500 V. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 26: Power Supply

    If recommended for the installation environment, protect the router by properly grounding it using the grounding screw, as depicted in Figure 16. The maximum tightening torque for the grounding screw is 1 Nm. Figure 16: Position of the Grounding Screw ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 27: Low Power Mode

    BIN1 input or after a predefined period of time. To put the router into LPM mode, you can use the lpm command; for more information, refer to the Commands and Scripts application note. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 28: I/O Port Interfaces

    The I/O user interface is designed for digital input processing and digital output control. For detailed electrical parameters see Chapter 4.8. The functional scheme of connection for the digital input and digital output is in Figure 18. Figure 18: Functional Scheme of the Digital Interface ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 29: Serial Interfaces

    Table 8: Connection of the first serial interface switched to RS232 mode Signal mark Description Received Data Transmit Data Request to Send Clear to Send Ground Table 9: Connection of the second serial interface switched to R232 mode ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 30: Both Interfaces In Rs485 Mode

    Table 10: Connection of the first serial interface switched to RS485 mode Signal mark Description D (+) In/Out D (-) In/Out Ground Table 11: Connection of the second serial interface switched to RS485 mode The serial interfaces are not eletrically isolated from the router. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 31: Usb 3.0 Port

    Ground for power return StdA_SSRX- SuperSpeed receiver differential pair - StdA_SSRX+ SuperSpeed receiver differential pair + GND_DRAIN Ground for signal return StdA_SSTX- SuperSpeed transmitter differential pair - StdA_SSTX+ SuperSpeed transmitter differential pair + Table 12: USB 3.0 Connector Pinout Descrition ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 32: Microsd Card Reader

    • To mount the card to the mnt directory, use the mount command: mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt For more information about the commands for creating, mounting, checking, and unmounting a file system on a microSD card, refer to the application note for the Ext4 Filesystem Utilities router app. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 33: Led Status Indication

    Selected 1 Gbps bit rate. ETH1 Green Selected 100/10 Mbps bit rate. ETH0 Yellow The network cable is connected. ETH1 Yellow Brief off blinks Data transmission. Yellow The network cable is not connected. Table 14: LED Status Indication ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 34: Reset Functions

    The RST button has multiple functions depending on the firmware platform. For more information, see the configuration manual [1], chapter Manual Introduction Device Reset. Use a narrow screwdriver or any small tool to press the RST button. Figure 23: Resetting the Router ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 35: First Use

    All routers have the WebAccess/DMP client pre-installed by default. The activated client periodically uploads router identifiers and configuration to the WebAccess/DMP server. See the configuration manual [1], chapter Basic Information WebAccess/DMP Configuration, for more information. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 36: Technical Parameters

    Dimensions of device (w/o clips) 43 mm (5.12" 3.54" 1.39") DIN rail clip specification DIN 35 mm, EN 60715 Total weight for non-WiFi / WiFi 515 g (1.14 lbs) / 530 g (1.17 lbs) Table 15: Basic Parameters ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 37: Standards And Regulations

    EN 60529, EN 60068-2-27, EN 60068-2-64 Climatic EN 60068-2-2, EN 60068-2-1, EN 60068-2-14, EN 60068-2-78 Transportation E-Mark (E8), homologation number: 10R - 06 14947 National CE, UKCA, FCC compliant Environmental REACH, RoHS3 and WEEE compliant Table 16: Standards and Regulations ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 38: Type Tests And Environmental Conditions

    Vibration, broad- EN 60068-2-64 Spectrum A.3 cat 1, breakpoints A.6 cat 1 band random Shock EN 60068-2-27 50 m/s , 11 ms, half sine, 10 in each dir. Table 17: Type Tests and Environmental Conditions ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 39: Parameters Of Cellular Module

    • Bit rates: max. 1.6 Gbps (DL), max. 200 Mbps (UL) • Max. output power: LTE bands: 23 dBm 2 dB (Class 3) LTE HPUE (for single carrier) bands (B38/B41/B42/B43): 26 dBm 2 dB (Class 2) Continued on next page ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 40: Technical Parameters Of Cellular Module

    • DC-HSDPA: max. 42 Mbps (DL) • HSUPA: max. 5.76 Mbps (DL) • WCDMA: 384 kbps (DL) / 384 kbps (UL) • Max. output power: 24 dBm +1/-3 dB (Class 3) Table 18: Technical Parameters of Cellular Module ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 41: Antenna Mapping

    • Rx: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29(SDL), B30, B32(SDL), B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B43, B46(SDL), B48, B66, B71 WCDMA: • Rx: B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B8, B19 Continued on next page ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 42 • Rx: B1, B2, B3, B4, B7, B25, B30, B32(SDL), B34, B38, B39, B40, B41, B42, B43, B48, B66 GNSS Antenna GNSS interface: GNSS: • GPS L1, Galileo E1, Beidou B1, Glonass G1 Table 19: Cellular Module Antenna Mapping ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 43: Parameters Of Gnss

    Acquisition: -148 dBm (autonomous) Cold start: -146 dBm Tracking: -161 dBm TTFF Cold start: 28 s (autonomous) Warm start: 27 s Hot start: 1 s Accuracy (CEP-50) 2 m (at open sky) (autonomous) Table 20: Technical Parameters of GNSS ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 44: Parameters Of Wifi

    Security – Standards WPA, WPA2, WPA3, 802.1X Security – Encryption WEP, TKIP, AES TX Power max. 19 dBm @ 2.4 GHz max. 19 dBm @ 5 GHz max. 13.5 dBm @ 6 GHz Table 21: Technical Parameters of WiFi ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 45: Parameters Of Bluetooth

    The maximum digital output load is 500 mA at 48 V. The digital status returned by the io get shell command. The digital status returned by the status ports shell command and displayed on the General Status page. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 46: Parameters Of Serial Interfaces

    Description Baudrate 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400. Data Bits 5, 6, 7, 8. Parity none, even, odd. Stop Bits 1, 2. Flow Control none, hardware. Table 24: Parameters of Serial Interfaces ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 47: System Configuration

    RAM size 1 GB Watchdog HW watchdog Battery backup RTC Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 SIM Slots SIM (Mini SIM – 2FF) Chip SIM (MFF2) Table 25: System Configuration Not assembled by default, for dedicated customer orders only. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 48: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Also enable "Send all remaining incoming packets to default server" feature and fill in the IP address of your Web server. On the Web server, the default gateway has to be the IP address of the router. DynDNS doesn’t work. • With private APN this will not work. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 49 I switched the router to offline mode by SMS message, but the router is in online mode after reboot. • SMS messages do not change the router configuration. They remain in effect only until the router is rebooted. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 50 Web interface in "Configuration" section, "Services", "SSH". Then connect with any SSH client on port 22 of the router. User and password is the same as for the Web interface. Telnet on v2 routers can be enabled here: "Configuration" section, "Services", "Telnet". ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 51: Appendix B: Customer Support

    +1-800-346-3119 (Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST) Fax: +1-815-433-5109 E-mail: support.iiot.ana@advantech.com Web: www.advantech.com Customer Support for Asia Phone: +886-2-2792-7818 #1299 (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. UTC+8) Fax: +886-2-2794-7327 E-mail: icg.support@advantech.com.tw Web: www.advantech.com ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 52: Appendix C: Regulatory & Safety Information

    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 your supplier for disposal information. ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 53: Appendix D: Related Documents

    Appendix D: Related Documents v4i Configuration Manual [EP] Product-related documents and applications can be obtained on Engineering Portal at address. https://icr.advantech.com/download ICR-4271 Hardware Manual...
  • Page 54 We, Advantech Czech s.r.o., declare that the radio equipment narrated in this user’s manual complies with Directive 2014/53/EU. We, Advantech Czech s.r.o., declare that the radio equipment narrated in this user’s manual complies with Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017 No. 1206).