Deploying cellular routers effectively into industrial networks is much more than rugged, reliable hardware – it requires taking intelligence to the absolute edge. Hardware that is carrier-agile, cost-competitive, with the flexible configuration interfaces to fit M2M applications. More importantly than ever, a truly open development platform to build application software, host applications, seamlessly manage network connectivity and securely administer the system.
This is what defines a smart solution.
The versatility of industrial 5G, 4G applications requires hardware that is fit for purpose. Your purpose. Advantech offers a comprehensive selection of routers and gateways designed and built in the European Union with the right data speeds, the right interfaces and the rugged specifications required.
The line between a router and an embedded computer is blurring in many applications today and depending on the processing power required, an intelligent router is significantly more cost-effective than an embedded computer. New data demands for IIoT or operations optimization initiatives also open new questions as to where data is compiled, enriched, and processed. With pre-built APIs into selected applications platforms and an open environment that supports app development in Java, Python, C/C++, Node-Red, Docker, you’ll find more flexibility than with any other router on the market. You’re also welcome to check out our app library for available downloads on apps already developed to enhance specific router functionality.
Our smart cellular routers are built and optimized for critical infrastructure applications in the most challenging and remote locations and environments. The simplified plug-and-play design with extensive remote management enables you to quickly configure, deploy and customize your installation from anywhere over an IP network.
Chen Zhaojun of Alibaba recently discovered a critical vulnerability in Apache Log4j that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Our products are not affected by this. The ICR routers, R-SeeNet, WA/VPN and WA/DMP Gen2 do not include the Log4j utility and thus are not vulnerable. Should you have more questions, please contact your Regional Support.
A new version of ICR-OS (Conel OS), firmware for the Advantech routers, is out!
A patch-level release mainly brings many security fixes, improvements, and updates. You are welcome to check out the Release Notes for the detailed changelog.
A few highlighted points from the changelog:
WireGuard VPN support WireGuard is a communication protocol and software that implements encrypted virtual private networks (VPNs) and is designed with the goals of ease usage, high-speed performance, and low attack surface. For more information about our implementation, see the WireGuard Tunnel application note.
Cisco FlexVPN support FlexVPN is Cisco’s implementation of the IKEv2 standard featuring a unified paradigm ...
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