Advantech SmartFlex cellular router

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The SmartFlex cellular router provides secure internet connectivity for devices and LANs via the cellular networks. It can provide automatic wireless failover for wired networks, wireless connectivity for devices in remote locations where cable connections are impractical and wireless connectivity for mobile assets.

With upload speeds of up to 50 Mbps and download speeds of up to 150 Mbps, SmartFlex provides ample bandwidth, even for applications that require video. SmartFlex has a powerful Cortex A8 CPU at 1 GHz, 256 MB flash memory, 512 MB RAM and 128 kB M-RAM, providing full support for LTE (Long Term Evolution) speeds and applications.

A secure web interface allows users to configure and manage SmartFlex from remote locations. The router can also upgrade its configuration and firmware from the operator’s central server, allowing for simultaneous mass reconfiguration of every router on the network. Users may insert Linux scripts and can create multiple configurations for the same router and switch from one configuration to another at any time. Modular SmartFlex can be configured for any application. Standard configuration includes 2 Ethernet ports with 2 independent LANs/IP addresses and also includes 1 USB host port, 1 microSD card holder, 2 SIM card holders for automatic failover to an alternate service provider, 2 binary inputs(I/O), 1 binary output (I/O) and onboard GPS. An optional built-in Wi-Fi module is also available, with industrial-grade operating temperature ranges from -40 to +75°C.

Further optional boards include: 3x ETH (the router can be configured with up to 5 total Ethernet ports and 3 independent LANs/IP addresses) or RS232/485 (isolation strength up to 2.5 kV). The SmartFlex supports real-time data encryption and the creation of VPN tunnels using IPsec, OpenVPN and L2TP. It supports DHCP, NAT, NAT-T, DynDNS, NTP, VRRP, control by SMS and numerous other functions, as well as additional software like SmartWorx HUB and R-SeeNet.

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