4G industrial degree router with wifi & RS232/RS485-ZX4224 (PDF)
Overview
Introducing our reliable and secure 4G Industrial Cellular Routers, designed specifically for industrial networking needs. This product line features:
- ZX4224Industrial 2-port 4G Router
- ZX4520Industrial 5-port 4G Router
Equipped with built-in industrial-grade 4G and WiFi modules, these routers offer extensive interfaces and robust scalability. Powered by high-performance 32-bit network communication processors and embedded real-time operating systems, they deliver a safe, high-speed, and stable wireless routing network. Our series supports international standards including FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, WCDMA (HSPA+), CDMA2000 (EVDO), and TD-SCDMA, ensuring versatile and efficient connectivity.
Features and Highlights
Abundant Interfaces
ZX4224:
- 1 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 LAN port
- 1 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 WAN / LANport
- 1 x 4G LTE antenna
- 1 x WiFi antenna
- 1 x SIM/USIM card slot
- 1 x RS232 communication serial port
ZX4520:
- 4 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 LAN ports
- 1 x 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 WAN port
- 1 x 4G LTE antenna
- 1 x WiFi antenna
- 1 x SIM/USIM card slot
- 1 x RS232 communication serial port
Cellular Features
- Supports multi-band connectivity: FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, WCDMA (HSPA+), CDMA2000 (EVDO), TD-SCDMA
- Detachable antennas for enhanced flexibility
- LED indicators for easy data transmission monitoring
Industrial Design
- Operating temperature range: -30℃ to 70℃
- Input voltage range: 7.5V to 32V DC
- Robust metal shell design
- Wall-mounted installation for convenience
Management Features
- Supports Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
- VPN management including GRE, PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, OpenVPN, N2N
- Comprehensive management for wired, mobile, and wireless networks
- Advanced firewall management capabilities
- Hardware and software watchdog support
Key Benefits
Flexible Interface Options
Our JINCAN NETWORK 4G Industrial Cellular Routers feature versatile interface designs that accommodate various connectivity needs, enhancing your network infrastructure.
Reliable Wireless Transmission
Each router comes with dual detachable antennas (4G/WiFi) and a SIM/USIM card slot. This setup allows users to quickly establish wireless network sharing in public spaces, such as transportation hubs or outdoor events.
Cost-effective VPN Solutions
With complete VPN functionality, our routers ensure secure data access and exchange, making them ideal for sensitive business transactions. Built-in encryption and authentication protocols enhance security for private connections over the internet.
Comprehensive Management Functions
The routers support an array of management features for VPNs, firewalls, wired and wireless networks. With capabilities like DMZ and QoS, they are designed for efficient network operation.
Compact and Durable Design
Built for harsh environments with a wide operational temperature range, these compact routers are perfect for deployment in limited spaces while ensuring reliable performance around the clock.
Choose JINCAN NETWORK 4G Industrial Cellular Routers for a secure, flexible, and powerful networking solution tailored for industrial applications.
Product overview
1.1 Introduction
This router is an industrial iot communication device, fully compatible with 4G/3.5G/3G/2.5G networks, with industrial-grade protection, wide-temperature and wide-voltage design, it can easily set up high-speed and stable wireless transmission network. Utilizing public LTE network (or VPDN proprietary network) to provide users with wireless long-distance data transmission services.
This router adopts high-performance industrial-grade 32-bit communication processor and industrial-grade communication module, with embedded real-time operating system as the software support platform, and at the same time, it provides 1 RS232/485, 1 Ethernet LAN, 1 Ethernet WAN and WIFI interface, etc., which can connect to the serial devices, Ethernet devices and WIFI devices at the same time, and realize the functions of transparent data transmission and routing.
1.2 Areas of application
Industrial control, electric power, petroleum, coal mine, finance, communication, public security, heat, meteorology, water conservancy, transportation, municipal and other industries that require remote data transmission.
1.3 Product Illustrations
1.4 Characteristics
- Adoption of high-performance industrial-grade communication modules
- Support 3G(WCDMA/EVDO/TD-SCDMA), 4G(FDD-LTE/TD-LTE)
- Metal housing with protection class IP30
- Standard RJ45 (Ethernet) interface with built-in lightning protection (6000V electromagnetic isolation included)
- Wide voltage and current input: DC5-40V/1A; automatic power-off protection for ultra-high voltage
- Anti-reverse power supply protection, anti-surge protection; ESD anti-static protection
- Hardware and software watchdog anti-deadline design, after the router is disconnected from the network, it will automatically power off and restart, to ensure stable and reliable operation of the equipment
- Network disconnection automatic detection, dialing failure automatic restart, timed restart and other features
- Serial port pass-through function, through the serial port can enter the command and control mode, control the router and ancillary equipment
- Supports multiple DDNS dynamic domain name services
- Port mapping, DMZ hosting, and other features
- Support VPN Server PPTP Server,L2TP Server,openvpnServer
- Support VPN Client PPTP Client, L2TP Client, openvpn Client
- Supports socket server and client modes
- Supports cloud intranet penetration
- Base station location function, etc.
2. Functional overview
2.1 Software functions
Network interconnection | |
Network access | 3G/4g dial-up Internet access, support APN, VPDN, built-in information of hundreds of apns around the world, the router can automatically match the Internet access after inserting the SIM card. |
Access Authentication | Support CHAP/PAP/MS-CHAP/MS-CHAPV2/none |
Network standard | Support LTE/WCDMA(HSPA+)/TD-SCDMA/EVDO/EDGE/GPRS |
LAN protocol | Supports ARP, Ethernet, STP |
WAN protocol | Supports static IP, DHCP, pppoe, PPTP,L2TP |
Number of Supported Users | Wired: 253, Wireless: 32 |
Network protocol | |
IP application | Support Ping, Traceroute, DHCP server/wireless relay/client, DNS relay, dynamic domain name DDNS, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, FTP, SFTP, ipv6 |
IP routing | Supports static routing, IGMP Proxy |
TTL | Customizing client host TTL values |
Network security | |
Firewalls | Supports Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) to protect against Denial of Service (ddos) attacks |
Supports filtering of multicast/ping packets, Access Control Lists (acls) | |
DMZ, MAC filtering, whitelist/blacklist access control | |
Support NAT, PAT, DMZ, Port Mapping, Virtual Server | |
AAA | Supports local authentication, Radius |
Data security | Supports L2TP, PPTP, openvpn, CA |
Dependability | |
Backup function | Interface backup, 4G, wired or relay disconnection backup each other |
Link in-line inspection | 4G status detection, auto redial when disconnected or bad signal |
VPN disconnect redial interval definition, with dialing count control | |
WAN side sends heartbeat detection packet detection, disconnection automatic connection | |
Reset | |
Bridge Multi-Gateway | Supports multi-LAN setup, router has two gateways (two intranets) |
WLAN | |
Wireless 2.4ghz | Support IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
Supports wireless area code (country/region channel) selection | |
Wifi on time slot control | |
SSID broadcast time slot control | |
Supports transmit power adjustment | |
Single and dual antenna (150Mbps,300Mbps rate) control | |
Supports Radius authentication | |
Guest network: can set up guest WIFI, manage guest Internet behavior | |
Wireless bridging: can bridge to other WIFI (WDS bridging, etc.) | |
Wireless access control: Internet access control for MAC (black and white list) | |
Internet of Things (iot) | |
DTU | Supports TCP, UDP transparent transmission mode, TCP Server mode, and command mode. |
Secondary development (edge computing) *Extended version | |
Python development | Can develop your own Python program to achieve the project’s special functional requirements for the router and greatly reduce the time from customization to deployment. |
Shell script | Customized script function for customized management of the router and related functions |
System interface | Router provides secondary development parameter interface (http), such as obtaining the router status, set the router-related functions. Convenient for mobile APP, small program, cloud server development. |
Network management | |
Configuration | Supports local or remote HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, and intranet penetration. |
Upgrade Method | Support local or remote WEB, TFTP, FTP, SFTP server, intranet penetration remote |
Logging function | Support local system log, remote log. Important logs are saved by power down |
Supports log power-down saving |
2.2 Hardware parameters
Connector | |
Ethernet interface | 2* 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet interfaces, WAN/LAN adaptive (2 LAN in 4G mode) |
Wi-Fi interface | Optional, IEEE802.11b/g/n |
Industrial Serial Interface | RS232/RS485 x 1 Industrial Terminal
RS232 signal: TXD, RXD, GND RS485 Signal: A, B, GND |
SIM card holder | Drawer Mount |
TF card | Insert TF memory card |
Antenna connectors | SMA externally rotated bore:
3G/4G network: SMA x 2 WLAN: SMA x 2 |
Reset button | 1 |
Mechanical property | |
Installation | Guide rail, wall mounted |
Overall dimensions | Length, width and height: 70*80*26mm (without antenna interface) |
Housings | Aluminum |
Protection class | IP30 |
Cooling method | Thermally Conductive Wool Shell Heat Dissipation |
Weight (g) | 145g |
Power supply | |
Power connector | DC2.1 header |
Power Input | DC 5-40V, anti-reverse connection protection |
Standby power consumption | 100ma@24V (HSPA+ network) |
Operating power consumption | 150ma@24V (HSPA+ network) |
Peak power consumption | 180ma@24V (HSPA+ network) |
Reverse polarity protection | Be in favor of |
Wi-Fi transmission power | |
Firing power | 802.11n HT20 MCS7 : +13.5dbm
802.11n HT40 MCS7 : +13.5 dbm |
Data rate | 802.11n: up to 300Mbps 802.11b: 1, 2, 5,5, 11Mbps 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps |
Receiver sensitivity | -66dbm at 150Mpbs -73dbm at 54Mpbs -86dbm at 11Mpbs |
Ambient temperature and humidity | |
Environmental humidity | 5 ~ 95% (no frosting) |
Storage temperature | -40 ~ 85°C |
Operating temperature | -20°C ~ +75°C |
LED light | SYS system operation indicator:
Blinks 1 time per second to indicate normal system operation A fast flash indicates that the firmware is being upgraded, or the reset button is being pressed to reset the NET extranet connection indicator: When in 4G mode, a fast flash indicates that 4G is being dialed Long light, indicates successful WAN port internet access Long out. Connection failure on the WAN side. SIG 4G signal strength indicator: SIG lamp is on long when 4G is above 90% signal strength 4G at 45% – 90% signal strength, SIG light blinks once a second SIG light blinks fast when 4G is below 45% signal strength VPN signaling indicator: Lights up when the VPN connection is successful When the VPN connection process is fast-flashing Long extinction when VPN connection is disconnected |
Physical property | |
Shockproof | IEC 60068-2-27 |
Vibratory | IEC 60068-2-6 |
Fall | IEC 60068-2-32 |
2.3 ZX4224 Frequency Comparison Table
Reticulation | Router Model | Supported Frequency Bands |
Unicom 3G (WCDMA) | ZX4224-W | WCDMA: B1/B8 |
Telecom 3G (EVDO) | ZX4224-E | CDMA&EVDO: BC0 |
4G 7-mode (FDD-LTE+TDD-LTE) | ZX4224-LTE (4G Full Netcom) | LTE-FDD: B1/B3/B5/B8/(B28)
LTE-TDD: B38/B39/B40/B41 WCDMA: B1/B8 TD-SCDMA: B34/B39 CDMA&EVDO: BC0 GSM: 900/1800 |
(Specific frequency bands are module-based)
3. Interface description
LAN1/LAN2 | Standard RJ45 connector with light; LAN2 can be used as a WAN port in standard router mode. |
DC Power Interface | Adopting 2.1mm round head power connector, internal positive and external negative, the voltage input is 5-40V, and the recommended input power is more than 10W. |
RS232/RS485 serial port | 2.54mm 3PIN connector. |
3G/WIFI antenna interface | SMA male swivel female connector. |
Indicator light | SYS system operation indicator:
Blinks 1 time per second to indicate normal system operation A fast flash indicates that the firmware is being upgraded, or that the reset button is being pressed to reset the |
NET extranet connection indicator:
When in 4G mode, a fast flash indicates that 4G is being dialed Long light, indicates successful WAN port internet access Long out. Connection failure on the WAN side. |
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SIG 4G signal strength indicator:
SIG lamp on long when 4G is above 90% signal strength 4G at 45% – 90% signal strength, SIG light blinks once a second SIG light blinks fast when 4G is below 45% signal strength |
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VPN signaling indicator:
Lights up when the VPN connection is successful When the VPN connection process is fast-flashing Long extinction when VPN connection is disconnected |
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R (Reset) key | Press this button for 8 seconds to reset the system. |
SIM card slot | Self-locking slots, stab the yellow button on the right hard enough and the cartridge will pop out. |
Customized built-in industrial grade SMD cards are available to meet higher requirements in terms of operating temperature range, vibration and humidity resistance. The ICCID number will be written in the SMD and activated by the user when using.