A new version of ICR-OS (Conel OS), firmware for the Advantech routers, is out!

Being a major release, this firmware brings new features and significant improvements. You are welcome to check out the Release Notes for the detailed changelog.

A few highlighted points from the changelog:

• Multiple SSIDs: support for two independent SSIDs (WLANs) for the WiFi AP mode.
• The route-based VPN policy is now supported. So both, policy-based and route-based VPN approaches are supported by Advantech routers.
• Support for the certificate-chain basedauthentication to the IPsec tunnel functionality.
• Format of the syslog message, which ...

A new version of ICR-OS (Conel OS), firmware for the Advantech routers, is out!

Being a patch-level release brings mainly a number of improvements and updates. It includes security fixes for one high, two medium, one low, and a few not-classified severity vulnerabilities. You are welcome to check out the Release Notes for the detailed changelog.

A few highlighted points from the changelog:

• The mobile WAN status page was enhanced with new fields reporting parameters of the RSSI, RSRP, RSRQ, RSCP, Ec/Io, and the frequency band number.
• Support for new programs: basename, cut, ...

A new ICR-OS (Conel OS) version, firmware for the Advantech routers, is out!

Note: With this release, the Conel OS was renamed to the ICR-OS and will be published with this name in the future.

Being a patch-level release brings mainly a number of improvements and updates. This includes security fixes for 2 high severity, 3 medium severity, and 11 low severity vulnerabilities. You are welcome to check out the Release notes. A few highlight points from the firmware:

• Added configuration of security mode for OpenVPN.
• Added configuration of ...

The new firmware version is out!

Being a patchlevel release it brings mainly a number of improves and updates. This includes security fixes for 1 critical, 5 high severity, 2 medium severity and 1 low severity vulnerabilities.

A few highlight points from 6.2.7 (as always, you are welcome to check out the Release notes):

• Wi-Fi configuration updates (short GI and AP bandwidth).
• New security features (user authentication logging, support for hardware UUID for future usage).
• New commands for expansion ports, commands permission check.
• POSIX message queues support in Linux kernel for usage in a Router ...

Excited to announce our latest product VPN-BOX-UNO23. From now on is possible to buy a light-weight industrial computer with a pre-installed version of Advantech Linux and WebAccess/VPN On-Premises software in one box. WebAccess/VPN is the new Secure Networking Platform for Cellular Routers and Gateways for the safe interconnection of Advantech routers in the public Internet

The brochure for the product is possible to download here.

Software licensing
Customers can choose from two license options. The first one includes ...

SmartStart SL304 router EMEA model (EOL) is to be replaced by the new EMEA router model SL305. Last Time Buy (LTB) for model SL304 is set to 24. 12. 2020. From 16. 11. 2020 are accepted orders for replacement model SL305.

SL305 is compatible with older model SL304 in terms of hardware interface options (popular interface combination of 1 × Ethernet 10/100 + 1 × full DB9 RS232), software capabilities, size, and mounting options. The same as the previous model SL305 is fully supported by ...

We released a Router App (User Module) with a Zabbix Agent. This can be used to integrate Advantech Cellular Routers with the Zabbix Monitoring System and securely monitor parameters that are not available via SNMP, such as CPU load, memory consumption, local time, or changes to the router configuration files. To simplify integration with the Zabbix server via either SNMP or the Agent we also released several Templates with all supported SNMP parameters and important agent-based parameters.

Detailed description of the Templates and the User Module itself, including ...

We just released a new version of R-SeeNet, which fixes an SQL injection vulnerability and also the SNMP trap processing for ICR-1601. We encourage all R-SeeNet users to upgrade.

R-SeeNet is the software system used for remote monitoring of Advantech cellular routers. For more information, please see the R-SeeNet website.

Another firmware version is released.

Being a patchlevel release it brings mainly a number of improves and updates. There are no security fixes in this version.

A few highlight points from 6.2.6 (as always, you are welcome to check out the Release notes):

• We have enabled support for the Bluetooth on models ICR-3200. This interface is now available for usage in Node-RED user module.
• Support of Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Lite in Linux kernel was enabled.
• We have fixed an issue in the Linux kernel which results in a limited amount of pseudoterminals ...

Another firmware version is out!

Being a patchlevel release it brings mainly a number of fixes. This includes security fixes for 1 medium severity vulnerability.

A few highlight points from 6.2.5 (as always, you are welcome to check out the Release notes):

• We have changed the password encryption method from MD5 to a more secure SHA256
• Password auto-completion was disabled
• Configuration file parameters number was increased from 200 to 1000
• Support for 802.1X authenticator

For details regarding distributed firmware versions per particular router module have a look into Firmware Distribution Overview.

Last firmware version could always ...