Written by Miloslav Bien on Thursday 6 May 2021 in the category Default with the tags V2, V3, V4, V2i.
Based on the frequent requirement to clarify the differences among router hardware platforms we decided to release a comprehensive platform overview on the separate web page. With the simple matrix on platform page is much easier to understand and choose the right family of routers from HW and SW points of view.
Written by Roman Peťura on Wednesday 7 April 2021 in the category Release with the tags Security.
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:
Written by Roman Peťura on Monday 22 February 2021 in the category Release with the tags Security.
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:
Written by Miloslav Bien on Saturday 20 February 2021 in the category Default.
From the beginning of 2021, we started to use the new name ICR-OS (Industrial Cellular Routers OS) instead of Conel OS for the router operating system. Now we finished that transition and prepared a basic overview of ICR-OS features on the web page.
Written by Petr Gotthard on Monday 4 January 2021 in the category Default with the tags Headline, Security.
Forescout Research Labs has recently published a report from a study called AMNESIA:33, which performed a security analysis of seven open-source embedded TCP/IP stacks. The study discovered 33 new vulnerabilities in four of the seven analyzed stacks. For more details see the White Paper.
Our routers use the Linux Kernel TCP/IP stack, which is not affected by the listed vulnerabilities. Should you have more questions, please contact your Regional Support.
Written by Jan Svoboda on Friday 18 December 2020 in the category Release with the tags Security.
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):
Written by Miloslav Bien on Wednesday 18 November 2020 in the category Release with the tags VPN, Product Release.
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 ...
Written by Miloslav Bien on Friday 13 November 2020 in the category Release with the tags SL304, SL305, Product Release.
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 ...
Written by Miloslav Bien on Friday 30 October 2020 in the category Newsletter with the tags User Modules, Router App.
We are pleased to announce that User Modules for cellular routers are newly called Router Apps. Advantech Router Apps are now available for download at Engineering Portal.
Router Apps add extended functions to Advantech Cellular Routers,with each app tailored to a specific solution. We benefit from extensive skills gained through implementing an array of SW features into a variety of devices over the past years. We categorized all Router Apps (IIoT, Industrial ...
Written by Petr Gotthard on Thursday 22 October 2020 in the category Documentation with the tags Headline, Security.
Remote monitoring tools inform administrators about the overall system health, performance, and potential issues. This improves reliability and security of your network.
We just released guidelines for remote monitoring of Advantech cellular routers. This document lists all supported remote monitoring protocols and introduces various tools that can be used to remotely monitor Advantech routers. The combination of protocols and tools need to be carefully selected based on your needs as there is no single protocol that can monitor everything and no single tool that supports all protocols.
