icom OS Routers (MRX, MRO, ECR, SCR, MIRO)

The Startup wizard (also known as Quickstart wizard) starts an assisted configuration that enables you to set up the router for System time synchronisation User authentication Internet (WAN) connection VPN connection (icom Connectivity...

INSYS routers are easy to install and feature a startup wizard that makes it easy to make them ready for operation. Proceed as follows to bring your router into service: Connect Internet connectivity (WAN) depending on technology (Cellular Radio...

The industrial routers from INSYS icom are configured using a browser-based user interface. icom OS has a new UI (user interface or web interface) from version 5.5 . The Configuration Guides are based on the new UI . The configuration in th...

The configuration of the router is called profile. Several profiles can be stored on one device so that the configuration of a device can be changed quickly. Term definitions The following terms or conditions are to be distinguished for profiles:...

The router provides a command line interface (CLI) for a configuration from the local network or remote via Telnet or SSH. One parameter after the other will be entered line by line via the CLI and stored in the opened profile . The modification...

Lua is a script language that allows to include scripts in ASCII configuration files for the router. Command scope, limitations and syntax are described on the CLI page under Lua mode . ASCII configuration files are uploaded to the router in th...

ASCII configurations are a sequence of commands as they could also be entered in the CLI . Each line contains a command that modifies the opened profile . Syntax and parameters can be taken from a downloaded profile in ASCII format for example....

REST interface The documentation of the REST interface can be used as command reference. The REST API (application programming interface) is documented in a JSON file in compliance with the OpenAPI specification 3.0. You can download the REST API ...

The Event & Action Handler permits to trigger actions based on the occurrence of an event. Events Events are changes of conditions in or at the router that can be used to trigger an action upon their occurrence. The following events are a...

The automatic update is used to provide devices in the field with updated firmware or configurations. To do this, you must provide a central server on which the update files and the download list are stored. The download list will then be checked by...

General Information Update packets are used to exchange files with the router that are to be stored or executed on the router. Each update packet contains a manifest in form of a file; the entries in this file describe the data contained. The manif...

REST stands for Representational State Transfer and provides an interface for configuration, status query and execution of manual actions of the router via HTTP and HTTPS protocol. The following commands (HTTP methods) are available for editing the...

The certificates and keys as well as the Diffie-Hellman parameter set and the certificate revocation lists (CRL) stored in the certificate manager are used for authentication and encryption of protected connections and authentication of router acces...

Protocols for the simple enrollment of certificates increase the scalability of the enrollment for large-scale network environments with PKI (public key infrastructure). Besides the initial enrollment of the certificates, the regular renewal of the ...

WAN chains and WAN groups WAN chains allow to configure WAN connections individually by sequencing/cascading their individual components. Components of a WAN chain can be all interfaces, such as VPN interfaces or cellular interfaces. WAN chains ena...

VPN A VPN (virtual private network) is used to connect IP end devices or entire networks with each other, in a safe way. The data is transmitted tamper-proof to a destination and cannot be read by third parties. You can configure the router for an...

General Information The router connects several subnets and assumes forwarding of data packets from the devices in the respective subnets into other subnets. This means that incoming data packets are routed to certain network devices according to c...

Netfilters The netfilters in the router manipulate and block all data packets on their way from the sender interface to the destination interface as shown in the following sketch. The netfilters consist of NAT (Network Address Translation) and IP f...

The serial Ethernet gateway enables the addressing of serial end devices from the local network of the router or via the WAN interface, which are connected to the serial interface. The data which is sent to a configurable network port of the router ...

General Information Linux containers (LXC) can be installed and executed on the router. A container is a virtualisation of an independent system, it "feels" like an independent computer with own process management User management network e...

The router provides some useful troubleshooting tools in the Administration → Debugging menu. A click on OPEN DEBUG TOOLS permits to select the appropriate debug tool. Ping The Tool PING is a diagnosis tool for testing the reachabil...

The following functions are available to secure the configuration of the router via the user interface: Protected access via HTTPS connection Authentication of a client using a certificate Protected access via HTTPS connection The user int...

The reception of the cellular signal is indicated on the router by the Signal LED and displayed in the user interface. The following applies for all routers running icom OS: Depending on the cellular standard used, different criteria for rating the...

When using our industrial routers for connecting to fiber optic networks, MRX Fiber or MRX with MRcard Fiber, a careful selection of the SFP transceiver used is crucial for the performance of the router and a stable connection. When selecting the ...

INSYS routers with icom OS (devices of the MRX, MRO, ECR, SCR and MIRO series) are perfectly suitable for customers who have used industrial routers with INSYS OS (the series MoRoS, EBW, IMON, MLR, RSM and QLM) as platform for their applications. Th...