4G LTE Light Industrial
M2M Router
The NetComm Wireless 4G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router (NWL-25) is a
cost-effective future proof solution that delivers wireless communications to industrial
applications. Feature rich and user-friendly, the powerful router enables quick
installation and is ideal for M2M and industrial IoT deployments.
NetComm
Wireless
NWL-25-02
Specication Sheet
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The robust and intelligent NetComm Wireless 4G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router
(NWL-25) provides real-time M2M data connectivity, even in harsh environments. The
NWL-25 creates reliable point-to-point or point-to-multi-point WAN connections for a
variety of mission critical applications such as primary broadband, video surveillance,
retail, payments and in-vehicle communications.
IDEAL INDUSTRIAL IOT DEVICE
The industrial IoT industry is expanding at a rapid rate as businesses
realise the enormous value of remote asset management enabled through
M2M communications. The NWL-25 has the custom capacity needed to
adapt to varied M2M implementations; and is a future proof cost-effective
4G device that ensures a low total cost of ownership and the highest
possible rate of return.
CARRIER GRADE MANAGEMENT
The NWL-25 supports a wide range of telecommunication standards
based remote management protocols such as LWM2M, TR-069 and
SNMP to allow quick and easy integration with a wide range of remote
device management and application management platforms.
ENTERPRISE GRADE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY
The NWL-25 features external antenna connectors for cellular antennas
to ensure the best possible high performance 4G connectivity, even
in areas with low signal strength. It is a powerful router with advanced
networking features for smooth and simple integration within the
enterprise’s existing network routing architectures. The device is ideal for
business critical applications such as providing high-speed 4G wireless
connectivity to substitute xed-line services.
POWERFUL EDGE PROCESSOR
The NWL-25 is a software rich intelligent 4G router with the additional
benet of being software expandable. It has an open embedded Linux
OS, empowering solution architects and system integrators to create
their own applications using NetComm Wireless’ Software Development
Kit (SDK).
QUICK FACTS
• Rugged enclosure, multiple wall
mount options and a wide range of
input power options making it ideal for
use in harsh environments
• Powerful cellular connectivity
supporting 4G LTE
• A serial port software selectable
to support either 9 wire RS232 or
RS485/RS422
• 3 x multipurpose I/O pins to connect
to external sensors or relays
• A Fast Ethernet (100Mbps) port to
connect to a local device or network
• USB-OTG for additional interfaces or
extra storage
• Ignition sense capability for graceful
shutdown and startup in vehicle
applications
• Congurable power save mode with
minimum current draw when in sleep
mode
• Supports PPPoE, RIP, VRRP, DDNS,
MAC/NET address ltering and
DHCP/DHCP relay
• VPN support for establishing a
secure connection over public cellular
networks using: OpenVPN, PPTP,
IPSec or GRE Tunnelling
• Powerful processor and spare
storage capacity ideal for applications
requiring edge processing
4G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router
Overview
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications is to industrial automation and
management what the internal combustion engine was to the automobile industry. It
is revolutionary, and even disruptive, creating new ways to improve productivity and
increase prots by enabling the industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Whether you are
an end-user, a system integrator or an IoT service manager, your design toolbox will
benet from the simple integration of the 4G LTE Light Industrial M2M Router
(NWL-25).
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4G LTE M2M Router
connects to 4G network
Serial connection to
uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) system
I/O port connected
to security lock to
unlock door
Remote monitoring
USB connected to
external storage
I/O port connected
to temperature sensor
in equipment room
Allow dynamic content
with SDK custom application
Application Example
Wireless surveillance camera
Device Features
At a glance
• Cellular antenna connectors
• SIM card slot (for USIM/SIM
2FF format
• SIM tray eject button
• Serial port
• Micro USB 2.0 OTG port (host
or device mode)
• Reset
• 6-way Terminal block
connector (power, ignition
input and 3 x I/O ports)
• Fast Ethernet LAN port
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Package Contents
What’s in the box?*
1 x NetComm Wireless 4G LTE Light Industrial
M2M Router (NWL-25-02)
1 x DIN rail
mounting bracket
2 x 4G LTE Cellular
antennas
1 x 1.5m yellow
Ethernet cable
1 x Quick start guide
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1 x 6 way termination
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Technical
Specications
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NETCOMM WIRELESS LIMITED HEAD OFFICE 18-20 Orion Road, Lane Cove, NSW 2066, Sydney, Australia ABN 85 002 490 486
NetComm
Wireless
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE
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PROCESSOR & STORAGE
• Powerful 450Mhz ARM9 processor with 128MB DDR2 RAM
• 256MB Flash memory storage (~120MB available on board space for user storage)
OPERATING SYSTEM
• Embedded Linux 3.6
PEAK DATA SPEED
• LTE Category 4
CELLULAR BANDS
• LTE Bands 4 and 13
• Multi-band FDD capable
CONNECTIVITY
• 1x (RJ-45) 10/100Base-TX Port with Auto MDIX
• 1x RS232 Serial Port DB-9 female DCE supporting either 9 wire RS232 or RS485/RS422 (software
selectable)
• Software controlled termination resistors for RS485
• Micro USB 2.0 OTG interface with 0.5A supply capability
• 3x Multipurpose I/O pins
I/O PINS
• NAMUR (EN 60947-5-6 / IEC 60947-5-6) compatible sensor input
• Analogue 0V to 30V input
• Digital input (through measurement of voltage above/below threshold)
• Open collector output
SIM CARD READER
• Lockable Tray Reader with Push-Button-to-Release
• Supports Mini USIM/SIM Format (2FF)
RESET BUTTON
• Reset button (recessed, requiring pen/paperclip) with three functions: Reboot, reboot into
recovery mode, and reset unit to factory defaults
ANTENNA CONNECTORS
• 2x LTE SMA connectors (MIMO)
LED INDICATORS
• 7x tri-colour LEDs. Power, Network and 5x Signal Strength indicators
• Easy and clear LED status display for connection status, connected network type, and
connection errors
CELLULAR
• Prole managed packet data connections
• NAT Disable for framed route conguration
• Transparent bridge mode using PPPoE to allow the router to transparently forward Public WAN
IP address to a downstream device
• SIM Security Management (PIN conguration, enable and disable)
• Automatic cellular band selection
• Automatic operator selection
NETWORK & ROUTING
• Static Routing, RIP (v1/v2), Port Forwarding and DMZ
• Dynamic DNS
• VRRP for redundant router failover
• DHCP Server, including :
– Address reservation by MAC address
– Custom DNS server denitions
– DHCP Relay
– DHCP list display in Web-UI
– Advanced DHCP Option conguration (Option 42 NTP, Option 66 TFTP, Option 150,
Option 160)VPN
• Data Stream Manager providing ability to create mappings between input and output ports
(e.g. Serial Port, USB) and perform required translation or data processing by each virtual tunnel
• Modbus Server TCP/IP Gateway and Client TCP/IP Agent with up to 247 slaves connected to
the Serial TCP/IP Gateway.
• Modbus RTU/ASCII frames support.
VPN
• PPTP Client for VPN connectivity to remote PPTP VPN Server
• IPSec tunnel termination (for up to 5 tunnels)
• GRE Tunnelling
• OpenVPN (Client, Server and P2P)
ADMIN & CONFIGURATION
• Web-based User Interface (HTTP/HTTPS) for full device status and conguration
• Password protected conguration le backup and restore for quick device conguration and
device cloning
• Telnet/SSH Command Line Interface for status monitoring, conguration and control
• SNMP v1/v2 including cellular specic MIB, cong and rmware download
• TR-069 Client for remote device conguration, conguration backup and restore, and rmware
upgrade
• Ping monitor watchdog (Reset connection on repeated ping failure)
• Diagnostic Log Viewer (remote and local)
• System Status and Security Logs
• NTP Server Support for network time sync of device’s system clock
• Device User Guide stored on the device and accessible via the Web-based User Interface
(HTTP/HTTPS)
FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT
• Firmware Upgrade locally via LAN or remotely Over-The-Air (HTTP/ HTTPS, SNMP, TR-069,
LWM2M)
• Multiple rmware image storage on device and dynamic install
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT
• Develop and install custom software applications
• Open Linux standard development environment
• Develop applications/scripting in standard ANSI C/Shell script and LUA
• Package manager built into Web-UI for Application installation/removal
• API (C, LUA and Shell libraries) to the unit’s internal Runtime Database to allow full status
monitoring conguration and control of the device from custom applications
TEMPERATURE
• Operating Temperature Range:
-30°C ~ +70°C
• Storage Temperature Range: -40°C ~ +85°C
POWER SUPPLY
• Power input and I/O’s via 6 way termination block receptacle
• Field terminable power input via screw type terminal block included
• DC Power (8 - 40V DC)
• 1x Dedicated ignition input on 6 way connector
• Power consumption 6W, recommended DC supply via terminal block (12V 1.5A)
• Vehicle compatible protection on DC Input Jack. (ISO7637 standard)
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
• Device dimensions (excluding external antenna): 140mm (L) x 103mm (W) x 30mm (D) / 193g
MOUNTING OPTIONS
• Wall mount support in multiple orientations via embedded mounting holes
• DIN Rail mount support via plastic bracket included in box (Top hat section rail TH 35 IEC60715)
CERTIFICATIONS
• FCC, Verizon
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