NetComm NTC-220 4G LTE CAT 1 INDUSTRIAL IOT ROUTER User Guide

NetComm NTC-220 4G LTE CAT 1 INDUSTRIAL IOT ROUTER

A ROBUST COST-EFFECTIVE DEVICE

Supporting 4G LTE Category 1, the NTC-220 is ideal for use-case scenarios requiring reliable, yet highly secure connectivity.

RELIABLE CONNECTIVITY
The NTC-220 supports 4G LTE Category 1, which enables the next generation connectivity for a number of mission critical applications. Supporting all major 4G bands, the NTC-220 is the perfect device choice for deployments across the globe.

EXPANDING CAPABILITIES WITH CUSTOM SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
The NTC-220 features the Linux based NetComm OS, empowering solution architects and system integrators to create their own applications using NetComm’s Software Development Kit (SDK

**RELIABLE ASSET TRACKING*
Built-in high-performance GPS enables the NTC-220* to track and monitor vehicles, trucks, heavy construction machines and other mobile assets from any location. GPS not available on NTC-223

REMOTE MANAGEMENT
IIoT deployments in isolated locations can be managed remotely in real time to reduce site visits and manual maintenance costs. Technicians can receive status alerts, extract and analyze data, upgrade firmware over the air, configure and update the NTC-220 from headquarters or any other location using a wide range of management protocols, including OMA LWM2M, TR-069, SNMP, HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet/CLI and SMS.

PRODUCT INTERFACES

PERFECT FOR

• Connected elevators / escalators
• Smart building systems
• Vending and ticketing machines
• Digital signs
• Access control systems
• Surveillance cameras
• Traffic lights control
• Vehicle tracking and monitoring

FEATURES AT A GLANCE

• 4G LTE Cat 1 (10 Mbps)
• Software development capability (SDK)
• Integrated GPS for reliable asset tracking (not available on NTC-223)
• An Ethernet port, a serial port and software configurable I/O ports for connection flexibility
• USB OTG port to connect a local storage device
• Ignition sense capability and a wide input voltage range for vehicular applications
• Rugged industrial design for harsh environments
• Easy and clear LED status display for connection status, connected network type, and connection errors
• Remote device configuration, management and firmware upgrade

DEVICE FEATURES

MEASUREMENTS in millimeters

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

1 x NetComm (NTC-220)

1 x DIN rail mounting bracket

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2 x Cellular antennas

1 x Quick Start Guide

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1 x Horizontal DIN rail bracket

1 x six-way terminal block

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1 x 1.5m yellow Ethernet cable

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

GPS Active Patch Antenna
ANT-0038 – SPECIFICATIONS

• Frequency range: 1575.42±1.023 MHz
• Gain: 27 dBi (GPS)
• VSWR: 2.0:1 MAX
• Polarization: R.H.C.P.
• Cable: RG174
• Cable length: 3 m
• Impedance: 50 Ω
• Voltage: 3.0–5.5 V
• Connector: SMA male
• Radome colour: Black
• Radome material: ABS

12V DC Power Supply
**PSU-0062 – SPECIFICATIONS

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• International Efficiency Level VI Power supply
• No-Load Power Consumption: 0.1 W (115 VAC 60 Hz)
• Average Efficiency in Active Mode: 85% (115VAC 60Hz)
• Maximum input voltage range: 90 – 264 V AC (100 – 240 V AC Normal)
• Maximum input frequency range: 47 – 63 Hz (50/60 Hz Normal)
• Output voltage range: 11.4 – 12.6 V DC (Typical 12 V DC)
• Maximum output current: 1.5 A
• Maximum ripple and noise: 150 mV peak to peak
• Maximum output overshoot: 10%
• Protection against Over-Voltage, Over-Current and Short-Circuit
• Temperature range: 0°C to 40°C (Operating), -30°C to 70°C (Storage)
• Relative humidity range: 10% to 90%
• Altitude range: Sea level to 2,000 m
• Suitable regions: US/UK/EU/AU/SA/TW/CH/JP
• Safety certifications: UL60950-1, CSA C22.2 NO.60950-1, EN60950-1, AS/NZS 60950, GB4943, J60950, IEC 60950-1
• Lead length: 1.5

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PEAK DATA SPEED (MODEL DEPENDENT)

• LTE FDD:
  – Max10 Mbps (DL) / Max 5 Mbps (UL)

• LTE TDD:
  – Max 8.96 Mbps (DL) / Max 3.1 Mbps (UL)

• DC-HSPA+:
  – Max 42 Mbps (DL) / Max 5.76 Mbps (UL)

• UMTS:
  – Max 384Kbps (DL) / Max 384Kbps (UL)

• EDGE:
  – Max 236.8 Kbps (DL) / Max 236.8 Kbps (UL)

• GPRS:
  – Max 85.6 Kbps (DL) / Max 85.6 Kbps (UL)

ANTENNA CONNECTORS

• 2 x SMA connectors for 4G/3G/2G (1 x Main and 1 x RX Diversity)
• 1 x SMA connector for GPS (not available on NTC-223)

ANTENNA SPECIFICATIONS

• Frequency (MHz): 698-2700

• Maximum Gain (dBi):
  – 4.74 (NANT-00001)
  – 3.24 (NANT-00006)

• VSWR: < 3.0:1

• Height (mm): 201

• Radome diameter (mm): 17

INTERFACES

• 1 x 100Base-T Ethernet RJ45 port
• 1 x RS232 Serial Port DB-9 female DCE supporting either
• 9 wire RS232 or RS485/RS422 (software selectable)
• Software controlled termination resistors for RS485
• 1 x Micro USB 2.0 OTG interface with 0.5A supply capability

› I/O terminal block providing:

• 3 x Multipurpose 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

› 1 x Recessed multifunctional reset button

• Reboot
• Reboot into recovery mode
• Reset to factory default settings

LED INDICATORS

• 8 x tri-colour LEDs
  – Power, Network, a GPS/customizable LED and 5x Signal Strength indicators

• Easy and clear LED status display for connection status, connected network type, and connection errors

GPS (NOT AVAILABLE ON NTC-223)

• GPS
• GLONASS
• BeiDou
• Galileo
• QZSS

SIM CARD READER

• 1 x SIM card slot
  – Supports Mini USIM/SIM Format (2FF)
  – Optional soldered-down SIM (ETSI MFF2 DFN-8 USIM)

PROCESSOR AND STORAGE

• 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor with 256 MB RAM
• 512 MB flash memory storage

CELLULAR

• Profile managed packet data connections
• NAT Disable for framed route configuration
• Transparent bridge mode using PPPoE to allow the router to transparently forward Public WAN IP address to a downstream device
• SIM Security Management (PIN configuration, enable and disable)
• Automatic and manual cellular band selection
• Automatic and manual operator selection
• Odometer reading available via Web-UI, CLI and SDK

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 definitions
  – DHCP Relay
  – DHCP list display in Web-UI
  – Advanced DHCP Option configuration (Option 42 NTP, Option 66 TFTP, Option 150, Option 160)

• Data Stream Manager providing ability to create mappings between input and output ports (e.g. Serial Port, SMS, 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)

ADMINISTRATION & CONFIGURATION

• Secure web-based user interface (HTTPS) for full device status and configuration

• Password protected configuration file backup and restore for quick device configuration and device cloning

• SSH Command Line Interface for status monitoring, configuration and control

• SNMP v1/v2/v3 including cellular specific MIB, config and firmware download

• TR-069 Client for remote device configuration, configuration backup and restore, and firmware upgrade

• SMS Client (Send/Receive) including inbox, outbox

• 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 secure web-based user interface (HTTPS)

• Advanced Diagnostics and Control via SMS
  – Query status information – such as Signal Strength, WAN IP, Uptime, and many more
  – Configure device remotely via SMS – such as APN, authentication settings, and many more

• Execute commands via SMS – such as reboot, reset to defaults, go offline, and many more

• Secure SMS management using sender whitelisting and password management

• SMS acknowledgement replies for queries and commands

FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT

• Firmware Upgrade locally via LAN or remotely Over-The-Air (HTTPS, SNMP, TR-069, LWM2M)
• Multiple firmware image storage on device and dynamic install
• Triggered firmware upgrade via SMS (initiate download & install from HTTPS)

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 configuration and control of the device from custom applications

TEMPERATURE

• Operating Temperature Range: -40°C to +70°C
• Storage Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C
• Operating Humidity Range: 0% to 95%

POWER SUPPLY

• Power input via 6-way termination block receptacle
• Field terminable power input via screw type terminal block included
• DC Power (8 – 40V DC)
• 1 x Dedicated ignition input and 3 x I/O ports on 6-way connector (only available on some models)
• Power consumption 6W, recommended DC supply via terminal block (12V 1.5A)
• Vehicle compatible protection on DC Input Jack. (ISO7637 standard)

DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT & MOUNTING

• Device dimensions (excluding external antenna): 143 mm (L) x 107 mm (W) x 34 mm (D) / 221 g (254 g with bracket)
• 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)

ENCLOSURE

• IP41 rated

MODEL| NTC-221| NTC-222| NTC-223| NTC-224| NTC-225
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REGION / CARRIER|

• Australia
• New Zealand

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• Europe
• Middle East
• Africa

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• Japan

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• USA -AT&T, T-Mobile
• Canada

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• USA – Verizon

FREQUENCY BANDS| LTE FDD Bands:

• Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 2 (1900 MHz)
• Band 3 (1800 MHz)
• Band 4 (1700 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)
• Band 7 (2600 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)
• Band 28 (700 MHz)

LTE TDD Bands:

• Band 40 (2300 MHz)

WCDMA Bands:

• Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 2 (1900 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)

GSM Bands:

• Band 2 (1900 MHz)
• Band 3 (1800 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)

| LTE FDD Bands:

• Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 3 (1800 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)
• Band 7 (2600 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)
• Band 20 (800 MHz)

WCDMA Bands:

• › Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)

GSM Bands:

• Band 3 (1800 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)

| LTE FDD Bands:

• Band 1 (2100 MHz)
• Band 3 (1800 MHz)
• Band 8 (900 MHz)
• Band 18 (850 MHz)
• Band 19 (850 MHz)
• Band 26 (850 MHz)

| LTE FDD Bands:

• Band 2 (1900 MHz)
• Band 4 (1700 MHz)
• Band 12 (700 MHz)

WCDMA Bands:

• Band 2 (1900 MHz)
• Band 4 (1700 MHz)
• Band 5 (850 MHz)

| LTE FDD Bands:

• Band 4 (1700 MHz)
• Band 13 (700 MHz)

REGULATORY CERTIFICATIONS|

• RCM (Australia & New Zealand)

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• CE (Europe)

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• JATE
• TELEC

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• FCC (USA)
• IC (Canada)
• PTCRB (USA)

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• FCC (USA)

CARRIER APPROVALS|

• Pending

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• Pending

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• Pending

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• AT&T

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• Verizon Wireless

HEAD OFFICE AUSTRALIA
NetComm Wireless Limited
18-20 Orion Road, Lane Cove NSW 2066, Sydney
Australia | +61 2 9424 2070

US OFFICE
NetComm Wireless Limited
1000 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Suite 500 Sunrise, Florida 33323
USA | +1 320 566 0316

UK OFFICE
NetComm Wireless Limited
Eastlands II, London Road, Basingstoke RG21 4AW, Hampshire
UK | +44 125 622 3155

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www.netcomm.com

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