RS42LTE Cat 4

RS42 is an industrial router with one LTE Cat 4 cellular module, 2 Fast Ethernet ports for resilient remote connectivity.

Support for single LTE cat 4 module
4g, download speed up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi
2 x LAN 100 Mbps, support for PoE in and PoE out

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Product overview

Reliable connectivity for demanding deployments.

This compact industrial router is designed for reliable data transmission over cellular networks using LTE, HSPA+, UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS technologies.

Equipped with an LTE Cat 4 module, the router provides data transfer speeds of up to 150 Mbps (downlink) and 50 Mbps (uplink), making it suitable for bandwidth-intensive applications.

The device features industrial-grade interfaces, including GPI/GPO, PoE IN, and PoE OUT, to support a wide range of connectivity requirements in industrial environments. Additionally, it includes an integrated Wi-Fi access point supporting IEEE 802.11b/g/n standards, enabling wireless network deployment.

The hardware platform is built on a high-performance processor, ensuring reliable operation and efficient handling of networking tasks.

The router runs dnxOS, supporting modern encryption, tunnelling protocols like OpenVPN and IPsec to ensure secure data transmission. It provides advanced features such as custom VPN configurations, diagnostics tools, and flexible scripting capabilities, tailored for industrial and enterprise use.

Technical data

Specifications

Specifications are based on the current product documentation and may vary by configuration.

Hardware Specifications+

Cellular Modules: 1 x LTE Cat 4
Processor: MIPS 24KEc 580 MHz
Dynamic RAM: 128 MB
NAND Flash Memory Capacity: 32 MB
Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n

Ports and Connectors+

Ethernet Connector: 2 x 10/100 Mbps
SIM Card Slots: 2 x Mini SIM
Microfit4 Connector: Power, GPI, GPO

Physical Specifications+

Product Dimensions (including connectors): 130 × 95 × 35 mm
Product Weight: 240 g
Enclosure Material: Aluminum
Enclosure Protection Rating: IP30
Operating Temperature Range: from -40°C to +65°C

Electrical Specifications+

Power supply voltage: 9-54 V DC
Current consumption
Details: power supply voltage +12 V - 800 mA
Details: power supply voltage +24 V - 400 mA

Tunneling+

OpenVPN: Ability to run one server and multiple clients simultaneously.
Encryption: Client - AES-128-CBC, AES-192-CBC, AES-256-CBC; Server - AES-128-CBC, AES-128-GCM, AES-192-CBC, AES-192-GCM, AES-256-CBC, AES-256-GCM
IPsec: IKEv1, IKEv2.
Encryption: Client - AES-128, AES-192, AES-256; Server - AES-128, AES-192, AES-256
GRE: GRE TUN (Layer 3)
EoIP: MikroTik RouterOS protocol based on GRE RFC 1701
PPTP, L2TP: Server and Client mode support for L2TPv2, L2TPv3
Wireguard: WireGuard tunnels and peers
DMVPN: Client mode operation, additional IP Security encryption

Network Functions+

Routing: Static
Network protocols: PPP, PPPoE, DHCP, TCP, UDP, ARP, IPv4, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, TLS, SSL
Connection Monitoring: Ping Reboot, Periodic Reboot, LCP and ICMP for link tracking
Firewall: Port forwarding, ZONE-based rules, pre-configured firewall rules, custom rules, NAT
DHCP: Static and dynamic IP address allocation
Network Backup: VRRP; Wired, Mobile or WiFi WAN. Supports automatic failover to an alternative connection (Automatic Failover)
Network Services: DHCP Server, NTP, DNS, SSH, SNMP

Security Features+

Authentication: Pre-shared key, digital certificates, X.509 certificates
Attack prevention: DDOS prevention (SYN flood protection, SSH attack prevention, HTTP/HTTPS attack prevention), port scan prevention (SYN-FIN, SYN-RST, X-mas, NULL flags, FIN scan attacks)
VLAN: Port and tag based VLAN separation
Access control: WiFi access control (MAC address filter)

Monitoring & Management+

UI: WEB UI access via HTTP/HTTPS, CLI access via SSH, status, setup and configuration, firmware update, system log
SSH: SSH (v1, v2)
SNMP: SNMP (v2c, v3)
Zabbix: Zabbix Agent (requires manual package installation)

Wi-Fi+

Wireless mode: Access Point (AP), Station (STA), Station Bridge (STA WDS mode allows interface to be bridged)
Wi-Fi security
Details: WPA/WPA2-Enterprise-PEAP, WPA/WPA2-PSK, AES-CCMP, TKIP, Auto Cipher modes
Details: SAE
Wi-Fi users: Up to 100 simultaneous connections
SSID: SSID stealth mode, access control list MAC address

Documentation and software