Use Cases

• Consumer routers are primarily used in indoor environments such as homes, offices, and public places. Their typical operating temperature is 0-40°C.
• Industrial routers are used in scenarios like factories, production lines, oil fields, power utility sites, rail transport, and coal mines. The equipment must operate stably in these complex, unattended environments. Industrial-grade routers typically have an operating temperature of -30 to 70°C or wider, feature a rugged housing, can withstand electromagnetic interference, and include watchdog functions for automatic detection and recovery to ensure stable 24/7 network connectivity.
  
  

Functions

• In addition to withstanding harsh environments, industrial routers offer more extensive features to meet the demands of various industries and scenarios. For example, they support VPN (Virtual Private Network) for secure data transmission in financial applications like ATMs, and provide flexible networking with failover between wireless and wired connections to ensure stable network access.
  

Taking InRouter industrial routers as an example, high-end and low-end products differ in hardware and software. You can choose a suitable product based on the actual application scenario:

• Hardware: High-end industrial routers, like the IR900 series, have higher EMC ratings (e.g., EMC Level 4) for operation in complex electromagnetic environments. Their operating temperature ranges from -25 to 70°C, and they support multiple Ethernet ports, serial ports, I/O, etc., to connect various downstream devices. They are applicable in environments such as electric power sites, rail transport, coal mines, and seismic exploration. Low-end industrial routers, like the InRouter300 series (EMC Level 2 or 3), are typically used in commercial scenarios such as self-service kiosk networking, meeting basic connectivity needs with high cost-effectiveness.