Data Sheet:

IBR200 Series Router

2023 - 10 - 09

Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Service for IoT with the IBR200 Series Router is a purpose-built, IoT networking solution with industry-leading features. With its compact size, external cellular and Wi-Fi antennas, and the capability to operate in a wide temperature range, the Cradlepoint IBR200 Series Router is ideal for use in IoT applications including plant and machinery controls, surveillance cameras, digital signs, kiosks, and ATMs.

 

Ideal for Cellular IoT Connectivity

 

The IBR200 provides connectivity options including Cat 1 LTE modem, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, GPIO ports, and passive GPS. It provides a semi-ruggedized enterprise class networking platform that can be confidently deployed in diverse implementations such as smart cities, manufacturing, and other IoT scenarios requiring robust connectivity. The IBR200 accommodates a wide range of environments while delivering enterprise-class standards of reliability, scalability, comprehensive management, and security.

 

Robust Cloud Managed IoT Solution

 

For organizations requiring robust connectivity for IoT networks — with installed routers numbering from hundreds to many thousands — Cradlepoint’s NetCloud Service for IoT with the IBR200 router provides a comprehensive cloud managed network solution. When coupled with advanced IoT features, it provides troubleshooting and diagnostics with in-band and out-of-band management, extensive analytics and insights, and extensibility and integrations such as Microsoft Azure IoT Central. Cradlepoint’s NetCloud-managed IoT endpoints can be rapidly deployed and easily scaled to accommodate the diverse requirements of organizations.

Notable Benefits

  • Deploy a competitively priced value-driven IoT networking solution with industry-leading features
  • Define policies through centralized cloud-based management for easy deployment at scale
  • Connect with an LTE Category 1 modem that provides performance and affordability for moderate data rate applications
  • Support Wi-Fi for easy deployment and connectivity of things
  • Expand with custom solutions using GPIOs, NetCloud SDK and API, and NetCloud Edge Connector for Microsoft Azure IoT Central
  • Secure with zone-based firewall and advanced security for PCI-compliant networking
  • Provide a semi-ruggedized solution with wide temperature range for broad deployment options
Key Software Capabilities

NetCloud Service provides powerful centralized management for every Cradlepoint cellular-enabled router, including the IBR200. NetCloud allows customers to build and manage wireless WANs with complete lifecycle management, zero-touch deployment, robust security, and traffic management for optimal application performance and reliability. The cloud capabilities include group policy definition, reports, troubleshooting, and visual analytics dashboards. With a continuous subscription to NetCloud, Cradlepoint routers maintain their limited lifetime warranty, access to online training, live and online support, and software and firmware updates.

Advanced Software Lifecycle Management

NetCloud improves the typical software lifecycle management process. New features are continuously delivered to the NetCloud Service and available for the router without interrupting network performance. Software versions are tracked for every endpoint, with the latest version just a click away. Straightforward subscription and license management is provided to keep the network running without interruption.

Cradlepoint Verify™ Mobile Application

Cradlepoint Verify is a mobile application that simplifies and customizes steps to install the Cradlepoint IBR200 router. Upon a verified installation, users receive a detailed report that includes installation pictures, speed test results, and modem health metrics.

Connection Manager

Connection Manager provides the ability to manage all WAN connection types including wireless, Wi-Fi-as-WAN, and wired, from a single software-defined policy. Our proprietary modem software ensures users establish Wireless WAN connectivity faster while maintaining the highest level of resiliency.

Cloud Services

NetCloud Manager delivers zero-touch deployment with the ability to define and deliver policy across entire groups of endpoints. Users can gain insights and analytics required for rapid troubleshooting and diagnostic workflows. Location services provides last known map location and geofence alerting for loss prevention and physical security.

Hardware Specifications

The following features are delivered through the hardware.

INTERFACES

Modem:

Embedded 10M modem

  • 2 x SMA Cellular Antenna Connectors

Ethernet:

  • 1 x FE RJ45
  • Wi-Fi Alliance Certified

Expansion/ Console:

  • Power with 2 x GPIO (one input, one output)
  • 1 x USB 2.0 Type A (output: 5 V, 500 mA, 2.5 W)

Wi-Fi:

Single radio, single band (2.4 GHz)

  • 1x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 4
  • 72 Mbps (2.4 GHz)
  • External 1x1 antenna
  • Two (2) Wi-Fi SSIDs
  • WPA/WPA2 Persona, WPA2 Enterprise, Open

GNSS/GPS:

  • North America: Passive GNSS
  • Europe, Asia-Pacific: N/A

ENVIRONMENTAL

Temperature:

Operating: -20 °C to 60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)

Humidity:

  • Operating: 5% to 95%
  • Storage: 5% to 95%

Ingress Protection:

N/A

POWER

Power Required:

One of the following:

  • 12 VDC conditioned steady state input (no voltage tolerance)
  • External DC power supply, 100-240 VAC input. 12 VDC 1A output (included)

Consumption:

  • Idle: 2.7 W (1.8 W with Wi-Fi off)
  • Typical: 3.6 W (2.8 W with Wi-Fi off)
  • Heavy usage: 5.8 W

PHYSICAL

Size:

76.5 × 94.5 × 24.5 mm (3.0 × 3.7 × 1.0 in)

Weight:

175 g (6 oz)

RELIABILITY

Calculated MTBF:

  • IBR200-10M: 827, 015 hours (Telcordia SR332 at 25 °C)
  • IBR200-10M-B: 821,192 hours (Telcordia SR332 at 25 °C)
  • IBR200-10M-C: 1,077,280 hours (Telcordia SR332 at 25 °C)

CERTIFICATIONS

Safety:

UL/cUL, CB Scheme, EN 60950-1, EN 62368-1

Materials:

WEEE, RoHS, RoHS-2, California Prop 65

CLOUD SERVICES

Service Plans:

NetCloud Service for IoT Gateway

Service Add-Ons:

NetCloud Exchange, NetCloud Advanced

Support:

NetCloud Packages include support for the full subscription term.

Warranty:

All Cradlepoint hardware products are covered by a limited lifetime warranty for as long as they have a subscription license to an active NetCloud Service Plan.

Device Management:

NetCloud Manager for the full subscription term.

Software Updates:

NetCloud Manager for the full subscription term.

WI-FI POWER

FCC:

2402–2483.5 MHz (2.4 GHz band): 25.3 dBm conducted

Rest of World:

2402–2483.5 MHz (2.4 GHz band): 14.99 dBm conducted

PERFORMANCE

Stateful Firewall Throughput:

60 Mbps

IPsec VPN Throughput:

10 Mbps

Concurrent VPN Tunnels:

2

Concurrent Sessions (TCP):

16,000

Typical Client Count:

5

LEDS

Refer to the IBR200 Quick Start Guide.

Performance testing conducted based on requirements as defined in RFC2544 using fixed-frame 1518 byte packets. Throughput results reflect uni-directional UDP traffic with less than 1% packet loss as tested with wired connections.

Results do not reflect performance of the cellular wireless operator networks.

Enterprise-Class Modem Specifications

SPECIFICATION

10M (VERIZON)

10M-B (AT&T, T-MOBILE)

10M-C (SPRINT)

Technology:

Cat 1 LTE (3GPP Rel.10)

  • Single SIM slot, 2FF form factor

Cat 1 LTE (3GPP Rel.10)

  • Single SIM slot, 2FF form factor

Cat 1 LTE (3GPP Rel.10)

  • Single SIM slot, 2FF form factor

3G:

N/A

WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA+

N/A

Carrier Aggregation:

N/A

N/A

N/A

Peak Downlink Rates (LTE):

10 Mbps

10 Mbps

10 Mbps

Peak Uplink Rates (LTE):

5 Mbps

5 Mbps

5 Mbps

MIMO:

N/A

N/A

N/A

QAM:

Up to 16

Up to 16

Up to 16

4G/LTE Bands:

LTE FDD:

  • B4, B13

LTE FDD:

  • B2, B4, B5, B12

LTE FDD:

  • B2, B4, B5, B12, B25, B26

3G Bands:

N/A

B2, B4, B5

N/A

Power:

LTE only: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)

  • LTE only: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)
  • HSPA+: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)

LTE only; 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)

Antennas:

SMA female connectors, external 600 MHz - 6 GHz cellular paddle antennas (Qty 2, included)

SMA female connectors, external 600 MHz - 6 GHz cellular paddle antennas (Qty 2, included)

SMA female connectors, external 600 MHz - 6 GHz cellular paddle antennas (Qty 2, included)

GNSS/GPS:

Passive GNSS

  • Multiplex on AUX antenna port

Passive GNSS

  • Multiplex on AUX antenna port

N/A

SMS:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Regulatory:

FCC (U.S.), UL (U.S.)

FCC (U.S.), UL (U.S.), IC (Canada)

FCC (U.S.), UL (U.S.)

Network Operator Standards:

PTCRB (U.S., Canada)

PTCRB (U.S., Canada)

PTCRB (U.S., Canada)

Network Operator
Certifications:

Verizon

AT&T

Sprint

Cellular carriers and operators throughout the world may only require telecom industry certifications, like PTCRB or GCF, to operate on their network. Some carriers require additional testing and approval, beyond telecom certifications, to operate on their network. A carrier listed in the approvals section means Cradlepoint completed additional testing and acquired technical approval for that given carrier. Any carrier not listed may not require additional testing or approval beyond telecom industry certifications to operate on their network.

SPECIFICATION

10M-D (EUROPE)

10M-E (ASIA-PACIFIC)

Technology:

Cat 1 LTE (3GPP Rel.10)

  • Single SIM slot, 2FF form factor

Cat 1 LTE (3GPP Rel.10)

  • Single SIM slot, 2FF form factor

3G:

WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA+

WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA+

Carrier Aggregation:

N/A

N/A

Peak Downlink Rates (LTE):

10 Mbps

10 Mbps

Peak Uplink Rates (LTE):

5 Mbps

5 Mbps

MIMO:

N/A

N/A

QAM:

Up to 16

Up to 16

4G/LTE Bands:

LTE FDD:

  • B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

LTE FDD:

  • B1, B3, B5, B7, B28

3G Bands:

B1, B5, B8

B1, B5

GSM Bands:

B3, B8

N/A

Power:

  • LTE: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)
  • HSPA+: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)
  • GSM 850 MHz: 33dBm±2dB (typical conducted)
  • GSM 1800 MHz: 30dBm±2dB (typical conducted)
  • LTE: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)
  • HSPA+: 23 dBm ± 1 (typical conducted)

Antennas:

SMA female connectors, external 600 MHz - 6 GHz cellular paddle antennas (Qty 2, included)

SMA female connectors, external 600 MHz - 6 GHz cellular paddle antennas (Qty 2, included)

GNSS/GPS:

N/A

N/A

SMS:

Yes

Yes

Regulatory:

CE (EU)

RCM (AU/NZ)

Network Operator Standards:

GCF (Worldwide)

GCF (Worldwide)

Network Operator Certifications:

See note

See note

† Cellular carriers and operators throughout the world may only require telecom industry certifications, like PTCRB or GCF, to operate on their network. Some carriers require additional testing and approval, beyond telecom certifications, to operate on their network. A carrier listed in the approvals section means Cradlepoint completed additional testing and acquired technical approval for that given carrier. Any carrier not listed may not require additional testing or approval beyond telecom industry certifications to operate on their network.

Physical Measurements & Features

Features

SIM Card Info

Ordering Guide

NetCloud IoT Gateway Essentials packages and plans contain all the features and capabilities required for a broad range of mobile or in-vehicle applications. Essentials Packages include 24x7 support (phone support: 24 hour weekdays with emergency response on weekends, web: 24x7, chat: 24x5) and a limited lifetime warranty.

For additional capabilities, a NetCloud IoT Advanced Plan can be added to the NetCloud IoT Gateway Essentials package at any time. 

See additional details of what is included in the Essential and Advanced NetCloud software: https://cradlepoint.com/netcloud-service

NetCloud Packages for the IBR200 Series Router

REGION

MODEM

PACKAGE PLAN

PART NUMBER

North America:
U.S., Canada, Mexico

  • 10M for Verizon
  • 10M for AT&T and generic
  • 10M for Sprint

IoT Gateway Essentials

TBy-020010M-VNN

TBy-020010M-ANN

 

TBy-020010M-SNN

United States:
Federal Government

  • 10 Mbps with Wi-Fi for Verizon
  • 10 Mbps with Wi-Fi for AT&T and generic

TAA Compliant NC IoT Gateway Essentials

TAA-TBy-020010M-VNN

 

TAA-TBy-020010M-ANN

Europe & South Africa:

10M

IoT Gateway Essentials

TBy-020010M-EWM

Asia-Pacific:
Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, and Malasia

10M

IoT Gateway Essentials

TBy-020010M-PWM

All Regions:

  • Advanced
  • Essentials Renewal
  • Advanced Renewal

TBy-NCADV

TBy-NCESS-R

TBy-NCADV-R

y = 3 or 5 years

Accessories

INCLUDED

PART NUMBER

One of the following power supplies:

  • Power Supply, 12V Small 2x2 1.5M (North America Type A)
  • Power Supply, 12V Small 2x2 1.5M (North America-United Kingdom-Europe-Australia Types A-G-C-I)

 

170716-000

 

170717-000

Cellular Antenna, Charcoal, 600 MHz – 6 GHz, SMA (Qty 2)

170801-000

Wi-Fi Antenna, Charcoal, Dual-Band 2.4/5 GHz, RPSMA (Qty 1)

170836-000

OPTIONAL

PART NUMBER

GPIO Cable, Small 2x2 Black 3M 22AWG

170585-001

DIN Rail Mounting Bracket

170656-002

Small 2x2 Power to Barrel Adapter, 152 mm

170665-000

Magnetic Mount Kit

170718-000

Rail Safe GPIO Cable, Small 2x2, Black, 3 meters, 20 AWG

170871-000

UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

PART NUMBER

GPIO Cable, Small 2x2, Black, 3 meters, 22 AWG

TAA-170585-001

DIN Rail Mounting Bracke

TAA-170656-002

Small 2x2 Power to Barrel Adapter, 152 mm

TAA-170665-000

Power Supply, 12 V, Small 2x2, 1.5 meters (North America Type A)

TAA-170716-000

Power Supply, 12 V, Small 2x2, 1.5 meters (North America-United Kingdom-Europe-Australia Types A-G-C-I)

TAA-170717-000

Magnetic Mount Kit

TAA-170718-000

Cellular Antenna, Charcoal, 600 MHz - 6 GHz, SMA, 180 mm

TAA-170801-000

Support & Warranty

The IBR200 router is only sold as a component of NetCloud IoT Gateway Essentials Packages.

  • NetCloud Packages include support for the full subscription term.
  • All Cradlepoint hardware products are covered by a limited lifetime warranty for as long as they have a subscription license to an active NetCloud Service Plan.

More information

Find the most up-to-date information at cradlepoint.com/ibr200