Introduction to this Document
This Release Notes document provides information about the Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Routers, Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers, Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Routers, and Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Routers running Cisco IOS XE 17.16.x.
This document describes the new features, limitations, troubleshooting, besides providing recommended configurations, caveats, and information on how to obtain support and documentation.
Product References
For more information about Cisco Catalyst IR1101, IR1800, IR8140, and IR8340 Routers, see:
New Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.16.x
This table lists the new features in this release and the devices they are introduced on in this release.
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Feature Name |
License Level |
Description |
Supported Devices |
Related Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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802.1x authentication on IR1800 Wi-Fi module |
Network Essentials |
From this release, the Wi-Fi Interface Module (WIM) module supports 802.1x authentication on the concurrent Root radio using an RADIUS server, forwarding EAP packets to the IR1800 router via a service VLAN on the AP. Based on the active connection, the router directs traffic to either the WGB uplink, the cellular backhaul, or the Ethernet link. The RADIUS server authenticates a wireless client and assigns it an IP address, enabling seamless traffic flow. |
IR1800 |
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Access MEMS sensor data |
Network Essentials |
With this feature, you can now stream the accelerometer and gyroscope sensor data to the IOx through the TTY interfaces on the two platforms:
This feature is enabled by default once dead reckoning is enabled and does not require additional configuration. |
IR1800 |
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Cellular Universal Interface Module (UIM) Support |
Network Essentials |
The following hardware and corresponding UIMs are now supported on the IR8140:
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IR8140 |
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Configure DR Module using Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager |
Network Essentials |
The IR1833 and IR1835 routers incorporate a Dead Reckoning (DR) module that calibrates data to estimate a vehicle's location when the GPS signal is weak or unavailable. The Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager facilitates the use of DR CLI commands through the CLI template to estimate GPS coordinates. |
IR1833 and IR1835 |
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Enhancing P-LTE-450 Network Management Through SNMP MIB Objects |
Network Advantage |
In P-LTE-450 networks, routers can provide crucial quality metrics through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) objects. Specifically, Cisco IR1101 and IR1800 routers equipped with the P-LTE-450 Pluggable Interface Module (PIM) allows you to integrate seamlessly with existing SNMP-based management tools to report their status and quality metrics. |
IR1101 and IR1800 |
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Managed Cellular Activation Support for Cisco Catalyst Heavy Duty Routers |
Network Essentials |
Specific universal interface modules of Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Routers support the Managed Cellular Activation solution.The following PIDs are now supported:
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IR8140 |
Managed Cellular Activation Support for Cisco Catalyst Heavy Duty Routers |
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Monitoring Radio Signal Parameters and GPS Coordinates of Cellular Telemetry using Syslog Messages |
Network Essentials |
The cellular telemetry feature collects the Radio Frequency (RF) parameters and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates from the cellular network and displays them at a fixed interval of 60 seconds. To view the RF parameters and GPS coordinates for the cellular interfaces, you can either use the show loggingcommand or check the console output. |
IR1100, IR1800, IR8140 and IR8340 |
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mSATA LED Toggling |
Network Essentials and Network Advantage |
With this feature, you can toggle the mSATA LED to turn it on or off while the mSATA storage is being used on the router. |
IR1100 and IR1800 |
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Raw Socket Multi Host Capability |
Network Essentials |
Serial packets can now be routed to multiple IP hosts through Raw Socket Transport in controller and autonomous mode. When a raw socket TCP server is enabled on an async line, it is connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC) or remote terminal unit (RTU) and establishes sessions with multiple TCP clients. Traffic from these PLCs/RTUs are sent by the raw TCP server to all the connected TCP clients. When a TCP client polls for data from a PLC/RTU, the response is sent to all connected TCP clients supporting redundancy between the clients in the control centers to ensure all clients update their database. There is no new command introduced to enable this feature. |
IR1100 and IR8340 |
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Support WiFi6 in CAPWAP/WGB concurrent Wi-Fi modes - IPv6 support for the CLI's |
Network Essentials |
From this release, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager and the YANG model support both static and dynamic IPv6 configuration in Workgroup Bridge (WGB) mode. This enhancement allows the configuration of IPv6 on the Wi-Fi Interface Module (WIM) in WGB mode from the router which enables routers to obtain IPv6 addresses, collect metrics, and view configuration details seamlessly. |
IR1800 |
Support WiFi6 in CAPWAP/WGB concurrent Wi-Fi modes - IPv6 support for the CLI's |
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Support for MTU of up to 9216 bytes (Jumbo Frames) on IRM-1100-4A2T |
Network Essentials |
With this enhancement, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of up to 9216 bytes (Jumbo Frames) are supported on the Ethernet Interfaces of the IRM-1100-4A2T. |
IR1101 |
NA |
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EVPN VXLAN VLAN-Aware Service |
Network Essentials |
A VLAN-Aware EVPN instance (EVI) can be configured to map multiple subnets (L2VNI) to a single EVI. In this setup, a MAC-VRF is identified using a combination of the route-target and the ethernet-tag. To identify a specific bridge-table within a MAC-VRF, EVPN routes will advertise with the Ethernet Tag field set to a value that facilitates this identification. This functionality improves the router's interoperability. |
IR1101, IR8340 and IR1800 |
Software Images for Cisco IOS XE Release 17.16.x
 Note |
You must have a Cisco.com account to download the software. |
Cisco IOS XE Release 17.16.1a includes the following Cisco images.
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Router |
Image Type |
Filename |
|---|---|---|
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IR1101 |
Universal |
ir1101-universalk9.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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NPE |
ir1101-universalk9_npe.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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IR1800 |
Universal |
ir1800-universalk9.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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NPE |
ir1800-universalk9_npe.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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UTD Engine for Cisco IR1835 |
utd.17.16.01a.1.0.7_SV3.1.55.0_XE17.16.x86_arch64.tar |
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IR8100 |
Universal |
ir8100-universalk9.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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NPE |
ir8100-universalk9_npe.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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IR8340 |
Universal |
ir8340-universalk9.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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NPE |
ir8340-universalk9_npe.17.16.01a.SPA.bin |
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UTD Engine for Cisco IR8340 |
utd.17.16.01a.1.0.7_SV3.1.55.0_XE17.16.x86_64.tar |
The latest software downloads for the routers can be found at the Software Downloads page. Click the link corresponding to your device to take you to the specific software you are looking for.
Interface Naming Conventions
This section shows the names of the interfaces on Cisco Catalyst IR1101, IR1800, IR8140, and IR8340 routers on each port.
Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router
| Port |
Naming Convention |
|---|---|
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Gigabit Ethernet combo port |
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 |
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Gigabit Ethernet SFP port on IRM-1100 |
GigabitEthernet0/0/5 |
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Gigabit Ethernet on IRM-1100-4A2T mounted on the Expansion side |
Gigabitetherenet 0/0/5 Gigabitetherenet 0/0/6 |
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Fast Ethernet ports |
FastEthernet0/0/1 FastEthernet0/0/2 FastEthernet0/0/3 FastEthernet0/0/4 |
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Cellular Interface on IR1101 Base |
Cellular 0/1/0 Cellular 0/1/1 |
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Cellular Interface on IRM-1100 mounted on the top (EM) side |
Cellular 0/3/0 Cellular 0/3/1 |
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Cellular Interface on IRM-1100 mounted on the bottom (CM) side |
Cellular 0/4/0 Cellular 0/4/1 |
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Asynchronous Serial Interface Base |
async0/2/0 |
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IRM-1100-4A2T is mounted on the top (EM) side |
async 0/3/0 async 0/3/1 async 0/3/2 async 0/3/3 |
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IRM-1100-4A2T is mounted on the bottom (CM) side |
async 0/4/0 async 0/4/1 async 0/4/2 async 0/4/3 |
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USB |
usbflash0: |
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mSATA |
msata: |
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IR1101 Base Unit Alarm input |
alarm contact 0 |
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GPIO on IRM-1100 |
alarm contact 1-4 |
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LoRaWAN interface on IR1101 Base |
LORAWAN0/1/0 |
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LoRaWAN interface on the top (EM) side |
LORAWAN0/3/0 |
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Gigabit Ethernet interface for LTE 450MHz module on IR1101 Base |
Gigabitetherenet 0/1/0 Gigabitetherenet 0/1/0.x for multiPDN operation |
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Gigabit Ethernet interface for LTE 450MHz module mounted on the bottom (CM) side |
GI0/4/0 |
Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router
| Port |
Naming Convention |
|---|---|
|
Gigabit Ethernet combo port |
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 |
|
Gigabit Ethernet ports |
GigabitEthernet0/1/0 GigabitEthernet0/1/1 GigabitEthernet0/1/2 GigabitEthernet0/1/3 |
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Cellular Interface |
Cellular 0/4/0 Cellular 0/4/1 Cellular 0/5/0 Cellular 0/5/1 |
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Asynchronous Serial Interface |
Async0/2/0 Async0/2/1 (when the base platform supports two asynchronous serial interfaces) |
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Wi-Fi Interface |
Wl0/1/4 |
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USB |
usbflash0: |
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mSATA |
msata: |
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GPIO |
alarm contact 1-4 |
Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router
| Port |
Naming Convention |
|---|---|
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Gigabit Ethernet ports |
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 GigabitEthernet0/0/1 |
|
Cellular Interface |
Cellular 0/2/0 Cellular 0/2/1 Cellular 0/3/0 Cellular 0/3/1 |
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SSD |
Virtual port Group0 |
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WPAN |
Wpan 0/1/0 Wpan 0/2/0 Wpan 0/3/0 |
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Digital IO |
alarm contact 1-2 |
Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Router
| Port |
Naming Convention |
|---|---|
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Gigabit Ethernet WAN ports |
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 GigabitEthernet0/0/1 |
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Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports |
GigabitEthernet0/1/0 GigabitEthernet0/1/1 GigabitEthernet0/1/2 GigabitEthernet0/1/3 GigabitEthernet0/1/4 GigabitEthernet0/1/5 GigabitEthernet0/1/6 GigabitEthernet0/1/7 GigabitEthernet0/1/8 GigabitEthernet0/1/9 GigabitEthernet0/1/10 GigabitEthernet0/1/11 |
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Cellular Interface |
Cellular 0/4/0 Cellular 0/4/1 Cellular 0/5/0 Cellular 0/5/1 |
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NIM Interface (Asynchronous/Synchronous Serial Ports or E1/T1 ports) |
0/2/0 0/2/1 0/3/0 0/3/1 |
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mSATA SSD |
msata: |
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GPIO |
alarm contact 0-2 |
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USB Port |
usb0: |
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Console Port |
Line console 0 |
Cellular Module Modem Firmware, OEM/PRI
This section contains the latest modem firmware available for each of the modems used by the Cisco IoT routers. See the Cisco Firmware Upgrade Guide for 4G LTE and 5G Cellular Modems for upgrade instructions.
Note |
Cisco IOS XE updates do not automatically update the modem firmware. The user should check and update all modems to the latest firmware and any associated PRI and/or OEMPRI. See the following table for the latest information: |
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Cellular Module |
Modem |
Firmware Version |
Software Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
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P-5GS6-GL |
FN980 |
38.03.0202 |
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P-LTEAP18-GL IRMH-LTEAP18-GL |
LM960 |
32.00.1x9 |
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P-LTEA-EA IRMH-LTEA-EA |
EM7455 |
02.33.03.00 |
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P-LTEA-LA IRMH-LTEA-LA |
EM7430 |
02.33.03.00 |
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P-LTE-VZW |
WP7601 |
02.37.0x.00 |
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P-LTE-US |
WP7603 |
02.37.0x.00 |
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P-LTE-JN |
WP7605 |
02.28.03 |
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P-LTE-GB |
WP7607 |
02.37.03.05 |
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P-LTE-IN |
WP7608 |
02.28.03 |
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P-LTE-AU |
WP7609 |
02.28.03 |
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P-LTE-MNA |
WP7610 |
02.37.0x.0x |
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P-LTEA7-NA |
EM7411 |
01.14.22.00 |
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P-LTEA7-EAL |
EM7421 |
01.14.22.00 |
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P-LTEA7-JP |
EM7431 |
01.14.22.00 |
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P-5GS6-R16SA-GL |
EM9293 |
02.13.08.00 |
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P-LTE-450 |
Not Applicable |
v1.3.0 |
Contact Intelliport for the software download link ( info@intelliport.hu ) |
Known Limitations
Smart Licensing Using Policy
Starting with Cisco IOS XE 17.6.1, with the introduction of Smart Licensing Using Policy, even if you configure a hostname for a product instance or device, only the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is displayed. This change in the display can be observed in all licensing utilities and user interfaces where the hostname was displayed in earlier releases. It does not affect any licensing functionality. There is no workaround for this limitation.
The licensing utilities and user interfaces that are affected by this limitation include only the following: Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM), Cisco Smart License Utility (CSLU), and Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem).
VLAN-Aware Interoperability Limitations on IR1101
Cisco does not support VLAN-aware interoperability with other vendors on the IR1101 platform.
Standalone MAC Authentication Bypass Limitation
Standalone MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) is an authentication method that grants network access to specific MAC addresses regardless of 802.1X capability or credentials. The IR1100 crashes with concurrent IPSec traffic and macsec traffic (device to client).
Refer to the following table for details:
|
Details |
Release Affected |
Release Fixed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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MAB/Dot1x may not work if the global type-6 encryption setting is enabled. If users still want to use MAB/Dot1x, they should disable the type-6 encryption and enable type-7 encryption. |
17.4.x 17.5.x 17.6.1 17.6.2 17.7.1 |
17.3.5 Fixed in these future releases: 17.6.3 17.7.2 17.8.1 and later. |
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dACL and device-tracking features are not supported on the Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Routers due to a hardware limitation. dACL is supported on the Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Routers series. Therefore, features such as MAB and Dot1x should not be used with the optional dACL/device-tracking enabled. |
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Hardware limitation, no software fix available. |
Caveats
Caveats describe unexpected behavior in Cisco IOS XE releases. Caveats listed as open in a prior release are carried forward to the next release as either open or resolved.
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Open Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.16.1a
To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.
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Identifier |
Description |
Platform |
|---|---|---|
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Input errors on G0/0/0 interface |
IR8340 |
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Memory Leak cause by PTP process in linux_ios-imag |
IR8340 |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE 17.16.1a
To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.
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Identifier |
Description |
Platform |
|---|---|---|
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Not able to see the description of serial interfaces after power cycle |
IR8340 |
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Seeing High Offset value when two ntp servers are configured and GNSS as refclock |
IR8340 |
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Unexpected power-on behavior when using ignition detection and/or voltage sense |
IR1800 |
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Serial interface snmp query is failing after enabled \u201cphysical-layer async" |
IR8340 |
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Intermittent failure to acquire GPS coordinates |
IR8140 |
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Switchport configs not configuring in Wlan-GigabitEthernet0/1/4 via Vmanage in SDWAN mode |
IR1800 |
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Fails to boot when cellular modules are inserted/Unable to ping through cellular interface |
IR1101 |
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Platform USB disable is not working after reseat USB |
IR1101 |
Related Documentation
Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router
Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router
Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router
Cisco Catalyst IR8340 Rugged Series Router
Product Independent Documentation
Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide
Cisco IoT Field Network Director
Cisco Industrial IoT Licensing
For more information on Smart Licensing Using Policy, refer to the guide Smart Licensing Using Policy on the Cisco Catalyst IR1101, IR1800, IR8140, and IR8340 Routers or the Cisco Industrail IoT Licensing page.
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