Introduction
These release notes support the Cisco Rugged series and Embedded Routers running IOS XE 17.6.5. These routers include the IR1101, IR1800, IR8140, and the ESR6300 as presented below.
These release notes are updated to describe new features, limitations, troubleshooting, recommended configurations, caveats, and provide information on how to obtain support and documentation.
Note |
The documentation set for this product strives to use bias-free language. For purposes of this documentation set, bias-free is defined as language that does not imply discrimination based on age, disability, gender, racial identity, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality. Exceptions may be present in the documentation due to language that is hardcoded in the user interfaces of the product software, language used based on RFP documentation, or language that is used by a referenced third-party product. |
Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router
The Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router is a next generation modular industrial router which has a base module with additional Pluggable Modules that can be added. The Pluggable Module provides the flexibility of adding different interfaces to the IR1101 platform, for example, a cellular module.
The IR1101 also has an Expansion Module that adds key capabilities to the IR1101, such as mSATA SSD FRU, Ethernet SFP port, and Digital GPIO connections. It also makes the IR1101 dual LTE capable, with one module in the base and the other in the expansion module.
Note |
The IR-1100-SP Expansion Module is the same as the IR-1100-SPMI module, without the Digital I/O and mSATA components. |
Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router
The Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router is a modular industrial router. The IR1800 series has four Base platforms with additional Pluggable Modules that can be added. The Pluggable Modules provide the flexibility of adding different interfaces to the base platform.
The IR1800 series features a Base Platform with modularity that includes:
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Pluggable Interface Module (PIM)
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mSATA Module (SSDM)
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GPS Module
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Wi-Fi Module (in a future release)
The IR1800 series consists of four base platforms. They are:
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IR1821
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IR1831
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IR1833
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IR1835
Feature |
IR1821 |
IR1831 |
IR1833 |
IR1835 |
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Processor Frequency |
600 MHz |
600 MHz |
600 MHz |
1200 MHz |
DDR Memory |
4GB |
4GB |
4GB |
8GB |
Flash Storage |
4GB |
4GB |
4GB |
8GB |
PIM Slot |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Wi-Fi Pluggable Module Slot |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
PoE |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
SSD Module Slot |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
GPS FRU Module Slot |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Digital I/O |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Asynchronous Serial Interface |
(1) RS232 DTE |
(1) RS232 DTE (1) RS232 DCE |
(1) RS232 DTE (1) RS232 DCE |
(1) RS232 DTE (1) RS232 DCE/RS485 |
Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router
The Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router (IR8140H), is the next generation modular IP 66/67 Industrial Router for outdoor use.
There are two IR8140H models:
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IR8140H-P-K9 (With PoE PSE)
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IR8140H-K9 (Without PoE PSE)
The IR8140H Series features 4 external module slots plus two onboard WAN ports and supports the following:
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60W PSU
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GPS onboard receiver
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900MHz WPAN – OFDM/FSK
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4G/LTE IRMH modules
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mSATA module
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1x 1Gbe SFP WAN
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1x 1Gbe Cu WAN
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PoE (15W) – Supported only on the IR8140H-P-K9 PID
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12VDC_OUT port (Only available when PoE is not in use)
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Battery Backup Units (BBUs) – Up to 3
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2x Alarm ports (Digital IO)
Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Router
The ESR6300 is a small form factor embedded router module with a board size of 3.0" x 3.775"(76.2mm x 95.885mm). The more compact design simplifies integration, and offers system integrators the ability to use the Cisco ESR 6300 in a wide variety of embedded applications. The ESR module is available with a Cisco-designed cooling plate customized to the ESR, as well as without the cooling plate for system integrators who want to design their own custom thermal solution.
There are two ESR 6300 SKUs:
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ESR-6300-NCP-K9: Embedded Router Board without a cooling plate. (NCP = No Cooling Plate)
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ESR-6300-CON-K9: Embedded Router Board without a cooling plate. (NCP = No Cooling Plate)
Both of the SKUs offer the following Ports/Module Interfaces:
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4 GE LAN ports
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2 combo GE WAN ports
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1 USB 3.0 port
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1 mSATA module interface
Interface Naming Conventions
Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router
Port |
Naming Convention |
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Gigabit Ethernet combo port |
Gigabitethernet 0/0/0 |
Gigabit Ethernet SFP port on Expansion Module |
Gigabitethernet 0/0/5 |
Fast Ethernet ports |
Fastethernet 0/0/1-0/0/4 |
Cellular Interface on IR1101 Base |
Cellular 0/1/0 and Cellular 0/1/1 |
Cellular Interface on Expansion Module |
Cellular 0/3/0 and Cellular 0/3/1 |
Asynchronous Serial Interface |
Async 0/2/0 |
USB |
usbflash0: |
mSATA |
msata |
IR1101 Base Unit Alarm input |
alarm contact 0 |
GPIO on Expansion Module |
alarm contact 1-4 |
Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router
Port |
Naming Convention |
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Gigabit Ethernet combo port |
Gigabitethernet 0/0/0 |
Gigabit Ethernet ports |
GigabitEthernet 0/1/0-0/1/3 |
Cellular Interface |
Cellular 0/4/0 Cellular 0/4/1 Cellular 0/5/0 Cellular 0/5/1 |
Asynchronous Serial Interface |
Async 0/2/0 Async 0/2/1 (When the base platform supports two async serial interfaces) |
USB |
usbflash0: |
mSATA |
msata |
GPIO |
alarm contact 1-4 |
Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router
Port |
Naming Convention |
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Gigabit Ethernet ports |
Gigabitethernet 0/0/0 GigabitEtherne t0/0/1 |
Cellular Interface |
Cellular 0/4/0 Cellular 0/4/1 Cellular 0/5/0 Cellular 0/5/1 |
SSD |
msata |
WPAN |
Wpan 0/1/0 Wpan 0/2/0 |
Digital IO |
alarm contact 1-2 |
Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Router
Port |
Naming Convention |
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Gigabit Ethernet combo port WAN/Layer3 |
Gigabitethernet 0/0/0 GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 |
Gigabit Ethernet LAN/Layer 2 ports |
GigabitEthernet 0/1/0 GigabitEthernet 0/1/1 GigabitEthernet 0/1/2 GigabitEthernet 0/1/3 |
USB Port |
usbflash0: (IOS and rommon) |
Console Port |
Line console 0 |
Software Images for IoT Routers
Note |
You must have a Cisco.com account to download the software. |
Cisco IOS XE Release 17.6.5 includes the following Cisco images:
Router |
Image Type |
Filename |
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IR1101 |
Universal |
ir1101-universalk9.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
NPE |
ir1101-universal9_npe.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
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IR1800 |
Universal |
IR1800-universalk9.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
NPE |
IR1800-universal9_npe.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
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IR8140 |
Universal |
IR8100-universalk9.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
NPE |
IR8100-universal9_npe.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
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ESR6300 |
Universal |
c6300-universalk9.17.06.05.SPA.bin |
The latest software downloads for the Routers can be found at:
https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286323433
Click on the link to your device to take you to the specific software you are looking for.
New Features in Cisco IOS XE 17.6.5
This release does not contain any new features. It is maintenance only.
Related Documentation
Cisco Catalyst IR1101 Rugged Series Router
Cisco Catalyst IR1800 Rugged Series Router
Cisco Catalyst IR8140 Heavy Duty Series Router
Cisco ESR6300 Embedded Series Router
Product Independent Documentation
Cisco Industrial Routers and Industrial Wireless Access Points Antenna Guide
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).
IOx on the ESR6300
Note |
IOx development is not supported on the ESR6300. While this is platform independent code, it is unsupported and untested on this device. |
Standalone MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) 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.
Refer to the following table for details:
Details |
Release Affected |
Release Fixed |
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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 IR1101 and ESR6300 due to a hardware limitation. dACL is supported on the IR1800 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.
Open Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.5
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 Bengaluru 17.6.5
To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.
Identifier |
Description |
Platform |
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WAN SFP link goes down after reloading Peer. |
IR1800 |
Resolved Caveats in Cisco IOS XE Bengaluru 17.6.5
To view the details of a caveat, click on the identifier.
Identifier |
Description |
Platform |
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ESR-6300 can´t ping from SVI to another ESR-6300 SVI. |
ESR6300 |
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Telit Modem not coming up after hw-module subslot reload in IR8340 and IR8140. |
IR8140 IR8340 |
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DHCP packets not punted to control plane for EoGRE session bring up. |
IR1101 |
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Excessive boot time caused by multiple NIM authentication failures. |
ESR6300 |
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vManage control connection doesn't come up with Dialer as TLOC interface in 17.6 image. |
IR1101 ESR6300 |
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The command "no login block-for 60 attempts 3 within 30" is removed after reloads. |
IR1101 |
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