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Industrial VPN router
A remote-access router provides the specified network interface between control equipment and other networks.
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Network router symbol
Network symbol for a router, a circle or box with outward arrows, that connects separate IP networks.
In plain English
What does Network router mean?
Routers forward traffic between separate networks, such as a plant network and a remote access link. Drawings commonly use a circle with four outward arrows. Industrial routers may also include cellular modems and firewall functions.
A simple example
On electrical drawings the router appears in communication cabinets with its supply, antenna connection for cellular types and its WAN and LAN ports. Remote access to protection or SCADA equipment often passes through it. The symbol does not show routing tables, VPN configuration or firewall rules.
What the drawings help you do
Identify WAN and LAN sides. Check for cellular antennas. A switch forwards within one network; a router connects networks and often enforces security policy.
This particular reference
Network symbol for a router, a circle or box with outward arrows, that connects separate IP networks. A switch forwards within one network; a router connects networks and often enforces security policy.
- Terminal
- An identified point where a conductor connects.
- Schematic
- A drawing showing function and connections rather than physical appearance.
Read the source: Industrial cellular routers and gateways
Schematic / GA · RTR
What it represents
Routers forward traffic between separate networks, such as a plant network and a remote access link. Drawings commonly use a circle with four outward arrows. Industrial routers may also include cellular modems and firewall functions.
On electrical drawings the router appears in communication cabinets with its supply, antenna connection for cellular types and its WAN and LAN ports. Remote access to protection or SCADA equipment often passes through it. The symbol does not show routing tables, VPN configuration or firewall rules.
How to read it
- Identify WAN and LAN sides.
- Check for cellular antennas.
Information to show or reference
- Label WAN and LAN ports.
- Show antenna if cellular.
- Show power supply.
A distinction that matters
A switch forwards within one network; a router connects networks and often enforces security policy.
Sources you can follow
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Industrial cellular routers and gateways
Public product family page describing routers and gateways, including stateful firewall functions.
About this graphic
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