IoT Gateway NG
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FEATURES · IoT GATEWAY NG + EDGE MANAGER

Everything
an industrial fleet needs.

58 features in 9 groups: from installing the first gateway to operating the whole fleet. IoT Gateway NG runs them at the plant; Edge Manager manages them from a central point.

THE MAP ↓THE DETAIL ↓

01 / THE MAP

Nine groups.
One single platform.

Each group shows where it lives: on the gateway, in Edge Manager or in both. Choose a group to see its detail.

  1. 01Commissioning5 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  2. 02Updates and security5 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  3. 03Backups and recovery6 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  4. 04Industrial applications6 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  5. 05Observability and alarms8 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  6. 06Remote access6 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  7. 07Connectivity and automation8 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  8. 08Fleet management8 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
  9. 09Industrial data6 featuresIoT Gateway NGEdge Manager

02 / THE DETAIL

01 / 09

Provisioning and commissioning

Install and prepare new industrial gateways automatically, without configuring each device by hand.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • iPXE
  • Live USB
  • OpenWrt
  • One-time code
  • Versioned configuration

RELATED BENEFITSCommissioning · Deployment time · Standardisation

  • Automated operating system installation

    Prepare new devices with an operating system configured and ready to work.

  • Automated initial configuration

    Apply the network, security, access and service settings each installation needs.

  • Hardware independence

    Use compatible industrial devices from different manufacturers.

  • Reusable templates

    Define standard configurations and apply them to different machines, plants or customers.

  • Reproducible deployments

    Make sure different gateways are prepared to the same criteria.

02 / 09

Maintenance, updates and cybersecurity

Keep gateways up to date, protected and operational throughout their service life, with no need for on-site interventions.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • WireGuard
  • SSH certificates
  • Keys in Cosmian KMS
  • Versions and logs

RELATED BENEFITSCybersecurity · Remote maintenance

  • Operating system maintenance

    Manage the core components and dependencies the devices need to run.

  • Remote security updates

    Distribute fixes and updates to reduce exposure to known vulnerabilities.

  • Agent and service updates

    Keep the components that connect the gateway to industrial platforms and external systems up to date.

  • Version control

    Identify and manage the installed software versions and configurations.

  • Secure access management

    Control the authentication mechanisms, credentials and permissions used to administer the devices.

03 / 09

Backups and recovery

Protect gateway configuration and data, and make it easier to restore service after failures or incidents.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • Disk images
  • Duplicati
  • S3-compatible storage

RELATED BENEFITSFailure recovery · Total cost of ownership

  • Full gateway cloning

    Create system images that preserve its state and prepare it for restoration.

  • Image restoration

    Recover the system from a previously saved image.

  • Data backups

    Protect the local information, configurations and files needed for operation.

  • Service backups

    Preserve the configurations and data of the installed components and applications.

  • Configuration recovery

    Restore a known working configuration after an incident.

  • Replacement of failed devices

    Prepare a replacement gateway more easily, without rebuilding the whole installation by hand.

04 / 09

Industrial application management

Install, run and maintain the industrial applications each project needs on a common infrastructure.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • Containers
  • Dockge
  • Ignition Edge
  • Siemens Industrial Edge
  • Kepware
  • Matrikon

RELATED BENEFITSApplication management · Vendor independence

  • Remote application deployment

    Install new services without physical access to the gateways.

  • Centralised updates

    Distribute new versions of applications and agents remotely.

  • Remote configuration

    Change the settings of the installed services to suit each plant.

  • Running multiple applications

    Combine different industrial services on one device, according to the available resources.

  • Your own and third-party applications

    Provide a base to run compatible industrial solutions, potentially including Ignition Edge, Siemens Industrial Edge, Kepware or Matrikon.

  • Local execution

    Applications that do not depend on external services can keep working even if the Internet connection is lost.

05 / 09

Observability, monitoring and alarms

Know the status of the whole industrial infrastructure, detect incidents and have the information to diagnose problems.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Grafana Alloy
  • Telegraf
  • Uptime Kuma
  • NetXMS

RELATED BENEFITSMonitoring · Incident diagnosis

  • Hardware monitoring

    Monitor CPU, memory, storage and network resource usage.

  • Service monitoring

    Check that the installed components and applications are working.

  • Centralised log collection

    View the logs of the gateways and their services.

  • Metrics collection

    Get performance, availability and behaviour indicators for the devices.

  • Observability based on open standards

    Easier integration with OpenTelemetry-compatible monitoring systems.

  • Centralised dashboards

    View the status of the fleet, installations and services from a central point.

  • Centralised alarms

    Detect and report incidents related to connectivity, resources or service operation.

  • Historical analysis

    Review how indicators evolve to identify recurring problems or performance degradation.

06 / 09

Remote access and industrial maintenance

Securely access the gateways and the devices on the industrial network for diagnosis, configuration and maintenance, with no site visits.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • WireGuard VPN
  • SSH certificates
  • Access based on authorisations

RELATED BENEFITSRemote maintenance · Incident diagnosis

  • Remote access to the gateway

    Administer and diagnose the devices from outside the plant.

  • Access to the OT network

    Provide authorised connectivity to the industrial devices reachable from the gateway.

  • Remote PLC programming

    Use the manufacturer’s usual tools to read, modify or upload programs, when connectivity and permissions allow.

  • Machine diagnosis

    Easier remote access to PLCs, HMIs and other industrial systems.

  • Remote maintenance

    Handle many incidents with technical interventions that need no physical presence.

  • Access control

    Manage technicians’ connections and limit access according to authorisations and security policies.

07 / 09

Industrial connectivity and local automation

Connect machines, collect data and run integration processes directly at the plant with the built-in Node-RED features.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • Node-RED
  • MQTT
  • Mosquitto
  • Bridge to EMQX

RELATED BENEFITSVendor independence · Standardisation

  • Industrial connectivity

    Integrate PLCs, sensors, machines and systems through the compatible protocols and connectors.

  • Data acquisition

    Read process variables, machine states, counters and other industrial data.

  • Data transformation

    Filter, normalise, combine and enrich the information collected.

  • Process automation

    Create flows that react to events or run actions based on defined conditions.

  • Local processing

    Process data directly on the gateway, with no need to send it to central systems first.

  • OT/IT communication

    Easier information exchange between industrial systems and business applications.

  • Data distribution

    Publish information so that other applications, services or platforms can consume it.

  • Integration with external systems

    Connect to web services, databases, monitoring systems and compatible industrial platforms.

08 / 09

Centralised fleet management — Edge Manager

Administer, from a single platform, the gateways spread across different machines, plants, customers or sites.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • Domains → networks → devices
  • Versioned configuration
  • History and logs
  • In the cloud or on-premise

RELATED BENEFITSScalability · Standardisation · Total cost of ownership

  • Centralised inventory

    Keep track of the gateways and their location within each infrastructure.

  • Organisation by customers and plants

    Group the devices according to the structure of the industrial installations.

  • Centralised configuration

    Manage and distribute configurations from a common point.

  • Mass deployments

    Apply services, changes and updates to multiple gateways.

  • Operations tracking

    Review the tasks run and the results of the deployments.

  • Global view of the fleet

    Access the dashboards, indicators and alarms of the managed devices.

  • Distributed infrastructure management

    Apply common processes to installations in different locations.

  • Operational scalability

    Add new gateways without proportionally multiplying manual management tasks.

09 / 09

Reuse of the infrastructure for industrial data

Use the same gateways and management infrastructure to develop new data use cases, without deploying a separate physical platform for each need.

IoT Gateway NGEdge Manager
TECHNOLOGY AND COMPATIBILITY
  • Levels 1 and 2 (ISA-95)
  • Node-RED
  • MQTT

RELATED BENEFITSScalability · Total cost of ownership

  • Level 1 and 2 data acquisition

    Connect to control equipment, machines and supervisory systems.

  • Process data

    Collect measurements, setpoints, states and variables of the production process.

  • Machinery data

    Get operating information, counters, alarms and operational indicators.

  • Product data

    Include production and traceability information when it is available in the connected systems.

  • Integration with plant applications

    Share data with supervisory, production, quality and maintenance systems.

  • Shared infrastructure

    Reuse the gateway’s connectivity, processing, security and management resources for different industrial applications.

03 / WHO DOES WHAT

IoT Gateway NG

Local capabilities.

IoT Gateway NG provides the local infrastructure, connectivity and application execution capabilities, close to the machine.

Edge Manager

Centralised management.

Edge Manager lets you administer, deploy and monitor them centrally across the whole fleet.

The availability of each feature depends on the deployed version, the available connectivity and the compatibility of the devices and applications in each project.

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