Digi Connect WAN cellular routers provide secure high-speed wireless connectivity to remote sites and devices. These products can be used for reliable primary wireless network connectivity to equipment at remote locations, as well as for a backup to existing landline communications. The Digi Connect WAN family is also ideal for use where wired networks are not feasible, or where alternative network connections are required. Applications include new construction locations, industrial automation, power utility substations, retail/POS sites, railroad, temporary facilities without primary wired connections, and many more.

Find the right Digi Connect WAN model for your application: Digi Connect WAN features comparison chart

Product Datasheets

• Digi Connect WAN family
• Digi Connect WAN GSM-R
• Digi Connectware® Manager

Feature Specs

• Remote communications retrofit
• Digi SureLink™

Other

• Customer success story: Verizon Wireless
• Replace dial-up modems with Digi cellular routers

White Papers

• Remote wireless networking 101
• Efficient data transfer over wireless networks
• Digi intelligent gateway vs. cellular modem
• Digi SureLink
• Digi Connectware Manager: Dynamic IP address support

Application Guides

• Digi cellular gateway security overview
• VPN appliance interoperability test results
• Using Digi Connect WAN RG with Bristol RTUs
• Cellular site survey - How to maximize signal strength
• Digi solution spec - Utilities
• Digi solution spec - Retail/POS
• Communicating with GE Fanuc devices over cellular
• Cellular backup/failover scenarios

Support Documentation

General Support Documentation:

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• Application Guide: Cellular IP Connections (Uncovered)
• Application Guide: Configuring a GRE Tunnel on Cisco Routers with the Digi Connect WAN
• Application Guide: Configuring and Testing the Digi Connect WAN GSM
• Application Guide: Configuring IP Passthrough Mode
• Application Guide: Connecting Digi Terminal Servers Using RealPort®
• Application Guide: Connecting Ethernet Devices via Mobile Terminated Connection
• Application Guide: NAT, GRE, ESP and TCP/UPD Forwarding and IP Filtering
• Application Guide: Primary Connections via NAT-T, IPsec ESP or GRE
• Application Guide: Remote Mobile Initiated Connections
• Application Guide: Remote Site Fail-Over Routing or Load Sharing
• Application Guide: Remote Wireless Networking 101 - Cellular Deployment Guide
• Application Guide: Using the Digi Connect WAN and Digi Connect® VPN with a Wireless Router/Access Point
• Application Guide: Using the Serial Console Port for Out-of-Band Console Management of Remote Devices
• Application Guide: Configuring and Testing Digi Cellular Devices - AT&T
• Application Guide: Configuring and Testing Digi Cellular Devices - Custom Provider
• Application Guide: How to Achieve Maximum Signal Strength with Digi Cellular Routers
• Application Guide: Remote Cellular TCP/IP Access to Rockwell Ethernet and Serial Devices
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - Cellular One
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - European Providers
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - Motient Cingular
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - Motient Sprint
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - Petrocom
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - Rogers
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - SunCom
• Config and Test Digi Cellular Device - T-Mobile
• Digi Cellular Router Application Helper - Surelink - How to Configure
• Digi Connect Family Command Reference
• Digi Connect Family Customization and Integration Guide
• Getting Started Guide: ConnectWare Manager
• Python Programmers Guide
• Quick Start Guide WAN & WAN VPN
• Remote Command Interface (RCI) Specification
• Users Guide: ConnectWare Manager
• Users Guide: Digi Cellular Family
• Users Guide: RealPort Installation Guide

Learning Center

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Related Links

• Features chart
• Payback period calculator
• Solution partners
• Warranty registration

Digi Connect WAN cellular routers provide secure high-speed wireless connectivity via GSM (GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA) or CDMA (1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A) networks to remote sites and devices. These products can be used for reliable primary wireless network connectivity to equipment at remote locations, as well as for a backup to existing landline communications. The Digi Connect WAN family is also ideal for use where wired networks are not feasible, or where alternative network connections are required.

Digi Connect WAN products provide a primary Wireless WAN connection to remote sites containing Ethernet and/or serial devices. Applications include new construction locations, industrial automation, power utility substations, retail/POS sites, railroad, temporary facilities without primary wired connections, and many more. Benefits of implementing a remote device management solution with the Digi Connect WAN family include instant deployment, elimination of wiring costs and problems due to wire breaks, the ability to traverse firewalls, and the ability to move the connection virtually anywhere.

For backup network applications, Digi Connect WAN integrates with remote locations via a secondary Ethernet WAN port on an existing router. This provides a truly diverse network connection for remote locations requiring maximum uptime.

Digi Connectware® Manager enterprise software, which provides easy setup, configuration and maintenance of large installations. Users can upgrade firmware or change settings of thousands of devices with only a few clicks, as well as receive status reports for troubleshooting. Supported wireless carriers include Cingular, Sprint , Verizon, Rogers, Alltel and more. Please see Specs page for current list.

For customers requiring end-to-end security WAN connections, Digi offers the Digi TransPort® VC7400, an enterprise class VPN concentrator with support for up to 3000 remote locations.

Please contact us at 1-800-437-7251 or 952-912-3444 for additional information or to discuss your specific application requirements.