🚀 New Feature: ASCII-Based Configuration Templates for LXC Containers

We are pleased to introduce a new feature in icom Router Management (iRM) that simplifies and enhances container configuration workflows across router fleets.

🧩 Feature Overview

You can now create and centrally manage ASCII configuration templates specifically designed for container (LXC) deployments. These templates enable automated and router-specific configuration for containers that rely on configuration files stored in the /data/etc/ directory.

🔧 Key Capabilities

• ASCII Template Creation: Define reusable ASCII configuration files for your containerized applications.

• Dynamic Variable Rendering: Use Custom Fields to inject router-specific values (e.g., device ID, location, access credentials) into the templates at deployment time.

• Centralized Management: Manage and version control container configuration templates centrally via iRM.

• Deployment-Ready Format: Generated configurations are rendered and placed in the appropriate folder structure (e.g., /data/etc/) to ensure compatibility with your container setup.

🎯 Use Case

This feature is particularly useful for:

• Edge deployments using Linux Containers (LXC) where consistent configuration is required across multiple routers.

• Pre-staging containers with customer-specific settings (e.g., IP ranges, certificates) in manufacturing or commissioning processes.

• DevOps pipelines that automate the rollout of containerized services to fleets of industrial routers.

🆕 New Feature: Invite Users to icom Router Management Cloud

We’re excited to announce a major enhancement to icom Router Management – Cloud Edition:
You can now invite colleagues to join your icom Router Management account, making team collaboration on router fleet management easier and more secure than ever.

🔑 What’s New?

👥 Invite Users

• Existing users with a valid icom Router Management Cloud Basic license can now send email invitations to colleagues directly from the icom Router Management interface.
• Invited users will receive a secure link to create their own credentials and request access to the shared icom Router Management workspace.

🛡️ Secure Access via Approval Workflow

• To uphold icom Router Management’s high security standards, every invited user must be approved by an existing account user after registering.
• This approval step adds an important layer of trust and helps prevent unauthorized access.

🧾 License Requirements

Not sure about your plan? Check your subscription or contact your INSYS representative.

📘 Learn More

Visit our Knowledge Base for step-by-step guides on:

• Inviting users
• Approving pending registrations

Ready to invite your team?
Log into your icom Router Management Cloud portal and try it today.

New Feature: System Status View

The new System Status feature in icom Router Management Cloud allows users to retrieve and view detailed operational data from their icom OS routers.
Users can open the router’s details page and access the new System Status tab to see categorized information depending on the router model and installed MRcards.
The system status is not retrieved automatically to avoid unnecessary mobile data usage. Users can manually request an update or start a Live Mode to fetch current data at a configurable interval (between 15 seconds and 5 minutes).

Note:
This feature requires routers to run icom OS firmware version 8.6 or higher.

We are pleased to announce the latest update to iRM Cloud, which brings technical enhancements, usability improvements, new API capabilities, and security refinements.

🔧 New Features & Improvements

• Update Jobs: Technical improvements implemented to increase stability and performance.

• API Enhancements:

  • The number of routers within a router group can now be queried via the API.

  • Routers can now be programmatically moved between router groups via the API.

• Dashboard Map Tile: Now displays the geographic location of all routers in your fleet.

• User Interface Improvements:

  • Minor visual refinements to the router group table.

  • Improved loading and rendering performance on both router and router group tables.

• Security Compliance:

  • Login process enhanced to align with the requirements of the BSI IT-Grundschutz Kompendium, specifically control APP.3.1.A21 (Secure Authentication Mechanisms).

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Custom Field Reference: A proper error message is now shown if a previously deleted custom field is referenced in an ASCII configuration, improving transparency and troubleshooting.