When building a smart factory, the Industrial Smart Gateway is a common IoT device whose main role is protocol parsing and data acquisition. It enables data exchange and resource sharing among different devices, protocols, and systems—covering operating parameters of industrial equipment, process variables, and quality-inspection data. The gateway collects this information and forwards it to management platforms for analytics, remote control, and O&M management, solving production-management problems and helping to raise both efficiency and product quality. Below are important points to keep in mind when deploying the Wutongbolian Industrial Smart Gateway:

1. Limited on-board Ethernet ports  
   PLCs, instruments, CNC machines, and industrial robots often provide only one Ethernet port. Plan the physical connections carefully; use wired Ethernet where possible, or adopt 4G/5G/Wi-Fi when wireless connectivity is required.

2. Serial-port sharing  
   If the native serial port is already occupied, enable the “serial-port forwarding” feature. This duplicates the serial traffic to a second port, allowing the original communication to continue while an additional host system interacts with the device through the forwarded port.

3. IoT SIM cards for wireless data collection  
   A wireless solution requires an IoT SIM. Its seating and tightness affect signal quality. Always insert or remove the SIM while the gateway is powered off; power on only after the card is properly seated.

4. Troubleshooting  
   If the gateway behaves abnormally, download its logs and send them to Wutongbolian technical support. These logs reveal on-site communication status, message exchanges, and remote-configuration interactions, greatly speeding up diagnosis.