What is a smart gateway

The full name of smart gateway should be Industrial Internet of Things gateway. At the same time, it has many names, such as: Industrial Internet of Things smart gateway, communication collection gateway, wireless gateway, wireless data collection gateway, industrial communication gateway, wireless sensor management host, RS485 serial port ModbusRTU Intelligent gateway, industrial Ethernet serial port intelligent gateway, etc. Smart gateway is one of the IoT communication products. Maybe many people still don’t understand what a smart gateway is after seeing so many names. Let me explain it in simple words:

To break it down, everyone knows what “smart” means. A “gateway” is a router. Then combined to understand, it is a smart router. If you don’t know much about “gateway”, you can refer to this article “What is a gateway and its function.”

The role of smart gateway

As explained above, smart gateways are more powerful and smarter than ordinary routers! Simply call it a smart router. So let’s talk about the role of smart gateways next. Smart gateways are often used in smart homes, so below we call them “smart home gateways”.

Smart home gateway is the heart of home intelligence, through which functions such as system information collection, information input, information output, centralized control, remote control, and linkage control are realized.

Smart gateways can complete the work of routers and TV boxes. For example, a recently exposed smart wireless product – Hacker H3, which integrates high-definition IPTV, private cloud, smart home, smart wireless routing, multi-screen games and other functions, JCG Position it as a “smart home gateway”.

(1) Alarm and transmission control

Equipped with wireless routing function, excellent wireless performance, network security and coverage area, it can also interact with other smart homes to complete the control of other smart furniture.

Equipped with security alarm function and power consumption information collection. Interact data with products such as intelligent interactive terminals wirelessly. To achieve alarm.

(2) Strong signal penetration

Traditional routers, generally separated by walls, will weaken the signal and even cannot be used. For most of the rooms with three bedrooms, smart gateways can directly cover them all and have strong penetration. Duplex and split-level units can cover all,

(3) Friendly mobile phone interaction experience

Rich smart home management functions, mobile phones, PADs, and various devices can easily control home appliances and smart home central devices through it.