Extend the life of installed Modbus assets without redesigning the control layer. Advantech’s EKI-1222I-CE provides a focused 2-port gateway architecture for industrial environments where reliable protocol bridging matters more than excess complexity. It is designed to sit between field devices and supervisory systems, helping teams integrate legacy serial equipment into current automation workflows. The wide-temperature design makes it a practical fit for electrical enclosures, utility spaces, and other locations where ambient conditions can move outside standard office-grade limits. That matters when uptime depends on stable communications, not consumer networking hardware. With a compact footprint and purpose-built Modbus connectivity, this gateway is suited to deployments where every port has a job and every device connection must be predictable. For infrastructure teams, the value is straightforward: preserve existing device investments, reduce integration friction, and standardize communications at the edge. The EKI-1222I-CE is the kind of component that earns its place by doing one thing well in places where failure is expensive.