Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Rugged Series Router Configuration Guide, Release 26.x and Later

Feature history of Ignition Power Management

Updated: November 2, 2026

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Describes ignition power management features for automotive routers. Helps users prevent battery drain and maintain router operation during vehicle stops, improving system reliability and reducing reload times.

Ignition power management prevents a router from draining the charge of a vehicle battery in automotive applications and enables real-time monitoring and configuration of power and sensing capabilities.

Table 1. Feature History
Feature Name	Release Information	Description
Ignition Power Management	Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.9.1a Cisco vManage Release 20.9.1	Ignition power management prevents a router from draining the charge of a vehicle battery in automotive applications.
Ignition power management: configuration group support and real-time monitoring	Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.18.1a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.18.1	Configure and monitor ignition power and sensing capabilities of IR1800 routers using Cisco SD-WAN Manager . It prevents the router from draining a vehicle's battery and keeps the router running when the vehicle is stopped, eliminating reload times each time the vehicle restarts.

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