Wiki source code of Monitor & Remote Access Gateway

Version 67.1 by Kilight Cao on 2023/03/20 10:59

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30.2	1	Table of Contents:
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1.1	3	{{toc/}}
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30.2	8	= 1. Monitor Gateway =
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30.2	10	== 1.1 Introduction ==
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1.1	13	This introduction shows how to use a script to monitor the gateway. The video link for this instruction is: [[https:~~/~~/youtu.be/8PieIwfSF_g>>url:https://youtu.be/8PieIwfSF_g]]
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29.2	16	[[image:image-20220531155018-18.png]]
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30.2	20	== 1.2 Steps ==
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1.1	23	* Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
	24	* Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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	26	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	27	(((
	28	root@dragino-1baf44:~~# wget [[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/customized_script/monitor_gateway.sh>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/customized_script/monitor_gateway.sh]]
	29	Downloading '[[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/customized_script/monitor_gateway.sh'>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/customized_script/monitor_gateway.sh']]
	30	Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
	31	Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
	32	monitor_gateway.sh 100% \|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*\| 1860 0:00:00 ETA
	33	Download completed (1860 bytes)
	34	root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
	35	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	36	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	37	)))
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51.2	40
1.1	41	* change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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	43	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	44	(((
	45	USER='xxxxx' # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	46	PASS='xxxxx' #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	47	CHAN_ID='xxxx' #Channel ID of the channel for this gateway
	48	CHAN_KEY='xxxxx' #Channel Write API of the channel for this gateway
	49	)))
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51.2	52
44.2	53	* run (% style="color:blue" %)/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh(%%) to test if upload is good.
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44.2	55	* Add monitor_gateway.sh to cron work (% style="color:blue" %)/etc/crontabs/root(%%) to make this script runs perdiocally, below is an example to update every 20 minutes
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1.1	57	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	59	# For details see man 4 crontabs
1.1	60	# Example of job definition:
	61	# .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
	62	# \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
	63	# \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
	64	# \| \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	65	# \| \| \| \| .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	66	# \| \| \| \| \|
	67	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	68	#/10 * * * checklog
	69	~* 23 * * * /etc/init.d/auto_update start
2.1	70	/20 * * * /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh
1.1	71	)))
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	73	* Reboot device.
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30.2	77	== 1.3 Monitor Public IP ==
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1.1	80	The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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	82	User can find the public ip in field7, the chart is not able to show the complete public ip, user can check that in the export.
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10.2	85	[[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
1.1	86
	87	Find Public IP
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30.2	91	= 2. Remote Access =
1.1	92
62.1	93	= 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. =
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30.2	95
1.1	96	Remote.it for remote access is available in the latest Dragino firmware for gateway. For security concern, the remote.it only available base on end user demand.
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30.2	99	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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1.1	101	* Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
37.1	102	* The Remote.it allows Dragino Support to remote access to the device, If user want to access himself, it need to sign up for an remote.it account.
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51.1	104	* For how to use remote.it for (% style="color:blue" %)general remote control(%%), please see : [[Remoteit user instruction for Dragino Gateway>>https://www.remote.it/getting-started/dragino]].
44.2	105	* For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)Dragino for remote debug(%%), please see below:
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44.2	107	(% style="color:blue" %)1. Install the Remote.it software
33.1	108
44.10	109	Users can directly click "Install" on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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44.2	111
41.1	112	[[image:image-20220725134300-1.png\|\|height="438" width="905"]]
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37.1	115
44.2	116	(% style="color:blue" %)2. Enter the license key
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44.6	118	Users need to enter the license key in the box under "2. Register" section and click the "Save" button and "Register" button.
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44.1	120	(% style="color:red" %)When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.
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44.2	122
37.1	123	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	124	(((
44.2	125	57F60715-606F-510D-A3D2-739860EBDB98
37.1	126	)))
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	128	[[image:image-20220725113010-1.png\|\|height="455" width="899"]]
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44.2	132	(% style="color:blue" %)3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname
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44.2	134	Users can view the device ID or Hostname of the gateway on (% style="color:red" %)System ~-~-> System Overview(%%) interface.Such as : dragino-1ef9ac
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37.1	137	[[image:image-20220725115720-2.png\|\|height="658" width="900"]]
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64.2	141	== 2.1.1 How to save the registered remote after the gateway's firmware update. ==
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64.3	143
64.1	144	Before version [[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/miscellaneous/remoteit/dragino-lgw--v5.4.1668240318-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin]], once the gateway firmware is upgraded the remote configuration is gone.
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62.1	146	This issue is now corrected:
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64.2	150	=== The gateway version is lower than lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606: ===
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64.2	153	~1. upload the [[backup file>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/miscellaneous/remoteit/backup.tar.gz]] to update the configuration.
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62.1	155	[[image:image-20221112162644-4.png]]
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64.2	159	2. Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware.
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62.1	161	[[image:image-20221112162543-2.png]]
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64.2	165	=== The gateway version is greater or equal to lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606: ===
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64.2	169	~1. Only to do: Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware.
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62.1	171	[[image:image-20221112162547-3.png]]
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64.2	175	== 2.1.2 How to register hp0d with Remote.it ==
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49.1	178	Prerequisites:
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	180	Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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	182	[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]
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62.1	185	=== (% style="color:blue" %)1. Click "+" in the APP to add a device(%%) ===
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64.2	187
49.1	188	Then click Add "Linux & Raspberry Pi" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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	191	[[image:image-20220815173938-1.jpeg\|\|height="574" width="919"]]
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62.1	195	=== (% style="color:blue" %)2. Copy the register device command(%%) ===
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	198	[[image:image-20220815173944-2.jpeg\|\|height="556" width="923"]]
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62.1	202	=== (% style="color:blue" %)3. Enter the command copied from the previous step on the HP0D Linux command line(%%) ===
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49.1	205	[[image:image-20220815173951-3.jpeg\|\|height="424" width="1147"]]
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62.1	209	=== (% style="color:blue" %)4. Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP(%%) ===
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	212	[[image:image-20220815173958-4.jpeg\|\|height="580" width="964"]]
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64.2	216	== 2.1.3 Trouble Shooting ==
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62.1	219	=== 1. What should users do when gateway Remote.it installation fails ===
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57.1	222	[[image:image-20220907162028-4.png\|\|height="564" width="1148"]]
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57.4	225	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 1: (%%)Users can download the archive and upload it to the gateway: [[attach:backup.tar.gz\|\|target="_blank"]]
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	227	[[image:image-20220907161050-2.png]]
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57.4	231	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 2: (%%)Back to the Remote.it screen, and click "Install" again.
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57.1	233	[[image:image-20220907161352-3.png]]
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57.4	236	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 3:(%%) Follow the [[Remoteit user instruction for Dragino Gateway>>https://www.remote.it/getting-started/dragino]] steps to reconfigure
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62.1	240	= 2.2 RSSH Introduction =
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62.1	242
2.1	243	Reverse SSH for remote access is available in the latest Dragino firmware for gateway. For security concern, the RSSH only available base on end user demand.
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44.2	245	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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2.2	247	(% class="box warningmessage" %)
2.1	248	(((
	249	RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
	250	This RSSH allow Dragino Support to remote access to the device, If user want to access himself, he need to set up the RSSH server himself.
	251	)))
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44.6	254	Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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4.1	256	* Firmware Version > lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1618196981-20210412-1111 [[Firmware Download>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Release/]]
2.1	257	* LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
	258	* LG02, OLG02
	259	* LG308, DLOS8
	260	* LPS8
	261	* LIG16
	262	* MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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64.2	264
30.4	265	=== 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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30.4	267
4.1	268	Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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44.3	270
11.2	271	[[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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4.1	273	Get the RSSH configure page
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12.2	277	[[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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4.1	279	Connection OK.
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30.4	282	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Login ID(%%): Input sshuser
	283	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Address(%%): Input support.dragino.com
	284	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Port (%%): Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
12.3	285	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Connect at Startup(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
30.4	286	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Network Keys(%%): Click the Generate keys to generate the keys and download / mail it to Dragino support so Dragino can prepare the remote access to
4.1	287
	288	After doing above, please download and mail the public keys to Dragino support and wait for our mail for the valid host port. Input the valid host port got from our support and click connect so we can remote access to your gateway.
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30.5	292	=== 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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5.2	295	Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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44.3	299	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1 : Download the SSH service code(%%) ====
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30.5	301
	302	1). git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
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13.2	304	[[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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30.5	307	2). cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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14.2	309	[[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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	312	Debug :
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14.3	314	(((
	315	(% class="box" %)
	316	(((
	317	if you git fail. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)sudo: git: command not found(%%).
	318	please install git. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y(%%).
	319	if you make error 127,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%).
	320	please install gcc. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install gcc(%%).
	321	)))
	322	)))
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15.2	324	[[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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15.2	327	(((
	328	(% class="box" %)
	329	(((
	330	if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of sqlite3(%%).
	331	please insatell sqlite3.
	332	)))
	333	)))
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16.2	335	[[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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44.8	338	(% style="color:blue" %)How to install Sqlit3:
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5.2	340	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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44.3	342	~ Step 1: Download the SQLit3 installation package
30.5	343	sudo wget [[https:~~/~~/www.sqlite.org/2021/sqlite-autoconf-3350400.tar.gz>>url:https://www.sqlite.org/2021/sqlite-autoconf-3350400.tar.gz]]
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44.3	345	Step 2: tar the SQLit3 installation package
5.1	346	sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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44.3	348	Step 3: Generate the makefile
5.1	349	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
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44.3	351	Step 4: Compile makefile
5.1	352	sudo make
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44.3	354	Step 5: Install makefile
5.1	355	sudo make install
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	357	Check:
44.3	358	cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al ~-~-> Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
5.2	359	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db ~-~-> Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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	361	debug:
5.1	362	If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
	363	Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
	364	After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
5.2	365	)))
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44.3	369	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2 : Install and run the RSS service(%%) ====
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30.5	371
	372	1). install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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5.2	374	user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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	376	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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44.9	378	**$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
5.2	379	$ ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 &
44.9	380	$ ps -ef \| grep rssh_serv check 3721 port**
5.2	381	)))
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18.2	383	[[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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	386	Debug:
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	388	{{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
	389	Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
5.1	390	}}}
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5.2	392	{{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
	393	please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
	394	}}}
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5.2	396
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44.3	398	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3 : Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)(%%) ====
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30.5	400
5.2	401	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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30.5	403	1): sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
	404	2): sudo passwd xxxxxx
	405	3): cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
	406	4): sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
	407	5): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	408	6): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
5.2	409	)))
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30.5	411	(% style="color:red" %)Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system
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44.3	415	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4 : Create an authorization key file(%%) ====
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30.5	418	1): sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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7.1	421	Debug:
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	423	{{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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30.5	427	=== 2.2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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44.3	431	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1 : Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key(%%) ====
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30.5	434	1) in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)Remote Mgmt/span
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19.2	436	[[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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44.3	440	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2 : Authorization server(%%) ====
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7.1	443	Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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20.2	445	[[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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44.3	449	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3 : Connect private server(%%) ====
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7.1	452	This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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21.2	454	[[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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44.3	458	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4 : Check Connection(%%) ====
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5.2	461	Rssh Host connection Ok
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22.2	463	[[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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7.1	466	User can use common ps \| grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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23.2	468	[[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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44.3	472	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 5 : Access the gateway from customized server(%%) ====
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7.1	475	Check what gateways link to server.
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24.2	477	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	478	(((
44.3	479	$ ./connect-gw.sh -l
24.2	480	)))
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24.2	482	[[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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7.1	486	Access the gateway
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25.2	488	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	489	(((
44.3	490	$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
25.2	491	)))
5.2	492
25.2	493	[[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]

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