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1 **Table of Contents:**
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8 = 1.  Monitor Gateway =
9
10 == 1.1  Introduction ==
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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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16 [[image:image-20220531155018-18.png]]
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18
19 == 1.2  Steps ==
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21
22 * Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
23
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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39
40
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
52
53 * run (% style="color:blue" %)**/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh**(%%) to test if upload is good.
54
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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57 (% class="box infomessage" %)
58 (((
59 # For details see man 4 crontabs
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
70 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh     
71 )))
72
73 * Reboot device.
74
75
76 == 1.3  Monitor Public IP ==
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78
79 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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81 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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84 [[image:image-20220531145559-2.png||height="658" width="1233"]]
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86 Find Public IP
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88
89 = 2.  Remote Access =
90
91 == 2.1  Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
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93
94 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.
95
96
97 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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99 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
100
101 * 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.
102
103 * 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]].
104
105 * For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)**Dragino for remote debug**(%%), please see below:
106
107 (% style="color:blue" %)**1. Install the Remote.it software**
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109 Users can directly click** "Install"** on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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112 [[image:image-20220725134300-1.png||height="438" width="905"]]
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116 (% style="color:blue" %)**2. Enter the license key**
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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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120 (% style="color:red" %)**When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.**
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123 (% class="box infomessage" %)
124 (((
125 **fd173d1d-faed-493e-a868-c511a38aba45**
126 )))
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128 [[image:image-20230607085305-1.png||height="555" width="993"]]
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132 (% style="color:blue" %)**3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname**
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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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137 [[image:image-20220725115720-2.png||height="658" width="900"]]
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139
140 === 2.1.1  How to save the registered remote after the gateway's firmware update. ===
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143 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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145 This issue is now corrected:
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148
149 ==== **The gateway version is lower than** **lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606:** ====
150
151
152 **~1. upload the [[backup file>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/miscellaneous/remoteit/backup.tar.gz]] to update the configuration.**
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154 [[image:image-20221112162644-4.png]]
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158 **2. Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware. **
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160 [[image:image-20221112162543-2.png]]
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163
164 ==== **The gateway version is greater or equal to**  **lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606:** ====
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168 **~1. Only to do: Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware. **
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170 [[image:image-20221112162547-3.png]]
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172
173 === 2.1.2  How to register hp0d with Remote.it ===
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175
176 (% style="color:blue" %)**Prerequisites:**
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178 Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
179
180 **[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]**
181
182
183 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**1.  Click "+" in the APP to add a device**(%%) ====
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186 Then click Add "Linux & Raspberry Pi" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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189 [[image:image-20220815173938-1.jpeg||height="574" width="919"]]
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192
193 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**2.  Copy the register device command**(%%) ====
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196 [[image:image-20220815173944-2.jpeg||height="556" width="923"]]
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200 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**3.  Enter the command copied from the previous step on the HP0D Linux command line**(%%) ====
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203 [[image:image-20220815173951-3.jpeg||height="424" width="1147"]]
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206
207 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**4.  Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP**(%%) ====
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210 [[image:image-20220815173958-4.jpeg||height="580" width="964"]]
211
212
213 === 2.1.3  How to register the gateway with Remote.it via SSH Access for Linux console ===
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215
216 (% style="color:blue" %)**Prerequisites:**
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218 Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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220 **[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]**
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222 For detailed examples, please see: **[[OpenWrt How to Connect Guide (remote.it)>>url:https://www.remote.it/getting-started/openwrt]]**
223
224
225 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**1.  Click "+" in the APP to add a device**(%%) ====
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228 Then click Add "OpenWrt" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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230 [[image:image-20230320110123-4.png||height="657" width="1191"]]
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234 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**2.  Copy the register device command**(%%) ====
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237 [[image:image-20230320110309-5.png||height="635" width="1197"]]
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241 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**3.  Enter the command copied from the previous step on the gateway Linux command line**(%%) ====
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244 (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H" %)
245 [[image:image-20230320105212-1.png||height="758" width="820"]]
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248
249 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**4.  Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP**(%%) ====
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252 [[image:image-20230320112057-6.png||height="603" width="1135"]]
253
254
255 === 2.1.4  Trouble Shooting ===
256
257
258 ==== **1. What should users do when gateway Remote.it installation fails** ====
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261 [[image:image-20220907162028-4.png||height="564" width="1148"]]
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264 (% 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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266 [[image:image-20220907161050-2.png]]
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270 (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2:  **(%%)Back to the Remote.it screen, and click **"Install"** again.
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272 [[image:image-20220907161352-3.png]]
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275 (% 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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277
278 == 2.2  RSSH Introduction ==
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281 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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283 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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285 (% class="box warningmessage" %)
286 (((
287 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
288 This RSSH allow Dragino Support Team to remote access to customer's device. Customer is not able to remote access it via Dragino Server.
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290 If user want to access himself, he need to set up the RSSH server himself.
291 )))
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293
294 **Below gateway support reverse SSH access:**
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296 * 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/]]
297 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
298 * LG02, OLG02
299 * LG308, DLOS8
300 * LPS8
301 * LIG16
302 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
303
304
305 === 2.2.1  End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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307
308 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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311 [[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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313 Get the RSSH configure page
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317 [[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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319 Connection OK.
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321
322 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Login ID**(%%):  Input sshuser
323 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Address**(%%):  Input support.dragino.com
324 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Port** (%%):  Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
325 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Connect at Startup**(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
326 * (% 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
327
328 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.
329
330
331 === 2.2.2  Set Up RSSH Server ===
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334 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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337
338 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1 :  Download the SSH service code**(%%) ====
339
340
341 **1).**  git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
342
343 [[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
344
345
346 **2).**  cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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348 [[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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351 **Debug** :
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353 (((
354 (% class="box" %)
355 (((
356 if you git fail.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**sudo: git: command not found**(%%).
357 please install git.  ~-~->    (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install git -y  or  apt-get install git -y**(%%).
358 if you make error 127,it** (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%)**.
359 please install gcc.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install gcc**(%%).
360 )))
361 )))
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363 [[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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366 (((
367 (% class="box" %)
368 (((
369 if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)**lack of sqlite3**(%%).
370 please insatell sqlite3.
371 )))
372 )))
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374 [[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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376
377 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to install Sqlit3:**
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379 (% class="box infomessage" %)
380 (((
381 **~ Step 1:** Download the SQLit3 installation package
382 sudo wget **[[https:~~/~~/www.sqlite.org/2021/sqlite-autoconf-3350400.tar.gz>>url:https://www.sqlite.org/2021/sqlite-autoconf-3350400.tar.gz]]**
383
384 **Step 2: **tar the SQLit3 installation package
385 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
386
387 **Step 3:** Generate the makefile
388 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
389
390 **Step 4:** Compile makefile
391 sudo make
392
393 **Step 5:** Install makefile
394 sudo make install
395
396 **Check:**
397 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al  ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
398 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
399
400 **debug:**
401 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
402 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
403 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
404 )))
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407
408 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2 :  Install and run the RSS service**(%%) ====
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410
411 **1). ** install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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413 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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415 (% class="box infomessage" %)
416 (((
417 **$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
418 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
419 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port**
420 )))
421
422 [[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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424
425 **Debug:**
426
427 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
428 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
429 }}}
430
431 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
432 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
433 }}}
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435
436
437 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3 :  Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)**(%%) ====
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440 (% class="box infomessage" %)
441 (((
442 **1):**  sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
443 **2):**  sudo passwd xxxxxx
444 **3):**  cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
445 **4):**  sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
446 **5):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
447 **6):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
448 )))
449
450 (% style="color:red" %)**Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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452
453
454 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4 :  Create an authorization key file**(%%) ====
455
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457 **1):**  sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
458
459
460 **Debug:**
461
462 {{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
463
464
465 === 2.2.3  How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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468
469 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1 :  Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key**(%%) ====
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471
472 **1)**  in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)**Remote Mgmt/span**
473
474 [[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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477
478 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2 :  Authorization server**(%%) ====
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481 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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483 [[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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486
487 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3 :  Connect private server**(%%) ====
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490 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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492 [[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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494
495
496 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4 :  Check Connection**(%%) ====
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499 Rssh Host connection Ok
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501 [[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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504 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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506 [[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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508
509
510 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 5 :  Access the gateway from customized server**(%%) ====
511
512
513 Check what gateways link to server.
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515 (% class="box infomessage" %)
516 (((
517 **$ ./connect-gw.sh -l**
518 )))
519
520 [[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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522
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524 Access the gateway
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526 (% class="box infomessage" %)
527 (((
528 **$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>**
529 )))
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531 [[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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