Wiki source code of Monitor & Remote Access Gateway

Version 11.2 by Xiaoling on 2022/05/31 15:03

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11.2	5	= 1. Monitor Gateway =
1.1	6
11.2	7	== 1.1 Introduction ==
1.1	8
	9	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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9.2	11	[[image:image-20220531144606-1.png]]
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8.3	13
11.2	14	== 1.2 Steps ==
1.1	15
	16	* Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
	17	* Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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	19	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	20	(((
	21	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]]
	22	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']]
	23	Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
	24	Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
	25	monitor_gateway.sh 100% \|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*\| 1860 0:00:00 ETA
	26	Download completed (1860 bytes)
	27	root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
	28	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	29	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	30	)))
	31
	32	* change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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	36	USER='xxxxx' # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	37	PASS='xxxxx' #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	38	CHAN_ID='xxxx' #Channel ID of the channel for this gateway
	39	CHAN_KEY='xxxxx' #Channel Write API of the channel for this gateway
	40	)))
	41
	42	* run /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh to test if upload is good.
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	44	* Add monitor_gateway.sh to cron work /etc/crontabs/root to make this script runs perdiocally, below is an example to update every 20 minutes
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7.1	48	# For details see man 4 crontabs
1.1	49	# Example of job definition:
	50	# .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
	51	# \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
	52	# \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
	53	# \| \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	54	# \| \| \| \| .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	55	# \| \| \| \| \|
	56	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	57	#/10 * * * checklog
	58	~* 23 * * * /etc/init.d/auto_update start
2.1	59	/20 * * * /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh
1.1	60	)))
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	62	* Reboot device.
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8.2	65
11.2	66	== 1.3 Monitor Public IP ==
8.2	67
1.1	68	The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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	70	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	72	[[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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	74	Find Public IP
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11.2	78	= 2. Remote Access =
1.1	79
11.2	80	== 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
1.1	81
	82	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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	84	Important Notice:
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	86	* Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
	87	* The Remote.it allow 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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	89	For how to use remoteit, please see : [[Remoteit user instruction for Dragino Gateway>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/&file=Dragino-Remoteit_User_Manual.pdf]].
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11.2	92	== 2.2 RSSH Introduction ==
1.1	93
2.1	94	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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2.1	96	Important Notice:
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2.1	99	(((
	100	RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
	101	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.
	102	)))
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	104	Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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4.1	106	* 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	107	* LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
	108	* LG02, OLG02
	109	* LG308, DLOS8
	110	* LPS8
	111	* LIG16
	112	* MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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9.5	115
11.2	116	=== 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
9.5	117
4.1	118	Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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11.2	120	[[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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4.1	122	Get the RSSH configure page
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4.1	124	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/78/RSSH_Menu3.png/500px-RSSH_Menu3.png~\|~\|height="313" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:RSSH_Menu3.png]]
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4.1	126	Connection OK.
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	128	* Login ID: Input sshuser
	129	* Host Address: Input support.dragino.com
	130	* Host Port : Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
	131	* Connect at Startup : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
	132	* 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
	133
	134	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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9.8	137	=== 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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5.2	139	Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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9.8	142	==== 2.2.2.1 Step 1:Download the SSH service code ====
9.7	143
5.1	144	1).git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
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5.2	146	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/d0/Git_clone.png/500px-Git_clone.png~\|~\|height="89" width="555"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Git_clone.png]]
5.1	147
	148	2).cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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5.2	150	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/e/e3/Generate_the_execute_file.png/500px-Generate_the_execute_file.png~\|~\|height="114" width="554"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Generate_the_execute_file.png]]
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	153	Debug :
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	155	{{{ if you git fail. --> sudo: git: command not found.
	156	please install git. --> yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y.
7.1	157	if you make error 127,it lack of gcc.
5.1	158	please install gcc. -->yum install gcc.
	159	}}}
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	161	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/d/d7/Lack_of_gcc.png~\|~\|height="174" width="434"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Lack_of_gcc.png]]
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	164	{{{ if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it lack of sqlite3.
	165	please insatell sqlite3.
	166	}}}
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	168	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/9/93/Lack_of_sqlite3.png/500px-Lack_of_sqlite3.png~\|~\|height="137" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Lack_of_sqlite3.png]]
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5.2	171	How to install Sqlit3
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5.2	173	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	174	(((
	175	Step1:Download the SQLit3 installation package
	176	sudo wget
	177	Step2:tar the SQLit3 installation package
5.1	178	sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
5.2	179	Step3:Generate the makefile
5.1	180	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
5.2	181	Step4:Compile makefile
5.1	182	sudo make
5.2	183	Step5:Install makefile
5.1	184	sudo make install
5.2	185	Check:
	186	cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al ~-~-> Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
	187	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db ~-~-> Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
	188	debug:
5.1	189	If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
	190	Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
	191	After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
5.2	192	)))
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	194	===== =====
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9.9	196	==== 2.2.2.2 Step 2 :Install and run the RSS service ====
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	198	1):install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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	200	user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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	204	$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
	205	$ ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 &
	206	$ ps -ef \| grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
	207	)))
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	209	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/c/cb/Intall_database_and_server_development_port.png/500px-Intall_database_and_server_development_port.png~\|~\|height="70" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Intall_database_and_server_development_port.png]]
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	212	Debug:
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	214	{{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
	215	Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
5.1	216	}}}
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5.2	218	{{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
	219	please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
	220	}}}
5.1	221
5.2	222	===== =====
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9.9	226	==== 2.2.2.3 Step 3 :Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway) ====
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	230	1):sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
	231	2):sudo passwd xxxxxx
	232	3):cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
	233	4):sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
	234	5):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	235	6):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	236	)))
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	238	Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system
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9.9	241	==== 2.2.2.4 Step4:Create an authorization key file ====
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	243	1):sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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	245	Debug:
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	247	{{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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9.9	251	=== 2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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9.9	254	==== 2.3.1 Step1: Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key ====
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5.2	256	1)in the system ~-~-> Remote Mgmt/span>
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	258	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/8/8f/Remote_Mgmt.png/500px-Remote_Mgmt.png~\|~\|height="367" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Remote_Mgmt.png]]
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9.9	261	==== 2.3.2 Step2: Authorization server ====
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7.1	263	Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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	265	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/4/49/Publickey.png/500px-Publickey.png~\|~\|height="81" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Publickey.png]]
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9.9	268	===== 2.3.3 Step3: Connect private server =====
5.2	269
7.1	270	This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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	272	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/0/04/Gateway_web_UI.png/500px-Gateway_web_UI.png~\|~\|height="389" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Gateway_web_UI.png]]
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9.9	276	===== 2.3.4 Step 4 :Check Connection =====
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	278	Rssh Host connection Ok
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	280	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/6/6f/Rssh_Host_connection_Ok.png/500px-Rssh_Host_connection_Ok.png~\|~\|height="225" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Rssh_Host_connection_Ok.png]]
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7.1	283	User can use common ps \| grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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	285	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/a/ad/Check_the_gateway.png/500px-Check_the_gateway.png~\|~\|height="47" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Check_the_gateway.png]]
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9.9	288	==== 2.3.5 Step5:Access the gateway from customized server ====
5.2	289
7.1	290	Check what gateways link to server.
5.2	291
7.1	292	$ ./connect-gw.sh -l
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7.1	294	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/e/ee/Check_gateway_link_server.png/500px-Check_gateway_link_server.png~\|~\|height="157" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Check_gateway_link_server.png]]
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7.1	298	Access the gateway
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7.1	300	$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
5.2	301
	302	[[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/b/b7/Reverse_ssh_access_the_gateway1.png/500px-Reverse_ssh_access_the_gateway1.png~\|~\|height="230" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Reverse_ssh_access_the_gateway1.png]]

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