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Xiaoling 11.2 5 = **1. Monitor Gateway** =
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Xiaoling 11.2 7 == **1.1 Introduction** ==
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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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Xiaoling 9.2 11 [[image:image-20220531144606-1.png]]
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Xiaoling 11.2 14 == **1.2 Steps** ==
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16 * Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
17 * Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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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:~~#
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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
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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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Edwin Chen 7.1 48 # For details see man 4 crontabs
Edwin Chen 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
Edwin Chen 2.1 59 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh     
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62 * Reboot device.
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Xiaoling 11.2 64 == **1.3 Monitor Public IP** ==
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Edwin Chen 1.1 66 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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68 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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Xiaoling 10.2 70 [[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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72 Find Public IP
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Xiaoling 11.2 76 = **2. Remote Access** =
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Xiaoling 11.2 78 == **2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it.** ==
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80 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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82 Important Notice:
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84 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
85 * 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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87 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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Xiaoling 11.2 90 == **2.2 RSSH Introduction** ==
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Edwin Chen 2.1 92 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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Edwin Chen 2.1 94 Important Notice:
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98 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
99 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.
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102 Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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Edwin Chen 4.1 104 * 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/]]
Edwin Chen 2.1 105 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
106 * LG02, OLG02
107 * LG308, DLOS8
108 * LPS8
109 * LIG16
110 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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Xiaoling 11.2 112 === **2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access** ===
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Edwin Chen 4.1 114 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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Xiaoling 11.2 116 [[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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Edwin Chen 4.1 118 Get the RSSH configure page
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Xiaoling 12.2 122 [[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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Edwin Chen 4.1 124 Connection OK.
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Xiaoling 12.3 127 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Login ID**(%%): Input sshuser
128 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Address**(%%): Input support.dragino.com
129 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Port** (%%): Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
130 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Connect at Startup**(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
131 * (% 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
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133 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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Xiaoling 9.8 136 === **2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server** ===
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Edwin Chen 5.2 138 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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Xiaoling 9.8 141 ==== **2.2.2.1 Step 1:Download the SSH service code** ====
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Edwin Chen 5.1 143 1).git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
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Xiaoling 13.2 145 [[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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147 2).cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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Xiaoling 14.2 149 [[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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152 **Debug** :
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157 if you git fail.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**sudo: git: command not found**(%%).
158 please install git.  ~-~->    (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install git -y  or  apt-get install git -y**(%%).
159 if you make error 127,it** (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%)**.
160 please install gcc.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install gcc**(%%).
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Xiaoling 15.2 164 [[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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170 if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)**lack of sqlite3**(%%).
171 please insatell sqlite3.
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Xiaoling 16.2 175 [[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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Edwin Chen 5.2 178 **How to install Sqlit3**
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182 Step1:Download the SQLit3 installation package
183 sudo wget
184 Step2:tar the SQLit3 installation package
Edwin Chen 5.1 185 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
Edwin Chen 5.2 186 Step3:Generate the makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 187 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
Edwin Chen 5.2 188 Step4:Compile makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 189 sudo make
Edwin Chen 5.2 190 Step5:Install makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 191 sudo make install
Edwin Chen 5.2 192 Check:
193 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al                             ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
194 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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Edwin Chen 5.1 196 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
197 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
198 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
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Xiaoling 9.9 203 ==== **2.2.2.2 Step 2 :Install and run the RSS service** ====
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205 1):install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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207 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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Xiaoling 16.3 211 $ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
Edwin Chen 5.2 212 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
213 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
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216 [[~[~[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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219 **Debug:**
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221 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
222 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
Edwin Chen 5.1 223 }}}
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Edwin Chen 5.2 225 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
226 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
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Xiaoling 9.9 233 ==== **2.2.2.3 Step 3 :Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)** ====
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237 1):sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
238 2):sudo passwd xxxxxx
239 3):cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
240 4):sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
241 5):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
242 6):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
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245 **Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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Xiaoling 9.9 248 ==== **2.2.2.4 Step4:Create an authorization key file** ====
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250 1):sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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252 **Debug:**
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254 {{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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Xiaoling 9.9 258 === **2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server** ===
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Xiaoling 9.9 261 ==== **2.3.1 Step1: Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key** ====
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Edwin Chen 5.2 263 1)in the system ~-~-> Remote Mgmt/span>
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265 [[~[~[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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Xiaoling 9.9 268 ==== **2.3.2 Step2: Authorization server** ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 270 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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272 [[~[~[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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Xiaoling 9.9 275 ===== **2.3.3 Step3: Connect private server** =====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 277 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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279 [[~[~[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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Xiaoling 9.9 283 ===== **2.3.4 Step 4 :Check Connection** =====
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285 Rssh Host connection Ok
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287 [[~[~[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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Edwin Chen 7.1 290 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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292 [[~[~[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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Xiaoling 9.9 295 ==== **2.3.5 Step5:Access the gateway from customized server** ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 297 Check what gateways link to server.
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Edwin Chen 7.1 299 $ ./connect-gw.sh -l
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Edwin Chen 7.1 301 [[~[~[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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Edwin Chen 7.1 305 Access the gateway
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Edwin Chen 7.1 307 $ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
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309 [[~[~[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]]