Wiki source code of Monitor & Remote Access Gateway

Version 30.2 by Xiaoling on 2022/07/14 11:08

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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	15	[[image:image-20220531155018-18.png]]
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30.2	19	== 1.2 Steps ==
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1.1	22	* Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
	23	* Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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	25	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	26	(((
	27	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]]
	28	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']]
	29	Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
	30	Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
	31	monitor_gateway.sh 100% \|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*\| 1860 0:00:00 ETA
	32	Download completed (1860 bytes)
	33	root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
	34	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	35	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	36	)))
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	38	* change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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	40	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	41	(((
	42	USER='xxxxx' # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	43	PASS='xxxxx' #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	44	CHAN_ID='xxxx' #Channel ID of the channel for this gateway
	45	CHAN_KEY='xxxxx' #Channel Write API of the channel for this gateway
	46	)))
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	48	* run /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh to test if upload is good.
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	50	* 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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	52	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	54	# For details see man 4 crontabs
1.1	55	# Example of job definition:
	56	# .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
	57	# \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
	58	# \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
	59	# \| \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	60	# \| \| \| \| .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	61	# \| \| \| \| \|
	62	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	63	#/10 * * * checklog
	64	~* 23 * * * /etc/init.d/auto_update start
2.1	65	/20 * * * /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh
1.1	66	)))
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	68	* Reboot device.
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30.2	72	== 1.3 Monitor Public IP ==
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1.1	75	The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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	77	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	79	[[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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	81	Find Public IP
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30.2	85	= 2. Remote Access =
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30.2	87	== 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
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1.1	90	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	93	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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1.1	95	* Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
	96	* 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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30.2	98	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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30.2	101	== 2.2 RSSH Introduction ==
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2.1	103	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	105	Important Notice:
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2.2	107	(% class="box warningmessage" %)
2.1	108	(((
	109	RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
	110	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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	113	Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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4.1	115	* 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	116	* LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
	117	* LG02, OLG02
	118	* LG308, DLOS8
	119	* LPS8
	120	* LIG16
	121	* MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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11.2	123	=== 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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4.1	125	Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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11.2	127	[[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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4.1	129	Get the RSSH configure page
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12.2	133	[[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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4.1	135	Connection OK.
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12.3	138	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Login ID(%%): Input sshuser
	139	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Address(%%): Input support.dragino.com
	140	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Port (%%): Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
	141	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Connect at Startup(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
	142	* (% 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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	144	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	147	=== 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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5.2	149	Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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28.1	152	==== 2.2.2.1 Step 1 : Download the SSH service code ====
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5.1	154	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	156	[[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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	158	2).cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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14.2	160	[[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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	163	Debug :
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14.3	165	(((
	166	(% class="box" %)
	167	(((
	168	if you git fail. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)sudo: git: command not found(%%).
	169	please install git. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y(%%).
	170	if you make error 127,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%).
	171	please install gcc. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install gcc(%%).
	172	)))
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15.2	175	[[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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15.2	178	(((
	179	(% class="box" %)
	180	(((
	181	if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of sqlite3(%%).
	182	please insatell sqlite3.
	183	)))
	184	)))
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16.2	186	[[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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5.2	189	How to install Sqlit3
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5.2	191	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	192	(((
	193	Step1:Download the SQLit3 installation package
16.4	194	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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5.2	196	Step2:tar the SQLit3 installation package
5.1	197	sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
5.2	198	Step3:Generate the makefile
5.1	199	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
5.2	200	Step4:Compile makefile
5.1	201	sudo make
5.2	202	Step5:Install makefile
5.1	203	sudo make install
5.2	204	Check:
	205	cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al ~-~-> Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
	206	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db ~-~-> Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
	207	debug:
5.1	208	If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
	209	Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
	210	After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
5.2	211	)))
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28.1	214	==== 2.2.2.2 Step 2 : Install and run the RSS service ====
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	216	1):install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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	218	user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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	220	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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16.3	222	$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
5.2	223	$ ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 &
	224	$ ps -ef \| grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
	225	)))
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18.2	227	[[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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	230	Debug:
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	232	{{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
	233	Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
5.1	234	}}}
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5.2	236	{{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
	237	please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
	238	}}}
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28.1	242	==== 2.2.2.3 Step 3 : Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway) ====
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	244	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	245	(((
	246	1):sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
	247	2):sudo passwd xxxxxx
	248	3):cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
	249	4):sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
	250	5):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	251	6):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	252	)))
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	254	Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system
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28.1	258	==== 2.2.2.4 Step 4 : Create an authorization key file ====
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	260	1):sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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	262	Debug:
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	264	{{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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27.1	268	=== 2.2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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28.1	271	==== 2.2.3.1 Step 1 : Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key ====
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19.3	273	1)in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)Remote Mgmt/span
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19.2	275	[[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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28.1	278	==== 2.2.3.2 Step 2 : Authorization server ====
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7.1	280	Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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20.2	282	[[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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28.1	285	==== 2.2.3.3 Step 3 : Connect private server ====
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7.1	287	This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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21.2	289	[[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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28.1	293	==== 2.2.3.4 Step 4 : Check Connection ====
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	295	Rssh Host connection Ok
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22.2	297	[[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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7.1	300	User can use common ps \| grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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23.2	302	[[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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28.1	305	==== 2.2.3.5 Step 5 : Access the gateway from customized server ====
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7.1	307	Check what gateways link to server.
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24.2	309	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	310	(((
7.1	311	$ ./connect-gw.sh -l
24.2	312	)))
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24.2	314	[[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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7.1	318	Access the gateway
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25.2	320	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	322	$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
25.2	323	)))
5.2	324
25.2	325	[[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]

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