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Xiaoling 30.2 1 **Table of Contents:**
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Xiaoling 30.2 8 = **1.  Monitor Gateway** =
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Xiaoling 30.2 10 == **1.1  Introduction** ==
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Edwin Chen 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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Xiaoling 29.2 15 [[image:image-20220531155018-18.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.2 19 == **1.2  Steps** ==
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Edwin Chen 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" %)
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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:~~#
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38 * change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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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
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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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Edwin Chen 7.1 54 # For details see man 4 crontabs
Edwin Chen 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
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62 # * * * * * user-name command to be executed
63 #*/10 * * * *  checklog
64 ~* 23 * * *  /etc/init.d/auto_update start
Edwin Chen 2.1 65 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh     
Edwin Chen 1.1 66 )))
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68 * Reboot device.
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Xiaoling 30.2 70 == **1.3  Monitor Public IP** ==
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Edwin Chen 1.1 73 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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75 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 77 [[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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79 Find Public IP
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Xiaoling 30.2 83 = **2.  Remote Access** =
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Xiaoling 30.2 85 == **2.1  Remote Access via Remote.it.** ==
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Edwin Chen 1.1 88 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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Xiaoling 30.2 91 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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Edwin Chen 1.1 93 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
Kilight Cao 37.1 94 * 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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Kilight Cao 37.1 96 * For how to use remote.it for **general remote control**, 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]].
97 * For Quick add remote.it to **Dragino for remote debug**, please see below:
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Kilight Cao 37.1 99 **~1. Install the Remote.it CLI **
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Kilight Cao 37.1 101 Remote.it CLI supports all major operating systems and can be downloaded on this and can be downloaded on this [[Remote.It Download>>url:https://www.remote.it/download?products=cli%7Cmobile]]
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Kilight Cao 37.1 104 **2. Enter the license key**
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106 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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110 57F60715-606F-510D-A3D2-739860EBDB98
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113 [[image:image-20220725113010-1.png||height="455" width="899"]]
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116 **3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname**
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Kilight Cao 38.1 118 Users can view the device ID or Hostname of the gateway on System ~-~-> System Overview interface.Such as : dragino-1ef9ac
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120 [[image:image-20220725115720-2.png||height="658" width="900"]]
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Xiaoling 30.2 123 == **2.2  RSSH Introduction** ==
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Edwin Chen 2.1 126 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 2.1 128 Important Notice:
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Edwin Chen 2.2 130 (% class="box warningmessage" %)
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132 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
133 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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136 Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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Edwin Chen 4.1 138 * 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 2.1 139 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
140 * LG02, OLG02
141 * LG308, DLOS8
142 * LPS8
143 * LIG16
144 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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Xiaoling 30.4 146 === **2.2.1  End User Guide to use SSH access** ===
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Edwin Chen 4.1 149 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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Xiaoling 11.2 151 [[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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Edwin Chen 4.1 153 Get the RSSH configure page
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Xiaoling 12.2 157 [[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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Edwin Chen 4.1 159 Connection OK.
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Xiaoling 30.4 162 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Login ID**(%%):  Input sshuser
163 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Address**(%%):  Input support.dragino.com
164 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Port** (%%):  Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
Xiaoling 12.3 165 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Connect at Startup**(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
Xiaoling 30.4 166 * (% 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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168 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 30.5 172 === **2.2.2  Set Up RSSH Server** ===
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Edwin Chen 5.2 174 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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Xiaoling 30.5 178 ==== **2.2.2.1  Step 1 : Download the SSH service code** ====
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181 **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 13.2 183 [[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.5 186 **2).**  cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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Xiaoling 14.2 188 [[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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191 **Debug** :
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196 if you git fail.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**sudo: git: command not found**(%%).
197 please install git.  ~-~->    (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install git -y  or  apt-get install git -y**(%%).
198 if you make error 127,it** (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%)**.
199 please install gcc.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install gcc**(%%).
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Xiaoling 15.2 203 [[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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209 if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)**lack of sqlite3**(%%).
210 please insatell sqlite3.
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Xiaoling 16.2 214 [[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.5 217 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to install Sqlit3**
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Xiaoling 30.5 221 **~ Step1:** Download the SQLit3 installation package
222 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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225 **Step2: **tar the SQLit3 installation package
Edwin Chen 5.1 226 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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228 **Step3:** Generate the makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 229 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
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231 **Step4:** Compile makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 232 sudo make
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234 **Step5:** Install makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 235 sudo make install
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237 **Check:**
Edwin Chen 5.2 238 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al                             ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
239 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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Edwin Chen 5.1 242 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
243 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
244 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
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Xiaoling 30.5 249 ==== **2.2.2.2  Step 2 : Install and run the RSS service** ====
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252 **1). ** install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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Edwin Chen 5.2 254 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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Xiaoling 16.3 258 $ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
Edwin Chen 5.2 259 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
260 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
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Xiaoling 18.2 263 [[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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268 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
269 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
Edwin Chen 5.1 270 }}}
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Edwin Chen 5.2 272 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
273 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
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Xiaoling 30.5 278 ==== **2.2.2.3  Step 3 : Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)** ====
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Xiaoling 30.5 283 **1):**  sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
284 **2):**  sudo passwd xxxxxx
285 **3):**  cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
286 **4):**  sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
287 **5):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
288 **6):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
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Xiaoling 30.5 291 (% style="color:red" %)**Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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Xiaoling 30.5 295 ==== **2.2.2.4  Step 4 : Create an authorization key file** ====
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Xiaoling 30.5 298 **1):**  sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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Edwin Chen 7.1 300 **Debug:**
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Xiaoling 30.5 306 === **2.2.3  How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server** ===
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Xiaoling 30.5 309 ==== **2.2.3.1  Step 1 : Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key** ====
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Xiaoling 30.5 312 **1)**  in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)**Remote Mgmt/span**
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Xiaoling 19.2 314 [[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.5 318 ==== **2.2.3.2  Step 2 : Authorization server** ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 321 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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Xiaoling 20.2 323 [[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.5 327 ==== **2.2.3.3  Step 3 : Connect private server** ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 330 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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Xiaoling 21.2 332 [[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.5 336 ==== **2.2.3.4  Step 4 : Check Connection** ====
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Edwin Chen 5.2 339 Rssh Host connection Ok
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Xiaoling 22.2 341 [[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 344 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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Xiaoling 23.2 346 [[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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Xiaoling 30.5 350 ==== **2.2.3.5  Step 5 : Access the gateway from customized server** ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 353 Check what gateways link to server.
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Edwin Chen 7.1 357 $ ./connect-gw.sh -l
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Xiaoling 24.2 360 [[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 368 $ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
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Xiaoling 25.2 371 [[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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