Wiki source code of Monitor & Remote Access Gateway

Version 44.2 by Xiaoling on 2022/07/25 16:53

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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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1.1	39	* change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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	41	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	42	(((
	43	USER='xxxxx' # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	44	PASS='xxxxx' #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	45	CHAN_ID='xxxx' #Channel ID of the channel for this gateway
	46	CHAN_KEY='xxxxx' #Channel Write API of the channel for this gateway
	47	)))
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44.2	50	* run (% style="color:blue" %)/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh(%%) to test if upload is good.
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44.2	52	* 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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1.1	54	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	56	# For details see man 4 crontabs
1.1	57	# Example of job definition:
	58	# .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
	59	# \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
	60	# \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
	61	# \| \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	62	# \| \| \| \| .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	63	# \| \| \| \| \|
	64	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	65	#/10 * * * checklog
	66	~* 23 * * * /etc/init.d/auto_update start
2.1	67	/20 * * * /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh
1.1	68	)))
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	70	* 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	80	[[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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	82	Find Public IP
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30.2	86	= 2. Remote Access =
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30.2	88	== 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
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1.1	91	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	94	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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1.1	96	* Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
37.1	97	* 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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44.2	99	* For how to use remote.it for (% style="color:blue" %)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]].
	100	* For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)Dragino for remote debug(%%), please see below:
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44.2	102	(% style="color:blue" %)1. Install the Remote.it software
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41.1	104	Users can directly click "Install" on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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41.1	107	[[image:image-20220725134300-1.png\|\|height="438" width="905"]]
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44.2	111	(% style="color:blue" %)2. Enter the license key
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37.1	113	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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44.1	115	(% style="color:red" %)When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.
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37.1	118	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	119	(((
44.2	120	57F60715-606F-510D-A3D2-739860EBDB98
37.1	121	)))
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	123	[[image:image-20220725113010-1.png\|\|height="455" width="899"]]
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44.2	127	(% style="color:blue" %)3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname
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44.2	129	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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37.1	132	[[image:image-20220725115720-2.png\|\|height="658" width="900"]]
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30.2	136	== 2.2 RSSH Introduction ==
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2.1	139	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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44.2	141	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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2.2	143	(% class="box warningmessage" %)
2.1	144	(((
	145	RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
	146	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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	149	Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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4.1	151	* 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	152	* LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
	153	* LG02, OLG02
	154	* LG308, DLOS8
	155	* LPS8
	156	* LIG16
	157	* MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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30.4	162	=== 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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4.1	165	Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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11.2	167	[[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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4.1	169	Get the RSSH configure page
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12.2	173	[[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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4.1	175	Connection OK.
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30.4	178	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Login ID(%%): Input sshuser
	179	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Address(%%): Input support.dragino.com
	180	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Port (%%): Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
12.3	181	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Connect at Startup(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
30.4	182	* (% 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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	184	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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30.5	188	=== 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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5.2	190	Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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30.5	194	==== 2.2.2.1 Step 1 : Download the SSH service code ====
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	197	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	199	[[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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30.5	202	2). cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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14.2	204	[[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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	207	Debug :
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14.3	209	(((
	210	(% class="box" %)
	211	(((
	212	if you git fail. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)sudo: git: command not found(%%).
	213	please install git. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y(%%).
	214	if you make error 127,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%).
	215	please install gcc. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install gcc(%%).
	216	)))
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15.2	219	[[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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15.2	222	(((
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	224	(((
	225	if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of sqlite3(%%).
	226	please insatell sqlite3.
	227	)))
	228	)))
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16.2	230	[[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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30.5	233	(% style="color:blue" %)How to install Sqlit3
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5.2	235	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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30.5	237	~ Step1: Download the SQLit3 installation package
	238	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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	241	Step2: tar the SQLit3 installation package
5.1	242	sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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	244	Step3: Generate the makefile
5.1	245	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
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	247	Step4: Compile makefile
5.1	248	sudo make
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	250	Step5: Install makefile
5.1	251	sudo make install
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	253	Check:
5.2	254	cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al ~-~-> Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
	255	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db ~-~-> Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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	257	debug:
5.1	258	If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
	259	Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
	260	After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
5.2	261	)))
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30.5	265	==== 2.2.2.2 Step 2 : Install and run the RSS service ====
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	268	1). install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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5.2	270	user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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	272	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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16.3	274	$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
5.2	275	$ ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 &
	276	$ ps -ef \| grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
	277	)))
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18.2	279	[[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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	282	Debug:
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	284	{{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
	285	Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
5.1	286	}}}
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5.2	288	{{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
	289	please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
	290	}}}
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30.5	294	==== 2.2.2.3 Step 3 : Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway) ====
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5.2	297	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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30.5	299	1): sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
	300	2): sudo passwd xxxxxx
	301	3): cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
	302	4): sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
	303	5): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	304	6): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
5.2	305	)))
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30.5	307	(% style="color:red" %)Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system
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30.5	311	==== 2.2.2.4 Step 4 : Create an authorization key file ====
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30.5	314	1): sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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7.1	316	Debug:
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	318	{{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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30.5	322	=== 2.2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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30.5	325	==== 2.2.3.1 Step 1 : Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key ====
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30.5	328	1) in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)Remote Mgmt/span
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19.2	330	[[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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30.5	334	==== 2.2.3.2 Step 2 : Authorization server ====
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7.1	337	Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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20.2	339	[[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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30.5	343	==== 2.2.3.3 Step 3 : Connect private server ====
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7.1	346	This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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21.2	348	[[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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30.5	352	==== 2.2.3.4 Step 4 : Check Connection ====
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5.2	355	Rssh Host connection Ok
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22.2	357	[[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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7.1	360	User can use common ps \| grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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23.2	362	[[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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30.5	366	==== 2.2.3.5 Step 5 : Access the gateway from customized server ====
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7.1	369	Check what gateways link to server.
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24.2	371	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	373	$ ./connect-gw.sh -l
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24.2	376	[[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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7.1	380	Access the gateway
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25.2	382	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	384	$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
25.2	385	)))
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25.2	387	[[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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