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1 **Table of Contents:**
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8 = **1.  Monitor Gateway** =
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10 == **1.1  Introduction** ==
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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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15 [[image:image-20220531155018-18.png]]
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19 == **1.2  Steps** ==
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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
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 )))
48
49
50 * run (% style="color:blue" %)**/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh**(%%) to test if upload is good.
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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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54 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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56 # For details see man 4 crontabs
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
67 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh     
68 )))
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70 * Reboot device.
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74 == **1.3  Monitor Public IP** ==
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77 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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79 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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82 [[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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84 Find Public IP
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88 = **2.  Remote Access** =
89
90 == **2.1  Remote Access via Remote.it.** ==
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93 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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96 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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98 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
99 * 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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101 * 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]].
102 * For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)**Dragino for remote debug**(%%), please see below:
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105 (% style="color:blue" %)**1. Install the Remote.it software**
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107 Users can directly click** "Install"** on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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110 [[image:image-20220725134300-1.png||height="438" width="905"]]
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114 (% style="color:blue" %)**2. Enter the license key**
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116 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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118 (% style="color:red" %)**When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.**
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121 (% class="box infomessage" %)
122 (((
123 **57F60715-606F-510D-A3D2-739860EBDB98**
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126 [[image:image-20220725113010-1.png||height="455" width="899"]]
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130 (% style="color:blue" %)**3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname**
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132 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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135 [[image:image-20220725115720-2.png||height="658" width="900"]]
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139 == **2.2  RSSH Introduction** ==
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142 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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144 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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146 (% class="box warningmessage" %)
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148 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
149 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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153 **Below gateway support reverse SSH access:**
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155 * 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/]]
156 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
157 * LG02, OLG02
158 * LG308, DLOS8
159 * LPS8
160 * LIG16
161 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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166 === **2.2.1  End User Guide to use SSH access** ===
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169 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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172 [[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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174 Get the RSSH configure page
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178 [[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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180 Connection OK.
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183 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Login ID**(%%):  Input sshuser
184 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Address**(%%):  Input support.dragino.com
185 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Port** (%%):  Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
186 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Connect at Startup**(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
187 * (% 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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191 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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195 === **2.2.2  Set Up RSSH Server** ===
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198 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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202 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1 :  Download the SSH service code**(%%) ====
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205 **1).**  git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
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207 [[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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210 **2).**  cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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212 [[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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215 **Debug** :
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218 (% class="box" %)
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220 if you git fail.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**sudo: git: command not found**(%%).
221 please install git.  ~-~->    (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install git -y  or  apt-get install git -y**(%%).
222 if you make error 127,it** (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%)**.
223 please install gcc.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install gcc**(%%).
224 )))
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227 [[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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233 if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)**lack of sqlite3**(%%).
234 please insatell sqlite3.
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236 )))
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238 [[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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241 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to install Sqlit3**
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243 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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245 **~ Step 1:** Download the SQLit3 installation package
246 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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249 **Step 2: **tar the SQLit3 installation package
250 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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252 **Step 3:** Generate the makefile
253 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
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255 **Step 4:** Compile makefile
256 sudo make
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258 **Step 5:** Install makefile
259 sudo make install
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261 **Check:**
262 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al  ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
263 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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265 **debug:**
266 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
267 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
268 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
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272
273 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2 :  Install and run the RSS service**(%%) ====
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276 **1). ** install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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278 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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280 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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282 $ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
283 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
284 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
285 )))
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287 [[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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290 **Debug:**
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292 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
293 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
294 }}}
295
296 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
297 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
298 }}}
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302 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3 :  Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)**(%%) ====
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305 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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307 **1):**  sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
308 **2):**  sudo passwd xxxxxx
309 **3):**  cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
310 **4):**  sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
311 **5):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
312 **6):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
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315 (% style="color:red" %)**Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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319 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4 :  Create an authorization key file**(%%) ====
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322 **1):**  sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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324 **Debug:**
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326 {{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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329
330 === **2.2.3  How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server** ===
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334 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1 :  Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key**(%%) ====
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337 **1)**  in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)**Remote Mgmt/span**
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339 [[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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343 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2 :  Authorization server**(%%) ====
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346 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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348 [[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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352 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3 :  Connect private server**(%%) ====
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355 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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357 [[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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361 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4 :  Check Connection**(%%) ====
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364 Rssh Host connection Ok
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366 [[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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369 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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371 [[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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375 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 5 :  Access the gateway from customized server**(%%) ====
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378 Check what gateways link to server.
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380 (% class="box infomessage" %)
381 (((
382 **$ ./connect-gw.sh -l**
383 )))
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385 [[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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389 Access the gateway
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391 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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393 **$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>**
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396 [[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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