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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" %)
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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:~~#
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" %)
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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 )))
69
70 * Reboot device.
71
72 == **1.3  Monitor Public IP** ==
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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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80 [[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
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82 Find Public IP
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85
86 = **2.  Remote Access** =
87
88 == **2.1  Remote Access via Remote.it.** ==
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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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94 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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96 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
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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99 * For how to use remote.it for (% style="color:blue" %)**general remote control**(%%), please see :  [[Remoteit user instruction for Dragino Gateway>>https://www.remote.it/getting-started/dragino]].
100 * For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)**Dragino for remote debug**(%%), please see below:
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102 (% style="color:blue" %)**1. Install the Remote.it software**
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104 Users can directly click** "Install"** on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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107 [[image:image-20220725134300-1.png||height="438" width="905"]]
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111 (% style="color:blue" %)**2. Enter the license key**
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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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115 (% style="color:red" %)**When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.**
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118 (% class="box infomessage" %)
119 (((
120 **57F60715-606F-510D-A3D2-739860EBDB98**
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123 [[image:image-20220725113010-1.png||height="455" width="899"]]
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127 (% style="color:blue" %)**3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname**
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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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132 [[image:image-20220725115720-2.png||height="658" width="900"]]
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135 === **How to register hp0d with Remote.it** ===
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138 **Prerequisites:**
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140 Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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142 [[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]
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145 (% style="color:blue" %)**1. Click "+" in the APP to add a device**
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147 Then click Add "Linux & Raspberry Pi" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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150 [[image:image-20220815173938-1.jpeg||height="574" width="919"]]
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153 (% style="color:blue" %)**2.Copy the register device command**
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156 [[image:image-20220815173944-2.jpeg||height="556" width="923"]]
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159 (% style="color:blue" %)**3.Enter the command copied from the previous step on the HP0D Linux command line**
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161 [[image:image-20220815173951-3.jpeg||height="424" width="1147"]]
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164 (% style="color:blue" %)**4.Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP**
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167 [[image:image-20220815173958-4.jpeg||height="580" width="964"]]
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169
170 == **2.2  RSSH Introduction** ==
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173 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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175 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice:**
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177 (% class="box warningmessage" %)
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179 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
180 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.
181 )))
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184 **Below gateway support reverse SSH access:**
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186 * 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/]]
187 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
188 * LG02, OLG02
189 * LG308, DLOS8
190 * LPS8
191 * LIG16
192 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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194
195 === **2.2.1  End User Guide to use SSH access** ===
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198 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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201 [[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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203 Get the RSSH configure page
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207 [[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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209 Connection OK.
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212 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Login ID**(%%):  Input sshuser
213 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Address**(%%):  Input support.dragino.com
214 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Host Port** (%%):  Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
215 * (% style="color:#037691" %)**Connect at Startup**(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
216 * (% 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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218 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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221
222 === **2.2.2  Set Up RSSH Server** ===
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225 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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229 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1 :  Download the SSH service code**(%%) ====
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232 **1).**  git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
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234 [[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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237 **2).**  cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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239 [[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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242 **Debug** :
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244 (((
245 (% class="box" %)
246 (((
247 if you git fail.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**sudo: git: command not found**(%%).
248 please install git.  ~-~->    (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install git -y  or  apt-get install git -y**(%%).
249 if you make error 127,it** (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%)**.
250 please install gcc.  ~-~->  (% style="color:#037691" %)**yum install gcc**(%%).
251 )))
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254 [[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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260 if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)**lack of sqlite3**(%%).
261 please insatell sqlite3.
262 )))
263 )))
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265 [[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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268 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to install Sqlit3:**
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270 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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272 **~ Step 1:** Download the SQLit3 installation package
273 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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275 **Step 2: **tar the SQLit3 installation package
276 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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278 **Step 3:** Generate the makefile
279 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
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281 **Step 4:** Compile makefile
282 sudo make
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284 **Step 5:** Install makefile
285 sudo make install
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287 **Check:**
288 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al  ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
289 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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291 **debug:**
292 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
293 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
294 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
295 )))
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298
299 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2 :  Install and run the RSS service**(%%) ====
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301
302 **1). ** install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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304 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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306 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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308 **$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
309 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
310 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port**
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313 [[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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316 **Debug:**
317
318 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
319 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
320 }}}
321
322 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
323 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
324 }}}
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327
328 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3 :  Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)**(%%) ====
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333 **1):**  sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
334 **2):**  sudo passwd xxxxxx
335 **3):**  cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
336 **4):**  sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
337 **5):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
338 **6):**  sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
339 )))
340
341 (% style="color:red" %)**Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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344
345 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4 :  Create an authorization key file**(%%) ====
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348 **1):**  sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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351 **Debug:**
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353 {{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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356
357 === **2.2.3  How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server** ===
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361 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1 :  Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key**(%%) ====
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364 **1)**  in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)**Remote Mgmt/span**
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366 [[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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370 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2 :  Authorization server**(%%) ====
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373 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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375 [[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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379 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3 :  Connect private server**(%%) ====
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382 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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384 [[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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388 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4 :  Check Connection**(%%) ====
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391 Rssh Host connection Ok
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393 [[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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396 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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398 [[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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402 ==== (% style="color:blue" %)**Step 5 :  Access the gateway from customized server**(%%) ====
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405 Check what gateways link to server.
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407 (% class="box infomessage" %)
408 (((
409 **$ ./connect-gw.sh -l**
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412 [[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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416 Access the gateway
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418 (% class="box infomessage" %)
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420 **$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>**
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423 [[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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