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5 = Monitor Gateway =
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7 == Introduction ==
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9 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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11 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/dc/Monitor_gateway.png/600px-Monitor_gateway.png||height="456" width="600"]]
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13 == Steps ==
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15 * Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
16 * Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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20 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]]
21 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']]
22 Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
23 Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
24 monitor_gateway.sh   100% |~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**|  1860   0:00:00 ETA
25 Download completed (1860 bytes)
26 root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
27 root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
28 root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
29 )))
30
31 * change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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35 USER='xxxxx'             # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
36 PASS='xxxxx'     #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
37 CHAN_ID='xxxx'    #Channel ID   of the channel for this gateway
38 CHAN_KEY='xxxxx'   #Channel Write API  of the channel for this gateway
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40
41 * run **/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh** to test if upload is good.
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43 * 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 47 # For details see man 4 crontabs
Edwin Chen 1.1 48 # Example of job definition:
49 # .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
50 # | .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
51 # | | .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
52 # | | | .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
53 # | | | | .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
54 # | | | | |
55 # * * * * * user-name command to be executed
56 #*/10 * * * *  checklog
57 ~* 23 * * *  /etc/init.d/auto_update start
Edwin Chen 2.1 58 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh     
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61 * Reboot device.
62
63 == Monitor Public IP ==
64
65 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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67 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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69 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/8/8f/Monitor_gateway_1.png/600px-Monitor_gateway_1.png~|~|height="332" width="586"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Monitor_gateway_1.png]]
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71 Find Public IP
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75 = Remote Access =
76
77 == Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
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79 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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81 Important Notice:
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83 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
84 * 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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86 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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Edwin Chen 2.1 89 == RSSH Introduction ==
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Edwin Chen 2.1 91 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 93 Important Notice:
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97 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
98 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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101 Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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Edwin Chen 4.1 103 * 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 2.1 104 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
105 * LG02, OLG02
106 * LG308, DLOS8
107 * LPS8
108 * LIG16
109 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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Edwin Chen 4.1 111 === End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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Edwin Chen 4.1 113 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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Edwin Chen 4.1 115 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/5/55/RSSH_Menu2.png/500px-RSSH_Menu2.png~|~|height="256" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:RSSH_Menu2.png]]
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Edwin Chen 4.1 117 Get the RSSH configure page
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Edwin Chen 4.1 119 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/78/RSSH_Menu3.png/500px-RSSH_Menu3.png~|~|height="313" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:RSSH_Menu3.png]]
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Edwin Chen 4.1 121 Connection OK.
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123 * **Login ID**: Input sshuser
124 * **Host Address**: Input support.dragino.com
125 * **Host Port** : Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
126 * **Connect at Startup** : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
127 * **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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129 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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Edwin Chen 5.2 132 === Set Up RSSH Server ===
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Edwin Chen 5.2 134 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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Edwin Chen 5.2 136 ==== Step 1:Download the SSH service code ====
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138 1).git clone [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git>>url:https://github.com/dragino/rssh-server.git]] rssh-server
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Edwin Chen 5.2 140 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/d0/Git_clone.png/500px-Git_clone.png~|~|height="89" width="555"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Git_clone.png]]
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142 2).cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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Edwin Chen 5.2 144 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/e/e3/Generate_the_execute_file.png/500px-Generate_the_execute_file.png~|~|height="114" width="554"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Generate_the_execute_file.png]]
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147 **Debug** :
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149 {{{ if you git fail. --> sudo: git: command not found.
150 please install git. --> yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y.
Edwin Chen 7.1 151 if you make error 127,it lack of gcc.
Edwin Chen 5.1 152 please install gcc. -->yum install gcc.
153 }}}
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155 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/d/d7/Lack_of_gcc.png~|~|height="174" width="434"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Lack_of_gcc.png]]
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158 {{{ if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it lack of sqlite3.
159 please insatell sqlite3.
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162 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/9/93/Lack_of_sqlite3.png/500px-Lack_of_sqlite3.png~|~|height="137" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Lack_of_sqlite3.png]]
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Edwin Chen 5.2 165 **How to install Sqlit3**
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169 Step1:Download the SQLit3 installation package
170 sudo wget
171 Step2:tar the SQLit3 installation package
Edwin Chen 5.1 172 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
Edwin Chen 5.2 173 Step3:Generate the makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 174 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
Edwin Chen 5.2 175 Step4:Compile makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 176 sudo make
Edwin Chen 5.2 177 Step5:Install makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 178 sudo make install
Edwin Chen 5.2 179 Check:
180 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al                             ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
181 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
182 debug:
Edwin Chen 5.1 183 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
184 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
185 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
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190 ==== Step 2 :Install and run the RSS service ====
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192 1):install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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194 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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198 $ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
199 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
200 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
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203 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/c/cb/Intall_database_and_server_development_port.png/500px-Intall_database_and_server_development_port.png~|~|height="70" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Intall_database_and_server_development_port.png]]
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206 **Debug:**
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208 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
209 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
Edwin Chen 5.1 210 }}}
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Edwin Chen 5.2 212 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
213 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
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Edwin Chen 5.2 216 ===== =====
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220 ==== Step 3 :Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway) ====
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224 1):sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
225 2):sudo passwd xxxxxx
226 3):cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
227 4):sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
228 5):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
229 6):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
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232 **Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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Edwin Chen 7.1 234
235 ==== Step4:Create an authorization key file ====
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237 1):sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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239 **Debug:**
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241 {{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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Edwin Chen 5.2 245 === How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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Edwin Chen 7.1 247 ==== Step1: Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key ====
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249 1)in the system ~-~-> Remote Mgmt/span>
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251 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/8/8f/Remote_Mgmt.png/500px-Remote_Mgmt.png~|~|height="367" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Remote_Mgmt.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 254 ==== Step2: Authorization server ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 256 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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258 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/4/49/Publickey.png/500px-Publickey.png~|~|height="81" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Publickey.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 261 ===== Step3: Connect private server =====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 263 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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265 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/0/04/Gateway_web_UI.png/500px-Gateway_web_UI.png~|~|height="389" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Gateway_web_UI.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 269 ===== Step 4 :Check Connection =====
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271 Rssh Host connection Ok
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273 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/6/6f/Rssh_Host_connection_Ok.png/500px-Rssh_Host_connection_Ok.png~|~|height="225" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Rssh_Host_connection_Ok.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 276 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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278 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/a/ad/Check_the_gateway.png/500px-Check_the_gateway.png~|~|height="47" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Check_the_gateway.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 281 ==== Step5:Access the gateway from customized server ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 283 Check what gateways link to server.
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Edwin Chen 7.1 285 $ ./connect-gw.sh -l
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Edwin Chen 7.1 287 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/e/ee/Check_gateway_link_server.png/500px-Check_gateway_link_server.png~|~|height="157" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Check_gateway_link_server.png]]
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Edwin Chen 7.1 291 Access the gateway
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Edwin Chen 7.1 293 $ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
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295 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/b/b7/Reverse_ssh_access_the_gateway1.png/500px-Reverse_ssh_access_the_gateway1.png~|~|height="230" width="500"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Reverse_ssh_access_the_gateway1.png]]
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