Wiki source code of Monitor & Remote Access Gateway

Version 72.2 by Xiaoling on 2023/04/11 16:05

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30.2	1	Table of Contents:
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1.1	3	{{toc/}}
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71.2	8	= 1. Monitor Gateway =
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71.2	10	== 1.1 Introduction ==
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30.2	12
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	16	[[image:image-20220531155018-18.png]]
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8.3	18
71.2	19	== 1.2 Steps ==
1.1	20
30.2	21
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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44.2	38
51.2	39
1.1	40	* change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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	42	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	43	(((
	44	USER='xxxxx' # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	45	PASS='xxxxx' #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	46	CHAN_ID='xxxx' #Channel ID of the channel for this gateway
	47	CHAN_KEY='xxxxx' #Channel Write API of the channel for this gateway
	48	)))
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51.2	51
44.2	52	* run (% style="color:blue" %)/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh(%%) to test if upload is good.
1.1	53
44.2	54	* 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	56	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	58	# For details see man 4 crontabs
1.1	59	# Example of job definition:
	60	# .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
	61	# \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
	62	# \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
	63	# \| \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	64	# \| \| \| \| .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	65	# \| \| \| \| \|
	66	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	67	#/10 * * * checklog
	68	~* 23 * * * /etc/init.d/auto_update start
2.1	69	/20 * * * /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh
1.1	70	)))
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	72	* Reboot device.
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64.2	74
72.2	75
71.2	76	== 1.3 Monitor Public IP ==
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71.2	78
1.1	79	The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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	81	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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44.2	83
10.2	84	[[image:image-20220531145559-2.png]]
1.1	85
	86	Find Public IP
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71.2	89	= 2. Remote Access =
1.1	90
72.2	91	== 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
1.1	92
	93
	94	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	97	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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1.1	99	* Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
37.1	100	* 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.
51.1	101	* 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]].
44.2	102	* For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)Dragino for remote debug(%%), please see below:
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44.2	104	(% style="color:blue" %)1. Install the Remote.it software
33.1	105
44.10	106	Users can directly click "Install" on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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44.2	108
41.1	109	[[image:image-20220725134300-1.png\|\|height="438" width="905"]]
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37.1	112
44.2	113	(% style="color:blue" %)2. Enter the license key
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44.6	115	Users need to enter the license key in the box under "2. Register" section and click the "Save" button and "Register" button.
37.1	116
44.1	117	(% style="color:red" %)When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.
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44.2	119
37.1	120	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	121	(((
72.1	122	fd173d1d-faed-493e-a868-c511a38aba45
37.1	123	)))
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	125	[[image:image-20220725113010-1.png\|\|height="455" width="899"]]
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44.2	129	(% style="color:blue" %)3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname
37.1	130
44.2	131	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	134	[[image:image-20220725115720-2.png\|\|height="658" width="900"]]
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72.2	137	=== 2.1.1 How to save the registered remote after the gateway's firmware update. ===
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44.2	139
64.1	140	Before version [[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/miscellaneous/remoteit/dragino-lgw--v5.4.1668240318-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin]], once the gateway firmware is upgraded the remote configuration is gone.
49.1	141
62.1	142	This issue is now corrected:
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72.2	146	==== The gateway version is lower than lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606: ====
62.1	147
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64.2	149	~1. upload the [[backup file>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/miscellaneous/remoteit/backup.tar.gz]] to update the configuration.
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62.1	151	[[image:image-20221112162644-4.png]]
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64.2	155	2. Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware.
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62.1	157	[[image:image-20221112162543-2.png]]
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72.2	161	==== The gateway version is greater or equal to lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606: ====
62.1	162
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64.2	165	~1. Only to do: Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware.
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62.1	167	[[image:image-20221112162547-3.png]]
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71.2	170	== 2.1.2 How to register hp0d with Remote.it ==
62.1	171
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49.1	173	Prerequisites:
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	175	Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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71.1	177	[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]
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62.1	180	=== (% style="color:blue" %)1. Click "+" in the APP to add a device(%%) ===
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49.1	183	Then click Add "Linux & Raspberry Pi" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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	186	[[image:image-20220815173938-1.jpeg\|\|height="574" width="919"]]
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62.1	190	=== (% style="color:blue" %)2. Copy the register device command(%%) ===
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	193	[[image:image-20220815173944-2.jpeg\|\|height="556" width="923"]]
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62.1	197	=== (% style="color:blue" %)3. Enter the command copied from the previous step on the HP0D Linux command line(%%) ===
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49.1	200	[[image:image-20220815173951-3.jpeg\|\|height="424" width="1147"]]
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62.1	204	=== (% style="color:blue" %)4. Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP(%%) ===
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	207	[[image:image-20220815173958-4.jpeg\|\|height="580" width="964"]]
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71.2	210	== 2.1.3 How to register the gateway with Remote.it via SSH Access for Linux console ==
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57.1	212
71.1	213	Prerequisites:
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71.1	215	Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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	217	[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]
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	219	For detailed examples, please see: [[OpenWrt How to Connect Guide (remote.it)>>url:https://www.remote.it/getting-started/openwrt]]
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	221
	222	=== (% style="color:blue" %)1. Click "+" in the APP to add a device(%%) ===
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	224
	225	Then click Add "OpenWrt" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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	227	[[image:image-20230320110123-4.png\|\|height="657" width="1191"]]
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	230	=== (% style="color:blue" %)2. Copy the register device command(%%) ===
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	233	[[image:image-20230320110309-5.png\|\|height="635" width="1197"]]
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	236	=== (% style="color:blue" %)3. Enter the command copied from the previous step on the gateway Linux command line(%%) ===
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	238	=== [[image:image-20230320105212-1.png\|\|height="758" width="820"]] ===
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	240
	241	=== (% style="color:blue" %)4. Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP(%%) ===
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	244	[[image:image-20230320112057-6.png\|\|height="603" width="1135"]]
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71.2	247	== 2.1.4 Trouble Shooting ==
71.1	248
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62.1	250	=== 1. What should users do when gateway Remote.it installation fails ===
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57.4	252
57.1	253	[[image:image-20220907162028-4.png\|\|height="564" width="1148"]]
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57.4	256	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 1: (%%)Users can download the archive and upload it to the gateway: [[attach:backup.tar.gz\|\|target="_blank"]]
57.1	257
	258	[[image:image-20220907161050-2.png]]
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57.4	262	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 2: (%%)Back to the Remote.it screen, and click "Install" again.
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57.1	264	[[image:image-20220907161352-3.png]]
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57.4	267	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 3:(%%) Follow the [[Remoteit user instruction for Dragino Gateway>>https://www.remote.it/getting-started/dragino]] steps to reconfigure
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71.2	271	= 2.2 RSSH Introduction =
31.3	272
62.1	273
2.1	274	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.
1.1	275
44.2	276	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
1.1	277
2.2	278	(% class="box warningmessage" %)
2.1	279	(((
	280	RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
	281	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.
	282	)))
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44.6	285	Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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4.1	287	* 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	288	* LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
	289	* LG02, OLG02
	290	* LG308, DLOS8
	291	* LPS8
	292	* LIG16
	293	* MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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71.2	295	=== 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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4.1	298	Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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44.3	300
11.2	301	[[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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4.1	303	Get the RSSH configure page
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12.2	307	[[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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4.1	309	Connection OK.
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30.4	312	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Login ID(%%): Input sshuser
	313	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Address(%%): Input support.dragino.com
	314	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Port (%%): Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
12.3	315	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Connect at Startup(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
30.4	316	* (% 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
4.1	317
	318	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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71.2	322	=== 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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5.2	325	Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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44.3	329	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1 : Download the SSH service code(%%) ====
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30.5	331
	332	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	334	[[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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30.5	337	2). cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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14.2	339	[[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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	342	Debug :
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14.3	344	(((
	345	(% class="box" %)
	346	(((
	347	if you git fail. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)sudo: git: command not found(%%).
	348	please install git. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y(%%).
	349	if you make error 127,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%).
	350	please install gcc. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install gcc(%%).
	351	)))
	352	)))
5.1	353
15.2	354	[[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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15.2	357	(((
	358	(% class="box" %)
	359	(((
	360	if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of sqlite3(%%).
	361	please insatell sqlite3.
	362	)))
	363	)))
5.1	364
16.2	365	[[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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44.8	368	(% style="color:blue" %)How to install Sqlit3:
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5.2	370	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	371	(((
44.3	372	~ Step 1: Download the SQLit3 installation package
30.5	373	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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44.3	375	Step 2: tar the SQLit3 installation package
5.1	376	sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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44.3	378	Step 3: Generate the makefile
5.1	379	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
30.5	380
44.3	381	Step 4: Compile makefile
5.1	382	sudo make
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44.3	384	Step 5: Install makefile
5.1	385	sudo make install
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	387	Check:
44.3	388	cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al ~-~-> Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
5.2	389	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db ~-~-> Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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	391	debug:
5.1	392	If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
	393	Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
	394	After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
5.2	395	)))
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44.3	399	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2 : Install and run the RSS service(%%) ====
5.2	400
30.5	401
	402	1). install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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5.2	404	user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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	406	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	407	(((
44.9	408	**$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
5.2	409	$ ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 &
44.9	410	$ ps -ef \| grep rssh_serv check 3721 port**
5.2	411	)))
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18.2	413	[[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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	416	Debug:
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	418	{{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
	419	Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
5.1	420	}}}
	421
5.2	422	{{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
	423	please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
	424	}}}
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5.2	426
	427
44.3	428	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3 : Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)(%%) ====
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30.5	430
5.2	431	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	432	(((
30.5	433	1): sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
	434	2): sudo passwd xxxxxx
	435	3): cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
	436	4): sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
	437	5): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	438	6): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
5.2	439	)))
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30.5	441	(% style="color:red" %)Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system
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44.3	445	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4 : Create an authorization key file(%%) ====
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30.5	448	1): sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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7.1	451	Debug:
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	453	{{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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71.2	456	=== 2.2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
7.1	457
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44.3	460	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1 : Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key(%%) ====
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44.3	462
30.5	463	1) in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)Remote Mgmt/span
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19.2	465	[[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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44.3	469	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2 : Authorization server(%%) ====
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7.1	472	Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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20.2	474	[[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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44.3	478	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3 : Connect private server(%%) ====
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7.1	481	This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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21.2	483	[[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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44.3	487	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4 : Check Connection(%%) ====
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30.5	489
5.2	490	Rssh Host connection Ok
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22.2	492	[[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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7.1	495	User can use common ps \| grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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23.2	497	[[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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44.3	501	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 5 : Access the gateway from customized server(%%) ====
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7.1	504	Check what gateways link to server.
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24.2	506	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	507	(((
44.3	508	$ ./connect-gw.sh -l
24.2	509	)))
5.2	510
24.2	511	[[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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7.1	515	Access the gateway
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25.2	517	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	518	(((
44.3	519	$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
25.2	520	)))
5.2	521
25.2	522	[[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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