Wiki source code of Monitor & Remote Access Gateway

Version 76.1 by Xiaoye on 2023/11/07 20:03

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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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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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71.2	19	== 1.2 Steps ==
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1.1	22	* Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
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1.1	24	* Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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	26	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	27	(((
	28	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]]
	29	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']]
	30	Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
	31	Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
	32	monitor_gateway.sh 100% \|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*\| 1860 0:00:00 ETA
	33	Download completed (1860 bytes)
	34	root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
	35	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	36	root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
	37	)))
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51.2	40
1.1	41	* change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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	43	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	44	(((
	45	USER='xxxxx' # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	46	PASS='xxxxx' #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
	47	CHAN_ID='xxxx' #Channel ID of the channel for this gateway
	48	CHAN_KEY='xxxxx' #Channel Write API of the channel for this gateway
	49	)))
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51.2	52
44.2	53	* run (% style="color:blue" %)/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh(%%) to test if upload is good.
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44.2	55	* 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	57	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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7.1	59	# For details see man 4 crontabs
1.1	60	# Example of job definition:
	61	# .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
	62	# \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
	63	# \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
	64	# \| \| \| .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
	65	# \| \| \| \| .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
	66	# \| \| \| \| \|
	67	# * * * * * user-name command to be executed
	68	#/10 * * * checklog
	69	~* 23 * * * /etc/init.d/auto_update start
2.1	70	/20 * * * /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh
1.1	71	)))
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	73	* Reboot device.
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71.2	77	== 1.3 Monitor Public IP ==
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71.2	79
1.1	80	The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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	82	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	84
73.2	85	[[image:image-20220531145559-2.png\|\|height="658" width="1233"]]
1.1	86
	87	Find Public IP
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71.2	90	= 2. Remote Access =
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72.2	92	== 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
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	94
	95	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	98	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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1.1	100	* Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
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37.1	102	* 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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51.1	104	* 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]].
73.2	105
44.2	106	* For Quick add remote.it to (% style="color:blue" %)Dragino for remote debug(%%), please see below:
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44.2	108	(% style="color:blue" %)1. Install the Remote.it software
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44.10	110	Users can directly click "Install" on the Web UI to install Remote. it.
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41.1	113	[[image:image-20220725134300-1.png\|\|height="438" width="905"]]
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44.2	117	(% style="color:blue" %)2. Enter the license key
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44.6	119	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	121	(% style="color:red" %)When the user enters this license key, Dragino support will have access to your gateway.
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37.1	124	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	125	(((
72.1	126	fd173d1d-faed-493e-a868-c511a38aba45
37.1	127	)))
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75.1	129	[[image:image-20230607085305-1.png\|\|height="555" width="993"]]
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44.2	133	(% style="color:blue" %)3. Connect and tell us your device ID or Hostname
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44.2	135	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	138	[[image:image-20220725115720-2.png\|\|height="658" width="900"]]
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72.2	141	=== 2.1.1 How to save the registered remote after the gateway's firmware update. ===
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64.1	144	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.
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62.1	146	This issue is now corrected:
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72.2	150	==== The gateway version is lower than lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606: ====
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64.2	153	~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	155	[[image:image-20221112162644-4.png]]
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64.2	159	2. Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware.
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62.1	161	[[image:image-20221112162543-2.png]]
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72.2	165	==== The gateway version is greater or equal to lgw~-~-build-v5.4.1668240318-20221112-1606: ====
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64.2	169	~1. Only to do: Check the 'Preserver Settings' check box when you upgrade the gateway with the firmware.
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62.1	171	[[image:image-20221112162547-3.png]]
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72.3	174	=== 2.1.2 How to register hp0d with Remote.it ===
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73.2	177	(% style="color:blue" %)Prerequisites:
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	179	Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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71.1	181	[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]
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72.3	184	==== (% style="color:blue" %)1. Click "+" in the APP to add a device(%%) ====
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49.1	187	Then click Add "Linux & Raspberry Pi" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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	190	[[image:image-20220815173938-1.jpeg\|\|height="574" width="919"]]
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72.3	194	==== (% style="color:blue" %)2. Copy the register device command(%%) ====
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	197	[[image:image-20220815173944-2.jpeg\|\|height="556" width="923"]]
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72.3	201	==== (% style="color:blue" %)3. Enter the command copied from the previous step on the HP0D Linux command line(%%) ====
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49.1	204	[[image:image-20220815173951-3.jpeg\|\|height="424" width="1147"]]
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72.3	208	==== (% style="color:blue" %)4. Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP(%%) ====
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	211	[[image:image-20220815173958-4.jpeg\|\|height="580" width="964"]]
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72.3	214	=== 2.1.3 How to register the gateway with Remote.it via SSH Access for Linux console ===
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73.2	217	(% style="color:blue" %)Prerequisites:
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71.1	219	Users must have an account and APP for remote.it
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	221	[[https:~~/~~/app.remote.it>>https://app.remote.it]]
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	223	For detailed examples, please see: [[OpenWrt How to Connect Guide (remote.it)>>url:https://www.remote.it/getting-started/openwrt]]
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72.3	226	==== (% style="color:blue" %)1. Click "+" in the APP to add a device(%%) ====
71.1	227
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	229	Then click Add "OpenWrt" and the APP will generate a command to register the device.
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	231	[[image:image-20230320110123-4.png\|\|height="657" width="1191"]]
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72.3	235	==== (% style="color:blue" %)2. Copy the register device command(%%) ====
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71.1	238	[[image:image-20230320110309-5.png\|\|height="635" width="1197"]]
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72.3	242	==== (% style="color:blue" %)3. Enter the command copied from the previous step on the gateway Linux command line(%%) ====
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72.4	245	(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H" %)
	246	[[image:image-20230320105212-1.png\|\|height="758" width="820"]]
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72.3	250	==== (% style="color:blue" %)4. Check whether the device is successfully registered on the Remote.it APP(%%) ====
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71.1	253	[[image:image-20230320112057-6.png\|\|height="603" width="1135"]]
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72.3	256	=== 2.1.4 Trouble Shooting ===
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72.3	259	==== 1. What should users do when gateway Remote.it installation fails ====
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57.1	262	[[image:image-20220907162028-4.png\|\|height="564" width="1148"]]
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57.4	265	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 1: (%%)Users can download the archive and upload it to the gateway: [[attach:backup.tar.gz\|\|target="_blank"]]
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	267	[[image:image-20220907161050-2.png]]
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57.4	271	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 2: (%%)Back to the Remote.it screen, and click "Install" again.
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57.1	273	[[image:image-20220907161352-3.png]]
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57.4	276	(% 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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72.3	279	== 2.2 RSSH Introduction ==
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2.1	282	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	284	(% style="color:red" %)Important Notice:
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2.2	286	(% class="box warningmessage" %)
2.1	287	(((
	288	RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
73.1	289	This RSSH allow Dragino Support Team to remote access to customer's device. Customer is not able to remote access it via Dragino Server.
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	291	If user want to access himself, he need to set up the RSSH server himself.
2.1	292	)))
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44.6	295	Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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4.1	297	* 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	298	* LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
	299	* LG02, OLG02
	300	* LG308, DLOS8
	301	* LPS8
	302	* LIG16
	303	* MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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71.2	307	=== 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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4.1	310	Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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11.2	313	[[image:image-20220531150151-3.png]]
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4.1	315	Get the RSSH configure page
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12.2	319	[[image:image-20220531150338-4.png]]
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4.1	321	Connection OK.
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30.4	324	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Login ID(%%): Input sshuser
	325	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Address(%%): Input support.dragino.com
	326	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Host Port (%%): Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
12.3	327	* (% style="color:#037691" %)Connect at Startup(%%) : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
30.4	328	* (% 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	329
	330	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	333	=== 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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5.2	336	Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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44.3	340	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1 : Download the SSH service code(%%) ====
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30.5	342
	343	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	345	[[image:image-20220531150750-5.png]]
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30.5	348	2). cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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14.2	350	[[image:image-20220531150811-6.png]]
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	353	Debug :
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14.3	355	(((
	356	(% class="box" %)
	357	(((
	358	if you git fail. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)sudo: git: command not found(%%).
	359	please install git. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y(%%).
	360	if you make error 127,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of gcc(%%).
	361	please install gcc. ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)yum install gcc(%%).
	362	)))
	363	)))
5.1	364
15.2	365	[[image:image-20220531151516-7.png]]
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15.2	368	(((
	369	(% class="box" %)
	370	(((
	371	if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it (% style="color:#037691" %)lack of sqlite3(%%).
	372	please insatell sqlite3.
	373	)))
	374	)))
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16.2	376	[[image:image-20220531151628-8.png]]
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44.8	379	(% style="color:blue" %)How to install Sqlit3:
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5.2	381	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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44.3	383	~ Step 1: Download the SQLit3 installation package
30.5	384	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	386	Step 2: tar the SQLit3 installation package
5.1	387	sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
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44.3	389	Step 3: Generate the makefile
5.1	390	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
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44.3	392	Step 4: Compile makefile
5.1	393	sudo make
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44.3	395	Step 5: Install makefile
5.1	396	sudo make install
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	398	Check:
44.3	399	cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al ~-~-> Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
5.2	400	cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db ~-~-> Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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	402	debug:
5.1	403	If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
	404	Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
	405	After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
5.2	406	)))
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44.3	410	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2 : Install and run the RSS service(%%) ====
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30.5	412
	413	1). install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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5.2	415	user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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	417	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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44.9	419	**$ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
5.2	420	$ ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 &
44.9	421	$ ps -ef \| grep rssh_serv check 3721 port**
5.2	422	)))
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18.2	424	[[image:image-20220531151958-10.png]]
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	427	Debug:
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	429	{{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
	430	Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
5.1	431	}}}
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5.2	433	{{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
	434	please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
	435	}}}
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5.2	437
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44.3	439	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3 : Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway)(%%) ====
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30.5	441
5.2	442	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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30.5	444	1): sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
	445	2): sudo passwd xxxxxx
	446	3): cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
	447	4): sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
	448	5): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
	449	6): sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin
5.2	450	)))
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30.5	452	(% style="color:red" %)Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system
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44.3	456	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4 : Create an authorization key file(%%) ====
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30.5	459	1): sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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7.1	462	Debug:
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	464	{{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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71.2	467	=== 2.2.3 How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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44.3	471	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 1 : Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key(%%) ====
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30.5	474	1) in the system ~-~-> (% style="color:#037691" %)Remote Mgmt/span
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19.2	476	[[image:image-20220531152419-11.png]]
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44.3	480	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 2 : Authorization server(%%) ====
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7.1	483	Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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20.2	485	[[image:image-20220531152549-12.png]]
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44.3	489	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 3 : Connect private server(%%) ====
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7.1	492	This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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21.2	494	[[image:image-20220531152633-13.png]]
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44.3	498	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 4 : Check Connection(%%) ====
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5.2	501	Rssh Host connection Ok
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22.2	503	[[image:image-20220531152815-14.png]]
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7.1	506	User can use common ps \| grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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23.2	508	[[image:image-20220531152840-15.png]]
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44.3	512	==== (% style="color:blue" %)Step 5 : Access the gateway from customized server(%%) ====
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7.1	515	Check what gateways link to server.
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24.2	517	(% class="box infomessage" %)
	518	(((
44.3	519	$ ./connect-gw.sh -l
24.2	520	)))
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24.2	522	[[image:image-20220531153016-16.png]]
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7.1	526	Access the gateway
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25.2	528	(% class="box infomessage" %)
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44.3	530	$ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
25.2	531	)))
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25.2	533	[[image:image-20220531153219-17.png]]
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