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Xiaoling 8.2 5 = 1. Monitor Gateway =
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Xiaoling 8.2 7 == 1.1 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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Xiaoling 9.2 11 [[image:image-20220531144606-1.png]]
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Xiaoling 8.3 13
Xiaoling 8.2 14 == 1.2 Steps ==
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16 * Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
17 * Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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21 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]]
22 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']]
23 Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
24 Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
25 monitor_gateway.sh   100% |~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**|  1860   0:00:00 ETA
26 Download completed (1860 bytes)
27 root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
28 root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
29 root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
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32 * change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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36 USER='xxxxx'             # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
37 PASS='xxxxx'     #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
38 CHAN_ID='xxxx'    #Channel ID   of the channel for this gateway
39 CHAN_KEY='xxxxx'   #Channel Write API  of the channel for this gateway
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41
42 * run **/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh** to test if upload is good.
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44 * 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 48 # For details see man 4 crontabs
Edwin Chen 1.1 49 # Example of job definition:
50 # .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
51 # | .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
52 # | | .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
53 # | | | .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
54 # | | | | .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
55 # | | | | |
56 # * * * * * user-name command to be executed
57 #*/10 * * * *  checklog
58 ~* 23 * * *  /etc/init.d/auto_update start
Edwin Chen 2.1 59 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh     
Edwin Chen 1.1 60 )))
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62 * Reboot device.
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Xiaoling 8.2 65
66 == 1.3 Monitor Public IP ==
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Edwin Chen 1.1 68 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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70 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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72 [[~[~[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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74 Find Public IP
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Xiaoling 9.3 78 = 2. Remote Access =
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Xiaoling 9.3 80 == 2.1 Remote Access via Remote.it. ==
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82 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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84 Important Notice:
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86 * Remote.it access will give full control of your device to remote support.
87 * 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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89 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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Xiaoling 9.4 92 == 2.2 RSSH Introduction ==
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Edwin Chen 2.1 94 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 96 Important Notice:
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100 RSSH access will give full control of your device to remote support. Please remove sensitivity info before perform this
101 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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104 Below gateway support reverse SSH access:
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Edwin Chen 4.1 106 * 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 2.1 107 * LG01N, OLG01N (Note: LG01-P LG01-S doesn't support)
108 * LG02, OLG02
109 * LG308, DLOS8
110 * LPS8
111 * LIG16
112 * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware.
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Xiaoling 9.5 115
116 === 2.2.1 End User Guide to use SSH access ===
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Edwin Chen 4.1 118 Go to this the Reverse SSH page as below:
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Edwin Chen 4.1 120 [[~[~[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 4.1 122 Get the RSSH configure page
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Edwin Chen 4.1 124 [[~[~[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 4.1 126 Connection OK.
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128 * **Login ID**: Input sshuser
129 * **Host Address**: Input support.dragino.com
130 * **Host Port** : Please email to support @ dragino.com to get a valid host port.
131 * **Connect at Startup** : Choose to enable connect once the device is powered.
132 * **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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134 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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Xiaoling 9.6 137 === 2.2.2 Set Up RSSH Server ===
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Edwin Chen 5.2 139 Advance administrator can config a SSH server to provide support their end user themselves., Steps as below
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Edwin Chen 5.2 141 ==== Step 1:Download the SSH service code ====
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143 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 5.2 145 [[~[~[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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147 2).cd rssh-server; sudo make ~-~--> to Generate the execute file：rssh_serv
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Edwin Chen 5.2 149 [[~[~[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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152 **Debug** :
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154 {{{ if you git fail. --> sudo: git: command not found.
155 please install git. --> yum install git -y or apt-get install git -y.
Edwin Chen 7.1 156 if you make error 127,it lack of gcc.
Edwin Chen 5.1 157 please install gcc. -->yum install gcc.
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160 [[~[~[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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163 {{{ if you make a fatal error : sqlite3.h,it lack of sqlite3.
164 please insatell sqlite3.
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167 [[~[~[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 5.2 170 **How to install Sqlit3**
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174 Step1:Download the SQLit3 installation package
175 sudo wget
176 Step2:tar the SQLit3 installation package
Edwin Chen 5.1 177 sudo tar -zxvf sqlite-autoconf-3350300.tar.gz
Edwin Chen 5.2 178 Step3:Generate the makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 179 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./configure
Edwin Chen 5.2 180 Step4:Compile makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 181 sudo make
Edwin Chen 5.2 182 Step5:Install makefile
Edwin Chen 5.1 183 sudo make install
Edwin Chen 5.2 184 Check:
185 cd /usr/local/bin;ls -al                             ~-~->    Check to see if there is a file for sqlite3
186 cd sqlite-autoconf-3350300/;./sqlite3 test.db        ~-~->    Test whether the sqlite3 was installed successfully
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Edwin Chen 5.1 188 If you get the imformation that is SQLite header and source version mismatch, when you execute./sqlite3 test.db.
189 Please execute the command /sbin/ldconfig.
190 After that execute the command ./sqlite3 test.db again.
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195 ==== Step 2 :Install and run the RSS service ====
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197 1):install database for /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 and Server development port for 3721(The default is 3721)
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199 user must enter the root account and run the following commands
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203 $ ./create_sqlite3_db.sh
204 $ ./rssh_serv -p  3721 2>&1 &
205 $ ps -ef | grep rssh_serv check 3721 port
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208 [[~[~[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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211 **Debug:**
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213 {{{ Check /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3
214 Check ls /var/rsshdb.sqlite3 --> sudo chmod 777 rssh_serv
Edwin Chen 5.1 215 }}}
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Edwin Chen 5.2 217 {{{ if fail to open dpvlry or to bind to it
218 please kill rssh_serv,and run ./rssh_serv -p 3721 2>&1 & again
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Edwin Chen 5.2 221 ===== =====
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225 ==== Step 3 :Create a minimal SSH user (reverse SSH proxy for the gateway) ====
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229 1):sudo useradd XXXXX (custom user name)
230 2):sudo passwd xxxxxx
231 3):cp /bin/bash /bin/rbash
232 4):sudo nano /etc/passwd ~-~-> Change /bin/bash to /bin/rbash
233 5):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bashrc **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
234 6):sudo nano /home/xxxxx/.bash_profile **empty it,and input export PATH=$HOME/bin**
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237 **Now user "XXXXX" is the user with limited permissions of the current system**
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Edwin Chen 7.1 239
240 ==== Step4:Create an authorization key file ====
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242 1):sudo mkdir /home/xxxxx/.ssh; sudo touch /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey
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244 **Debug:**
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246 {{{ check: sudo ls /home/xxxxx/.ssh/authorizedkey}}}
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Edwin Chen 5.2 250 === How does user get the gateway to connect to a user's private server ===
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Edwin Chen 7.1 252 ==== Step1: Come back the gateway web UI to get the gateway Public key ====
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254 1)in the system ~-~-> Remote Mgmt/span>
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256 [[~[~[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 7.1 259 ==== Step2: Authorization server ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 261 Input the Gateway Publickey into user's private server "/home/XXXXX/.ssh/authorized_keys" file.
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263 [[~[~[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 7.1 266 ===== Step3: Connect private server =====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 268 This is same as connect Dragino Support Server but just change the server address to customize server address.
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270 [[~[~[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 7.1 274 ===== Step 4 :Check Connection =====
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276 Rssh Host connection Ok
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278 [[~[~[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 7.1 281 User can use common ps | grep ssh to check it in the gateway.
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283 [[~[~[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 7.1 286 ==== Step5:Access the gateway from customized server ====
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Edwin Chen 7.1 288 Check what gateways link to server.
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Edwin Chen 7.1 290 $ ./connect-gw.sh -l
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Edwin Chen 7.1 292 [[~[~[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 7.1 296 Access the gateway
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Edwin Chen 7.1 298 $ ./connect-gw.sh <GWID>
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300 [[~[~[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]]