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Version 4.3 by Xiaoling on 2022/07/14 15:23
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1 **Table of** **Contents:**
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6 = **1.  Introduction** =
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10 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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17 Monitor Gateway
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21 = **2.  Steps** =
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25 ~1. Create account in ThingsSpeak and creat channel.
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29 2. Download script from dragino site and move it to properly directory
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34 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]]
35 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']]
36 Connecting to 162.241.22.11:80
37 Writing to 'monitor_gateway.sh'
38 monitor_gateway.sh   100% |~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**|  1860   0:00:00 ETA
39 Download completed (1860 bytes)
40 root@dragino-1baf44:~~# chmod +x monitor_gateway.sh;mv monitor_gateway.sh /usr/bin/
41 root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
42 root@dragino-1baf44:~~#
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46 3. change the script monitor_gateway.sh with properly users setting:
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51 USER='xxxxx'             # user name in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
52 PASS='xxxxx'     #MQTT_API_KEY in your thinkspeak ~-~-> Profile
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57 CHAN_ID='xxxx'    #Channel ID   of the channel for this gateway
58 CHAN_KEY='xxxxx'   #Channel Write API  of the channel for this gateway
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62 ~1. run **/usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh** to test if upload is good.
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66 2. 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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71 # For details see man 4 crontabs
72 # Example of job definition:
73 # .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- minute (0 - 59)
74 # | .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-- hour (0 - 23)
75 # | | .~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- day of month (1 - 31)
76 # | | | .~-~-~-~-~-~-- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ...
77 # | | | | .~-~-~-~- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
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79 # * * * * * user-name command to be executed
80 #*/10 * * * *  checklog
81 ~* 23 * * *  /etc/init.d/auto_update start
82 */20 * * * *  /usr/bin/monitor_gateway.sh 
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86 3. Reboot device.
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90 = **3.  Monitor Public IP** =
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93 The monitor_gateway.sh has been updated to upload the public ip of the device as well.
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96 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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101 Find Public IP