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1 **~ Contents：**
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6 = 1. The Things Network-V3 =
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8 == 1.1 Introduction ==
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10 === 1.1.1 What is The Things Network ===
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13 The Things Network is a global collaborative Internet of Things ecosystem that creates networks, devices and solutions using LoRaWAN.
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17 The Things Network runs The Things Stack Community Edition, which is a crowdsourced, open and decentralized LoRaWAN network. This network is a great way to get started testing devices, applications, and integrations, and get familiar with LoRaWAN.
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22 === 1.1.2 Login or crate an account ===
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25 [[Login or create an account>>url:https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]] to get started with The Things Network and start using The Things Stack Console.
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29 Once you have an account,get started by following steps for adding Gateway,Device and Intergrations.
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34 === 1.1.3 List the support products and Requirements ===
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36 LoRaWAN Gateway model: Existing Gateway
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39 = 2. Gateway Registration for Semtech UDP =
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41 == 2.1 Primary LoRaWAN Server ==
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43 [[image:image-20220526134633-2.png||height="616" width="1323"]]
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45 Register Gateway
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48 [[image:image-20220526134826-4.png]]
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50 Put Gateway ID
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53 [[image:image-20220526134759-3.png]]
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55 Choose Frequency Band
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58 [[image:image-20220526134919-5.png]]
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60 Show Status
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63 == 2.2 Secondary LoRaWAN Server ==
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65 === 2.2.1 Introduction ===
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67 The Dragino gateway has supports the Secondary server settings.
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70 === 2.2.2 Below list the support products and Requirements: ===
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73 ~1. LoRaWAN Gateway model: [[LIG16>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/171-lig16.html]], [[LG308>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/140-lg308.html]], [[DLOS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/160-dlos8.html]] [[LPS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/148-lps8.html]]
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77 2. Firmware version since :[[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1644658774>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LIG16/Firmware/Release/]]
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81 === 2.2.3 Example ===
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83 The following takes Helium as a Secondary LoRaWAN server as an example
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86 === 2.2.4 Step 1: Download and Install the helium gateway-rs ===
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88 The users is needing to download and install the helium gateway-rs then click the button of Save&Apply
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90 [[image:image-20220526135049-6.png]]
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92 Download and Install gateway-rs
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95 === 2.2.5 Step 2: Back to Semtech UDP page ===
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97 Back to the page of Semtech UDP check the secondary server settings and click the button of Save&Apply
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99 ​​​​[[image:image-20220526135125-7.png]]
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101 Configuration of helium
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104 = 3. Gateway Registration for Basics Station =
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106 == 3.1 Introduction ==
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110 The LoRa Basics™ Station protocol simplifies management of large scale LoRaWAN networks. LoRa Basics™ Station is the preferred way of connecting Gateways to The Things Stack. [[The LoRa Basics Station doc>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/gateways/lora-basics-station/]]
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115 **Below list the support products and Requirements:**
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120 ~1. LoRaWAN Gateway model: [[LIG16>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/171-lig16.html]], [[LG308>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/140-lg308.html]], [[DLOS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/160-dlos8.html]] [[LPS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/148-lps8.html]]
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124 2. Firmware version since :[[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1640315898>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Release/]]
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129 **What do you need to prepare**
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134 A gateway that can access the internet normally
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140 == 3.2 Step 1. Add Gateway ==
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144 The example for **EU**
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150 User can add your gateway into The Things Network V3 according to the previous step
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156 Following picture is the successful added.
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160 [[image:image-20220526135316-8.png]]
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162 Add Gateway
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165 == 3.3 Step 2. Create the API key ==
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167 user need to create the CUPS API key and LNS API key.
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169 [[image:image-20220526135349-9.png]]
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171 Create CUPS API key
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174 [[image:image-20220526135428-10.png]]
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176 Create LNS API key
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178 (% style="color:red" %)**Note : Please copy the API key.**
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182 == 3.4 Step 3. Update the gateway setting ==
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184 In the LoRa Basics Station LNS Authentication Key field, paste the API key you generated in the previous step.
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186 [[image:image-20220526135528-11.png]]
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188 paste the API key
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191 == 3.5 Step 4. Access the gateway GUI ==
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193 User need to update the API key and install the Certificate
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195 [[image:image-20220526135601-12.png]]
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197 Access the gateway GUI
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199 == 3.6 Step 5. Configure Station ==
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201 User need to input Server URI, Server CUPS Key and LNS Key, as well as install CUPS certificate.
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203 **just to clarify.**
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207 CUPS Server URI  ~-~-> Server Adress
208 CUPS Authorization Key         ~-~-> Server CUPS API Key
209 LNS Authorization Key  ~-~-> Server LNS API Key
210 CUPS certificate  ~-~-> Server CA(user can use the button to install the certificate by default)
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213 [[image:image-20220525094329-7.png]]
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215 Congfigure Station
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217 == 3.7 Start Station ==
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220 When the user has finished the configuration,Please click Sace&Apply to start station to connect The Things Network.
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223 == 3.8 Siccessful Connection ==
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225 If user completes the above steps,which will see live date in the TTN.
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227 [[image:image-20220525094409-8.png]]
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229 Station live date
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231 == 3.9 Trouble Shooting ==
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233 User can check the station log in the logread/system log page.
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235 [[image:image-20220525090622-14.png]]
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237 Station Log
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239 and recode the station log in the system/Recode log page.
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241 [[image:image-20220525090705-15.png]]
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243 Recore Log
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245 = 4. Configure node connection to TTNv3 =
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249 Following is an example for how to join the TTN v3 LoRaWAN Network.
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255 The gateway is already set up to connect to the TTN network, so we now need to configure the TTNv3 server.
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261 We take LES01 as an example.
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265 == 4.1 Step1 ==
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269 Create a device in TTN with the OTAA keys from LSE01.
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275 Each LSE01 is shipped with a sticker with the default device EUI as below:
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281 You can enter this key in the LoRaWAN Server portal. Below is TTN screen shot:
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285 [[image:image-20220525090739-16.png]]
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287 [[image:image-20220525090833-17.png]]
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289 == 4.2 Step2 ==
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293 There are all our nodes in the repository. Users can choose the corresponding brand, model, firmware version and frequency.The decoder and configuration information of the node are pre-configured.Users do not need to configure them.
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297 [[image:image-20220525090920-18.png]]
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299 == 4.3 Step3 ==
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301 Add APP EUI in the application:
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303 [[image:image-20220525091022-19.png]]
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305 == 4.4 Step4 ==
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307 Add APP KEY and DEV EUI:
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309 [[image:image-20220525091128-20.png]]
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311 = 5. TTN V3 integrated into MQTT server =
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313 == 5.1 Introduction ==
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317 The Application Server exposes an MQTT server to work with streaming events. In order to use the MQTT server you need to create a new API key, which will function as connection password. You can also use an existing API key, as long as it has the necessary rights granted.
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321 == 5.2 Create device steps at MQTT ==
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325 The user creates a new API KEY after creating a device on TTN V3.
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331 Then copy the password and open MQTT.fx.
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337 Fill in Broker Address and Broker port.
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341 [[image:image-20220525091251-22.png]]
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343 Fill in the username and password into MQTT.
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346 [[image:image-20220525091333-23.png]]
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348 The Application Server publishes uplink traffic on the following topics:
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352 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/join
353 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/up
354 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/queued
355 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/sent
356 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/ack
357 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/nack
358 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/failed
359 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/service/data
360 v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/location/solved
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365 **Note**: Remember that the format of these topics for The Things Stack Open Source would contain {application id} instead of {application id}@{tenant id}.
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369 [[image:image-20220525091430-24.png]]
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373 While you could subscribe to all of these topics separately, for the simplicity of this tutorial we use # to subscribe to all topics, i.e. to receive all uplink traffic.
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377 [[image:image-20220525091458-25.png]]
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381 Downlinks can be scheduled by publishing the message to the topic v3/{application id}@{tenant id}/devices/{device id}/down/push.
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387 **Note**: Remember that the format of this topic for The Things Stack Open Source deployment would be v3/{application id}/devices/{device id}/down/push.
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393 Instead of /push, you can also use /replace to replace the downlink queue. Replacing with an empty array clears the downlink queue. Example:
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397 [[image:image-20220525091618-27.png]]
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400 To send an unconfirmed downlink message to the device dev1 in application app1 in tenant tenant1 with the hexadecimal payload BE EF on FPort 15 with normal priority, use the topic v3/app1@tenant1/devices/dev1/down/push with the following contents:
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404 **Note**: Use this handy tool to convert hexadecimal to base64.
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407 [[image:image-20220525091702-28.png]]
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409 == 5.3 Send Downlink message ==
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412 How to configure downlink in TTN V3?
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416 A few examples: set the transmission interval to 90 seconds.
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420 Downlink command:01 00 00 5A
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423 [[image:image-20220525091752-29.png]]
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425 downlink
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427 After sending, you can view it in live data.
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429 [[image:image-20220525091816-30.png]]
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434 When downlink is successfully sent, the downlink information can be received on the serial port.
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438 **Note**: If the downlink byte sent is longer, the number of bytes will be displayed.
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441 [[image:image-20220525091855-31.png]]
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443 downlink
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447 If you want to get a successful reply to send downlink in TTN v3. You need to set the response level.
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453 If the equipment uses CLASS A. You can set **AT+RPL=2** or send the downlink command: **2102**
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459 If the equipment uses CLASS C. You can set** AT+RPL=4** or send the downlink command: **2104**
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465 When the device successfully receives the downlink, the server will receive a confirmation packet of 00.
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469 [[image:image-20220525091925-32.png]]
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471 downlink
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473 = 6. Request Remote Support =
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476 These pages are useful to check what is wrong on the Join process. Below shows the four steps that we can check the Join Process.
477 \\If problem not solve, and you need dragino remote support, please follow to this document: [[TTN Support instruction>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=&file=TTNv3_Support_Guide.pdf]](% style="color:red" %) **If user has checked below steps and still can't solve the problem, please send us (support @ dragino.com) the screenshots for each step to check. They include:**
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480 * End node is connected to serial port to show the Join frequency and DR. (If possible)
481 * Gateway (from gateway UI) traffic to show the packet got from end node and receive from Server. (If possible)
482 * Gateway traffic (from server UI) to shows the data exchange between gateway and server. (Normally possible)
483 * End Node traffic (from server UI) to shows end node activity in server. (Normally possible)
484 * End Node Keys screen shot shows in end node and server. so we can check if the keys are correct. (In most case, we found keys doesn't match, especially APP EUI)
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486 **~1. End Device Join Screen shot, we can check:**
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488 * If the device is sending join request to server?
489 * What frequency the device is sending?
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491 [[image:image-20220525092012-33.png]]
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493 Console Output from End device to see the transmit frequency
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495 User can run **AT+CFG **command to print configuration information.
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497 * Is the device in OTAA mode or ABP mode? **AT+NJM=1** (OTAA mode), **AT+NJM=0** (ABP mode)
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499 [[image:image-20220525092043-34.png]]
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501 Console Output from End device to see the transmit frequency
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503 **2. Gateway packet traffic in gateway web or ssh. we can check:**
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506 If the gateway receive the Join request packet from sensor? (If this fail, check if the gateway and sensor works on the match frequency)
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509 If the gateway gets the Join Accept message from server and transmit it via LoRa?
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512 [[image:image-20220525092124-35.png]]
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514 Console Output from Gateway to see packets between end node and server.
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517 **3. Gateway Traffic Page in LoRaWAN Server**
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520 If the Join Request packet arrive the gateway traffic in server? If not, check the internet connection and gateway LoRaWAN server settings.
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523 If the server send back a Join Accept for the Join Request? if not, check if the keys from the device match the keys you put in the server, or try to choose a different server route for this end device.
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526 If the Join Accept message are in correct frequency? If you set the server to use US915 band, and your end node and gateway is EU868, you will see the Join Accept message are in US915 band so no possible to Join success.
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529 [[image:image-20220525092157-36.png]]
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531 The Traffic for the End node in the server, use TTNv3 as example
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534 [[image:image-20220525092231-37.png]]
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536 The Traffic for the End node in the server, use TTNv3 as example
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538 **4. Data Page in LoRaWAN server**
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543 If this data page shows the Join Request message from the end node? If not, most properly you have wrong settings in the keys. Keys in the server doesn't match the keys in End Node.
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545 [[image:image-20220525092546-1.png]]
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550 The data for the end device set in server
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552 [[image:image-20220525092430-40.png]]
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554 Check if OTAA Keys match the keys in device