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... ... @@ -1,84 +1,54 @@ 1 - **Table of Contents:**1 +Table of Contents: 2 2 3 3 {{toc/}} 4 4 5 += 1. Enable Cellular Connection = 5 5 7 +If your device has a Cellular module, you can see the below screenshot. enable the cellular connection here. 6 6 7 - = **1.Enableonnection**=9 +[[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/8/81/Cellular_11.png/600px-Cellular_11.png||height="262" width="600"]] 8 8 11 +Enable Cellular Connection 9 9 10 - //If your device hasaCellular module, youcan see the below screenshot.enablethecellularconnectionhere.//13 +If your device doesn't have a cellular module, you will see a cellular module not detected. 11 11 12 -[[image:image -20220527153337-1.png]]15 +[[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/da/Cellular_10.png/600px-Cellular_10.png||height="400" width="600"]] 13 13 17 +No Cellular Module 14 14 15 - **//Enable CellularConnection//**19 += 2. How to Debug if Cellular connection fail = 16 16 17 -((( 18 -//If your device doesn't have a cellular module, you will see a cellular module not detected.// 19 -))) 21 +If there is a problem for cellular connection. Please check the below points: 20 20 21 - [[image:image-20220527153544-2.png]]23 +== 2.1 Do you order the model with cellular option == 22 22 25 +Make sure you order the model with the cellular option. Can check by command: 23 23 24 -= **2. How to Debug if Cellular connection fails** = 25 - 26 - 27 -//If there is a problem with the cellular connection. Please check the below points~:// 28 - 29 - 30 -== **2.1 Do you order the model with a cellular option** == 31 - 32 - 33 -//Make sure you order the model with the cellular option. Can check by command or via the Web UI.// 34 - 35 35 (% class="box" %) 36 36 ((( 37 - //root@dragino-1bbd90:~~# lsusb29 +root@dragino-1bbd90:~~# lsusb 38 38 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2c7c:0125 ~-~-> This is the Cellular module 39 39 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub 40 -Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub //32 +Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 41 41 ))) 42 42 43 - [[image:image-20220527153729-3.png]]35 +== 2.2 Do you input the SIM card correctly == 44 44 37 +Below command can check: 45 45 46 -== **2.2 Do you input the SIM card correctly** == 47 - 48 - 49 -**//Below command can check if you have a SIM card inserted, or via Web UI//** 50 - 51 -* //Make sure to Power Off when you insert the SIM card and power on the device. The device doesn't support auto-detect SIM card on power on// 52 -* //Make sure you have the correct direction to insert the SIM card. Every device has an example photo in the manual for the direction.// 53 - 54 54 (% class="box" %) 55 55 ((( 56 - //root@dragino-1dadd8:~~#**comgt -d /dev/ttyUSB3**41 +root@dragino-1bbd90:~~# comgt -d /dev/ttyUSB3 57 57 SIM ready 58 58 Waiting for Registration..(120 sec max) 59 -Registered on Home network: "CHN- UNICOM",760 -Signal Quality: 10,99//44 +Registered on Home network: "CHN-CT",7 45 +Signal Quality: 23,99 61 61 ))) 62 62 48 +== 2.3 Check dialing info == 63 63 64 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 65 -[[image:image-20220527153804-4.png]] 50 +run "logread -f" in console 66 66 67 - 68 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 69 -//**Note:** If the icon is missing some information, like SIM, Network, or Signal, which may be due to the display bug.// 70 - 71 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 72 -//Please check the IP address is displayed and the Internet displays "OK", it works properly.// 73 - 74 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 75 -[[image:image-20220527153827-5.png]] 76 - 77 - 78 -== **2.3 Check dialing info** == 79 - 80 -//run "**logread -f**" in gateway CLI。// 81 - 82 82 (% class="box" %) 83 83 ((( 84 84 Fri Feb 7 01:20:28 2020 daemon.notice pppd[29452]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0 ... ... @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ 108 108 Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP",""^M^M 109 109 Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: OK 110 110 Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: ~-~- got it 111 -(% style="color:#037691" %) **Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: send (ATD*99#^M) ~-~-~-~--> In case the dialling process already reach here.112 -Normally the problem is with a provider, need to check if the SIM card has balance or other requirement from the cellular operator **(%%)81 +(% style="color:#037691" %)Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: send (ATD*99#^M) ~-~-~-~--> In case the dialling process already reach here. 82 +Normally the problem is with a provider, need to check if the SIM card has balance or other requirement from the cellular operator(%%) 113 113 (% style="color:black" %)Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: expect (CONNECT) 114 114 Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: ^M 115 115 Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 local2.info chat[29485]: ATD*99#^M^M ... ... @@ -119,18 +119,14 @@ 119 119 Fri Feb 7 01:20:30 2020 daemon.info pppd[29452]: Serial connection established. 120 120 ))) 121 121 122 -= **3. Share Cellular Network for WiFi & LAN clients**=92 += 3. Share Cellular Network for WiFi & LAN clients = 123 123 94 +By default, the Cellular Network won't be shared with the WiFi or LAN clients. If users need to share with them, the user can modify the file. 124 124 125 -((( 126 -//By default, the Cellular Network won't be shared with the WiFi or LAN clients. If users need to share with them, the user can modify the file.// 127 -))) 96 +root@dragino-1d25dc:~~# cat /etc/config/firewall 128 128 129 129 (% class="box" %) 130 130 ((( 131 -((( 132 -root@dragino-1d25dc:~~# cat /etc/config/firewall 133 - 134 134 config defaults 135 135 option syn_flood '1' 136 136 option input 'ACCEPT' ... ... @@ -157,25 +157,15 @@ 157 157 option src 'lan' 158 158 option dest 'wan' 159 159 ))) 160 -))) 161 161 162 -((( 163 -//and run **/etc/init.d/firewall reload** or reboot the device.// 127 +and run **/etc/init.d/firewall reload** or reboot the device. 164 164 165 - 166 -))) 129 += 4. How does the gateway view the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) = 167 167 168 - =**4.Howdoes the gatewayview the InternationalMobileEquipmentIdentity(IMEI)** =131 +Use SSH to access the gateway configuration page and run the minicom command 169 169 133 +Select "**Serial Port Setup**": 170 170 171 -//Users can access the gateway CLI and run the minicom command to get the configuration interface.// 172 - 173 -((( 174 - 175 - 176 -**//Enter the minicom command, then select the option ''serial port setup".//** 177 -))) 178 - 179 179 (% class="box infomessage" %) 180 180 ((( 181 181 root@dragino-1ef9ac:~~# minicom -s ... ... @@ -183,191 +183,149 @@ 183 183 184 184 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/0/05/4G-1.png/400px-4G-1.png||height="265" width="400"]] 185 185 142 +Enter the minicom command 186 186 187 -A ndthen,change thesetting:144 +Access the serial port of the 4G module 188 188 189 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 190 -((( 191 -**Serial Device :** (% style="color:#037691" %)**/dev/ttyModemAT** 146 +Serial port setup is as follows: 192 192 193 -**Bps/Par/Bits :(% style="color:#037691" %) 9600 8N1(%%)** 194 -))) 148 +**Serial Device :** (% style="color:#037691" %)/dev/ttyModemAT 195 195 150 +**Bps/Par/Bits :**(% style="color:#037691" %) 9600 8N1 or 115200 8N1 196 196 197 -//**Note: Enter the corresponding letter to change the configuration, like A,B,C**// 198 - 199 199 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/c/cb/EC25_1.png/400px-EC25_1.png||height="164" width="400"]] 200 200 154 +Configuring USB Ports 201 201 202 -//Enter **AT+GSN **in the interface to get the IMEI,// 203 203 204 - //**For example (%style="color:#037691"%)860548042566627(%%)**//157 +Enter AT+GSN in the serial port to view the IMEI 205 205 206 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 207 -((( 208 -((( 209 - AT+GSN 210 -))) 211 -))) 159 +For example: (% style="color:#037691" %)860548042566627 212 212 161 +{{{AT+GSN 162 +}}} 163 + 213 213 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/6/66/4G-3.png/400px-4G-3.png||height="286" width="400"]] 214 214 166 +Enter the AT command 215 215 216 -= **5. How does the gateway connect to the network via a USB 4G Dongle** = 217 217 169 += 5. How does the gateway connect to the network via a USB 4G Dongle = 218 218 219 -== **5.1 Introduction**==171 +== 5.1 Introduction == 220 220 173 +Prerequisite: Requires a USB 4G Dongle and a supported gateway firmware 221 221 222 - (%style="color:red" %)**//Prerequisite: Requires aUSB 4G Dongle anda supported gateway firmware//**175 +This introduces a setup and configured gateway for using a USB 3g/UMTS-modem for WAN connection. 223 223 224 -((( 225 -//This introduces a setup and configured gateway for using a USB 3g/UMTS-modem for WAN connection.// 177 +Many mode (and most **LTE**) usb modems provide **qmi**, **mbim**, **ncm**, **rndis** protocol for connection instead of legacy **ppp** protocol, they are faster and better, overall recommended. For more information: [[https:~~/~~/openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wan/wwan/3gdongle>>url:https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wan/wwan/3gdongle]] 226 226 227 - 228 -))) 179 +This is not beginner-friendly due to too many protocols. 229 229 230 -((( 231 -//Many modes (and most **LTE**) USB modems provide **qmi**, **mbim**, **ncm**, **rndis** protocol for connection instead of legacy **ppp** protocol, they are faster and better, overall recommended.// 232 -))) 233 233 234 -((( 235 -//This is not beginner-friendly due to too many protocols.// 182 +== 5.2 How to use the USB-Dongle at the gateway == 236 236 237 - //Formore information: [[https:~~/~~/openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wan/wwan/3gdongle>>url:https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wan/wwan/3gdongle]]//184 +Most of the products can be used on the gateway, but because their protocols are different, they are not used in the same way. 238 238 239 - 240 -))) 186 +For example, the Huawei-E3372/E8372 is using Hilink mode or NCM mode. 241 241 242 -== **5.2 How to use the USB Dongle at the gateway** == 243 - 244 - 245 -//Most of the products can be used on the gateway, but because their protocols are different, they are not used in the same way.// 246 - 247 -((( 248 -//For example, the Huawei-E3372/E8372 is using **Hilink mode** or **NCM mode**.// 249 -))) 250 - 251 -(% class="box" %) 252 -((( 253 - Huawei-E3372/E8372 254 - Check the (% style="color:#037691" %)**E3372**(% style="color:black" %) version to determine the mode. 188 +{{{ Huawei-E3372/E8372 189 + Check E3372 version to determine the mode. 255 255 The version numbers starting with 21 is NCM mode 256 256 The version numbers starting with 22 is Hilink mode 257 - The E8372 only ha sHilink mode258 - **~**(% style="color:red" %)**Note:**259 - )))192 + The E8372 only have Hilink mode 193 + Note:The e3372 in the vast majority of cases is Hilink mode 194 +}}} 260 260 196 +== 5.3 Hilink mode == 261 261 262 - ==**5.3Hilinkmode** ==198 +Gateway upgrade to the specified firmware: 263 263 200 +[[Hilink.mode~~-~~-build-v5.4.1625627505>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LG308-LG301/Firmware/USB-Dongle_firmware/Hilink.mode--build-v5.4.1625627505-20210707-1113/]] 264 264 265 - //Gatewayupgradeto thespecifiedfirmware:[[Hilink.mode~~-~~-build-v5.4.1625627505>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LG308-LG301/Firmware/USB-Dongle_firmware/Hilink.mode--build-v5.4.1625627505-20210707-1113/]]//202 +=== 5.3.1 1.Plugs into the device === 266 266 204 +USB-Dongle plugs into the gateway USB port 267 267 268 - ===**5.3.1 Plugs into the device**===206 +Check the USB module via comman lsusb 269 269 208 +Note : User neet to do that connect gateway command line via ssh. 270 270 271 -((( 272 -//USB-Dongle plugs into the gateway USB port// 273 -))) 274 - 275 -((( 276 -//Check the USB module via command (% style="color:#037691" %)**lsusb**// 277 -))) 278 - 279 -((( 280 -(% style="color:red" %)//**Note: Users need to that connect to the gateway command line via ssh.**// 281 -))) 282 - 283 283 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/2/25/Usb-4g.png||height="63" width="554"]] 284 284 212 +Checking USB Ports 285 285 286 -=== 5.3.2 Detection of new network interfaces added === 214 +=== 5.3.2 2.Detection of new network interfaces added === 287 287 216 +Command line input: ifconfig -a 288 288 289 -//Check network configuration command line input: // 290 - 291 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 292 -((( 293 -((( 294 - root@dragino-1ef9ac:~~# ifconfig -a 295 -))) 296 -))) 297 - 298 298 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/a/a0/Usb-4g-1.png/400px-Usb-4g-1.png||height="401" width="400"]] 299 299 300 - //In theommand,theoutput user canseethat the newinterface added is (% style="color:#037691" %)**eth2**//220 +Check the network 301 301 302 - //Usually,the user can see that the new interface added is(% style="color:#037691" %)**eth2** (% style="color:black" %)or (% style="color:#037691" %)**wwan0**//222 +In the command output user can see that the new interface added is eth2 303 303 224 +Usually,user can see that the new interface added is eth2 or wwan0 304 304 305 -=== **5.3.3 Add the new interface to the network configuration.**===226 +=== 5.3.3 3.Add the new interface to the network confiutation. === 306 306 228 +Enter the configuration from the command line: 307 307 308 -//Enter the configuration from the command line~:// 309 - 310 -(% class="box" %) 311 -((( 312 -uci set network.lte=interface 230 +{{{uci set network.lte=interface 313 313 uci set network.lte.proto=dhcp 314 -uci set network.lte.ifname=eth2 ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-->#This depend on the name of the new interface gateway add232 +uci set network.lte.ifname=eth2 --------->#This depend on the name of the new interface gateway add 315 315 uci commit network 316 316 uci set firewall.@zone[1].network="wan wwan wan6 lte" 317 317 uci commit firewall 318 318 /etc/init.d/network restart 319 - )))237 +}}} 320 320 321 321 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/73/Usb-4g-4.png/600px-Usb-4g-4.png~|~|height="116" width="600"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Usb-4g-4.png]] 322 322 241 +Configuration 323 323 324 - //**Checking Network Configurations**//243 +Checking Network Configurations 325 325 326 - //Command-line input:(% style="color:#037691" %)**ifconfig**//245 +Command line input: ifconfig 327 327 328 328 [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/b/b8/Usb-4g-3.png~|~|height="514" width="554"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:Usb-4g-3.png]] 329 329 330 - //Now,Gatewayis configured toaccesstheinternetonthe LTE network.//249 +Checking Network Configurations 331 331 251 +Now, Gateway is configured to access the internet on the Lte network. 332 332 333 -== **5.4 NCM mode**==253 +== 5.4 NCM mode == 334 334 255 +== 5.5 Troubleshooting == 335 335 336 -== **5.5 Troubleshooting**==257 +=== 5.5.1 The USB-Dongle interface cannot obtain the IP address. === 337 337 259 +Please try this USB dongle to access the internet on your PC, to make sure this USB dongle can normally access the internet. 338 338 339 -= ==**5.5.1The USB-Dongleinterfacecannotobtainthe IP address.**===261 += 6. How to reduce data traffic = 340 340 263 +== 6.1 Introduce == 341 341 342 - //PleasetrythisUSB dongleto accesstheinterneton your PC,to makesurethis USB donglecan normallyaccess the internet.//265 +The gateways will use the data traffic were below two places. 343 343 267 +~1. There is the data traffic from LoRa package Forward which were the gateway status package and sensor end node uplink/downlink. 344 344 345 - =**6.How to reducedata traffic**=269 +For this case, by default, the gateway will uplink self-status to the LoRaWAN server per the 30s. the users can adjust the interval time. 346 346 347 - 348 -== **6.1 Introduce** == 349 - 350 - 351 -**//The gateways will use the data traffic below two places.//** 352 - 353 - 354 -//1. There is the data traffic from LoRa package Forward which were the gateway status package and sensor end node uplink/downlink.// 355 - 356 -//For this case, by default, the gateway will uplink self-status to the LoRaWAN server per the 30s. the users can adjust the interval time.// 357 - 358 358 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/b/bc/LoRa_interval_time_setting.png/600px-LoRa_interval_time_setting.png||height="282" width="600"]] 359 359 273 +LoRa interval time setting 360 360 361 - //2. There is the data traffic from the gateway check self-network status. by default, the gateway will checkthenetwork per 15s.//275 +2. There is the data traffic from the gateway check self-network status. by default, the gateway will check network per 15s. 362 362 363 - //For this case, We have monitored the loss of data traffic, which is the loss of 2M data traffic per day. the users can adjust the interval time following screenshots.//277 +For this case, We have monitored the loss of data traffic, which is the loss of 2M data traffic per day. the users can adjust the interval time following screenshots. 364 364 365 365 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/4/49/Systrm_General.png/600px-Systrm_General.png||height="319" width="600"]] 366 366 367 - //System Generalinterface//281 +Systrm General 368 368 369 369 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Set_time_interval.png/600px-Set_time_interval.png||height="319" width="600"]] 370 370 371 - //Keepalive script interval time settings//285 +Keppalive script interval time settings 372 372 373 373
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