Wiki source code of LPS8N - LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual

Version 125.1 by Xiaoling on 2022/07/06 16:00

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74.2	7	Table of Contents：
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96.2	21	(% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:29px" %)1. Introduction
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96.2	23	== 1.1 What is the LPS8N ==
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94.2	28	The LPS8N is an (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)open source LoRaWAN Indoor Gateway(%%). It lets you bridge LoRa wireless network to an IP network via WiFi, Ethernet, 3G or 4G cellular network. The LoRa wireless allows users to send data and reach extremely long ranges at low data-rates.
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94.2	32	The LPS8N uses (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Semtech packet forwarder(%%) & (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)LoRaWAN Station connection(%%) and fully compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. It includes a (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)SX1302 LoRaWAN concentrator(%%), which provides 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths.
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94.2	36	LPS8N has (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)pre-configured standard LoRaWAN frequency bands(%%) to use for different countries. User can also (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)customized the frequency bands (%%)to use in their own LoRa network.
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94.2	40	LPS8N can communicate with ABP LoRaWAN end node without LoRaWAN server. System integrator can use it to integrate with their existing IoT Service without set up own LoRaWAN server or use 3rd party LoRaWAN service.
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95.2	47	[[image:1656918270059-192.png]]
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96.2	50	== 1.2 Specifications ==
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95.2	53	(% style="color:#037691" %)Hardware System:
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50.3	56	Linux Part:
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	59	* 400Mhz ar9331 processor
	60	* 64MB RAM
	61	* 16MB Flash
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95.2	63	(% style="color:#037691" %)Interface:
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50.3	65	* 10M/100M RJ45 Ports x 1
	66	* WiFi : 802.11 b/g/n
	67	* LoRaWAN Wireless
95.2	68	* Power Input: 5V DC, 2A, Type C
50.3	69	* USB 2.0 host connector x 1
	70	* Mini-PCI E connector x 1
	71	* SX1302 + 2 x SX1250
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95.2	73	(% style="color:#037691" %)WiFi Spec:
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50.3	75	* IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
	76	* Frequency Band: 2.4 ~~ 2.462GHz
	77	* Tx power:
	78	** 11n tx power : mcs7/15: 11db mcs0 : 17db
	79	** 11b tx power: 18db
	80	** 11g 54M tx power: 12db
	81	** 11g 6M tx power: 18db
	82	* Wifi Sensitivity
	83	** 11g 54M : -71dbm
	84	** 11n 20M : -67dbm
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95.2	86	(% style="color:#037691" %)LoRa Spec:
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	88	* Up to -140 dBm sensitivity
50.3	89	* 70 dB CW interferer rejection at 1 MHz offset
	90	* Able to operate with negative SNR, CCR up to 9dB
	91	* Emulates 49 x LoRa demodulators and 1 x (G)FSK demodulator
	92	* Dual digital TX & RX radio front-end interfaces
	93	* 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths
	94	* Dynamic data-rate (DDR) adaptation
	95	* True antenna diversity or simultaneous dual-band operation
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95.2	97	(% style="color:#037691" %)Cellular 4G LTE (optional):
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	99	* Quectel [[EC25 LTE module>>url:https://www.quectel.com/product/ec25minipcie.htm]]
	100	* Micro SIM Slot
	101	* External 4G Sticker Antenna.
50.3	102	* Up to 150Mbps downlink and 50Mbps uplink data rates
	103	* Worldwide LTE,UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverage
	104	* MIMO technology meets demands for data rate and link reliability in modem wireless communication systems
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96.2	108	== 1.3 Features ==
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95.6	110	* Open Source OpenWrt system
	111	* Managed by Web GUI, SSH via WAN or WiFi
	112	* Remote access with Reverse-SSH or remote.it
	113	* Emulates 49x LoRa demodulators
	114	* LoRaWAN Gateway
	115	* 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths
	116	* Pre-configure to support different LoRaWAN regional settings.
	117	* Allow to customize LoRaWAN regional parameters.
	118	* Support Local decode ABP end node info and transfer to MQTT server
	119	* Support different level log in.
	120	* Support Semtech Packet Forwarder
	121	* Support LoRaWAN basic station.
	122	* Optional 3G/4G cellular connection
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96.2	126	== 1.4 Hardware System Structure ==
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96.2	128	[[image:1657079015096-949.png]]
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97.2	131	== 1.5 LPS8N Applications ==
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97.2	133	[[image:1657079055940-721.png]]
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97.2	136	== 1.6 LED Indicators ==
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101.2	139	LPS8N has totally four LEDs, They are:
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101.2	141	* Power LED [[image:image-20220706115518-1.png\|\|height="15" width="16"]] : This (% style="color:red" %)RED LED(%%) will be solid on if the device is properly powered.
	142	* LoRa LED [[image:image-20220706115518-2.png\|\|height="15" width="15"]] : This RGB LED will (% style="color:green" %)blink GREEN(%%) when LoRaWAN module starts or transmit a packet.
101.4	143	* SYS LED [[image:image-20220706115518-3.png\|\|height="16" width="16"]] : This RGB LED will shows different colors on different state:
101.2	144	(% style="color:blue" %)SOLID BLUE**(%%): Device is alive with LoRaWAN server connection.
104.5	145	(% style="color:blue" %)BLINKING BLUE(%%): a) Device has internet connection but no LoRaWAN Connection. or b) Device is in booting stage, in this stage, it will (% style="color:blue" %)BLINKING BLUE(%%) for several seconds and then with (% style="color:red" %)SOLID RED(%%) and (% style="color:blue" %)BLINKING BLUE**(%%) together
101.3	146	(% style="color:red" %)SOLID RED**(%%): Device doesn't have Internet connection.
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101.2	148	* ETH LED [[image:image-20220706115518-4.png\|\|height="15" width="17"]] : This LED shows the ETH interface connection status.
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103.2	150	= 2. Access and Configure LPS8N =
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	153	The LPS8N is configured as a WiFi Access Point by factory default. You can access and configure the LPS8N after connecting to its WiFi network, or via its WAN Ethernet port.
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103.2	157	== 2.1 Find IP address of LPS8N ==
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103.2	159	=== 2.1.1 Connect via WiFi ===
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103.2	161	[[image:1657085974260-168.png]]
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103.2	164	At the first boot of LPS8N, it will auto generate a WiFi network called (% style="color:green" %)//dragino-xxxxxx //(% style="color:black" %)with password: (% style="background-color:yellow" %)dragino+dragino
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50.3	170	User can use a PC to connect to this WiFi network. The PC will get an IP address 10.130.1.xxx and the DLOS8N has the default IP (% style="color:green" %)10.130.1.1
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103.2	176	=== 2.1.2 Connect via Ethernet with DHCP IP from router ===
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103.2	178	[[image:1657086105922-299.png]]
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103.2	182	Alternatively, connect the LPS8N Ethernet port to your router and DLOS8N will obtain an IP address from your router. In the router's management portal, you should be able to find what IP address the router has assigned to the LPS8N. You can also use this IP to connect.
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104.2	188	=== 2.1.3 Connect via WiFi with DHCP IP from router ===
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104.2	190	[[image:1657086192720-649.png]]
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104.2	193	If the LPS8N already connect to the router via WiFi, use can use the WiFi IP to connect to LPS8N.
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	197	=== 2.1.4 Connect via Ethernet with fall back ip ===
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104.5	199	The WAN port also has a [[fall back ip address>>\|\|anchor="H10.3A0IconfiguredLPS8NforWiFiaccessandlostitsIP.Whattodonow3F"]] for access if user doesn't connect to uplink router. Click [[here>>\|\|anchor="H10.3A0IconfiguredLPS8NforWiFiaccessandlostitsIP.Whattodonow3F"]] to see how to configure.
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104.5	203	== 2.2 Access Configure Web UI ==
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	205	Web Interface
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108.2	207	Open a browser on the PC and type the LPS8N ip address (depends on your connect method)
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	209	[[http:~~/~~/10.130.1.1/>>url:http://10.130.1.1/]] (Access via WiFi AP network)
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	213	http:~/~/IP_ADDRESS or [[http:~~/~~/ IP_ADDRESS:8000>>url:http://192.168.1.xx:8000]]
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108.2	216	You will see the login interface of LPS8N as shown below.
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	218	The account details for Web Login are:
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	220	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)User Name: root
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	222	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Password: dragino
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108.2	228	= 3. Typical Network Setup =
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108.2	230	== 3.1 Overview ==
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108.2	232	The LPS8N supports flexible network set up for different environments. This section describes the typical network topology. The network set up includes:
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	234	* WAN Port Internet Mode
	235	* WiFi Client Mode
	236	* WiFi AP Mode
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108.2	240	== 3.2 Use WAN port to access Internet ==
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108.2	242	By default, the LPS8N is set to use the WAN port to connect to an upstream network. When you connect the LPS8N's WAN port to an upstream router, LPS8N will get an IP address from the router and have Internet access via the upstream router. The network status can be checked in the (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)home page:
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108.2	245	[[image:1657088560833-398.png]]
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	248	== 3.3 Access the Internet as a WiFi Client ==
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50.3	250	In the WiFi Client Mode, DLOS8N acts as a WiFi client and gets DHCP from an upstream router via WiFi.
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50.3	253	The settings for WiFi Client is under page (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)System~-~-> WiFi ~-~-> WiFi WAN Client Settings
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50.3	260	In the WiFi Survey Choose the WiFi AP, and input the Passphrase then click Save & Apply to connect.
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110.2	265	== 3.4 Use built-in 4G modem for internet access ==
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	269	If the LPS8N has 3G/4G Cellular modem, user can use it as main internet connection or back up.
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108.2	274	First, install the Micro SIM card as below direction
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108.2	277	(((
	278	Second, Power off/ ON LPS8N to let it detect the SIM card.
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50.3	290	The set up page is (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)System ~-~-> Cellular
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50.3	294	While use the cellular as Backup WAN, device will use Cellular for internet connection while WAN port or WiFi is not valid and switch back to WAN port or WiFi after they recover.
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108.2	298	[[image:1657090932270-444.png]]
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110.2	302	== 3.5 Check Internet connection ==
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	304	In the (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)home(%%) page, we can check the Internet connection.
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78.2	306	* GREEN Tick [[image:1652436675869-206.png\|\|height="14" width="15"]] : This interface has Internet connection.
110.2	307	* Yellow Tick [[image:1652436705761-420.png\|\|height="15" width="15"]] : This interface has IP address but don't use it for internet connection.
111.2	308	* RED Cross [[image:1652436787176-950.png\|\|height="14" width="15"]] : This interface doesn't connected.
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110.2	310	[[image:1657091099235-452.png]]
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110.2	314	= 4. Example: Configure as a LoRaWAN gateway =
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110.2	316	LPS8N is fully compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. It uses the legacy Semtech Packet forwarder to forward the LoRaWAN packets to server. The structure is as below.
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110.2	319	[[image:1657091257648-882.png]]
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110.3	322	(((
	323	This chapter describes how to use the DLOS8Nto work with (TTN v3)[[ LoRaWAN Server>>url:https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]] ([[www.thethingsnetwork.org>>url:http://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]])
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110.3	328	== 4.1 Create a gateway in TTN V3 Server ==
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50.3	330	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Step 1: Get a Unique gateway ID.
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111.2	333	Every LPS8N has a unique gateway id. The ID can be found at LoRaWAN page:
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111.2	340	The example gateway id is: (% style="color:green" %)a840411e96744154
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50.3	343	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Step 2: Sign up a user account in TTN server
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	345	[[https:~~/~~/account.thethingsnetwork.org/register>>url:https://account.thethingsnetwork.org/register]]
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50.3	350	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Step 3: Choose the TTNv3 Cluster Picker
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	356	(% style="color:red" %)Note: Choose the cluster corresponds to a specific Gateway server address
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122.2	359	* Europe 1 (% style="color:red" %)corresponding Gateway server address:(%%)(% style="color:red" %) (% style="color:black" %)eu1.cloud.thethings.network
	360	* North America 1 (% style="color:red" %)corresponding Gateway server address: (% style="color:black" %)nam1.cloud.thethings.network
	361	* Australia 1 (% style="color:red" %)corresponding Gateway server address: (% style="color:black" %)au1.cloud.thethings.network
	362	* Legacy V2 Console : (% style="color:red" %)TTN v2 shuts down in December 2021
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50.3	366	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Step 4: Create a Gateway
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116.2	368	[[image:1657091941182-367.png]]
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	370	Click the Gateway icon and then click Add gateway.
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50.3	373	Open the following page:
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50.3	383	(% style="color:red" %)Notice: Gateway Server address must match the gateway configuration, otherwise you will have problem for End Node to join the network.
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	386	After creating the gateway, you can see the gateway info, as below.
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117.2	388	[[image:1657094130908-567.png]](% style="display:none" %)
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117.3	391	== 4.2 Configure DLOS8N to connect to TTN v3 ==
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122.2	394	You can now configure the LPS8N to let it connect to TTN network V3.
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122.2	398	Make sure your LPS8N has a working Internet Connection first.
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50.3	402	Choose the right server provider and click (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Save&Apply
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120.2	405	[[image:1657094183213-301.png]]
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	407	(% style="color:red" %)Note: The server address must match the Gateway server address you choose in TTN V3.
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50.3	410	In the home page, we can see the LoRaWAN connection is ready now.
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120.2	412	[[image:1657094202420-798.png]]
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50.3	415	In TTN v3 portal, we can also see the gateway is connected.
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122.2	420	== 4.3 Configure frequency ==
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122.2	422	We also need to set the frequency plan in LPS8N to match the end node we use, so to receive the LoRaWAN packets from the LoRaWAN sensor.
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122.2	424	[[image:1657094249818-468.png]]
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122.3	432	== 4.4 Add a LoRaWAN End Device ==
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50.3	435	This section shows how to add a LoRaWAN End device to a LoRaWAN network and see the data from TTN web site.
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50.3	439	We use [[LT-22222-L>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-end-node/item/156-lt-22222-l.html]] IO Controller as a reference device - the setup for other LoRaWAN devices will be similar.
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73.5	442	[[image:1652422794767-871.png]]
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50.3	445	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Step 1: (% style="color:black" %)Create a Device definition in TTN v3 with the OTAA keys from the example LT-22222-L IO Controller device.
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50.3	451	Three codes are required to define the device in TTN v3:
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	454	* DEV EUI - Unique ID code for a particular device.
	455	* APP EUI - ID code for an Application defined in TTN v3.
	456	* APP Key - Unique key to secure communications with a particular device.
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50.3	460	A set of these codes are stored in each device by the manufacturer as the default codes for that particular device. Each device is shipped with a sticker with the default Device EUI as shown below.
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73.5	463	[[image:1652422840936-838.png]]
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50.3	466	(% style="color:red" %)Note: You may be able to change these codes in a device by using a configuration facility on the device e.g. the LT-22222 uses a serial port access and a series of AT commands. Changing the codes may be necessary in the case where you have to use codes assigned by a LoRa WAN server.
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50.3	470	For the TTN v3 server, you can use the codes set in the device as in the following example.
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50.3	474	Select Add Application to open the screen below.
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73.5	477	[[image:1652422946999-255.png\|\|height="356" width="744"]]
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	479	Open the Application select Add end device
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	481	Start Register the end device
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50.3	486	Select OTAA activation mode
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50.3	490	The LoRaWAN version for your device should be provided by the manufacturer in a datasheet as LoRaWAN version or LoRaWAN specification. The most commonly used LoRaWAN versions are v1.0.2 and v1.0.3.
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73.5	493	[[image:1652422998005-968.png\|\|height="352" width="744"]]
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	495	First, input the End device ID, AppEUI and DevEUI.
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73.5	497	[[image:1652423022781-339.png\|\|height="365" width="741"]]
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	499	Secondly, choose the corresponding frequency and LoRaWAN class capabilities.
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50.3	504	Finally, Application layer settings input the corresponding AppKey. Before saving the configuration, check that the data matches the device.
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50.3	508	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)Step 2: (% style="color:black" %)Power on LT-22222-L device and it will automatically join the TTN network. After joining successfully, it will start to upload messages to the TTN v3. Select the Live data tab and you will see the data appearing in the panel.
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50.3	512	(% style="color:red" %)Note that it may take some time for the device data to appear in the TTN v3 display.
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73.5	515	[[image:1652423277549-324.png\|\|height="273" width="745"]]
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	517	= 5. Web Configure Pages =
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	519	== 5.1 Home ==
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	521	Shows the system running status.
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73.5	523	[[image:1652423418568-752.png\|\|height="329" width="724"]]
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	525	== 5.2 LoRa Settings ==
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	527	=== 5.2.1 LoRa ~-~-> LoRa ===
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50.3	530	This page shows the LoRa Radio Settings. There are a set of default frequency band according to LoRaWAN protocol, and user can customized the band* as well.
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50.3	534	Different DLOS8N hardware version can support different frequency range:
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	537	* 868: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.
	538	* 915: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920
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50.3	541	After user choose the frequency plan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checking the page LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log
78.4	542	)))
50.3	543
73.5	544	[[image:1652423554776-574.png\|\|height="380" width="740"]]
50.3	545
80.10	546	Note : [[See this instruction for how to customize frequency band>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]]*
50.3	547
	548
	549	=== 5.2.2 LoRa ~-~-> ABP Decryption ===
	550
	551	The DLOS8N can communicate with LoRaWAN ABP End Node without the need of LoRaWAN server. It can be used in some cases such as:
	552
	553	* No internet connection.
80.9	554	* User wants to get data forward in gateway and forward to their server based on MQTT/HTTP, etc. (Combine ABP communication method and [[MQTT forward together>>doc:Main.MQTT Forward Instruction.WebHome]]).
50.3	555
78.4	556	(((
80.10	557	Detail of this feature: [[Communication with ABP End Node>>doc:Main.Communicate with ABP End Node without LoRaWAN Network Server --- LG308.WebHome]]
78.4	558	)))
50.3	559
73.5	560	[[image:1652423628833-467.png\|\|height="357" width="755"]]
50.3	561
	562	== 5.3 LoRaWAN Settings ==
	563
	564	=== 5.3.1 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN ===
	565
	566	This page is for the connection set up to a general LoRaWAN Network server such as: [[TTN>>url:http://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]], [[ChirpStack>>url:https://www.chirpstack.io/]] etc
	567
73.5	568	[[image:1652423628833-467.png\|\|height="357" width="755"]]
50.3	569
	570	(% style="color:red" %)Note:
	571
	572	~*: User can ignore the latitude and longitude settings here, DLOS8N will use the actually value from GPS module.
	573
	574	~**: Packet filter is to drop the unwanted LoRaWAN packet, instruction see here:
	575
80.10	576	See: [[Filter unwanted LoRaWAN packets>>doc:Main.Filter unwanted LoRaWAN packets.WebHome]]
50.3	577
	578	=== 5.3.2 LoRaWAN ~-~-> Amazon AWS-IoT ===
	579
73.5	580	[[image:1652428499323-384.png\|\|height="275" width="723"]]
50.3	581
78.4	582	(((
80.10	583	Please see this instruction to know more detail and demo for how to connect to [[AWS-IoT LoRaWAN Core>>doc:Main.AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN.WebHome]].
78.4	584	)))
50.3	585
	586	=== 5.3.3 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LORIOT ===
	587
78.4	588	(((
50.3	589	Settings to communicate to LORIOT LoRaWAN Network Server: [[https:~~/~~/www.loriot.io/>>url:https://www.loriot.io/]]
78.4	590	)))
50.3	591
78.4	592	(((
80.10	593	Instruction: [[Notes for LORIOT>>doc:Main.Notes for LORIOT.WebHome]]
78.4	594	)))
50.3	595
73.5	596	[[image:1652428648903-878.png\|\|height="266" width="731"]]
50.3	597
	598	== 5.4 MQTT Settings ==
	599
	600	If end nodes works in ABP mode, user can configure DLOS8N to transfer the data to MQTT broker,
	601
80.10	602	Instruction: [[MQTT Forward Instruction>>doc:Main.MQTT Forward Instruction.WebHome]]
50.3	603
	604
73.5	605	[[image:1652428705046-212.png\|\|height="417" width="733"]]
50.3	606
	607	== 5.5 System ==
	608
	609	=== 5.5.1 System ~-~-> System Overview ===
	610
	611	Shows the system info:
	612
73.5	613	[[image:1652428773760-580.png\|\|height="408" width="728"]]
50.3	614
	615	=== 5.5.2 System ~-~-> General ( login settings) ===
	616
73.5	617	[[image:1652428861256-300.png\|\|height="354" width="724"]]
50.3	618
78.5	619	(((
54.2	620	__System Password:__
78.5	621	)))
50.3	622
78.5	623	(((
54.2	624	There are two login for DLOS8N: (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)root /dragino (% style="color:black" %)or (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)admin /dragino. (% style="color:black" %)Both root and admin has the same right for WEB access. But root user has also the right to access via SSH to Linux system. admin only able to access WEB interface.
78.5	625	)))
50.3	626
78.5	627	(((
50.3	628	This page can be used to set the password for them.
78.5	629	)))
50.3	630
54.2	631	(((
78.5	632	__Timezone:__Set device timezone.
	633	)))
50.3	634
54.2	635	(((
78.5	636	__Port forwarding:__Enable/Disable the HTTP and SSH access via WAN interface.
	637	)))
50.3	638
54.2	639	=== 5.5.3 System ~-~-> Network ===
50.3	640
73.5	641	[[image:1652429149053-824.png\|\|height="467" width="725"]]
50.3	642
78.5	643	(((
	644	__LAN Settings:__When the DLOS8N has the AP enable, LAN settings specify the network info for DLOS8N’s own network.
	645	)))
50.3	646
54.2	647	(((
78.5	648	__WAN Settings:__Setting for DLOS8N WAN port
54.2	649	)))
50.3	650
54.2	651	(((
78.5	652	__WiFi Settings:__Setting for DLOS8N WiFi IP when use it as WiFi Client
80.4	653
	654
54.2	655	)))
50.3	656
54.2	657	=== 5.5.4 System ~-~-> WiFi ===
50.3	658
	659	DLOS8N WiFi Settings.
	660
73.5	661	[[image:1652429430767-921.png\|\|height="367" width="723"]]
50.3	662
54.2	663	=== 5.5.5 System ~-~-> Cellular ===
50.3	664
	665	While use the cellular as Backup WAN, device will use Cellular for internet connection while WAN port or WiFi is not valid and switch back to WAN port or WiFi after they recover.
	666
73.5	667	[[image:1652429309615-825.png\|\|height="320" width="732"]]
50.3	668
54.2	669	(% style="color:red" %)Note *: For DLOS8N which doesn’t have the cellular module, this page will shows Cellular not detected.
50.3	670
59.2	671	=== 5.5.6 System ~-~-> Network Status ===
50.3	672
73.5	673	[[image:1652429486609-208.png\|\|height="415" width="728"]]
50.3	674
59.2	675	=== 5.5.7 System ~-~-> Remote Mgnt & Auto Provision ===
50.3	676
	677	Auto Provision is the feature for batch configure and remote management. It can be used in below two cases:
	678
73.5	679	[[image:1652429518191-846.png\|\|height="332" width="733"]]
50.3	680
73.5	681	[[image:1652429527544-247.png\|\|height="327" width="724"]]
50.3	682
73.5	683	[[image:1652429537849-154.png\|\|height="339" width="722"]]
50.3	684
	685	Please see this document for detail:
	686
80.4	687	(((
50.3	688	[[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Application_Note/&file=Auto-update-feature.pdf>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Application_Note/&file=Auto-update-feature.pdf]]
80.4	689	)))
50.3	690
	691
80.10	692	R-SSH is for remote access device and management, introduction for how to use: [[Remote Access Gateway>>doc:Main.Remote Access Gateway.WebHome]]
50.3	693
73.5	694	[[image:1652429624400-864.png\|\|height="432" width="716"]]
50.3	695
80.10	696
66.2	697	=== 5.5.8 System ~-~-> Firmware Upgrade ===
50.3	698
	699	We keep improving the DLOS8N Linux side firmware for new features and bug fixes. Below are the links for reference.
	700
	701	* Latest firmware: [[LoRa Gateway Firmware>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LG02-OLG02/Firmware/]],
	702
	703	( [[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LG02-OLG02/Firmware>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LG02-OLG02/Firmware/]] )
	704
	705	* Change Log: [[Firmware Change Log>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LG02-OLG02/Firmware/ChangeLog]].
	706
	707	( [[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LG02-OLG02/Firmware/ChangeLog>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/LG02-OLG02/Firmware/ChangeLog]] )
	708
78.5	709	(((
66.2	710	The file named as (% style="color:green" %)xxxxx–xxxxx-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin (% style="color:black" %)is the upgrade Image. There are different methods to upgrade, as below.
78.5	711	)))
50.3	712
78.5	713	(((
66.2	714	(% style="color:green" %)Web~-~-> System~-~-> Firmware Upgrade
78.5	715	)))
50.3	716
73.5	717	[[image:1652429711145-862.png\|\|height="270" width="737"]]
50.3	718
	719	Select the required image and click Flash Image. The image will be uploaded to the device, and then click Process Update to upgrade.
	720
66.2	721	(% style="color:red" %)NOTE: (% style="color:black" %)You normally need to //uncheck// the Preserve Settings checkbox when doing an upgrade to ensure that there is no conflict between the old settings and the new firmware. The new firmware will start up with its default settings.
50.3	722
	723	The system will automatically boot into the new firmware after upgrade.
	724
73.5	725	[[image:1652429962190-224.png\|\|height="358" width="729"]]
50.3	726
66.2	727	(% style="color:red" %)NOTE*(%%): User can also upgrade firmware via Linux console
50.3	728
66.2	729	SCP the firmware to the system(% style="color:green" %)/var(%%) directory and then run
50.3	730
66.2	731	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)//root@OpenWrt:~~# /sbin/sysupgrade –n /var/Your_Image//
50.3	732
66.2	733	(% style="color:red" %)NOTE(%%) : it is important to transfer the image in the /var directory, otherwise it may exceed the available flash size.
50.3	734
66.2	735	=== 5.5.9 System ~-~-> Reboot/Reset ===
50.3	736
73.5	737	[[image:1652430197132-330.png\|\|height="256" width="724"]]
50.3	738
73.7	739	(((
	740
	741	)))
50.3	742
66.2	743	=== 5.5.10 System ~-~-> Package Maintain ===
50.3	744
73.5	745	[[image:1652430243826-126.png\|\|height="289" width="723"]]
50.3	746
	747	Place to show what package has installed and possible to upgrade packages.
	748
66.2	749	== 5.6 LogRead ==
50.3	750
66.2	751	=== 5.6.1 LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log ===
50.3	752
	753
	754	Show the frequency for LoRa Radio and traffics.
	755
91.1	756	[[image:image-20220615204306-1.png\|\|height="575" width="733"]]
	757
	758
	759	Show the IoT Server Connection State and FWD State
	760
93.1	761	[[image:image-20220616083933-1.png\|\|height="556" width="729"]]
91.1	762
93.1	763	DLOS8 can view GPS location in the Logread FWD State
91.1	764
93.1	765
91.1	766	Show the Error logs, RxTxJson lorawan packages, and PULL State
	767
	768	[[image:image-20220615205416-6.png\|\|height="442" width="884"]]
	769
	770
66.2	771	=== 5.6.2 LogRead ~-~-> System Log ===
50.3	772
	773	Show the system log
	774
73.5	775	[[image:1652430369760-511.png\|\|height="373" width="730"]]
50.3	776
66.2	777	= 6. More features =
50.3	778
66.2	779	== 6.1 More instructions ==
50.3	780
80.12	781	[[LoRaWAN Gateway Instruction>>doc:Main.WebHome]](LoRaWAN Gateway)
50.3	782
80.12	783
66.2	784	= 7. Linux System =
50.3	785
	786	The DLOS8N is based on the OpenWrt Linux system. It is open source, and users are free to configure and modify the Linux settings.
	787
66.2	788	== 7.1 SSH Access for Linux console ==
50.3	789
	790	User can access the Linux console via the SSH protocol. Make sure your PC and the DLOS8N are connected to the same network, then use a SSH tool (such as [[putty>>url:http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~~sgtatham/putty/download.html]] in Windows) to access it.
	791
	792	IP address: IP address of DLOS8N
	793
	794	Port: 22 (via WiFi AP mode) or 2222 (via WAN Interface)
	795
71.2	796	User Name: (% style="color:green" %)root
50.3	797
71.2	798	Password: (% style="color:green" %)dragino (% style="color:black" %)(default)
50.3	799
	800	After logging in, you will be in the Linux console and can enter commands as shown below.
	801
73.5	802	[[image:1652431588565-830.png]]
50.3	803
71.2	804	The “(% class="mark" %)logread -f(%%)” command can be used to debug how system runs.
50.3	805
73.5	806	[[image:1652431609193-637.png\|\|height="214" width="732"]]
71.2	807
80.13	808
67.3	809	== 7.2 Edit and Transfer files ==
50.3	810
78.5	811	(((
71.2	812	The DLOS8N supports the (% style="color:green" %)SCP protocol (% style="color:black" %)and has a built-in (% style="color:green" %)SFTP server. (% style="color:black" %)There are many ways to edit and transfer files using these protocols.
78.5	813	)))
50.3	814
78.5	815	(((
50.3	816	In Windows, one of the easiest methods is using the [[WinSCP>>url:https://winscp.net/eng/index.php]] utility.
78.5	817	)))
50.3	818
78.5	819	(((
50.3	820	After establishing access via WinSCP to the device, you can use an FTP style window to drag / drop files to the DLOS8N, or edit the files directly in the windows.
78.5	821	)))
50.3	822
78.5	823	(((
50.3	824	Screenshot is as below:
78.5	825	)))
50.3	826
73.5	827	[[image:1652431650755-450.png]]
50.3	828
	829
71.3	830	== 7.3 File System ==
	831
78.6	832	(((
50.3	833	The DLOS8N has a 16MB flash and a 64MB RAM. The /var and /tmp directories are in the RAM, so contents stored in /tmp and /var will be erased after rebooting the device. Other directories are in the flash and will remain after reboot.
78.6	834	)))
50.3	835
78.6	836	(((
50.3	837	The Linux system uses around 8MB ~~10MB flash size which means there is not much room for user to store data in the DLOS8N flash.
78.6	838	)))
50.3	839
78.6	840	(((
50.3	841	You can use an external USB flash memory device to extend the size of flash memory for storage.
78.6	842	)))
50.3	843
71.6	844
71.3	845	== 7.4 Package maintenance system ==
50.3	846
71.3	847	DLOS8N uses the OpenWrt [[OPKG package maintenance system>>https://oldwiki.archive.openwrt.org/doc/techref/opkg]]. There are more than 3000+ packages available in our package server for users to install for their applications. For example, if you want to add the //iperf // tool, you can install the related packages and configure DLOS8N to use //iperf //.
50.3	848
78.6	849	(((
71.3	850	Below are some example //opkg // commands. For more information please refer to the [[OPKG package maintain system>>https://oldwiki.archive.openwrt.org/doc/techref/opkg]] ([[https:~~/~~/oldwiki.archive.openwrt.org/doc/techref/opkg>>https://oldwiki.archive.openwrt.org/doc/techref/opkg]])
78.6	851	)))
50.3	852
78.6	853	(((
71.6	854	In Linux Console run:
78.6	855	)))
50.3	856
71.6	857	(((
71.7	858	(% style="color:green" %)root@dragino-169d30:~~# opkg update (% style="color:black" %)~/~/ to get the latest packages list
71.6	859	)))
50.3	860
71.6	861	(((
	862	(% style="color:green" %)root@dragino-169d30:~~# opkg list (% style="color:black" %) ~/~/shows the available packages
	863	)))
50.3	864
71.6	865	(((
	866	(% style="color:green" %)root@dragino-169d30:~~# opkg install iperf (% style="color:black" %)~/~/ install iperf
	867	)))
50.3	868
	869	The system will automatically install the required packages as shown below.
	870
	871
71.6	872	(((
71.7	873	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//root@dragino-169d30:/etc/opkg# opkg install iperf//
71.6	874	)))
50.3	875
71.6	876	(((
71.7	877	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//Installing iperf (2.0.12-1) to root…//
71.6	878	)))
50.3	879
71.6	880	(((
73.3	881	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//Downloading //[[(% style="background-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); background-color: rgb(220, 220, 220)" %)//http:~~/~~/downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/iperf_2.0.12-1_mips_24kc.ipk//>>url:http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/iperf_2.0.12-1_mips_24kc.ipk]]
71.6	882	)))
50.3	883
71.6	884	(((
71.7	885	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//Installing uclibcxx (0.2.4-3) to root…//
71.6	886	)))
50.3	887
71.6	888	(((
73.3	889	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//Downloading //[[(% style="background-color: rgb(220, 220, 220); background-color: rgb(220, 220, 220)" %)//http:~~/~~/downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/uclibcxx_0.2.4-3_mips_24kc.ipk//>>url:http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/mips_24kc/base/uclibcxx_0.2.4-3_mips_24kc.ipk]]
71.6	890	)))
50.3	891
71.6	892	(((
71.7	893	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//Configuring uclibcxx.//
71.6	894	)))
50.3	895
71.6	896	(((
71.7	897	(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)//Configuring iperf.//
71.6	898	)))
50.3	899
73.2	900	= 8. Upgrade Linux Firmware =
50.3	901
71.7	902
73.2	903	= 9. FAQ =
	904
71.6	905	== 9.1 How can I configure for a customized frequency band? ==
50.3	906
78.6	907	(((
80.10	908	See below link for how to customize frequency band: [[How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]]
78.6	909	)))
50.3	910
78.6	911	(((
80.10	912
78.6	913	)))
50.3	914
71.6	915	== 9.2 Can I connect DLOS8N to LORIOT? ==
50.3	916
80.10	917	Yes, the set up instruction is here: [[Notes for LORIOT>>doc:Main.Notes for LORIOT.WebHome]]
50.3	918
73.2	919
71.6	920	== 9.3 Can I make my own firmware for the gateway, where can I find the source code? ==
50.3	921
78.6	922	(((
50.3	923	Yes, You can make your own firmware for the DLOS8N for branding purposes or to add customized applications.
78.6	924	)))
50.3	925
78.6	926	(((
50.3	927	The source code and compile instructions can be found at: [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/openwrt_lede-18.06>>url:https://github.com/dragino/openwrt_lede-18.06]]
78.6	928	)))
50.3	929
73.2	930
71.6	931	== 9.4 Can I use 868Mhz version for 915Mhz bands? ==
50.3	932
	933	It is possible but the distance will be very short, you can select US915 frequency band in 868Mhz version hardware. It will work but you will see the performance is greatly decreased because the 868Mhz version has an RF filter for band 863~~870Mhz, all other frequencies will have high attenuation.
	934
71.7	935
73.2	936	= 10. Trouble Shooting =
	937
71.6	938	== 10.1 I get kernel error when install new package, how to fix? ==
50.3	939
	940	In some cases, when installing a package with //opkg//, it will generate a kernel error such as below due to a mismatch I the kernel ID:
	941
73.3	942	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)root@dragino-16c538:~~# opkg install kmod-dragino2-si3217x_3.10.49+0.2-1_ar71xx.ipk
50.3	943
73.5	944	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)Installing kmod-dragino2-si3217x (3.10.49+0.2-1) to root…
50.3	945
73.3	946	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)Collected errors:
50.3	947
73.3	948	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)* satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for kmod-dragino2-si3217x:
50.3	949
73.3	950	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)* kernel (= 3.10.49-1-4917516478a753314254643facdf360a) *
50.3	951
73.3	952	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)* opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-dragino2-si3217x.
50.3	953
78.6	954	(((
50.3	955	In this case, you can use the –force-depends option to install such package as long as the actual kernel version is the same.
78.6	956	)))
50.3	957
73.3	958	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)Opkg install kmod-dragino2-si3217x_3.10.49+0.2-1_ar71xx.ipk –force-depends
50.3	959
73.2	960
71.6	961	== 10.2 How to recover the DLOS8N if the firmware crashes ==
50.3	962
78.6	963	(((
80.11	964	Please follow this instruction to recover your gateway: [[Recover Gateway>>doc:Main.How to Recover Gateway if can't access it.WebHome]]
78.6	965	)))
50.3	966
78.6	967	(((
80.11	968
78.6	969	)))
50.3	970
71.6	971	== 10.3 I configured DLOS8N for WiFi access and lost its IP. What to do now? ==
50.3	972
73.5	973	[[image:1652435238615-272.png\|\|height="247" width="727"]]
50.3	974
78.6	975	(((
50.3	976	The DLOS8N has a fall-back IP address on its WAN port. This IP is always enabled so you can use the fall-back IP to access DLOS8N no matter what the WiFi IP is. The fall back IP is useful for connecting and debug the unit.
78.6	977	)))
50.3	978
73.5	979	(% style="color:red" %)Note: fallback IP can be disabled in the WAN and DHCP page.
50.3	980
	981
	982	Steps to connect via fall back IP:
	983
73.2	984	~1. Connect PC’s Ethernet port to DLOS8N’s WAN port
	985
	986	2. Configure PC’s Ethernet port has
73.5	987	IP: 172.31.255.253 and
	988	Netmask: 255.255.255.252
50.3	989
	990	As below photo:
	991
73.5	992	[[image:1652435256286-879.png]]
50.3	993
73.2	994	3. In the PC, use IP address 172.31.255.254 to access the DLOS8N via Web or Console.
50.3	995
	996	Please note the latest firmware uses port 8000 for http and 2222 for ssh access.
	997
73.5	998
71.7	999	= 11. Order Info =
50.3	1000
73.6	1001	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %) //PART: DLOS8N-XXX-YYY//:
50.3	1002
73.6	1003	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %) //XXX: Frequency Band//
50.3	1004
73.6	1005	* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %) 868(% style="color:black" %) : valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.
	1006	* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %) 915(% style="color:black" %): valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920
50.3	1007
73.6	1008	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %) //YYY: 4G Cellular Option//
50.3	1009
73.6	1010	* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %) E(% style="color:black" %): EMEA, Korea, Thailand, India.
	1011	* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %) A(% style="color:black" %): North America/ Rogers/AT&T/T-Mobile.
	1012	* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %) AU(% style="color:black" %): Latin America, New Zeland, Taiwan
	1013	* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %) J(% style="color:black" %): Japan, DOCOMO/SoftBank/ KDDI
50.3	1014
	1015	More info about valid bands, please see [[EC25-E product page>>url:https://www.quectel.com/product/ec25.htm]].
	1016
73.6	1017
71.7	1018	= 12. Packing Info =
50.3	1019
78.6	1020	(((
50.3	1021	Package Includes:
78.6	1022	)))
50.3	1023
	1024	* DLOS8N LoRaWAN Gateway x 1
	1025	* Stick Antenna for LoRa RF part. Frequency is one of 470 or 868 or 915Mhz depends the model ordered
	1026	* Packaging with environmental protection paper box
	1027
78.6	1028	(((
50.3	1029	Dimension and weight:
78.6	1030	)))
50.3	1031
	1032	* Device Size: 12 x 12 x 3 cm
	1033	* Weight: 187g
	1034	* Package Size: 14.5 x 13.5 x 6 cm
	1035	* Weight: 300g
	1036
71.7	1037	= 13. Support =
50.3	1038
80.15	1039	* Try to see if your questions already answered in the [[wiki>>doc:Main.WebHome]].
50.3	1040	* Support is provided Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 18:00 GMT+8.
	1041	Due to different timezones we cannot offer live support. However, your questions will be answered as soon as possible in the before mentioned schedule.
71.7	1042	* Provide as much information as possible regarding your enquiry (product models, accurately describe your problem and steps to replicate it etc) and send a mail to:[[support@dragino.com>>url:file:///C:/Users/11315/Documents/D:/Projects/LoRa%20Product%20Line/LG308%20Picocell%20Gateway/LG308/LG308%20%25E8%25AF%25B4%25E6%2598%258E%25E4%25B9%25A6/support@dragino.com]]

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