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11 **Table of Contents：**
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Xiaoling 117.2 19 = 1. Introduction =
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Xiaoling 117.2 21 == 1.1 What is LPS8v2 ==
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Edwin Chen 44.1 26 The LPS8v2 is an (% style="color:green" %)**open-source LoRaWAN Gateway**(%%). It lets you bridge LoRa wireless network to an IP network via (% style="color:green" %)**WiFi , Ethernet or Cellular Network**(%%) (via Optional 4G module). The LoRa wireless allows users to send data and reach extremely long ranges at low data rates.
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Edwin Chen 44.1 30 The LPS8v2 is fully compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. It supports different kinds of LoRaWAN Network Connections such as: (% style="color:green" %)**Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder, LoRaWAN Basic Station, ChirpStack MQTT Bridge**(%%), and so on. This makes LPS8V2 work with most LoRaWAN platforms in the market.
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Edwin Chen 44.1 34 LPS8v2 also includes a (% style="color:green" %)**built-in LoRaWAN Server and IoT server**(%%), which provide the possibility for the system integrator to deploy the IoT service without cloud service or 3rd servers.
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Edwin Chen 43.1 38 Different countries use different LoRaWAN frequency bands. LPS8v2 has these bands pre-configured. Users can also customize the frequency bands to use in their own LoRa network.
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Edwin Chen 44.1 42 LPS8v2 supports (% style="color:green" %)**remote management**(%%). System Integrator can easy to remote monitor the gateway and maintain it.
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Xiaoling 117.2 46 == 1.2 Specifications ==
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Xiaoling 69.2 49 (% style="color:#037691" %)**Hardware System:**
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Edwin Chen 46.1 51 * CPU: Quad-core Cortex-A7 1.2Ghz
Xiaoye 6.2 52 * RAM: 512MB
53 * eMMC: 4GB
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Xiaoling 69.2 55 (% style="color:#037691" %)**Interface:**
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57 * 10M/100M RJ45 Ports x 1
Edwin Chen 45.1 58 * Multi-Channel LoRaWAN Wireless
Edwin Chen 43.1 59 * WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Xiaoling 156.2 60 * Sensitivity: -140dBm
61 * Max Output Power: 27dBm
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Xiaoling 69.2 63 (% style="color:#037691" %)**Operating Condition:**
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Xiaoling 156.2 65 * Work Temperature: -20 ~~ 70°C
66 * Storage Temperature: -20 ~~ 70°C
Edwin Chen 45.1 67 * Power Input: 5V, 2A, DC
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Xiaoling 117.2 69 == 1.3 Features ==
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Xiaoye 6.2 72 * Open Source Debian system
73 * Managed by Web GUI, SSH via WAN or WiFi
Edwin Chen 45.1 74 * Remote Management
Edwin Chen 49.1 75 * Auto-provisioning for batch deployment and management
Xiaoye 6.2 76 * LoRaWAN Gateway
77 * 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths
Xiaoye 26.1 78 * Pre-configured to support different LoRaWAN regional settings.
Kilight Cao 11.1 79 * Allow customizing LoRaWAN regional parameters.
Edwin Chen 45.1 80 * Different kinds of LoRaWAN Connections such as
81 ** Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder
82 ** LoRaWAN Basic Station
83 ** ChirpStack-Gateway-Bridge (MQTT)
Xiaoling 69.2 84 * Built-in (% style="color:#037691" %)//**The Things Network**//(%%) local LoRaWAN server
85 * Built-in  (% style="color:#037691" %)//**Node-Red**// (%%)local Application server
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Xiaoling 117.2 87 == 1.4 Block Diagram ==
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Xiaoling 117.2 91 == 1.5 LED Indicators ==
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Xiaoye 35.1 94 LPS8-V2 has totally four LEDs, They are:
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Xiaoling 69.3 97 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ Power LED**//(%%)//: This RED LED will be solid if the device is properly powered//
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Xiaoling 107.3 99 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ ETH LED**//(%%)//:  This RGB LED will blink GREEN when the ETH port is connecting//
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Xiaoling 107.3 101 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ SYS LED**//(%%)//:  This RGB LED will show different colors in different states~://
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Xiaoye 84.1 103 // ✓ **SOLID GREEN:** The device is alive with a LoRaWAN server connection.//
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Xiaoye 84.1 105 // ✓ **BLINKING GREEN:** a) Device has internet connection but no LoRaWAN Connection. or b) Device is in booting stage, in this stage, it will BLINKING GREEN for several seconds and then with BLINKING GREEN together//
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Xiaoling 69.4 107 // ✓** SOLID RED:** Device doesn't have an Internet connection.//
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Xiaoye 84.1 109 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ WIFI LED**//(%%)//: This LED shows the WIFI interface connection status.//
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Xiaoling 117.2 112 == 1.6 Button Intruction ==
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Xiaoye 84.1 115 LPS8-V2 has a black toggle button, which is:
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118 (% style="color:blue" %)**//➢ //Long press 4-5s  : **(%%)the gateway will reload the Network and Initialize wifi configuration
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120 // **LED status: ** ETH LED will BLINKIND BULE Until the reload is finished.//
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Xiaoye 85.1 123 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ **//**Long press more than 10s:**(%%)**    **//the gateway will restore the factory settings.//
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125 //**LED status: ** ETH LED will SOLID BULE Until the restore is finished.//
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Xiaoling 117.2 128 = 2. Quick Start =
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Xiaoye 26.1 131 The LPS8-V2 supports network access via Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection and runs without a network.
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Xiaoye 26.1 133 In most cases, the first thing you need to do is make the lps8-v2 accessible to the network.
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Xiaoling 117.2 136 == 2.1 Connects to the network and accesses the gateway Web UI ==
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Xiaoling 117.2 138 == 2.1.1 connect the network ==
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Xiaoling 69.4 141 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Method 1**(%%):  Connect via Ethernet with DHCP IP from the router ===
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Xiaoling 122.3 145 Connect the LPS8-V2 Ethernet port to your router and LPS8-V2 can 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 LPS8-V2.
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Xiaoye 35.1 149 You can also use this IP to connect.
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Kilight Cao 133.1 155 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Method 2**(%%):  Connect via LPS8-V2 Fallback IP ===
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Xiaoye 137.1 161 (% style="color:blue" %)**Steps to connect via fallback IP:**
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Xiaoye 137.1 163 ~1. Connect the PC's Ethernet port to LPS8-V2's WAN port
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165 2. Configure PC's Ethernet port has IP: 172.31.255.253 and Netmask: 255.255.255.252
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Xiaoye 137.1 167 As in the below photo:
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171 3. In the PC, use IP address 172.31.255.254 to access the LPS8-V2 via Web or Console.
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Kilight Cao 133.1 178 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Method 3**(%%):  Connect via WiFi with DHCP IP from the router ===
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Xiaoye 35.1 181 [[image:image-20220622100542-2.png||height="369" width="1256"]]
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Xiaoling 69.4 184 Fill in the WiFi information by checking the box and clicking (% style="color:red" %)**Save&Apply**
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Xiaoye 35.1 191 **Wi-Fi configuration successful**
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Xiaoling 107.2 197 [[image:image-20220622102901-8.png||height="476" width="938"]]
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Kilight Cao 128.1 200 == 2.1.2 Access Configure Web UI ==
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203 **Web Interface**
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205 Open a browser on the PC and type the LPS8-V2 ip address (depends on your connect method)
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Kilight Cao 134.1 208 [[(% style="background-color:yellow" %)**//http:~~/~~/IP_ADDRESS //**>>http://IP_ADDRESS]](%%) or (% style="background-color:yellow" %)//**[[http:~~/~~/172.31.255.254>>http://172.31.255.254(]]**//(Fallback IP)
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212 The account details for Web Login are:
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214 (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**User Name: root**
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216 (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Password:   dragino**
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Xiaoling 117.2 221 == 2.2 The LPS8-V2 is registered and connected to The Things Network ==
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Xiaoling 117.2 223 === 2.2.1 Select your area frequency ===
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Xiaoye 41.1 227 First, you need to set the frequency plan in LPS8-V2 to match the end node we use, so to receive the LoRaWAN packets from the LoRaWAN sensor.
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Xiaoling 107.2 232 [[image:image-20220622103332-9.png||height="485" width="938"]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 235 === 2.2.2 Get the only gateway EUI ===
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238 Every LPS8-V2 has a unique gateway id. The ID can be found on LoRaWAN Semtech page:
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Xiaoling 107.2 241 [[image:image-20220622103355-10.png||height="698" width="949"]]
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Xiaoling 69.4 244 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: Choose the cluster that corresponds to a specific Gateway server address**
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Xiaoye 41.1 247 **➢ Europe 1:**  corresponding Gateway server address:  **eu1.cloud.thethings.network**
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249 **➢ North America 1:**  corresponding Gateway server address:  **nam1.cloud.thethings.network**
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251 **➢ Australia 1: ** corresponding Gateway server address:  **au1.cloud.thethings.network**
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253 **➢ Legacy V2 Console:** TTN v2 shuts down in December 2021
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Kilight Cao 158.1 259 === 2.2.3 Register the gateway to The Things Network ===
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262 **Login to The Things Network**
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264 [[https:~~/~~/console.cloud.thethings.network/>>https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]]
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Xiaoye 41.1 267 **Add the gateway**
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Xiaoling 117.2 275 = 3. Web Configure Pages =
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Xiaoling 117.2 277 == 3.1 Home ==
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Kilight Cao 23.1 280 //Shows the system running status~://
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Xiaoling 107.2 282 [[image:http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/download/Main/User%20Manual%20for%20All%20Gateway%20models/HP0C/WebHome/image-20220622102901-8.png?rev=1.1||alt="image-20220622102901-8.png" height="476" width="939"]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 285 == 3.2 LoRa Settings ==
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Xiaoling 117.2 287 === 3.2.1 LoRa ~-~-> LoRa ===
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Kilight Cao 23.1 290 //This page shows the LoRa Radio Settings. There is a set of default frequency bands according to LoRaWAN protocol, and users can customize the band* as well.//
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Kilight Cao 23.1 292 //Different LPS8v2 hardware versions can support different frequency ranges~://
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Xiaoye 83.1 294 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//**868**//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865, or KZ865.//
Kilight Cao 23.1 295 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//**915**//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920//
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Kilight Cao 23.1 297 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
Xiaoling 69.4 298 //After the user choose the frequency plan,  the user can see the actual frequency is used by checking the page (% style="color:#037691" %)**LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log**//
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Kilight Cao 23.1 301 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
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Xiaoling 103.3 306 (% style="color:red" %)//**Note *: See this instruction for how to customize the frequency band: **//(%%)**//__[[How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band - DRAGINO>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]]__//**
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Xiaoling 117.2 310 == 3.3 LoRaWAN Settings ==
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Xiaoling 117.2 312 === 3.3.1 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Semtech UDP ===
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315 //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.//
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Kilight Cao 23.1 318 [[image:image-20220616111932-2.png||height="516" width="672"]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 321 === 3.3.2 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Basic Station ===
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Kilight Cao 23.1 327 [[image:image-20220616113246-3.png||height="396" width="672"]]
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Xiaoling 103.4 331 Please see this instruction to know more detail and a demo for how to use of LoRaWAN Basic Station: __[[Use of LoRaWAN Basic Station - DRAGINO>>doc:Main.Use of LoRaWAN Basic Station.WebHome]]__
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Xiaoling 117.2 335 == 3.4 Network Settings ==
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Xiaoling 117.2 337 === 3.4.1 Network ~-~-> WiFi ===
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Xiaoling 117.2 343 === 3.4.2 Network ~-~-> System Status ===
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Xiaoye 83.1 346 [[image:image-20220820134112-2.png||height="539" width="668"]]
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Kilight Cao 146.1 349 === 3.4.3 Network ~-~-> Network ===
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Kilight Cao 146.1 352 In the Network ~-~-> Network interface, Users can set the Ethernet WAN static ip address.
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Kilight Cao 146.1 354 [[image:image-20230214093657-2.png||height="333" width="858"]]
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Kilight Cao 155.1 357 === 3.4.4 Network ~-~-> Cellular ===
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Kilight Cao 156.1 362 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: APN cannot be empty.**
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Kilight Cao 155.1 364 [[image:image-20230228115126-1.png]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 372 == 3.5 System ==
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Kilight Cao 122.1 374 === 3.5.1 System ~-~-> System Overview ===
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Xiaoling 109.2 379 [[image:image-20220917144512-5.png||height="618" width="853"]]
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Kilight Cao 127.1 382 === 3.5.2 System ~-~-> System General ===
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Kilight Cao 133.1 385 In the System-> System General interface, Users can customize the configuration System Password and set Timezone.
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Kilight Cao 146.1 387 In addition, Users can customize the FallBack IP address.
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Kilight Cao 146.1 389 [[image:image-20230214094058-3.png]]
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Kilight Cao 127.1 392 === 3.5.3 System ~-~-> Backup/Restore ===
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Kilight Cao 127.1 398 === 3.5.4 System ~-~-> Remoteit ===
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Kilight Cao 147.1 409 === 3.5.5 System ~-~-> Package Management ===
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Xiaoling 117.2 417 = 4. Build-in Server =
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Xiaoye 83.1 420 The default factory version of LPS8-V2 is installed with the built-in Applicant server: (% style="color:blue" %)**Node-Red, and**(%%) LoRaWAN Server: (% style="color:blue" %)**The Things Network - Stack (Open Source 3.19 Version).**
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Kilight Cao 149.1 423 [[image:image-20230214095318-5.png||height="347" width="980"]]
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Xiaoling 83.4 426 (% style="color:red" %)**Note:**
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Xiaoye 83.1 428 **Path**: System ~-~-> Built-in Server
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Xiaoye 83.1 431 **Troubleshooting:**
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Xiaoye 83.1 434 **~ 1. URL does not jump properly**
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Kilight Cao 86.1 436 For the ttn-stack, you can click the update the URL which will update the configuration where change the hostname to the current local IP address as the URL.
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Kilight Cao 86.1 438 For the Node-Red, you can use the local IP address and the port is 1880 to access it.
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Xiaoling 117.2 441 == 4.1 LoRaWAN Network  Server ~-~- The Things Network - Stack (TTN-V3) ==
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Xiaoling 109.3 444 You can access the gateway's built-in LNS server of (% style="color:blue" %)**The Things Network - Stack **(%%)via the URL( (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/<hostname>:8080 or http:~/~/<local-IPV4-address> //**__(%%)) in your browser.
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Xiaoye 83.1 446 Such as  (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/dragino-54ff12:8080  or http:~/~/<Local-IPV4-Address>//**__
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Xiaoye 83.1 449 Login account:
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Xiaoye 83.1 451 **User ID: ** ** (% style="background-color:yellow" %)admin(%%)**
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Xiaoye 83.1 453 **Password: ** ** (% style="background-color:yellow" %)dragino(%%)**
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Xiaoye 83.1 456 [[image:image-20220725171719-1.png||height="570" width="769"]]
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Kilight Cao 158.1 459 === 4.1.1 The LPS8-V2 is registered and connected to built-in The Things Network ===
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462 User need to set the Service Provider to (% style="color:blue" %)**Local Host/ build-in Server **(%%) and click "Save&Apply"
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464 The registration steps are basically similar to [[LPS8-V2 is registered and connected to The Things Network>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/User%20Manual%20for%20All%20Gateway%20models/HP0C/#H2.2TheLPS8-V2isregisteredandconnectedtoTheThingsNetwork]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 469 == 4.2 Application Server ~-~- Node-Red ==
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Xiaoling 109.3 472 You can access the gateway's built-in AS server of (% style="color:blue" %)**Node-Red **(%%)via the URL((% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/<hostname>:1880 or http:~/~/<local-IPV4-address>//**__(%%)) in your browser.
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Kilight Cao 87.1 475 Such as (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/dragino-54ff12:1880  or http:~/~/<Local-IPV4-Address>//**__
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Xiaoling 117.2 482 === **Using Node-Red, InfluxDB and Grafana** ===
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Xiaoye 116.1 484 The LPS8-V2 supports this combination, the default, Node-red is pre-installed but the InfluxDB and Grafana is not pre-installed.
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487 the users can refer to this link to install them.
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489 [[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Armbian%20OS%20instruction/#H2.6HowtoinstallGrafanaandinfluxdb>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Armbian%20OS%20instruction/#H2.6HowtoinstallGrafanaandinfluxdb]]
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Kilight Cao 138.1 492 == 4.3 How to disable the built-in server ==
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495 Use the following commands to start and stop the TTNv3 service:
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502 **# stop**
503 systemctl stop ttnstack
504
505 **# enable**
506 systemctl enable ttnstack
507
508 **#disable**
509 systemctl disable ttnstack
510 )))
511
512 Use the following commands to start and stop the Node-Red service:
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515 (((
516 **# start**
517 systemctl start nodered
518
519 **# stop**
520 systemctl stop nodered
521
522 **# enable**
523 systemctl enable nodered
524
525 **#disable**
526 systemctl disable nodered
527 )))
528
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Kilight Cao 141.1 530 == 4.4 How to use ChirpStack on LPS8-V2 ==
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532
533 By default, the built-in LoRaWAN network server used on LPS8v2 is TTNv3, so users need to disable TTNv3 services and follow this link to install chirpstack:
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Kilight Cao 152.1 535 [[ChirpStack open-source LoRaWAN® Network Server documentation>>https://www.chirpstack.io/docs/getting-started/docker.html]]
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Kilight Cao 151.1 537 [[image:image-20230222094908-1.png||height="133" width="798"]]
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Kilight Cao 141.1 540 = 5. How users can access LPS8-V2 using serial USB =
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Kilight Cao 141.1 543 (% style="color:blue" %)**USB TTL to LPS8-V2  Connection:**
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Kilight Cao 141.1 546 Port 1 of the UART on the LPS8-V2 is GND
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549 (((
Xiaoling 107.2 550 **TXD  <~-~--> UART RXD (Gray line)**
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Xiaoling 107.2 552 **RXD  <~-~--> UART TXD (White line)**
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Xiaoling 107.2 554 **GND <~-~--> GND (Black line)**
Kilight Cao 79.1 555 )))
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557
Kilight Cao 77.1 558 **LPS8v2 UART connection photo**
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560 [[image:image-20220804163015-1.png||height="621" width="466"]]
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Kilight Cao 78.1 563 In the PC,you can use the serial port tool(such as [[putty>>url:http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~~sgtatham/putty/download.html]] in Windows), you need to set the serial baud rate to (% style="color:blue" %)**115200**(%%) to access the serial console for LPS8v2. LPS8v2 will output system info once power on as below:
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Kilight Cao 77.1 566 [[image:image-20220804164928-3.png||height="320" width="332"]]
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Kilight Cao 77.1 569 [[image:image-20220804164747-2.png||height="622" width="594"]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 572 = 6. Use the helium gateway-rs as the Data-only Hotspot =
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Xiaoye 102.1 575 == **Step 1: Configure Frequency Band** ==
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577
578 //Each country has a requirement for frequency region. Choose the right one for your area.//
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580 [[image:image-20220905164308-1.png]]
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Xiaoling 103.5 584 == **Step 2: Configure the forward address** ==
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586
587 **Select one of the servers to configure.**
588
589 **For example:**
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591 [[image:image-20220905164847-2.png]]
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Xiaoling 103.5 595 == **Step 3: Download and Install the Helium-gateway-rs** ==
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597
598 **Access the gateway CLI via SSH.**
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600 [[image:image-20220905165222-3.png]]
601
602
603 **Download gateway-rs.**
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605 [[image:image-20220905165715-5.png]]
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607 (% class="box infomessage" %)
608 (((
Xiaoling 103.7 609 **Command: wget [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/gateway-rs/helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.31-raspi234.deb>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/gateway-rs/helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.31-raspi234.deb]]**
Xiaoye 102.1 610 )))
611
612
613 **Install gateway-rs.**
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615 [[image:image-20220905165917-7.png]]
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617 (% class="box infomessage" %)
618 (((
Xiaoling 103.7 619 **Command: dpkg -i helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.31-raspi234.deb **
Xiaoye 102.1 620 )))
621
622
623 **Modify configuration.**
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626 [[image:image-20220905173847-12.png]]
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629 (% class="box infomessage" %)
630 (((
Xiaoling 103.7 631 **region=<Enter regional parameters> \
Xiaoye 102.1 632 && sed -i '/region/d' /etc/helium_gateway/settings.toml && sed -i "1 i\region = \"$region\"" /etc/helium_gateway/settings.toml \
Xiaoling 103.7 633 && sed -i '/region/d' /etc/helium_gateway/default.toml && sed -i "22 i\region = \"$region\"" /etc/helium_gateway/default.toml**
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635
636
637 **Restart the helium_gateway**
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639 [[image:image-20220905170920-9.png]]
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642 (% class="box infomessage" %)
643 (((
Xiaoling 103.7 644 **systemctl restart helium_gateway**
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647
Xiaoling 103.7 648 **Check the helium_gateway Log：**
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650 [[image:image-20220905173952-13.png]]
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653 (% class="box infomessage" %)
654 (((
Xiaoling 103.7 655 **journalctl -u helium_gateway -f**
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Xiaoling 103.8 659 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: if your device is not finished the onboarding, which is unable to connect to the Helium console.**
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661 where the helium gateway log is shown:
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663 [[image:image-20220905174534-14.png]]
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Xiaoling 103.8 666 So you have to finish the onboarding, ~-~--Please refer to [[Step 2.7>>doc:Main.Notes for Helium.WebHome||anchor="H2.7A0Step6:OnboardingData-OnlyHotspot"]] to onboarding your LPS8-V2.
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Xiaoling 117.2 669 = 7. OTA System Update =
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Kilight Cao 117.1 672 LPS8v2 supports system auto update via OTA, please see **[[this URL>>url:http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/OTA%20Update/]]** for the detail of this feature.
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Xiaoling 117.2 675 = 8. Trouble Shooting =
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Kilight Cao 117.1 677 == 8.1  I can't log in to the built-in Server TTN Stack which shows '**Login failed**'. ==
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679
Xiaoye 113.1 680 [[image:image-20220920135918-1.png]]
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Xiaoye 112.1 683 This is caused by the inconsistency between the built-in TTN-Stack domain configuration and your login URL.
684
685 By default, ttn-stack uses the gateway's domain name for URL resolution, but in some networks, they prefer to resolve IP-v4 addresses.
686
687
688 So you can change the domain name of the TTN-Stack configuration to the IPv4 address.
689
690 **Click the update URL button to configure the URL with the current eth port address.**
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692 [[image:image-20220920141936-2.png]]
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Xiaoling 117.2 695 = (% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:29px" %)9. Supports(%%) =
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Kilight Cao 14.1 698 (((
699 **//If you are experiencing issues and can't solve them, you can send mail to [[support@dragino.com>>mailto:support@dragino.com]].//**
700 )))
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Kilight Cao 14.1 702 (((
703 **//With your question as detailed as possible. We will reply and help you in the shortest.//**
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Xiaoling 117.2 706 = 10. Reference =
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Edwin Chen 52.1 709 * Install Tago Core: Refer **Install Tago Core in LPS8v2** in[[ Instruction>>doc:Main.Tago\.IO.WebHome]].
Edwin Chen 80.1 710 * [[Advance OS Reference Guide for LPS8v2>>doc:Main.Armbian OS instruction.WebHome]].
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Kilight Cao 14.1 713 )))
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Xiaoling 117.2 715 = 11. Order Info =
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Edwin Chen 42.1 718 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**LPS8v2-XXX-YYY**
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Kilight Cao 14.1 720 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**XXX**(% style="color:black" %): Frequency Band
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Xiaoling 69.6 722 * (% style="color:red" %)**AS923**(%%): LoRaWAN AS923 band
723 * (% style="color:red" %)**AU915**(%%): LoRaWAN AU915 band
724 * (% style="color:red" %)**EU868**(%%): LoRaWAN EU868 band
725 * (% style="color:red" %)**KR920**(%%): LoRaWAN KR920 band
726 * (% style="color:red" %)**US915**(%%): LoRaWAN US915 band
727 * (% style="color:red" %)**IN865**(%%):  LoRaWAN IN865 band
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Edwin Chen 42.1 729 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**YYY**(% style="color:black" %): 4G Cellular Option
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Xiaoling 69.6 731 * (% style="color:red" %)**E**(%%):  EMEA, Korea, Thailand, India.
732 * (% style="color:red" %)**A**(%%):  North America/ Rogers/AT&T/T-Mobile.
733 * (% style="color:red" %)**AU**(%%): Latin America, New Zeland, Taiwan
734 * (% style="color:red" %)**J**(%%):  Japan, DOCOMO/SoftBank/ KDDI
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736 More info about valid bands, please see [[EC25-E product page>>url:https://www.quectel.com/product/ec25.htm]].
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738
Xiaoling 117.2 739 = 12. Manufacturer Info =
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742 **Shenzhen Dragino Technology Development co. LTD**
743
744 Room 202, Block B, BCT Incubation Bases (BaoChengTai),  No.8 CaiYunRoad
745
746 LongCheng Street, LongGang District ; Shenzhen 518116,China
747
748
Xiaoling 117.2 749 = 13. FCC Warning =
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Xiaoye 8.1 753 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Xiaoling 69.12 754 )))
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Xiaoye 8.1 757 ~-~- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Xiaoling 69.12 760 (((
Xiaoye 8.1 761 ~-~- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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Xiaoling 69.12 764 (((
Xiaoye 8.1 765 ~-~- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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Xiaoling 69.12 768 (((
Xiaoye 8.1 769 ~-~- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Xiaoye 8.1 774 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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Xiaoye 8.1 779 The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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Xiaoye 8.1 782 )))
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