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Kilight Cao 12.1 5 **LPS8v2 User Manual**
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10 **Table of Contents：**
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Kilight Cao 11.1 14 = **1. Introduction** =
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Kilight Cao 12.1 16 == **1.1 What is LPS8v2** ==
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Edwin Chen 44.1 19 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 21 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 23 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 25 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 27 LPS8v2 supports (% style="color:green" %)**remote management**(%%). System Integrator can easy to remote monitor the gateway and maintain it.
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Kilight Cao 11.1 30 == **1.2 Specifications** ==
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32 **Hardware System:**
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Edwin Chen 46.1 34 * CPU: Quad-core Cortex-A7 1.2Ghz
Xiaoye 6.2 35 * RAM: 512MB
36 * eMMC: 4GB
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38 **Interface:**
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40 * 10M/100M RJ45 Ports x 1
Edwin Chen 45.1 41 * Multi-Channel LoRaWAN Wireless
Edwin Chen 43.1 42 * WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
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44 **Operating Condition:**
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46 * Work Temperature: -20 ~~ 65°C
47 * Storage Temperature: -20 ~~ 65°C
Edwin Chen 45.1 48 * Power Input: 5V, 2A, DC
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Kilight Cao 11.1 50 == **1.3 Features** ==
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52 * Open Source Debian system
53 * Managed by Web GUI, SSH via WAN or WiFi
Edwin Chen 45.1 54 * Remote Management
Xiaoye 6.2 55 * LoRaWAN Gateway
56 * 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths
Xiaoye 26.1 57 * Pre-configured to support different LoRaWAN regional settings.
Kilight Cao 11.1 58 * Allow customizing LoRaWAN regional parameters.
Edwin Chen 45.1 59 * Different kinds of LoRaWAN Connections such as
60 ** Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder
61 ** LoRaWAN Basic Station
62 ** ChirpStack-Gateway-Bridge (MQTT)
Xiaoye 26.1 63 * Built-in //**The Things Network**// local LoRaWAN server
64 * Built-in  //**Node-Red**// local Application server
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Kilight Cao 11.1 66 == **1.4 Block Diagram** ==
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Xiaoye 35.1 69 == **1.5 LED Indicators** ==
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71 LPS8-V2 has totally four LEDs, They are:
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74 //**➢ Power LED**: This RED LED will be solid if the device is properly powered//
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77 //**➢ LoRa LED**: This RGB LED will blink GREEN when the LoRaWAN module starts or transmit a packet//
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80 //**➢ SYS LED**: This RGB LED will show different colors in different states~://
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82 // ✓ SOLID BLUE: The device is alive with a LoRaWAN server connection.//
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84 // ✓ BLINKING BLUE: a) Device has internet connection but no LoRaWAN Connection. or b) Device is in booting stage, in this stage, it will BLINKING BLUE for several seconds and then with SOLID RED and BLINKING BLUE together//
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86 // ✓ SOLID RED: Device doesn’t have an Internet connection.//
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89 //**➢ ETH LED**: This LED shows the ETH interface connection status.//
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Xiaoye 26.1 92 = **2. Quick Start** =
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Xiaoye 26.1 94 The LPS8-V2 supports network access via Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection and runs without a network.
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Xiaoye 26.1 96 In most cases, the first thing you need to do is make the lps8-v2 accessible to the network.
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Xiaoye 35.1 99 == **2.1 Connects to the network and accesses the gateway Web UI** ==
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Xiaoye 35.1 102 == **2.1.1 connect the network.** ==
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Xiaoye 35.1 104 === ===
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Xiaoye 35.1 106 === **Method 1**: Connect via Ethernet with DHCP IP from the router ===
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Xiaoye 35.1 108 Connect the LPS8-V2 Ethernet port to your router and LPS8 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 35.1 110 You can also use this IP to connect.
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112 [[image:image-20220622100129-1.png||height="332" width="1263"]]
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115 === **Method 2**: Connect via WiFi with DHCP IP from the router ===
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121 The LPS8-V2 has a fall-back IP address on its WAN port. you have to access the gateway Web-UI to configure the WiFi connection via the fallback IP address.
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124 **Steps to connect via fallback IP:**
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126 ~1. Connect PC’s Ethernet port to LPS8-V2's WAN port
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128 2. Configure PC's Ethernet port has  IP: 172.31.255.253 and Netmask: 255.255.255.252
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130 [[image:image-20220622101433-4.png]]
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133 and then On the PC, use the IP address **http:~/~/172.31.255.254** to access the LPS8-V2 via Web or Console.
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139 Fill in the WiFi information by checking the box and clicking **Save&Apply**
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145 **Wi-Fi configuration successful**
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Xiaoye 26.1 155 == **2.2 The LPS8-V2 is registered and connected to The Things Network** ==
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Xiaoye 41.1 158 === **2.2.1 Select your area frequency** ===
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Xiaoye 41.1 160 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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Xiaoye 41.1 162 [[image:image-20220622103332-9.png]]
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Xiaoye 41.1 165 === **2.2.2 Get the only gateway EUI** ===
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167 Every LPS8-V2 has a unique gateway id. The ID can be found on LoRaWAN Semtech page:
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172 **Note: Choose the cluster that corresponds to a specific Gateway server address**
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174 **➢ Europe 1:**  corresponding Gateway server address:  **eu1.cloud.thethings.network**
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176 **➢ North America 1:**  corresponding Gateway server address:  **nam1.cloud.thethings.network**
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178 **➢ Australia 1: ** corresponding Gateway server address:  **au1.cloud.thethings.network**
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180 **➢ Legacy V2 Console:** TTN v2 shuts down in December 2021
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187 == 2.2.3 Register the gateway to The Things Network ==
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189 **Login to The Things Network**
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191 [[https:~~/~~/console.cloud.thethings.network/>>https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]]
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193 **Add the gateway**
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195 [[image:image-20220622104252-13.png||height="511" width="953"]]
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198 **Get it online**
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Kilight Cao 15.1 201 = **3. Web Configure Pages** =
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Kilight Cao 15.1 204 == **3.1 Home** ==
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Kilight Cao 23.1 206 //Shows the system running status~://
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208 == **3.2 LoRa Settings** ==
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Kilight Cao 23.1 211 === **3.2.1 LoRa ~-~-> LoRa** ===
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Kilight Cao 23.1 214 //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 23.1 216 //Different LPS8v2 hardware versions can support different frequency ranges~://
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Kilight Cao 23.1 218 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//**868**//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.//
219 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//**915**//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920//
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Kilight Cao 23.1 221 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
222 //After the user choose the frequency plan,  the user can see the actual frequency is used by checking the page **LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log**//
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228 //**Note ***: See this instruction for how to customize the frequency band~://
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230 //__[[How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band - DRAGINO>>url:http://8.211.40.43/xwiki/bin/view/Main/How%20to%20customized%20LoRaWAN%20frequency%20band/]]__//
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233 == **3.3 LoRaWAN Settings** ==
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236 === **3.3.1 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Semtech UDP** ===
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239 //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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241 [[image:image-20220616111932-2.png||height="516" width="672"]]
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244 === **3.3.2 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Basic Station** ===
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247 //This page is for the connection set up to the TTN Basic Station, AWS-IoT, etc.//
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252 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>>url:http://8.211.40.43/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Use%20of%20LoRaWAN%20Basic%20Station/]]__
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255 == **3.4 Network Settings** ==
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258 === **3.4.1 Network ~-~-> WiFi** ===
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264 === **3.4.2 Network ~-~-> System Status** ===
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270 === **3.4.3 Network ~-~-> Firewall** ===
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276 == **3.5 System** ==
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279 === **3.5.1  System ~-~-> System Overview** ===
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282 Shows the system info:
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285 === **3.5.2 System ~-~-> Backup/Restore** ===
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294 (% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:29px" %)**10. Supports**
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297 **//If you are experiencing issues and can't solve them, you can send mail to [[support@dragino.com>>mailto:support@dragino.com]].//**
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301 **//With your question as detailed as possible. We will reply and help you in the shortest.//**
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Kilight Cao 14.1 306 = **10. Order Info** =
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Edwin Chen 42.1 308 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**LPS8v2-XXX-YYY**
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Kilight Cao 14.1 310 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**XXX**(% style="color:black" %): Frequency Band
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312 * **AS923**: LoRaWAN AS923 band
313 * **AU915**: LoRaWAN AU915 band
314 * **EU868**: LoRaWAN EU868 band
315 * **KR920**: LoRaWAN KR920 band
316 * **US915**: LoRaWAN US915 band
317 * **IN865**: LoRaWAN IN865 band
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Edwin Chen 42.1 319 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**YYY**(% style="color:black" %): 4G Cellular Option
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321 * ** E**: EMEA, Korea, Thailand, India.
322 * ** A**: North America/ Rogers/AT&T/T-Mobile.
323 * ** AU**: Latin America, New Zeland, Taiwan
324 * ** J**: Japan, DOCOMO/SoftBank/ KDDI
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326 More info about valid bands, please see [[EC25-E product page>>url:https://www.quectel.com/product/ec25.htm]].
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Kilight Cao 14.1 329 = **11. Manufacturer Info** =
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331 **Shenzhen Dragino Technology Development co. LTD**
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333 Room 202, Block B, BCT Incubation Bases (BaoChengTai),  No.8 CaiYunRoad
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335 LongCheng Street, LongGang District ; Shenzhen 518116,China
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Kilight Cao 14.1 338 = **12. FCC Warning** =
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340 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:
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342 ~-~- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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344 ~-~- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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346 ~-~- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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348 ~-~- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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351 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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354 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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