This guide will help to do initial setup to a Dragino LoRaWAN gateway: Management Web GUI and Network connectivity.
- LoRaWAN Server for gateways: lorawanserver.easylorawan.com
- LoRaWAN Server: https://lorawan.easylorawan.com
- Supported frequency plans: https://iotthinks.com/frequency-plans-in-easy-lorawan-cloud
A. Hardware Assembling
The gateway is assembled in the following steps:
- To attach the provided antenna to the gateway. The gateway MUST be attached to the antenna before power on.
- To attach the USB power adapter to the gateway
- To attach the USB power adapter to main power
B. Setup gateway for the first time
- If the WiFi of your laptop/PC is NOT in use, to follow “Setup via Gateway WiFi”.
- Else if the LAN port of your laptop/PC is NOT in use, to follow “Setup via Gateway LAN port”.
Step 1: To connect via Internal WiFi of the gateway
- To find a WiFi name dragino-xxxxxx of your gateway and connect to it.
- Password: dragino+dragino
Step 2: To connect to Web management of the gateway
- URL: http://10.130.1.1 (Internal WiFi IP)
- SSH: 10.130.1.1 port 2222
- Username: root
- Password: dragino
C. Connect gateway to production network
These steps are to deploy the gateway into production network for long term usage.
- You may want to use Advanced IP Scanner to check the IP of your gateway.
- If the gateway can connect to both LAN and WiFi, LAN connection will be in use and WiFi will be on standby.
If you have a WiFi access point near the gateway, you can connect the gateway to the WiFi access point.
Step 1: To click Network > WiFi then enter the WiFi name and password of the WiFi access point. And click Save&Apply.
Step 2 (Optional): Click Network > Network, you can leave it as DHCP or set a Static IP for the WiFi.
Step 3: You can find the WiFi IP in Network > Network Status
- You can now access the gateway via http://WiFi-IP:8000 (or http://WiFi-IP) and SSH to port 2222
D. Configure LoRaWAN Settings
Step 1: To set the gateway to use your frequency plan. To click “Save & Apply”.
Step 2: To set the following information to connect to the Easy LoRaWAN Cloud. To click Save&Apply.
- Service Provider: Custom / Private LoRaWAN
- Server Address: Check LoRaWAN Server for gateways at the top of the guide.
- Uplink and Downlink Port: To check here for your frequency plan and ports. Port 1700 for AS923-2 (Vietnam).
Done.
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Will this guide work for Dragino LPS8v2?
Hi Bob,
This guide works for Dragino LPS8, LPS8v2, LPS8N gateways (for indoor) and Dragino DLOS8/DLOS8N (for outdoor).
You may love to try your gateways with us.
OK, I will try them with your LoRa Cloud.
Thanks a lot for helping.
Yes, in our plans, we could help you to debug and on board your gateways with us.
Hope it helps.
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