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Learning Objectives

After reading this article, you’ll be able to:

  • Configure Micro Outdoor gatewayInstall the Micro Outdoor gateway

What is Outdoor Micro

Outdoor

Gateway ?

Outdoor Micro Outdoor Gateway is a ruggedized, sturdy LoRa gateway, made to work together with Bosch Parking Sensor.

‪You can connect the Outdoor Micro Outdoor Gateway to your network through ethernet or 4G.

‪Micro Outdoor ‪Outdoor Micro Gateway are easy to configure, but only via the ethernet access point.

Info

Best Practice: configure the device and check connection to Workplace Platform before installation

Prerequisites

  • Input Power Requirements:

    • AC Input Voltage: 100 to 240 Vac

    • AC Input Current: 0.8A @100-240Vac

    • AC Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz

  • Environmental Conditions

    • Operating Ambient Temperature: -4º to 104ºF (-20 to 40ºC) @ 30W -4º to 131ºF (-20 to 55ºC) @ 22.5W

    • Operating Humidity: Maximum 90%, Non-condensing

    • Storage Temperature: -4º to 158ºF (-20º to 70ºC)

    • Storage Humidity: Maximum 95%, Non-condensing

  • Regulatory Compliance IEEE 802.3at (PoE,) RoHS Compliant, WEEE Compliant, CE

  • Power cord: connect to PoE Input/Output:220V

Unboxing - content

Exterior Appearance of the Gateway Device

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Outdoor Micro Gateway (Access Point, AP)

Size: 230*200*68 mm

  1. Antenna (N-Type female)

  2. Antenna (N-Type female)

  3. 3G/4G mini SIM card

  4. GPS 1.5 GHz Antenna (N-type female)

  5. Ethernet to PoE (connection to the Gateway installed with waterproof connector)

  6. 3G/4G Antenna (N-Type female)

Installation

Device installation can be physically supported by either post mount or wall mount. Installation instructions are stated in the following sections and diagrams.

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Post Mounting

Pre-installation preparations

Please make sure that all required tools and components are available prior to installation.

Tools: Allen wrenches (M5 and M8) or an adjustable wrench, Philips screwdriver

  • Mount the supplied antennas for LoRa and 4G/ LTE connectivity

  • Power up the Gateway by using Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) (ensure a power of 12V / 1,5 A)

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Configuration

Connect your computer via an ethernet cable (ensure a power of 12V / 1,5 A) to the same network as the gateway (best practice is to plug in a cable from the same splitter to your computer).

  1. Download IP scanner (eg Advanced IP scanner) to your computer

  2. Scan your environment to see which devices are in your vicinity

  3. Compare the MAC address from the physical device with the list

  4. Right click - copy paste IP into your browser (Chrome or Firefox)

  5. After the installation of the Gateway, it will automatically connect to an available Server

  6. With the assigned IP address (DHCP), the WebGUI can be accessed (Best to use Chrome or Firefox)

    1. The default username is “admin”

    2. The password is written on the back label of the device (“WEB”)

  7. You will be forwarded to the GUI of the installed Gateway, where you can configure the device

Micro Outdoor Platform: System/Administration

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  • Reset the gateway remotely to its factory settings (only do this when instructed by Spacewell)

  • Upload possible firmware versions (only do this when instructed by Spacewell)

  • Change the password (not mandatory)

Micro Outdoor Platform: LoRa Settings

The gateways provides two different LoRa-Modes

  • Packet Forwarder (choose this option)

  • Basic station mode

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1.

  1. Fill the Gateway-Info as in the following picture:

  • Server address EU: spacewell.eu1.cloud.thethings.industries

  • Server address Americas: spacewell.nam1.cloud.thethings.industries

  • Server address Pacific: spacewell.au1.cloud.thethings.industries

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    1. Fill in LBT Settings as in the following picture:

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      1. “Apply” to save settings

      In LoRa Settings > Logs, you can see the device sending data (data reception can be confirmed by the Spacewell Consultant when connecting to /wiki/spaces/KB/pages/492072)

      Micro Outdoor Platform: Network/WAN

      ‪Gives an overview of the connection via both Ethernet and 3G/4G LTE

      Define to use a connection via Ethernet, 3G/4G LTE or a dual WAN (Ethernet + 3G/4G)

      • To activate the ethernet connection, specify “Ethernet WAN”

      in tab “WAN Settings”

      • : select WAN Type “DHCP Client”

      • To activate the mobile connection

      you need to

      • : specify “3G/4G LTE” :

        • select WAN Type “dual WAN (Ethernet + 3G/4G)”

        • fill the 3G/4G LTE specifications

      in tab “WAN Settings”The

        • : the needed information is the APN (access point name) provided by the Sim-Vendor

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      Note

      To activate the mobile connection, select WAN Type “dual WAN (Ethernet + 3G/4G)”;

      do NOT select “3G/4G LTE”

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      Functional device

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After configuration of a Micro Outdoor, make sure to connect with PoE:

  • After plugging in the PoE cable

    • Network + LoRa LED turn solid green

After configuration of a Micro Outdoor to connect with PoE:

After plugging in the PoE cable

to power.

When using ethernet connection:

  • either connect PoE cable directly from the gateway to the network

  • or connect PoE cable from the gateway to the adapter (connection “data + power out”). Then plug in the adapter into a power socket and connect another PoE cable from the adapter to the network.

When using mobile connection: connect PoE cable from the gateway to the adapter (connection “data + power out”). Then plug in the adapter into a power socket.

Troubleshooting

If the gateway is not communicating to the Cloud (even if you can find the device through IP scanner, and you’re able to configure the device), please contact your Spacewell Implementation Consultant. You might need to perform a firmware upgrade:

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titleStep 1. Download the firmware tar.gz files

Spacewell Implementation Consultant can obtain these files from the Spacewell Hardware team.

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titleStep 2. Connect to the Micro Outdoor Gateway and performed the upgrade

System will indicate when upgrade was successful

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titleStep 3. In System > Restore, perform Reset
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titleStep 4. Reboot the device

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titleStep 5. Configure the device as described on this page

Note

Since you’ve now reset the device: any configuration done prior to this will be gone. Make sure to follow all the above configuration steps again.

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