Difficulty: novice
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Learning Objectives
After reading this article, you’ll be able to:
Configure Micro Outdoor gateway
Install the Micro Outdoor gateway
What is Micro Outdoor Gateway ?
Micro Outdoor Gateway is a LoRa gateway.
You can connect the Micro Outdoor Gateway to your network through ethernet or 4G.
Micro Outdoor Gateway are easy to configure, but only via the ethernet access point.
Unboxing - content
Installation
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).
Download IP scanner (eg Advanced IP scanner) to your computer
Scan your environment to see which devices are in your vicinity
Compare the MAC address from the physical device with the list
Right click - copy paste IP into your browser (Chrome or Firefox)
After the installation of the Gateway, it will automatically connect to an available Server
With the assigned IP address (DHCP), the WebGUI can be accessed (Best to use Chrome or Firefox)
The default username is “admin”
The password is written on the back label of the device (“WEB”)
You will be forwarded to the GUI of the installed Gateway, where you can configure the device
Micro Outdoor Platform: System/Administration
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
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
2. Fill in LBT Settings as in the following picture:
3. “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”
To activate the mobile connection you need to fill the 3G/4G LTE specifications in tab “WAN Settings”
The needed information is the APN (access point name) provided by the Sim-Vendor
Functional device
After configuration of a Micro Outdoor 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
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:
System will indicate when upgrade was successful
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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