Laird Sentrius RG1 Series User Manual

Laird Sentrius RG1 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide Sentrius RG1xx Version 1.1...
  • Page 2 Clarified web interface URL in section 4 : Log into Shewan Yitayew the Gateway. Identified separate mDNS address. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Manage the Gateway ............................25 Changing Username and Password ......................25 Version Information ..........................26 Updating Gateway Firmware ........................26 Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 4 Sentrius RG1xx User Manual Factory Reset ............................28 Bluetooth ..............................28 Additional information: ........................... 28 Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 5: About This Guide

    Sentrius RG186; where there are differences, they are highlighted in the notes. NTRODUCTION 2.1 Product Overview The Sentrius™ RG1xx LoRa-Enabled Gateway from Laird is the ultimate in secure, scalable, robust LoRa solutions for end-to-end control of your private LoRaWAN network. Leveraging Laird’s field-proven and reliable 50 Series “Wireless Bridge”...
  • Page 6: Specification

    802.11g 6 Mbps 17dBm 54Mbps 14dBm 802.11n (2.4 GHz) 6.5 Mbps (MCS0) 17dBm 65 Mbps (MCS7) 13dBm Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 7 28dBm (max entry in Radio TX Power Table) Power (RG191) 0dBm (min entry in Radio TX Power Table) Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 8 FCC: Contains FCC ID: SQG-1001 IC: Contains IC ID: 31347A-1001 Wi-Fi Antenna Model Laird MAF94051 Type Dipole Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 9: Connecting The Hardware

    3. Connect the gateway to your router (#3 in Figure 3) using the Ethernet cable (#1 in Figure Your gateway is now connected and ready. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 10: Antenna Configuration

    1. Attach the two shorter antennas to the 2.4/5.5 GHz (Wi-Fi) ports. 2. Attach the third and longer antenna to the 868 MHz/900 MHz (LoRa) port. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 11: Log Into The Gateway

    3. Accept the self-signed security certificate in the browser. 4. Click Advanced (Figure Figure 5: Web interface – first screen Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 12 6. Log on using the following default credentials: Username: sentrius Password: RG1xx Figure 7: Gateway interface login screen Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 13: Lan Connection Setup

    IPv4 network is also displayed. To access this section, click LAN in the page menu. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 14: Ipv4 Configuration

    As of June 2017, IPv6 static mode is only partially supported. Please see the software release notes for current information. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 15: Advanced View

    This view is intended to support advanced users in troubleshooting their network. Figure 12: Advanced view Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 16: Wi-Fi Connection Setup

    Stop or click on one of the listed scan results (Figure 14). Figure 14: Scan function Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 17: Manually Adding A Profile

    The profile page shows all Wi-Fi profiles that are saved in the gateway. You can add, activate, or delete the profiles shown on this page. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 18: Wi-Fi Advanced Page

    The Wi-Fi advanced page shows more detailed information about the Wi-Fi radio status (Figure 18). Figure 18: Wi-Fi Advanced page Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 19: Lora Connection Setup

    3. Click Apply to apply the preset configuration. After a few moments, a green confirmation appears in the sidebar. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 20: Forwarder

    The network server address and ports configure the remote server that receives LoRa data from this gateway. Figure 22: Network server address Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 21: Radios

    While this configuration still functions, there is wasted bandwidth. The interface displays a warning and marks each channel in red if they overlap. Channel configuration is shown in Figure Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 22: Lora Radio Card (Us)

    If a 500k Hz channel is not configured, the interface displays a warning. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 23: Lora Radio Card (Eu)

    The EU region specifies keep out areas in the allowed frequencies. These are highlighted in red on the illustration. The interface displays a warning if a channel lies in a keep-out area. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 24: Advanced Configuration

    Figure 27: EU region gateways – keep out channels 7.4 Advanced Configuration The Advanced page provides additional configuration options. Figure 28: Advanced configuration page Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 25: Manage The Gateway

    2. Enter the current password, and then the new desired user name and password. 3. Click Update. Figure 30: Change user name and password Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 26: Version Information

    2. Enter the URL of the location where the firmware image is hosted. 3. Click Start Update. Note: Laird hosts the latest firmware for the RG1xx gateway at this link: https://www.lairdtech.com/products/rg1xx-lora-gateway/firmware/latest/fw.txt The firmware update process downloads the firmware to the gateway and then flashes it.
  • Page 27 4. Click Reboot. The gateway must be rebooted for the update to take effect (Figure 34). Figure 34: Reboot prompt Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/ramp © Copyright 2017 Laird. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 28 For the latest version of this manual, quick start guide, regulatory information and firmware updates, please see the Documentation tab the RG1xx page on Lairdtech.com: www.lairdtech.com/products/rg1xx-lora-gateway. For technical support, please contact Laird at https://laird-ews-support.desk.com. Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center: Europe: +44-1628-858-940 http://ews-support.lairdtech.com...

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