Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 Revision History Revision Date Description .001 Aug. 19, 2021 Browan first release...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 1 Product Overview 1.1 Product Features The Pico Next Gateway is a LoRa gateway with GPS, using numerous ways of connection: ethernet, LTE, and Wi-Fi. Depending upon the SKU, some functions might not be available.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 1.2 Accessories Different SKUs would provide accessories pertaining to that country or SKU, such as the adapter plug model and GPS antenna. LTE and Wireless antennas are interchangeable; they have the same specifications.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 3 GUI Access 3.1 Open Admin GUI The default mode of Pico Next Gateway is DHCP. Once Pico Next is turned on through plugging in the DC adapter, it will automatically link to available servers.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 5 System The System menu consists of the following categories: Administration, Restore, and System Firmware. An introduction of each category will be distinctly stated in individual paragraphs.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 2.3 System Firmware Here the current firmware version can be found. Click the "Choose File" button to upload the newest system firmware. Click the "UPGRADE" button to upgrade the system firmware.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 6.1.1 Packet Forwarder Choose the "Packet Forwarder" option and click the "APPLY" button to Enable the Packet Forwarder mode. After applying the setting, the "Packet Forwarder" field can be found on the left menu.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 3.1.1.1 Gateway Info This page is to set up the LoRa configuration including Gateway ID, Server Address, Server Uplink Port, Server Downlink Port, Keep-Alive Interval, Statistics Display Interval, and Push Timeout.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 3.1.1.3 Radio and Channel Settings This page is to configure the radio 0 and radio 1 configurations of Lora, including Central Frequency, Channel Status, and Center frequency offset.
Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 3.1.1.4 LBT Settings For some regions (i.e. Japan), the Listen Before Talk (LBT) function is a must. This page is to set up the LBT configuration of Lora, including LBT Status, RSSI Target, Channel settings.
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 Figure 3.1.2-B LoRa Mode Selection - Basic Station menu 3.1.2.1 Radio Info This page is to show the Gateway EUI information. Figure 3.1.2.1-A Radio Info 3.1.2.2 Connection Configuration...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 Figure 3.1.2.2-A LNS Mode - CUPS Mode Configure the CUPS Mode settings and click the "APPLY" button. Figure 3.1.2.2-B CUPS Mode...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 6.2 Channel Scan Click the "SCAN" button to scan the RF signal. Then click the "EXPORT" button to export the scan result.
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 6.3 Log The LoRa logs will be shown on this page. Packet forwarder mode will show recent logs with a maximum limit of 5MB. Basic Station mode will show recent logs within 5,000,000 lines.
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 4.1.1 WAN Status The current network status will be shown on this page. Figure 4.1.1 WAN Status...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 WAN Settings 4.1.2 Pico Next supports 3 WAN Modes: Ethernet WAN, 3G/4G LTE, and Dual-WAN (Ethernet+3G/4G). Figure 4.1.2-A WAN Mode Ethernet WAN 4.1.2.4...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 3G/4G LTE 4.1.2.2 Configure “APN” information according to mobile service provider requirements. Figure 4.1.2.2-A LTE Settings Dual WAN (Ethernet+3G/4G) 4.1.2.3 Configure the Ethernet Setting and LTE Setting at the same time. If the Dual WAN mode is selected, the primary interface needs to be specified by default.
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 Figure 4.1.2.3-B Ethernet and LTE Configuration...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 3G/4G LTE Log 4.1.3 If LTE Debug Mode is enabled, the LTE connection logs will be shown on this page. Click the "EXPORT"...
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Browan Communications Inc. No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd., Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 4.2 Diagnostics Input a specific URL in the text field. Click the “PING” button to ping the URL specified Figure 4.2-A Network Utilities...
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IC Statement This device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. The term “IC: “...
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