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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
Document Number
BQW_02_0031.005
Pico Next Gateway
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  • Page 1 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 Document Number BQW_02_0031.005 Pico Next Gateway User Guide...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    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 .002 Feb. 15, 2022 Add Regulatory and change LED function .003...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS INC. reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice. While this manual has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed as an assurance of product characteristics. BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS INC. shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery.

  • Page 4: Regulatory

    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 Regulatory Federal Communication Commission Statement (FCC, U.S.) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 5 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 IC WARNING This device contains license-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s license-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.

  • Page 6: Professional Installation Instructions

    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 Professional Installation Instructions 1. Installation personal This product is designed for specific applications and needs to be installed by a qualified person who has RF and related rules knowledge. The general user shall not attempt to install or change the settings.
  • Page 7 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 Instructions d'installation professionnelle 1. Installation Ce produit est destine a un usage specifique et doit etre installe par un personnel qualifie maitrisant les radiofrequences et les regles s'y rapportant. L'installation et les reglages ne doivent pas etre modifies par l'utilisateur final.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    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 Table of Contents Table of Contents REVISION HISTORY ..............................2 COPYRIGHT ................................. 3 NOTICE ..................................3 TRADEMARK ................................3 REGULATORY ................................4 PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ......................
  • Page 9 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 5.1.3 Basic Station ............................23 5.1.3.1 Radio Info ............................24 5.1.3.2 Connection Configuration ......................... 24 CHANNEL SCAN............................. 26 LOG................................27 NETWORK ..............................27 WAN ................................

  • Page 10: Product Overview

    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. Pico Next is specifically designed for wide-area IoT applications. Applications include, but are not limited to, home security, automatic meter-reading, monitoring fault-indicators, and monitoring streetlights.

  • Page 11: I/O Ports

    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 1.4 I/O Ports Front Panel - Functional LEDs Terminal Block RJ45 DC Jack Back Panel - LTE Ant. LoRa Ant. GPS Ant.

  • Page 12: Accessories

    2.1 Power up Power up Pico Next through the following ways. 2.1.1 DC Adapter Connect the power adapter provided to the DC jack In. Pico Next will automatically turn on after powering up. 2.1.2 Terminal Block Connect a power supply to Pico Next with a 3-pin pluggable male terminal block.

  • Page 13: Upgrade Firmware

    GUI Access 3.1 Open Admin GUI 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. Pico Next’s IP address can be found from the DHCP server. Access Pico Next WebUI via the DHCP IP on Chrome. The default username is “admin”, and the password can be found on the back label.

  • Page 14: 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. Administration Pico Next login password can be configured on this page. Figure 4-A Router Password...

  • Page 15: Restore

    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 Restore Restore the Password Credential, LoRa Setting and Network Setting to the default configurations. Figure 4.1-A Restore 4.2 System Firmware Here the current firmware version can be found. Click the "Choose File" button to upload the newest system firmware.

  • Page 16: Packet Forwarder

    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 5.1-A LoRa Mode Selection 5.1.1 Packet Forwarder Choose the "Packet Forwarder" option and click the "APPLY" button to Enable the Packet Forwarder mode.

  • Page 17: Gateway Info

    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 5.1.1.1 Gateway Info This page is for setting up the LoRa configuration including Gateway ID, Server Address, Server Uplink Port, Server Downlink Port, Keep-Alive Interval, Statistics Display Interval, and Push Timeout.

  • Page 18: Radio And Channel Settings

    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 5.1.1.3 Radio and Channel Settings This page is for configuring the radio 0 and radio 1 configurations of Lora, including Central Frequency, Channel Status, and Center frequency offset.

  • Page 19: Lbt Settings

    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 5.1.1.4 LBT Settings For some regions (i.e. Japan), the Listen Before Talk (LBT) function is a must. This page is for setting up the LBT configuration of Lora, including LBT Status, RSSI Target, Channel settings.

  • Page 20: Whitelist Filter

    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 5.1.2 Whitelist Filter To reduce unnecessary data traffic, this page configures the whitelist filter for the Packet Forwarder through Fport Filter and DevAddr Filter.

  • Page 21: Examples Of Whitelist Filter

    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 5.1.2-B LoRaWAN frame format elements 5.1.2.1 Examples of Whitelist Filter Case 1 Only forward messages from Fport=120 to the network server. DevAddr is not checked in this case.
  • Page 22 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 5.1.2.1-B Network Server Case 1 Case 2: Only forward the messages from DevAddr: “XX1122XX” to the network server. Fport is not checked in this case.

  • Page 23: Basic Station

    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 Case 3: Only forward the messages from DevAddr=0922ABCD and Fport=99 to the network server. Figure 5.1.2.1-E Whitelist Filter Case 3 Figure 5.1.2.1-F Network Server Case 3 5.1.3 Basic Station...

  • Page 24: Radio Info

    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 5.1.3-B LoRa Mode Selection - Basic Station menu 5.1.3.1 Radio Info This page shows the Gateway EUI information. Figure 5.1.3.1-A Radio Info 5.1.3.2 Connection Configuration...
  • Page 25 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 5.1.3.2-A LNS Mode - CUPS Mode Configure the CUPS Mode settings and click the "APPLY" button. Figure 5.1.3.2-B CUPS Mode...

  • Page 26: Channel Scan

    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 5.2 Channel Scan Click the "SCAN" button to scan the RF signal. Then click the "EXPORT" button to export the scan result.

  • Page 27: Log

    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 5.3 Log The LoRa logs will be shown on this page, showing recent LoRa logs with a maximum limit of 500 lines.

  • Page 28: Wan Status

    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 WAN Status The current network status will be shown on this page. Figure 6.1.1-A WAN Status...

  • Page 29: Wan Settings

    Hukou, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352 Tel: +886-3-6006899 Fax: +886-3-5972970 6.1.2 WAN Settings Pico Next supports 5 WAN Modes: Ethernet WAN, 3G/4G LTE, Wi-Fi Station, Dual WAN (Ethernet+3G/4G) and Dual WAN(Ethernet+WiFi). Figure 6.1.2-A WAN Mode 6.1.2.1 Ethernet WAN - DHCP Client Figure 6.1.2.1-A DHCP Client...

  • Page 30: Wireless Station

    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 6.1.2.2 Wireless Station Configure “WiFi Access Point” information. Figure 6.1.2.2-A Wireless Station Settings 6.1.2.3 3G/4G LTE Configure “APN” information according to mobile service provider requirements.

  • Page 31: Dual Wan (Ethernet+3G/4G)

    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. Pico Next Gateway will automatically set the other workable interface to be the backhaul.

  • Page 32: Dual Wan (Ethernet+Wifi)

    Configure the Ethernet Setting and Wi-Fi Station Setting at the same time. If the Dual WAN mode is selected, the primary interface needs to be specified by default. Pico Next Gateway will automatically set the other workable interface to be the backhaul.

  • Page 33: 4G Lte Log

    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 6.1.3 3G/4G LTE Log If LTE Debug Mode is enabled, the LTE connection logs will be shown on this page. Click the "EXPORT"...

  • Page 34: Vpn

    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 VPN The VPN menu consists of the following categories: VPN Settings and VPN Log. An introduction for each category and input procedures are described in the following paragraphs.

  • Page 35: Vpn Log

    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 6.2.2 VPN Log The VPN connection log will be shown on this page. Figure 6.2.2-A VPN Log...
  • Page 36 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...

  • Page 37: Diagnostics

    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 Diagnostics Input a specific URL in the text field. Click the “PING” button to ping the URL specified Figure 6.3-A Network Utilities...

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