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Milesight Field Tester
FT101
User Guide

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  • Page 1 Milesight Field Tester FT101 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Safety Precautions Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instructions of this operating guide. The device must not be disassembled or remodeled in any way.  Do not remove the battery of the device.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Product Introduction ......................... 4 1.1 Overview ...........................4 1.2 Features ........................... 4 2. Hardware Introduction ........................4 2.1 Packing List ..........................4 2.2 Hardware Overview ......................... 5 2.3 Dimensions (mm) ........................5 3. SIM/SD Card Installation (Alternative) .....................6 4. Operation Guide ..........................7 4.1 Basic Gestures and Shortcuts ....................
  • Page 4: Product Introduction

    1. Product Introduction 1.1 Overview Milesight Field Tester is a portable LoRaWAN network testing device. With different kinds of ® antennas, it can support global LoRaWAN ® frequencies to record the signal status and packet loss rate to monitor the network status from the field and verify the coverage of different...
  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    1 × Screen 1 × Lanyard 1 × Warranty Card Protector If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative. 2.2 Hardware Overview 2.3 Dimensions (mm)
  • Page 6: Sim/Sd Card Installation (Alternative)

    3. SIM/SD Card Installation (Alternative) 1. Remove the rubber plug of the slot, and use an ejector tool to push the contact point to pop up the card slot. 2. Insert the nano SIM card (4FF) or micro SD card, then turn the slot over and restore it back to the device.
  • Page 7: Operation Guide

    4. Operation Guide 4.1 Basic Gestures and Shortcuts Button Shortcuts Item Description Power On: press and hold on the Power button for 3s until the screen lights. Power Off or Restart: press and hold on the Power button for 3s until the phone displays the Power off and Restart menu.
  • Page 8: Signal Test

    4.2 Signal Test Milesight field tester is equipped with a Field Tester App for gateway signal test. This guide will take the Milesight UG65 gateway as an example to operate the signal test. Users can also connect this device to any standard LoRaWAN network server.
  • Page 9 2. Configure the LoRaWAN settings of this field tester. ®...
  • Page 10 Ensure that the frequency channels match the testing gateway and configure the related parameters as required. Parameters Description Select the frequency plan to send uplinks. If the band is one of Band CN470/AU915/US915, enter the index of the channel to enable in the input...
  • Page 11 Tx Power Transmit power of the device. 3. Navigate to the web GUI of Milesight gateway to enable embedded NS mode. 4. Navigate to Network Server > Device page to add the field tester to the gateway. The profile type should be set as OTAA-Class A.
  • Page 12 After adding, the field tester will show network status is connected. Click Real-Time Testing to start the signal test.
  • Page 13 5. Customize a name to record the detection location, then the device will send the confirmed packets to the network server every 6s and record the testing results including signal values, packet report status, etc. 6. Click Stop to stop the testing and download the test results on the App as a CSV log file to the device.
  • Page 14: Location

    4.3 Location Milesight Field Tester supports to record the coordinates of outdoor location when signal test. This should ensure the location service is enabled in the Settings page of the device and the location permission is allowed for the Field Tester App.
  • Page 15: Maintenance

    5. Maintenance Keep the device and its accessories dry. If the device sprayed the water, clean the surface  with a dry soft cloth. Do not use an external heating device (such as a microwave oven) to dry it. Power off the device and disconnect the power adapter when cleaning the device. ...
  • Page 16: Communication Protocol

    Charge the device every 3 months if it is not used for an extended period.  6. Communication Protocol FT101 device will report two types of packets: 1. Basic Information: reports whenever it joins the network. Channel Type Byte Description 01(Protocol Version) 01=>V1...
  • Page 17 SF10 SF11 SF12 -3 ≤ SNR < 0 -5 ≤ SNR < 0 -6 ≤ SNR < 0 Weak SF10 -8 ≤ SNR < 0 SF11 -9 ≤ SNR < 0 SF12 -10 ≤ SNR < 0 < -3 < -5 <...

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