How to configure a Kerlink LoRa Gateway with Loriot ?

*** THIS PART IS ESSENTIAL ***

STEP 1: Addition of the gateway on the Loriot LoRaWAN Network.

Please send a picture of the label under the device to [e-mail] .

STEP 2: Configuring the Gateway itself.

How to find the Gateway’s IP Address. 

The Kerlink will take a dynamic IP address from your network. To know this address:

a. You can for instance go and check on your Internet Router what was the address assigned.

b. You can also use software tools to scan the network and then find the corresponding IP address received by the gateway.

c. If you have a windows computer connected on the same network, you can reach the Kerlink using directly its hostname that looks like the examples below: 

klk-fevo-0401ad  

klk-fevo-0b01ca 

klk-fevo-1c1edc 

klk-fevo-0304bf 

The last 6 characters of the hostname are different for each kerlink and they correspond to the last 6 characters of the Board ID (the picture sent to support, on the Step 1).

 On your Windows Computer, a ping to that hostname should work fine. Here below an example: 

C:\Users\CruzOm>ping klk-fevo-0401AD  

Pinging klk-fevo-0401AD [fe80::7276:ffff:fe05:1499%41] with 32 bytes of data: 

Reply from fe80::7276:ffff:fe05:1499%41: time=1ms 

Reply from fe80::7276:ffff:fe05:1499%41: time=1ms 

Reply from fe80::7276:ffff:fe05:1499%41: time=1ms 

Reply from fe80::7276:ffff:fe05:1499%41: time=1ms 

  

Ping statistics for fe80::7276:ffff:fe05:1499%41: 

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), 

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: 

    Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms 

Once we can reach the device (for instance, when it replies to the pings) then we can move to the next step "Installation of the Loriot Software"

Installation of the Loriot software. 

Do SSH to the device.

- User should be root

- Password will look like these ones. 

pdmk-0401ad

pdmk-0b01ca 

pdmk-1c1edc

pdmk-0403e3

... 

Similar to the hostname, the last 6 characters of the password change for each device. The last 6 characters to be used correspond to the last 6 characters of the Board ID. This information can be found on the picture sent to support on Step 1.

Keep in mind that this passwords are CASE SENSITIVE. Just copy paste the last 6 characters, as they appear on the label.

Note:

You can start an SSH session in your command prompt by executingssh user@machineand you will be prompted to enter your password.

Some examples here below:

ssh root@klk-fevo-0401ad

ssh root@klk-fevo-1c1edc

ssh root@192.168.0.35

etc.

3G/4G Model 

Once connected on the gateway with an SSH console. Run the following 4 commands : 

• cd /tmp
• wget https://allthingstalk.loriot.io/home/gwsw/loriot-kerlink-evolution-SPI-0-latest.sh -O loriot-install.sh
• chmod +x loriot-install.sh
• ./loriot-install.sh -f -s allthingstalk.loriot.io 

That’s all, your gateway is now configured. Please keep it connected to Internet all the time. 

Wifi Model 

Once connected on the gateway with an SSH console. Run the following 4 commands : 

• cd /tmp
• wget https://allthingstalk.loriot.io/home/gwsw/loriot-kerlink-evolution-SPI-0-latest.sh -O loriot-install.sh
• chmod +x loriot-install.sh
• ./loriot-install.sh -f -s allthingstalk.loriot.io

That’s all, your gateway is now configured. Please keep it connected to Internet all the time. 

*** THIS PART IS RECOMMENDED ***

 STEP 3: Changing Password for the Web Interface 

How to login on the Web Interface. 

On the Web interface, connect to the device with the default user admin and password pwd4admin. 

Go to Administration / Gateway / Change Password. Enter the new password 2 times and then click on “Change Password”. 

*** THIS PART IS OPTIONAL ***

 STEP 4: Configuring the Mobile Backup, only if needed. 

Configuring backup connectivity on GSM Model. 

To configure the GSM backup connectivity, go to Administration and then, on the GSM section select: Add operator. 

 

On the GSM section, the gateway will ask for “MCC”, “MNC”, “APN”, GSM User and GSM Password needed for the SIM that will be used. Very often the GSM User and GSM password are not used so these fields are empty. The other parameters (“MCC”, “MNC”, “APN”) should be provided by the mobile operator (as they are different for each operator). 

After the information is entered, then click on “Validate”, then click on “Save Configuration”. 

That’s all. 

Configuring backup connectivity on WiFi Model. 

Go to Administration and then, on the WiFi section, select and add your WiFi network. 

After that, click “Save Configuration”