RAK 7244 User manual
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Table of Contents
1. Overview................................................................................................................................3
2. Burning the SD card.............................................................................................................4
3. Connecting to the Gateway................................................................................................ 4
3.1. Wi-Fi AP mode................................................................................................................4
3.2. Ethernet cable................................................................................................................. 4
4. Logging into the Gateway through SSH........................................................................... 5
4.1. Windows...........................................................................................................................5
4.2. Mac OS............................................................................................................................ 7
4.3. Linux................................................................................................................................. 8
5. Configuring the Gateway.....................................................................................................9
5.1. Set a new password for the Gateway....................................................................... 11
5.2. Configure the Regional Frequency and the LoRa Server......................................12
5.2.1. Server is TTN....................................................................................................12
5.2.2. Server is ChirpStack........................................................................................ 13
5.3. Connect the LoRaWAN Gateway to a router...........................................................15
5.3.1. Connect to a Router via Wi-Fi........................................................................ 15
5.3.2. Connect to a Router via the Ethernet interface........................................... 17
5.4. Connect to an LTE network........................................................................................ 19
6. Connecting the Gateway to TTN..................................................................................... 24
6.1. Configuring the Gateway.............................................................................................24
6.2. Registering the Gateway in TTN................................................................................24
7. Connecting the Gateway to ChirpStack......................................................................... 27
7.1. Built-in ChirpStack........................................................................................................27
7.2. Remote ChirpStack......................................................................................................28
8. Is there source code?........................................................................................................29
9. Revision History................................................................................................................. 30
10. Document Summary........................................................................................................30
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1.Overview
This document complements the RAK7244 with LTE.
More document information please visit our official site, the document hub, the
RAKwireless online store, and/or the forums:
https://www.rakwireless.com/en-int/
https://doc.rakwireless.com/
https://store.rakwireless.com
http://forum.rakwireless.com/
What do you need to prepare?
RAK7244 with LTE
https://store.rakwireless.com/
A 16G SD card, a card reader, and a PC.
Install a writing software on the PC which can be used to burn firmware onto the
SD card, for example, you can use Etcher, which can be download freely from
here:
https://www.balena.io/etcher/
Install an SSH tool on the PC If you are using Windows you can use Putty, which
can be download freely from here:
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
If your OS is Linux or Mac OS, there is a built-in SSH tool already.
Download the latest firmware from RAK website (the name is
“RAK7243_LTE…”):
https://downloads.rakwireless.com/en/LoRa/Pilot-Gateway-Pro-RAK7243/Firmw
are/Raspberry-Pi-4/
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2.Burning the SD card
You can refer to this document for instructions on burning an image onto an SD:
http://docs.rakwireless.com/en/LoRa/RAK2245-Pi-HAT/Tool/How_to_write_LoRa
_Gateway_Image_to_Micro_SD.pdf
When you complete it, insert the SD card into your LoRaWAN Gateway, and
power it on.
3.Connecting to the Gateway
There are two ways to connect your PC with the LoRaWAN Gateway:
3.1.Wi-Fi AP mode
By default, the LoRaWAN Gateway will work in Wi-Fi AP mode which means
that you can find a SSID named like “Rakwireless_XXXX” on the Wi-Fi
network list, for example:
You can connect this Wi-Fi SSID by using “rakwireless” as the default
password. The default IP address of the LoRaWAN Gateway’s Wi-Fi is
192.168.12.1, and your PC will obtain an IP address automatically from
DHCP if it connects successfully.
3.2.Ethernet cable
You can also connect your PC with the LoRaWAN Gateway through an
Ethernet cable. By default, the IP address of the LoRaWAN Gateway’s
Ethernet interface is 192.168.10.10, so you need to set the IP address of
your PC’s Ethernet to the same network segment, for example,
192.168.10.20.
OK, now, you should be able to ping the LoRaWAN Gateway from your PC
successfully. If this is indeed so, you can log into the LoRaWAN Gateway
through SSH from your PC.
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4.Logging into the Gateway through SSH
There are 3 possible cases depending on the OS you are using:
4.1.Windows
Open the SSH tool on your PC (in this document, we assume you are using
Putty) and connect with the LoRaWAN Gateway through Wi-Fi AP mode
which means the IP address is 192.168.230.1, as the following picture
shows:
Note: If you connect with the LoRaWAN Gateway through an Ethernet cable,
the IP address of should be 192.168.10.10.
Next enter the username and password:
The default username is “pi”, and the default password is “raspberry”.
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If there is a message to let you enter “yes” or “no”, choose “yes”.
OK, now, you have logged into the LoRaWAN Gateway through SSH
successfully:
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4.2.Mac OS
Open the terminal of Mac OS. Launch the Terminal application, which is
found in /Applications/Utilities/ directory but you can also launch it from
Spotlight by hitting Command + Spacebar and typing “Terminal” and then
return:
If you are not in root mode, please enter “sudo -i”:
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Enter the password, and you will be in root mode:
Enter “ssh pi@192.168.230.1” to logged into the LoRa Gateway, the default
password is “raspberry”:
Note: If you connect your PC with the LoRa Gateway through Ethernet cable,
OK, you have logged into the LoRa Gateway through SSH successfully:
4.3.Linux
If you are using Linux the procedure is the same as the one for Mac OS.
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5.Configuring the Gateway
You should now be logged into the Gateway’s Raspbian OS.
Enter the following command to start the configuration wizard:
sudo gateway-config
Item 1
Set a new password for the Gateway;
Item 2
Configure the Regional Frequency which the Gateway will work on, and the LoRa
Server which the Gateway will work with;
Item 3
Open the global_conf.json file, which includes the detailed configuration
parameters (for advanced users only);
Item 4
Restart the Packet Forwarder process;
Item 5
Configure the Wi-Fi interface;
Item 6
Configure the Ethernet interface;
Item 7
Configure the APN name of pppd;
Item 8
Turn on/off the automatic LTE connection on boot.
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Note: The Gateway ID (EUI) squared in red in the image above is an important
parameter that you will need in order to register the device with a LoRa Server.
You can also get the Gateway EUI by entering the following command:
sudo gateway-version
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