GATEWAY SETUP GUIDES
Here you’ll find the guides needed to setup the SenArch Off-Grid LoRaWAN Gateway.
You can download the guides here as PDFs or follow them on this page.
INSTALLATION GUIDE V1.0
Parts
Setup example
Cable connections
CONFIGURATION MANUAL V1.0
Configuration of the SenArch gateway is done using a user friendly menu system. Use SSH to access the menu system.
Connect using SSH
Network
SenArch gateways are shipped with the following wifi configured:
It is suggested to create a hotspot on a smartphone with the same credentials before powering up the gateway.
When gateway has finished booting, its network address will be visible in the phoneʼs hotspot status.
SSH
Next is to connect a laptop to the same wifi, and then use a SSH client to connect to the gateway. Linux and Mac users have SSH built in, Windows users can use putty, wsl or others.
When connecting, use the following login credentials:
Menu system
The menu system will look like the following. Use arrow keys or numbers to navigate to the desired item and then select it by pressing enter.
How to operate the menu system
All pages operate in a similar way. They present a number of options and two actions at the bottom. The left action moves you forward, the right action returns you to the previous menu and discards any changes made.
Change admin password
Select the first menu item to change the admin password.
Be aware that for security reasons everything typed here will be shown as asterisks.
Finish by selecting OK and the gateway will respond with the following:
Change gateway name
Sometimes it can be practical to change a gateway’s name. This can be done inthe second menu item.
Edit the field to change the gateway name.
Select OK to save the name and return to main menu.
Change LoRaWAN settings
In the third menu various LoRaWAN parameters can be changed.
The three LoRaWAN network server parameters define the address and port of the network server. This is where the Semtech packet forwarder connects.
Statistics and Keep alive intervals defines how often the gateway communicates with the network server if no traffic is present. Times are in seconds, and the default value of 300 equals to 5 minutes which often is a good value.
Next are the 3 fields, Latitude, Longitude and Altitude. They specify the location of the gateway. The example given is the highest point of Denmark.
The Region field is used to define which set of regional settings to use on the gateway.
Select:
Lastly the gateways EUI can be changed. The default value is the EUI defined in the hardware. In most use cases this is set correctly.
Change connectivity settings
Items in this menu define how the gateway will connect to its backhaul network.
First item is the APN which must reflect the one used by the cellular operator. SenArch gateways usualy ship with Emnify SIM cards, and the APN used by Emnify is called “emnify”.
The latter two options are for changing the WIFI configuration. As with the passwords earlier on, be aware that for security reasons the passphrase shows as asterisks.
Show configuration
Use this to preview what have been configured so far. At this point things are not yet saved to persistent memory.
Save and reboot
The last menu item saves the changes made and restarts the gateway to have the changes take effect.
Expect gateway to be operational again withing 5 minutes.