Milesight UG56 Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway User Guide

June 8, 2024
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Milesight UG56 Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway

Milesight UG56 Industrial LORAWAN Gateway

Safety Precautions

Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not followingtheinstructions of this operating guide.

  • The device must not be modeled in any way.
  • Do not place the device close to objects with naked flames.
  • Do not place the device where the temperature is below/above the operating range.
  • Do not power on the device or connect it to another electrical device when installing.
  • Check lightning and water protection when used outdoors.
  • Do not connect or power the equipment using cables that have been damaged.
Related Documents

This Quick Start Guide only explains the installation of Milesight UG56 LoRaWAN® Gateway. For more functionality and advanced settings, please refer to the relevant documents as below.

Document Description
UG56 Datasheet Datasheet for UG56 LoRaWAN® Gateway.
UG56 User Guide Users can refer to the guide for instruction on how to log in

the web GUI, and how to configure all the settings.

The related documents are available on Milesight website: https://www.milesightiot.com

Declaration of Conformity

UG56 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the CE, FCC, and RoHS
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For assistance, please contact
Milesight technical support:
Email: iot.support@milesight.com
Tel: 86-592-5085280
Fax: 86-592-5023065

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Revision History
Date Doc Version Description
Aug.8, 2022 V1.0 Initial version

Packing List

Before you begin to install the UG56 LoRaWAN® Gateway, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below.

  • 1 × UG56 Device

  • 1 × LoRaWAN® Magnetic Antenna

  • 1 × Wall Mounting Bracket

  • 2 × M3 Bracket Fixing Screws

  • 4 x Wall Mounting Kits

  • 1 x Quick Start Guide

  • 1 × Warranty Card

  • 1 × Type-C Cable &Power Adapter (Optional)

  • 1 × LoRaWAN® Fiber-Glass Antenna Kit(Optional)

If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative.

Hardware Introduction

Overview

① LoRaWAN® Antenna Connector
② SIM Slot
③ Micro SD Slot
④ Reset Button

⑤ Type-C Power & Console Port
⑥ LED Indicators
⑦ Ethernet Port (PoE)

Dimensions (mm)

Dimensions

LED Indicators
LED Indication Status Description
SYS System Status Off The system is starting up
Red Light The system goes wrong
Green Light The system is running properly
LoRa LoRa Status Off Packet Forwarder mode is running off
On Packet Forwarder mode is running well
Ethernet Port Link Indicator (Yellow) Off Disconnected or connect failure
On Connected
Blinking Transmitting data
Rate Indicator (Green) Off Other modes
On 100 Mbps mode

Reset Button

Function Description
SYS LED Action


Reset

| Static Green| Press and hold the reset button for more than 5 seconds.
Static Green → Rapidly Blinking| Release the button and wait.
Off → Static Green| The gateway resets to factory default.

Hardware Installation

SIM & Micro SD Installation

Remove the front panel of the device, insert the SIM card or micro SD card into the correspondingslot.
Note: UG56 does not support hot plugging (also called hot swapping). please turn off the power before you insert or take off cards.

Antenna Installation

Rotate the LoRa antenna into the antenna connector. The antenna should be installed vertically and kepta way from batteries.
Antenna Installation

If you need to fix the LoRa fiber-glass antenna to a pole, please pass the LoRa antenna through the antenna clamp and fix it with 4 screws, then wrap the U-bolt around a pole and fix the clamp with nuts and other accessories.

Power Supply

UG56 can be powered by 802.3af standard PoE or Type-C port (5 VDC). If both are connected, the device will be powered by the former method (PoE).

  • Power by a PoE Switch
    Power Supply

  • Power by a PoE injector
    Power Supply

  • Power by a Type-C Port
    Power Supply

Note: When connecting, Ethernet cable of UG56 device side should be installed first, otherwise, PoE devices or gateway may be damaged.

Gateway Installation

Before you get started, make sure all fittings are installed and the power supply is  disconnected.

A. Fix the wall mounting bracket to the device with 2 x M3.

B. Drill 4 holes on the wall according to the wall mounting bracket, then fix the wall plugs into the wall.
C. Fix the device to the wall plugs with M3 wall mounting screws. When installation, it’s suggested to fix the upper two screws first.
Gateway Installation

Web GUI Access

UG56 provides web-based configuration interface for management. If this is the first time you configure the gateway, please use the default settings below:
ETH IP Address: 192.168.23.150
Wi-Fi IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Wi-Fi SSID: Gateway_**
Username: admin
Password: password
Browser: Chrome(recommended)

Wireless Access

A. Enable wireless network connection on your computer and search for access point “Gateway_**”to connect it.
B. Open a web browser on your PC (Chrome is recommended) and type in the IP address 192.168.1.1toaccess the web GUI, enter the username and password, click “Login”.
Wireless Access
If you enter the username or password incorrectly more than 5 times, the login page will be locked for 10 minutes.
D. After logging the web GUI, follow the guide to complete the basic configurations. It’s suggested that you change the password.
Wireless Access
E. You can view system information and perform configuration of the gateway.
Wireless Access

Wired Access

Connect PC to UG56 ETH port directly or through PoE injector to access the web GUI of gateway. The following steps are based on Windows 10 system for your reference.

A. Go to “Control Panel” → “Network and Internet” → “Network and Sharing Center”, then click“ Ethernet” (It may have different names).
Wired Access
B. Go to “Properties” → “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) ”and select “Use the following IP address”, then assign a static IP manually within the same subnet of UG56.

C. Open a Web browser on your PC (Chrome is recommended) and type in the IP address 192.168.23.150 to access the web GUI.
D. Enter the username and password, click “Login”.
Wired Access
If you enter the username or password incorrectly more than 5 times, the login page will be locked for 10 minutes.
E. After logging the web GUI, follow the guide to complete the basic configurations. It’s suggested that you change the password for the sake of security.
Wired Access
F. You can view system information and perform configuration of the gateway.
Wired Access

Network Connection

This section explains how to connect the gateway to network via WAN connection, Wi-Fi or cellular.

Configure the Ethernet Connection

A. Go to “Network”→ “Interface” → “Port” page to select the connection type and configure Ethernet port information.
B. Click “Save & Apply” for changes to take effect.
Configure the Ethernet Connection
C. Connect Ethernet port of gateway to the devices like router or modem. D. Log in the web GUI via the newly assigned IP address and go to “Status” → “Network” to check Ethernet port status.
Configure the Ethernet Connection

Configure the Wi-Fi Connection

A. Go to “Network” → “Interface” → “WLAN” and select “Client” mode.
B. Click “Scan” to search for Wi-Fi access points. Select the available one and click “Join Network”.
Configure the Ethernet Connection
C. Type the key of Wi-Fi.

D. Go to “Status” → ”WLAN” to check Wi-Fi status. If it shows “Connected”, it means gateway connects to Wi-Fi successfully.
Configure the Wi-Fi Connection

Configure the Cellular Connection

A. Go to “Network” → “Interface” → “Cellular” → “Cellular Setting” page to enable cellular settings.
B. Choose relevant network type and fill in SIM card information like APN or PIN code.
C. Click “Save” and “Apply” for changes to take effect.
Configure the Cellular Connection
D. Go to “Status” → “Cellular” page to view the status of the cellular connection. If it shows “Connected”, it means the SIM has dialed up successfully. On the other hand, you can check the status of LTE indicator. If it keeps on light statically, it means SIM has dialed up successfully.
Configure the Cellular Connection

Packet Forwarder Configuration

UG has installed multiple packet forwarders including Semtech, Chirpstack Generic MQTT broker, etc. This section explains how to connect the gateway

Make sure the gateway connects to the network as shown in Section 5.

A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page and click to add a network server.
Packet Forwarder Configuration
B. Fill in the server information and enable this server.
Packet Forwarder Configuration
C. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “Radio” page, center frequency and channels. The channels of the gateway and network server need to be the same.
Packet Forwarder Configuration
D. Add the gateway on network server page. For more details about the network server connection please refer to Milesight IoT Support portal.
E. Go to “Traffic” page to view the data communication of UG56
Packet Forwarder Configuration

Network Server Configuration

UG56 can work as network server and transmit data to Milesight IoT Cloud or another platform via MQTT/HTTP/HTTPS.

Make sure the gateway connects to the network as shown in Section 5.

Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud

A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page to enable the embedded network server.
Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud
B. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “Radio” page to select the antenna type, center frequency and channels. The channels of the gateway and nodes need to be the same.
Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud
C. Go to “Network Server” → “General” page to enable the network server and “Milesight IoT Cloud” mode.
Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud
D. Log in the Milesight IoT Cloud. Then go to “My Devices” page and click “+New Devices” to add gateway to Milesight IoT Cloud via SN. Gateway will be added under “Gateways” menu.
Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud
E. The gateway is online on Milesight IoT Cloud.
Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud

Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server

A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page to enable the embedded network server.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
B. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “Radio” page to select the antenna type, center frequency and channels. The channels of the gateway and nodes need to be the same.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
C. Go to “Network Server” → “General” page to enable the network server mode.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
D. Go to “Network Server”→ ”Application” to add a new application.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
After saving the application, you can select HTTP, HTTPS or MQTT protocol and fill in corresponding server information to send data to another server.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
E. Go to “Profiles” page to add a new profile for the device.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
F. Go to “Device” page and click “Add” to add LoRaWAN® node devices.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
You can also click “Bulk Import” if you want to add many nodes all at once.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
Click “Template Download” to download template file and add device information to this file. Application and device profile should be the same as you created on web page.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
F. Go to “Packets” page to check the packets from LoRaWAN® node devices. The type starts from “Up” means uplinks and “Dn” means downlinks.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server
Click “Details” to check the properties and payload contents of packets.
Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server

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