Browan UG Pico Next Indoor Gateway User Guide

Browan UG Pico Next Indoor Gateway

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Regulatory
Federal Communication Commission Statement (FCC, U.S.)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in an installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Radiation Exposure Statement
This device complies with RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
This device must operate with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and user body.

FCC Caution:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment

IC WARNING
This device contains license-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s license-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device

Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

Product Overview

Product Features

The Pico Next Gateway is a LoRa gateway with GPS, using numerous ways of connection: ethernet, LTE, and Wi-Fi. Depending upon the SKU, some functions might not be available. Pico Next is specifically designed for wide-area IoT applications. Applications include, but are not limited to, home security, automatic meter-reading, monitoring fault-indicators, and monitoring streetlights. This gateway is very suitable for small businesses or private area uses like at parking lots, exhibition centers, and campuses.

LED Functions

Available

| Checking

Internet

| RFU
Service| LNS Connected| RFU| LNS Not Connected
LoRa| LoRa Working| Initializing| LoRa Not

Working

Reset Button

Reboot:
By pressing and holding the RESET Button, the Power LED will start flashing. The “reboot” procedure will be triggered when the RESET Button is released while the Power LED light is flashing.

Restore to Default:
By pressing and holding the RESET Button, the Power LED will start flashing. The “restore to default” procedure will be triggered when the RESET Button released after the Power LED light becomes constant.

I/O Ports

Accessories

Different SKUS would provide accessories pertaining to that country or SKU, such as the adapter plug model and GPS antenna. LTE and Wireless antennas are interchangeable; they have the same specifications.

Installation

Power up
Power up Pico Next through the following ways.

DC Adapter
Connect the power adapter provided to the DC jack In. Pico Next will automatically turn on after powering up.

Terminal Block
Connect a power supply to Pico Next with a 3-pin pluggable male terminal block.

Ethernet
Connect a RJ45 Ethernet cable to Power-over-Ethernet In (WAN port). Connect the other end of the ethernet cable to a passive PoE that ensures a power of 12V / 1.5A DC. Provide power to the passive PoE.

GUI Access

Open Admin GUI

Default mode of Pico Next Gateway is DHCP. Once Pico Next is turned on through plugging in the DC adapter, it will automatically link to available servers. Pico Next’s IP address can be found from the DHCP server. Access Pico Next WebUI via the DHCP IP on Chrome. The default username is “admin” and the password can be found on the back label.
Figure 3.1-A Admin GUI

System
The System menu consists of the following categories: Administration, Restore and System Firmware. An introduction of each category will be distinctly stated in individual paragraphs.

Administration

Pico Next login password can be configured on this page.
Figure 4-A Router Password

Restore
Restore the Password Credential, LoRa Setting and Network Setting to the default configurations.
Figure 4.2-A Restore

System Firmware
Here the current firmware version can be found. Click the “Choose File” button to upload the newest system firmware. Click the “UPGRADE” button to upgrade the system firmware.

LoRa Settings

The LoRa menu consists of the following categories: Mode Selection, Channel Scan and Log. An introduction of each category will be distinctly stated in individual paragraphs.

Mode Selection

By default, the LoRa Mode is disabled. Configure the “Packet Forwarder” or “Basic Station” by using the dropdown list.
Figure 5.1-A LoRa Mode Selection

Packet Forwarder

Choose the “Packet Forwarder” option and click the “APPLY” button to Enable the Packet Forwarder mode. After applying the setting, the “Packet Forwarder” field can be found on the left menu.
Figure 5.1.1-A LoRa Mode Selection – Packet Forwarder

Gateway Info
This page is to set up the LoRa configuration including Gateway ID, Server Address, Server Uplink Port, Server Downlink Port, Keep-Alive Interval, Statistics Display Interval, and Push Timeout.
Figure 5.1.1.1-A Gateway Info

Antenna Gain
This page is to set up the antenna gain of Lora.

Radio and Channel Settings
This page is to configure the radio 0 and radio 1 configurations of Lora, including Central Frequency, Channel Status, and Center frequency offset.

LBT Settings
For some regions (i.e. Japan), the Listen Before Talk (LBT) function is a must. This page is to set up the LBT configuration of Lora, including LBT Status, RSSI Target, Channel settings.

Basic Station
Choose the “Basic Station” option and click the “APPLY” button to Enable the Basic Station mode. After applying the setting, the “Basic Station” field can be found on the left menu.
Figure 5.1.2-A LoRa Mode Selection – Basic Station

Figure 5.1.2-B LoRa Mode Selection – Basic Station menu

Radio Info
This page is to show the Gateway EUI information.
Figure 5.1.2.1-A Radio Info

Connection Configuration
This page is to set up the basic station configuration, including Basic Station Mode, Protocol, Server Address, Server Port and Credentials.

• LNS Mode
  Configure the LNS Mode settings and click the “APPLY” button.

• CUPS Mode
  Configure the CUPS Mode settings and click the “APPLY” button.
  Figure 5.1.2.2-B CUPS Mode

Channel Scan

Click the “SCAN” button to scan the RF signal. Then click the “EXPORT” button to export the scan result.
Figure 5.2-A Channel RSSI Scan

Log

The LoRa logs will be shown on this page. Packet forwarder mode will show recent logs with a maximum limit of 5MB. Basic Station mode will show recent logs within 5,000,000 lines.
Figure 5.3-A Logs

Network

The Network menu consists of the following categories: WAN and Diagnostics. Introduction and input procedures for each category are described in the following paragraphs.

**WAN

**

The purpose of this category is to view current WAN settings. This category is further divided into three sectors: WAN Status, Wan Settings and 3G/4G LTE Log. These individual options are lodged
and labeled above the main content.

WAN Status
The current network status will be shown on this page.
Figure 6.1.1 WAN Status

WAN Settings
Pico Next supports 3 WAN Modes: Ethernet WAN, 3G/4G LTE and Dual WAN (Ethernet+3G/4G).
Figure 6.1.2-A WAN Mode

Ethernet WAN

• DHCP Client
• Static IP

3G/4G LTE
Configure “APN” information according to mobile service provider requirements.
Figure 6.1.2.2-A LTE Settings

Dual WAN (Ethernet+3G/4G)
Configure the Ethernet Setting and LTE Setting at the same time. If the Dual WAN mode is selected, the primary interface needs to be specified by default. Pico Next Gateway will automatically set the other workable interface to be the backhaul.
Figure 6.1.2.3-A Network Primary

3G/4G LTE Log
If LTE Debug Mode is enabled, the LTE connection logs will be shown on this page. Click the “EXPORT” button to export the log.
Figure 6.1.3-A 3G/4G LTE Log

Diagnostics
Input a specific URL in the text field. Click the “PING” button to ping the URL specified
Figure 6.2-A Network Utilities

Figure 6.1.2.3-B Ethernet and LTE Configuration

3G/4G LTE Log

If LTE Debug Mode is enabled, the LTE connection logs will be shown on this page. Click the “EXPORT” button to export the log.
Figure 6.1.3-A 3G/4G LTE Log

Diagnostics
Input a specific URL in the text field. Click the “PING” button to ping the URL specified
Figure 6.2-A Network Utilities

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