URSALINK LoRaWAN Gateway Quick Start Guide
- June 7, 2024
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UG87 LoRaWAN Gateway
Quick Start Guide
Ursalink
Technology Co, Ltd.
Welcome
Thank you for choosing Ursalink UG87 LoRaWAN Gateway.
This guide teaches you how to install the UG87 and how to log in to the web
GUI to configure the device. Once you complete the installation, refer to the
Ursalink UG87 User Guide for instructions on how to perform configurations on
the device.
Related Documents
This Quick Start Guide only explains the installation of Ursalink UG87 LoRaWAN
Gateway. For more functionality and advanced settings, please refer to the
relevant documents below.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Ursalink UG87 Datasheet | Datasheet for the Ursalink UG87 LoRaWAN Gateway. |
| Ursalink UG87 User Guide | Users can refer to the guide for instruction on how |
to log in to the web GUI, and how to configure all the settings.
The related documents are available on the Ursalink website: http://www.ursalink.com.
Declaration of Conformity
UG87 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of the CE, FCC, and RoHS.
For assistance, please contact
Ursalink technical support:
Email: support@ursalink.com
Tel: 86-592-5023060
Fax: 86-592-5023065
Revision History
| Date | Doc Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 9, 2019 | V1.1 | Initial version |
| Oct. 18, 2019 | V1.2 | 1. Add 16 channels description; |
2. Change antenna location.
Nov. 29, 2019| V1.3| Delete AC/DC power supply, add PoE injector
Apr. 4, 2020| V1.4| 1. Reset button definition change;
2. Add back AC/DC power supply;
3. Default IP change from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.23.150;
4. Web GUI interface change (based on 80.0.0.62);
5. Add bulk import LoRaWAN devices.
Packing List
Before you begin to install the UG87 LoRaWAN Gateway, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below.
Optional Installation Accessories
If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your Ursalink sales representative.
Hardware Introduction
2.1 Overview
A. Front Panel
- LoRa2 Antenna (only for 16-channel model)
- GPS Antenna
- LTE Antenna
- LoRa1 Antenna
- Vent Plug
B. Rear Panel
6. Power Connector
7. Ethernet Port (PoE)
8. LED&SIM Area
9. Wi-Fi Antenna LED&SIM Area
10. PWR: Power Indicator
11. SYS: System Indicator
12. SIM Card Slot
13. L2: Cellular Indicator
14. RST: Reset Button
15. L1: LoRa Indicator
C. Top & Bottom View
2.2 Dimensions (mm)
2.3 LED Indicators
| LED | Indication | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWR | Power Status | On | The power is switched on |
| Off | The power is switched off | ||
| SYS | System Status | Green Light | Static: Start-up |
Blinking slowly: the system is running properly
Off| The system goes wrong
Li| LoRa Status| Green Light| Package Forwarder mode is running well.
Off| Package Forwarder mode is running off.
L2| SIM Card Status| Off| SIM1 or 5IM2 is registering or fails to register (or
there are no SIM cards inserted)
Green Light| Blink Slowly: SIM1 has been registered and is ready for dial-up
Blink Rapidly: SIM1 has been registered and is dialing up now
Static: SIM1 or SIM2 has been registered and dialed up successfully
Orange Light| Blink Slowly: SIM2 has been registered and is ready for dial-up
Blink Rapidly: SIM2 has been registered and is dialing up now
Static: SIM2 has been registered and dialed up successfully
2.4 Reset Button
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| SYS LED | Action |
| Reset | Blinking |
| Static Green → Rapidly Blinking | Release the button and wait. |
| Off → Blinking | The gateway resets to factory default. |
2.5 Ethernet Port Indicator
| Indicator | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Link Indicator (Orange) | On | Connected |
| Blinking | Transmitting data | |
| Off | Disconnected |
Rate
Indicator (Green)| On| 1000 Mbps mode
Off| 100 Mbps mode
Hardware Installation
Environmental Requirements
– Power Input: PoE (IEEE 802.3af standard) (Option: 100-240 VAC/9-48VDC)
– Power Consumption: Typical 4.9 W, Max 6.5 W (8 channels), Typical 6 W, Max
8.2 W (16 channels)
– Ingress Protection: IP67
– Operating Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F -158°F)
– Relative Humidity: 0% to 95% (non-condensing) at 25°C/77°F
3.1 SIM Card Installation
Remove the cover of the SIM card slot with a wrench and insert the SIM card.
Note: Check the triangle icon of the SIM card slot.
3.2 Antenna Installation
A. Remove the protective caps from the antenna connectors.
B. Connect the antenna to the corresponding antenna connector by holding the
metal part of the antenna and rotating it clockwise.
Note: Each antenna is labeled as cellular, GPS, WLAN or LoRa.
3.3 Power Supply
3.3.1 PoE Power Supply
Ethernet cable of UG87 device side should be installed first, or PoE devices
or gateway may be damaged.
3.3.1.1 Connect UG87 to PoE Switch
Connect UG87 Ethernet port to a PoE switch via Ethernet cable. PoE switch must
meet IEEE 802.3 af standard.
3.3.1.2 Connect UG87 to PoE Injector
Connect UG87 Ethernet port to a PoE injector via Ethernet cable. PoE injector
must meet IEEE 802.3 af standard.
3.3.2 AC/DC Power Supply (Optional)
A. Locate the power port marked POWER on the left side of the enclosure and
remove the protective cap to find the connection pins.
B. Connect a power supply cable to the power port, and rotate it
clockwise.
| Type | PIN | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAC | 1 | Brown | L (VIN+) |
| 2 | Black | GND | |
| 3 | Blue | N (VIN-) |
| Type | PIN | Color Brown | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VDC | 1 | Black | V+ |
| 2 | Black | GND |
3.4 Mount Gateway
The gateway can be mounted to a wall or a pole.
3.4.1 Wall Mounting
Make sure you have mounting brackets, bracket mounting screws, wall plugs,
wall mounting screws, and other required tools.
1. Before you start, make sure that your SIM card has been inserted, your
antennas have been attached, and that all cables have been disconnected from
your enclosure.
2. Mount the enclosure to the mounting bracket with the bracket mounting
screws.
3. Align the mounting bracket horizontally to the desired position on the
wall, use a marker pen to mark four mounting holes on the wall, and then
remove the mounting bracket from the wall.
Note: The connecting lines of adjacent points are at right angles.
4. Drill four holes with a depth of 32 mm by using your drill with a 6 mm
drill bit on the positions you marked previously on the wall.
5. Insert four wall plugs into the holes respectively.
6. Mount the mounting bracket horizontally to the wall by fixing the wall
mounting screws into the wall plugs.
Note: Place the power port on the button when installing.
7. Reconnect the cables.
3.4.2 Pole Mounting ( Hose clamp)
Make sure you have mounting bracket, bracket mounting screws, hose clamp and
other required tools.
1. Before you start, make sure that your SIM card has been inserted, your
antennas have been attached and that all cables have been disconnected from
your enclosure.
2. Mount the enclosure to the mounting bracket with the bracket mounting
screws.
3. Loosen
the hose clamp by turning the locking mechanism counter-clockwise.
4.Straighten out the hose clamp and slide it through the rectangular holes in
the mounting bracket, wrap the hose clamp around the pole.
5.Use a screwdriver to tighten the locking mechanism by turning it clockwise.
6.Reconnect the cables.
3.4.3 Pole Mounting (U-bolt)
Note: Pole mounting (U-bolt) is optional.
Make sure you have mounting bracket, bracket mounting screws, hose clamp and
other required tools.
1. Before you start, make sure your SIM card has been inserted, your antennas
have been attached and that all cables have been disconnected from your
enclosure.
2. Mount the enclosure to the mounting bracket with the bracket mounting
screws.
3. Wrap the U-bolt around the pole and mount the bracket with the mounting
screws.
4. Reconnect the cables.
Access the Web GUI of UG87
Ursalink UG87 provides a web-based configuration interface for management. If
this is the first time you configure the gateway, please use the default
settings below:
IP Address: 192.168.23.150
Username: admin
Password: password
4.1 PC Configuration
Please connect PC to Ethernet port of UG87 directly and configure a static IP
address manually. The following steps are based on Windows 10 operating system
for your reference.
① Click “Search Box” to search “Control Panel” on the Windows 10 taskbar.
② Click “Control Panel” to open it, and then click “View network status and
tasks”.
③ Click “Ethernet” (May have different names).
④ Click “Properties”.
⑤ Double Click “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” to configure IP
address and DNS server.
⑥ Click “Use the following IP address” to assign a static IP manually within the same subnet of the gateway.
(Note: Remember to click “OK” to finish the configuration.)
4.2 Log in the Web GUI of UG87
A. Open a Web browser on your PC (Chrome and IE are recommended), type in the
IP address, and press Enter on your keyboard.
B. Enter the username and password, click “Login”.
If you enter the username or password incorrectly more than 5 times, the login
page will be locked for 10 minutes.
C. When you log in with the default username and password, you will be asked
to change the password. It’s suggested that you change the password for the
sake of security. Click the “Cancel” button if you want to modify it
later.
D. After you log in the Web GUI, you can view system information and perform
configuration of the gateway.
5.Connect UG87 to the Netowork
This chapter explains how to connect the gateway to network via WAN
connection, cellular or Wi-Fi.
5.1 Configure the WAN Connection
A. Go to “Network”→ “Interface” → “Port” page to select the connection type
and configure WAN information.
B. Click “Save&Apply” for configuration to take effect.
C. Connect Ethernet port of gateway to network 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.
5.2 Configure the Cellular Connection
Take inserting SIM card into SIM1 slot as an example; please refer to the
following detailed operations.
A. Go to “Network” → “Interface” → “Cellular” → “Cellular Setting” page to
configure the cellular info.
B. Enable SIM1.
C. Choose relevant network type. “Auto”, “4G Only”, “3G Only” and “2G Only”
are optional.
D. Click “Save” and “Apply” for configuration to take effect.
UG87 has two cellular interfaces named SIM1 & SIM2. Only one cellular
interface is active at one time. If both cellular interfaces are enabled, SIM1
interface takes precedence by default.
E. Go to “Status” → “Cellular” page to view the status of the cellular
connection. If it shows “Connected”, it means SIM1 has dialed up successfully.
On the other hand, you can check the status of L2 indicator. If it keeps on
green light statically, it means SIM has dialed up successfully.
5.3 Configure the Wi-Fi Connection
A. Go to “Network” → “Interface” → “WLAN” and select “Client” mode.
B. Click “Scan” to search for Wi-Fi access point. Select the available one and
click “Join Network”.
C. Type the correct 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.
Packet Forwarder Configuration
UG87 has embedded multiple packet forwarders like TTN, Loriot and chip stack. This chapter explains how to connect the gateway to third-party network servers.
Make sure the gateway connects to the network as shown in Chapter 5.
A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page and click to add a network
server.
B. Fill in the server information and enable this server.
Note: When you select one of TTN, Loriot or chirpstack, other servers are not
allowed to enable.
C. Go to “Radios” page to configure the center frequency and channels.
Note: the channel plan of the gateway and network server need to be the
same.
D. Add the gateway in network server page. Take TTN for example, type and save
the gateway EUI and other information when you connect via Semtech packet
forwarder. After you add the gateway, TTN will show connection status.
E. Go to
“Traffic” page to view the data communication of UG87.
Network Server Configuration
UG87 can work as network server and transmit data to Ursalink Cloud or other platform via MQTT/HTTP/HTTPS.
Make sure the gateway connects to the network as shown in Chapter 5.
7.1 Connect UG87 to Ursalink Cloud
A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page to enable the “Ursalink” type
server.
Note: the channel plan of the gateway and network server need to be the same.
B. Go to “Network Server” → “General” page to enable the network server and
Ursalink Cloud mode.
C. Register and log in the Ursalink Cloud (cloud.ursalink.com).
D. Go to “Gateway” page and click “Add” to add a gateway.
E. The gateway is online on Ursalink Cloud.
7.2 Connect UG87 to Other Platform
A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page to enable the “Ursalink” type
server.
A. Go to “Radios” page to configure the center frequency and channels.
Note: the channel plan of the nodes and gateway need to be the
same.
B. Go to “Network Server” → “General” page to enable the network server
mode.
C. Go to “Network Server”→”Application” to add a new application.
After saving the application, select HTTP, HTTPS or MQTT protocol and fill in
correspond server information to send data to another server.
D. Go to “Profiles” page to add a new profile for the device.
E. Go to “Device” page and click “Add” to add LoRaWAN node devices.
You can also click “Bulk Import” if many LoRaWAN nodes need to add.
Click “Template Download” to download template file and add LoRaWAN device
information to this file.
Application and device profile should be the same as you created in web
page.
Import this file to add bulks of devices.
F. Go to “Packets” page to check the packets from LoRaWAN node devices. The
type starts from “Up” means uplinks and “Dn” means downlinks.
Click “Details” to check the properties and payload contents of
packets.
References
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