SENSECAP Connect M2 Multi-Platform Gateway to The Things Network Instructions
- June 3, 2024
- SENSECAP
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SENSECAP Connect M2 Multi-Platform Gateway to The Things Network
The main building blocks of the public community LoRaWAN® network are
gateways. This tutorial will guide you connecting your M2 Multi-Platform
Gateway to The Things Network.
Connecting via Packet Forwarders
TTN Configuration
Log into The Things Stack. If you don’t have a TTN account, please register
first.
Gateway EUI: Gateway EUI can be found on the device label or Local
Console
Gateway ID: A unique identifier for your gateway(the ID must contain only
lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes)
Gateway name: A name of your gateway
Frequency plan: Select the corresponding frequency according to your gateway
version
You can check the Gateway in the overview after successful registration.
Gateway Configuration
Configure the gateway via the Web UI,please check the Quick Start to log into
Local Console first.
Step 1: LoRa Network Settings
Navigate to LoRa > LoRa Network
Mode: Packet Forward
Packet Forwarder Settings:
Gateway EUI: It will automatically get the EUI of the connected gateway
Server Address: The link to The Things Network server( eg: For Europe is
eu1.cloud.thethings.network)
Server Port(Up/Down): 1700
Other settings can be left as default, or can be changed to suit your
requirements.
Click Save&Apply to apply your settings.
Step 2: Channel Plan Settings
Navigate to LoRa > Channel Plan
Select the Region and Frequency plan according to the actual choice.
After setting, click Save&Apply
Connecting via Basic Station
TTN Configuration
Please refer to 1.1 for adding a gateway
Step 1: Enable Require authenticated connection
This will only allow a gateway to connect if it uses a TLS enabled Basic
Station or MQTT connection. It will not allow connections from UDP packet
forwarders.
Step 2: Create an API key
Navigate to API keys, click Add API key
Choose Grant individual rights > Link as Gateway to a Gateway Server for traffic exchange, i.e. write uplink and read downlink
Gateway Configuration
Mode: Basics Station
Basic Station Settings:
Gateway EUI: It will automatically get the EUI of the connected gateway
Server: LNS Server
URL: The link to The Things Network server( eg: For Europe is
eu1.cloud.thethings.network)；Port:8887
Authentication Mode: TLS server authentication and Client token
trust: Select the certificate you need and download it, recommend：Let’s
Encrypt ISRG Root X1 Trust
Copy the data content of the certificate file (the certificate can be opened
in text form) token: Authorization: Your_API_Key Other settings can be left as
default, or can be changed to suit your requirements.
Check the Gateway Status
After the settings are completed, we can view the live data of your gateway.
You can see that your gateway is connected to TTN now.
