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Documentation Center

RAK7268V2/RAK7268CV2 Quick Start Guide

Prerequisites

What Do You Need?

1. 

RAK7268V2/RAK7268CV2 WisGate Edge Lite 2

2. 

Ethernet Cable  

(RJ-45 Port) for Ethernet connection

3. A Windows/macOS/Linux computer

 WARNING

The SIM card slot of the cellular versions is not hot-swappable. Make sure the gateway is switched off
before inserting or ejecting the SIM card.
The SD card found in the SD card slot must not be ejected, as it might affect the performance of the
device, as different logs and data are stored on it.

Product Configuration

Power on the Gateway

1. Attach the LoRa Antenna.

First and foremost, screw the antenna onto the RP-SMA connector on the back panel of the
RAK7268V2/RAK7268CV2 WisGate Edge Lite 2.

 WARNING

Do not power the device if the LoRa Antenna port has been left open to avoid potential damage to the
RAK7268V2/RAK7268CV2 WisGate Edge Lite 2.

2. Power the gateway ON.

It is recommended to use the 12 VDC adapter that comes with the RAK7268/RAK7268CV2 WisGate Edge Lite 2.
Optionally, you can use your own PoE cable and PoE injector since the device supports PoE.

Casing and Ports

Figure 1: RAK7268V2/RAK7268CV2 WisGte Edge Lite 2 top view

Summary of Contents for WisGate Edge Lite 2 RAK7268V2

Page 1: ...s different logs and data are stored on it Product Configuration Power on the Gateway 1 Attach the LoRa Antenna First and foremost screw the antenna onto the RP SMA connector on the back panel of the RAK7268V2 RAK7268CV2 WisGate Edge Lite 2 WARNING Do not power the device if the LoRa Antenna port has been left open to avoid potential damage to the RAK7268V2 RAK7268CV2 WisGate Edge Lite 2 2 Power t...

Page 2: ...Documentation Center Figure 2 RAK7268V2 RAK7268CV2 WisGte Edge Lite 2 back view Status LED Indicators ...

Page 3: ...TH LED ON Linkup OFF Linkdown Flicker Data transmitting and receiving LoRa LED ON LoRa is working OFF LoRa is not working Flicker Indicate LoRa Packet receiving and sending WLAN LED AP Mode ON the AP is up OFF The AP is down Flicker Data receiving and sending STA Mode Slow flicker 1 Hz Disconnected ON Connected Flicker Data receiving and sending LTE LED functional only in RAK7268CV2 Slow Flicker 1...

Page 4: ...2 WisGate Edge Lite 2 Wi Fi AP Mode By default the gateway will work in Wi Fi AP Mode which means that you can find an SSID named RAK7268_XXXX on your PC s Wi Fi Network List XXXX is the last two bytes of the gateway s MAC address To access the Web Management Platform input the IP Address 192 168 230 1 in your Web browser NOTE No password is required to connect via Wi Fi Figure 3 Accessing the gat...

Page 5: ...e last four bits of the MAC address are 0F 01 and the IP address is 169 254 15 1 Make sure to manually set the address of your PC to one in the same network for example 169 254 15 100 3 To do this open the head to the Ethernet Properties and click the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Figure 5 Internet properties 4 Select Use the following IP address and set the IP address for this example to 1...

Page 6: ...the desired password and confirming it in the provided fields The password needs to comply with the following rules Should be at least 12 characters long Has at least one special character _ Has at least one number Has at least one standard Latin letter used in the English alphabet Figure 7 Web UI login page 2 When the fields are filled in click the Set password button to apply it The Web UI is no...

Page 7: ...password for access The default login username is root Figure 9 Login Page with set password Access the Internet Connect through Wi Fi 1 Access the gateway s Web UI Navigate to Network WAN Wi Fi Menu Expand the Wi Fi field and click on Settings Make sure to enable the Interface as it is disabled initially ...

Page 8: ...k E SSID manually 3 Select the right Encryption method and enter the correct Key NOTE Assuming you have entered the correct parameter values you should get an IP address assigned by your Wi Fi router s AP built in DHCP server You can use this new IP address to log in via a web browser the same way as in AP mode Connect through Ethernet 1 Connect the Ethernet cable to the port marked ETH on the gat...

Page 9: ...ngs 2 Connect your PC to the LAN router 3 Now you can access the assigned IP to access the gateway You can change the default settings if you wish details in the WisGate2 OS User Manual Figure 13 Connect through Ethernet settings Last Updated 4 11 2023 6 43 05 AM ...

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