Ackcio BEAM-GW, Setting Up

Page 1: ...ated mounting scenarios we recommend using the gateway bracket The gateway bracket can be used to easily mount the gateway on flat surfaces on pipes using U bolts or in other complicated settings One of our clients hung it using cable ties as well If you are using the bracket first fix the gateway device to the bracket using M4 screws and nuts as shown below Four screws nuts to attach the gateway ...

Page 2: ...hown below Note that the Gateway has two identical ports at the bottom for GPS and Cellular GSM antennas Therefore please connect the cellular antenna to the correct port which is the GSM port Gateway antenna Cellular GSM antenna positioning left and right respectively ...

Page 3: ...teway turns on you will see RF LED Radio Signal stays steady RPI LED will be on for about 1 2 minutes later Do not switch off gateway while RPI LED is solid RPI LED will be in blinking status for about 4 minutes afterwards 4 Once the Gateway is booted up connect the Gateway to your laptop using a micro USB to LAN adaptor Open any browser on you PC and visit http beam local On the below shown scree...

Page 4: ...c with computer date and time Click Save button afterwards Radio Select the country and set the Frequency accordingly Afterwards set the transmission power Refer to the following link to get your country frequency https www thethingsnetwork org docs lorawan frequencies by country html ...

Page 5: ... will be automatically set Once configuration is done you can click on little world icon to test signal strength You may also tick the check box on Enable Internet Always if you want to enable Internet permanently Cellular option for Internet Upload Mode Out of the three upload modes API FTP ACKCIO Cloud one could select either one or many modes to upload the data Upload data to an API ...

Page 6: ...ow 1 Upload data to a FTP server SFTP server Enter the respective URL Port Username and password if any and the folder to which the data needs to be pushed as shown in the diagram below 2 Select ACKCIO CLOUD mode if you are setting up project at Ackcio Cloud by entering the Ackcio Key ...

Page 7: ...t the key functionalities and changes that are conducted in the gateway where one could see information with related to the changes that are made Using the red circled export icon in the below shown diagram one could can export the gateway logs ...

Page 8: ... a free host name and an account using one of five given dynamic dns providers using the web browser 2 Once the hostname and the account information are received go to the remote access tile and access the model and then type in the information regarding the hostname account username and password 3 Upon save the ddclient file in the back end will be configured automatically based on what the user ...

Page 9: ...ion process will be shown accordingly That brings the end to the Gateway Settings Setting up with ACKCIO cloud To kick start log in to Ackcio Cloud with your registered account Connect your PC to internet LAN Click on the following link to login Ackcio Cloud online portal with your registered account https live ackcio com 1 Procedure for adding Nodes i Initially add all Nodes before creating Proje...

Page 10: ...digits found on the sticker of the device Device Name Name the node as per your preference Ex Your device location or sensor No of Channels Select either 1 4 or 8 based on the device channels ports 0 is for Relay Node Device Type Select Node type based on your Node After filling up the device information click Save button ...

Page 11: ... as per instructed below Name Client Frequency Start Date and Location click on pencil icon to input the location Project Controller field mandatory Gateway field Select your respective Gateway ID s by clicking on text box Device field Click in text box you will see the Node s which you have already added previously Please select accordingly Multiple selection Sensor field Select the respective se...

Page 12: ...Next 4 You can set the desired Sampling Rate at this page for all the nodes Click Next 5 For the Alert please enable at least one channel either email or message 6 Click Setup to complete the project creation ...

Page 13: ...7 Click on Dashboard at the side menu you can now see newly created project If you want to edit the project click on pencil button ...

Page 14: ...er you have commissioned all the nodes go to Online dashboard click on your project you will now be able to see your Nodes under Device Summary Section Setting up with Third Party Services Open your favourite browser and visit http 192 168 0 10 Thereby enter the credentials Username admin Password adminadmin ...

Page 15: ...k for more information Input Name Client Start Date and Location with respect to the project that is about to be created click on pencil icon to input the location Creating a Node To add Nodes click on the icon next to Nodes section Input credentials and save Node Type Select the type of your node accordingly Node ID Enter the unique ID provided in the sticker on top of the Node Node Name Name it ...

Page 16: ...de s that you have just added in the Node List section On Node text field please select your Nodes You can select multiple Nodes Click on the Next button afterwards You will be navigated to the sensor Nodes and sensors page ...

Page 17: ... Mode 4 You can set an equation by clicking this icon 5 You can enable the wireless mesh if necessary 6 If you wish to add virtual channel click Click the Setup button to complete the Project Creation Upon successful project creation the system will take you to the Main screen and you will see newly created project If you want to edit the project you can do so by clicking pencil icon Next step ple...

Page 18: ...set to CELLULAR and when there is Internet activity e g real time data uploading to a server via FTP or API Afterwards the LED will turn off until next internet activity Turning off the Gateway Turning off using the device 1 Press and hold the FUNC button for more than 10 seconds You will see that the RPI NET WF LEDs will be turned off 2 RF LED may continue to blink every 5s which is normal 3 Put ...

Page 19: ... 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 FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 1 This Transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 2 This equipment complies with RF radia...