{"id":96,"date":"2018-06-21T19:56:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2018-06-21T20:06:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T18:06:42","slug":"laird-rg186-gateway-up-and-running-within-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/?p=96&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Laird RG186 LoRa Gateway up and running within minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interested to help to expand the coverage of thethingsnetwork.org project, short TTN? There are many gateway you can use, for example you can build your own TTN gateway using a RPI and a IC880a or RAK831 concentrator board.<\/p>\n<p>Both solutions are priced at about CHF 150-200, depending on where you order the hardware, what kind of RPI you&#8217;re using and if you have to pay import duties or not.<\/p>\n<p>But of course, you need some time to get up and running. Wiring, software and so on. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ttn-zh\/ic880a-gateway\/wiki\">TTN-ZH github<\/a> page for a smooth start.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have the time, you can buy a commercial product, the Laird RG186 gateway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/laird-rg186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-122\" src=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/laird-rg186-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/laird-rg186-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/laird-rg186-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/laird-rg186-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/laird-rg186-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Included accessoires:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One 868 MHz antenna<\/li>\n<li>Two 2.4 \/5 GHz antennas<\/li>\n<li>External DC Power Adapter<\/li>\n<li>Ethernet cable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After you got it, simply unpackage it and plug in power and a network cable (it also has WiFi built in, but haven&#8217;t used it). Open your browser and connect to the DHCP IP address it got and log in to the device.<\/p>\n<p>Default login credentials:<br \/>\nUsername: sentrius<br \/>\nPassword: RG1xx<\/p>\n<p>Go to the &#8218;LoRa&#8216; tab, and select a preset for The Things Network.<\/p>\n<p>If you use <strong>&#8218;The Things Network Legacy EU&#8216;<\/strong> you can simply apply the preset and copy the EUI displayed on the left side. Then go to\u00a0https:\/\/console.thethingsnetwork.org\/gateways and register the gateway. Please note to activate the checkbox &#8218;I&#8217;m using the legacy packet forwarder&#8216; when registering the gateway.<\/p>\n<p>If you use <strong>&#8218;The Things Network EU&#8216;<\/strong> it is best, to go first to\u00a0https:\/\/console.thethingsnetwork.org\/gateways and register a new gateway, as the gateway ID can be choosen by you! After creating the gateway, copy the &#8218;Gateway Key&#8216; and go the the RG186 webinterface. Apply in the &#8218;LoRa&#8216; tab the preset &#8218;The Things Network EU&#8216; and go then to the subtab &#8218;Forwarder&#8216;. Enter your &#8218;Gateway ID&#8216; and the &#8218;Gateway Key&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>In both cases the gateway should now show up as &#8218;connected&#8216;, once on the RG186 dashboard and also in the TTN console.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863-300x88.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863-1200x352.png 1200w, https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rg1863.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more detailed set-up instructions and technical specifications, please check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lairdtech.com\/products\/rg1xx-lora-gateway\">official Laird RG1xx product page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thanks_button_div\" \n                  style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><div id=\"thanksButtonDiv_96_1\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/thanks-you-counter-button\/images\/thanks_compact_grey.png); background-repeat:no-repeat; float: left; display: inline;\"\n                onmouseover=\"javascript:thankYouChangeButtonImage('thanksButtonDiv_96_1', true);\" \n                onmouseout=\"javascript:thankYouChangeButtonImage('thanksButtonDiv_96_1', false);\"\n                onclick=\"javascript:thankYouChangeButtonImage('thanksButtonDiv_96_1', false);\" >\n                <input type=\"button\" onclick=\"thankYouButtonClick(96, 'You left &ldquo;Thanks&rdquo; already for this post')\" value=\"Danke - 1\"\n                  class=\"thanks_button thanks_compact thanks_grey\"\n                  style=\"  font-family: Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;; color:#363636;\"\n                  id=\"thanksButton_96_1\" title=\"Click to leave &ldquo;Thanks&rdquo; for this post\"\/>\n             <\/div><div id=\"ajax_loader_96_1\" style=\"display:inline;visibility: hidden;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ajax loader\" src=\"https:\/\/it-net.blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/thanks-you-counter-button\/images\/ajax-loader.gif\" \/><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested to help to expand the coverage of thethingsnetwork.org project, short TTN? 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