RAK Industrial LoRaWAN Micro Gateway

Registration and Configuration

If you have not done so already you will need to register your Base Station through your Developer or RAN Provider account using the steps below.

This page shows examples from a RAK7258 model Base Station running WisGateOS v1.2.2.

Note

RAK Base Station firmware can be found at downloads.rakwireless.com

Prerequisite Registration Information

The Serial Number ('SN'), and 'MAC' values can be found on the label located on the back of the Base Station.

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Note

To obtain the Manufacturer (Base Station) EUI from the listed 'MAC' value do the following:

Step Instruction Example
1. Note the listed 'MAC' value. 60C5A876F6C5
2. Insert characters 'FFFE' in-between the 6th and 7th characters from the left. 60C5A8 FFFE 76F6C5
3. Ensure there are no spaces and verify your final value has a length of 16 characters. 60C5A8FFFE76F6C5

Registration on the Senet network

Once the Manufacturer (Base Station) EUI and Base Station SN have been acquired, return to the Senet Portal and complete Registration.

Note

Users with a free Developer Account can find supplemental information using the following link: Generic Developer Gateway Registration
Users registered as RAN Providers can find supplemental information using the following link: Generic RAN Provider Gateway Registration

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The RAK7258 supports a maximum of 8 channels at any given time. During registration you will have a chance to select which sub-band of 8 RX Channels the Base Station should operate on to start.

Tip: After registration is complete, you can use the Senet Portal to reconfigure the RX Channel sub-band without the need to login to the RAK Configuration web interface (make sure to power cycle the Base Station after making any changes).

RAK Access Web UI Initial Access Instructions

The Base Station is configured by default to operate as a DHCP client and as a WiFi Access Point (AP).

Note

For more information, please refer to the RAK7258 Quick Start Guide

WiFi AP Initial Access Instructions

Interface Default Static IP Default Username Default Password
Wireless (WiFi) 192.168.230.1 root root

After logging in, as a security precaution it's strongly recommended to change the Access Web UI default password and enable encryption to secure the WiFi AP.

Configuring LoRaWAN Packet Forwarder as a Semtech Basic Station

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Senet LNS URI

The Senet LNS protocol can be configured in two different ways:
 1. Secured (Recommended)
 2. Unsecured (Debugging and development purposes)

Note

Additional information regarding Basic Station can be found at the following link: Generic Semtech Basic Station

Source file PEM formatted contents
Senet tc.trust
Starts with: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----MIIETjCCAzagAwIBAgINA ... 
... omitted contents, use copy certificate button ...
Ends with: ... f6q8amaEsybwMbDqKWwIX7eSPY=-----END CERTIFICATE-----

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Unsecured LNS URI

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Verifying Connection to the Senet Network

Upon successful completion, the Base Station status will update to Registered - Active when viewed within the Senet Portal, and the status indicator light will turn green.