Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway UG56 Quick Guide Safety Precautions Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instructions of this operating guide. The device must not be modeled in any way. Do not place the device close to objects with naked flames. Do not place the device where the temperature is below/above the operating range. Do not power on the device or connect it to another electrical device when installing. Check lightning and water protection when used outdoors. Do not connect or power the equipment using cables that have been damaged. Related Documents This Quick Start Guide only explains the installation of Milesight UG56 LoRaWAN Gateway. For more functionality and advanced settings, please refer to the relevant documents as below. Document UG56 Datasheet UG56 User Guide Description Datasheet for UG56 LoRaWAN Gateway. Users can refer to the guide for instruction on how to log in the web GUI, and how to configure all the settings. The related documents are available on Milesight website: https://www.milesight-iot.com Declaration of Conformity UG56 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the CE, FCC, and RoHS. FCC Statement:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 2 cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator&
your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. For assistance, please contact Milesight technical support:
Email: iot.support@milesight.com Tel: 86-592-5085280 Fax: 86-592-5023065 Revision History Date Doc Version Description Aug.8, 2022 V1.0 Initial version www.Milesight.com 3 Contents 1. Packing List .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Hardware Introduction ...................................................................................................................................5 2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 LED Indicators ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Reset Button .........................................................................................................................................6 3. Hardware Installation .....................................................................................................................................7 3.1 SIM & Micro SD Installation .................................................................................................................7 3.2 Antenna Installation .............................................................................................................................7 3.3 Power Supply ........................................................................................................................................8 3.4 Gateway Installation ............................................................................................................................ 9 4. Web GUI Access ...........................................................................................................................................10 4.1 Wireless Access .................................................................................................................................10 4.2 Wired Access ..................................................................................................................................... 11 5. Network Connection .................................................................................................................................... 14 5.1 Configure the Ethernet Connection .................................................................................................. 14 5.2 Configure the Wi-Fi Connection ........................................................................................................ 14 5.3 Configure the Cellular Connection ....................................................................................................15 6. Packet Forwarder Configuration .................................................................................................................17 7. Network Server Configuration .....................................................................................................................19 7.1 Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud .............................................................................................. 19 7.2 Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server ............................................................................................. 21 4 1. Packing List Before you begin to install the UG56 LoRaWAN Gateway, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below. 1 UG56 Device 1 LoRaWAN Magnetic Antenna 1 Wall Mounting Bracket 2 M3 Bracket Fixing Screws 4 x Wall Mounting Kits 1 x Quick Start Guide 1 Warranty Card 1 Type-C Cable & Power Adapter (Optional) If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative. 2. Hardware Introduction 2.1 Overview 2 1 LoRaWAN Antenna Connector SIM Slot 3 Micro SD Slot 4 Reset Button 5 5 6 7 Type-C Power & Console Port LED Indicators Ethernet Port (PoE) 2.2 Dimensions (mm) 2.3 LED Indicators LED Indication Status Off Description The system is starting up SYS System Status Red Light The system goes wrong LoRa LoRa Status Link Indicator
(Yellow) Ethernet Port Green Light The system is running properly Off On Off On Packet Forwarder mode is running off Packet Forwarder mode is running well Disconnected or connect failure Connected Blinking Transmitting data Rate Indicator
(Green) Off On Other modes 100 Mbps mode 2.4 Reset Button Function Description SYS LED Action Reset Static Green Static Green Rapidly Blinking Off Static Green Press and hold the reset button for more than 5 seconds. Release the button and wait. The gateway resets to factory default. 6 3. Hardware Installation 3.1 SIM & Micro SD Installation Remove the front panel of the device, insert the SIM card or micro SD card into the corresponding slot. Note: UG56 does not support hot plugging (also called hot swapping). please turn off the power before you insert or take off cards. 3.2 Antenna Installation Rotate the LoRa antenna into the antenna connector. 7 Note:
1) The external antenna should be installed vertically always on a site with a good signal. 2) Keep away from metal objects and power lines which may affect the signal. Antenna Specifications Milesight provides a magnetic LoRaWAN antenna and here is the specification:
Electrical Properties Frequency Range 902~928 MHz Impedance Return Loss Radiation Gain(Peak) Polarization Input Power Connector 50 Nominal 8.5 dB Min. Omni-directional 5.06dBi Vertical 50W SMA Male Physical Characteristics Dimension 29225mm Operating Temperature
-40C ~ 70C 3.3 Power Supply UG56 can be powered by 802.3af standard PoE or Type-C port (5 VDC). If both are connected, the device will be powered by the former method (PoE). Power by a PoE Switch Power by a PoE injector 8 Power by a Type-C Port Note: When connecting, Ethernet cable of UG56 device side should be installed first, otherwise, PoE devices or gateway may be damaged. 3.4 Gateway Installation Before you get started, make sure all fittings are installed and the power supply is disconnected. A. Fix the wall mounting bracket to the device with 2 x M3 bracket fixing screws. B. Drill 4 holes on the wall according to the wall mounting bracket, then fix the wall plugs into the wall. C. Fix the device to the wall plugs with M3 wall mounting screws. When installation, its suggested to fix the upper two screws first. 9 4. Web GUI Access UG56 provides web-based configuration interface for management. If this is the first time you configure the gateway, please use the default settings below:
ETH IP Address: 192.168.23.150 Wi-Fi IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Wi-Fi SSID: Gateway_******
Username: admin Password: password Browser: Chrome(recommended) 4.1 Wireless Access A. Enable wireless network connection on your computer and search for access point Gateway_******
to connect it. B. Open a web browser on your PC (Chrome is recommended) and type in the IP address 192.168.1.1 to access the web GUI, enter the username and password, click Login. If you enter the username or password incorrectly more than 5 times, the login page will be locked for 10 minutes. D. After logging the web GUI, follow the guide to complete the basic configurations. Its suggested that you change the password for the sake of security. 10 E. You can view system information and perform configuration of the gateway. 4.2 Wired Access Connect PC to UG56 ETH port directly or through PoE injector to access the web GUI of gateway. The following steps are based on Windows 10 system for your reference. A. Go to Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center, then click Ethernet (It may have different names). 11 B. Go to Properties Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and select Use the following IP address, then assign a static IP manually within the same subnet of UG56. C. Open a Web browser on your PC (Chrome is recommended) and type in the IP address 192.168.23.1 50 to access the web GUI. D. Enter the username and password, click Login. If you enter the username or password incorrectly more than 5 times, the login page will be locked for 10 minutes. 12 E. After logging the web GUI, follow the guide to complete the basic configurations. Its suggested that you change the password for the sake of security. F. You can view system information and perform configuration of the gateway. 13 5. Network Connection This section explains how to connect the gateway to network via WAN connection, Wi-Fi or cellular. 5.1 Configure the Ethernet Connection A. Go to Network Interface Port page to select the connection type and configure Ethernet port information. B. Click Save & Apply for changes to take effect. C. Connect Ethernet port of gateway to the devices like router or modem. D. Log in the web GUI via the newly assigned IP address and go to Status Network to check Ethernet port status. 5.2 Configure the Wi-Fi Connection A. Go to Network Interface WLAN and select Client mode. B. Click Scan to search for Wi-Fi access points. Select the available one and click Join Network. 14 C. Type the key of Wi-Fi. D. Go to StatusWLAN to check Wi-Fi status. If it shows Connected, it means gateway connects to Wi-Fi successfully. 5.3 Configure the Cellular Connection A. Go to Network Interface Cellular Cellular Setting page to enable cellular settings. 15 B. Choose relevant network type and fill in SIM card information like APN or PIN code. C. Click Save and Apply for changes to take effect. D. Go to Status Cellular page to view the status of the cellular connection. If it shows Connected, it means the SIM has dialed up successfully. On the other hand, you can check the status of LTE indicator. If it keeps on light statically, it means SIM has dialed up successfully. 16 6. Packet Forwarder Configuration UG has installed multiple packet forwarders including Semtech, Chirpstack-Generic MQTT broker, etc. This section explains how to connect the gateway to network servers. Make sure the gateway connects to the network as shown in Section 5. A. Go to Packet Forwarder General page and click to add a network server. B. Fill in the server information and enable this server. C. Go to Packet Forwarder Radio page, center frequency and channels. The channels of the gateway and network server need to be the same. 17 D. Add the gateway on network server page. For more details about the network server connection please refer to Milesight IoT Support portal. E. Go to Traffic page to view the data communication of UG56. 18 7. Network Server Configuration UG56 can work as network server and transmit data to Milesight IoT Cloud or another platform via MQTT/HTTP/HTTPS. Make sure the gateway connects to the network as shown in Section 5. 7.1 Connect UG56 to Milesight IoT Cloud A. Go to Packet Forwarder General page to enable the embedded network server. B. Go to Packet Forwarder Radio page to select the antenna type, center frequency and channels. The channels of the gateway and nodes need to be the same. C. Go to Network Server General page to enable the network server and Milesight IoT Cloud mode. 19 D. Log in the Milesight IoT Cloud. Then go to My Devices page and click +New Devices to add gateway to Milesight IoT Cloud via SN. Gateway will be added under Gateways menu. E. The gateway is online on Milesight IoT Cloud. 20 7.2 Connect UG56 to MQTT/HTTP Server A. Go to Packet Forwarder General page to enable the embedded network server. B. Go to Packet Forwarder Radio page to select the antenna type, center frequency and channels. The channels of the gateway and nodes need to be the same. C. Go to Network Server General page to enable the network server mode. 21 D. Go to Network ServerApplication to add a new application. After saving the application, you can select HTTP, HTTPS or MQTT protocol and fill in corresponding server information to send data to another server. E. Go to Profiles page to add a new profile for the device. 22 F. Go to Device page and click Add to add LoRaWAN node devices. You can also click Bulk Import if you want to add many nodes all at once. Click Template Download to download template file and add device information to this file. Application 23 and device profile should be the same as you created on web page. Import this file to add bulks of devices. F. Go to Packets page to check the packets from LoRaWAN node devices. The type starts from Up means uplinks and Dn means downlinks. Click Details to check the properties and payload contents of packets.
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