Kerlink

• Kerlink iFemtoCell
  • SSH into the gateway
  • Disable Kerlink CPF
  • Download IPK
  • Install IPK
  • Configuration
    • (Re)start and stop commands
    • Log output

Kerlink iFemtoCell

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Note: This was tested with the following firmware version: 5.5.4.

SSH into the gateway

The first step is to log in into the gateway using ssh:

ssh root@GATEWAY-IP-ADDRESS

Please refer to the Kerlink wiki for login instructions.

Disable Kerlink CPF

Before you can install the ChirpStack Concentratord, you must disable the Kerlink CPF services (lorad and lorafwd).

Disable lorad:

Edit /etc/default/lorad and change DISABLE_LORAD="no" to DISABLE_LORAD="yes".

Disable lorafwd:

Edit /etc/default/lorafwd and change DISABLE_LORAFWD="no" to DISABLE_LORAFWD="yes".

Download IPK

Use the following commands to download the latest version of the chirpstack-concentratord package:

cd /user/.updates
wget https://artifacts.chirpstack.io/downloads/chirpstack-concentratord/vendor/kerlink/ifemtocell/chirpstack-concentratord_4.4.5-r1_klkgw.ipk

Install IPK

Run the following command to install the IPK package:

sync
kerosd -u
reboot

Configuration

Configuration files can be found at:

• /etc/chirpstack-concentratord/concentratord.toml - Concentratord configuration
• /etc/chirpstack-concentratord/channels.toml - Channel configuration

(Re)start and stop commands

Use the following commands to (re)start and stop the ChirpStack Concentratord service:

# Status
sudo monit summary

# start
monit start chirpstack-concentratord

# stop
monit stop chirpstack-concentratord

# restart
monit restart chirpstack-concentratord

Log output

To view the ChirpStack Concentratord log output, use the following command:

tail -f -n 100 /var/log/messages |grep chirpstack-concentratord