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Multitech Conduit

Note: This was tested with the following firmware version: 6.0.0.

Configure Packet Forwarder

Web-interface log in

The mPower web-interface can be accessed by entering https://IP-ADDRESS/ into your browser. As the web-interface uses a self-signed certificate, your browser will probably raise a warning.

Option 1 - Packet-forwarder configuration

  1. In the left menu, click LoRaWAN®
  2. Under LoRa mode, select PACKET FORWARDER
  3. Under LoRa Packet Forwarder Configuration enter / select the following settings:
    • Network Settings
      • Network: Manual
      • Channel Plan: The desired channel-plan
    • Server Settings
      • Server Address: 127.0.0.1
      • Upstream Port: 1700
      • Downstream Port: 1700
  4. Click Submit, and then Save and Appy in the left menu.

After completing these steps, you should see RUNNING under the Packet Forwarder Status.

Option 2 - ChirpStack Concentratord

Please refer to the ChirpStack Concentratord installation instructions for installing the ChirpStack Concentratord on the Multitech Conduit.

Install ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder

Enable SSH

In order to install ChirpStack packages on the gateway, you must first enable SSH in the web-interface.

  1. In the left menu, click Administration and then Access configuration.
  2. Under SSH Settings, make sure this option is Enabled.
  3. In case of changes, click Submit and then Save and Apply in the left menu.

SSH log in

To log in into your gateway, use the following command:

ssh USERNAME@IP-ADDRESS

Where USERNAME is the username that you use to gain access to the web-interface of the gateway and IP-ADDRESS with the IP address of the gateway.

Download IPK

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

cd /tmp
wget https://artifacts.chirpstack.io/downloads/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/vendor/multitech/conduit/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder_4.3.1-r1_arm926ejste.ipk

Install IPK

Use the opkg package-manager to install the downloaded package. Example:

sudo opkg install chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder_4.3.1-r1_arm926ejste.ipk

Configuration

The Multitech Conduit has two accessory ports (AP1 and AP2) which can be used simultaneously, for example AP1 for EU868 and AP2 for 2.4GHz. For this reason it is possible to start two instances of the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder.

To connect the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder to your MQTT broker, you must update the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder configuration file(s). These are located at:

  • AP1: /var/config/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/ap1/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder.toml
  • AP2: /var/config/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/ap2/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder.toml

Enabling ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder

To enable the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder instance or instances, you must copy the Monit configuration file(s) for the corresponding APs:

# To enable AP1
sudo cp /var/config/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/ap1/examples/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder-ap1.monit /etc/monit.d/

# To enable AP2
sudo cp /var/config/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/ap2/examples/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder-ap2.monit /etc/monit.d/

# Reload Monit
sudo monit reload

(Re)start and stop commands

Use the following commands to (re)start and stop the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder services:

# Status
sudo monit summary

# Start
sudo monit start chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder-[ap1|ap2]

# Restart
sudo monit restart chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder-[ap1|ap2]

# Stop
sudo monit stop chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder-[ap1|ap2]

Log output

To view the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder log output, use the following command:

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

Multitech Conduit AP

Note: This was tested with the following firmware version: 6.0.1.

Configure Packet Forwarder

Web-interface log in

The mPower web-interface can be accessed by entering https://IP-ADDRESS/ into your browser. As the web-interface uses a self-signed certificate, your browser will probably raise a warning.

Option 1 - Packet-forwarder configuration

  1. In the left menu, click LoRaWAN®
  2. Under LoRa mode, select PACKET FORWARDER
  3. Under LoRa Packet Forwarder Configuration enter / select the following settings:
    • Network Settings
      • Network: Manual
      • Channel Plan: The desired channel-plan
    • Server Settings
      • Server Address: 127.0.0.1
      • Upstream Port: 1700
      • Downstream Port: 1700
  4. Click Submit, and then Save and Appy in the left menu.

After completing these steps, you should see RUNNING under the Packet Forwarder Status.

Option 2 - ChirpStack Concentratord

Please refer to the ChirpStack Concentratord installation instructions for installing the ChirpStack Concentratord on the Multitech Conduit AP.

Install ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder

Enable SSH

In order to install ChirpStack packages on the gateway, you must first enable SSH in the web-interface.

  1. In the left menu, click Administration and then Access configuration.
  2. Under SSH Settings, make sure this option is Enabled.
  3. In case of changes, click Submit and then Save and Apply in the left menu.

SSH log in

To log in into your gateway, use the following command:

ssh USERNAME@IP-ADDRESS

Where USERNAME is the username that you use to gain access to the web-interface of the gateway and IP-ADDRESS with the IP address of the gateway.

Download IPK

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

cd /tmp
wget https://artifacts.chirpstack.io/downloads/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/vendor/multitech/conduit_ap/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder_4.3.1-r1_arm926ejste.ipk

Install IPK

Use the opkg package-manager to install the downloaded package. Example:

sudo opkg install chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder_4.3.1-r1_arm926ejste.ipk

Configuration

To connect the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder to your MQTT broker, you must update the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder configuration file. This file is located at: /var/config/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder.toml.

(Re)start and stop commands

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

# Status
sudo monit summary

# start
monit start chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder

# stop
monit stop chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder

# restart
monit restart chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder

Log output

To view the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder log output, use the following command:

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

Multitech Conduit AP3

Note: This was tested with the following firmware version: 6.3.0.

Configure Packet Forwarder

Web-interface log in

The mPower web-interface can be accessed by entering https://IP-ADDRESS/ into your browser. As the web-interface uses a self-signed certificate, your browser will probably raise a warning.

Option 1 - Packet-forwarder configuration

  1. In the left menu, click LoRaWAN®
  2. Under LoRa mode, select PACKET FORWARDER
  3. Under LoRa Packet Forwarder Configuration enter / select the following settings:
    • Network Settings
      • Network: Manual
      • Channel Plan: The desired channel-plan
    • Server Settings
      • Server Address: 127.0.0.1
      • Upstream Port: 1700
      • Downstream Port: 1700
  4. Click Submit, and then Save and Appy in the left menu.

After completing these steps, you should see RUNNING under the Packet Forwarder Status.

Option 2 - ChirpStack Concentratord

Please refer to the ChirpStack Concentratord installation instructions for installing the ChirpStack Concentratord on the Multitech Conduit AP.

Install ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder

Enable SSH

In order to install ChirpStack packages on the gateway, you must first enable SSH in the web-interface.

  1. In the left menu, click Administration and then Access configuration.
  2. Under SSH Settings, make sure this option is Enabled.
  3. In case of changes, click Submit and then Save and Apply in the left menu.

SSH log in

To log in into your gateway, use the following command:

ssh USERNAME@IP-ADDRESS

Where USERNAME is the username that you use to gain access to the web-interface of the gateway and IP-ADDRESS with the IP address of the gateway.

Download IPK

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

cd /tmp
wget https://artifacts.chirpstack.io/downloads/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/vendor/multitech/conduit_ap3/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder_4.3.1-r1_mtcap3.ipk

Install IPK

Use the opkg package-manager to install the downloaded package. Example:

sudo opkg install chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder_4.3.1-r1_mtcap3.ipk

Configuration

To connect the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder to your MQTT broker, you must update the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder configuration file. This file is located at: /var/config/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder/chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder.toml.

(Re)start and stop commands

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

# Status
sudo monit summary

# start
monit start chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder

# stop
monit stop chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder

# restart
monit restart chirpstack-mqtt-forwarder

Log output

To view the ChirpStack MQTT Forwarder log output, use the following command:

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