LoRa Extension

Overview

The RAK WisGate Edge Lite 2 complements your Ewattch solution by acting as a packet forwarder to extend the LoRaWAN coverage of an Ewattch Multitech gateway.

Prerequisites

Requirements for extending a LoRaWAN network

• Ewattch Multitech gateway: static IP or DHCP with reserved IP and known address. Ethernet network
• RAK Edge Lite 2 connected to the same Ethernet network as the Ewattch Multitech gateway
• Open ports 80, 123, 443, 1780 and 1782 on the network for the RAK
• NTP server available on the local network

Communication Diagram

Configuration Procedure

Step 1

• Connect to the RAK Wi-Fi network (RAK7268V2_XXXX). Enter the IP address 192.168.230.1 in a web browser and log in using the username root and the default password EwattchRak88!.
• Make sure to change the password afterwards.

Step 2

• Once connected, go to the configuration menu: the second icon from the top in the left sidebar.
• Expand the Protocol section. In the UDP Protocol parameters section, enter the IP address of the master gateway (Multitech) in the Server address field.
• Verify that Server port up is set to 1780 and Server port down is set to 1782.

Step 3

Save your changes at the bottom right of the page by clicking the Save changes button.

Step 4

• Go to the Network menu, the third icon from the top in the sidebar.
• Open the Settings section of the Ethernet network.
• Enter the IP address of the Multitech gateway used for communication with the RAK and click ADD.
• Remove the ping to the address 8.8.8.8, then save the configuration.

Step 5

• Go to the Settings menu, the fifth icon from the top in the sidebar.
• Open Time synchronization.
• Enter the authorized NTP server address(es) available on your network.
• Remove unnecessary entries.
• Click Save.

Appendix

Forwarding Verification

• From the Diagnostics tab of the WisGate interface, you can view the packet forwarding logs. They contain entries such as lora_pkt_fwd[…].