Semi-industrial LoRaWAN® Hotspot UG65 User 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 other electrical devices when installing. Check lightning and water protection when used outdoors.
Contents 1. Packing List .................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Hardware Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4 2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 4 2.
1. Packing List Before you begin to install the UG65 LoRaWAN® hotspot, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below. 1 × UG65 1 × Ethernet Cable Bracket Fixing Screws 4 × Wall Mounting Kits 1 × DC Jack Power Adapter 1 × LoRa Antenna 1 × Mounting Bracket 1 × Quick Start Guide (18cm) 1 × Warranty Card 1.3m LoRa Antenna Kit (Optional) If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative. 2. Hardware Introduction 2.
B. Rear Panel 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bracket Mounting Screws SIM Slot Type-C Port Ethernet Port (PoE) Power Connector Reset Button Waterproof Silicone Cable Groove 2.2 Dimensions (mm) 2.
up successfully ETH Ethernet Port Status Off Disconnected Blue Light Static: Connected 2.4 Reset Button Function Reset Description STATUS LED Action Static Blue Press and hold the reset button for more than 5 seconds. Static Blue → Rapidly Blinking Release the button and wait. Off → Static Blue The hotspot resets to factory default. 3. Hardware Installation 3.1 SIM Card Installation (Cellular Version Only) A. Use a screwdriver to open the protective cover on the back panel of UG65. B.
UG65 can also be powered by an 802.3af standard PoE injector or other PoE device. If both are connected, DC power is preferred. 3.3 Antenna Installation The antenna should be installed vertically always on a site with a good signal. If you select embedded antenna mode, do not let the front panel of products faces to walls. If you use 1.
D. Mount the mounting bracket horizontally to the wall by fixing the wall mounting screws into the wall plugs. E. Screw the bracket fixing screws to the back panel of the device, then hang the device to the mounting bracket on the wall. 3.4.2 Pole Mounting Preparation: mounting bracket, bracket fixing screws, hose clamp and other required tools. A. Loosen the hose clamp by turning the locking mechanism counter-clockwise. B.
4. Login the Web GUI UG65 provides a web-based configuration interface for management. If this is the first time you configure the hotspot, 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 4.1 Wireless Access A. Enable wireless network connection on your computer and search for access point “Gateway_******” to connect it. B.
After the guide completed, you can view system information and perform more advanced settings. Disable WLAN feature or add password after you completed all hotspot settings! 4.2 Wired Access Connect PC to UG65 ETH port directly. The following steps are based on Windows 10 operating system for your reference. A. Go to “Control Panel” → “Network and Internet” → “Network and Sharing Center”, then click “Ethernet” (May have different names).
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 the hotspot. 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, 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, select the correct antenna type according to your antenna installation and change the default password following the guide. After the guide completed, you can view system information and perform more advanced settings.
5. Network Connection This section explains how to connect the hotspot to the 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, click “Save & Apply” for changes to take effect. B. Connect Ethernet port of hotspot to network devices like router or modem. C.
C. Type the key of Wi-Fi. D. Go to “Status” → ”WLAN” to check Wi-Fi status. If it shows “Connected”, it means that the hotspot has connected to Wi-Fi successfully. E. Go to “Network” → ”Failover” → ”WAN Failover” to switch the wlan0 as main interface, then gateway can use the Wi-Fi to access the Internet.
5.3 Configure the Cellular Connection (Cellular Version Only) A. Go to “Network” → “Interface” → “Cellular” → “Cellular Setting” page to enable cellular settings. B. Choose relevant network type and fill in SIM card information like APN or PIN code, click “Save” and “Apply” for changes to take effect. C. 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.
6. Helium Hotspot Setup A. Log in the web GUI, click “QR Code for Onboarding” at the top right corner or go to “Helium” → “Onboarding” page. B. Fill in the wallet address in hotspot web GUI and click “Generate” to generate the QR code.
C. Download the “M-Hotspot” App from Google Play or Apple App Store and open the App to link your Helium wallet. When linking to the Helium wallet page, it’s suggested to use Chrome browser to open the page. D. Open “M-Hotspot” App, click “+Add Hotspot” and choose the hotspot from the list.
E. Scan the QR code on the hotspot login web GUI, then App will get the hotspot information. Click “Next”.
F. Click “Ask for Permissions” to set hotspot location, then click “Set Location”. G. Set hotspot antenna gain and height according to your external antenna type, it’s 2dBi by default. Click “Next” and “Register Hotspot”. This registration requires $10 and it’s already prepaid by Milesight.
H. When registering, it will skip to Helium App page, click “I Confirm” to update the info and add your hotspot to the Helium network. 7. Helium Advanced Setting Milesight UG65 Helium hotspot provides options to get Helium process status and control. 7.1 Hotspot This page is used for displaying the basic information of onboarding hotspot.
Item Description Hotspot Name A unique identifier for the onboarded hotspot in the Helium network. Network Status Show the status of hotspot connections to the Internet. Validator Show the version and block height of the validator which the device is connected. Owner Show the wallet address this hotspot binds to, and the refresh frequency is once a day. Public IP Address Show the network export IP address of the hotspot. 7.
Operation Item Description Automatic Upgrade Helium Version Show the current hotspot Helium program version. Helium Profiles Show the current used Helium profile version. Enable When enabled, the hotspot will check and upgrade the Helium version and profile automatically. Upgrade Schedule Set the time interval of checking Helium version. If there is a newer version, the hotspot will update the version automatically. Range: 1-168 hours.
8. Packet Forwarder Configuration UG65 has installed multiple packet forwarders including Semtech, Chirpstack-Generic MQTT broker, etc. A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page and click to add a network server. B. Fill in the server information and enable this server. If Helium is enabled, you can enable Semtech, Chirpstack type package forwarder or remote Embedded NS at the same time.
D. Add the hotspot to the network server page. For more details about the network server configuration please refer to network server guide or Milesight IoT Support portal. E. After connected, you can check connection status here. 9. Network Server Configuration UG65 can work as network server and transmit data to Milesight IoT Cloud or other platform via MQTT/HTTP/HTTPS. 9.1 Connect UG65 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. D. Log in the Milesight IoT Cloud.
hotspot to Milesight IoT Cloud via SN. Gateway will be added under “Gateways” menu. E. The hotspot is online on Milesight IoT Cloud. 9.2 Connect UG65 to MQTT/HTTP Server A. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “General” page to enable the embedded network server. Note: when you add any NS or modify the NS setting and click “Save & Apply”, the Helium program will reboot and disconnect for dozens of seconds. B. Go to “Packet Forwarder” → “Radio” page to select the antenna type, center frequency and channels.
C. Go to “Network Server” → “General” page to enable the network server mode. D. Go to “Network Server”→”Application” to add a new application. After saving the application, you can select HTTP, HTTPS or MQTT protocol and fill in correspond server information to send data to another server.
E. Go to “Profiles” page to add a new profile for the device. F. Go to “Device” page and click “Add” to add LoRaWAN® node devices.
You can also click “Bulk Import” if you want to add all nodes at once. Click “Template Download” to download template file and add device information to this file. Application and device profile should be the same as you created on web page. Import this file to add bulks of devices. G. 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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