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2.3
Joining, Commissioning and Starting a Network
2.3.1
Joining Ethernet Gateway to an existing network:
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On command prompt type “sudo ot-ctl” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “>”
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On command prompt type “ifconfig up” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “up”
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On command prompt type “joiner start 123456” then press enter’
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Command prompt will print “Done”, and if joining with the device is successful,
command prompt will print “joiner successful”
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On command prompt type “thread start” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “Done”
2.3.2
Commission a device to the network
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On command prompt type “sudo ot-ctl” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “>”
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On command prompt type “Commissioner start” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “Done” and “> Commissioner: active”
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On command prompt type “commissioner joiner add * 123456” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “Done”
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To close commissioner type on command prompt “commissioner stop” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “Commissioner: disabled” and “Done”
2.3.3
Start a Network
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On command prompt type “sudo ot-ctl” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “>”
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On command prompt type “dataset init new” then press enter
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Command prompt will print “Done”
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On command prompt type “dataset channel
x
”; where x represents the desired channel.
Valid numbers are between 1 and 10. then press enter
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Command prompt will print “Done”
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Type “dataset commit active”
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Command prompt will print “Done”
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Type “ifconfig up”
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Type “thread start”
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