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Browan Communications Inc.

No.15-1, Zhonghua Rd.,

Hsinchu Industrial Park,

Hukou, Hsinchu,

Taiwan, R.O.C. 30352

Tel: +886-3-6006899

Fax: +886-3-5972970

Pico Next Gateway

User Guide

Document Number

BQW_02_0031.005

Summary of Contents for Pico Next

Page 1: ...Browan Communications Inc No 15 1 Zhonghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 1 Pico Next Gateway User Guide Document Number BQW_02_0031 005 ...

Page 2: ...n Date Description 001 Aug 19 2021 Browan first release 002 Feb 15 2022 Add Regulatory and change LED function 003 Apr 28 2022 Add WiFi Station configuration 004 Aug 5 2022 Add Packet Forwarder Whitelist Filter OpenVPN Client configuration and Professional Installation instructions 005 Oct 6 2022 Add firmware upgrade details Update Whitelist Filter and Channel Scan ...

Page 3: ...AN COMMUNICATIONS INC Notice BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS INC reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice While this manual has been compiled with great care it may not be deemed as an assurance of product characteristics BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS INC shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and ...

Page 4: ...to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operatio...

Page 5: ...ces et Développement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 L appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage 2 L appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with Canada ...

Page 6: ...ocation where the radiating antenna can be kept 20 cm from nearby persons in normal operation conditions to meet regulatory RF exposure requirements 3 External antenna Use only the antennas that have been approved by the applicant Non approved antenna s may produce unwanted spurious or excessive RF transmitting power which may lead to the violation of FCC IC limits and is prohibited 4 Installation...

Page 7: ...igences reglementaires concernant l exposition aux radiofrequences ce produit doit etre installe de facon a respecter une distance de 20 cm entre l antenne emettrice et les personnes 3 Antenn externe Utiliser uniiquement les antennes approuvees par le fabricant L utilisation d autres antennes peut conduire a un niveau de rayonnement essentiel ou non essentiel depassant les niveaux limites definis ...

Page 8: ...NCTIONS 10 1 3 RESET BUTTON 10 1 4 I O PORTS 11 1 5 ACCESSORIES 12 2 INSTALLATION 12 2 1 POWER UP 12 2 1 1 DC Adapter 12 2 1 2 Terminal Block 12 2 1 3 Ethernet 12 2 2 UPGRADE FIRMWARE 13 3 GUI ACCESS 13 3 1 OPEN ADMIN GUI 13 3 2 SYSTEM 14 4 ADMINISTRATION 14 4 1 RESTORE 15 4 2 SYSTEM FIRMWARE 15 5 LORA SETTINGS 15 5 1 MODE SELECTION 15 5 1 1 Packet Forwarder 16 5 1 1 1 Gateway Info 17 5 1 1 2 Ante...

Page 9: ...o Info 24 5 1 3 2 Connection Configuration 24 5 2 CHANNEL SCAN 26 5 3 LOG 27 6 NETWORK 27 6 1 WAN 27 6 1 1 WAN Status 28 6 1 2 WAN Settings 29 6 1 2 1 Ethernet WAN 29 6 1 2 2 Wireless Station 30 6 1 2 3 3G 4G LTE 30 6 1 2 4 Dual WAN Ethernet 3G 4G 31 6 1 2 5 Dual WAN Ethernet WiFi 32 6 1 3 3G 4G LTE Log 33 6 2 VPN 34 6 2 1 VPN Settings 34 6 2 2 VPN Log 35 6 3 DIAGNOSTICS 37 ...

Page 10: ...s very suitable for small businesses or private area uses like at parking lots exhibition centers and campuses 1 2 LED Functions LED Functions Constant Flashing Off Power Power On Booting OTA OFF Internet Internet Available Checking Internet RFU Service LNS Connected RFU LNS Not Connected LoRa LoRa Working Initializing LoRa Not Working 1 3 Reset Button Reboot By pressing and holding the RESET Butt...

Page 11: ...nghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 1 4 I O Ports Front Panel Back Panel Functional LEDs RJ45 Terminal Block DC Jack LTE Ant Wi Fi Ant GPS Ant LoRa Ant Reset Button SIM Card ...

Page 12: ...eeds to be purchased separately Adapter LoRa Antenna LTE and Wi Fi Antenna GPS Antenna 2 Installation 2 1 Power up Power up Pico Next through the following ways 2 1 1DC Adapter Connect the power adapter provided to the DC jack In Pico Next will automatically turn on after powering up 2 1 2Terminal Block Connect a power supply to Pico Next with a 3 pin pluggable male terminal block 2 1 3Ethernet Co...

Page 13: ...s By clicking the Check New Firmware button the gateway may upgrade to the latest firmware version Figure 2 2 A Firmware Upgrade 3 GUI Access 3 1 Open Admin GUI Default mode of Pico Next Gateway is DHCP Once Pico Next is turned on through plugging in the DC adapter it will automatically link to available servers Pico Next s IP address can be found from the DHCP server Access Pico Next WebUI via th...

Page 14: ...886 3 5972970 Figure 3 1 B Admin GUI 3 2 System The System menu consists of the following categories Administration Restore and System Firmware An introduction of each category will be distinctly stated in individual paragraphs 4 Administration Pico Next login password can be configured on this page Figure 4 A Router Password ...

Page 15: ...ent firmware version can be found Click the Choose File button to upload the newest system firmware Click the UPGRADE button to upgrade the system firmware Figure 4 2 A System Firmware 5 LoRa Settings The LoRa menu consists of the following categories Mode Selection Channel Scan and Log An introduction of each category will be distinctly stated in individual paragraphs 5 1 Mode Selection By defaul...

Page 16: ... Figure 5 1 A LoRa Mode Selection 5 1 1Packet Forwarder Choose the Packet Forwarder option and click the APPLY button to Enable the Packet Forwarder mode After applying the setting the Packet Forwarder field can be found on the left menu Figure 5 1 1 A LoRa Mode Selection Packet Forwarder Figure 5 1 1 B LoRa Settings Packet Forwarder menu ...

Page 17: ...1 1 1Gateway Info This page is for setting up the LoRa configuration including Gateway ID Server Address Server Uplink Port Server Downlink Port Keep Alive Interval Statistics Display Interval and Push Timeout Figure 5 1 1 1 A Gateway Info 5 1 1 2Antenna Gain This page is for setting up the antenna gain of Lora Figure 5 1 1 2 A Antenna Gain ...

Page 18: ...hu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 5 1 1 3Radio and Channel Settings This page is for configuring the radio 0 and radio 1 configurations of Lora including Central Frequency Channel Status and Center frequency offset Figure 5 1 1 3 A Radio and Channel Settings ...

Page 19: ...Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 5 1 1 4LBT Settings For some regions i e Japan the Listen Before Talk LBT function is a must This page is for setting up the LBT configuration of Lora including LBT Status RSSI Target Channel settings Figure 5 1 1 4 A LBT Settings ...

Page 20: ...he lora package will then be forwarded to the network server On the other hand Join Request packages are always allowed to be forwarded to the network server FPort The filter port range is from 1 to 223 Fill in with 1 if Fport checking is not needed DevAddr If the end device is activated by OTAA the DevAddr can usually be found on the network server Each DevAddr 4 bytes can be split into 64 bits E...

Page 21: ...chu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 Figure 5 1 2 B LoRaWAN frame format elements 5 1 2 1Examples of Whitelist Filter Case 1 Only forward messages from Fport 120 to the network server DevAddr is not checked in this case Figure 5 1 2 1 A Whitelist Filter Case 1 ...

Page 22: ... Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 Figure 5 1 2 1 B Network Server Case 1 Case 2 Only forward the messages from DevAddr XX1122XX to the network server Fport is not checked in this case Figure 5 1 2 1 C Whitelist Filter Case 2 Figure 5 1 2 1 D Network Server Case 2 ...

Page 23: ...om DevAddr 0922ABCD and Fport 99 to the network server Figure 5 1 2 1 E Whitelist Filter Case 3 Figure 5 1 2 1 F Network Server Case 3 5 1 3Basic Station Choose the Basic Station option and click the APPLY button to Enable the Basic Station mode After applying the setting the Basic Station field can be found on the left menu Figure 5 1 3 A LoRa Mode Selection Basic Station ...

Page 24: ...de Selection Basic Station menu 5 1 3 1Radio Info This page shows the Gateway EUI information Figure 5 1 3 1 A Radio Info 5 1 3 2Connection Configuration This page is for setting up the basic station configuration including Basic Station Mode Protocol Server Address Server Port and Credentials LNS Mode Configure the LNS Mode settings and click the APPLY button ...

Page 25: ...5 1 Zhonghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 Figure 5 1 3 2 A LNS Mode CUPS Mode Configure the CUPS Mode settings and click the APPLY button Figure 5 1 3 2 B CUPS Mode ...

Page 26: ...Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 5 2 Channel Scan Click the SCAN button to scan the RF signal Then click the EXPORT button to export the scan result Figure 5 2 A Channel RSSI Scan Figure 5 2 B Scan Result ...

Page 27: ...500 lines Figure 5 3 A Logs 6 Network The Network menu consists of the following categories WAN and Diagnostics Introduction and input procedures for each category are described in the following paragraphs 6 1 WAN The purpose of this category is to view current WAN settings This category is further divided into three sectors WAN Status Wan Settings and 3G 4G LTE Log These individual options are lo...

Page 28: ...ions Inc No 15 1 Zhonghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 6 1 1 WAN Status The current network status will be shown on this page Figure 6 1 1 A WAN Status ...

Page 29: ...352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 6 1 2 WAN Settings Pico Next supports 5 WAN Modes Ethernet WAN 3G 4G LTE Wi Fi Station Dual WAN Ethernet 3G 4G and Dual WAN Ethernet WiFi Figure 6 1 2 A WAN Mode 6 1 2 1 Ethernet WAN DHCP Client Figure 6 1 2 1 A DHCP Client Static IP Figure 6 1 2 1 B Static IP ...

Page 30: ...Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 6 1 2 2 Wireless Station Configure WiFi Access Point information Figure 6 1 2 2 A Wireless Station Settings 6 1 2 3 3G 4G LTE Configure APN information according to mobile service provider requirements Figure 6 1 2 3 A LTE Settings ...

Page 31: ...4 Dual WAN Ethernet 3G 4G Configure the Ethernet Setting and LTE Setting at the same time If the Dual WAN mode is selected the primary interface needs to be specified by default Pico Next Gateway will automatically set the other workable interface to be the backhaul Figure 6 1 2 4 A Network Primary Figure 6 1 2 4 B Ethernet and LTE Configuration ...

Page 32: ...N Ethernet WiFi Configure the Ethernet Setting and Wi Fi Station Setting at the same time If the Dual WAN mode is selected the primary interface needs to be specified by default Pico Next Gateway will automatically set the other workable interface to be the backhaul Figure 6 1 2 5 A Network Primary Figure 6 1 2 5 B Ethernet and WiFi Station Configuration ...

Page 33: ... Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 6 1 33G 4G LTE Log If LTE Debug Mode is enabled the LTE connection logs will be shown on this page Click the EXPORT button to export the log Figure 6 1 3 A 3G 4G LTE Log ...

Page 34: ...consists of the following categories VPN Settings and VPN Log An introduction for each category and input procedures are described in the following paragraphs 6 2 1VPN Settings This page is for configuring OpenVPN Client settings including Import a config file or Customize a config file Figure 6 2 1 A Import a config file Figure 6 2 1 B Customize a config file ...

Page 35: ...unications Inc No 15 1 Zhonghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 6 2 2VPN Log The VPN connection log will be shown on this page Figure 6 2 2 A VPN Log ...

Page 36: ...Browan Communications Inc No 15 1 Zhonghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 ...

Page 37: ...honghua Rd Hsinchu Industrial Park Hukou Hsinchu Taiwan R O C 30352 Tel 886 3 6006899 Fax 886 3 5972970 6 3 Diagnostics Input a specific URL in the text field Click the PING button to ping the URL specified Figure 6 3 A Network Utilities ...

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