Configure XBee network settings
Configure XBee network settings in the web interface
Digi XBee Industrial Gateway
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Node Type
: The node type for the device, or role it plays in the XBee network. The possible
roles are coordinator, router, or end device.
n
Product Type
: A description of the product type for the node, such as “XBee Industrial
Gateway.”
To display more information on the XBee RF module on XBee Industrial Gateway, click the
Node ID
,
Network Address
, or
Extended Address
field. The Device Details page appears. See
for more information.
Remote XBee Devices section
This section shows information on the remote XBee RF modules in your XBee network, or nodes. Each
node displays information on the Node ID, Network Address, Extended Address, Node Type, and
Product Type.
Devices that appear in the list that are known to the gateway. The list accumulates known devices
over time. To find new devices, click
Discover XBee Devices
. Devices that respond to this query will
appear in list as a known device.
To clear the list of known devices and discover new devices, click
Clear list before discovery
. In this
instance, only devices that responded to the active discovery will appear in the list on completion of
the device discovery operation.
OTA Firmware Update Setup section
This section displays settings for updating firmware on the XBee RF modules on remote XBee devices
or nodes. This type of firmware update is known as an OTA firmware update. For more information,
see
XBee network OTA firmware updates
.
OTA Firmware Update section
This section displays the status of the OTA firmware updates that were configured on the OTA
Firmware Update page. For more information, see
Device Details page
To display the
Device Details
page, click the
Node ID
,
Network Address
, or
Extended Address
field
for an XBee node. The
Device Details
page displays configuration information for the XBee RF module
on the gateway or nodes.
The
Return to Network View
link in the upper-right corner of the page returns you to the
XBee
Configuration
page and displays the XBee Devices in a ZigBee network.
The
Device Details
page is organized by key groupings of parameters, or radio settings. The settings
and information displayed on the page can vary by XBee modules, whether the XBee modules are on
XBee Industrial Gateway or on nodes, and whether the XBee module supports various parameters.
Common parameters include the PAN ID, firmware and hardware versions, and the device type
identifier. In the
XBee®/XBee-PRO® ZB RF Modules Product Manual
, settings are referred to by their AT
command name, which is in parentheses on the settings on the following pages; for example,
ID
,
SC
,
NJ
,
EE
,
SP
.
The details shown on
Device Details
page are similar to the configuration options you will find in
XCTU. XBee Industrial Gateway allows you to read and configure the settings of your XBee network
nodes remotely.
n
Network Settings
allows you to configure the basic elements of a ZigBee network, including
the
Extended PAN ID
used for starting or joining a network, and other parameters used for
starting or joining a network.
