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Connect the XBee nodes to XBee Industrial Gateway
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3. From the
XBee Configuration
page, open the
Network Settings
section.
4. Type your custom PAN ID value in the
Extended PAN ID (ID)
field. Remember this value, as you
will configure the other ZigBee nodes on the network with the same one.
5. If XBee Industrial Gateway uses XBee security parameters, set the XBee security parameters
(
EE
,
EO
,
NK
,
KY
) as needed. The security parameters are as follows:
n
EE
: Enable or disable security in the network.
n
EO
: Set the security policy for the network.
n
NK
: Set the network security key for the network. If set to 0 (default), the device will
use a random network security key.
n
KY
: Set the trust center link key for the network. If set to 0 (default), the device will use
a random network security key.
For more information on these parameters, see the
XBee/XBee-PRO S2C ZigBee RF Modules User
6. Click
Apply
to save the changes in the device. After applying the changes, the coordinator
initializes the ZigBee network with the new PAN ID.
Join nodes to the coordinator
Use XCTU to set PAN ID and encryption settings to match those on the coordinator (XBee Industrial
Gateway).
Next, configure your ZigBee nodes to connect to XBee Industrial Gateway. To do this, you will set the
PAN ID for the ZigBee nodes to match the PAN ID you just set in XBee Industrial Gateway. Because the
ZigBee are not yet joined to the network that your XBee Industrial Gateway (coordinator) initialized,
you cannot configure them using the XBee Industrial Gateway web interface. Instead, you must use
the XCTU software.
You must install XCTU on your computer. If you do not have XCTU installed, go to
to download and install XCTU.
Once you have XCTU installed, follow these steps to change the PAN ID of an XBee ZigBee module:
1. Attach the XBee ZigBee node to an XBee development board, and connect it to your computer
using a USB cable.
2. Open XCTU and add the XBee node that is connected to your computer to the list of radio
modules.
3. Select the node and wait for the application to read all its settings.
4. Under the
Networking
category, replace the current PAN ID with your custom PAN ID in the
ID
PAN ID
field.
5. Once you have changed the setting, click the
Write radio settings
button to save the new PAN
ID in the XBee module.
