This section contains best practices for building connected devices which use The Things Stack as a Network Server.

This section can help you understand the differences between ABP and OTAA activation modes for LoRaWAN® end devices, and comprehend why using OTAA is recommended.

This section describes differences in behavior of class A, B and C devices when scheduling confirmed downlink messages.

Device claiming is a mechanism that securely transfers ownership from the device maker to the device owner without transferring LoRaWAN® root keys. This section provides an overview to resources for device makers and device owners.

The LoRaWAN device repository contains device profiles, LoRaWAN information, codecs, and more, for many LoRaWAN devices. Using the device repository to add devices in The Things Stack automatically uses the correct LoRaWAN version and regional parameters version, which means less information for you to find!