# Gateways

> This section contains information to help you work with gateways in The Things Stack.

Source: https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/hardware/gateways/


This section contains information to help you work with gateways in The Things Stack.

Here, you'll find guides for connecting gateways using LoRa Basics™ Station or the Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder, and instructions for connecting many popular LoRaWAN® gateways.
If your The Things Stack deployment is connected to [Packet Broker](https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/concepts/packet-broker/), you can take advantage of coverage from The Things Network without adding any gateways of your own. See [Adding Gateways](https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/hardware/gateways/concepts/adding-gateways/) for instructions to add gateways and to find out if your location has nearby gateways.


## Pages in this section

- [Concepts](https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/hardware/gateways/concepts/index.md): Guides on basic concepts of working with The Things Stack and Gateways
- [Models](https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/hardware/gateways/models/index.md): Guides on connecting gateways to The Things Stack by model
- [Troubleshooting Gateways](https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/hardware/gateways/troubleshooting/index.md): This section provides help for common issues and frequently asked questions you may have when adding gateways.