COTX X5 gateway has similar characteristics to previously described X1 and X3 gateways, but unlike them is an outdoor gateway intended for industrial IoT use cases, with a water and dust proof aluminium case.
Gateway Setup
First, carefully connect the LoRa antenna to the Lora port of the gateway the Wi-Fi antenna to the WiFi/BLE port and the LTE antenna to the LTE port.
Next find a suitable location for your gateway to be positioned. Make sure it provides the best coverage.
To connect the gateway to the Ethernet network, use a network cable and connect the gateway to a router.
The default gateway setting is Power over Ethernet (PoE). Connect the Ethernet port of the gateway to a switch with PoE function.
If the PoE function is unavailable unavailable, use a PoE injector and power it up.
After powering the gateway up, the system LED lights up. When the system is ready, that system LED will turn green. The gateway should now be able to connect to The Things Stack.
Connecting COTX X3 to The Things Stack
Register the COTX gateway by following instructions for Adding Gateways.
For Gateway ID and Gateway EUI, enter the 8 byte ID available on the label at the bottom of the gateway.