Connect Dragino LPS8N with Lora Basics™ Station

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    This section contains instructions for connecting the Dragino LPS8N LoRaWAN® gateway to The Things Stack using LoRa Basics™ Station.

    Registering Gateway

    In the The Things Stack console, go to the Gateways tab and click the Register Gateway button to register the gateway and make sure to select these three settings below:

    Register gateway form in The Things Stack Console with Require authenticated connection and both API key options checked

    When the keys popup shows after registering, download the keys, and click I have downloaded the keys.

    Download gateway API keys dialog with buttons to download the LNS key and the CUPS key

    Note:

    If you have already registered your gateway and forgot to check the boxes, or if you have been using UDP and want to switch to LoRa Basics™ Station, create API keys manually.

    Configuring Gateway

    In the Gateway’s Web UI, navigate to LoRaWAN > LoRaWAN in the top menu.

    On this page, configure the following settings:

    • Service Provider: The Things Network -- Basic Station
    • CUPS Server URI: The Things Stack server address with port 443 (e.g. https://eu1.cloud.thethings.network:443)
    • CUPS Authorization Key: The CUPS key you just downloaded.
    • LNS Authorization Key: The LNS key you just downloaded.
    • CUPS Certificate Authority: Install a certificate by clicking on the DEFAULT_CERTIFICATE button.

    Note: When entering the keys, the “Authorization: Bearer” field should not be entered in the TTN Basics Station configuration of the gateway.

    Dragino LoRaWAN Basic Station settings: the downloaded CUPS and LNS keys pasted into the authorization key fields
    Dragino LoRaWAN Basic Station settings with the CUPS server URI, CUPS and LNS authorization keys and certificate filled in

    Once you’ve done all that, click Save & Apply.

    Finally, test your connection by going to the LPS8N’s Overview page. You should see the gateway status changed to connected (indicated by a blue dot) or observe the frequently updating Last seen time. Also, see the Live data section for various gateway related activities.

    Gateway add OK

    You can also verify the presence of a green tick on the LoRa icon in the Web UI.

    LoRaWAN OK