Connect Robustel R1520LG with LoRa Basics™ Station

This section guides you to connect the Robustel R1520LG LoRaWAN® Gateway to The Things Stack using LoRa Basics™ Station.

Configure the Gateway

Follow these steps to configure LoRa Basics™ Station on the Robustel R1520LG:

  1. Log in to the gateway’s web interface by entering its IP address in a browser. The default is typically http://192.168.0.1.

  2. Navigate to LoRaWAN → LoRa Settings → General Settings.

  3. In the LoRaWAN Network Server drop-down list, select External NS and click the Submit button to save the configuration.

General LoRa settings

  1. Go to the Packet Forwarder section and select Basic Station from the drop-down list.

  2. After entering the Basic Station configuration, click the Submit button, then click Save and Apply in the upper-right corner to apply the changes.

Basic Station configuration

If your configuration is successful, the gateway will connect to The Things Stack within a few seconds.

Troubleshooting

Viewing Logs

To verify connection and troubleshoot issues:

  • Log in to the web interface.
  • Navigate to System → Debug.
  • Check the log output for connection messages from the Basic Station packet forwarder.

Enable Verbose Debug Mode

You can enable verbose debug mode for more detailed logs:

  1. Go to LoRaWAN → LoRa Settings → General Settings.
  2. Turn Verbose Debug Enable to ON.
  3. Click Submit, then Save and Apply.
Enable verbose logging

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