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When we want to configure our gateway, we first need to select the packet forwarder what we want to use.
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We usually don't have a lot of choice because the gateway may not support all packet forwarder.
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And on the other side, the network server also doesn't support all packet forwarder .
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Once we've chosen the most appropriate packet forwarder, we need to install it on the gateway. All packet
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forwarder designers provide information to manage this process.
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For example, if you've chosen a Loriot packet forwarder, then you need to go on their website to follow
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the procedure to install the software.
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On this page,
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for example, they provide the instructions for Kerlink iFemtocell gateway and we'll have to follow
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the steps described in this section.
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And for the same Kerlink iFemtocell gateway, if you want to use or to connect your gateway on
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Actility network server, then again, you need to go on the network server website and they will
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provide a way to set up the packet forwarder.
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In that case, you can download the new gateway firmware to connect Thingpark, which is the Actility's
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network server.
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Okay.
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But for our lecture, we'll often use the most common and probably the easiest packet forwarder to configure.
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Indeed, it's pretty convenient to make the demonstration with the original Semtech packet forwarder
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because it's supported by almost all network servers. And most of the time this packet forwarder is also
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active by default on the gateways.
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So even if we will show you later in this course a demonstration with other packet forwarder, we just
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let you know that most of the configuration demonstration will be made with the original Semtech 
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packet forwarder.
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Okay, so now what are the two important information we need to enter?
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First, it's the IP address of the network server,
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then the UDP port.
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These can be done in several ways, depending on the gateway you have.
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Some gateways have a small web service and we can connect to our gateway with our computer, thanks
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to a classic web page.
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Here is an example of an indoor gateway from Strataggem.
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I just need to push a small button to enter the web service.
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Then I can even use the gateway name in the URL to access the website.
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I just need to change these four characters to specify my own hardware.
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Or if I wanted, I could have used the gateway IP address if it was more convenient.
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And anyway, we end up on the configuration web page and in this corresponding section here, there
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is the LoRaWAN configuration.
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We have fields where we can enter the IP address of the network server.
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We can even use the network server URL if the gateway uses a DNS server.
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And of course, there is also the fields for the port numbers. Right?
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That was the first kind of gateway configuration.
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Another method is often to connect to the gateway with an ssh client.
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Once connected, there will be either a command or a file to modify to change the name of the targeted
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network server.
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Let's try an example with an indoor Kerlink iFemtocell gateway.
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I'm connected with my client and in the prompt here is the command to modify the targeted network server.
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Finally, a third possibility is to connect to the gateway with a serial link.
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For that, we need to use a serial terminal and to send the right command.
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Here.
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I've got an 1832 nuclear gateway for this hardware.
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We have to send a specific command provided in the documentation.
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By default, we can see that the network server configured is Loriot with port number 1780.
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And with this gateway, if we want to charge the server, I need to use the following command.
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AT+PKTFWD= the IP address of the network server.
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Then we enter the port number we want.
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If we reset the gateway, we can see that it's been saved with the right network server.
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In this example TTN. I'm done with the gateway configuration so we can carry on with the second step,
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which is the gateway registration on the network server.