IMPORTANT: The Things Network is moving to The Things Stack (V3). Registrations of new gateways in The Things Network V2 clusters will be disabled in June 2021. The Things Network V2 clusters will shut down in December 2021. For connecting Milesight gateways to TTN v3 please refer to following articles: 

1. How To Connect Milesight Gateway to The Things Stack v3 via Basic Station

2. How To Connect Milesight Gateway to The Things Stack v3 via Semtech Packet Forwarder


Introduction

The Things Network provides two types of packet forwarders that can be running on Milesight LoRaWAN gateway:

  • Packet forwarders that connect using the Semtech UDP protocol (such as the Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder). This protocol is not encrypted, less reliable (UDP-based), but its simplicity makes it work on a large number of gateways.
  • Packet forwarders that connect using the new TTN Gateway Connector protocol (such as the TTN Packet Forwarder). This protocol is more secure, reliable and safer.

 

Requirements

 

Contents

  • Connect via Semtech Packet Forwarder
  • Connect via TTN Packet Forwarder
  • Trouble Shooting & FAQ

 

Connect via Semtech Packet Forwarder

Step 1. Gateway Configuration

  1. Go to Packet Forwarder > General to add a connection in Multi-Destination list.
  2. Select Semtech type andfill in the TTN server address according to your gateway frequency plan. Click here to check corresponding regions. Port is fixed as 1700.
  3. Enable this server and save the configuration.Note: For gateway with firmware version 87.1.0.x or below 80.0.0.49, go to LoRaWAN > Packet Forwarder > General and fill in the TTN server address according to your gateway frequency plan. 


Step 2. TTN Configuration

1. Go to Console > GATEWAYS page and click register gateway to register.

2. Type the following information and click Register Gateway.

  • I’m using the legacy Semtech packet forwarder: Enabled
  • Gateway EUI: can be pasted from Milesight gateway Package Forwarder > General page
  • Frequency Plan: the same as Milesight gateway’s
  • Router: select the TTN address the same as you type in Milesight gateway or suit your region3. Gateway has successfully connected to TTN.


Connect via TTN Packet Forwarder

Step 1. TTN Configuration

1. Go to Console > GATEWAYS page and click register gateway to register.

2. Type the following information and click Register Gateway.

  • I’m using the legacy Semtech packet forwarder:Disabled
  • Gateway ID:user-defined unique ID
  • Frequency Plan:the same as Milesight gateway’s
  • Router:select the TTN address the same as you type in Milesight gateway or suit your regionAfter create, you can get a gateway key.


Step 2. Gateway Configuration

1. Go to Packet Forwarder > General to add a connection in Multi-Destination list.2. Select TTN type andpaste the gateway key from TTN, then save the configuration. 3. Change the gateway ID the same as TTN gateway ID, then select the Frequency-Sync as the TTN connection. 4. Gateway has successfully connected to TTN.



Trouble Shooting & FAQ

1. Cannot register gateway

If you switch back to the Gateways page without seeing the newly register gateway, you will probably also see the following error at the top right:

This means someone else has already registered with this Gateway ID or EUI. Please change a new ID or EUI in web GUI of Milesight gateway.

2. Could not see gateway GPS location

Milesight gateway updates GPS location data to network server every 10 minutes if it receives GPS signal. Please check if GPS antenna is installed correctly and gateway is placed outdoors or beside the windows that can receive GPS signal.

3. Could not connect via TTN packet forwarder

Discovery server address “discover.thethingsnetwork.org:1900” for TTN packet forwarder server is restricted to access by some Internet Service Providers. Please contact your ISP and TTN for more information about it.