Connecting to TTN
Connect SenseCAP M2 Multi-Platform Gateway to The Things Network
Connecting via Packet Forwarders
1.1 TTN Configuration
Log into The Things Stack. If you don't have a TTN account, please register first.
Register the gateway
Gateway EUI: Gateway EUI can be found on the device label or Local Console
Gateway ID: A unique identifier for your gateway(the ID must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes)
Gateway name: A name of your gateway
Frequency plan: Select the corresponding frequency according to your gateway version
You can check the Gateway in the overview after successful registration.
1.2 Gateway Configuration
Configure the gateway via the Web UI,please check the Quick Start to log into Local Console first.
- Step 1: LoRa Network Settings
Navigate to LoRa > LoRa Network
Mode: Packet Forward
Packet Forwarder Settings:
Gateway EUI: It will automatically get the EUI of the connected gateway
Server Address: The link to The Things Network server( eg: For Europe is eu1.cloud.thethings.network)
Server Port(Up/Down): 1700
Other settings can be left as default, or can be changed to suit your requirements.
Click Save&Apply to apply your settings.
- Step 2: Channel Plan Settings
Navigate to LoRa > Channel Plan
Select the Region and Frequency plan according to the actual choice.
After setting, click Save&Apply
Connecting via Basic Station
2.1 TTN Configuration
Please refer to 1.1 for adding a gateway
- Step 1: Enable Require authenticated connection
This will only allow a gateway to connect if it uses a TLS enabled Basic Station or MQTT connection. It will not allow connections from UDP packet forwarders.
- Step 2: Create an API key
Navigate to API keys, click Add API key
Choose Grant individual rights > Link as Gateway to a Gateway Server for traffic exchange, i.e. write uplink and read downlink
2.2 Gateway Configuration
Mode: Basics Station
Basic Station Settings:
Gateway EUI: It will automatically get the EUI of the connected gateway
Server: LNS Server
URL: The link to The Things Network server( eg: For Europe is eu1.cloud.thethings.network)；Port:8887
Authentication Mode: TLS server authentication and Client token
trust: Select the certificate you need and download it, recommend：Let’s Encrypt ISRG Root X1 Trust
Copy the data content of the certificate file (the certificate can be opened in text form)
token: Authorization: Your_API_Key
Other settings can be left as default, or can be changed to suit your requirements.
Check the Gateway Status
After the settings are completed, we can view the live data of your gateway.
You can see that your gateway is connected to TTN now.