Setting up MTCAP Gateway- Automatic Configuration

This guide provides steps to setup the MTCAP Gateway with Automatic Configuration applied

\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

Setting Up Gateway

1. Assign a fixed IP to your computer from “Network and Sharing Centre

2. Open a web browser and type in the IP Address of the Gateway 192.168.2.1 and ignore the warning

3. Enter User name as “Guest“, preferred Password and Login to the Gateway

4. Click the close button on the First-Time Setup Wizard

5. Go to Administration → Save/Restore → Save and Restore Configuration → Restore Configuration from File

6. Click Browse and select the config file tarball package *.tar.gz and Click Restore

7. Wait for the device to Reboot. After succesful Reboot, the status LED blinks twice continuously and the LoRa LED stays permanently ON

8. Open “Network and Sharing Centre“ and restore settings back to automatic

9. Open your browser and type in the IP of the Gateway 192.168.10.252

10. The Gateway is now configured and running as a Network Server

11. You can add new users from the Administration → User Accounts

Setting Up MQTT

1. Open PuTTY and log in into the gateway

2. Create an install script by typing the following command sudo nano install_script.sh

3. Paste the following code into the window

4. #!/bin/sh 
   
   echo Setting Up MQTT 
   
   file="/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf" 
   
   echo "pid_file /var/run/mosquitto.pid" > $file 
   echo "user root" >> $file 
   echo "port 1883" >> $file 
   echo "protocol mqtt" >> $file 
   echo "log_dest file /var/log/mosquitto.log" >> $file 
   echo "log_type error" >> $file 
   echo "log_type warning" >> $file 
   echo "log_type notice" >> $file 
   echo "log_type information" >> $file 
   echo "log_type subscribe" >> $file 
   echo "connection_messages true" >> $file 
   echo "log_timestamp true" >> $file 
   echo "allow_anonymous false" >> $file 
   echo "password_file /etc/mosquitto/passwords.txt" >> $file 
   cat $file 
   
   cd /etc/mosquitto 
   
   printf "LikeARecordBaby\nLikeARecordBaby" |  sudo mosquitto_passwd -c passwords.txt valve 
   sudo mosquitto_passwd -b passwords.txt Guest MVA-LoRa 
   
   sudo /etc/init.d/mosquitto stop 
   sudo /etc/init.d/mosquitto start -c /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf 

5. Press Ctrl+X and Press Y to save the script

6. Run the script by typing the following command sudo bash install_script.sh

7. The MQTT settings should be successfully set up and running

Check Mycorrhiza

1. Open the Mycorrhiza Tool and Click Scan for MQTT Hosts

2. Your Gateway should appear in the list of available hosts

3. Use your Login and Password to login to Mycorrhiza and verify the device communication