Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Edge Gateway 3001 Installation and Operation Manual
- Overview
- System views
- Installing your Edge Gateway
- Safety and regulatory information
- Setting up your Edge Gateway
- Activating your mobile broadband service
- Mounting your Edge Gateway
- Mounting the Edge Gateway using the standard-mount bracket
- Mounting the Edge Gateway using quick-mount bracket
- Attaching the cable control bars to the standard-mount bracket
- Mounting the Edge Gateway on a DIN rail using the DIN-rail bracket
- Mounting the Edge Gateway using the perpendicular mount
- Mounting the Edge Gateway using a VESA mount
- Setting up the ZigBee dongle
- Setting up the operating system
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
- Ubuntu Core 16
- Overview
- Boot up and log in – Remote system configuration
- Updating operating system and applications
- Additional Ubuntu commands
- Ubuntu Network Manager
- Serial ports
- Minicom
- GPIO
- Security
- Watchdog Timer (WDT)
- Cloud LED On/Off
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Snappy auto update/Autopilot
- Accessing Snappy Store/Snapweb
- Sensors
- Ignition Pin
- System Power Management
- Restoring Ubuntu Core 16
- Flashing a new OS image
- Ubuntu Server
- Overview
- Login to the Edge Gateway using Ethernet Port 1
- Installing or configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) daemon
- Ubuntu Server driver information
- Firmware management on Ubuntu Server
- Configure Watchdog Timer (WDT)
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Cloud LED On/Off
- Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Serial ports
- GPIO
- Sensors
- Ignition Pin
- System Power Management
- Ubuntu Network Manager
- Restoring Ubuntu Server
- Creating the OS recovery USB flash drive
- Accessing and updating BIOS
- References
- Appendix
- Contacting Dell
Setting up the operating system
CAUTION: To prevent operating system corruption from sudden power loss, use the operating system to
gracefully shut down the Edge Gateway.
The Edge Gateway is shipped with one of the following operating systems:
● Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
● Ubuntu Core 16
● Ubuntu Server 18.04
NOTE: For more information about Windows 10 operating system, see msdn.microsoft.com.
NOTE: For more information about the Ubuntu Core 16 operating system, see www.ubuntu.com/desktop/snappy.
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
Boot up and login – Remote system configuration
NOTE: Your computer must be on the same subnet as the Edge Gateway.
1. Connect a network cable from Ethernet port one on the Edge Gateway to a DHCP-enabled network or router that provides
IP addresses.
NOTE:
The first-time boot to Windows takes about 5 minutes for system configuration. Subsequent boot-ups take
about 50 seconds.
2. Using the MAC address provided on the front cover of the Edge Gateway, obtain the IP address through your network’s
DHCP server or through a network analyzer.
3. On the Windows computer, search for Remote Desktop Connection and launch the application.
4. Log in using the IP address.
NOTE: Ignore any certification errors when connecting to your Edge Gateway.
Restoring Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016
CAUTION: These steps will delete all the data on your Edge Gateway.
You can restore Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016 by using a USB flash drive.
Prerequisites
Create the recovery USB flash drive. For more information, see Creating the recovery USB flash drive.
Procedure
1. Connect the recovery USB flash drive to the Edge Gateway.
2. Power on the Edge Gateway.
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