Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway LCG-300 Series Quick Installation Guide
Table of Contents 1. Package Contents.................................................................................. 3 2. Requirement......................................................................................... 4 3. Hardware Installation............................................................................. 5 3.1 LoRa Antenna Installation................................................................ 5 3.2 Wi-Fi Antenna Installation (For LCG-300W Only)...............................
1. Package Contents Thank you for purchasing PLANET Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway, LCG-300 series. The descriptions of these models are as follows: LCG-300 Industrial LoRaWAN Gateway with 5-Port 10/100/1000T LCG-300W Industrial LoRaWAN Wireless Gateway with 5-Port 10/100/1000T LCG-300-NR Industrial LoRaWAN + 5G NR Cellular Gateway with 5-Port 10/100/1000T “LoRaWAN Gateway” is used as an alternative name in this Quick Installation Guide. Open the box of the LoRaWAN Gateway and carefully unpack it.
2. Requirement zz Workstations running Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/10, MAC OS X or later, Linux, UNIX, or other platforms are compatible with TCP/IP protocols. zz Workstations are installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) zz Ethernet Port Connection Network cables -- Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors. The above PC is installed with Web browser. It is recommended to use Chrome 98.0.xxx or above to access the LoRaWAN Gateway.
3. Hardware Installation Refer to the illustration and follow the simple steps below to quickly install your LoRaWAN Gateway. 3.1 LoRa Antenna Installation Step 1: Connect the LoRa antenna to the LoRa antenna extender. Step 2: Fasten the LoRa antenna extender to the connector on the front panel of the LoRaWAN Gateway.
3.2 Wi-Fi Antenna Installation (For LCG-300W Only) Step 1: Fasten the two dual-band antennas to the antenna connectors on the front panel of the LoRaWAN Gateway. Step 2: You can bend the antennas to fit your actual needs. P1 P2 Alarm I/O 2.
3.3 SIM Card Installation (For LCG-300-NR Only) A. Insert an ejector pin into the yellow button next to the tray to loosen the tray. SIM B. Pull out the tray gently from the tray slot. Place the SIM card on the tray with the gold-colored contacts facing upwards. C. Insert the tray back into the tray slot.
3.4 5G NR Antenna Installation (For LCG-300-NR Only) Step 1: Connect 5G NR antennas to the 5G NR antenna extender. Step 2: Fasten the 5G NR antenna extenders to the connectors. 3.5 Wiring the Power Inputs The 6-contact terminal block connector on the top panel of LoRaWAN Gateway is used for two DC redundant power inputs. Please follow the steps below to insert the power wire.
DI0 DI1 DO0 DO1 GND GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 ANT2 Cellular ANT4 Max. Fault Alarm Loading: 24V, 1A 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Input: 9-54V , 1.5A max. AC Input: 24V , 0.5A max. V1+ PWR1 V2+ Alarm ANT1 ANT3 PWR2 LCG-300-NR Please make sure the input voltage is in accordance with the specifications of the LoRaWAN Gateway. 2. Tighten the wire-clamp screws for preventing the wires from loosening.
3.6 Grounding the Device User MUST complete grounding wired with the device; otherwise, a sudden lightning could cause fatal damage to the device. EMD (Lightning) DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. 3.7 Wiring the Fault Alarm Contact The fault alarm contacts are in the middle of the terminal block connector as the picture shows below. Inserting the wires, the LoRaWAN Gateway will detect the fault status of the power failure or port failure, and then will form an open circuit.
4. Starting Web Management The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the LoRaWAN Gateway. Note the LoRaWAN Gateway is configured through an Ethernet connection. Please make sure the manager PC must be set to the same IP subnet address. For example, the default IP address of the LoRaWAN Gateway is 192.168.1.1, then the manager PC should be set to 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 2 and 254), and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
4.1 Logging in to the LoRaWAN Gateway 1. Use Internet Explorer 8.0 or above Web browser and enter IP address http://192.168.1.1 (the factory default IP address or the one that you have just changed in console) to access the Web interface. 2. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default user name “admin” and password “admin” (or the password you have changed before) as shown in Figure 4-2. Default Default Default Default Default IP Address: 192.168.1.
3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as shown in Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3: Web-based Main Screen of LoRaWAN Gateway Now, you can use the Web management interface to continue the LoRaWAN Gateway management or manage the LoRaWAN Gateway by console interface. Please refer to the user’s manual for more.
5. Recovering Back to Default Configuration IP address has been changed or admin password has been forgotten – To reset the IP address to the default IP address “192.168.1.1” or reset the login password to default value, press the hardware reset button on the rear panel for about 15 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can log in the management Web interface within the same subnet of 192.168.1.xx.
6. Customer Support You can browse our online FAQ resource and User’s Manual on PLANET Web site first to check if it could solve your issue. If you need more support information, please contact PLANET support team. PLANET online FAQs: https://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq Support team mail address: support@planet.com.tw LCG-300, LCG-300W and LCG-300-NR User’s Manual: https://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/downloads?&method=keyword&keyword =LCG-300&view=3#list Copyright © PLANET Technology Corp. 2022.
