User Manual for WisDevice Series Outdoor LoRa Gateway RAK7240 Version 2.1 | March, 2019 www.RAKwireless.com Visit our website for the latest copy of this manual.
RAK7240 Table of Contents 1 General Description .................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Product Description ............................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Product Features................................................................................................................... 4 2 Product Specifications ...........................................
RAK7240 List of Tables Table 1 | Main Specifications ........................................................................................................... 5 Table 2 | WiFi Radio Specifications ................................................................................................. 6 Table 3 | LoRa Radio Specifications ................................................................................................ 6 Table 4 | Antenna Requirement ...............................................
RAK7240 1 General Description 1.1 Product Description RAK7240 is an outdoor gateway equipment with 8 receiving channels. Gateway uplink connects the LoRacloud platform to a standard Ethernet cable, making LoRaWAN wireless to cable network forwarding a breeze. This equipment built-in EG9x module which supports IoT/M2M-optimized LTE Cat 4 cellular network, when in the absence of a wired network, it can readily use local operators' network uplink data to provide a 300Mbps local WiFi access.
RAK7240 2 Product Specifications 2.1 Main Specifications Feature Specifications Computing • • WIFI Feature • LoRa Feature MT7628, DDR2RAM 128MB Frequency: 2.400-2.4835GHz(802.11b/g/n) RX Sensitivity: -95dBm (Min), TX Power: 20dBm (Max) • Operation Channels: 2.
RAK7240 2.2 RF Specifications 2.2.1 WiFi Radio Specifications Feature Specifications Wireless Standard • IEEE 802.11b/g/n Operating Frequency • ISM band: 2.412~2.462(GHz) Operation Channels • 2.4GHz: 1-11 Transmit Power (The max. power may be different depending on local regulations) -per chain • 802.11b 19dBm@ 1Mbps 19dBm@ 11Mbps • 802.11g 18dBm@ 6Mbps 16dBm@ 54Mbps • 802.11n(2.4G) 18dBm@MCS0 (HT20) 16dBm@MCS7 (HT20) 17dBm@MCS0 (HT40) 15dBm@MCS7 (HT40) Receiver Sensitivity (Typical) • 802.
RAK7240 2.3 Software Specifications 2.2.3 LoRa • • • • 2.2.4 Supports country code Supports statistic Supports location setup Server address and port setup Network • Supports CPE and AP mode • Supports Bridge, WISP and Router module • Supports 802.1q • Supports DHCP Server/Client • Supports router module NAT • Supports firewall 2.2.5 Management • • • • 2.4 Supports WEB management Supports SSH2 Supports firmware update Supports NTP Block Diagram Image 2 | Block Diagram RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 2.5 Main Electronic Circuit Board Image 3 | Circuit Board 2.6 WisDevice RAK7240 Enclosure Image 4 | WisDevice RAK7240 Enclosure RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 2.7 Antenna Requirement Type Gain Requirements LoRa antenna ≤5.5dBi WIFI antenna ≤3.5dBi LTE antenna ≤1.0dBi (LTE FDD: B5/B12/B13;WCDMA: B5) ≤3.0dBi (LTE FDD: B2/B4;WCDMA: B2/B4) Table 4 | Antenna Requirement RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 3 WEB Configuration Guide 3.1 Connect the Gateway 1. Via WiFi The WiFi of the gateway works in AP mode by default. The default SSID format is "RAKxxxx_xxxx” such as "RAK7240_D3BD", “D3BD” is the last two bytes of the gateway MAC address. Connecting to the SSID using your PC, then can automatically get the IP address. After successful connection, the WEB management platform can be accessed through the IP address 192.168.230.1 of the gateway LAN interface. 2.
RAK7240 Image 5 | Status Overview Recevied: Shows the total number of LoRa messages received by the LoRa gateway; Transmittd: Shows the LoRa message sent by the LoRa gateway; Active Nodes: Shows the number of active LoRa nodes within the LoRa gateway coverage (nodes that sent messages in 10 minutes) Busy Nodes: Shows the number of busy nodes within the LoRa gateway coverage (nodes with an average message spacing of less than 60s) Dutycycle Of LoRa Channel: The chart shows the thermodynamic charts of the
RAK7240 3.2.2 LoRaWAN Packet Logger Image 6 | LoRaWAN Packet Logger LoRaWAN Packet Logger: Real-time recording and parsing of messages sent and received by LoRa gateway and can be filtered according to message type and node address. Type: Filter by message type. Select ALL as unfiltered and display all messages. DevAddr: Filter messages based on node addresses. Hide CRC_ERR packet: When it is selected, no CRC check error message will be displayed. Pause/Play: Pause/start message recording.
RAK7240 3.2.3 WAN Network Configuration Image 7 | WAN Network Configuration This is for Ethernet uplink network (WAN) configuration. It supports the DHCP/PPPoE/static IP three protocols. 3.2.4 Cellular Network Configuration Image 8 | Cellular Network Configuration This is for LTE cellular uplink network (WWAN) configuration. Please fill in APN/User/Password correctly according to the information provided by the network operators. RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 3.2.5 Packet Forwarder Configuration Image 9 | Packet Forwarder Configuration General Setup : LoRa Network Server Configuration Beacon Setup : Class B / Beacon Configuration GPS Information ：GPS Location Setup Image 10 | Radio Configuration Radio Configuration : Rx Setup Tx Gains ：Tx Power Setup RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 3.2.6 Network Ping Watchdog Image 11 | Ping Watchdog Interface Ping Watchdog monitors the communication quality of network links by constantly pinging the specified IP address or domain name on the specified uplink network interface. When network link failures are found, scheduled measures are taken automatically, such as //.
RAK7240 Image 12 | Ping Watchdog Configuration RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 4 Certification CE Class B (with LVD) without DFS FCC Class B without DFS ESD ±4KV; Direct (Air): ±8KV 5 Declaration of Conformity RF Exposure Information and Statement： This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
RAK7240 6 Contact Information Shenzhen Business ken.yu@rakwireless.com Room 506, Bldg. 3, Minqi Technology Park, No.65 Taoyuan Road, Xili Block, Nanshan District, Shenzhen Shenzhen Technical steven.tang@rakwireless.com 0755-86108311 Room 506, Bldg. 3, Minqi Technology Park, No.65 Taoyuan Road, Xili Block, Nanshan District, Shenzhen RAK7240 User Manual V2.
RAK7240 7 8 Revision History Revision Description Date 1.0 Initial Release 2018-08-15 1.1 Modify the images and contents 2018-10-19 1.2 Improved layout and contents 2018-11-05 2.0 Modify context and the block diagram 2018-12-07 2.1 Modify the gateway WEB configuration chapter 2019-03-04 Document Summary Document Title: Product Name: Revision Number: Outdoor LoRa Gateway RAK7240 User Manual RAK7240 V2.
