Browan is a very important company in the development of LPWAN system solutions and is an early provider of LoRaWAN protocol-based, end-to-end LPWAN solutions for a wide range of industries.
Features
The LoRaCellular Gateway is specifically designed for wide-area IoT applications, including, but not limited to home security, automatic meter reading, monitoring fault indicators, monitoring street lights, etc. This gateway is very suitable for small business or private area use cases like parking space, factory monitoring, exhibition center or campus, etc. Navigate to Browan's website to see detailed features of the gateway and verify if it is the right choice for your requirements.
Compliance to LoRaWAN1.0.3
Support Packet Forward / Basic Station Mode
Support Spectral Scan & Listen Before Talk ( LBT )
Various Internet connection: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or 3G / 4G backhaul
Web UI for LoRa and network configuration
Support local firmware upgrade
CAN 2.0 design is reserved for future data communication purpose
Customizable SKU: (1) LTE-M back-haul (2) Wi-Fi back-haul with GPS
Customizable LTE-M 3G/4G module for different Country
Setup for Neuron
Configuring your new Brown Pico Next Indoor Gateway ( WSMS-155AGN ) is a very simple procedure in Neuron. Follow these steps::
Login into Neuron.
Click Equipment option on the left menu. Create or select your existing LoRaWAN Gateway Protocol from the list.
In the details view of your gateway protocol, click on certificates tab.
Download the certificate files associated to your LoRaWAN gateway protocol:
CUPS trust
Public certificate
Private certificate
Keep these certificates in a safe place. They are your identification and authentication keys. You need to upload them into your physical LoRaWAN gateway in the following steps. They provide unique and secure access and data encryption in your data connection into the cloud ( AWS IoT Core ).
⚠️ Security warning
Never share these certificates. If you think they could be compromised, you can delete your gateway protocol, that action immediately invalidates them. Create a new gateway protocol again and Neuron will generate fresh new certificates for you.
In the details view of your gateway protocol, click on information tab. Select and copy the CUPS url endpoint created for your gateway.
Add a module to your LoRaWAN Neuron gateway protocol.
Complete the form fields. You will find required parameters in the sticker located on the back of your Browan physical gateway device:
Serial number: Browan's label field 1
Gateway EUI: Browan's label field 3
RF Region: EU868 ( Europe, Middle East and Asia ). For other regions or countries, query the list of frequencies by country.
Click on the Save button and your new Browan gateway will appear on the list of available LoRaWAN gateways.
You can now proceed with the connection and gateway installation to finish.
Installation
Installing your new indoor Browan WSMS-155AGN gateway is a simple process that requires adjusting a few parameters in the device's firmware software.
Connect your Browan gateway to your internet router and power it on.
Find the IP address assigned to your Browan gateway by your DHCP network server. You can find the IP address with several methods:
From the control panel of your internet router, navigating to the DHCP option
Using the command line of your computer and typing arp -a that will list all the IP addresses in use in your local network.
Open your favorite browser and navigate to the IP address assigned to your Browan gateway.
Login into Browan's UI application:
Username: admin
Password: Browan's label field 2 ( GUI Password ) look for it in the sticker located on the back of your Browan gateway. Pay attention to upper and lower case letters of the password.
Check new firmware. Click on the orange check new firmware button.
If new firmware is available, upgrade your Browan's firmware with the latest version.
After the upgrade is complete, login into your Browan's UI again and verify that current firmware version is the latest upgraded.
Enable LoRaWAN Basic Station working mode.
Click Apply button to make Basic station the working active mode.
Configure Basic Station mode.
Basic Station parameters are:
Basic Station Mode: CUPS Mode
Protocol: HTTPS
Type: Regular
Server address: CUPS url endpoint without schema/port ( no https or :443 ). This is the CUPS url you copied in the Neuron protocol gateway configuration process in a previous step.
Example: AH8NFHFXNHPA4.cups.lorawan.us-east-1.amazonaws.com.
Server Port: 443.
Trust: cups.trust certificate downloaded previously. Select and upload
CRT: public certificate downloaded previously. Select and upload
Key: private certificate downloaded previously. Select and upload
Click Apply button
Congratulations! Your Browan gateway is installed and ready for pairing your sensors and start uploading sensor data to the cloud.
If you want to know more, you can visit LoRaWAN Official Site or ask our technical support service so they can study your specific case at neuron@plexo.cloud.