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Installation

Uninterrupted data flow starts with gateway placement. This page explains how to mount and power the gateway and connect it to the internet, before any sensors are installed.

For the whole field sequence including the checks, see Gateway installation.

The protective enclosure and gateway, with the labelled parts

1. Mount it

The gateway ships in an IP67 protective enclosure (−20 to +50 °C, indoor or outdoor):

  1. Turn the four adjustable mounting brackets (F) outward.
  2. Fix the enclosure to the surface with four screws (maximum 4 mm diameter — not included in the sales package).
  3. Make sure the mains plug stays easily accessible, and keep at least 20 cm between the gateway and people (radio-exposure distance). Don't cover the device.

The gateway mounted in its enclosure

In Australia and New Zealand the device should be mounted below 2 m in height.

2. Power it and read the status light

Check the power cable is attached to the gateway (H), close the protective enclosure lid, and plug the gateway into a wall outlet. It switches on automatically. Use only the supplied power supply unit.

Status light (A) Meaning
Green Connected to the internet.
Blue Trying to establish a connection.
Blinking blue In configuration mode.
Red An error, or no internet connection — open configuration mode to see why.

Allow about 5 minutes for Ethernet and Wi-Fi to come up, and about 10 minutes for cellular.

3. Open the enclosure

You need the enclosure open to fit an Ethernet cable or a SIM card.

Unplug the power first

Always unplug the gateway's power cable from the wall outlet before opening the enclosure, and never remove the finger guard (L) of the power cable — doing so may result in electric shock.

  1. Unplug the gateway's power cable from the wall outlet.
  2. Unscrew the four screws (M) at the corners of the protective enclosure lid with a suitable screwdriver.
  3. Open the lid carefully. Avoid bending the internal cable too much — it may damage the device.

The protective enclosure opened, with the gateway inside

4. Get it online

The gateway tries Ethernet, then cellular (SIM), then Wi-Fi.

Ethernet

  1. Open the lid as in step 3.
  2. Screw open the Ethernet cable gland cap (B). Remove the sealing rubber and plug by pushing them from the inside out.
  3. Pull the RJ45 cable through the cable gland cap and fit the rubber sealing around the cable. Push the sealing into the RJ45 cable gland.
  4. Attach the cable to the RJ45 connector (I).
  5. Adjust the cable to a suitable length and tighten the gland cap.
  6. Close the lid and tighten the screws.

Cellular (SIM)

A micro-SIM on 2G or LTE-M1. 4G and 5G SIM cards are not supported — use an external USB SIM modem for those. Make sure the provider has enough coverage at the deployment site; poor signal is a problem in particular for large data such as raw waveforms and firmware downloads.

  1. Open the lid as in step 3.
  2. Put a fingernail in the seam between the lid of the SIM card slot (J) and the back cover, and remove the lid.
  3. Slide the SIM card holder to the right until it unlocks, and lift the holder up.
  4. Place the micro-SIM in the holder contacts face down, and close the holder.
  5. Slide the holder to the left until it locks, and refit the SIM-slot lid.
  6. Close the protective enclosure lid and tighten the screws.

Not hot-swappable

Always unplug power before inserting or removing a SIM, and reboot the gateway afterwards so the card is recognised properly.

The APN is auto-detected in most cases. If the gateway still has no connection 20 minutes after booting, set the APN in the configuration UI.

Wi-Fi

802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz networks only. Set it up from the configuration UI (step 5):

  1. Choose Configure Wi-Fi network on the main page.
  2. Choose Add Wi-Fi network and click Next — the gateway searches for 2.4 GHz networks.
  3. Select the network you want.
  4. Enter its password.

The gateway then connects automatically.

Setting up a Wi-Fi connection in the configuration UI

5. Configure the gateway

  1. Open the lid as in step 3, and plug the gateway back into a wall outlet.
  2. Press the configuration button (K) until the status light (A) starts blinking — the gateway becomes a Wi-Fi access point.
  3. From a phone, computer or tablet, connect to the access point treongw1-<serialnumber>.
  4. Enter the password, provided separately with the gateway. (Windows may ask for a PIN as the primary access-point password — use the "password" option instead. Change the password later.)
  5. Open a browser and go to 192.168.0.1.
  6. Make the configurations you need — the access-point password, the error log, Wi-Fi setup, connection priority.
  7. To leave configuration mode, select Quit, or press and hold the configuration button (K) until the status light stops blinking.
  8. Close the protective enclosure lid and tighten the screws.

6. Confirm it in Treon Connect

Once online and registered, the gateway appears in Devices and can be configured centrally from Configurations.

Care and maintenance

  • Do not open the device other than as instructed here.
  • Unauthorised modifications may damage the device and violate radio regulations.
  • Do not drop, knock or shake it.
  • Clean the surface with a soft, clean, dry cloth only — no solvents, toxic chemicals or strong detergents.
  • Do not paint it.