Ackcio BEAM-GW User instructions

Setting up Gateway (BEAM-GW)
This page explains the process of setting up the ACKCIO BEAM gateway device.
Installation
The gateway can be directly affixed to a flat surface using M4 screws. However, for more
sophisticated mounting scenarios, we recommend using the gateway bracket. The gateway
bracket can be used to easily mount the gateway on flat surfaces, on pipes using U-bolts, or in
other complicated settings. (One of our clients hung it using cable ties as well!)
If you are using the bracket, first fix the gateway device to the bracket using M4 screws and
nuts as shown below.
Four screws/nuts to attach the gateway to the bracket

Fix the gateway antenna and the cellular antenna to the bracket as shown below. Note that
the Gateway has two identical ports at the bottom for GPS and Cellular (GSM) antennas.
Therefore, please connect the cellular antenna to the correct port which is the GSM port.
Gateway antenna & Cellular (GSM) antenna positioning - left and right respectively

Setting up the Gateway
Gateway Settings
1. Connect a 12V DC power supply to the gateway. Ensure the polarities are affixed
correctly while the power supply is connected. The power supply can be a 12V DC
power adapter or a 12V solar panel power setup.
2. Switch on the gateway by putting the power switch to ON position.
3. Once the gateway turns on, you will see RF LED (Radio Signal) stays steady. RPI
LED will be on for about 1~2 minutes later. Do not switch off gateway while RPI
LED is solid. RPI LED will be in blinking status for about 4 minutes afterwards.
4. Once the Gateway is booted up, connect the Gateway to your laptop using a micro-
USB to LAN adaptor.
Open any browser on you PC and visit http://beam.local On the below shown screen enter
the
Username: admin
Password: adminadmin (or) admin123
Click the (Gear Icon) settings button for Gateway setting configuration.

Date
Select the time zone with respect to your country and click on “Sync" icon to sync with
computer date and time. Click Save button afterwards.
Radio
Select the country and set the “Frequency” accordingly. Afterwards set the
transmission power. Refer to the following link to get your country frequency.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequencies-by-country.html

Internet
Select either LAN or Cellular.
If Cellular is selected , choose your respective country and Service provider from the search
bar. The APN, Username & Password based on the configuration will be automatically set.
Once configuration is done, you can click on little world icon to test signal strength. You may
also tick the check box on "Enable Internet Always" if you want to enable Internet
permanently.
Cellular option for Internet
Upload Mode
Out of the three upload modes, API, FTP, ACKCIO Cloud one could select either one or
many modes to upload the data.
Upload data to an API

Enter the relevant link to which the data needs to be pushed as shown in Diagram below (1)
Upload data to a FTP server/ SFTP server
Enter the respective URL, Port, Username and password if any, and the folder to which the
data needs to be pushed as shown in the diagram below. (2)
Select ACKCIO CLOUD mode if you are setting up project at Ackcio Cloud by entering the
Ackcio Key.

Activity Grid
The activity grid will depict the key functionalities and changes that are conducted in the
gateway where one could see information with related to the changes that are made.
Using the red circled export icon in the below shown diagram one could can export the
gateway logs.

Remote Access
If the gateway needs to be accessed remotely using a dynamic DNS, it could be done by
providing the details requested, as shown below. Once they are provided the gateway could
be remotely accessed via the dynamic DNS. Also, during this procedure, it is necessary to
make sure that the gateway has the internet connection.
The Remote access configuration steps are explained below.
1. Set up a free host name and an account using one of five given dynamic dns
providers, using the web browser.
2. Once the hostname and the account information are received, go to the remote access
tile and access the model. and then type in the information regarding the hostname,
account username, and password.
3. Upon save, the ddclient file in the back-end will be configured automatically based on
what the user saves in that model and ddclient will set up the remote access.
4. The user will now be able to type in their custom hostname in the search bar and
access the gateway via said hostname instead of ip.

Software
You can find current firmware & software version in this section. by uploading the software
package provided by Ackcio one could update Gateway software when necessary. The steps
of the installation process will be shown accordingly.
That brings the end to the Gateway Settings.
Setting up with ACKCIO cloud
To kick start log in to Ackcio Cloud with your registered account.
Connect your PC to internet LAN. Click on the following link to login Ackcio Cloud
online portal with your registered account. https://live.ackcio.com
1. Procedure for adding Nodes (i) Initially add all Nodes before creating Project.

(ii) Expand the Devices list at the side menu by clicking the arrow mark. Then, Click on +
button. Device ID (Mac ID): the first 4 digits found on the sticker of the device Device
Name: Name the node as per your preference.(Ex: Your device location or sensor). No of
Channels: Select either 1,4 or 8 based on the device channels (ports). 0 is for Relay Node.
Device Type: Select Node type based on your Node. After filling up the device information,
click “Save” button.