COTX X3 User manual
Your COTX-X3 Indoor Gateway comes
with the following items:
•COTX-X3 Indoor Hotspot*1pcs
•Power Adapter*1pcs
•Power Cable*1pcs
•Ethernet Cable*1pcs
•LoRa® Antenna*1pcs
Package Contents
Size
The MCO (Maximum outline dimension) of COTX-X3 is 75 x 95 x 29 mm, as shown below:
Power Input
Micro-USB Port
Camera
FPC Port Audio Output Display Screen
LoRa®
Antenna port
Reserved
For RS485 Extension
Reserved
For LTE Extension
Bluetooth
TF Slot
USB Port Ethernet Port
LED and Screen
Indicator Description
LoRa®
Antenna port
User Guide
Preparing COTX-X3 Gateway
Step 1: Install the LoRa antenna on the LoRa
Antenna port.
Step 2:
Step 3: For Ethernet access to WAN/Internet
scenario, please connect Ethernet port on the
cable.
Type
LED Light
Display Screen
OFF
Blink
ON
No Power
System Start
System Operate
Status Description
192.168.1.XX
IP Address
ON/OFF
ETH＞4G＞Wi-Fi
Display unit IP address
4G USB Dongle
4G Internet connected
4G Internet not connected
Wi-Fi Network
Wi-Fi connected
Wi-Fi not connected
Bluetooth Bluetooth on
Long press BT 5s to turn on Bluetooth
Ethernet
ETH Cable connected
ETH Cable not connected
Internet Internet connected
Internet not connected
Ethernet Port
Step 4:
the power adapter to a 110~220V AC
power source(socket), connect the
micro USB connector to the PWR
INPUT port on the gateway.
address would show on the screen for Ethernet cable
and the screen will display the Ethernet IP and device
status.
Configuring Gateway
by Helium APP
APP from Apple APP store or Google Play directly by
searching “Helium”. Please create a Helium wallet account
Step 1: Turn on COTX Gateway’s BT, so the
Helium APP can detect the gateway to further
seconds to turn on Bluetooth, the screen will
indicate that the BLE status is on.
BT BUTTON
Step 3: Tap “Add a Hotspot” and pick “COTX
Gateways” from the list.
Step 2:
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COTX Gateways
ClodPi Pro Hotspot
Finestra Miner
Helium Hotspot
Kerlink iFemtoCell
Kerlink iFemtoCell Evolution
Choose
your Hotspot.
What kind of Hotspot do you
wish to add?
Search...
My Hotspots
+ Add a Hotspot
Browse Network Map
You haven’t added or followed
any Hotspots yet.
Step 4:
reach below user interface, then press the BT
pairing and then click “Scan for my Hotspot”.
Step 5: Tap the corresponding icon to enter the correct
gateway in the App through matching the last 4 charac-
the gateway(e.g. XX:XX:0B:99).
Back
Press and hold the BT button for
5 seconds to turn on Bluetooth.
The Hotspot is ready to pair when
the screen displays the Bluetooth
icon.
Make sure your phone’s Bluetooth
is turned on!
Scan for my Hotspot
Bluetooth
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0B:99
Back
Select your Hotspot to continue.
1 Hotspot found.
Step 6: The App will show all the available Wi-Fi networks listed as below screenshot.
For Wi-Fi access to WAN/Internet scenario, tap on the corresponding Wi-Fi network on the App which will
bring you to the following user interface. Key in the correct Wi-Fi password then tap “Connect” to access
Internet.
For Ethernet access to WAN/Internet scenario, tap “Use Ethernet Instead” and skip to Step 7.
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Use Ethernet Instead
Wi-Fi
Scan Networks
Configured Network
Available Networks
Select the Wi-Fi network you'd like
your Hotspot to connect to.
Back
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Enter your Wi-Fi’s credentials
to connect your Hotspot to this
Network.
Password
Show Password
Enter Password
Connect
Step 7:
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Hotspot Location
Set Location
Back
We need to set a location for your
Hotspot. We can use your phone to
do this.
First,we’ll ask for permission to access
your phone’s location.
Ask for Permissions
No thanks, l’ll set it up later
Set Hotspot
Location
Back
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Step 8: Tap “Register Hotspots“ to register the gateway in the Helium Network. It will take you approxi-
mately 15 minutes to join the Helium network. Then the whole setup process is done.
REGISTERING HOTSPOT
Go to Wallet
Your Location Fee ($10) has
been prepaid.
Confirm the location selected is
correct and register your Hotspot.
Register Hotspot
TX / RX Gain:
Height:
2.9 dbi
0 meters
Location Fee
203g
0℃~50℃<10W
CPU Quad-core Cortex-A72 @1.5GHz
OS Ubuntu20.04
1* 10/100/1000M Ethernet interface
(RJ-45) Wi-Fi 2.4 / 5GHz 802.11AC
BLE 1* Bluetooth5.0 Press and hold for 5 seconds to turn on
Bluetooth.
1* Micro SD card
OFF (No Power) / Blink (System Start)
/ On (System Operate)
IP address & the status of 4G, BLE,
Internet, Ethernet and Wi-Fi
1* External LoRa antenna,
RP-SMA interface
RAM
CN470,EU433,US915, AS923, AS920,
AU915,EU868, IN865, KR920
Quick Specifications
Quick Specification
Product Weight Fixing Way Desktop
Temperature Power Supply 5V DC input power supply
Maximum Power
Frequency
2GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM
Main-board Raspberry Pi 4B
Ethernet
Micro SD Card Slot LoRa®Antenna
LED Light LED Display
Screen
Tel: +86-755-21014279
E-mail: support@cotxnetworks.com
Website: www.cotxnetworks.com
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