COTX X5 User manual

COTX-X5 Outdoor Gateway
Beijing COTX Networks Technologies Co., Ltd. www.cotxnetworks.com
COTX-X5 Outdoor Gateway
Intelligent IOT Gateway
Quick Start Guide

COTX-X5 Outdoor Gateway
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Package Contents
Your COTX-X5 Outdoor Gateway comes with the following items:
1 COTX-X5 outdoor gateway
3installation kit
4 fixing screws (including accessories)
2 long connecting rod screws (including nuts)
1 ground screw
1 waterproof and breathable valve
1 waterproof interface
1 waterproof plug (Type N)
3 external antennas
2 stirrups
1 power cord
1 POE module

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Warnings
Pay attention to these important warnings when using your Outdoor
Gateway:
Never power up the Outdoor Gateway without the LoRa
antenna connected as this may damage the device.
Before outdoor installation, make sure you tighten all connectors
and the case itself very well to avoid any unintended water
ingress.
Structure size
The outer dimension of COTX-X5 is 227 x 82 x 192 mm, as shown below:

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Interface description
Quick Specifications
General Specification
Weight
1.7Kg
Material
Alluminum Case + Plastic Cover
Installation
On the Pole/ Wall
Operating Temperature
-40~55℃
Power Consumption
Method
POE (802.3at)
Max Power
＜25.5W
LoRa Performance
Max Emitting Power
902.3~914.9MHz 20dBm
923.3~927.5MHz 27dBm
Frequency
US915, AS923, AS920, AU915,EU868, IN865,
KR920
Channel
500 kHz LoRa reception with 8 x 8 channels LoRa®
packet detectors, 8 x SF5-SF12 LoRa®
demodulators,8 x SF5-SF10 LoRa® demodulators

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Platform Spec
RAM
2GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM (4G/8G Optional)
CPU
Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM
v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
OS
Ubuntu20.04
Main-board
Raspberry Pi 4B
Interfaces
Internet
1*10/100/1000M Ethernet interface(RJ-45)
WiFi
2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac
4G
Universal Channel, Cat1 Rate
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
SD Card
1*Micro SD card
LoRa Antenna
N-Male*1,860~930MHz, Gain:3.5dBi
4G Antenna
N-Male*1 860~960MHz,1710~2700MHz,
Gain:3dBi
WiFi/BT Antenna
N-Male*1,2.4GHz/5GHz, Gain:6dBi
LED Indicator
System Indicator
Green*1
Internet Indicator
Green*1
WiFi Indicator
Green*1
LTE Indicator
Green*1
BLE/LoRa Indicator
Green*1

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Quick Installation Guide
Pole Mounting
Step1 Place the base bracket on the back of the device with four M6*4
screws as shown below:
Step2 Attach the 3-Axis brackets on the back of the device with two
number 7 screws as shown below:

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Step3 Insert the steel band clamps through the four holes on the mount
kit, wrap the band clamps around the mounting pole, lock and tighten the
clamps using a screwdriver.

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Wall Mounting
Step1 Fix the axis brackets on the bottom of the device like pole
mounting:
Step2 Use Ø5mm drill head, drill 4 holes on the wall according to the
position of wall mounting bracket, plug the screw anchors to the wall,
and fix the device to the wall as shown below;

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Preparing Your Outdoor Gateway
Step 1: First, carefully connect the LoRa® antenna to the “Lora” port of
the gateway , the Wi-Fi antenna to the “WiFi/BLE”port and the LTE
antenna to the “LTE” port.
Step 2: Next find a suitable location for your gateway to be positioned.
Make sure it will provide the best coverage.
Step 3: To integrate Ethernet network, use a network cable and connect
the gateway to the switch or router
Step 4: The default setting is Power over Ethernet (PoE). Connect the
Ethernet port of the gateway to a switch with PoE function (PoE - IEEE
802.3af or IEEE 802.3at). If unavailable, use a PoE injector and power
up.
Power on by PoE Switch

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Now System LED lights up. When the system gets ready, that light will
turn green.
Configuring Your Outdoor Gateway
To configure the gateway, please download the Helium APP from Apple APP
store or Google Play directly by searching “Helium”. Please create a Helium
wallet account first and continue to the next steps below:
Step 1: Turn on COTX Gateway, so the Helium APP can detect the gateway
to further configuration.
Step 2: Open the Helium application and login.
Step 3: Click “Add a Hotspot” and choose “COTX Gateways” from the list.
Power on by PoE Injector

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Step 4: Follow the steps on the App and get to the “Bluetooth”page.
Gateway Bluetooth is automatically turned on after the COTX outdoor device
is powered up. Simply click “Scan for my Hotspot” to pair up.
Step 5: Click the entry for your gateway in the app. You can check if it is the
correct by matching the last 4 characters shown in the application with the
last 4 characters of the mac address printed on the label.

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Step 6: On the app it will show the available Wi-Fi networks within the range
of your Gateway.
If you are using Ethernet, tap Use Ethernet Instead and skip to Step 7.

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If using Wi-Fi, tap on the name of your Wi-Fi network on the app which will
bring you to the following screen. Type in your Wi-Fi’s network password
then tap Connect and it will connect to your Wi-Fi network.

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Step 7: The app will then ask for you to set your gateway’s location and you
can confirm the location of your gateway. A Helium wallet account should be
created first so you can continue to the next step.
Step 8: Register the gateway to the Helium Network to provide IOT services
for related devices. the setup is now complete. It’ll submit the details of the
COTX Gateway to the Helium network. In approximately 15 minutes, will
confirm it’s added to the Helium network.

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