EpiSensor NGR-30-5 User manual
Enable Wi-Fi Access Point Mode on NGR-30-5
Document Ref: EPI-142-00
Introduction
This application note describes how to enable Wi-Fi in Access Point mode on the EpiSensor NGR-30-5 Gateway,
which will allow clients (laptops, mobile phones, etc.) to connect to the Gateway and access the EpiSensor web
interface. An SSH client and basic knowledge of the VI command line text editor is needed.
To connect the Gateway to an existing Wi-Fi access point as a client, see page 55 of the user manual for the Dell
Edge Gateway 3002 here.
Power on the Gateway
Take the included Power over Ethernet adapter out of the box and connect it to the Gateway as per the following
photo:
If the version of the Gateway that you have ordered doesn’t include a power supply, you’ll need to connect it to a
12 or 24V supply. For more information, see Dell’s user guide for the Edge Gateway 3002 here.
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Connect to the Gateway with Ethernet
Connect a laptop to the Ethernet port of the PoE Adapter included with your Gateway, making sure it’s configured
with a static IP address of 172.31.255.123 and netmask 255.255.255.0
Using an SSH client on port 22 (Terminal on OSX or Ubuntu, PuTTY on Windows) connect to the Gateway with the
following user account:
Username: admin
Password: ITEpi*&1
Example command to connect with SSH on Mac OSX Terminal:
Configure Wi-Fi Access Point Mode
Note the last 4 digits of the Gateway’s serial number if you would like to use this as an identifier for the Wi-Fi
Access Point. The
# open the config file below for editing with VI
# this procedure describes how to change the operating mode from “13” to
“14”
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/rs9113.conf
# scroll to the “3” in 13 and “change word” with the following VI commands:
cw
4
# press the esc key and enter the following to write to file
:wq!
# press enter
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# restart the Gateway for the change to take effect:
sudo shutdown -r now
# confirm the Wi-Fi access point snap is installed:
snap install wifi-ap
# run the setup wizard for the Wi-Fi access point:
sudo wifi-ap.setup-wizard
# configure the SSID as: episensor-ADB2
# with the last 4 digits set to the Gateway’s serial number
Which SSID you want to use for the access point: episensor-4143
Do you want to protect your network with a WPA2 password instead of staying
open for everyone? (y/n) n
Insert the Access Point IP address: 10.0.0.1
How many host do you want your DHCP pool to hold to? (1-253) 4
Do you want to enable connection sharing? (y/n) n
Do you want to enable the AP now? (y/n) y
# set the netmask manually:
sudo wifi-ap.config set wifi.netmask=255.255.255.0
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# Example output:
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