hilscher NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE User manual

User manual
netIOT Edge Gateway
NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE (Connect)
V1.1.2
Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH
www.hilscher.com
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Table of contents
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 About the user manual .....................................................................................................6
1.2 List of revisions ................................................................................................................6
2 Brief description ...................................................................................................................... 7
3 Device drawings....................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Positions of the interfaces ................................................................................................8
3.2 Dimensions ......................................................................................................................9
4 Connectors and mounting .................................................................................................... 10
4.1 Mounting ........................................................................................................................10
4.2 Power supply..................................................................................................................10
4.3 LAN connectors..............................................................................................................10
4.4 Real-Time Ethernet connectors .....................................................................................10
4.5 USB connectors .............................................................................................................10
4.6 Wi-Fi...............................................................................................................................11
4.7 HDMI connector .............................................................................................................11
5 LEDs........................................................................................................................................ 12
5.1 Positions of the LEDs on the gateway ...........................................................................12
5.2 Gateway status LEDs.....................................................................................................13
5.3 LEDs of the LAN interface..............................................................................................13
5.4 LEDs of the PROFINET IO Device interface..................................................................14
5.5 LEDs of the EtherNet/IP Adapter interface ....................................................................15
6 Commissioning the Edge Gateway ...................................................................................... 17
6.1 Establishing the IP address communication ..................................................................17
6.2 Using the web browser to establish a connection with the Edge Gateway ....................18
6.2.1 Using the host name ....................................................................................... 18
6.2.2 Access to the Edge Gateway in the Windows network environment .............. 19
7 Edge Gateway Manager......................................................................................................... 20
7.1 Calling the Edge Gateway Manager ..............................................................................20
7.2 Edge Gateway Manager web page................................................................................21
8 Control Panel.......................................................................................................................... 23
8.1 Opening the control panel ..............................................................................................23
8.1.1 First login ........................................................................................................ 24
8.1.2 Secure connection .......................................................................................... 25
8.2 Overview and main menu ..............................................................................................29
8.3 System information and system time .............................................................................30
8.3.1 Displaying system information ........................................................................ 30
8.3.2 License Manager ............................................................................................ 32
8.3.3 Displaying the system log files........................................................................ 35
8.3.4 Setting the system time................................................................................... 39
8.3.5 Backup and restore......................................................................................... 42
8.3.6 Rebooting the system ..................................................................................... 49
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8.3.7 System shutdown............................................................................................ 50
8.4 Packet management ......................................................................................................50
8.4.1 Managing packets........................................................................................... 50
8.5 Network ..........................................................................................................................51
8.5.1 Configuring Ethernet communication (LAN) ................................................... 51
8.5.2 Configuring wireless communication (WiFi).................................................... 54
8.5.3 Field ................................................................................................................ 59
8.5.4 Hostname........................................................................................................ 60
8.6 Services .........................................................................................................................61
8.6.1 Starting, stopping and configuring services .................................................... 61
8.7 User management..........................................................................................................65
8.7.1 Managing user roles ....................................................................................... 65
8.7.2 Managing user accounts................................................................................. 67
8.8 Security ..........................................................................................................................68
8.8.1 Public Key Infrastructure................................................................................. 68
8.9 Help................................................................................................................................71
8.10 Session ..........................................................................................................................71
8.10.1 User profile...................................................................................................... 71
8.10.2 Logout ............................................................................................................. 72
9 Node-RED - The wiring editor ............................................................................................... 73
9.1 Modelling IoT flows with nodes ......................................................................................74
9.2 Opening Node-RED .......................................................................................................75
9.3 Graphical user interface .................................................................................................77
9.4 Working with Node-RED ................................................................................................79
9.4.1 Using Git hub repository to store flows (projects) ........................................... 81
9.4.2 Menu Deploy................................................................................................... 82
9.4.3 Dashboard ...................................................................................................... 84
9.5 List of nodes...................................................................................................................94
9.6 MQTT input node ...........................................................................................................97
9.7 MQTT output node .......................................................................................................102
9.8 OPC UA input node......................................................................................................104
9.9 OPC UA output node ...................................................................................................110
10 Examples for Node-RED...................................................................................................... 112
10.1 Example 1: Inject and debug node...............................................................................112
10.2 Example 2: MQTT input node ......................................................................................114
10.3 Example 3: MQTT output node ....................................................................................118
10.4 Example 4: OPC UA input node...................................................................................122
10.5 Example 5: OPC UA output node ................................................................................128
10.6 Example 6: Fieldbus input node...................................................................................135
10.7 Example 7: Fieldbus output node.................................................................................143
11 Configuring and using the fieldbus node.......................................................................... 151
11.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................151
11.2 Configuring the fieldbus and defining the signals.........................................................153
11.2.1 Creating a new fieldbus configuration........................................................... 153
11.2.2 Changing the existing fieldbus configuration ................................................ 160
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11.2.3 Loading firmware and configuration.............................................................. 166
12 Configuring PROFINET and defining signals.................................................................... 168
12.1 User interface...............................................................................................................168
12.2 Menu commands..........................................................................................................168
12.2.1 Project - Save ............................................................................................... 169
12.2.2 GSDML Download ........................................................................................ 169
12.2.3 Printing the configuration .............................................................................. 169
12.2.4 Help - Contents ............................................................................................. 170
12.2.5 Help - Information ......................................................................................... 170
12.3 Configuration tree.........................................................................................................171
12.3.1 PROFINET configuration .............................................................................. 171
12.3.2 IO and signal configuration ........................................................................... 172
12.3.3 Signal definitions overview............................................................................ 181
12.3.4 Download of the GSDML file......................................................................... 182
12.3.5 Help............................................................................................................... 182
13 Configuring EtherNet/IP and defining signals .................................................................. 183
13.1 User interface...............................................................................................................183
13.2 Menu commands..........................................................................................................183
13.2.1 Project - Save ............................................................................................... 184
13.2.2 EDS Download.............................................................................................. 184
13.2.3 Printing the configuration .............................................................................. 185
13.2.4 Help - Contents ............................................................................................. 185
13.2.5 Help - Information ......................................................................................... 185
13.3 Configuration tree.........................................................................................................186
13.3.1 EtherNet/IP configuration.............................................................................. 186
13.3.2 IO and signal configuration ........................................................................... 187
13.3.3 Signal definitions overview............................................................................ 196
13.3.4 Download of the EDS file .............................................................................. 197
13.3.5 Help............................................................................................................... 197
14 Edge Server .......................................................................................................................... 198
14.1 Function principle .........................................................................................................198
14.1.1 Communication with IT-network and mobile devices.................................... 198
14.1.2 Communication with the OT-network............................................................ 200
14.1.3 Access rights to the REST API ..................................................................... 200
14.1.4 Functions of the Edge Server ....................................................................... 201
14.1.5 Internal structure of the Edge Server ............................................................ 202
14.2 Edge Server Control Center.........................................................................................203
14.2.1 Starting the Edge Server Control Center ...................................................... 203
14.2.2 Functions ...................................................................................................... 203
14.2.3 Service list..................................................................................................... 204
14.3 Configuration of the Edge Server.................................................................................206
14.3.1 The configuration of IP address area............................................................ 206
14.3.2 Selecting the protocols to scan for field devices ........................................... 209
15 Isolated application execution with Docker ...................................................................... 210
15.1 Docker, image, and container ......................................................................................210
15.2 Working with Docker via the web GUI..........................................................................213
15.2.1 The portainer.io interface .............................................................................. 213
15.2.2 Example: Executing the web server NGINX as a container.......................... 215
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16 Public Key Infrastructure .................................................................................................... 218
16.1 Asymmetric encryption.................................................................................................218
16.2 Certificates and keys....................................................................................................220
16.2.1 Structure of a certificate according to X.509 ................................................. 220
16.2.2 Hierarchy of trust........................................................................................... 221
16.2.3 File formats for certificate and key files......................................................... 222
16.3 Use cases ....................................................................................................................222
16.3.1 Use case 1: Verification of the authenticity of the communication partner
(Server) ......................................................................................................... 223
16.3.2 Use case 2: Server certificates for Edge Gateway services ......................... 224
16.3.3 Use case 3: Client certificates for specific servers........................................ 226
16.4 Working with root certificates .......................................................................................228
16.4.1 Display the list of trustworthy root certificates............................................... 228
16.4.2 Upload a trustworthy certificate into the Edge Gateway ............................... 228
16.4.3 Download of certificates from the Edge Gateway into a file.......................... 229
16.4.4 Removing root certificates/CAs that are no longer considered as trustworthy ....
229
16.4.5 Adding a new trustworthy certificate to the trusted certification authority store of
the Edge Gateway ........................................................................................ 229
16.5 Working with server certificates for inbound connections ............................................230
16.5.1 Working with certificates for HTTP and OPC UA Server .............................. 230
16.5.2 Working with key files for HTTP and OPC UA Server .................................. 233
16.6 Working with client authentication certificates for outbound connections ....................235
16.6.1 Working with certificates for client authentication ......................................... 235
16.6.2 Working with key files for client authentication ............................................. 238
17 Technical data ...................................................................................................................... 241
17.1 Technical data NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE .........................................................................241
17.2 Technical data PROFINET IO Device..........................................................................243
17.3 Technical data EtherNet/IP Adapter.............................................................................244
18 Authorizations...................................................................................................................... 245
18.1 FCC authorization ........................................................................................................245
18.2 IC authorization ............................................................................................................246
19 Decommissioning, dismounting and disposal ................................................................. 247
19.1 Putting the device out of operation...............................................................................247
19.2 Removing device from top hat rail................................................................................247
19.3 Disposal of waste electronic equipment.......................................................................247
20 Appendix............................................................................................................................... 248
20.1 Legal notes...................................................................................................................248
List of figures ....................................................................................................................... 252
List of tables......................................................................................................................... 256
Contacts................................................................................................................................ 258
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1 Introduction
1.1 About the user manual
This user manual describes the installation, configuration and functionality
of the device NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE.
1.2 List of revisions
Revision Date Author Change
1 2018-03-09 HHe, RGö All sections created.
2 2018-05-24 HHe Section Node-RED service [}page61]: All flows are deleted.
Section Using Git hub repository to store flows (projects) [}page81] added.
Section Isolated application execution with Docker [}page210] added.
3 2018-06-11 HHe, RGö Section OPC UA Server for Edge [}page62] added.
4 2018-08-13 RGö, HHe Section Displaying the system log files [}page35] added.
Section Security [}page68] added.
Section Public Key Infrastructure [}page218] added.
Table1: List of revisions
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2 Brief description
Hilscher's netIOT Edge Gateway NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE securely connects
Real-Time Ethernet automation networks with a „Cloud“ or any IoT-directed
application.
As a field device, it is performing a cyclic I/O data exchange with the PLC
and communicates with further IoT-capable field devices within the
automation network.
These key field data exchanged in real-time form the basis for intelligent
higher-level IoT applications for cyber-physical processes and M2M
solutions.
The gateway is designed for continuous operation in environments with
permanent intranet or Internet connection. Security mechanisms such as
the physical separation of automation and IT network, a secure operating
system, the execution of signed firmware and packets, as well as
encryption techniques of the latest standards secure the data integrity and
offer protection against data theft.
The gateway base function forms the web-based Thing Wiring editor Node-
RED, which serves to model the flows in the devices. Data apps and data
profiles are created within minutes with predefined function blocks of the
editor. OPC UA and MQTT functions address objects in IoT-capable field
devices or in the cloud via standardized IoT protocols.
The Hilscher netIOT Service offers additional software packets to extend
the Edge Gateway base functions by further applications or accesses to
specific clouds.
Figure1: Edge Gateway communication structure
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3 Device drawings
3.1 Positions of the interfaces
1
2
3
Fieldbus
ERR
NS 6
RUN
MS APL SYS
LED1 LED2 ACT POW
1
LINK
L/A
LINK
L/A
ACT
Rx/TX
ACT
Rx/TX
IN
CH0
OUT
CH1
--
+
7
8
9
10
11
5
4
12
Top view Front view Bottom view
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Pos. Interface For details see
(1) Connector for digital LCD display (HDMI) HDMI connector [}page11]
(2) USB connectors (2x USB 2.0 on top of device) USB connectors [}page10]
(3) Antenna (1 x Wi-Fi, for service only) Wi-Fi [}page11]
(4) ERR/NS LED LED for communication status
Bus error (PROFINET) /
Network status (EtherNet/IP)
(5) RUN/MS LED LED for communication status
System error (PROFINET)/
Module status (EtherNet/IP)
(6) Gateway status LEDs (6 x) Gateway status LEDs [}page13]
(7) USB connectors (2x USB 2.0 on front of device) USB connectors [}page10]
(8) LAN connector (RJ45 jacket) port 1 / Eth0 LAN connectors [}page10]
(9) Real-Time Ethernet connector (RJ45 jacket) channel 0 Real-Time Ethernet connectors [}page10]
(10) Real-Time Ethernet connector (RJ45 jacket) channel 1 Real-Time Ethernet connectors [}page10]
(11) +24 V DC supply voltage connector (Mini Combicon) Power supply [}page10]
(12) Cover at bottom of device (bolted) -
Table2: Positions of the interfaces of NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE
3.2 Dimensions
Fieldbus
ERR
NS
RUN
MS APL SYS
LED1 LED2 ACT POW
1
LINK
L/A
LINK
L/A
ACT
Rx/TX
ACT
Rx/TX
IN
CH0
OUT
CH1
--
+
120 mm
140 mm
35 mm
120 mm
100 mm
Figure2: Dimensions
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4 Connectors and mounting
4.1 Mounting
Mount the Edge Gateway on a DIN rail onto the wall of the cabinet.
4.2 Power supply
DC 24V Pin Signal Description
- GND Ground (Reference potential)
+ +24 V DC +24 V DC
FE Functional earth
Table3: Power supply connector
4.3 LAN connectors
The Edge Gateway has one LAN connector for connecting it to the cloud
network (IT network), position (8) (see section Positions of the
interfaces [}page8]).
The MAC addresses of the LAN interfaces are printed on the device label.
Section Configuring Ethernet communication (LAN) [}page51] describes,
how you can set the IP address parameters of the LAN interfaces.
4.4 Real-Time Ethernet connectors
The Edge Gateway has 2 RJ45-connectors to connect the fieldbus to a
Real-Time Ethernet network (OT network), positions (9) and (10) (see
section Positions of the interfaces [}page8]).
For data exchange at the fieldbus, use the fieldbus input and output in node
Node-RED. Sections Example 6: Fieldbus input node [}page135] and
Example 7: Fieldbus output node [}page143] describe how to access the
cyclic I/O data of the fieldbus in Node-RED.
4.5 USB connectors
The Edge Gateway has 4 USB connectors (4 x USB 2.0), positions (2) and
(7) (see section Positions of the interfaces [}page8]).
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4.6 Wi-Fi
You can use the Edge Gateway for wireless network communication. The
Edge Gateway supports 2 Wi-Fi operating modes: Access Point and
Client. Operating mode Access Point allows the Edge Gateway to connect
to other Wi-Fi devices in order to configure the Edge Gateway from a
mobile device for example. Operating mode Client allows the Edge
Gateway to be connected to any Wi-Fi Access Point.
Section Configuring wireless communication (WiFi) [}page54] describes
how you activate the antennas and how to set the Wi-Fi operating mode.
4.7 HDMI connector
The Edge Gateway has an HDMI-connection for a monitor (position (1))
which is not required for the operation of the Edge Gateway.
The HDMI interface is inactive by default and just outputs boot information
during the boot process of the device. If you want to use it, find an example
docker image with activated HDMI interface and desktop at https://
hub.docker.com/r/hilschernetpi/.
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5 LEDs
5.1 Positions of the LEDs on the gateway
Fieldbus
ERR
NS 3
RUN
MS APL SYS
LED1 LED2 ACT POW
1
LINK
L/A
LINK
L/A
ACT
Rx/TX
ACT
Rx/TX
IN
CH0
OUT
CH1
--
+
4
5
6
8
9
7
12
Figure3: NIOT-E-TPI51-EN-RE LED positions
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5.2 Gateway status LEDs
LEDs indicating communication status, system status, application status
and voltage supply. The position of the LEDs is indicated by position (3) in
section Positions of the LEDs on the gateway [}page12].
E
R
R
N
S
R
U
N
M
S
APL SYS
LED1 LED2 ACT POW
Figure4: Gateway state LEDs
LED Color Meaning
ERR
NS (red)/
(green)
LED communication status Real-Time-Ethernet.
Name and function depends on used RTE protocol:
PROFINET IO Device = ERR (Bus failure)
EtherNet/IP Adapter = NS(Network status) See section
See section LEDs of the PROFINET IO Device interface [}page14] and section LEDs of the
EtherNet/IP Adapter interface [}page15].
RUN
MS (red)/
(green)
LED communication status Real-Time-Ethernet.
Name and function depends on used RTE protocol:
PROFINET IO Device = RUN (System failure)
EtherNet/IP Adapter = MS (Module status)
See section LEDs of the PROFINET IO Device interface [}page14] and section LEDs of the
EtherNet/IP Adapter interface [}page15].
APL ( yellow) Application status
SYS (yellow)/
(green)
System status
LED1 ( yellow) GPIO12: can be programmed, currently not used.
LED2 (yellow) GPIO13: can be programmed, currently not used.
ACT (green) Activity
POW (green) Voltage supply is OK
Table4: Description of gateway status LEDs
5.3 LEDs of the LAN interface
LEDs indicating state of the LAN communication. For the positions of the
LAN LEDs, see section Positions of the LEDs on the gateway [}page12].
LED Color State Meaning
LINK
Position in the device
drawing (3)
LED green
(green) On 100 MBit MBit network connection
(off) off 10 MBit or no network connection
RX/TX
Position in the device
drawing (2)
LED yellow
(yellow) Flickering
(load
dependent)
The device sends/receives frames
(off) off The device does not send/receive frames.
Table5: LEDs LAN interface
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5.4 LEDs of the PROFINET IO Device interface
LED Color State Meaning
RUN (System
Failure)
Position in the device
drawing: (2)
Duo-LED red/green
(off) Off No error
(red) Flashing
(1 Hz, 3s)
DCP signal service is initiated via the bus.
(red) On Watchdog timeout; channel, generic or extended diagnosis
present; system error.
ERR (Bus Failure)
Position in the device
drawing: (1)
Duo-LED red/green
(off) Off No error
(red) Flashing
(2 Hz)
No data exchange
(red) On No configuration or low speed physical link or no physical link
LINK
CH0 (6) , CH1 (7)
LED green
(green) On The device is linked to the Ethernet.
(off) Off The device has no link to the Ethernet.
RX/TX
CH0 (8) , CH1 (9)
LED yellow
(yellow)
Flickering (load
dependent)
The device sends/receives Ethernet frames.
(off) Off The device does not send/receive Ethernet frames.
Table6: LED states for the PROFINET IO-Device protocol
LED state Definition
Flashing
(1 Hz, 3s)
The indicator turns on and off for 3 seconds with a frequency of 1 Hz:
“on” for 500 ms, followed by “off” for 500 ms.
Flashing
(2 Hz)
The indicator turns on and off with a frequency of 2 Hz:
“on” for 250 ms, followed by “off” for 250 ms.
Flickering (load
dependent)
The indicator turns on and off with a frequency of approximately 10 Hz to indicate high Ethernet
activity: "on" for approximately 50 ms, followed by "off" for 50 ms. The indicator turns on and off in
irregular intervals to indicate low Ethernet activity.
Table7: LED state definitions for the PROFINET IO-Device protocol
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5.5 LEDs of the EtherNet/IP Adapter interface
LED Color State Meaning
MS
(module status)
Position in the device
drawing: (2)
Duo LED red/green
(green) On Device operational: The device is operating correctly.
(green) Flashing (1 Hz) Standby: The device has not been configured.
(green/red/
green)
Flashing
green/red/
green
Self-test: The device is performing its power-up testing.
The module status indicator test sequence occurs before the
network status indicator test sequence, according to the
following sequence:
·Network status LED off.
·Module status LED turns green for approximately 250 ms,
turns red for approximately 250 ms, and again turns green
(and holds that state until the power-up test has completed).
·Network status LED turns green for approximately 250 ms,
turns red for approximately 250 ms, and then turns off (and
holds that state until the power-up test has completed).
(red) Flashing (1 Hz) Major recoverable fault: The device has detected a major
recoverable fault. E.g., an incorrect or inconsistent
configuration can be considered a major recoverable fault.
(red) On Major unrecoverable fault: The device has detected a major
unrecoverable fault.
(off) Off No power: The device is powered off.
NS
(Network status)
Position in the device
drawing: (1)
Duo LED red/green
(green) On Connected: An IP address is configured, at least one CIP
connection (any transport class) is established, and an
Exclusive Owner connection has not timed out.
(green) Flashing (1 Hz) No connections: An IP address is configured, but no CIP
connections are established, and an Exclusive Owner
connection has not timed out.
(green/red/off)
Flashing
green/red/off
Self-test: The device is performing its power-up testing. Refer
to description for module status LED self-test.
(red) Flashing (1 Hz) Connection timeout: An IP address is configured, and an
Exclusive Owner connection for which this device is the target
has timed out.
The network status indicator returns to steady green only
when all timed out Exclusive Owner connections are
reestablished.
(red) On Duplicate IP: The device has detected that its IP address is
already in use.
(off) (Off) Not powered, no IP address: The device does not have an
IP address (or is powered off).
LINK
CH0 (6), CH1 (7)
LED green
(green) On The device is linked to the Ethernet.
(off) Off The device has no link to the Ethernet.
ACT
CH0 (8), CH1 (9)
LED yellow
(yellow) Flickering (load
dependent)
The device sends/receives Ethernet frames.
(off) Off The device does not send/receive Ethernet frames.
Table8: LED states for the EtherNet/IP Adapter protocol
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LED state Definition
Flashing
(1 Hz)
The indicator turns on and off with a frequency of 1 Hz: “on” for 500 ms,
followed by “off” for 500 ms.
Flashing
green/red/
green
The MS LED indicator turns on green on for 250 ms, then red on for 250 ms,
then green on (until the test is completed).
Flashing
green/red/off
The NS LED indicator turns on green on for 250 ms, then red on for 250 ms,
then off (until the test is completed).
Flickering
(load
dependant)
The indicator turns on and off with a frequency of approximately 10 Hz to
indicate high Ethernet activity: on for approximately 50 ms, followed by off
for 50 ms. The indicator turns on and off in irregular intervals to indicate low
Ethernet activity
Table9: LED state definitions for the EtherNet/IP Adapter protocol
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6 Commissioning the Edge Gateway
6.1 Establishing the IP address communication
An IP address is required to address the Edge Gateway in the LAN
network.
The following figure shows the factory setting of the LAN interfaces and the
assignment of the connections.
Figure5: Default settings of the Ethernet network connectors
Network connection - DHCP server available
If a DHCP server is available in the network:
ØUse an Ethernet cable to connect the LAN connection port 1 (eth0)
(see (8) in Positions of the interfaces [}page8]) with a network in which
a DHCP server is available.
ðThe Edge Gateway obtains an IP address from the DHCP server.
Access to the Edge Gateway is possible now.
Note:
The Edge Gateway sends a request to a DHCP server once after
switching on the device or after each connection of the Ethernet
cable, i.e. when the Edge Gateway detects a link signal. If you want
to activate a request of the Edge Gateway to the DHCP server
manually, pull off the Ethernet cable from the Edge Gateway and
reconnect it to the Edge Gateway.
Read section Using the web browser to establish a connection with the
Edge Gateway [}page18] to find out how to access the Edge Gateway.
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6.2 Using the web browser to establish a connection with the
Edge Gateway
You have three possibilities to access the Edge Gateway:
1. by means of the host name (see section Using the host
name [}page18])
2. by access via the Windows network (see section Access to the Edge
Gateway in the Windows network environment [}page19]),
3. by using the IP address (see section Using the IP address).
6.2.1 Using the host name
The Edge Gateway has a host name you can use to access the device.
Where do you find the host name on the device?
The device is delivered (factory setting) with a label printed at its bottom. In
the figure below the host name has a red frame.
Figure6: Device label: Hostname
Establishing a connection with the host name
ØEnter the following address in the address line of your browser:
https://<hostname>
Example: For the device with the host name NTB827EB1D9D94 enter
https:// NTB827EB1D9D94
ðThe Edge Gateway Manager opens.
You can now use the Edge Gateway manager to configure the device. For
this purpose, read section Edge Gateway Manager web page [}page21].
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6.2.2 Access to the Edge Gateway in the Windows network environment
To be located easily in the network, the Edge Gateway uses the UPnP
technology (Universal Plug and Play). This technology will display the Edge
Gateway in the Windows network environment.
ØTo display all devices in the network, click on Network in the Windows
Explorer.
ÊYou will find the Edge Gateway under Other Devices:
Figure7: netIOT Edge Gateway in the Windows network
ØOpen the context menu of this entry and select Properties.
ÊThe menu provides information on the Edge Gateway, e.g. serial
number, MAC address, host name or die IP address.
ØClick on the link under Device web page.
ðThe Edge Gateway manager opens.
ØTo open the Edge Gateway manager, you can also double-click on the
device icon.
ðThe Edge Gateway manager opens.
You can now use the Edge Gateway manager to configure the device. For
this purpose, read section Edge Gateway Manager web page [}page21].
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7 Edge Gateway Manager
7.1 Calling the Edge Gateway Manager
The Edge Gateway manager is a web page with tiles that allow rapid
access to the applications integrated in the device or to external web
pages.
The Edge Gateway uses the secured HTTPS protocol to access web pages
stored in the Edge Gateway.
ØTo open the Edge Gateway manager, enter the following information in
the address line of your browser:
https://<Host name of the Edge Gateway>
or
https://<IP address of the Edge Gateway>
ðYour browser displays the Edge Gateway manager.
Figure8: Edge Gateway Manager
Note:
Remember that the secured HTTPS protocol is used here, not the
widely spread HTTP protocol.
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