How to connect a LoRaWAN device to my Box – Wattsense Support Portal

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This article will guide you through the installation of your LoRaWAN device.

First of all, and in order to properly prepare your installation, you can consult this article: Requirements to connect a LoRaWAN device to the Box

You need to configure the Wattsense box before the sensor, otherwise the JOIN process will not succeed.

Step 1

Add your equipment by using our Configuration Wizard. (Configuration Tab / Equipment / Pick a decoded equipment)

NOTE
If your equipment is not available in our database, you can still connect your sensor. You'll have "undecoded" informations : Communication level (RSSI, SNR and Spreading Factor) and the Raw-Payload.

Step 2

Select your LoRaWAN device in the equipment list, then select the protocol (it will automatically choose LoRaWAN).

Step 3

Fill the DevEUI, AppEUI, Application Key, these information are given by the manufacturer.

Step 4

Select the properties you want to decode and then click on the Save button.

Step 5

Once it's done, you can click on "Save changes" in order to push the new configuration to the Box.

Your LoRaWAN sensor is now set up in the Box !

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You can start the JOIN process of your device (each manufacturer has its own JOIN process, it's explained in the datasheet of the device itself).

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Once completed, the “paired” logo will appear next to the sensor name.

If you have issues to communicate to the sensor, please follow this checklist to debug your Lorawan Network

If you would like more information on the status of the equipment, you can consult this article: Equipments communication status in the Wattsense Console

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