Access the Gateway

The device provides a web GUI for configuration. This chapter describes how to access the device's web GUI for the first time.

Prerequisites

  • A computer
  • Optional: a network cable, a network router or switch with DHCP server enabled

Steps

The device can be accessed via wireless (Wi-Fi) or wired (Ethernet Port).

  1. Select one of the following methods to connect to the gateway and access the web GUI.
    Method Step
    Access via Wi-Fi
    1. Enable the Wireless Network Connection on your computer, search for the corresponding for Wi-Fi SSID, and connect to it. Default Wi-Fi credentials:

      SSID: Gateway_XXXXXX (last 6 digits of the Wi-Fi MAC address)
      Password: iotpassword

    2. Open a web browser (Chrome is recommended) and type in https://192.168.2.1 to access the web GUI.
    Access via a LAN Port
    1. Connect the ETH2 port of the device to your computer using a network cable.
    2. Configure the computer's IP address either manually or automatically. Take Windows 10 as an example:
      1. Navigate to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center and select “Ethernet” (It may have a different name).

      2. Navigate to Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties, then select either Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address to manually assign a static IP address within the same subnet as the gateway.

    3. Open a web browser (Chrome is recommended) and type in https://192.168.1.1 to access the web GUI.
    Access via a WAN Port
    1. Connect the ETH1 port of the device and your computer to the same network router or switch with DHCP server enabled.
    2. Configure the computer's IP address automatically. Take Windows 10 as an example:
      1. Navigate to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center and select “Ethernet” (It may have a different name).

      2. Navigate to Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties, then select either Obtain an IP address automatically.

    3. Check the device IP address received from the screen.
      1. Press any screen button to activate the device screen.
      2. Press button to navigate to the Interface Status Menu.
      3. Press button several times to navigate to the Ethernet Status page to obtain the ETH1 IP address (in the format of xx.xx.xx.xx).
    4. Open a web browser (Chrome is recommended) and type in https://xx.xx.xx.xx to access the web GUI.
  2. Log in to the web GUI using the default credentials:

    Username: admin
    Password: password

  3. After logging the web GUI for the first time, it is necessary to change the default password.

    1. Enter the Old Password.
    2. Enter a New Password. The password must contain at least one letter and one number, and be 5 to 31 characters long.
    3. Enter Confirm New Password.
    4. Click OK.
    5. Log in to the web GUI using the new credentials.