This guide covers the initial setup of the Wirepas Mesh Demo Kit with the Wirepas Network Tool (WNT), Wirepas Positioning Tool (WPT), and MQTT Console.
Before starting, make sure you have the following ready:
1. Power on the gateway. The Wi-Fi LED should be blinking white.
2. On your PC or mobile device, go to Wi-Fi settings and look for a network named similarly to tinygateway-cd0d (the exact name may differ per unit).
3. Connect to the network. The default password is: tinygateway
4. Open a browser and navigate to: 192.168.4.1
5. When prompted, enter the gateway web UI password: blueup
You are now connected to the gateway configuration interface.
1. Go to Configuration → Wi-Fi .
2. Change the Mode from Access Point to Station .
3. Click the symbol under SSID — a list of visible Wi-Fi networks will appear. Select your local Wi-Fi network.
4. Enter the password for your chosen Wi-Fi network and press Save .
5. A reboot banner will appear — press Reboot now .
The gateway will now attempt to connect to the specified Wi-Fi. Your PC or mobile device should reconnect automatically to the same network (depending on device settings).
Once logged back in to the gateway, go to the Sink configuration section.
Save any changes and Reboot when prompted.
1. Under MQTT settings , click the checkmark next to Disabled to enable MQTT configuration.
2. Change the URI protocol from mqtt:// to mqtts:// by clicking the protocol prefix field.
3. Enter the domain provided by Wirepas and change the port to: 8883
4. Click the checkbox next to Use credentials . Enter the Username and Password as provided by Wirepas.
5. Click the Cloud download button to automatically download the CA Certificate.
6. After the certificate downloads, press Save , then Reboot now .
After rebooting and reconnecting, navigate to the Device tab. You should see 4 green ticks , indicating:
You can also check the Nodes section to confirm live data is flowing through the gateway.
1. Install the Wirepas Network Tool provided by Wirepas.
2. Launch WNT. When prompted, enter the authentication server address provided by Wirepas.
3. Click Connect and enter your login credentials. Click Log in .
Once logged in, node data will begin populating under the Nodes section (updated over time).
For nodes to be used in positioning, they must first be approved:
Select your gateway and anchors in the node list, right-click, and choose Set anchor positioning role . This designates them as fixed reference points on the map for positioning tags.
1. Navigate to Settings → Building Floor Plans .
2. Click the white box under Floor Plans to import a floor plan image.
3. Click on the floor plan to enter Geo Location mode.
4. Once all data is entered, press Save .
1. Go to Settings → Node Management . In the top right corner, select your floor plan.
2. Drag and drop the gateway and anchors to their known fixed positions on the map.
3. Drag and drop the tag onto the map as well. The tag's position will be updated automatically with each subsequent advertising packet.
The MQTT Console can be used locally or via browser:
1. The dashboard will initially show as disconnected. Click MQTT connection .
2. Enter the connection details:
3. Click Connect . If successful, you will see a green "Connected" indicator in the top right of the browser tab.
Under the Messages tab, all traffic can be monitored. Use filters to search for specific gateway or tag data.
Data is visualized in raw HEX format. A parser can be used to parse that raw data string to readable information.
There are two main message types:
Also see: Parsing standard 238/238 endpoint for Rssi and battery info
Example TLV payload: 47 11 05 1e 43 9e 89 00 80 31 9f 89 00 7a 7e 9e 89 00 84 25 00 00 00 68 48 9f 89 00 74 3e 9f 89 00 74 04 02 b7 0b 06 0a 3c 00 00 00 11 00 00 00 01 ff
Also see: Parsing Custom 11/11 endpoint for Sensors data
Example TLV payload: 01 02 48 11 02 04 3b 09 00 00 03 04 f6 93 00 00 05 04 00 01 00 00 06 04 90 fb ff ff 07 04 c0 fa ff ff 08 02 08 00 09 02 74 ff 0a 01 00