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Router Setup

1. Connect router to power using provided Micro USB Plug in the power cable.

2. Connect Ethernet cable from existing internet access point into GLiNET to the network using the WAN port on the GL.iNET router.

3. Connect a local device (laptop or desktop) to the router either by WiFi or by Ethernet using the GLiNET using one of the two methods:

   1. Ethernet into the LAN port

   on your local computer

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   Navigate to the admin page located at the address

   1. WiFi using GL.iNET access point “GL-MT300N-…”

4. Connect to router @ http://192.168.8.1 in a browser.

5. Follow the instructions in the browser.
   a. Choose your preferred language.

   

   b. Set password.
   

   

6. Verify the firmware version that the GL.iNET device has installed by navigating to http://192.168.8.1/#/upgrade.
   The version that should be installed is 4.3.11.
   You can upgrade your device to version 4.3.11 by downloading the firmware from GL.iNET’s firmware directory and performing a local upgrade.
   

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7. Navigate to More Settings Network > Network Mode and set the router to Access Point modeand click apply.

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8. You are now should be able to access the router from within your network and no longer need to connect to it directly.

9. Verify that the device has internet access by using the device’s network diagnostics
   http://GLINET-IP/cgi-bin/luci/admin/network/diagnostics
   Note. If your firmware version is OpenWrt 19.07.8 you maybe need to install Luci first by navigating to http://GLiNET-IP/#/luci

Goodcloud Setup

1. Navigate to APPLICATIONS > GoodCloud on the GLiNET Web page.

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2. Enable GoodCloud, Enable Remote SSH, Enable Remote Web Access, Set data server.
   Then agree to the Terms of Service and click Apply.
   

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3. Copy and send Device info from this page to the VXG team.
   

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   • Device ID

   • Device MAC

   • Device S/N

Gateway Installation

Download the Gateway Package for GL.iNET.

To determine which version your device requires, navigate to https://<GLINET-IP>/cgi-bin/luci/ and look at the firmware version.

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OpenWrt 22.03.4

Add GL.iNET router as Uplink Camera to VMS Platform using GL.iNET server’s serial number and MAC Address.

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Installation Script

1. Log into glinet through SSH.

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   ssh root@<GLINET_IP>

   If GoodCloud is enabled, the device’s terminal can be accessed through the portal.
   

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2. Download latest uplink package onto device

   Code Block
   wget https://dashboard.videoexpertsgroup.com/downloads/uplink-gateway/GLiNET-package-<VERSION>.zip

3. Extract the zip file

   Code Block
   unzip GLiNET-package-<VERSION>.zip

4. Run install script

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   cd GLiNET-package-<VERSION>/package && ./install.sh

Installation Through Luci Web UI

1. Navigate to the software page of the Luci interface.
   http://GLiNET-IP/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/opkg

2. Search for and install the package libwebsockets-openssl in the available packages section. This may require an update to the package list.Make sure to update your package list before installing the Uplink Packages.

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3. Upload and install the cameraagentuplink-gateway_<version><VERSION>_mipsel_24kc.ipk package from the downloaded GLiNET package.
   

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4. Upload and install the luci-app-cameraagentuplink-gateway_<version><VERSION>_all.ipk package from the downloaded GLiNET package.

5. Re-login to the Luci interface.

OpenWrt 19.07.8

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Add GL.iNET router as Uplink Camera to VMS Platform using GL.iNET server’s serial number and MAC Address.

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Adding Gateway to Cloud VMS

1. Navigate to the Gateways page on Cloud One and click Add Gateway in the top right corner.

2. Select the OpenWRT Gateway checkbox on the Gateway form and fill out the form with the device’s information.

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   You can find the Device’s Serial Number and MAC Address on the page http://<ROUTER-IP>//cgi-bin/luci/admin/services/uplink-gateway/settings or on the back of the device.

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3. After adding the GL.iNET Uplink Gateway to Cloud One the gateway should appear online within a couple of minutes.

Once the Gateway is connected you can proceed with Adding Cameras to Gateway

Upgrading Uplink Gateway

1. Download the latest version from our Dashboard.

2. Navigate to the software page of the Luci interface.
   http://GLiNET-IP/on your GL.iNET device.
   <DEVICE_IP>/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/opkg

3. Upload and install libwebsockets-openssl_4.3.2-3_mipsel_24kc.ipk package supplied in the GLiNET package.

4. Upload and install cameraagent_1.0-1_mipsel_24kc.ipk

5. Upload and install luci-app-cameraagent_1.0-1_all.ipk

6. Re-login to the Luci interface.

Adding Cameras:

1. Add Uplink Cameras to your Cloud VMS platform for each camera you are going to connect through the GL.iNET bridge.

2. Navigate to the plugin interface: http://GLiNET-IPUpdate package lists.

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3. Upload the new version up Uplink Gateway.
   After a successful upgrade the Executing Package Manager dialog box should display:
   Upgrading uplink-gateway on root from 1.0-4 to 1.0-5...

4. The package should now be successfully upgraded.

Troubleshooting

Checking Logs

A key aspect of knowing the cause of an issue is being able to see what is occurring on the device.
The device logs can be accessed at http://<GLiNET-IP>/cgi-bin/luci/admin/

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After adding each camera to Cloud VMS, add the same camera information into the Camera Form of the plugin’s interface. Make sure to enable each camera you want to add.

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Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save & Apply.
Note. Default ports for IP Cameras are usually http: 80, rtsp: 554

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status/logs.

Rebooting Gateway Services

All Uplink services can be restarted by navigating to http://<GLiNET-IP>/cgi-bin/luci/admin/services/

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uplink-gateway/

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settings and clicking ‘Restart Gateway’

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