Connecting to the Treon Gateway

Feb 10, 2023 · 4 minutes to read

The easiest way to set up your Treon Gateway is with the Config Ui, which offers a graphical user interface. The second way is to access the gateway via SSH connection, which will offer more control over the Treon Gateway’s settings.
 

Connecting via Config UI

1. Access Point Mode

To configure the Treon Gateway Config UI, you need to turn the Treon Gateway into Access Point Mode and connect to it with a browser.

1. Press the configuration button (F) on the bottom of the gateway about 10 seconds until the status light (A) starts blinking. The gateway now becomes a wi-fi access point. (Please do not press the button for a full minute, as this will delete the data on the gateway.)

2. Using your phone, computer, or tablet, connect to the access point: select the wi-fi network treongw1-serialnumber, where serialnumber is the serial number of your gateway.

3. Enter your password. It has been provided separately with the Treon Gateway. Windows 10 and Windows 11 may ask for a pin code as a primary access point password. Please use the “Connect using a Security key instead” option instead. Remember to change the password later.

4. Open a browser on your phone, computer or tablet and go to address 192.168.0.1 in order to access the Treon Gateway Config UI.

2. Config UI Settings

The Config UI of the Treon Gateway let’s you change a variation of settings and offers this menu:

Fore more information on changing the network connection of the Treon Gateway via Config UI, see the following articles:
Ethernet connection
Wi-fi connection
SIM (cellular) connection

For more general information about the Config UI of the Treon Gateway, please read this article.

Connecting via SSH Connection

Via Serial Number

In order to connect to the Treon Gateway via SSH, it needs to be in the same LAN network as your computer, either by using an ethernet cable or a wi-fi connection.

In most cases the SSH connection works with the name of the Treon Gateway.

Open your command prompt and type:

ssh gwadmin@treongw1-serialnumber.local

Replace serialnumber with your Gateway’s serial number. If the connection works, the system will ask for a password. Type in the provided gwadmin password.

Now type

sudo -i

in the command prompt to gain root privileges. Now you will be able to modify the configuration files of the Treon Gateway. Only use the root privileges when necessary and do not modify or delete any configuration files except the ones stated in this guide!

You are now successfully logged in using SSH. You can log out with the command exit.  

Via IP Address

In the rare case that the above does not work, you have to obtain the Treon Gateway’s IP address. When using a computer, you will need an utility program to listen to the mDNS broadcasts on a network. In Windows 10 & Windows 11 you can use dns-sd from Apple print services (Bonjour).

Open your command prompt and type

dns-sd -B _ssh._tcp

This command lists all available devices that support SSH in this network. Look for the correct device from the list. Use Ctrl + C to return if needed.

Type in

dns-sd -G4 v4 treongw1-serialnumber.local

and replace the serialnumber with your Treon Gateway’s serial number. This command returns the gateway’s IP address. Use Ctrl + C buttons to return if needed.

Type in

ssh gwadmin@ip

and replace ‘ip’ with your Treon Gateway’s IP address obtained above.

If the connection works, the system will ask for a password. Type in the provided gwadmin password.

Type

sudo -i

on the command prompt to gain root privileges. Then you will be able to modify configuration files. Only use the root privileges when necessary and do not modify or delete any configuration files except the ones stated in this guide.

You are now successfully logged in using SSH. You can log out with the command exit.

Treon Customer Support

If you have further questions, please contact Treon Customer Support.