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C-Gate IoT Connector Setup

Standard Configuration on Delivery

Port Default Setting
Port 1 (ETH1) DHCP with substitute IP address
Port 2 (ETH2) 192.168.1.100/24

First Connection to C-Gate IoT Connector

Direct Connection

  1. Connect the IoT Connector to your PC/laptop via Ethernet cable and make sure that it does not use a static IP address.
  2. Open a web browser and navigate to the IoT Connector address. This consists of http:// and the IP address labelled as ETH1 on the device label.
    Example: http://169.254.128.76
  3. Log in with the user data printed on the label.
  4. Follow the displayed setup steps, configure the network settings according to your requirements, and restart the C-Gate IoT Connector.

Info

The label is located on the IoT Connector. Connect the Ethernet cable to the PC coupling on the control cabinet, or directly to the IoT Connector inside the control cabinet with connection/port 1 (ETH1).

Connection via the Company Network

Precondition: DHCP server is active in the company network.

  1. Read the MAC address on the label and enter it into your DHCP server.
  2. Connect the IoT Connector to your network via Ethernet cable.
  3. Open a web browser and navigate to the IP address assigned by the DHCP server.
    Example: http://192.168.8.14
  4. Log in with the user data printed on the label.
  5. Follow the displayed setup steps, configure the network settings according to your requirements, and restart the C-Gate IoT Connector.

Info

For QINEO devices, connect the Ethernet cable to connector/port X77 on the back of the unit. The label is located below the connection.

Setting up the connector

After the initial connection, a setup wizard will appear on the web interface of your C-Gate IoT Connector to guide you through all the necessary steps for setting up the connector.

Info

If you have already completed the setup wizard, you can find it on the main page of your connector.

Firewall Settings

For a visual overview of the network topology, refer to the Technical Structure section.

The following inbound and outbound connections must be permitted in the firewall configuration:

Customer Network to Connector

Protocol/Port Purpose
TCP/80 Web Interface
TCP/443 Secure Web Interface
TCP/4840 OPC UA Server (Optional)
TCP/8080 Firmware Updater
TCP/8888 Recovery System

Connector to IoT Hub

See Hub Firewall Settings

Connector to Cloos QNECT Cloud (Optional)

Domain Protocol/Port Purpose
qnect.cloos.de TCP/443 Secure REST API
vpn.qnect.cloos.de UDP/10000-11000 Wireguard VPN
mqtt.qnect.cloos.de TCP/1883 Device Status & Events