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Managing Gateways

The Gateways page is used to view information for an organisation's gateway. By default the gateway table will show all gateways.

Gateway Table​

Each gateway shows:

  • Name: Unique name of the gateway
  • Status: Shows the current status of the gateway, e.g. if it is Online, Offline etc.
  • IP Address: Local IP of the machine the Gateway is installed on.
  • Port Range: Available TCP ports (e.g., 8000-8999)
  • Software: The version for Gateway software.

Filtering and searching​

It is possible to filter by name, IP address or software version by typing it (or part of it) into the filter box.

In addition it is possible to filter device by Type and Status by selecting them from the appropriate lists.

Gateway details​

By clicking on a gateway in the table the user will be taken to the gateway details page.

The details page consists of the following tabs.

Gateway Information​

All gateway information.

Sites with Access​

Lists all sites that the Gateway has permission to access.

Configuration History​

Lists all user actions performed on the gateway.

Status Changes​

Lists all recent status changes of the gateway to assist troubleshooting.

Editing gateway​

The user may edit the following details of the gateway by clicking the The Edit Gateway button:

  • Name
  • Description
  • IP Address
  • Min TCP Port
  • Max TCP Port

Adding a new site access permission​

The user may add permission for the gateway to access devices within a particular site

  1. Click Add Site button:
  2. Select the site to add
  3. Click Add site

Gateway Actions​

Adding a new gateway​

  1. Click New button
  2. Fill in required fields:
    • Name: Unique name of the gateway
    • IP Address: the local (private) IP of the machine the gateway is installed on.
    • Min TCP Port - Start of the range of TCP ports the gateway can use.
    • Max TCP Port - End of the range of TCP ports the gateway can use.
  3. Optional fields:
    • Description: Description of the gateway
  4. Click Save

Once a gateway has been created it will need to be installed on the user's private network. In order to do this the user can the user must generate an installation token and download the installation utility.

Generating installation token​

  1. Click Generate installation token button
  2. Click OK
  • A time restricted installation token will be emailed to the user.

Downloading the Gateway installation utility​

  1. Click Download gateway button
  2. Click OK
  • The latest version of the Gateway Installation Utility will be downloaded.

Once the installation token and the installation utility have been obtained the SAP Gateway can be installed. For more information about installing the gateway software see the Gateway Guide.

Deleting gateways​

Delete multiple gateways:

  1. Select gateways by ticking the box for the desired rows in the gateway table.
  2. Click Delete