WAN Gateway Services

In addition to LAN provisioning, the node can utilize its built-in cellular connection to act as a WAN gateway and provide a proxy to essential services for devices on day one.

The node's DHCP server hands out the node's address as:

• NTP server

  • This is a local service, synced to the node's system clock

• DNS server

  • DNS lookups by devices are relayed via Lighthouse VPN, to the DNS server that Lighthouse is configured to use

• Syslog server

  • Note that incoming syslog messages are dropped unless LogZilla for NetOps Automation has been activated

• Default gateway

  • When the node is configured in cellular router mode (i.e. with forwarding and masquerading enabled), devices can route to external services, for example, to enroll with third-party management systems for additional configuration.