Join XBee Gateway to an existing ZigBee network

Although this is not a common task, you can configure your XBee Gateway device to operate as a router and join an existing ZigBee network.

To join XBee Gateway to an existing ZigBee network:

  1. Open a web browser and type the URL of XBee Gateway: http://192.168.100.1. The XBee Gateway web interface appears.

  2. Log in to the web interface:
    • User name: The default user name is python. If that user name does not work, it may have been changed by your system administrator. Contact your system administrator for help.
    • Password: The unique, default password is printed on the device label. If the password is not on the device label, the default password is dbps. If these defaults do not work, the password may have been updated. Contact your system administrator for help.
  3. Click XBee Network in the left menu.

  4. Select the XBee Gateway ZigBee local XBee device. The XBee Configuration page appears.

  5. From the XBee Configuration page, click Network Settings.

  6. Configure the Extended PAN ID (ID) option with the PAN ID of the network to which XBee Gateway should join.

    Extended PAN ID example

  7. Clear the Coordinator Enable (CE) check box. This allows XBee Gateway to behave as a router node within the ZigBee network.
  8. Click Apply to save the changes to the device. After you apply the changes, XBee Gateway behaves as a router node and tries to connect to the ZigBee network with the PAN ID that you configured.

To join your XBee ZigBee module from the kit to an existing network, follow the steps described in Configure XBee Gateway with a custom PAN ID.