Fremont, Calif., Dec. 8, 2020: The LoRa Alliance, a global body of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today introduced its LoRaWAN Device Identification QR Codes for Automated Onboarding that simplifies and accelerates the LoRaWAN network management. These new QR codes carry all the required identification information to add devices to a network, said the Alliance in a press release.
The new QR codes enable zero-touch onboarding by facilitating network acceptance of LoRaWAN devices via automated information exchange. QR codes can be printed on devices, and contain all of the required device and vendor information, preformatted to ensure standardized input into a vendor’s network management system.
The new QR codes use industry-accepted norms for information processing, allowing members to implement a quick, easy, secure and interoperable method for onboarding a device through optical reading. This greatly improves the deployment experience while significantly accelerating the onboarding process.
“One of the LoRa Alliance’s key goals is to simplify LoRaWAN deployments,” said Donna Moore, Chief Executive Office and chairwoman of the LoRa Alliance in a written statement. “Implementing QR code-based network management offers tremendous advantages by automating a previously manual process. These benefits build on our recent enhancements of the LoRaWAN 1.0.4 specification, which now provides every element needed for easy development, certification testing and deployment of LoRaWAN. This commitment to ease of use is a strategic goal of the LoRa Alliance and is key to achieving massive IoT globally.”
LoRa Alliance members each will be assigned a dedicated vendor ID. Use of the codes provides members a competitive advantage in the marketplace by simplifying business operations and driving sales, thanks to improved ease of use. It also provides competitive differentiation, as only LoRa Alliance members can use the new onboarding process. These vendor IDs initially support the QR code functionality and will be used for future applications to further drive standardization for LoRaWAN deployments. The QR codes are just one of the many benefits of LoRa Alliance membership.
The full LoRaWAN Device Identification QR Codes for Automated Onboarding Technical Recommendation document is available for download here.
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