Creating a SiteWise Edge gateway - Amazon IoT SiteWise
Create a SiteWise Edge gateway
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Creating a SiteWise Edge gateway

You can use the Amazon IoT SiteWise console to create a SiteWise Edge gateway. This procedure details how to create a self-hosted SiteWise Edge gateway that you'll install on your own hardware. For information about creating a SiteWise Edge gateway that runs on Siemens Industrial Edge, see Running SiteWise Edge on Siemens Industrial Edge.

Create a SiteWise Edge gateway

  1. Navigate to the Amazon IoT SiteWise console.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Edge gateways.

  3. Choose Create gateway.

  4. For Deployment type, choose Self-hosted gateway.

  5. Enter a name for your SiteWise Edge gateway or use the name generated by Amazon IoT SiteWise.

  6. Under Greengrass device OS, select the operating system of the device where you'll install this SiteWise Edge gateway.

    Note

    The Data Processing Pack is only available on x86 platforms.

  7. (Optional) To process and organize data at the edge, under Edge capabilities, select Data Processing Pack.

    Note

    To grant user groups in your corporate directory access to this SiteWise Edge gateway, see

  8. (Optional) Under advanced configuration, do the following:

    1. For Greengrass core device, choose one of the following options:

      • Default setup –: Amazon automatically uses default settings to create a Greengrass core device in Amazon IoT Greengrass V2.

        1. Enter a name for the Greengrass core device or use the name generated by Amazon IoT SiteWise.

      • Advanced setup –: Choose this option if you want to use an existing Greengrass core device or to create one manually.

        1. Choose a Greengrass core device or choose Create Greengrass core device to create one in the Amazon IoT Greengrass V2 console. For more information, see Setting up Amazon IoT Greengrass V2 core devices in the Amazon IoT Greengrass Version 2 Developer Guide.

  9. Choose Create gateway.

  10. In the Generate SiteWise Edge gateway installer dialog box, choose Generate and download. Amazon IoT SiteWise automatically generates an installer that you can use to configure your local device.

    Important

    Make sure that you save the installer file in a secure location. You will use the file later.

Now that you've created the SiteWise Edge gateway, add data sources, configure the publisher component, and get your SiteWise Edge gateway receiving data and sending it to the Amazon Cloud.