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# Add Wi-Fi Gateway to Command

Add your Wi-Fi Gateway to your Verkada Command account

The GW31-E Outdoor Wi-Fi Gateway makes it simple to deploy Verkada anywhere with power and Wi-Fi, including hard-to-wire locations such as parking lots, fence lines, and outdoor premises.

{% hint style="danger" %}
You must create a [Verkada Command account](https://command.verkada.com/register) and log in with [Org Admin](/command/users-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions-for-command.md) permissions to activate and configure a gateway.
{% endhint %}

***

## Claim your gateway

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**On Devices, at the top right, click Add Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Enter or scan the gateway’s serial number.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Once added, you can find the device in the Unassigned Devices site.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

***

## Set up your gateway

### Command

{% hint style="danger" %}
The gateway needs to connect to a WAN uplink via the PoE IN port to enable Wi-Fi setup from Command.
{% endhint %}

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Under the My Unassigned Devices site, select your Wi-Fi gateway.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Under General:**

a. Enter a unique name.\
b. Select a site.\
c. Enter a location.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Under Wi-Fi:**

a. Select your Wi-Fi network.\
b. Enter the network credentials.\
c. Click **Apply**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Remove the gateway from the WAN uplink.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Bluetooth (Command iOS app)

{% hint style="danger" %}
Bluetooth is only discoverable from the Command mobile app.
{% endhint %}

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Open the Command mobile app and log in to your organization.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top left, click Add Device.**

a. Scan the QR code or enter the serial number.\
b. Click **Add Devices.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Click Set Up Gateway.**

a. Under **General:**

1. Enter a unique name.
2. Select a site.
3. Enter a location.

e. Under **Network**:

1. Click **Select Wi-Fi Network.**
2. Select your Wi-Fi network.
3. Enter the network credentials.
   {% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Click Done.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Local server page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**Connect the gateway to your laptop/computer with an Ethernet cable.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Open your browser and enter** [**192.168.1.1**](http://verkadagateway.com/) **to open the local landing page.**

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Follow the instructions on the screen to reach the local server page.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**The device will scan for available Wi-Fi networks. Select the network you want to connect to and enter the credentials.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Click Apply.**

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
The local server page stays open for 5 minutes before it automatically refreshes.
{% endhint %}


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