This disclosure relates to an
automatic meter reading system (ARS) (1) for determining values at multiple distributed installation locations and transmitting data containing said values to a front-
end system (HES) (3) via a low-power
wide area network (
LPWAN). The ARS (1) includes: an HES (3); multiple battery-powered fixed measuring devices (7), each measuring device (7) configured to be installed at one of the multiple installation locations and to determine said value at said one installation location, wherein each measuring device (7) includes an
LPWAN connection module configured to establish a
wireless communication connection to an
LPWAN for transmitting data containing said value to the HES (3) via the LPWAN; and a mobile installation device (13) including a short... A short-range connection module is configured to establish a short-range
wireless communication connection (15) to one of a plurality of measurement devices (7) to be installed at one of a plurality of installation locations. The short-range connection module is configured to send LPWAN connection candidate information to one of the plurality of measurement devices (7) to be installed at one of the plurality of installation locations via the short-range
wireless communication (15). The LPWAN connection module of the one of the plurality of measurement devices (7) is configured to attempt to establish an LPWAN
handshake connection at the one of the plurality of installation locations for the first
time based on the received LPWAN connection candidate information.