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Configure Wi-Fi (Total Station)
The name of the dialog contains the device type or its model.
To configure the Wi-Fi connection settings between MAGNET Field and a total station supporting Wi-Fi connectivity (LN series).
In the Mode field, the following connection options are available:
- A - Direct Connect - controller and total station connect with each other without requiring a wireless access point.
- B - Access Point - controller connects to the total station via an access point. Both the total station and controller will connect to the same access point.
A - Direct Connect
Before taking the configuration steps in MAGNET Field:
- Make sure the total station power is down.
- Open the battery compartment and remove the battery.
- Set the switch to Mode A. In case of a LN-100W, also make sure that the second switch is set to WLAN.
- Install the battery and close the battery compartment.
- Power up the total station.
To connect the controller to the total station using the A - Direct Connect mode:
- In MAGNET Field, open the Configure Wi-Fi (Total Station) dialog (this dialog):
- In the Mode field, select A - Direct Connect.
- In the Channel field, select the channel for Wi-Fi direct signal. It must be different from your existing Wi-Fi access point, if you have any.
- In the Security field, select the Wi-Fi data encryption specification. Choose from WEP, WPA-PSK TKIP/AES, WPA2-PSK TKIP/AES. Select None to use no data encryption.
- Click
to return to the Connections dilaog.
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Open Wi-Fi settings of the controller device and do the following:
- Ensure that Wi-Fi is turned on.
- If you are connected to any Wi-Fi network, disconnect from it.
- Find the total station's network in the list of connections. For an LN-series total station, the network name will look like LN-YYY_XXXXXX (model and serial number of the total station).
- If it is not present in the list, try the following: switching controller's Wi-Fi off and on, or enable and then disable the Airplane mode.
- Connect to the total station's network. If prompted, enter the password. For an LN-series total station, it is YYXXXXXX (the last two digits of the model, and then the serial number of the total station).
- In MAGNET Field, open the Connections dialog, click Connect. If the Windows network security alert displays, click the corresponding button to allow the connection.
- In the Select Total Station (Wi-Fi) dialog, highlight the total station. Click Select to connect.
- If connection is successful, you will see the
icon in the right part of the title bar. Learn more...
- You can verify the communication with the instrument by manipulating it with the joystick (or virtual joystick) in the Remote Control dialog (click
>
>
).
For more details on how to connect to an LN-100, refer to the article: https://www.topconpositioning.com/support/article/fc-5000-wi-fi-configuration-ln-100.
Note: If you want to disconnect from an instrument in MAGNET Field, click Disconnect in the Connections dialog. If you need to disconnect the controller from the total station's Wi-Fi network, do it in the controller operational system.
B - Access Point
To connect the controller with the total station using the B - Access Point mode:
- Establish the connection with the total station using the A - Direct Connect mode.
- Configure the parameters for Mode B:
- Mode - select B - Access Point.
- Network - specify the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) you are going to connect to.
- Security and Password - if the specified Wi-Fi network is protected, specify the necessary protocol and password. The Password field is only displayed if security protocol other than None is selected.
- DHCP - if the check box is selected, an IP address will be assigned automatically to the total station by the access point. If the check box is not selected, specify an IP address for the total station manually in the IP address field.
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When you are done, click Send To Instrument to send the configured Wi-Fi connection settings to the total station. A warning prompting to restart the instrument in the desired mode displays.
Note: To see the Wi-Fi connection settings stored on the total station, click the Get From Instrument button.
- On the Connections dialog, click Disconnect.
- Do the following on the total station:
- Make sure the total station power is down.
- Open the battery compartment and remove the battery.
- Set the switch to Mode B. In case of a LN-100W, also make sure that the second switch is set to WLAN.
- Install the battery and close the battery compartment.
- Power up the total station.
- Open Wi-Fi settings of the controller device.
- Find the specified network and connect to it. Enter the necessary password, if prompted.
- In MAGNET Field, open the Connections dialog, click Connect.
- In the Select Total Station (Wi-Fi) dialog, highlight the total station. Click Select to connect.
- If connection is successful, you will see the
icon in the right part of the title bar. Learn more...
- You can verify the communication with the instrument by manipulating it with the joystick (or virtual joystick) in the Remote Control dialog (click
>
>
).
Note: If you want to disconnect from an instrument in MAGNET Field, click Disconnect in the Connections dialog. If you need to disconnect the controller from the total station's Wi-Fi network, do it in the controller operational system.
Click
to return to the General tab of the Connections dialog with configured settings.
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