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Receiver Wi-Fi
To switch on and off the Wi-Fi module of a connected GNSS receiver and to review and to configure GNSS receiver's Wi-Fi settings.
This dialog is available for GNSS receivers supporting Wi-Fi connections, such as Hiper HR, NET G5. For initial Wi-Fi settings configuration, connect the GNSS receiver using alternative method such as Bluetooth or Serial Cable.
To switch off and on the Wi-Fi module of the connected GNSS Receiver:
- Select Off from the Mode drop-down list to switch off the Wi-Fi module of the receiver.
- Select On from the Mode drop-down list to switch on the Wi-Fi module of the receiver. (The receiver should be connected via Bluetooth or Serial Cable).
- Click
to send the selected command to the Wi-Fi module of the connected GNSS receiver and open the Manage Receiver menu.
To establish Wi-Fi connection between the GNSS receiver and a controller, a user can set up the GNSS receiver to work in one of two connection modes:
- Client connected to an existing Wi-Fi network, for example, a controller's access point;
- Independent Wi-Fi Access Point hosted on the GNSS receiver, a controller connects to.
MAGNET Field supports configuring and storing settings for both modes separately.
- To set up the GNSS receiver as a Client for an existing Wi-Fi Network:
- Select Client from the Mode drop-down list.
Note: To set up your GNSS receiver to connect to an existing Wi-Fi network, prepare and keep on hand the credentials of this network: SSID (Service Set Identifier), the name of a wireless network, also known as Network ID, and SSID password, the secret word or string of symbols you enter to authorize connection of your device to that wireless network. If your controller will act as an Access Point for your GNSS receiver, check these credentials in your controller's Wi-Fi settings.
- TCP password - this password is required to authorize communication between the MAGNET Field application and the GNSS receiver over TCP protocol within Wi-Fi network. It is not related to Wi-Fi network access. This password is obligatory and will be stored in the receiver's memory. Enter the desired password and keep it on hand. You will provide this password in the Configure Wi-Fi (GNSS device) dialog, while connecting MAGNET Field application to the GNSS receiver over Wi-Fi.
- MAC - displays MAC address (Media Access Control address), a unique identifier assigned to the GNSS receiver Wi-Fi hardware module.
- SSID - enter a Wi-Fi network name (Network ID) the receiver will connect to.
- SSID password - enter a password to authorize connection to the Wi-Fi network.
- SSID username - enter a user name if required to authorize the connection to the Wi-Fi network.
- IP - displays IP address assigned to the GNSS receiver in the Wi-Fi network. This field is blank while setting up the Client mode.
- Click
to save the Wi-Fi Client mode settings to the GNSS receiver. If entered Wi-Fi network credentials are correct and the GNSS receiver is in that Wi-Fi network range, the receiver connects to the Wi-Fi network automatically and becomes available for MAGNET Field to connect to it over Wi-Fi.
- To set up the GNSS receiver as a Wi-Fi Access Point and have controllers and / or other devices connect to it over Wi-Fi:
- Select Access Point from the Mode drop-down list.
- TCP password - this password is required to authorize communication between the MAGNET Field application and the GNSS receiver over TCP protocol within Wi-Fi network. It is not related to Wi-Fi network access. This password is obligatory and will be stored in the receiver's memory. Enter the desired password and keep it on hand. You will provide this password in the Configure Wi-Fi (GNSS device) dialog, while connecting MAGNET Field application to the GNSS receiver over Wi-Fi.
- MAC - displays MAC address (Media Access Control address), a unique identifier assigned to the GNSS receiver Wi-Fi hardware module.
- SSID -displays a Wi-Fi network name (Network ID) the receiver will provide for other devices to connect to.
- SSID password - displays a password required to authorize connection to the receiver's Wi-Fi network.
Note: The receiver's Wi-Fi network SSID and SSID password are obligatory parameters to set up the GNSS receiver's Wi-Fi module to work in the Access Point mode and can be customized by the user. Just enter the desired values. The minimum length of the SSID password is 8 symbols. Keep on hand these values to provide them while configuring a controller or another device for connection to the receiver's Wi-Fi network.
- IP - displays the current IP address of the receiver's Access Point. The default value is 192.168.4.10, don't change this address without clear purpose. Keep on hand this IP address, you will provide it in the Configure Wi-Fi (GNSS device) dialog, while connecting MAGNET Field application to the GNSS receiver over Wi-Fi.
- Subnet - displays the current subnet mask of the receiver's Access Point. The default value is 255.255.255.0, don't change this value without clear purpose.
- Check the Do not Broadcast SSID box to stop broadcasting the receiver's Wi-Fi network SSID, so wireless clients can't discover this Wi-Fi network and have to know and specify its SSID manually in order to connect to. Clear the box to let wireless clients scan for and discover the receiver's Wi-Fi network.
- Click
to save the Wi-Fi Access Point mode settings to the GNSS receiver. The GNSS receiver starts its built-in Wi-Fi Access Point with entered settings and is ready to accept connections to its Wi-Fi network.
Click
to close the dialog without saving changes to the GNSS receiver's Wi-Fi settings and open the Manage Receiver menu.
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