User manual XTA WALKABOUT PACK II

[. . . ] Also included, but not shown: XTA Walkabout PC Set-up CD; Netgear driver CD; DIGI support CD Important Note Before you begin installing the Netgear wireless card or the WiSP interface, please make sure you have the latest version of software in your unit(s). Unit Type/Program Name 4 Series DP226 DP224 DP6i AudioCore Earliest Compatible Version V1. 50 V3. 60 V2. 60 V2. 3 V8. 00 This software and the loader program are available from our website at www. xta. co. uk and is also included on the XTA WiSP set-up disk supplied with this kit. Note: This system, operating on TCP/IP, is only designed to control the 4 Series, DP226, DP224, and DP6i. Inclusion of older units (DP100/200/202) will impair performance and is not recommended. ¥ © § ! ¦ § © § ¡ ¢ ¡ ¦ ¡ § © ¨ § ¦ ¥ ¤ ¡ £ ¢ ¡ Page 3 Upgrading unit software Note that this procedure can only be done one unit at a time ­ it is recommended that the unit being updated is disconnected from any RS485 network until the procedure is complete. [. . . ] Double click on the `Network Connections' icon to display the list of network connections in place on the computer. In this list should be the network associated with the Netgear wireless card ­ it is highlighted here. Make sure you change the settings on the Netgear Card ­ check the "Device Name" column for "Netgear 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card" as shown above. Right click on this and select `Properties' to see how the card is set up ­ as shown on the next page. . . 8 Walkabout Kit User Manual & Operating Instructions ¡ " The item listed (and highlighted) here that needs to be checked is the `Internet Protocol' item ­ select it and then click on the `Properties' button to reveal the window shown below, which gives access to the actual IP address etc. used by the Wi-Fi card. Make sure that `Use the following IP address' is selected and the IP address is similar to that shown (i. e. If it is an auto-allocated address (typically of the format 169. 202. x. x), change it to one beginning 192. 168, but NOT ending with 224. 226 as that's the ADDRESS of the WiSP!Set the `Subnet Mask' to 255. 255. 0. 0. Do NOT change the Default Gateway setting (normally blank)! ¥ © § ! ¦ § © § ¡ ¢ ¡ ¦ ¡ § © ¨ § ¦ ¥ ¤ ¡ £ ¢ ¡ Page 9 Search for and Establish a Wireless Link to the WiSP On your Windows desktop, double click on the Netgear Wi-Fi icon in the system tray beside the clock. Click onto the second tab on this window, `Networks', to display. . . Press the `Scan' button and the card will try to find any available Wi-Fi networks in range. If all is working, the name of the network with the WiSP connected should appear ­ default is "XTA WISP". (All in capital letters!) Assuming the network has now been found, click on it in the list (for example the one highlighted in grey in the above screen shot) and then the `Connect' button. The first tab will be selected again automatically, with the blue bar at the bottom showing the signal strength, connection speed and network name. Make sure the following parameters are set up: Network Type is set to `Adhoc'; Security settings are set with `WEP Encryption' ticked, and the `KEY1' (entered manually as to the left) is the matching key on the WiSP ­ default is 1234567890, with '64 bit' encryption selected. If this has been established, but AudioCore still says it cannot connect to the port, check the WEP encryption and the KEY1 value entered ­ if these settings are incorrect, the connection can still be established (so the network name may appear), but no data can be exchanged (hence AudioCore cannot use the network). NOTE: A common error when setting up the Netgear card settings is to accidentally select the "Create with Passphrase" button and enter the Key in the box associated with this, INSTEAD of the "Enter Key Manually" choice just below this. Make sure you've not done this, as AudioCore won't be able to find or control the units, even though the Netgear Card will find the WiSP. If you change any networking settings, always go back and check that this setting has not been overwritten or changed ­ in certain circumstances if may be adjusted automatically causing the symptom described above. . Walkabout Kit User Manual & Operating Instructions $ # ¡ " Setting up AudioCore to work with the WiSP You will need to install AudioCore version 8. 00 or greater on the PC to be used with the wireless system. Start AudioCore as normal and then choose the menu Remote TCP/IP. Check the Netgear and Windows Network icons in the system tray on the task bar ­ if there appears to be a problem, double click on the Netgear icon to display the Netgear Wireless interface. Please refer to page 10 for detailed instructions of how to check/re-establish a connection. Note that it can take anywhere between 1 to 3 minutes for a network link to become available again. This is outside XTA's control, so please be patient!Moving radio links are more likely to lose connections than stationary ones, so if the link appears to be dropping out, try to minimise movement until the link is re-established. Computer Problems: Please ensure all power-saving features are disabled on your computer. Access this via start Settings Control Panel Power Options. [. . . ] Assuming you have an established connection to begin with, the software should run and immediately find the WiSP, as shown here. . . The WiSP is actually configured though a standard web browser, with all configuration settings and the web pages themselves, being sent back from the device. To open a connection to the WiSP, simply double click on it in the list (it is the only item shown above) or select it, and click on "Open web interface" from the choices of Device Tasks on the left hand side of the window. This should open your web browser, and present a web page as shown below, asking for login details. The login details are Username: root Password: dbps ¥ © § ! ¦ § © § ¡ ¢ ¡ ¦ ¡ § © ¨ § ¦ ¥ ¤ ¡ £ ¢ ¡ Page 15 The home page should load and a list of configuration sections is shown in a menu down the left hand side of the window: Click on the "Serial Ports" link under "Configuration" ­ this will display. . . Walkabout Kit User Manual & Operating Instructions ' # ¡ " Click on the Port 1 link to open the configuration settings for this port. This will display. . . Do NOT change any settings on this page! [. . . ]