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ANET1553 Users Manual
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3.1.4.1 Setting the IP-Address and Board Alias Name
Click on the
Network Settings
tab in the navigation bar. You will now see a page where
you can set either a static or dynamic (DHCP) IP address and choose a board alias:
Figure 3-5 ANET Web Configuration Tool
“Network Settings”
Note:
When changing the alias name the ANET1553 can’t be accessed by the former alias
name anymore. Make sure to adapt your applications to the new alias name.
The default alias is ANET1553-<x>, x= Serial Number.
3.1.4.2 Configuring Wireless Network Interfaces
The ANET1553 device offers support for an USB based Wi-Fi network device in order to
connect the ANET1553 to a wireless network.
From the time when the Wi-Fi USB device is attached to the USB port of the
ANET1553, the
Network Settings
tab will show an additional section that allows
configuring the Wi-Fi device (See figure 3.1.4.2-1).
The checkbox ‘
Enable Interface
’
can be used to enable/disable the Wi-Fi device.
‘
Link Status’
section displays if the Wi-Fi device is currently connected to a wireless
access point (AP) and if it this, the quality of the link. Please note, that in
Ad-Hoc
mode
no link status is available, as no central connection to an AP is established.
‘
Available
Networks’
section displays the wireless network in reach of the ANET1553
device.
The ‘
Address Configuration’
section can be used to assign an IP address to the Wi-Fi
device. Proceeding is the same as for the Ethernet interface device of the ANET1553.
At last, there are following Wi-Fi specific settings, which have to be configured: