Allflex AWR300 User Guide
13/11/19
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When the AWR300 joins an Access Point, or another device
connects to the AWR300, a UDP or TCP connection must still
be opened to enable communication and before data can
be exchanged!
Depending on the application, a UDP or TCP connection
must be established, and an appropriate port must be
opened. Explanations regarding TCP, UDP and Ports are
outside the scope of this manual.
Choose the correct WLAN Protocol (depending on your
application) using the / / / keys and confirm with
.
The menu item ‘Show Access Points’ is only visible if WLAN
is enabled and set to Station Mode. It lists the currently
available Access Points and has a signal strength indication.
You can also connect to an Access Point from here by
pressing .
If the Access Point uses WPA2 security, you are prompted
to enter the passphrase. To change it, press any of the /
/ / keys. A virtual keyboard opens.
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MAC Address is a unique 12-digit number which clearly
identifies each network adapter worldwide.
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SSID is the network name.
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Device and Host do not show anything yet because there
is no connection.
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Status ‘connecting AP’ means that the AWR300 is trying
to connect to the configured Access Point.
By pressing , the display switches to the next screen.
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WLAN module type is shown. The older version is ‘WF43’
and the newer one ‘WF63’.
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Build Version shows the firmware version of the WLAN
module.
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WLAN Mode is ‘Station’ which means that the AWR300
will try to join the configured Access Point.
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WLAN Protocol is ‘TCP Server’, so the Host is the TCP
Client and has to open the correct port for the correct IP
address.
