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AISnet Quick Start Guide
Assuming that the found new hardware wizard installs everything correctly, Windows will allocate a COM Port
number to the adaptor (COM1, COM2, COM3, etc.) and it is this COM Port number that you have to setup in the
SmarterTrack Lite software or whatever other Navigation software you are using. To find out what this COM port
numbe
r is, go in to the Windows Device Manager and check in the “Ports (COM & LPT)” section where you will
find an entry called “USB Serial Port (COM?)”
, where the question mark is the port number allocated.
Now you must run SmarterTrack Lite or the other navigation software that you are using and go in to the relevant
configuration/setup menu and tell the software port the AIS is connected to and also that the data baud rate is
38,400 Baud
–
the standard speed for AIS data. The instruction manual supplied with your software should
explain how this is configured.
Installation Step 4
Apply power to the AISnet by switching on the AC mains socket or plugging the AC adaptor in.
If there are AIS targets present in your current location, you should now start to see these on SmarterTrack Lite
or the navigation software you are using.
If you are not receiving any AIS targets, you can use Digital Yachts NMEA Data Display Program to check if there
is any raw NMEA 0183 data coming out of the AISnet. This free diagnostics program is available for download
from our website.
Once you are receiving AIS data on your PC, the installation is complete and you need to start the network
configuration procedure.
4. Network Configuration
This Quick Start Guide assumes that the reader has some experience of setting up a PC network. If you have an unusual
network configuration or you need further assistance in setting up your AIS Base Station please contact;
Most home or small office networks will be of the two types shown below;
The above diagrams show a separate “Broadband Modem”, which could be built
-in to the router in some installations, and
this refers generically to any of the common broadband internet connections i.e. cable modem, ADSL, DSL, ISDN, 3G or
even satellite connection.
The most common setup is for the Router to assign IP addresses to the devices that connect to it using DHCP. If this is
how your network router operates, then the settings detailed in this document will work. If your network has static IPs,
then you will need to allocate an unused IP address for the Base Station.
Wired Network
Wireless Network