DIGITAL YACHT
WL60 Quick Start Guide
1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your WL60 Wireless Adaptor/Antenna. This unit is designed for quick and simple DIY
installation on a yacht or power boat. The mounting brackets and suction pads are NOT designed for safe fixing of the
antenna whilst a vessel is moving or for extended exposure to the extreme environmental conditions found at sea. It is
strongly recommended that your Wireless antenna is removed and placed inside the vessel when in motion or not in use.
Before operating the unit you should familiarise yourself with the complete user manual supplied with the
product.
2. Before you start
The WL60 comes complete with a CD-ROM that includes all necessary drivers for the following operating systems;
Microsoft Windows XP
®
, Windows Vista
®
and Windows 7
®
Apple Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8
Do not plug in the WL60 to the USB port of your computer until you have inserted the driver CD-ROM.
3. Mounting the WL60 Antenna
The WL60 should be mounted outside, with the best possible line of sight of the wireless hotspot antenna that you wish to
connect to. There are two methods of mounting the WL60 using the kit of parts included in the box;
Sucker Cup Mount
Pole Mount
Neither of these two mounting methods should be used when the vessel is in motion.
Sucker Cup Mounting
The most common mounting method is to use the four sucker cups
to temporarily stick the WL60 to the outside of the boat.
First, feed the USB cable through the two aluminium tube clips and then
place one tube clip at the bottom of the WL60 tube body and one tube clip
towards the top of the tube body just touching the pan head screw
– see
photo. Secure the clips by gently tightening the fixing bolts
– do not over-
tighten
Insert and secure a sucker cup in each of the four holes in the aluminium
tube clips, using the supplied clear plastic thumb nuts.
After first ensuring that the surface of the GRP where you wish
to mount the WL60 is clean, lightly moisten each sucker cup and
then gently pu
sh the antenna on to the boat’s side until the sucker
cups are flat.
This method of mounting is ideal for yachts and power boats and
the WL60 can stay mounted in this manner for many days. Removal is quick
and simple by gently inserting a finger nail under each sucker cup and
levering them off one by one.
