Chapter 5 Wi-Fi Configuration
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5.2.3 Enable the Wi-Fi Concurrent
When operating in Concurrent mode, the receiver acts as both a Wi-Fi client and an access point at the same
time. This makes it possible to configure the receiver using either the Web UI or an ICOM port in the event that
the receiver is unable to establish a connection to any of its preconfigured access points.
When configured as a Client, communication with the receiver is limited to either physical communications such
as serial or Ethernet or through the Access Point to which it is connected. This can be problematic if none of the
access points stored in the receiver are in range. To ensure the receiver is accessible over a Wi-Fi connection, it
is possible to configure it in Concurrent mode, which allows it to operate as both an access point (for con-
figuration/monitoring purposes) and as a Client (for the transfer of corrections).
1. Start a command line interface (CLI) session with the receiver.
Use a Ethernet or Serial (COM) port connection.
2. Use the
WIFIMODE
command to enable the Wi-Fi transceiver in concurrent mode. The SMART7 auto-
matically connects to any Access Point in range which has been stored in the receiver with
WIFINETCONFIG
command and also accepts up to four incoming client connections.
WIFIMODE CONCURRENT
3. Use the
SAVECONFIG
command to store the change in Non-Volative Memory.
This ensures the changes are kept when the receiver is restarted.
If the Access Point chosen by the Concurrent Client is using a channel different than the one used by the Con-
current Access Point, the Wi-Fi module will be rebooted and configured to use the channel of the chosen access
point. Any clients connected to the Concurrent Mode Access Point will lose their connection and may or may not
automatically reconnect.
If the access point chosen by the Client, the Client is configured with the same IP address as the Concurrent
Access Point, communication with the chosen access point will be blocked. To detect this situation, check the
IPSTATUS
log to verify that the IP address of the Concurrent Access Point is different than the Gateway IP
address assigned to the Concurrent Client. To correct this situation, the IP address of the Concurrent Access
Point should be updated using the
WIFIAPIPCONFIG
command followed by the
WIFIMODE CONCURRENT
command. In the example below, the IP address of the Concurrent Access point is changed from 192.168.19.1
to 192.168.20.1 to enable a communication path between the two receivers to be established.
WIFISTATUS COM1 0 74.0 FINESTEERING 2011 337605.032 02000000 8a58 32768
CONCURRENT_CONNECTED_TO_AP "SM7-NMPX18070011D" -31 11 "88:da:1a:04:c5:0c" WPA2
0
log ipstatus
IPSTATUS COM1 0 75.5 FINESTEERING 2011 337611.000 02000000 7fe2 32768
3
ETHA "10.129.32.50" "255.255.255.0" ""
WIFI "
192.168.19.1
" "255.255.255.0" ""
WIFI_CLIENT "192.168.19.100" "255.255.255.0" "
192.168.19.1
"
1
"192.168.19.1"
wifiapipconfig 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0
wifimode concurrent
log ipstatus
IPSTATUS COM1 0 75.0 FINESTEERING 2011 337726.000 02000000 7fe2 32768
3
ETHA "10.129.32.50" "255.255.255.0" ""
