Wi-Fi
Pre-2012/08/19
The Wi-Fi module included with your Pigtail is preconfigured for Ad-Hoc mode. The SSID of this
adhoc network is Pigtail-XX where XX is the last two characters of the MAC address of the
module. You can look at the white label on the module to see these last two characters.
Once you boot it up you can go into wifi on your iDevice and it should be discovered. Just click it
to join it. The blinking LEDs on the wi-fi module should change from blinking red/green to just
blinking green once you successfully join the adhoc network.
Since we're using an ad-hoc wireless network, we need to wait until the iDevice assigned itself a
link-local, also called APIPA, address. These addresses are in the subnet 169.254.0.0/16.
It
can take about around 30 seconds for this to happen.
If you want to speed up the process in
the future, you can set a static address on your iDevice. The Pigtail is configured as 169.254.1.1
out of the box.
Set Static IP on iDevice in Ad-Hoc Mode
Once connected to the ad-hoc wifi network, click the small disclosure indictor next to Pigtail-XX.
Click the Static button to configure a static IP address. For IP address enter: 169.254.1.2 For
Subnet Mask enter: 255.255.0.0
In order to join the Pigtail to an existing wireless network, the Wi-Fi module must be
reconfigured. This can be done, carefully, from within HamLog following the configuration
examples in
Pigtail Reconfiguration
.
Post-2012/08/19
As of August 20, 2012, all Pigtails are now shipped configured as a soft-AP. No more ad-hoc is
needed. This allows the Pigtail to work with Android devices as well. The Pigtail is also
configured to act as a DHCP server. This will dramatically increase the speed of connecting to
the Pigtail.
Connecting the Pigtail to your device is the same as before. Open the Settings Application and
go to Wi-Fi. Select "Pigtail" as the wireless network you wish to join, there is no authentication
needed. Your device will automatically be assigned an IP address from the 10.1.1.0/24 subnet.
The pre-configured IP address of the Pigtail is 10.1.1.1.
When you go into the Pigtail tool within HamLog, it will still auto-discover the Pigtail and show
the address 10.1.1.1.