Quark-elec Manual
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2018
V2.0
6. Wireless Connections
The A012 allows users to view their data through WiFi on a PC, tablet, smartphone or other WiFi
enabled device. Users can access marine network data including vessel course, speed, position, wind
speed, direction, water depth, AIS etc. These can be viewed in your chart software (See chapter
The IEEE 802.11b/g wireless standard has two basic modes of operation; Ad-hoc mode (peer to peer)
and station mode (also called infrastructure mode).
The A012 supports both:-
•
In
Ad-hoc mode WiFi:
mobile devices connect directly (peer to peer) to another device, without a
router or access point. For example, your PC, tablet or smartphone can connect directly to the
A012 to receiver marine data.
•
In
Station mode WiFi:
wireless devices communicate through an access point (AP) such as a
router that serves as a bridge to other networks (such as the Internet or LAN). This allows your
router to handle the data and traffic from your device. This data can then be picked up through
your router anywhere on your local area network. This is similar to plugging the device directly into
the router by wire, but instead using wireless technology. In this way, the mobile devices receive
both your marine data and other AP connections for example Internet.
The A012 is set to Ad-hoc mode as a default setting, but can be easily setup to station mode
through the configuration tool (GUI).
6.1.
WiFi Ad-hoc
ON YOUR DEVICE (phone, laptop etc.):
15 seconds after the A012 has powered up, you will be able to scan for a WiFi network with an (SSID)
similar to ‘QK
-A012
xxxx’.
Connect the device to ‘
QK-A012xxxx
’ with
the default
password: ‘
88888888
’.
IN YOUR CHART SOFTWARE:
Set the protocol as ‘
TCP
’, IP address as
‘
192.168.1.100’
and the port number as
‘
2000
’ in the chart software.
With the above settings, a wireless connection should be established and the user will be able to
receive the data through the chart software.
Note: In Ad-hoc mode, the IP address should not be changed. SSID and password can be
changed; the password should be between 8 to 12 characters.
You can always check the wireless connection with TCP/IP port monitoring software as shown below:
Device SSID
Similar to ‘
QK-A012
xxxx’
WiFi password
88888888
Protocol
TCP
IP address
192.168.1.100
Data Port
2000
