Quark-elec Manual
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4. Wireless Connections
The A033 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 ‘Chart
software’ section’). WiFi connections are bi-directions so the chart plotter software can also send
cross track and waypoint information to an autopilot to steer a programmed course.
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 A033 supports WiFi both:
In
Ad-hoc mode:
wireless devices connect directly (peer
to peer) without a router or access point. For example,
your smartphone can connect directly to the A033 to
receiver marine data.
In
Station mode:
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. Increasing
the WiFi range. 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 such as Internet. (See Configuration section)
WiFi can also be dissabled in
Standby mode
. This helps to reduce the power consumption or may
be used when connecting 2 WiFi enabled devices. (See Configuration section)
The A033 is set to Ad-hoc mode as a default setting, but can be easily setup to station mode or
standby mode through the configuration tool.
4.1. WiFi Ad-hoc mode
Around 15 seconds after the A033 has powered up, user will be able to scan for a WiFi network with
an (SSID) of ‘QK-A033xxxx’ or similar, on their mobile devices (phone, laptop etc.).
Connect to ‘
QK-A033xxxx
’ with the default
password: ‘
88888888
’.
I
n the chart plotter (or navigation 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 ( password should be 8 to 12 characters long).
The wireless connection can be checked with
TCP/IP port monitoring software as shown.
(Figure 5 TCP/IP Net Assistant )
For Station Mode WiFi or for setting WiFi on
Standby, see the ‘Coniguration section.
Device SSID
Similar to ‘QK-A033xxxx’
WiFi password
88888888
Protocol
TCP
IP address
192.168.1.100
Data Port
2000
