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zAP2 Access Point portal 

14390 Carlson Circle 

Tampa, FL 33626 

+1 (813) 855-8687

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IMPORTANT: If the IP of the device is 

192.168.4.1

 (Access Point IP) means that the device is not yet 

connected to any WIFI. 

3.2.

 

Manage WIFI connections 

This option is used to manage (add/remove) WIFI connections. 

The following page will be displayed, where you can Add/Remove WIFI connections and also see the 

networks already saved on the device. 

 

3.2.1.

 

Add a WIFI connection 

Use this option to add a new WIFI connection to the network list. You can add as many networks as 

you want. 

A list of available WIFI connections is displayed at the bottom. 

Summary of Contents for zAP2

Page 1: ...14390 Carlson Circle Tampa FL 33626 1 813 855 8687 User Manual v4 1...

Page 2: ...emote portal 3 3 1 Device IP 3 3 2 WIFI connections 4 3 3 Download files 6 3 4 Upload files 7 3 5 Documentation Software 9 3 6 Restart device 11 4 Remote access 12 4 1 Connection pathways 12 4 2 Data...

Page 3: ...he spectrometer before connecting the USB 1 2 Wireless Mode Connected to external power To use the spectrometer in remote mode unplug the USB cable from the spectrometer and plug the 5V external power...

Page 4: ...nect to zAP2 access point Once you power up the spectrometer after about 60 seconds you should see the Access Point WIFI like StellarNet_zAP2_ as shown in the figure Use stellarnet password to connect...

Page 5: ...i e stellarnet us google com etc NOTE Some web browsers might not redirect you to the remote portal if that is the case type 192 168 4 1 The StellarNet zAP2 Remote Portal will come up as shown in the...

Page 6: ...age WIFI connections This option is used to manage add remove WIFI connections The following page will be displayed where you can Add Remove WIFI connections and also see the networks already saved on...

Page 7: ...added the WIFI configuration to its network list Next reboot it will try to connect to the first network in the list and if it fails then it will try with the next one and so on 3 2 2 Delete WIFI con...

Page 8: ...3 3 Download files This option is used to download files from the user folders 3 3 1 Data files and Screenshots Data files will list all the files inside home zAP2 StellarNet user_files data_files Scr...

Page 9: ...oad all of them as a zip file or remove them from the folder respectively 3 4 Upload files This option is used to upload any kind of files including Updates 3 4 1 Updates This option is used to upload...

Page 10: ...zAP2 Access Point portal 14390 Carlson Circle Tampa FL 33626 1 813 855 8687 Page 8 Once you selected an update file update_ zip click the Upload update button and the confirmation message will show up...

Page 11: ...kind of file to the dedicated user folder into zAP2 Simply click Choose File to select the file in your drive and then Upload file to save it into zAP2 User folder home zAP2 StellarNet user_files 3 5...

Page 12: ...s option will open this user manual in a new tab 3 5 2 Download Putty You can download the version of Putty SSH access you need for your system Windows 32bit Windows 64bit UNIX 3 5 3 Download VNC View...

Page 13: ...ndows 64bit OSX Linux 3 6 Restart device You can use this option to reboot the device without the need to unplug and re plug the device Restart is required for these changes to take effect Apply the u...

Page 14: ...sts The first one is to access the Spectrometer desktop graphic user interface GUI or console command line console and the second category is to receive spectrum data from the spectrometer 4 1 Connect...

Page 15: ...ers can be connected to the same zAP2 simultaneously 4 1 2 Using Access Point with fixed IP Even if the device is connected or not to a WIFI you can always remotely access using the Access Point conne...

Page 16: ...red into an internet connection This utility is supported by our remote Spectrometer You will be able to run SpectraWiz and any customizable Windows program as if you had the device connected directly...

Page 17: ...IP Press OK and then close the window 5 Wait a few seconds and you should now see the USB device as shown in the following picture To use the device just double click on it or right click and Use this...

Page 18: ...u want to always use the device when available then you can check the Auto Use all on this Hub option Now that your device is virtually connected to your USB you can open SpectraWiz as you normally wo...

Page 19: ...ver so and stellarnet hex files We also provide with simple data acquisition script written in python data py that can communicate with stellarnet_driver so and perform simple operation to set device...

Page 20: ...art receiving data IMPORTANT Always use port 5000 after IP as shown in figure 8 1 Desktop access VNC viewer You can use Real VNC Virtual Network Computing to remotely access the Spectrometer desktop V...

Page 21: ...the Spectrometer console In this case we use PuttySSH which you can download from the zAP2 portal or from the official webpage https www putty org You can access the spectrometer by using the access...

Page 22: ...le Tampa FL 33626 1 813 855 8687 Page 20 9 Folders structure Either if you access via SSH or VNC you will have access to all the folders into the remote spectrometer Once you log in you can see the zA...

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