MagicQ User Manual
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The Wireless channel defaults to 0 indicating that the Edimax device will automatically pick a channel. If you wish to force use
of a particular channel enter a number between 1 and 11.
Enter a name for the Wireless SSID – this will be the how the WIFI appears on the remote device – on iPhone go to Settings,
Wi-Fi to select connection to the network.
The iPhone should be set to an IP address on the same same network – e.g. 169.254.1.1. Some iPhones/iPods use 169.254.1.1
automatically as their default address.
On iPhone 4 and iPad 2 it is often necessary to set up a static IP address on the iPhone/iPad. In addition on the iPhone/iPad set
up the router IP to the IP address of the console.
So for example, if the MagicQ console is set with
Wireless IP address: 169.254.1.20
Wireless subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Try the following settings on your iPod/iPhone/iPad
IP address: 169.254.1.30
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Router IP: 169.254.1.20
On iOS it is often necessary to set the Router IP to be the address of the MagicQ console.
Choose the encryption type. For secure encryption use WPA or WEP and set the passphrase in the Wireless Encrpytion field.
When you try to connect to the network, the remote device will request a passphrase.
The MQ encryption keeps the wireless open (so anyone can connect to the wireless device) but puts a password on the iOS/An-
droid application so only people who know the password can control the console. The MagicQ console will be hidden (no
connection shown) until the correct password is entered on the iOS/Android device.
Note that MagicQ versions 1.5.4.0 to 1.5.6.0 had problems with the Edimx interface. 1.5.6.2 supports it ok, but it is necessary to
upgrade the kernel first to kernel version 3.9.2.0. Note that before updating the kernel you must set the Wireless mode to None.
29.3.2.1
Making a connection to MagicQ
• Turn on your remote device and select the required wireless network to connect to – the network name (SSID) of your access
point or of your Edimax USB interface.
• Check the WiFi settings for the remote device to ensure that it has automatically received a correct IP address. If it has not
automatically received an IP address then enter a static IP address manually – see above sections for how to configure the IP
address, Subnet Mask and Router IP.
• On the iPhone/iPad click on Settings, select WiFi and then click the > to the right of the required network.
• Once you have a wireless connection with correct IP address, start the MagicQ remote application.
• In the remote application, go to the connection tab. You should see a list of all the available MagicQ consoles. Select the
required console so that it has a tick by it.
• If you have enabled password protection (by setting Setup, View Settings, Network, Wireless Encyption = MQ) then you will
need to set the password in the Con tab on the remote device. The MagicQ consoles will not show until the password is correct.
If you have not set encryption (Setup, View Settings, Network, Wireless Encyption = None) then the password should be blank
(no characters).
• You should now have control. Change to the Key tab (iPhone) or Focus tab (iPad) and try selecting a Group (e.g. GROUP 1
ENTER).
