QK-A036 Manual
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4.3. Wireless Connections
The A03
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allows users to view the output 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 via the chosen chart software.
The IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless standard has three basic modes of operation; Ad-hoc mode (peer to
peer), Station mode (also called infrastructure mode) and Standby(WiFi disabled).
The A036 supports both:
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In
Ad-hoc mode WiFi:
mobile devices connect directly (peer to peer) to another device, without a
router or access point. For example; PC, tablet or smartphone can connect directly to the A036 to
receiver marine data.
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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 the router to
handle the data and traffic from the device. This data can then be picked up through the router
anywhere on the 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 the marine
data and other AP connections for example Internet. A036 need to be setup with station mode if
Quark-cloud service required.
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WiFi can also be disabled in
Standby mode
. This reduces power consumption and may be required
when connecting 2 WiFi transmitting devices.
The A03
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is set to Ad-hoc mode as a default setting, but can be easily setup to station mode
through the configuration tool software.
4.3.1. WiFi Ad-hoc mode
From a phone, tablet or PC: Once the A036 has powered up, scan for a WiFi network with an SSID of
‘QK-A036’ or similar.
Connect the device to ‘
QK-A036xxxx
’ with
the default password: ‘
88888888
’.
A036 SSID
Similar to ‘QK-A036xxxx’
WiFi password
88888888
