wiTECH VCI POD User Guide Bright Star Engineering 299 Ballardvale Street, Suite 5 Wilmington, MA 01887 Tel: (978) 642-3200 Fax: (978) 642-3199 www.brightstareng.
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Table of Contents Revision History .................................................................................................... 1 Getting Started with the Device ............................................................................ 2 Setting Up and Powering On ............................................................................. 2 Connecting to the Network ................................................................................ 2 LAN with DHCP .................................
Revision History Revision Date Description 1.0 July 28, 2008 Initial release of platform documentation 1.1 December 9, 2008 Update to reflect changes in software functionality. 1.2 February 22, 2011 Update to add information on Bluetooth networking capability 1.
Getting Started with the Device Setting Up and Powering On Attach the DC power supply to the device. Verify the green PWR LED is on. As soon as power is supplied to the device it will begin a boot sequence. The BUSY LED will be on during the boot phase. Once the device is booted into normal operational mode the PWR LED will be on and all other LEDs will remain off. Connecting to the Network Connect an Ethernet cable to the device.
Device Overview LEDs The device has five (5) LEDs on an end panel. Moving from left to right the LEDs are described below. PWR SAFE BUSY WLAN REC Power LED indicates the device has power from a vehicle source and/or an DC adapter This LED will be turned on whenever the device enters a mode of operation where a known good network configuration is used. The default SAFE configuration uses DHCP to acquire a TCP/IP address.
Reset Button • Recovery Mode: On the front panel is a small opening for the reset button. This button serves four purposes. First, the button can be pressed when applying power to force the device into Recovery Mode. The device will boot into a limited configuration that will allow you to apply a product software upgrade via the provided web interface. This mode should be used to re-install the system software in the event the device is not operating as expected.
Configuring Device and Network Settings Using the HTTP Interface Shown below is the main screen for the device configuration web site. The Overview page will provide you with version information for the hardware and software and the device serial number.
System Settings You can assign a name to the device that will be shown on the device discovery utility screen in place of the default serial number. You may also wish to set the date and time on the device. Device Name Assign a name to the device. This name will appear on the device locator utility screen that shows the devices available on the network. Click on the Save button to store the new device name. Work Group Assign a work group name to the device.
Network Settings You can choose to have your network address and settings automatically assigned if your network supports it. Otherwise, please check with your Network Systems Coordinator to obtain the appropriate settings to enter on this screen.
DNS1 DNS2 acts as a gateway to other networks. Your network or system administrator typically provides this address, for example 192.168.1.1, to you. Enter the IP address for the machine that should be used as the primary Domain Name Server. If your network is configured to use DNS your network or system administrator will provide this to you. Enter the IP address for the machine that should be used as the secondary Domain Name Server.
IP Settings IP Address Net Mask Gateway DNS1 DNS2 Type of Wireless Network Security Settings SSID Security Enter Key Confirm Key Key in HEX Edit Key Use Key Enter the IP address assigned to this Device, typically provided to you by your network or system administrator, for example 192.168.1.100. Enter the network address mask used by the Device, typically provided to you by your network or system administrator, for example 255.255.255.0.
communicating on the wireless network. If multiple keys are present, the one selected must match the key being used on the access point or other computer the Device will be connecting to. Miscellaneous Import Wireless Profile Allow you to import a wireless profile that is provided by a network administrator or other system administrator. The profile must be provided in a file formatted specifically for this purpose.
this screen offers a button to restart the interface if some problem is encountered and customer support asks you to restart the interface. Ethernet Adapter The Ethernet network interface is always present and active on this device. The device is factory configured with a default profile that is initially set to obtain an IP Address via DHCP. You can change this profile on the Network Settings page.
Profiles connection is established. If the address shows as all 0s no connection is present. A list of profiles containing configuration settings for the Wireless LAN network interface is provided here. The settings in use will be shown as Currently Active. Other available profiles will have a Make Active button next to the profile name that allows you to change the settings used by the Wireless LAN interface and restart the network.
Wireless Scan Use this utility to scan for available wireless networks at your location. Some networks may not be visible if the wireless access point(s) has been configured to not broadcast the SSID. Please note that the wireless interface on the device must be enabled for this feature to work.
TCP/IP over USB This page is used to configure the TCP/IP address to be used for the USB based network. This device can be connected directly to a Microsoft Windows PC with a USB cable. When connected, a TCP/IP network will be created between the device and the Windows PC over the USB cable. The TCP/IP address entered on this page will be assigned to the device and used to seed the DHCP address assigned to the Windows PC.
Factory Defaults Use this page to reset the device configuration settings back to the factory default values. Note: Please use this option with caution, as configuration data and network settings will be overwritten to default values.
Backup Settings Back up the device's configuration data via this page. This will allow you to save and restore the configuration if it is inadvertently changed or lost. It is recommended that you backup your current settings prior to making significant configuration changes.
Software Software Upgrades Using the HTTP Installer The Software Upgrades page on the device configuration web site allows you to install platform software and firmware upgrades. Use the Browse button on this screen to locate the software package on the local machine and click on the Install button to initiate the upload of the package file. Once uploaded the upgrade will be automatically started. Once the upgrade begins you will loose your browser connection to the device.
Recovering from a Failed Upgrade In the event a platform software and firmware upgrade fails in such a way that the device cannot operate normally, remove and then reattach the device power source. The device will reboot into a recovery mode. In this mode the device will boot into a limited configuration that will allow you to apply a product software upgrade via the provided web interface. You should not attempt to use the device for anything but a software upgrade when in recovery mode.