Initial Setup - Driver issues

[diddly64]

Hi

Have managed to download and install the driver and got the main controller working now - hooray! but still can't get the wifi attachment to work. I have used the wifi utility which gets as far as saying "setting up your Reef Angel wifi attachment...." and then does not go any further. Have downloaded and tried Tera Term but won't connect once I attach the wifi attachment. Have tried uploading the code to the RA and changing the SSID and passcode - the code uploaded OK but never got any message telling me the ip address or port. Tried uploading the wifitestcode - again this uploaded OK but cant access the attachment - the attachment has only the green light blinking at about 1 flash per second - no blue lights on at all - which is supposed to mean that all is OK - checked my router and it shows the reefangel wifi attachment with an expired IP address but no port and when I try accessing this IP address in a web browser using the default port of 2000 it says page not found. I tried resetting the attachment to factory settings and installing again but still no joy.. just really fed up and frustrated now.. anybody have any suggestions as to what I can try next?? Please...

[cosmith71]

You'll need to make sure port 2000 is open and forwarded to your WiFi adapter in your router. Also couldn't hurt to give it a static IP. What kind of router?

--Colin

[rimai]

If it is blinking green, it is probably connected.
I say probably because you said the lease is expired.
Can you ping that expired ip address?
If you cannot get any response from the ping, you will need Tera Term or putty.
Connect to the module at 57600 baud and type $$$ to enter command mode.
Then use command get e and paste the response here.

[diddly64]

Rooted around on the Internet and found a website that provided step by step guide to port forwarding on my router and have managed to connect the wifi attachment at last. I can access the app but the portal still says unreachable address. How can I access the portal now?

[rimai]

If your port forwarding is indeed setup correctly, you should see port open when you test port 2000 in this site:
http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

[diddly64]

It's all working now... Hooray!! Thank you for your help.