Ac Jr. wireless?

[vidrine7322]

My Ac. Jr is coming in this week and i have been looking at different ways of hooking it up for internet capabilities. The mod on the lynksys router looks a little complicated and i dont feel like spending the money for a serial server. I was thinking of getting a serial - usb adaptor the pluging that into a Linksys WUSB11 Wireless-B USB Network Adapter v4. Would this work with aquanotes?

 

[Carlos]

Serial -> USB, you will have to run a cable to the computer. Then you will need to use some type of software to fool the computer and Aquanotes into thinking that the USB port is a serial port.

I used to have a Serial -> Ethernet connection and it worked like a charm. The only thing is that the Serial -> Ethernet will run you about $100 bucks and they are not easy to install.

Carlos

 

[Opus123]

I've never seen that method brought up in any of the other threads. Looks like that would be the cheapest way to do it if it would work. A serial-usb adapter is around $10 and you can get a wireless usb adapter for around $40. I may give it a try since I already have both at home.

 

[theop]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10698653#post10698653 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Opus123
I've never seen that method brought up in any of the other threads. Looks like that would be the cheapest way to do it if it would work. A serial-usb adapter is around $10 and you can get a wireless usb adapter for around $40. I may give it a try since I already have both at home.

If you get it working, please post what brand of equipment you have. For $50 I'd definitely give it a try.

 

[vidrine7322]

It seemed like a good idea, I just dont have the equipment lying around, keep us posted on if it works or not. I dont see why it wouldnt being that it's basically the same thing as modding the router.

 

[theop]

Would this work on AquaNotes Lite or only the full version? I don't know if Lite will connect via ethernet.

 

[spike78]

I don't think a standard wireless adapter is going to work. You need a computer to drive those. What I did for mine is purchase a wireless-g game access point. It takes a standard ethernet cable and handles all the wireless connectivity seamlessly. The AC Jr thinks it's plugged into a standard ethernet hub.

Edit: Sorry, I have the ACIII not the AC Jr.

 

[vidrine7322]

The problem is the Jr. doesnt have an ethernet port.

 

[vidrine7322]

no updates?

 

[theop]

I think the idea would be to plug the Serial->USB adapter into the ACjr, then that into the USB wireless adapter. This would basically get your ACjr onto your network.

What I wonder is if you could then get AquaNotes or AquaNotes Lite to connect to the device.

 

[vidrine7322]

that is exactaly what i was thinking. get an aadpaer then plug a usb cable from the adapter to the usb wireless transmitter, I'm just wondering if aqua notes will pick it up, just waiting on an update . . . .

 

[Carlos]

Serial -> USB adapter will probably need drivers to run and therefore needs to be plugged into a computer where you can install the drivers.

Carlos

 

[clp]

This isn't going to work. Both the USB to serial adapter and the USB wireless adapter are USB slaves. You would need a USB to serial adapter & a master USB wireless adapter. The master USB wireless adapter would need firmware to recognize the USB to serial adapter, and then the PC would also have run a special driver to create a virtual serial port from a TCP/IP connection.

Curt

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10711007#post10711007 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by theop
I think the idea would be to plug the Serial->USB adapter into the ACjr, then that into the USB wireless adapter. This would basically get your ACjr onto your network.

What I wonder is if you could then get AquaNotes or AquaNotes Lite to connect to the device.