Aquacontroller III through the web

[Coralfreak]

From what I understand I should be able to access my AC 3 in my web browser, how? I have connected an ethernet cable to our DSL network in our house, but I cant seem to get it to work. Keep in mind, I have very little knowledge as to how a network functions, do I need to do something else? Will it not work through the DSL connection? Help!

Thanks,

Allen

 

[Carlos]

In order to do that, you have to know what the IP address of the controller is. Once you know that, you should be able to type that IP into your web-browser and access the controller that way.

Make sure you setup a username and password via Aquanotes or via the controller itself.

To access from within your home network, you should be able to type the IP address. If you want to access the controller from outside (work) then there are other changes needed.

Carlos

 

[Coralfreak]

I have tried that using the default IP address on the AC3, I get a server not found message. Do I need to change the IP address?

 

[Carlos]

You have to make sure that your IP settings match whatever you are using on your network.

Make sure you use the correct IP range as well as the correct network mask and default gateway.

If they all match your network, then you should be able to get to the controller from your browser.

Carlos

 

[Joboo]

The first thing you should know is that your network has it's own address or subnet. The first three octes of and IP address will determine what your network is. For example, if you have a linksys router most of the time the default ip subnet is 192.168.1. If you have a netgear router they usually use 192.168.0. If you noticed each of these subnets is missing a number. The last octet(number) is the address of each device that is on your network. The router usually is 1. So the full address of the router would be 192.168.1.1 for a linksys and 192.168.0.1 for netgear routers. Problems arise when you configure a device for the wrong network. Let's say your network is 192.168.0 and you hook up the ACIII. By default the device will not be reachable because the ACIII has an IP address of 192.168.1.50(by default). They are on different subnets(Networks). You would need to change the ACIII so that the IP address was 192.168.0.50. Each device must has a unique IP address or you will have issues. If you do need to change the ACIII to matach your network make sure you also change the Gateway setting on the ACIII to reflect the correct network as well.

Hope I didn't confuse you!

 

[Coralfreak]

Hey, thanks guys, I have been talking with Curt and I think I have this going, still having some minor issues though

 

[clp]

Not necessarily for you Coralfreak, but thought I'd post this in case some else reads this thread who needs help.

First you need to get the settings for your local network ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ you can do this by bringing up a command shell on your PC (type cmd in the start->run window of your PC). In the cmd shell type ââ"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“ipconfig /allââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ This will display your IP address, netmask, default gateway, and dns server.

Youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll need to enter the netmask, default gateway, and dns server into the AquaControllerââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s network setup menus. Go to the setup->net setup menu is on the AquaController 3. The IP address should be unique and different then your PCs ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ most likely youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll only change the last 3 digits of the address. Youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll access the controller through your internet browser by typing in the IP address of the controller in the address field of your browser. If that works then you can try to access the controller from the internet.

Your router needs to be configured so that inbound port 80 tcp requests are sent to the AquaController's IP address on port 80. Usually this is in a virtual server setup menu or the port forward section of the router. If your ISP blocks incoming port 80 requests then you will have to use a different port number. In this case you would configure your router to route incoming port 4567 (or any other 4 digit number) to port 80 of the AquaController's IP address. You should enter the internet ip address (like 123.45.67.111) into a web browser to access the controller's web server. If your isp blocks port 80 then you would need to enter the address as http://123.45.67.111:4567 - substitute your internet IP address for 123.45.67.111. On your local network you can find your internet IP address by going to www.whatismyip.com.

If this doesnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t help, please call when you are in front of your controller and Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll help you through the configuration.

Curt

 

[rus]

just thought i'd see if anyone else hashad a problem routing port 80 from there lynksys router , Curt and i went thru everything today and still no luck , i called my local isp and they said there is no way around a blocked port 80 which from what i've read and talking to Curt seems not to bethe case.
i've talked with a linksys tech for what seemed forever and they say the same thing that i can't get around it , i can pay to have my isp unblock port 80, i can pay to have port 80 unblocked but it's double the cost

any ideas? i have set up a port number of [ 5000 ] in my router setup and it's set to port 80 and ip address is right, stumped so far

TIA - Russ

 

[clp]

Russ,
If your ISP not blocking all incoming ports, then you can configure your router to redirect an external port (WAN side) to an different internal port (LAN side). I just downloaded a linksys manual for one of there wireless routers and I believe the reason why port forward was not working is because a global UPnP was not enabled. Take a look on the Administration tab, and check that UPnP is enabled. Then on the UPnP Forwarding page of the Applications & Gaming tab make the 'Ext. Port' be 5000, 'TCP' is checked, 'Int. Port' is 80, and 'IP Address' is 105 (last number in the AquaController's IP address), and the 'enabled' is checked. Let me know if this helps.

Curt

 

[rus]

Hey Curt , tried that , and believe it or not it actually seems to work , i tried it out on my laptop via another network and it came up with my aq3 home page , i'll verify it on another comp. tomorrow but so far so good

thanks for all your help , i appreciate the excellent service

thanks -Russ