Profilux Ii Wlan Setup Help

Grover5

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Hi,

Can anyone give me more detailed info about how to setup the WLAN on the profilux II. I been running it throught a serial LAN setup with no problem but I just installed the WLAN and can't get it to work.

The unit recognizes the WLAN card on Profilux Control.
I am running firmware 3.06b.
I can't save a static IP address for my router or a SSID in the LAN/WLAN config (using either the profilux control or on unit itself). Everytime I try it defaults me back to 1. obtain IP auto and 2. SSID = LTRX_IBSS.
Setting on 9600 Baud - Infrastructure - Router function yes -

Any ideas?

Thanks

E
 
update firmware to version 3.07 and also the desk top software to match.

matthias should be able to advise you from there

Best wishes
 
Hi
"Everytime I try it defaults me back to 1. obtain IP auto and 2. SSID = LTRX_IBSS." - no, it only looks like. The information is stored in the WLAN card but it can't be read out. That's why you always see the defaults.
"router - yes" - you don't need this, select "no"

Do you have security settings in your WLAN network? If yes - disable them temporarily.

Why don't you use "obtain IP automatically"?
 
Long note. Hopefully it's a helpful start.

Instructions are available for wlan setup. You can get the manual here: http://www.ghl-kl.de/Produkte/Aquaristik/Download/Tutorial_LAN_WLAN_new_eng.pdf

The instructions appear confusing, but they do work if you follow them to the letter. It sounds like you're trying to set up wlan on the unit itself -- an impossible task! Well, maybe not impossible, but horrible. Much easier to plug the Profilux into a laptop by serial or usb and program from there.

You'll also need to designate a permanent ("static") dns string for your profilux through the router's control interface (again, by means of a laptop or pc that has access to your router). For example, designate 192.168.1.105 (for Linksys users only; DLink strings don't look like this). You must do this step, unfortunately; and it makes life much easier. Just don't start assigning other devices that don't need it. Just tackle the Profilux.

So, start by accessing your router. Not knowing how much you know about wireless router configuration, I'm going to be safe: you access your router config by opening a web browser on your computer and keying in your router access address. For Linksys routers, this is usually "192.168.1.1"; then you enter your admin user name and password. If you haven't established a username and password (you should!), you just type in "admin" as the user and leave the password blank -- just as anyone else in wireless range would do to hijack your router. :) Once there, grab a pen and jot down everything, or save and print screen shots of your progress. Set a permanent DNS address for your profilux. You can then return to your Profilux and go through the connect procedures to see if you can connect. If you've written everything down, you'll get the CHANNEL number and device address settings to match perfectly. Don't touch any other number settings unless invited to do so. If every number is perfect, you'll link.

If you connect (it may be slow; e.g 15 seconds, depending on various things), then you can proceed to adjust wireless security settings, which you've written down with your trusted pen before deactivating security on your router. If a screen appears instantly that says you can't connect, it's a simple discrepancy between your router and the Profilux. Go through all the steps again. :(

Once you're connecting properly to the Profilux from another wirelesscomputer on the router's network (or wired computer, I guess; doesn't matter) , you can then input the security settings on the profilux and save it. Then, and only then (e.g. with an established connection) should you proceed to reengage your router's wireless security settings -- which need to correspond exactly on the Profilux. Once security is reestablished, your (wireless) computer will likely no longer have access to your network, so you'll have to reconfigure your laptop to recognize and connect properly with the (now secure) wireless network.

If everything worked, you can attempt to connect wirelessly to your Profilux. If you didn't connect, I'd recommend you start over again, painfully re-reading the instructions to find the error in your procedure. It's often something horrible simple, like a channel setting (e.g. 5 instead of 11, etc.).

Read the guide above as if you were a surgeon! Follow each step surgically, so to speak, and if you get hung up along the way, note where connectivity failed to work. You can PM me and/or post to this particular thread and I'll get back to you asap.

Hope this helps. I've been meaning to write an easy-start blurb for wlan, but haven't had a moment to think. Perhaps guiding you through this process might help me get to it.

Cheers,

Erik
 
Great thanks Erik,

I think this wil go a long way to helping many out that have struggled, although the new firmware does make it a lot easier.

many thanks for offering such great support from a genuine user.
 
Yes; the firmware is improving at a dramatic rate. A suggestion would be for retailers to provide new customers with a variety of links, e.g. to the various GHL inventories of downloads that don't appear to be unilingual (German) in addition to an invitation to subscribe to this forum...which is a lifesaver for those who use it, I suspect.

Even though my Profilux is stable and running like a champ, I still visit this Forum and still learn more. It's a dynamic product -- and evolving quickly. Glad I bought it!

:)

cheers,

Erik
 
We advise all our retailer to point their clients here for live updates, there is more info here than anywhere else.

I think matthias mentioned an English site is in the offing!
 
Ok I setup the DNS reservation for the Profilux and have it connected, Now what is going to happen when I turn wep back on? Is the profilux going to ask me for the WEp key?

Can I enter the WEP key in the PC software? If so were?
 
Sorry didnt scroll all the way down on that link.

IT WORKS!

That was way easier they I thought it was going to be, It really only took as long as it did because I missed the apply settings on the security settings.
 
Congratulations! If you're like me, you feel some sense of victory.

You need to go into the Profilux software on your laptop or desktop, open but DO NOT connect to the profilux, then click on and go 3-dot option section (e.g. [...] to the left of the CONNECT button) to open your wlan connection. Select your wlan connection and click EDIT, then don't edit it. :) Instead, click on CONFIGURATION and your Lantronix WiPORT window should open in a browser window. From there, follow the instructions again (supplied in a pdf link earlier in this thread) and load your WEP settings (or whatever settings you use). Then save and exit everything. Don't try to connect to the Profilux yet! Resist this temptation.

Instead, re-activate your WEP settings on your wireless router (or whatever security settings you use). Once loaded, ensure that your computer is able to access the (now) secure network. If successful (e.g. by reminding your laptop or wireless pc of your lan's security settings), now you can open your Profilux window on your computer. Click on the wireless connection option.

Sometimes it might take 15 seconds or so to connect. If it says "Cannot connect" or something to that effect), then there's a configuration issue.

As you stated earlier, you had connectivity without WEP security, yes? This is still a step forward. But you do have to go back and do it again. Start by going to the router and disabling security; ensure that the profilux DNS is in the router configuration and that no other settings have changed, such as the channel setting, etc. Re-do the steps to link to the profilux without WEP security. Successful? Then go through the security activation instructions again, like a surgeon....

To answer your question, in the WiPORT configuration window (which you connect to in the connection edit window + configuration available BEFORE you connect with your profilux software) you'll have the opportunity to configure the Profilux's wireless security settings to match those of your router.

If you get everything exactly right (e.g. the appropriate entries in every instance) you'll connect.

Phew.

:)

PM or post back if you're successful...or aren't.
 
Ooops. We cross posted.

Congralations on connecting wirelessly.

A warning, though: don't try to save and download your probe measurements onto your computer unless your wireless connectivity is rock solid. If you're like me, you'll have to tinker with this to determine your level of trust in the stability of the connection. For normal stuff (e.g. changing bits and pieces; monitoring probes while on line and tinkering with pumps and lighting, etc.), the wireless link is fine.

But if you're uploading a full batch of measurement data, you'll lose it...and so will the Profilux. I've set my measurements to record once an hour. At 600 instances (X4 probes) this means that once or twice a week you have to connect with serial or USB (or wired LAN) and download measurements.

Then you can go back to wireless.

Hope this was helpful.

Erik
 
Thanks

Thanks

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11602550#post11602550 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by erikages
Long note. Hopefully it's a helpful start.

Instructions are available for wlan setup. You can get the manual here: http://www.ghl-kl.de/Produkte/Aquaristik/Download/Tutorial_LAN_WLAN_new_eng.pdf

The instructions appear confusing, but they do work if you follow them to the letter. It sounds like you're trying to set up wlan on the unit itself -- an impossible task! Well, maybe not impossible, but horrible. Much easier to plug the Profilux into a laptop by serial or usb and program from there."

Thanks everyone for all the help. I've been away so I couldn't try it all until today.

I think the source of my problems still hasn't changed. Everytime I try to set a Static IP for the WLAN card it reverts back to default. I get to the WLAN config screen, select static IP, enter: 192.168.0.1XX etc, select Infrastructure and hit Save. I notice that the unit flashes Reboot. However, the next time I enter the config screen everything is reset. This happens if I try to program the unit itself OR through profilux control via RS232 cable.

I tried switching the WLAN card to a different socket - same deal.

Thanks, I do appreciate everyone's time.

E
 
I can only repeat my post from above:

"Everytime I try it defaults me back to 1. obtain IP auto and 2. SSID = LTRX_IBSS."
-> no, it only looks like that. The information is stored in the WLAN card but it can't be read out. That's why you always see the defaults.

Is the SSID you enter correct?
What about your wireless security settings?
Which IP has your router?
 
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