Configuring the Wi-Fi Radios
This page is adapted from the Blue Robotic documentation.
The Wi-Fi radios in the Omnitrack Wi-Fi modules and the Base Station Plusses should be properly configured for your application as we understood it when you ordered your Omnitrack. You should not need to use the information in this section unless your system configuration changes.
Wi-Fi programming scripts are found here.
The steps for programming the all the radios are similar but they may use different configuration files and terminal commands based on your objectives. Please follow the instructions carefully.
Select the configuration that meets your objective for the radio.
Programming the radios requires the Mikrotik WinBox program. Download it here: https://mikrotik.com/download
Ensure the antenna is connected to the radio. Connect the radio to the computer and power it up (9-12V DC). It needs a direct wired connection. The BaseStation Plus will work as-is. To program the radio in the Wi-Fi module, you will need to removed the battery cap and the battery, then unscrew the tube from the antenna-end cap. Unplug the radio RJ-45 cable and connect a power-over-ethernet injector and cable. The POE will need 12 to 24 V.
Open the WinBox program. Make sure the "Neighbors" tab is selected. Select the radio from the list (example circled) and click connect. If the radio is not present, try clicking Refresh and waiting a few moments. If there are multiple radios in the list, disconnect all the radios except the one you are trying to program and start over.
If the radio has been reset or does not have a configuration already, you will see this screen. Click remove configuration. A window will pop up to reset the password. You can set a new password (the old password is empty), or cancel and continue with the default blank password. Go to step 6.
If the radio has been configured before, it may need a password. If so, it's either one you picked or it's admin.
Click Remove Configuration from the pop-up. If the radio does n t reboot, cycle the power.
Once connected, click the Files option on the left-hand navigation pane.
Drag and drop the configuration (.rsc) file into the file list. This is the file you selected when you looked here.
Navigate to New Terminal on the left navigation pane. Using Notepad, copy and paste the text from the Terminal Command file that matches the .rsc file into Terminal window. Notepad and WinBox sometimes have trouble pasting, so check the command and delete any garbage at the start or the end of the command (the text in the WinBox window should be the same as the text in the Notepad window). Press Enter. If the radio asks for an "interface:", press Enter again and ignore the error.
Cycle the power on the radio. If the radio asks you to change the password, press Cancel or set a new password if you desire. If you change it, remember it.
After the radio reboots, Navigate to the Quick Set menu (top option on left-hand navigation pane).
For BlueBoat BaseStation or Omnitrack BaseStation Plus only: Check that the following settings are configured (substitute BaseStation values for Omnitrack if you are emulating a BlueBoat BaseStation). Then you are done.
For BlueBoat or Omnitrack Client Only: You may need to expand the WinBox window. Make sure the access point is operating. Select PTP Bridge CPE from the dropdown menu. Find the SSID of your network in the list. It will be OmnitrackAP - 2.4GHz or BaseStation - 2.4GHz depending on what you are setting up. Enter the password (OmnitrackAP for OmnitrackAP, blueboat for BaseStation).
Verify that the status says connected to ess.
That's it!
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