# Compatibility with Blue Robotics BlueBoat Network

The Omnitrack Wi-Fi module by design is compatible with the Blue Robotics BlueBoat long-range Wi-Fi. We purchase our Wi-Fi radios from Blue Robotics in order to maintain the best possible level of compatibility.

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Note: Blue Robotics calls the Wi-Fi radios "routers" in their documentation.
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There are two main cases for compatibility, and we cover both of them. 

* You want the OmniTrack, the BlueROV, and the BlueBoat all to be on the same IP subnet so a single PC can control the BlueBoat and the Blue ROV. In this case, you would be using the Cerulean Omnitrack BaseStation Plus, or the BlueRobotics BaseStation (with a network bridge of some sort). ([Case 4](https://docs.ceruleansonar.com/c/omnitrack/omnitrack-wi-fi-module-system/choosing-wi-fi-radio-configurations), [Case 5](https://docs.ceruleansonar.com/c/omnitrack/omnitrack-wi-fi-module-system/choosing-wi-fi-radio-configurations))
* You want the Omnitrack network to co-exist with a BlueBoat network, but you want the two networks to be independent and not interfere with one another ([Case 1, Case 3](https://docs.ceruleansonar.com/c/omnitrack/omnitrack-wi-fi-module-system/choosing-wi-fi-radio-configurations)).

There are two notable network differences between the Cerulean Omnitrack BaseStation Plus and the BlueRobotics BaseStation:

* The systems are assigned [different IP addresses](https://docs.ceruleansonar.com/c/omnitrack/standard-blue-robotics-ecosystem-internet-protocol-ip-addresses) (unless the Omnitrack BaseStation Plus is emulating the BlueBoat BaseStation).
* When either the Omnitrack Wi-Fi module or the BaseStation Plus is the access point for the Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi dynamic address assignment will assign an address in the 192.168.2.x subnet. This simplifies access to the default network by iOS devices like iPhones or iPads. You should still assign [static addresses to your device if it has a standard role](https://docs.ceruleansonar.com/c/omnitrack/standard-blue-robotics-ecosystem-internet-protocol-ip-addresses) in the network (i.e., you should still give the laptop running QGroundControl a static address of 192.168.2.1).