Lantronix 900-685 quick start Wireless Connection Using Internal Soft AP

Wireless Connection Using Internal Soft AP

Select your antenna of choice. If ducktail, this can be screwed directly into the SMA socket located on the Eval Board. If the PCB antenna is to be used, the wire between the xPico Wi-Fi module u.FL connector and the on-board SMA connector has to be carefully disconnected and the plug on the PCB strip antenna should be inserted.

1.Once power and antenna is connected, turn on the board by moving switch SW3 in to the marked ON position.

By default the SoftAP mode is enabled with a default SSID of XpicoWiFi_xxxxxx. Where xxxxxx are the last six characters of the unique xPico Wi-Fi serial number. This number is available on the module label. For example if the serial number on label were 0080A398010E then the SSID would be XpicoWiFi_98010E.

2.Using the Wi-Fi Connection Manager of your connecting device the above SSID should be presented as an available connection choice. Select the SSID and follow the device connection manager instructions to continue to connect.

The default security for xPico Wi-Fi SoftAP is WPA2 and the passphrase is XPICOWIFI. These defaults can be changed through the configuration web manager after the initial connection has been established.

3.When prompted enter the passphrase to complete the Wi-Fi connection authentication process.

With a Wi-Fi client set to the above parameters, your device can connect directly to the xPico Wi-Fi Soft AP.

4.Open a standard browser (E.g. Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, Chrome™, Safari® etc.) and in the address field of the browser enter the following URL; xpicowifi.lantronix.com or alternatively use 192.168.0.1 as the IP Address.

5.When prompted enter the username of admin and password PASSWORD to access the Configuration and Management Web pages as shown below.

xPico™ Wi-Fi® Embedded Device Server Evaluation Kit Quick Start Guide 7