How to wirelessly connect to the cRIO II?

[nitneylion452]

I know it seems trivial to mention, but you do have the DLink connected to the cRio via an Ethernet cable, correct?


I would also recommend setting up the DLink in AP mode. It will make connecting for practice a lot easier to do. (Change WLAN adapter IPv4 to 10.xx.yy.2 and leave all other options blank. Connect to the network that your robot is now broadcasting.)

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by nitneylion452

(Change WLAN adapter IPv4 to 10.xx.yy.2 and leave all other options blank. Connect to the network that your robot is now broadcasting.)

Uh...no. 10.te.am.2 is for the cRIO. The recommended IP address for a programming computer is 10.te.am.6, and the Driver Station will set itself to 10.te.am.9 (wireless) or 10.te.am.5 (wired).

[nitneylion452]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Uh...no. 10.te.am.2 is for the cRIO. The recommended IP address for a programming computer is 10.te.am.6, and the Driver Station will set itself to 10.te.am.9 (wireless) or 10.te.am.5 (wired).

Sorry about that. I thought the cRio was set to 10.te.am.1

[cgmv123]

Originally Posted by nitneylion452

Sorry about that. I thought the cRio was set to 10.te.am.1

Just for clarification, the D-link is set to 10.te.am.1

[nitneylion452]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

Just for clarification, the D-link is set to 10.te.am.1

Right...that's the default gateway.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by nitneylion452

Right...that's the default gateway.

The DLink doesn't act as a gateway.
Our robot networks don't use nor do they need a gateway.
Actually, by convention 10. private networks are essentially forbidden to go through gateways.
The DLink performs as an access point and a switch.

People sometimes enter it in the gateway field, but that isn't doing anything.
That can be left blank or given a fictitious IP and it wouldn't make any difference.

[FrankJ]

If you have the DAP in bridge mode, you need a wireless router for it to connect to. That is the way it will be for competition. Your computer will connect to the wireless router either by cable (just like the field) or via wireless.

Away from competition you can set the DAP for access point mode and connect your computer via wireless directly to the DAP. Saves having to have another router.

Do not use the auto position on the DAP. It works just takes a while for it to decide to be a bridge or an access point.

[njd231]

Thanks for all the help guys !