On occasion, you'll need to do advanced configuration for your WiFi settings, change the network that your device is connected to, and/or set a static IP address.
Note: While accessing these settings, your screen may switch to displaying a loading screen. If this happens, hit the Escape key.
Accessing WiFi Settings
First, you'll connect a USB keyboard to your device (wired or wireless).
After doing so, follow these steps:
- Press the Escape key
- Press Control + P
- Use the down arrow key to navigate to WiFi
- Press Enter
Connecting to a Network
After accessing the WiFi settings, you'll see a list of available networks. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired network and press Enter.
This will prompt you to enter the network's corresponding credentials. Once entered, the device should connect to the network.
Forgetting a Network
Sometimes you will need to remove a network to prevent your device from connecting to it. This might happen if you add a separate network for the devices, move an access point, or for a variety of other reasons.
If you're needing to remove, or forget, a network:
- Return to the WiFi settings and navigate to the network you'd like to forget.
- Press Enter.
- In the prompted window, check Forget.
- Press Enter.
This will disconnect you from, and wipe the stored password for, the selected network.
Assigning a Static IP Address
There are two ways you can decide which IP address the device should be using and keep it from changing.
There are two ways to assign a static IP address:
- Log into whichever device is managing your DHCP pool and assign a DHCP reservation using the MAC address of the device.
- The MAC addresses for both the Ethernet and WiFi connections will be listed at the bottom of the Connect Me to the Internet screen.
- Assign a permanent IP address on the device itself. Ensure you select an address that isn't being used by another device or part of the network's DHCP pool.
- Use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired network and press Enter. This will allow you to access Advanced Options.
- Navigate to IP Settings (defaults to DHCP) and press Enter. Select Static and press Enter.
- From here, you'll configure the static IP address.
A network prefix is determined by the number of bits in the network ID portion of the subnet mask.
Here are some examples of typical values:
- 192.168.x.x networks usually use a 24 bit prefix.
- 172.16-31.x.x networks use a 12 bit prefix.
- 10.x.x.x networks use an 8 bit prefix.
Once the information has been entered, select save and press the Enter key.
For questions or concerns, please reach out to our Support Team at support@spectrio.com.