Viewing!Network!Information!And!Testing!Internet!Connectivity - hydrawise HWC-012-US User Manual

• For!Smart!Watering!zones,!the!controller!will!adjust!each!zone's!watering!length!based!
on!your!offline!watering!budget!and!will!water!at!each!zone's!configured!peak!watering!
frequency.!
• For!Time!Based!Watering!zones,!the!controller!will!adjust!each!zone's!watering!length!
based! on! your! offline! watering! budget! and! will! water! at! each! zone's! configured!
watering!frequency.!
• Note!that!Cycle!&!Soak!is!not!supported!in!Offline!Mode!and!each!zone!will!water!for!
its!full!watering!length!without!pausing.!
• The!controller!will!only!water!at!your!configured!Program!Start!Times.!
Saving'Settings'
The!controller!doesn't!have!a!battery!backup!–!settings!are!stored!in!non3volatile!RAM!which!is!
preferable!as!batteries!need!to!be!periodically!replaced.!
Serial'Number'
The! serial! number! is! used! to! link! your! actual! controller! with! your! Hydrawise! account.! This!
number!is!also!printed!on!the!rear!of!the!controller.!
Viewing'Network'Information'and'Testing'Internet'Connectivity'
From! the! Home! screen!
Status.!
IP Address (set by your
wireless router)
DNS Address (set by your
wireless router)
All! settings! on! this! page! are! provided! to! the! controller! by! your! wireless! router! when! it! first!
connects!via!a!protocol!known!as!DHCP.!If!any!of!these!setting!appear!incorrect!please!change!
them!in!your!wireless!router.!
Once! the! controller! has! successfully! connected! to! your! wireless! router! the! Test! Network!
button! can! be! used! to! test! network! connectivity! for! troubleshooting! purposes.! The! network!
test!will!verify!connectivity!to!4!destinations!–!
Checking'WiFi!
Checking'DNS!
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!navigate! to! the! Network! Status! by! pressing! Status%Controller!
Performs!a!ping!test!to!the!Gateway!address!listed!in!the!Network!Status!
screen.!If!this!test!fails!check!that!you!don't!have!MAC!address!filtering!
enabled!on!your!router.!
Performs! a! ping! test! to! the! DNS! address! listed! in! the! Network! Status!
screen.! If! this! test! fails! check! that! the! DNS! address! is! correct! –! if! it! is!
wrong! then! correct! the! DNS! address! under! DHCP! Settings! on! your!
wireless! router.! It! is! possible! that! this! test! may! fail! if! the! DNS! server!
doesn't!not!accept!ping!requests!which!does!not!indicate!an!issue.!
HWC3006!&!HWC3012!User!Guide!
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