Enable The Wi-Fi Concurrent - Novatel SMART7 Installation And Operation Manual

SMART7-I and SMART7-W Wi-Fi Configuration Overview
If the WIFIALIGNAUTOMATION command is enabled, the only Access Point the Client
will connect to is the ALIGN Master Access Point.
When configured for Client Mode, the SMART7 initiates background scanning to periodically
receive a list of nearby Access Points. Whenever a list of Access Points is received they are pub-
lished in the WIFINETLIST log. If the Client is not currently connected to an Access Point, the
list of available Access Points is compared to the Access Point specified by the
WIFIALIGNAUTOMATION command or the list of Access Points in the WIFINETCONFIG com-
mand and automatically establishes a connection. If there is more than one match, the Client
automatically connects to the Access Point with the lowest network ID.

5.4.3 Enable the Wi-Fi Concurrent

When operating in Concurrent mode, the receiver acts as both a Wi-Fi client and an access point
at the same time. This makes it possible to configure the receiver using either the Web UI or an
ICOM port in the event that the receiver is unable to establish a connection to any of its pre-
configured access points.
When configured as a Client, communication with the SMART7 receiver is limited to either phys-
ical communications such as serial or Ethernet or through the Access Point to which it is con-
nected. This can be problematic if none of the access points stored in the SMART7 receiver are in
range. To ensure the receiver is accessible over a Wi-Fi connection, it is possible to configure it
in Concurrent mode, which allows it to operate as both an access point (for con-
figuration/monitoring purposes) and as a Client (for the transfer of corrections).
1. Start a command line interface (CLI) session with the receiver.
Use a Ethernet or Serial (COM) port connection.
2. Use the WIFIMODE command to enable the Wi-Fi transceiver in concurrent mode. The
SMART7 automatically connects to any Access Point in range which has been stored in the
SMART7 receiver with WIFINETCONFIG command and also accepts up to four incoming cli-
ent connections.
WIFIMODE CONCURRENT
3. Use the SAVECONFIG command to store the change in Non-Volative Memory.
This ensures the changes are kept when the receiver is restarted.
If the Access Point chosen by the Concurrent Client is using a channel different than the one used
by the Concurrent Access Point, the Wi-Fi module will be rebooted and configured to use the
channel of the chosen access point. Any clients connected to the Concurrent Mode Access Point
will lose their connection and may or may not automatically reconnect.
If the access point chosen by the Client, the Client is configured with the same IP address as the
Concurrent Access Point, communication with the chosen access point will be blocked. To detect
this situation, check the IPSTATUS log to verify that the IP address of the Concurrent Access
Point is different than the Gateway IP address assigned to the Concurrent Client. To correct this
situation, the IP address of the Concurrent Access Point should be updated using the
WIFIAPIPCONFIG command followed by the WIFIMODE CONCURRENT command. In the image
below, the IP address of the Concurrent Access point is changed from 192.168.19.1 to
192.168.20.1 to enable a communication path between the two receivers to be established.
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