Chapter 3: Operate the system
28 Use a computer
• The device’s MAC address.
In the default configuration of the network user group called DEFAULT
GROUP a specific IP address or the unit’s MAC address are typically not
needed. The DEFAULT GROUP uses the background IP data connection.
If you want to read more about how to customize the system and how to
set up network user groups and traffic profiles to meet specific data traffic
requirements see the AVIATOR 200/300/350 Installation and maintenance
manual.
Connect to the Internet
You can connect your PC or other IP devices e.g. your smartphone to the
Internet and use e-mail, VPN, file transfer applications etc. The following
sections describe two typical applications: Starting a standard data
connection and a streaming data connection.
Access the web interface in the AVIATOR 200/300/350 system
When the computer and the AVIATOR 200/300/350 system are ready you
can access the built-in web interface of the system to display various
information, use the SMS service or start and stop a data connection.
To check the connection of your computer to the web interface of the
system do as follows:
1. Power up your computer.
2. For LAN: Connect your LAN cable (standard Ethernet) between the
network connector on your computer and one of the LAN connectors
installed in the aircraft.
For WLAN: Check that the WLAN icon in the status bar of your
operating system indicates that the WLAN connection has been
established.
3. Open your Internet browser and enter the default IP address of the
AVIATOR 200/300/350 system: http://192.168.0.1.
To access the WLAN for the first time you must enter the
Network Name (SSID) and the encryption key, if any. For
further details see WLAN access details on page 19.