Distech Controls ECLYPSE APEX User Manual

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Setting up a Wi-Fi Hotspot Wireless Network
This turns the controller into a Wi-Fi hotspot with a router. This puts the hotspot into a separate sub-
network with a DHCP server to provide IP addresses to any connected device. See Wi-Fi Hotspot for
more information.
Wide area network (WAN) connectivity is through the wired connection. See Network Address Transla-
tion / Firewall. Though BACnet/IP uses IP protocol to communicate, this hotspot acts as an IP router; it
does not forward broadcast messages which are important in BACnet to identify services that are
available within the BACnet internetwork. See BACnet/IP Broadcast Management Device Service
(BBMD).
Figure88: Hotspot Wireless Network Settings
Configure the controller’s ECLYPSE Wi-Fi adapter mode as a Wi-Fi hotspot as follows.
1. Under Wireless Configuration, set wireless to On.
2. Set the Mode to Hotspot.
3. Choose whether the SSID should be hidden or not.
4. Set the name for this access point by which wireless clients will identify it in Network Name.
5. Set the encryption mode to WPA2, the Wi-Fi Protected Access II option, to secure Wi-Fi network
with a password.
6. Set the hotspot’s authentication password in Password. This is the password wireless clients will
need to know in order to connect to this hotspot. Network access will be disabled until the default
password is changed.
Configuring the ECLYPSE Wi-Fi Adapter Wireless Networks

Distech Controls ECLYPSE APEX Specifications

General

Brand	Distech Controls
Model	ECLYPSE APEX
Category	Control Systems
Language	English