Connect to Scout
There are two ways that a mobile phone can connect to Scout, Wi-Fi
Direct Mode (or AP mode) and Wi-Fi Router Mode. Out of the factory,
the Wi-Fi on Scout is set to the Wi-Fi Direct Mode. Only after home
Wi-Fi router information is set, users can press the Wi-Fi button to
select between the Wi-Fi direct mode and the Wi-Fi router mode.
It is recommended to do a reset first before setting up the Wi-Fi
connection.
In the Wi-Fi Direct Mode, mobile phones link to Scout directly. Users
can see in the mobile phone a Wi-Fi named “robot_scout_XXXXXX”.
Follow the App and use the default password (e.g. “r0123456”) to
connect. Once connected to Scout, users shall control the robot and
view the video.
The second mode is Wi-Fi Router mode. Follow the App, select your
home Wi-Fi router SSID, and enter the password. If the robot
connects to your home Wi-Fi router successfully, it produces a sound
alert and switches to the Wi-Fi router mode automatically, and goes
online. In this mode, the robot becomes an Internet-of-Things (IoT)
device and can be accessed from the internet via a secured
Peer-to-Peer connection. In the Wi-Fi router mode, when the Wi-Fi
LED indicator blinks, it indicates that the robot is not connected. When
the LED indicator stays on, it indicates that the robot is connected.
Press the “Wi-Fi mode select button” to change between the two Wi-Fi
modes.
Important note:
Scout is optimized to rely on the 5GHz band of the Wi-Fi. 5GHz has higher
bandwidth but it is more line-in-sight. 2.4GHz band may have better area
coverage. For iOS users, make sure the “Local Network” of the Scout App is
granted. Otherwise, the OS doesn’t allow Wi-Fi Direct connection. Some iPhones
need to disable mobile data, and put the phone in “Airplane” mode.
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