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TAILWIND iQ3 USER MANUAL
WIFI SETUP
POWER UP THE TAILWIND DEVICE. THE LIGHT WILL FLASH RED.
2.
BLUE. IF IT DOES NOT FLASH BLUE, PRESS THE RESET BUTTON AGAIN. DO NOT HOLD THE
BUTTON DOWN. A QUICK PRESS IS ALL IT NEEDS.
3. ONCE THE LIGHT IS FLASHING BLUE, GO INTO YOUR PHONE SETTINGS AND CONNECT TO
INTERNET CONNECTION AS TAILWIND IS NOT A WIFI ROUTER CONNECTED TO THE INTER
NET. IT IS MERELY ACTING AS A WIFI ACCESS POINT FOR YOUR PHONE TO TEMPORARILY
CONNECT TO. IF YOUR PHONE SAYS THERE IS NO INTERNET AVAILABLE, THAT’S FINE. ON
ANDROID PHONES YOU MAY NEED TO DISABLE THE SMART NETWORK SWITCH FEATURE.
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE NEXT STEP ON AN ANDROID PHONE, PLEASE READ THIS
ARTICLE ON HOW TO DISABLE THE SMART NETWORK SWITCH FEATURE ON ANDROID,
4.
PHONE SHOULD ATTEMPT TO CONNECT TO THE TAILWIND DIRECTLY AS IF IT WAS A REG
URATION SCREEN SHOULD SHOW UP THAT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE YOU SAW IN THE IN
STRUCTIONS. IF THE SCREEN DOES NOT SHOW UP ON YOUR ANDROID PHONE, IT MOST
LIKELY MEANS THAT YOUR ANDROID PHONE’S SMART NETWORK SWITCH FEATURE HAS
WIND DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET, SO IT HAS AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED IN THE BACK
GROUND TO TRY TO GET INTERNET ACCESS. YOU CAN DISABLE THIS FEATURE IN ANDROID
AND TRY AGAIN SEE THE LINK IN STEP 3 ABOVE. IF IT STILL DOESN’T WORK, YOU CAN ALSO
USE A LAPTOP COMPUTER THAT HAS WIFI ON IT. SIMPLY CONNECT TO THE WIFI NETWORK
WIFI CONFIGURATION SCREEN.
CHOOSE YOUR WIFI NETWORK FROM THE LIST OF AVAILABLE WIFI NETWORKS AND THEN
6. IF YOU ENTERED THE PASSWORD CORRECTLY, TAILWIND WILL REBOOT ITSELF. IT WILL
FLASH RED BRIEFLY, THEN TURN YELLOW ONCE CONNECTED TO YOUR WIFI, AND THEN FI
TURN YELLOW UNTIL YOU COMPLETE THAT STEP. YOUR MOBILE PHONE SHOULD RETURN
TO YOUR NORMAL WIFI NETWORK BY ITSELF.
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