Trimble GCS900 - Wi-Fi networking

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Tip – COM 1 is reserved for use by wireless communications. If wireless
communications are configured the COM port will be grayed out and set to COM 3.
Note – If a third party radio is configured to COM 1 and a radio using wireless
communications is added later, a warning message will be displayed and the
third party radio port will automatically be changed to COM 3.
4. Use the arrow keys to select the correct baud rate for the radio port, and then
press N.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the correct parity for the radio port.
6. If you use a VRS service and want to enable VRS on the machine, use the
arrow keys to set GGA: to Yes.
7. To update the display’s radio port settings and return to the Connectivity
Settingsdialog, press \; to return to the Connectivity Settings dialog without
saving changes, press =.
8.
Press = to return to the Setup Menu–Installation dialog.
3.6 Wi-Fi networking
The system supports the use of the following Wi-Fi enabled wireless device(s):
l The SNRxxx range of multi-band radio modems.
l The SNM940 Data Communications Module.
Wi-Fi networking manages two-way wireless IP (Internet Protocol) data transfer
between two or more wireless devices and, optionally, a wired networking
infrastructure. Wi-Fi is intended for medium to high speed data transfer over short
distances and allows the exchange of data within a site without the installation of
base radios or other major infrastructure.
3.6.1 Managing Wi-Fi networks
To connect to a Wi-Fi network:
1. From the Setup Menu – Installation menu, select Connectivity Settings.
2. Select Wi-Fi Network. The known networks are downloaded from the Wi-Fi
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