Connecting to the robot:
Configuring your ethernet/wireless adapter:
By default, the robot has been pre-configured with
certain IP addresses. Before connecting to the robot
you may need to adjust the IP settings of the
network adapter of your computer. Make sure all the
devices in a same network having to communicate
with the robot have the same class of address.
To adjust the TCP/IP settings of the network
adapter:
1- Right-click on
My Network Places
in the
Start
menu, then select
Properties
from the pop-up menu.
The Network and Dial-up Connections
window
appears.(
Fig1
)
2 - Create a network bridge between your interfaces
or else disable all the network adapters except the
one you want to use for connecting to the robot
(Ethernet or Wi-Fi). Right-click the network adapter,
then select
Properties
from the pop-up menu. (in
Fig1
)
3 - Double-click the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
item to display the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Properties
window. (in
Fig2
)
4 - Check the
Use the following IP address
option,
then enter the IP address for the network adapter.
Set IP address
depending on the case : (in
Fig3
)
If you are connecting to a robot under Linux with a
cable directly to an ethernet port, that is to the LAN,
then enter 192.168.0.x (x can be any number
between 1 and 254 except 250 and those used by the
CPU and the camera of the robot). For example, a
Wifibot Serial Number: S/N Y-AXX will have as IP
for the CPU 192.168.0.1XX and 192.168.0.XX for
the camera, those number are therefore not
available. Set the
Subnet Mask
to 255.255.255.0
and leave
Default gateway
and
DNS
empty.
If you are connecting to a robot under windows
or wirelessly under Linux, that is to the WLAN,
then enter 192.168.1.x (x can be any number
between 1 and 254 except those used by robots
or other devices). For example, a Wifibot Serial
Number: S/N Y-AXX will have as IP
192.168.1.1XX. Set the
Subnet Mask
to
255.255.255.0
5 - Click
OK
when finished.
Fig 1
Fig 2
Fig 3
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