Firstly, I will note that my reef setup is in the basement and my wireless router is 2 floors above. I get a strong wireless signal in the basement, but I just wanted to note this before you read on...
Since my desktop is the only PC in my house with a serial port, I took it from upstairs and connected it to the Profilux in the basement in order to save all my settings from the Profilux prior to unplugging the unit to install the WLAN card. (And it was a wise choice as I lost all settings again when power was disconnected from the Profilux... I will install a newer firmware in the future as previously advised by Matthias).
I have confirmed that the WLAN card is properly installed as it is recognized by the control software on my desktop PC via the serial connection. Important Note: I do not have an internet connection to my desktop now since I don't have a long enough Ethernet cable to reach to the router on the second above ground floor.
I connected to my wireless router on 192.168.1.1 and changed static DNS 1 setting to 192.168.1.105
I have a Linksys Wireless-N Router with DHCP enabled and using IP address range 192.168.1.100 to 149
I have a laptop which is wirelessly connected to the network and therefore should be able to see the Profilux via WLAN. I have also installed Profilux Control software on the laptop.
Via the Desktop (again connected via serial cable to the Profilux) I created a new connection for the WLAN and entered 192.168.1.105 as the host name and left the port as 10001. I clicked save and exited the program. I never saw any confirmation that the settings were properly stored and each time I reopen the connection window, it refers back to the default values so I am only assuming that it worked properly.
Now, if I try to connect to the device by using the Profiluxcontrol stored on my laptop and choosing the connection that I created for the WLAN, it does not connect. Also, I'm not able to find the device by typing 192.168.1.105 into my web browser.
It seems logical to me that although I'm storing the settings via the desktop computer and serial cable, I should still be able to connect via the wireless laptop since the connection settings are the same. If there is a good reason why this will not work, please advise before I take the time to relocate my router such that my desktop can be plugged in directly via Ethernet cable.
However, I'm not convinced that is the problem. Please help. I am not a network or software expert. Thanks,
Andy
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