Aqua Map Navionics Boating Configuring Internet Access Access to the internet is required to send position information from the DataHub to PredictWind. Although a dedicated Internet connection is desired for real time updates to your tracking website it is not required. DataHub will store acquired position reports internally for later transmission if an Internet connection is not available. This for example might be used by sailors sailing offshore away from cell phone coverage who do not own satellite phones. Someone could cross the north Atlanic from Newfoundland, CA to Ireland while tracking their voyage. Initially their tracks while cruising in coastal Canada will be updated in real time. As they leave Canada and spend a full month offshore in the North Atlantic, position reports will be stored in the DataHubs internal nonvolatile memory. Once the vessel arrives in Ireland and Cell phone Internet access is arranged, all of the stored position reports will be uploaded to PredictWind for display on the tracking portal. Real time tracking can only occur while there is Internet access, but users can track their global voyages without it. DataHub provides four different ways to connect to the Internet. These include:
USB Connected iOS devices USB Connected Android Devices Ethernet connected router with Internet access such as a broadband satellite device
(Iridium Certus, Inmarsat Fleet Broadband, KVH Vsat, etc) or an LTE enabled router such as a Pepwave. WiFi bridge to MyFi devices such as a Netgear Aircard, Cricket wireless router, Verizon Jetpack and others. Multiple Internet connections can be configured at the same time. For example, users could use a USB connected Android phone as well as an Ethernet connected satellite terminal. When the satellite phone is on then data is routed through it. If the satellite phone is off then data is routed through the Android connected device. If none of the two are available then the position reports are stored internally in non-volatile memory until an Internet connection is available. Internet via USB connected iOS device Use a standard lightning iOS USB charging cable to connect your iPhone or iPad to the USB port on the DataHub. Once connected iOS will prompt you as to whether the DataHub should be trusted or not. Select Trust. On the iOS device navigate to Settings->Settings->Personal hotspot and enable it as depicted below. The DataHub should now be connected to the Internet if your iOS device has Internet connectivity. See section below called Verifying Internet Connectivity to confirm that the device is connected to the Internet. Internet via Android To establish an internet connection via Android connect the devices USB charging cable to the DataHubs USB connection. On the Android device now navigate to Settings->Network & Internet->Hotspot & tethering and enable USB tethering. The DataHub should now be connected to the internet. See section below called Verifying Internet Connectivity to confirm that the device is connected to the Internet. You will need to repeat the process every time you disconnect and reconnect the Android device to the DataHubs USB port. However, there is a good trick that allows you to automate this process so that the phone enters USB tethering mode automatically when you plug it in. Detailed instructions on configuring automatic USB tethering are beyond the scope of this guide but are described in detail in the following article. Internet via Ethernet WAN port This is the simplest of all methods. Run an Ethernet cable from your vessels router LAN port to the port labeled WAN on the DataHub. DataHubs WAN port is the RJ-45 jack furset way from the power connector. The DataHub should now be connected to the internet. See section below called Verifying Internet Connectivity to confirm that the device is connected to the Internet. Internet connection via WiFi Tethering Although WiFi tethering is the most complex of all Internet connectivity methods it is quite effected and once configured very convenient to use. The DataHub will persistently search for the remote access point and once found will automatically connect to it. No buttons or settings need to be changed between power up/down. The Hub searches and automatically connects. Access points can be your phone in mobile hotspot mode or a dedicated WiFi access point. When using your phone, enable hotspot mode and the DataHub will automatically connect to it. This for many is more convenient than plugging the phone into the USB port on the DataHub since the DataHub connects to the phone wirelessly. If you have your DataHub installed in a cabinet then you will probably want to use this method for Internet connectivity. To configure WiFi tethering WiFi connect to the DataHub, login into the web administrator, and browse to Settings under Services. Now navigate to the WiFi tab You will see two WiFi radios listed there. radio0, the first one listed on the page, is used for tethering. You will note that its disabled and has a name SSID: WiFi Client with mode Client. Radio1 is the WiFi radio that you use are currently using to connect to the DataHub. Its the radio with SSID: PW-Hub-XXXX with mode Master. We will return to this radio later in the guide when we discuss how to password protect the WiFi connection to your DataHub and change its broadcast WiFi name or SSID. Push the SCAN button next to radio0 to list all the available WiFI access points near you. Select the one you desire to connect to and tap JOIN NETWORK. In this example I am selecting my iPhon in hotspot mode. Next enter the passphrase for the WiFi access point then tap SUBMIT at the bottom of the page. On the following page review and hit SAVE at the bottom of the page. Dont make any changes to this page unless you are an expert and know what you are doing. Back on the wireless overview page scroll to the bottom and push SAVE & APPLY to confirm your settings and activate them. You can push the UNSAVED CHANGES button at the top right of the page if you want to discard the session without connecting. You know if you have successfully WiFi tethered to the remote access point by looking at the status in Associated Stations. You will see the SSID of the remote station listed with signal strength and a transit(TX) and receive(RX) rate. You will know that the station is not available or you were not successful (if say you entered the password incorrectly) when the signal bounces between 0 and some value and the RX/TX rates drop to zero. But note there are easier and better ways to know if you are connected to the internet as described in the Verifying Internet Connectivity section. Enabling Tracking To enable tracking, browse to the Services->Tracking page. Once there check the Enable Tracking checkbox, note the Serial Number, and set the tracking interval to the desired value. The default tracking interval is 15 minutes per position report. This value is fine for vessels moving at displacement speeds. Faster moving vessels may want to decrease the interval period. Press the Save & Apply button at the bottom of the page to start the tracking service. You will need to contact predict wind via e-mail at support@predictwind.com to enable your tracking portal. Please provide the tracking serial number (noted above) and your vessel name. PredictWind support will reply with a tracking URL for your vessel. Here is mine http://tracking.predictwind.com/MV_Bliss This concludes the tracking setup. You should not be able to see tracks on your tracking/blogging portal at PredictWind given that you have a valid GPS information and an Internet connection to the DataHub. DataHub Status LEDs DataHub provides status LED on its top cover that rapidly allows you to know the status of the GPS feed, Internet connectivity, and if you have position reports stored on the device that have not yet been sent to PredictWind. There are total of 3 LEDS, Blue, Orange, and Green. The blue LED is illuminated when power is supplied to the DataHub. The orange and green LEDs serve multiple purposes to display both GPS status, Internet connectivity, and tracking spool state. Invlalid GPS The orange and green LED will blink very rapidly in alternating succession when there is invalid or NO GPS data. Fast alternating orange/green LEDs means that you will not be able to send tracking position reports to predict wind no matter the state of the Internet connection. Read section Configuring the GPS Feed to address this problem. No Internet With valid GPS positions a NO Internet connectivity issue is displayed by a slow blinking orange LED. The Orange LED blinks once every 3 seconds when there is no active Internet connection. Spooled Position Reports With valid GPS positions a slow blinking green LED indicates that position reports have been sampled but not sent to PredictWind for processing. Normally you see slow blinking green along with slow blinking orange. The blinking orange LED indicates no Internet while the slow blinking green means that you have position reports queue but not sent. When an Internet connection avails itself the DataHub will automatically send the position reports and the green LED will be turned off. Verifying Internet Connectivity The DataHub provides several methods to determine if you are Internet connected. The simplest way to know if you are connected to the Internet is to WiFi connect to the unit and try to browse pages online. Try Google.com. If the page shows up then you are Internet connected. Alternatively a solid orange LED on the top of the DataHub indicates a valid Internet connection. There is a detailed Internet status page found under Services->Settings under the Internet Status tab. A green square represents an active internet connection. In the image displayed below we see that wwan or wireless wan(wide area network) is active as well as wan(the ethernet WAN connection). The squares indicate that the interfaces are online and the uptime for the connection. A red blox means that the interface is available but there is no internet connection through it. In other words the interface exists but its offline. A yellow box indicates that there is no interface. In this case an Android phone or USB LTE modem has been detected by the DataHub. More advanced users can use the tools under the Diagnostics tab under Services->Settings to diagnose Internet connectivity problems. Securing DataHub By default the DataHubs WiFi is open and unencrypted and the administrator username and password is well known. Since the DataHub can provide Internet access to any WiFi client connected to it, it is best to secure the WiFi connection to prevent unintended network access. Changing the WiFi SSID and Securing with a Password WiFi connect to the DataHub and browse to Services->Settings and select WiFi. Scroll down towards the bottom of the page and push the EDIT button for radio1. As stated earlier radio1 is the DataHubs WiFi device used by users to connect to it. Radio0 is used for tethering. Under the General tab in the next next page scroll towards the button and find the ESSID entry. The ESSID is the SSID that is broadcast by the DataHub. My vessel is called Bliss so I want my DataHub to advertise itself as Bliss. Change the ESSID entry to the desired broadcast name. Next click on the Wireless Security tab and select WPA2-PSK (strong security), leave cipher on auto, and finally enter a password for WiFi. Scroll to the bottom of the page and push SAVE. Back on the Wireless Overview scroll down to the bottom and push SAVE &
APPLY to activate the changes. You will be momentarily disconnected from the WiFi and then when you reconnect you will be prompted for the new password. Note below that Bliss now shows up in a WiFi scan as encrypted when scanning on my Mac. Changing the Password for Admin Connect to the DataHub via WiFi and login with username admin using the default password
(admin). To change the admin password browse to the Password tab and enter the new password twice. Now logout from the DataHub by selecting the Logout menu entry under Settings. Log back into the router using username superadmin with password superadmin and repeat the process. Although we have not discussed superadmin this login provides advanced features to the DataHub not required for tracking and blogging. Advanced users may enjoy exploring the advanced features of the DataHub but most users will not require these. None the less the superadmin account should be secured. Firmware Updates On occasion PredictWind may provide updates to the DataHub software that includes enhancements and bug fixes. Users wishing to update their devices should download the latest version of the firmware from PredictWind and store it on their computer. To upgrade the firmware login to the DataHub via WiFi (or Ethernet/WAN), login as admin, and browse to Services->Settings. Select the Firmware tab and select FLASH IMAGE at the bottom of the page and follow the prompts. You will need to browse for the software image you download to your computer, upload it to the DataHub, and then confirm that you wish to update the firmware. You have the option of keeping the current configuration. Normally you would want to check this option otherwise you would need to go through the full setup of the unit as described in this document. Confirm the update and wait for about 5-10 minutes before trying to reconnect to the DataHub. Note that it is CRITICAL that power not be interrupted during the update process. Factory Reset The DataHub can be returned to its original factory defaults (i.e. the way you originally received it) by one of two methods. Software If you are able to WiFi or Ethernet connect to the unit and can login to the web admin ui then browse to Services->Settings and select the Firmware tab. Push the PERFORM RESET button to restore the factory default settings. Note that it takes 5-10 minutes for the process to complete. Do not interrupt the DataHub during the reset process. Hardware Reset Switch A hardware reset is in order if you have either lost the WIFi password or admin password, or are unable to otherwise access the web admin ui for the DataHub. To perform a hardware reset locate the rest button next to the power inlet for the unit. You will find it through a small pin hole through the enclosure. Use a paperclip or other other small object to depress the button for 15 seconds while the unit is powered on. After 15 seconds release the button. The unit will then perform a factory reset. Note that a quick push of the button will reboot the unit but not reset it to its defaults. The button must be held for more than 10 seconds and less than 30 for the reset action to occur. Legal Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. (Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices). FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC ID: 2A23ZDATAHUB Model: AWAP7633-EC2 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.