Is there a method to determine which Home Wi-Fi connection the unit has made?
There are two networks accessible in this house...
Thanks for any kind and patient response.
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I would assume that each network has a password, and therefore it will only connect to a network that it knows the correct connection information for.
Well, you assume correctly...but, I don't recall any step in the setup wherein the password for the network is entered.
Guess I'll have to do the last resort...read the manual...ie the DCS Companion.
Thanks!
How it works according to the video linked above, is your phone or tablet connects to the WIU's onboard wireless network. Once your phone is connected to the WIU you can run the app and run the trains using the app. So your home network is not in play connecting this way as you are connecting directly to the WIU.
You can connect the WIU to you to your home wireless router using using WPS if you router supports WPS. The problem here is most routers these days don't support WPS anymore. The other way you can connect to your home network is a wired connection using the network jack on the back of the WIU.
That's the link to the MTH website with the wi-fi instructions. I had a problem trying to connect to my home network so I used the MTH network instead. That was easy. I have 3 WIU's on my layout and so it was a matter of simply following the instructions. The only downside in using the MTH network is that your device, in my case iPad, can't do anything else other than run trains, in other words, no phone, no internet, no Facebook. I am ok on that as I am using an older iPad which is dedicated to running trains.
Odd, I had no issues connecting the MTH WiFi to my home network, it was the Lionel WiFi that was a PITA to get working on the home network.
I much prefer the home network as I still have full network connectivity and Internet when I'm using the device for the trains. I also get better connections as the WiFi and WAP aren't moving, so that's a solid connection. My home WiFi has a much better range than the MTH WiFi where it's positioned, so it helps that as well.
John,
i think in my case it's a user issue, and one I just gave up on, as the MTH network worked without being a PITA. I don't have the range issue with the three units in three distinct rooms. Definitely much better than the challenges I had with the handheld, and "engine not on track."
John
