Post by leviw on Dec 31, 2016 16:30:15 GMT -7
Today we set up our ubiquity systems to allow us to connect to the same payload from multiple ground stations. This is useful if you have more than one ground station, or if you want to know how to connect to someone else's payload with their permission.
Setting this up would be a great idea for teams that want to practice together without both teams launching their own balloons.
This lets us view the video feed from two different locations, giving our video stream some redundancy or allowing us to move ahead of a drifting balloon without dropping the live stream.
First, an overview about configuring ubiquity modems:
When you log in, you're presented with a config page with a bunch of tabs. The payload and ground station require different settings, so make sure you're using the right config settings for the right modem. That would be an easy mistake to make.
For your payload modem ( 192.168.1.22 )
Wireless tab:
For your ground station modem(s) ( 192.168.1.20 )
Wireless tab:
That's it. Pretty easy really. The weird thing for us was that our modems came in what seemed like an opposite orientation, the payload was the station and the ground link was the access point. So don't get those mixed up, use the steps above or refer to the attached pics.
The forums won't let me attach screenshots, so here's a link to our team's shared drive where you can find them. Good luck!
Setting this up would be a great idea for teams that want to practice together without both teams launching their own balloons.
This lets us view the video feed from two different locations, giving our video stream some redundancy or allowing us to move ahead of a drifting balloon without dropping the live stream.
First, an overview about configuring ubiquity modems:
- Each modem can be configured through a browser interface.
- The payload and ground station modems require different settings.
- The payload address defaults to: 192.168.1.22
- The ground station address is: 192.168.1.20
- The username and password for both modems defaults to: ubnt
- Make sure your ground station is powered up and you're connected to the ubiquity modem via LAN. Turn off your wifi or at least, don't connect with it.
- If those don't work, you can try the ubiquity discovery tool.
- If they still don't work, it's probably because you're still logged into wifi. Disable your wifi and try again.
When you log in, you're presented with a config page with a bunch of tabs. The payload and ground station require different settings, so make sure you're using the right config settings for the right modem. That would be an easy mistake to make.
For your payload modem ( 192.168.1.22 )
Wireless tab:
- Wireless Mode: Access point
- WDS (Transparent Bridge Mode): Enable
- SSID: Something that makes sense for your group
- We changed to using a static IP but this is optional.
For your ground station modem(s) ( 192.168.1.20 )
Wireless tab:
- Wireless Mode: Station
- WDS (Transparent Bridge Mode): Enable
- SSID: same as above!
- We changed to using a static IP but this is optional.
That's it. Pretty easy really. The weird thing for us was that our modems came in what seemed like an opposite orientation, the payload was the station and the ground link was the access point. So don't get those mixed up, use the steps above or refer to the attached pics.
The forums won't let me attach screenshots, so here's a link to our team's shared drive where you can find them. Good luck!