Getting the Classic to talk to my Router

[plongson]

Bear with me here...This is new territory for me.

I have a router and wireless system running in the house. I want to use the Midnight Local Status Aanel APP to look at the Classic from my laptop upstairs. I DL'd the app and all seems well. I need, it appears an IP address. I think the router address is 192.168.11.1 Does that seem right? The config in the Midnite program won't recognize that IP address.

Sorry to be a dumb-%@* on this...LOL but any help is appreciated!

Do we have an install "read-me" to help.

Thanks guys...

[Westbranch]

hi Paul, how are those new CC settings working for you?

[plongson]

Hey man, how you doing???

Anyway, the settings I adopted in the spring have been working so good, I'm afraid to mess with it. My gravity is pretty good, probably not text book but good enough for Surette according to their tech support. Mostly around 1.260-1.265 when full. I have one that gets to 1.275 and one that never gets above 1.255 regardless of absorb time or EQ...but those are extremes and like I said, mostly 1.260-1.265.

I absorb 3 hours a day at 59v and I use about 1.5 gallons of water a month. The Magnum BMK shows 100% every day with a +17  amps by about 1400. Winter is always a challenge but I have things set to auto start the genset at 85%, so far it has never kicked on with morning lows at 90%.

Hey, have you messed with the Classic talking a router?? What's the secret??

Paul

[Westbranch]

Communications with CC??  system not installed yet, construction delayed due to good weather, crew got diverted to another (more remote) project first so they just finished what was slated for July this year, about 2 weeks ago and then the ground froze...tight ...before I could get all the backfill and concrete  basement stairs done... so next year. did get concrete basement floor done and 3600# B. bank inside, just charging with charger right now. 2 x 24V.  basically ready for winter snows!

there are more than a couple of threads here that may help on the Comm issue, not all in same topic group, IIRC

seems simple enough from what I read. have you set it to static?, seem to remember that is one
little issue.

cheers.

[plongson]

HAHA...I frigg'n give up man, LOL. This is way too deep for me, Dang...I was hoping it was plug and play, have the Classic talk to the router but that aint' happening. I've been playing with this thing for hours, trying every IP address, port, static and otherwise and never got anything to communicate.

Granted, I'm not an IT guy but I'm no dummy either. Oh well...I guess I'll just have to go into the basement to get my numbers...

Paul

[Halfcrazy]

Well in the simplest terms if you are on the same network as the Classic than you should be able to simply plug a cable from the router to the Classic, open the app on the pc (On the same network) and the App should find it. The Classic defaults to DHCP so your router should give it all the needed info.

Now if you meant over the internet that takes a bit more work. Also want to point out there is a bug that randomly drops the Classics network and requires a power cycle so if you have not tried yet, Power cycle the Classic and see if that helps.

Ryan

[plongson]

Thanks 1/2crazy...

I will probably hit it again, I'm not one to admit defeat. But overall, it had me corn-fused. I guess I need a step/step on this one.

This what I was trying to do:

A.) Wirelessly connect to the Classic, sitting at the kitchen table via the router. This may not even be possible, but that was my thought. Does the Classic have the ability to communicate to my router directly using the Local Status Panel App?

B.) If I need to connect a cat-5 from Classic -> PC, I may as well walk downstairs and read the Classic.

C.) If what I'm thinking is correct about Classic -> router communication, what is a good example of the setup for the IP? Are they suppose to match.

Gimm'e anything you have (in english...LOL) and I'll give it another try. Is there a "readme" or a basic run down of the basic setup. I'd love to monitor via the internet, but lets get through this first.

Paul

[mtdoc]

This what I was trying to do:

A.) Wirelessly connect to the Classic, sitting at the kitchen table via the router. This may not even be possible, but that was my thought. Does the Classic have the ability to communicate to my router directly using the Local Status Panel App?

B.) If I need to connect a cat-5 from Classic -> PC, I may as well walk downstairs and read the Classic.

C.) If what I'm thinking is correct about Classic -> router communication, what is a good example of the setup for the IP? Are they suppose to match.

Paul,  Is your classic plugged into the router with a cat-5 cable?  If so and your pc is wirelessly connected to that router then the local app should find it.

The  Classic itself cannot connect wirelessly to the router. 

[plongson]

AH-HA!! Thats the deal. I was missing something so simple. The Classic does not transmit to the router wireless...they communicate via a cat-5 and then we go from there...

No wonder I couldn't get things to talk. 

THANKS!! For setting me straight

Paul

EDIT:

Looks like I'll have time to work indoors today, first snow last night.

[mtdoc]

Good!  Now that you've done the plug you can do the play.

Stay warm. The snow is comming here soon as well.