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I made a few How-to videos showing people how to connect the ez-b v4 in both Ap mode, and in client mode. This first video shows how to connect for the first time in AP Mode.
AP mode: The ez-b gives of its own Wi-Fi connection(hotspot) and is connected to the computer directly.
AP Mode is the mode the ez-b first starts on. You have to connect to it in AP mode before you can switch to Client Mode.
AP Mode:
Client Mode: The ez-b connects to a Wi-Fi network(router) and is connected to through the network.
Client Mode has to be set to use. You do this through the ez-b's Wi-Fi configuration page.
Client Mode:
Hope this helps anyone who needed it!
Hi All.
Just in case someone else has a problem connecting the EZ B in the client mode (I've deleted my question here since I figured out the problem)-- try disabling your software firewall if you have one.
Frank
[edit] Well, you deleted while I was answering, but the answer is generic enough that I think I will leave it here. Edited again to correct statement about port 23....
Unless your router is very basic, you should be able to log onto your router's admin page and find the EZ-B IP address in the DHCP settings area. Then you should be able to tell the router to always give the EZ-B the same address, so you won't need to scan for it ever again if it changes (which it is likely to do if you connect another wireless device to your network when the EZ-B is turned off).
If you post the make and model of the router, I will look up the manual and write simple instructions for you.
For the firewall, I am willing to research in detail, but if you want to take a stab at figuring out the exceptions, most simple software firewalls either act on applications or ports, but aren't IP address specific. You should allow port 23 and or ARC.exe. If your firewall is more sophisticated you could set rules specifically for the IP address, once you assign a reserved or "static DHCP" address so that it is always the same. If it is very sophisticated, you can set a rule to allow outbound to port 23 to any IP address, and inbound as replies to your outbound connections only, so the IP address of the EZ-B doesn't always need to be the same, but the firewall will adapt as needed while still protecting you to any potential attacks on port 23 (of which there are many attempts, since this is the default telnet port) .
When you tried to scan for the EZ-B, was that before or after disabling the firewall? I don't know if the scan is on port 23, 24 (which is used for the mobile app I think) or 80 (the web server) or another port, but if your firewall blocked the connection, it certainly also blocked the scan.
I am not sure about permanently setting the low battery warning. I thought it remembered that unless you do a factory reset, but I could be wrong (still waiting on my Roli before I can do empirical tests...)
Alan
Thanks for the video. I've been wanting to switch over to client mode but hadn't gotten around to it. This gave me all the info I needed and got the job done in no time.
Good to hear!
friends.. I just can't use my v4s in client mode! it does not matter how many times I try to do the configuration, my network simply does not find the EZ-b... It works ok when I reset and use it in AP mode... what am I doing wrong !?
I receive the message. EZB says: "I have successfully connected to your network"!
but.... when I try to Scan the IP, it does not find anything. I tryed to use a software that points all devices connected to my network, and nothing..
where is it in the network ? help.. tired
Oh... Paging Dr Alan, Dr David we have a code 9 in the network ward...
@Tevans
What make and model is your router. I'll look it up and determine how to find the address of the EZ-B from logging into the router.
You mentioned EZ-B's, not EZ-B. Are you trying multiple ones at once? There is an open bug report about how DHCP is not turning off in the EZ-B's when you are in client mode, which can cause strange things with the addressing and whether or not the router will see them. It should see the first one though, and from there we can figure out the addresses of the additional ones.
If you have teamviewer (or can install it) you can send me an email (address in my profile) and I can remote in and help. Schedule is fairly open today (doing paperwork, but I can take a bread as needed).
Alan
Thanks Alan! Well, i'm not trying to connect more than one at the same time... And things got worst now... I can connect the computer to ezB as AP, But I can not conect it to ARC.. At all! I can get into its configuration page, I can select the "client mode", but I'm no longer listening any sound from ezB! The led is green, but.. His completely muted!
And finely, I found the summary of the devices connected on my router.. And.. EzB is not there! I have repeated the process dozen times... Same result!
stress stress