WiFi problem w/ 202
rdcny:
Just acquired a 202 with the USB/WiFi dongle. I can do everything in the instructions up to Step 5. At Step 5, the sign in screen for "admin" (username) and "admin" (password) comes up again and again. I have tried turning off my Firewall/Virus Protection (no luck) to putting the 202 in Bridge mode (not a viable solution) to the 202 in Router mode (viable solution)...I simply cannot sign into the 202 using my laptop...I see the WiFi set up on my laptop...can sign in just fine...but keep getting the log-in page on my browser again and again...no matter what combination of username/passwords I use.
Using a Linksys 1900 router attached to an Actiontec modem (Verizon Fios).
Any suggestions?
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Step 3* [Can do]: From a WiFi enabled device, e.g. computer, tablet or smart phone, open its network settings and connect to a WiFi network called “OBiWiFi_Setup.” Your browser-equipped device will automatically connect to the OBiWiFi_Setup network.
Step 4 [No problem]: Wait 30 seconds. Then, open a browser window and visit http://192.168.10.1/wifi or try http://obiconnect.com/wifi.
When prompted, enter a username and password to access the configuration webpage.
The default username is: admin
The default password is: admin
Step 5 [Problem! I get this screen again and again]: Next, you will see a screen allowing you to select your WiFi Network Name (SSID) from a drop down list and (if necessary), a WiFi Network Password.
SteveInWA:
Pick up the phone attached to the OBi and key in ***8, then 1 to factory reset it.
Temporarily connect the OBi's WAN Ethernet port to your router with an Ethernet cable.
Log into the OBiTALK dashboard (set up an account if you haven't already done so). Follow the instructions on the screen to add your OBi 202, by keying in **5, etc.
After the OBi is added, click on it to configure it. Get into the Expert Configuration mode.
Click on OBiWiFi Configuration-->WiFi Settings
Edit Access Point 1 settings to add your WiFi networks' SSID and password. You will need to remove BOTH check marks to the right of the settings to be able to edit them.
Scroll wayyyyy down to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button and wait for the device to reboot. It should now be able to connect via your WiFi network after you remove the Ethernet cable.
rdcny:
The 202 has a:
LAN connection
Internet connection
I'll assume you mean to connect the OBI to the Router via the Internet to WAN connection via an Ethernet cable
SteveInWA:
WAN, or Wide-Area Network, is the old-school term for "The thing you connect your outside network to".
So, yes, the Internet.
rdcny:
Ok Thank You! Up and running 100% functional.
Part of the problem (and resulting skepticism about directions from here on the forum or anything from ObiHai) is that in the printed and on-line versions of the set-up for the 202, there are broken links...and information that is incomplete - or one finds out that info has been updated. ObiHai has to do a better job in keeping the installation instructions updated.
I actually had figured out to do what you told me to do...and as I perused the previous 25 pages of so of questions (and looked on Amazon.com for comments from users), I see the problem I describe as occurring not infrequently. One person on Amazon.com even describes the fix he received directly from tech support (via phone) - that is how I tried that fix. BUT no where does he (or ObiHai) mention to reset the phone for the "fix" to be uploaded to the firmware so that the USB WiFi dongle functions properly...
A couple of questions, on my ObiHai Dashboard under WiFi settings, the first (at the top) box asks me for"
Basic Settings and then VALUE option for both below
Enable [should I check this box or not? OR should I check the box Obitalk settings?]
Preferred Access Point [should it be NONE; OR Access Point 1; OR should I check the box Obitalk settings?
Finally, in the section SYSTEM STATUS and then OBiBT Dongle Status, I see:
Parameter Name: Dongle
Status: No Dongle (reading across horizontally)
If the USB Dongle is present and working correctly, why does the Status read as "No Dongle?"
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Finally, is there anything I need to do to make sure no one else from a different Network sees my 202 on my Network anywhere? I ask because when I was trying to sign into the 202 to set up WiFi, the WiFi set_up was broadcast and visible to everyone. Thankfully, today once the 202 is now a WiFi item on my system and everything is working 100%, I can no longer see the "WiFi set_up" or the option to connect to it. I am going to assume this is true for everyone else in my neighborhood as well?
Thank You,
Robert DeCandido PhD
NYC
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