Connect Obi200 through a PC wireless
magno_grail:
I was under the impression that since the Obi200 had an ethernet and USB connection that it could connect to the internet through a PC's wireless to the modem. Is that not possible?
What I want to do is wire the Obi200 to a PC (Raspberry Pi actually) and use a range extender to connect to the modem. I cannot access the modem with a cable because it is not in the room. This is in an assisted living facility. The bright people who refurbished the wing did not put in phone lines so wireless internet is the only connection and no, a cellular phone is not a solution as 90 year old people loose them or forget to charge them. An old fashion desk phone is what they are familiar with.
At some point I would like to add voice to text using the Raspberry.
drgeoff:
The Wi-Fi range of a RPi is not appreciably greater than that of an OBiWiFi5G USB dongle. If the Wi-Fi signal strength is not sufficient for reliable operation with the OBi dongle I would not have high hope of the RPi being successful. Indeed the use of a 6 foot USB extension cable between OBi200 and dongle plus an essentially unconstrained length of cable between phone and OBi would give more flexibility in positioning the OBi dongle in a good position.
You also need to be aware that like most computers, a RPi should be shutdown before power is removed. Without doing that, the removal of power, either deliberately or inadvertently, risks corrupting files on the boot medium (typically a micro-SD card) resulting in a failure to boot or operate properly when power is reapplied.
Despite the seemingly modest price of a RPi you need to add on the cost of a power supply (using an existing phone charger is NOT recommended), a micro-SD card and a case.
Voice to text is a whole different ball-game.
magno_grail:
I have a USB WiFi dongle with an actual antenna that can be used on the raspberry. It does not appear to work with the Obi200. It does not show up on the network on the windoz7 PC sitting next to it or the modem.
Do you have any information on connecting the Obi220 wired to a PC that is wireless to the modem?
Another reason for using the raspberry is that the phone is a Captel which displays the text of the call on a screen. What I was not aware of is the calls are monitored by someone listening in and typing the conversation which seems a ridiculous way to text a call and not just from a security standpoint.
Sorry for the multiple posts, when I hit the post button it kept coming back with an error. Obviously there was not as it posted several times.
azrobert:
It’s easy on a Windows PC, just bridge the 2 adapters.
Control Panel
Network Sharing Center
Change Adapter Settings
Click one of the adapters to highlight it.
Hold CTRL and click the 2nd adapter to highlight it.
Right click one of the highlighted adapters.
Select Bridge Connections.
Plug the OBi into the PC.
I did a search on “raspberry pi wireless bridge” and got several hits.
You need to get an OBiHai WiFi adapter, others won’t work.
azrobert:
Why do you need a PC? Caption phones only need a WiFi connection, so the facility’s WiFi should work.
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