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First you need to get the settings for your local network
– you can do this by bringing up a command shell on your
PC (type cmd in the start->run window of your PC). In the
cmd shell type ‘ipconfig /all’ – This will
display your internal IP address, netmask, default gateway,
and dns server.
1. Connect the Ethernet cable between the AquaController's
Ethernet port and your router/hub/switch's Ethernet port.
If the connection is good both the green and yellow LEDs on
the AquaController's Ethernet connector should lite. The green
LED will blink when there is network traffic.
2. Enter the netmask, default gateway, and dns server into
the AquaController’s network setup menus. This information
is entered in the setup->net setup menu on the AquaController
3. The IP address should be unique and different then your
PCs – most likely you’ll only change the last 3
digits of the address. For example if your computers IP address
is 192.168.1.101, then set the AquaController's IP address
to 192.168.1.50.
3. Power cycle or restart (setup->netsetup->restart)
the AquaController.
4. The controller is accessed through your internet browser
by typing in the IP address of the controller in the address
field of your browser. In the above example you would use
192.168.1.50.
Once that works then you can configure your router so that
the AquaController can be accessed from the internet. Follow
these steps:
1. Configure your router so that WAN side port 80 tcp requests
are sent to the AquaController's IP address on port 80 (External
port is 80, internal port is 80, and the internal IP address
is the AquaController's). This configuration is usually done
in the router's virtual server setup menu, port forwarding,
or the UPnP section of the router. Consult the routers manual
for details. Note that some routers (Linksys) have global
enables for UPnP or port forwarding, so be sure to turn this
on or your router will not forward port 80 to the AquaController.
2. Change the administrator user name and password of the
AquaController. See setup->netsetup on the controller.
3. To access the controller from the internet you need to
know your WAN IP address; the WAN IP address can be found
by going to www.whatismyip.com.
This is the IP address that will be entered into the address
field of your browser when trying to access the controller
from the internet. If your internet connection has dynamic
IP address, then sign up for a free account at www.dyndns.org
and following the installation instructions. The dyndns account
will allow access your controller using a consistent DNS name
even though the IP address may change. Note that some routers
(DLink for example), have built-in support for dyndns accounts
so no client PC software is required.
Note: Some ISPs block incoming port 80 requests, so you
you will have to use a different external port number. In
this case you would configure your router to route a different
incoming port like 4567 (or any other 4 digit number) to port
80 of the AquaController's IP address. If this is the case
in your router's port forwarding, or UPnP section configure
the external port would be 4567, internal port 80, and the
internal IP address of the AquaController. If your isp blocks
port 80 then you would need to enter the address as http://123.45.67.111:4567
- substitute your internet IP address for 123.45.67.111.
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