Warning: WiFi signal also can be susceptible to interference from nearby objects and conflicting signals. A direct LAN connection is generally more reliable if feasible.
Looking for instructions on connecting a PRO2 via Ethernet? Click HERE
Looking for instructions on connecting via Wi-Fi to Stream to the Server? Click HERE
Introduction
If your timing location will be in range of a reliable Wi-Fi network, or you'd like to connect the controller to a Wi-Fi hotspot so you can connect a PRO2 to a laptop via Wi-Fi instead of ethernet this guide will help to show you how to do that. This guide will walk you through connecting your PRO2 to a Wi-Fi network so data sessions from a PRO2 can then be streamed using CCS Lite/ StreamManager or Fusion.
Instructions
On Controller:
- Go to Settings > Network Adapters on your Pro2.
- After Selecting Wi-Fi from the list of Network Adapter, choose Edit on the Wi-Fi Adapter and then power on the Wi-Fi Adapter.
- Find the network you would like to connect to and choose Connect.
On Laptop:
- Connect the Laptop to the same Wi-Fi network you have just connected to on the PRO2 in Step 3 above.
- In Windows, on the search at the bottom of your laptop screen, type in CMD to pull up Command Prompt.
- Once you have the Command Prompt window open type “ipconfig”. This will list the different network settings that are currently set on your laptop
- Notice under “Wireless Lan Adapter Wi-Fi” there is a setting titled “IPv4 address”. Note the address for your future reference.
On a Mac use Mac Terminal and type in "ipconfig getifaddr en0" to find the IP address of your Wi-Fi adapter
On Controller:
- Now back on controller with the address you have noted previously, go to RaceOps > Server Connection.
- Hit the + icon to add a new connection and set the connection type to Wi-Fi.
- Name the connection what you like. I named it “Launch Wi-Fi”.
- In the IP address field for this server connection, enter the IP address you noted from the "On Laptop" Step 4 above. This was the IPv4 address set on the Laptop for the “Wireless Lan Adapter Wi-Fi”.
- Once you have created this server connection, choose Connect.
On Laptop:
- Open up Fusion or CCSLite.
- Filter by “locally stored sessions” in Fusion or in CCS Lite you should see the controller session appear below the line titled “raw”.
- You can select that session and then continue with these Launch Announcer Instructions from our KnowledgeBase if using a Launch Announcer Line.
- You are now connected to your controller session on your laptop.