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WiFi USB setup

This guide is intended to provide a WiFi connectivity to Cyanview devices:

  • RIO/RIO-live
  • RCP

Use cases:

  • Internet access (the RCP/RIO) connects to your venue AP
  • RIO/RCP acts as AP, you can connect to it using your smartphone/laptop for configuration
  • WiFi control : WiFi camera (FX9, etc.) connects to your venue AP, RCP controls over WiFi
  • WiFi/Ethernet bridge : WiFi camera (FX9, FX6, etc.) connects to your RIO AP, then to RCP through ethernet

Compatible USB dongles:

Setup

First, plug your dongle in any USB port in the back of your RIO or RCP (next to RJ45).

Then, in the web interface, you should see in the IP block:

With:

  • wlan0 the first WiFi interface
  • wlan1 the second WiFi interface

As my TP-Link AC1300 package 2 WiFi itf in a single USB device

RIO/RCP Internet access

  • Click on the IP block
  • In the right panel, scroll down to WiFi section
  • In the wlan0 block, select Station for Configuration Mode
  • Click on Show all networks to unfold the SSID list
  • Click on your WiFi, enter the password if required, click anywhere on the page to validate

After a couple of second, you should be connected.

You can unfold Details to see the informations:

Here, I am connected to SSID CYANVIEW-guest and my RCP received the IP 192.168.88.129

RIO/RCP webUI smartphone/laptop access

  • Click on the IP block
  • In the right panel, scroll down to WiFi section
  • In the wlan1 (or wlan0) block, select Access Point for Configuration Mode
  • Enter your SSID in Network Name
  • Enter your WiFi password in Password

After a couple of seconds, you can scan WiFi with your smartphone and connect using the configured SSID/password:

You can then navigate to the RIO/RCP configuration interface by browsing http://10.1.1.1

RIO WiFi camera control

  • Click on the IP block
  • In the right panel, scroll down to WiFi section
  • In the wlan1 (or wlan0) block, select Bridged for Configuration Mode
  • Enter your SSID in Network Name
  • Enter your WiFi password in Password

After a couple of seconds, you can scan WiFi with your camera and connect to the RIO AP with configured SSID/password