Connecting to Internet
Introduction
Devices from the 150 & 60 Series can be configured to connect to the Internet on the Network & Time tab on Advannet. The configuration varies whether the device has a dynamic IP or static IP.
To have an Internet connection, devices need to be connected to a network with Internet access (not a local network LAN).
Device has a dynamic IP
By default, new devices are configured in DHCP, which means the router or switch you connect to will assign an automatic IP to your device.
You don't need to configure anything else, as the router will assign the rest of the needed information.
Device has a static IP
In this case, you need to manually configure the IP address, Gateway and DNS addresses.
In order to set the IP address, make sure your new static IP address is not used by other devices on the network (such as other readers, printers, etc.). Otherwise, the system won't work as expected as there will be an IP conflict.
If your IP address is, for example, 192.168.2.67, the Gateway is usually similar to 192.168.2.1.
You can use Google DNS addresses, such as 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. It is advised to use more than one DNS address, in case one fails. If you use more than one, separate them by commas.
Here you can find an example:
If the configuration was set successfully, the Dashboard tab should show it.
I still don't have Internet connection
If you have already set up the configuration, but you still don't have access to the internet, take a look at these common situations:
The Internet availability LED is red
Check that the devices are connected to a network with Internet access.
Make sure your router does not only assign IPs to specific MACs but all of them and gives you the correct DNS addresses.
If you are using Wifi on your computer, make sure the devices have internet access as well and they are not connected to a LAN.
The Internet availability LED is orange
The DNS addresses might not be correct: try using Google public addresses (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) if your device has a static IP.
Make sure the DNS addresses are correctly written and separated by commas.
Check that the DNS addresses you are using are allowed in your network (maybe Google ones are not), otherwise ask your network administrator.
I am not sure if my device has a dynamic or static IP
You can check the current configuration on the Network & Time tab. If you cannot access Advannet, the diagram to discover devices may be useful for you.