PY4CK
I have registered my iPhone internet and password on the OS2.
The first attempts to connect were not successful and then it connected. It worked very fine and the reports were as if I had the HT connected to my base station, that is very good audio and connection.
However I am experiencing difficulties since then to reconnect to internet using my Iphone X. Nothing has changed.
Is there a trick to have it connected, maybe a boot sequence to respect? Any clues? With my home internet, the connection is almost immediate, just a question of 10 seconds or so.
Eduardo
Gskroll
I have read that it may be necessary to remain on the iPhone’s Settings/Personal Hotpot screen until the OpenSpot connects.
My experience so far seems to bear this out.
Glenn
KB1YF
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Zombie
Yep your phone has to be on the Hotspot menu for it to be active. Once you leave the Hotspot page it disables the connection.
N0FXQ
One other problem I encountered was the iPhone's SSID. The default was Richard's iPhone. I was told that spaces and special characters like the apostrophe will cause problems. Once I changed the SSID to Richard all is well.
PY4CK
Thank you all for the comments.
I seem to remember having left the iPhone hotspot page on while booting the OS2 but will double check that.
For the hint on not leaving spaces and special characters on the SSID, I will keep it simple, just my name (Eduardo) and check if that resolves the issue. I hope so.
As I said before, I managed to have it connected two times and then no more.
I will try as stated and come back here to state my findings. Anyway, thank you very much for the messages.
73 - PY4CK
HA2NON
The iPhone have the SSID by default in the format "John's iPhone" and it uses a special apostrophe character which can't be entered from the keyboard. If you copy and paste the SSID so that special apostrophe is entered in the openSPOT2 web interface then the OS2 will handle it correctly.
W7rjr
Can someone point me to a tutorial regarding how to setup profiles and how to use them? I will be using my OS2 at home and with my cellphone. Not sure how to setup these profiles or how to use them properly? Can I switch from one to the other on the fly? Thanks.
Zombie
I have mine set up that way. Profile one is home and two is mobile. Set up each profile with your specifics (freq, mode, room, network, etc.) and save it. To change profiles either do it by computer or the Shark App on the phone. Once you change the profile it will immediately look for the designated WiFi network. Once located it connects and all is good.
W7rjr
So, to setup a profile I should switch to AP mode, then enter all the relevant info such as UID, wifi SSID/password, etc and then save it to a profile. I have done that. How do I activate or switch to a profile without entering AP mode? If I am in my vehicle and discover that OS2 is still on Profile 1, how do I swith to Profile 2 or vice versa??
Zombie
The other option which I haven't completely verified yet is to list both your home and mobile (Hotspot) WiFi networks in the profile(s). Either just one profile with both or maybe two profiles with both WiFi sources with their locations within the profile swapped. Basically profile one with home then mobile listed and profile two with mobile then home listed. The OS2 looks for the first network then if it can't connect will look for the second one listed. I haven't completely verified all of that but that's my understanding of it. So, to answer your question if you take it from the house to the mobile with both networks listed once it loses the home WiFi it should look for the phone Hotspot. Again, I haven't verified that yet but it's on my list. Hope that helps some.
Bob_K6UDA
The iPhone have the SSID by default in the format "John's iPhone" and it uses a special apostrophe character which can't be entered from the keyboard. If you copy and paste the SSID so that special apostrophe is entered in the openSPOT2 web interface then the OS2 will handle it correctly.
Where on the iPhone do we find this? I tried general/about but don't see the special character.
PY4CK
Go to the setings icom and click o General and then the About option. Change (if wished) the name appearing on About. That will be your network name on the Iphone.
N0FXQ
I set up 1 profile with my home wi-fi listed first, then my iPhone hotspot wi-fi listed second. Once I left home in the car, the OS2 lost the home wi-fi signal and quickly logged into my phone's wi-fi hotspot. I found this a bit easier than setting up a second profile.
PY4CK
I think I found the right procedure for the Iphone connection to the OS2.
Iphone usually sends the "beacon" to establish connection with another device for a limited time only. That aims to save on battery.
So, what worked out for me was the following and in this order:
1- Turn-off the OS2
2- Turn-on the router on the Iphone (personal access)
3 - Immediately after, turn-on the OS2
The two expected messages were heard:
Profile 1 ready
Openspot connected to xxxxx
The whole thing took no longer than 15 seconds.
As previously said, It is essential in any wifi connection to have exactly the same SSID and Password on both units. For the Iphone I just made it simpler, identified it as Eduardo, instead of Eduardo's Iphone.
Good luck,
73- PY4CK
fdnyfish
Here s a video I made a few minutes ago showing my issue of having to power cycle my iPhone to get the OpenSpot2 to connect to it.
https://youtu.be/J15qTiE8bVc
PY4CK
I would suggest the following:
1 - Change the name of your Iphone and OS2 SSID to something simpler. Just a simple name first.
2 - Leave your OS2 off.
3 - Turn-off entirely your iPhone.
4 - Put it on again
5 - Turn on OS2
I hope that works for you.
VE3UR
I am not sure where the demo video was made, but I find with mine I have to be out of range of the house wifi before the connection works.
N0FXQ
Since profiles are set up and "saved" on the "Settings" page and wireless connections are set up and "saved" on the "Network" page, it's not apparent to me if e.g. a change in a wireless connection is made and "saved", must one go back to the "Settings" page and save there also? Or are wireless connections automatically saved to the current profile (unless of course the checkbox is checked to save to all profiles)?
HA2NON
If "Save to all configuration profiles" is enabled then all wireless settings (SSID and key) are saved automatically to all profiles.