Connecting to an Ad-Hoc Network

[Gav]

Hi,

Does the Airconsole support being connected to an Ad-Hoc network in "Wireless Client Mode"?

During a network scan, the Airconsole correctly identifies the network as being Ad-Hoc type. I have selected this network and configured this via Wireless > Setup. I have also disabled the internal access point.
Unfortunately the Airconsole never appears to join the network.
Checking the existing profiles (Wireless > Profiles) the network is shows an "Infrastructure" type which is likely the issue.

Has anyone tried to use the the Airconsole this way?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[daniel]

In station mode the Airconsole cannot currently connect to Ad-Hoc networks .We are looking to add this to the next firmware release

[Gav]

Thanks for your response Daniel.

Is there an ETA for this feature to be included?
Alternatively, is there a workaround such as manually setting up such a connection via telnet?

[daniel]

Hi Gav,

We are hoping for the next firmware to be in the next 3-4 weeks.

in the meantime as a work-around, you can set up the connection manually. Put the Airconsole into station mode via the web interface and select/configure the AP you want to connect to. In the profile screen it will show incorrectly as "Infrastructure" instead of "Ad-Hoc"

Log into the device via telnet and issue the following commands

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nvram set staNetworkType=0
nvram set staAdhocMode=1
nvram commit


Reboot the device and the profile screen should show the correct results.

[Gav]

That did the trick!

Thanks for your help Daniel