Hi
Have been testing both android and Hub servers (windows 10 as client) for a few hours already to connect to my USB device over the network and it works great (sometimes) for android and perfect for the CloudHub with the TP Link router.
I noticed that for some reason the android server works flawless for a while with all my devices (one at a time as i am still using the trial version) but after a bit of time ( could be 10 minutes, or 1 hour) suddenly starts dropping the connection, client keeps searching and reconnecting for a few seconds (not enough to establish a connection) and drops again.
After this event, the only way i found to reconnect is to uninstall the android App and reinstall again (only to have the same problem after a while)
Is this a problem with my phone? my network?
As for the Cloudhub, It works fantastically well and if you use it alone (connection to its own wifi) everything works 100%...
However, for my purposes i need to be able to connect the CLOUDHUB to a long range wifi (engenius ENH202) with a static ip address as the network has no active DHCP for stability and security (only I know the available ip addresses)
Is there a way to get a GUI to access the cloudhub router?
I know it can be done with SSH (too complicated) but considering its based on OpenWRT, is there a way to use the OpenWRT interface to configure it?
If i can get this to work, i will buy at least 3 licences for the 3 locations i need but, as of now, the reliability of the android version (in my case) is not good and the fact that there is no way to "reach" the cloudhub from a network makes everything much more difficult
Thank you in advance for your help
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Sounds like a problem with the android phone, the connection should not drop like that. Are you using a recent android version?
Regarding the cloudhub, there is no way via the GUI to use a static ip address in a participated network via wifi. Only via ethernet. This is not generally useful for most people so i didnt put that feature in. You will have to use ethernet or use uci and ssh to the cloudhub and configure the network that way.
Hi Michael
Hi Michael
Thank you for your reply (And apologies if my questions are all very basic )
Android is running lollipop (it is a samsung s4 i have here to run testing apps)
I will continue to run test to see if i can pinpoint the issue a bit more clearly (might be helpful for you in case someone else has the same issue)
As for the Cloudhub (and considering i am a newbie when it comes to ssh/putty), could you possibly make a "tutorial" on how to access the router, change the config in order to get a static IP and change the SSID? (or point me in the right direction?
Also, i just tried to use the cloudhub as "part of existing network" instead of "standalone" but the hub is not detected by the client.
any ideas? could this be due to not having DHCP active?
Thank you
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Its quite complicated, if you dont know much about linux it would be difficult to do. You can lookup "uci openwrt" on google and that will provide a start.
I suggest just turning on dhcp on your router and only allow the mac address of the cloudhub. To summarize : if you want to maximize security of your network you need to know a lot about linux otherwise its best to stick with whats standard.
Update to the above...
Thank you for your help with the above and the information provided as been extremely helpful.
Have now restored the android phone and the app is working perfectly (my bad as i use this android to test my apps and a lot has changed in the kernel) Sorry
As for the CloudHub, managed to SSH the router and find the right file to change the settings (however i thins it is a temporary change... still testing)
I am now facing a different issue:
For some unknown reason, the CloudHub sometimes detects my wifi (using as Part of a network) and sometimes it doesn't.
basically i have "router 1" (main router) and "Outdoor Access Point 1" (to extend the network further away to my garden).
All my devices can detect and connect to "Outdoor Access Point 1" (including the android with Virtual here server) but the Cloudhub does not find the "Outdoor Access Point 1"
DHCP is on and all my devices can connect and access the LAN through this Outdoor AP.
Any suggestions?
I know this is irrelevant information but i am controlling a homemade robot in the garden from my bedroom and it works fine when the VH server android is being used but cant get it to connect when using the Cloudhub (which would be ideal as its much smaller and easy to "hide" inside the robot)
Once again, thank you very much for your time
It is a great help
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Its probably a reception issue. The reception of the signal by the tp-link router might be too weak
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I don't really see it as being a reception issue as it does not detect it even when right next to it.
I have changed the wifi channel on my wifi and it is now able to see it... i just didn't realise that the channel would not change automaticaly on the cloudhub.
When it comes to wifi connectivity, i believe that the Android server actually works much faster/reliable that the Cloudhub... however the cloudhub has a much wider range that the Android.
This is a brilliant app/system
Having a GUI for this would be perfect.
Thank you