Connecting to your Wi-Fi network

Freshly powered on, the Aquarino Controller does not yet know your network. So it creates a Wi-Fi network of its own, called Aquarino, for you to join and hand over the credentials. The whole process takes a few minutes.

8.1 Before you start

• The equipment must be powered on, with the green Wi-Fi LED blinking — the sign that the Aquarino network is on the air;
• Have your Wi-Fi network name and password at hand;
• Confirm that your network is 2.4 GHz — the equipment does not connect to 5 GHz networks;
• Have an e-mail address you actually check: it will be the link between the equipment and you.

8.2 Step by step

1. On your phone or notebook, open the Wi-Fi settings and join the Aquarino network. It has no password and no internet — when the device warns you, choose to stay connected.
2. Open the browser and type the address http://192.168.0.1. The Local Manager home screen appears.
3. Open the System menu. In the User E-Mail field, enter your e-mail address and save. The equipment will be bound to that e-mail as its owner, and that is where the alerts go.
4. In the Device Name field, give your equipment a name — up to 10 characters, no spaces. Example: MyReef. It is the name that identifies the equipment in support and in the app.
5. Still in System, tap Wifi Settings. Wait for the scan, select your network from the list, enter the password and tap Save.
6. The equipment restarts and joins your network. At the end, the beep sounds and the green LED stays solid — connected. The blue LED lit means there is internet too.

8.3 The welcome e-mail

Once online, the equipment sends your e-mail the access instructions: the address of the Local Manager (its IP on your network) and the cloud access address. Keep that e-mail — and if the IP ever changes, a new notice arrives on its own.

8.4 Requirements for your network