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Setting up a Wi-Fi internet connection for your WOW system

Set up a Wi-Fi internet connection to send data from your WOW system to Datamars Livestock.

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📝 These instructions only apply to Wi-Fi enabled WOW systems.

You can set up a Wi-Fi internet connection for your Walk Over Weighing (WOW) system using OpenWRT.

📝 Before you start, make sure that the Wi-Fi antenna is connected to the control unit:

📝 We recommend using a laptop to log in to set up the internet connection. Although this process can be done using a mobile phone, the screens are easier to view on a laptop.

To set up a Wi-Fi internet connection:

Log in to OpenWRT using a laptop:

  1. Stand beside the control unit.

  2. On a laptop, go to the Wi-Fi Settings and search for the control unit Wi-Fi.

  3. From the list of available networks, select the control unit Wi-Fi. This is a unique Device ID, but it will always begin with the letters rwow-

  4. Enter the network security key (password).
    This is scorpio followed by the last 6 characters of the unique Device ID, as used in the Wi-Fi network name. Type the characters exactly as they appear, using lower case letters and no spaces. Example:

  5. In an internet browser address bar, enter the URL 192.168.50.1 to launch the OpenWRT configuration page:

  6. The OpenWRT login page will be displayed.

    💡 If the OpenWRT login is not displayed, press the Home key on your keyboard to reveal the full URL and change https://192.168.50.1 to http://192.168.50.1.

  7. Log in with these credentials:

    • Username = root

    • Password = scorpio followed by the last 6 characters of the unique Device ID. The Device ID can be seen at the top of the screen. Example:

    The laptop will now be logged in to OpenWRT.

Log into OpenWRT using a mobile phone:

  1. Stand beside the control unit.

  2. On a mobile phone, go to the Wi-Fi Settings, check that Wi-Fi is set to On and search for the control unit Wi-Fi.

  3. From the list of available networks, select the control unit Wi-Fi. This is a unique Device ID, but it will always begin with the letters rwow-

  4. Enter the network security key (password).
    This is scorpio followed by the last 6 characters of the unique Device ID, as used in the Wi-Fi network name. Type the characters exactly as they appear, using lower case letters and no spaces. Example:

  5. In an internet browser address bar, enter the URL 192.168.50.1 to launch the OpenWRT configuration page:

  6. Log in with these credentials:

    • Username = root

    • Password = scorpio followed by the last 6 characters of the unique Device ID. The Device ID can be seen at the top of the screen. Example:

    The laptop will now be logged in to OpenWRT.

Configure the Wi-Fi internet settings

  1. Log in to OpenWRT, as above.

  2. In the Main Menu, click Network, then Wireless. Next to disabled, click Edit:

  3. Scroll down to the Interface Configuration section. In the General Setup tab, click in the ESSID field and enter the name of the Wi-Fi network (e.g. in this example, the network name is Farm_WiFi):

  4. Click on the Wireless Security tab. In the Encryption field, select WPA1-PSK (strong security). In the Key field, enter the Wi-Fi password. You will need to get the password from the farmer.

    Click Save:

  5. You should see unsaved changes. Scroll down and click Save & Apply:

  6. Click Enable to activate the new configuration.

  7. Check the internet connection. In the Main Menu, click Dashboard and scroll down to the Wireless section. The farm Wi-Fi network should be active:


    The Connectivity LED should be illuminated on the front of the Control Unit:


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Check the signal quality

  1. Log in to OpenWRT, as above.

  2. Click on Statistics, Graphs then on the Connections tab.


The Average Signal Quality on the quality_wifi graph should be 57% or higher.
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