DIGITAL YACHT WL510 Datasheet

QUICK START WL510-01- VR1.1
Installation & Quick Start Gui e
WL510 Wireless A aptor/Antenna
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR WL510
IP Address = 192.168.10.20
Username = l510
Pass ord = l510

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WL510 Quick Start Guide
1. Intro uction
Congratulations on the purchase of your WL510 Wireless A aptor/Antenna. This unit is esigne for permanent
installation on boar a sail or motor boat. The WL510 comprises the following parts;
• 2.4GHZ external antenna
• Base mount for antenna
• 10M LMR400 coax cable assembly
• WL510 Mo em unit
• 1m RJ45 Cat5 network cable
• Manual
Before operating this unit you should familiarise yourself with this Quick Start Guide and user manual for
any equipment you wish to connect to it.
2. Before you start
The WL510 is configure an controlle via its built-in web interface. In or er to access this, you will nee a PC with one
RJ45 Ethernet (LAN) connection an a suitable mo ern web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox. No
rivers are require to be installe to make the WL510 work an any Win ows, Mac OSX or LINUX powere PC can
work with the WL510.
Do not plug in the WL510 to the Ethernet port of your computer whilst the WL510 is powered up and
always ensure that the WL510 is connected to the Antenna before powering up the WL510.
3. Mounting the WL510 Antenna
The WL510 shoul be mounte in line of sight with the wireless router that you wish to connect to. Unlike VHF antennas,
height is not critical an popular antenna locations inclu e; cockpit guar rail, ra ar arch or wheel house roof. The WL510
antenna requires a 1.25” BSP threa mount which is larger than the popular 1” x 14TPI threa mount use by many VHF
antennas. The WL510 is supplie with an antenna mount that is suitable for mounting to a flat horizontal surface (see Fig
1 below). However, if you wish to mount the WL510 antenna in a ifferent manner, a variety of ifferent brackets are
available for this type of threa e mount but o not confuse it with the smaller 1” x 14TPI types. Please consult your local
marine electronics ealer or chan lery for more information.
Use of this system may be prohibited in certain localities and territories. lease check with Digital Yacht
prior to operation. It is intended for offshore use only. The WL510 is a high power wifi access system
with an ER of 1W
Installation
The maximum istance from the antenna to the below eck mo em unit is 10m
as per the supplie cable. This is a specialist coax cable assembly an it shoul
not be cut or lengthene .
Mount the eck base using the supplie fasteners. Drill a clearance hole for the
cable an connector through the eck. Screw the N type connector to antenna an
mount the antenna onto base.
Power Requirements
The unit is only esigne to work on vessels with a 12V DC system (10-18V DC Input voltage). It is supplie with an in-
line 3.15A fuse which shoul be connecte if there is no suitable circuit breaker or fuse protecte circuit for the WL510 to
be connecte to.
The WL510 has a two core power cable with a Re (+12v) an Black (-0v) wire. Be very careful to ensure that the correct
supply voltage polarity is connecte to the WL510, as reverse polarity will amage the unit.
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3. Connecting the WL510 to a single PC
The WL510 can be connecte irectly to a single PC or via a Wireless Router so that it can be share by multiple PCs
an other wireless evices. If you wish to connect it to a Wireless Router please skip to section 4.
The WL510 acts as a DHCP server on its LAN connection an will allocate an IP a ress to any PC connecte to it, so it
is important that your PC is set to “Obtain an IP a ress automatically” in the LAN Network Connection properties (as
shown in Fig 1 to Fig 3)
Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3
This is the efault network settings for PCs, so once you have confirme these settings or reset them, ensure the WL510
is turne off an then connect your PC’s ethernet RJ45 LAN socket to the WL510 LAN socket using the conventional 1m
network cable (not cross over) supplie . This cable can be replace with any length of normal RJ45 Cat5 network cable
up to 60m in length.
Confirm that you have connecte the antenna to the WL510 an then apply power to the WL510. Over the next 10-20
secon s as the WL510 powers up, you shoul see some network activity an your PC will receive an IP a ress from the
WL510 in the range 192.168.10.100 to 192.168.10.200.
Your WL510 is now rea y to connect to a Hotspot an provi e long range internet connectivity to your PC. Procee to
Section 5 for etails of how to scan for available networks (hotspots) an connect to them.
4. Connecting the WL510 to a Router
The WL510 really comes in to its own when you connect it to a Router (wireless or wire ) an share its long range
wireless connection with multiple PCs an mobile evices. The easiest solution is to use a Wireless Router esigne to
connect to a cable mo em (rather than a phone line ADSL type). There are plenty of units available from manufacturers
like Netgear, Belkin, Linksys, TP-Link, Cisco, etc. an although Digital Yacht have not exhaustively teste all of them,
every unit that we have so far teste , worke fine with the WL510.
Connection shoul be ma e with both the router an WL510 turne off an simply involves connecting the ethernet RJ45
WAN socket of the router to the WL510 LAN socket using the conventional 1m network cable (not cross over) supplie . It
is important that the WL510 is connecte to the router’s WAN socket an not one of the router’s LAN sockets.
Confirm that you have connecte the antenna to the WL510 an then apply power to the WL510, wait a couple of
secon s an then apply power to the router. Over the next 10-20 secon s as the two evices power up, you shoul see
some network activity an your router will receive an IP a ress from the WL510 in the range 192.168.10.100 to
192.168.10.200.
Your WL510 is now rea y to connect to a Hotspot an provi e long range internet connectivity to your router. Procee to
Section 5 for etails of how to scan for available networks (hotspots) an connect to them.

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5. Using the WL510 to connect to a Hotspot
The WL510 always has an IP a ress of 192.168.10.20.
Whether you are connecting just one PC to the WL510 or
multiple PCs via a router, to talk to the WL510, you must
enter the IP a ress 192.168.10.20 in to the a ress bar of
a browser on the PC or mobile evice connecte to the
WL510 or router.
You shoul then see the WL510 home page as shown in
Fig 4. To log in, enter the user name an passwor which
are both “wl510” by efault.
It is possible to change the efault username an
passwor , but if you o, please make a careful note of
them. If forgotten, it will be necessary for the WL510 to be
reset by a qualifie service ealer.
Once logge in to the WL510, you will see the main status
an monitor screen – see Fig 5. Normally this screen
woul isplay the connection status, with information about
the hotspot you are connecte to an the network traffic
that has recently been recor e .
As this is the first time you have logge in, there will be no connection establishe an it is necessary to click on the
Wireless Tab to isplay the Wireless Page shown in Fig 6.
Fig 5 Fig 6
On the Wireless page, there are three key settings that nee to be configure .
1) Country Code – you must select the country you are in from the rop own box. This sets the wireless
channels to be use an the maximum legal power output for that country.
2) Obey Regulatory Rules” – this tick box automatically regulates the maximum power that the WL510
transmits to keep it within the legal limits of the country you have selecte . If you are off shore an want the
maximum possible range, untick this box an manually a just the “Output Power”.
3) Output Power – This sli er is use to manually a just the power output of the WL510
Once the above settings are configure click the “Change” button an then click the “Apply” button that will appear at the
top of the page.
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To scan for available networks (hotspots), click on the “Select” button an a new pop-up win ow will appears as in Fig 7.
Fig 7
From the list of available networks, select the one that you wish to connect to by clicking the tick box to the left of the
networks “MAC A ress”. Then click on the “Select” button. If the network is protecte with a WEP/WPA/WPA2
passwor , you will be taken back to the Wireless Page an you will nee to type in the passwor .
Once you have entere the correct passwor (if necessary), click the “Change” button followe by the “Apply” button that
will appear at the top of the page. You shoul now be connecte to the hotspot, which can be confirme by clicking on the
“Main” tab to return to the Main page. Here you can see the connection status an any ata traffic that may now be
starting to occur.
Assuming that; a) the hotspot you connecte to has an Internet connection, b) you have pai any necessary connection
fees an c) entere any access co es, then your PC an any evices connecte to the Router shoul now be able to
connect to the internet.
You can now log out from the WL510 web connection or simply navigate to another webpage on the internet.
Although the WL510 oes have many other settings, in reality, these are very rarely nee e an for simplicity are not
covere by this Quick Start Gui e.