DIGITAL YACHT WL60 MK2 Quick guide

QUICK START WL60 MK2- VR1.01
***IMPORTANT NOTE***
Due to major changes in the way USB devices are supported
in Mac OSX Version 10.11 (El Capitan) and higher, the
WL70 will only work on Macs with OSX 10.10 or lower
WL60 MK2
LONG RANGE
Wi-Fi ADAPTOR

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your WL60 MK2 Wireless Adaptor/Antenna. This unit is designed for quick and simple
DIY installation on a yacht or power boat and can be permanently installed on deck. The WL60 MK2 is supplied with an
integral 5m USB cable that should not be cut, modified or extended.
On Window’s PCs, do not plug in the WL60 MK2 until you have installed the correct USB drivers,
otherwise the WL60 MK2 will be an “Unknown Device” and you will need to update the drivers in Device
Manager.
2. Before you start
The WL60 MK2 requires that the computer it is connected to has compatible USB drivers installed on it. The WL60 Mk2
shares the same USB drivers as its “bigger brother” the WL70. Computer operating systems are changing all of the time,
we recommend that you visit the following website to download the latest drivers for your operating system.
http://www.digitalyachtamerica.com/index.php/en/support/support-manuals/utilities
On this site, you will find two files for the WL70 which should also be used for the WL60 MK2;
•WL70 Version 2 Drivers for Windows XP®, Vista®, 7, 8 and 10®
•WL70 Drivers for Apple Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 or 10.10
Drivers for the WL60 MK2 are already built-in, to all of the latest LINUX distributions and Raspberry Pi operating system,
so you do not need to install any drivers and can simply plug in the WL60 MK2 for easy “plug and play” operation.
3. Mounting the WL60 MK2 Antenna
The WL60 MK2 should be mounted outside, with the best possible line of sight of the wireless hotspot antenna that you
wish to connect to. There are two methods of mounting the WL60 using the kit of parts included in the box;
•Sucker Cup Mount
•Pole Mount
Neither of these two mounting methods should be used when the vessel is in motion.
Sucker Cup Mounting
The most common mounting method is to use the four sucker cups to
temporarily stick the WL60MK2 to the outside of the boat.
First, feed the USB cable through the two aluminium tube clips and then
place one tube clip at the bottom of the WL60 MK2 tube body and one tube
clip towards the top of the tube body just touching the pan head screw –see
photo. Secure the clips by gently tightening the fixing bolts –do not over-
tighten
Insert and secure a sucker cup in each of the four holes in the aluminium
tube clips, using the supplied clear plastic thumb nuts.
After first ensuring that the surface of the GRP where you wish to mount the
WL60 MK2 is clean, lightly moisten each sucker cup and then gently push
the antenna on to the boat’s side until the sucker cups are flat.
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This method of mounting is ideal for yachts and power boats and the WL60 can stay mounted in this manner for many
days. Removal is quick and simple by gently inserting a finger nail under each sucker cup and levering them off one by
one.
Pole Mounting
For a more permanent mounting arrangement or when you need to use a pole to get more height, it is possible to mount
the WL60 MK2 using the U bolts, nuts and washers supplied.
The diagram below shows the three steps to mounting the WL60 MK2 on a suitable pole (up to 50mm in diameter).
Please note that the mounting pole is not supplied.

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4. Installing the WL60 MK2 on Windows
Windows Vista/7/8/10 “On-Line” Installation
By far the easiest method of installation, if your PC
is running Windows Vista or Windows 7/8/10, is to
connect the PC to the internet, as you would
normally do, using the internal wireless adaptor
and then plug the WL60 MK2 in to a spare USB
port on the laptop.
Windows will detect the new hardware and display
the message shown in Figure 3 if a Vista or Win7
installation but if Win8 or Win10 you will probably
just see an icon appear in the task bar. Windows
will now automatically search the on-line Windows
Update server for the correct drivers. Depending
upon the speed of your PC and internet connection
this should take between 20 seconds and a couple
of minutes to complete.
You can click on the message/icon and the
Window in Figure 4 should be displayed giving you
the status of the driver installation.
After the correct driver has been found,
downloaded and installed the WL60 MK2 will
appear in the “Network Adaptor” section of the
Windows Device Manager as shown in Figure 5. If
it is not shown in this section or you see a
“Unknown Device” or a device with a Yellow
Exclamation mark next to it, then you should try to
install the drivers manually by following the
procedure shown in the next section for Off-Line
installation.
If the drivers, are installed correctly and you are
ready to use the WL60 MK2 to find and connect to
a wireless hotspot, proceed to the “Operating
WL60 MK2 on Windows Vista and Windows
7/8/10” section.
“Off-Line” Installation (All versions of Windows)
If you cannot connect to the internet or you have Windows XP, you can install the drivers manually using the USB Driver
Installer that we recommended you to download from our website (see “Before you Start” section on page 2).
Extract the single EXE file in to a folder on your PC and then right click this file and select “Run as administrator” from the
options menu. This is important so that Windows allows the installation program the necessary security permissions to
copy the USB driver files to the Windows System folder.
The installer program will install the USB drivers and if required an optional Wi-Fi Utility program that can be used instead
of the normal Windows Wireless Connection Manager that you see in the right hand side of the task bar. This utility is only
recommended for Windows XP which had a very poor wireless manager and for all other versions of Windows we
recommend selecting “Install Driver Only” as shown in Fig 7.
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After you start the installation, you will be asked to agree to the terms and conditions (Fig 6), then given the option of
installing just the USB drivers or also the WI-Fi Utility (Fig 7) before having to click the “Install” button to start the
installation. Now you will see a progress bar move across the screen before you see the Installation Complete screen (Fig
9) at which point you can click the “Finish” button and plug the WL60 MK2 in to a spare USB port on the computer.
At this stage, the new hardware function should start and if you are using Windows Vista/7 a pop up window will appear
saying that it is Installing the drivers and if you are using Windows 8/10 you may just see an icon appear briefly in the task
bar.
When completed the pop up will change to say that the device software has been installed successfully. The WL60 MK2
is now ready to use and you can proceed to the next section on operating the WL60 MK2.
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5. Operating the WL60 MK2 on Windows
IMPORTANT NOTE - It is always best to turn off (disable) the internal wireless adaptor on your laptop before using the
WL60 MK2. The exact method to do this, varies from PC to PC, but some laptops have a dedicated button in or around
the keyboard area or a special keyboard combination e.g. pressing the Fn + F8 keys.
Operating the WL60 MK2 on Windows Vista/7/8
Click on the Wireless Networks icon in the task bar
(lower right hand side of the screen) and a list of
the available wireless networks (hotspots) will be
displayed. Your laptops internal wireless adaptor is
usually named “Wireless Network Connection” and
the WL60 MK2 will automatically be named
“Wireless Network Connection 2” or possibly
another number if other adaptors have been used
previously.
It is possible to rename this connection to
something more meaningful by going in to the
“Network and Sharing Center” and then clicking in
the “Change Adaptor Settings” option. From this
screen you can right click on the WiFi 2 network
adaptor (or whatever name the WL60 MK2 has
been given) and select the Rename option, just
like renaming a file. Giving the new Network
Adaptor a name like “WL60 MK2 Wi-Fi Adaptor” or
similar, will make it much easier to differentiate the
WL60 MK2 from the internal wireless adaptor –as
shown in Fig 11.
Click on the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the “Connect” button that will appear. You may be asked to
enter a password or confirm if the network is a Public, Work or Private network (to set security levels) and then the
wireless connection should be made and you will be able to connect to the internet.
6. Installing and Operating the WL60 MK2 on a Mac
Mac OSX has been regularly updated over the last few years and it is important that you install the correct driver that
matches the version of OSX that you are using on your Mac. The WL60 MK2 Mac Driver file that we recommended you to
download from our website (see “Before you Start” section on page 2), includes the drivers for all versions of OSX since
10.7 up to 10.10.
Unfortunately Macs with OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) or higher cannot work with the WL70 and you need to use the WL70
with one of our iKConnect mini wireless routers in these situations or to work with iPhones/iPads.
Double click the DMG file that you downloaded and inside is an Installer.pkg and an Unistaller.pkg file. Double click on
the Installer.pkg file to start the driver and Wireless Utility installation.
When you run the Installer.pkg file, the first screen that you see will be the one shown in Fig 12. Click “Continue” for this
screen and the next couple of screens that are displayed. You will be asked to enter your Administrator password and
then the installation will start and you will see a progress bar as shown in Fig 13.
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Once the installation is completed you will see the screen shown in Fig 14. Make sure any important programs or
documents are saved and closed properly and then click “Restart”. The Mac will now close down and restart again.
Before plugging in the WL60 MK2, it is always good practice to turn off the Mac’s own internal Wi-Fi, the Airport, To
do this click on the wireless icon in the task bar at the top right of the screen and click on “Turn Airport Off”. This will
avoid any problems with the WL60 MK2 and Airport interfering with each other (Fig 15)..
Once the Mac has restarted, plug the WL60 MK2 in to a free USB port on the Mac and two things will happen. A new
Icon will appear in the Taskbar (Fig 16) and a new Wireless Utility application will open with a message saying that a
new network interface has been detected (Fig 17).
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Figure 18
You can click on the “Network Preferences” button and then
see the WL60 MK2 now listed in the network adaptors list
as “802.11 n WLAN” (Fig 18).
The status indicator will be Yellow and there will be no IP
address shown, as the WL60 MK2 is currently not
connected to any wireless networks.
Close the Network Preferences window and return to the
new Wireless Utility window.
You use the Wireless Utility whenever you want to connect the WL60 MK2 to a wireless network. Go to the Site
Survey tab (Fig 19) and click the “Scan” button to scan for all available wireless networks. Select the wireless network
that you want to connect to and click “Connect”. You will now see a window like the one shown in Fig 20. Enter the
password of the network (if applicable) in the WPA Pre-Shared Key box and click “OK”.
The WL60 MK2 should now connect to the selected
wireless network and display a green icon with two shaking
hands to show that you are joined.
You can click the Link Status tab shown in Fig 21, to see
what the signal strength and link quality are.
The network details plus the password can be stored as a
profile which is remembered in case you return to the
network again. To create a profile, select the network you
are joined to in the Site Survey tab (Fig 19) and click on the
“Add Profile” button.
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You will now see the screen shown in Fig 22 and you simply type in the name that you want to give the profile, Home
in the example below) and then click the “OK” button. If you now click on the “Profiles” tab you will see the new profile
that you have created in the Profile list (Fig 23).
If you have a version of OSX higher than 10.9, please contact [e-mail]. With new releases of OSX,
Apple are regularly making changes to the USB drivers and security systems and new drivers and work arounds are
being developed all of the time to try and keep the WL60 MK2 compatible with new versions of OSX
7. Installing and Operating the WL60 MK2 on a LINUX PC or Raspberry Pi
Generally the drivers for the WL60 MK2 are included in the LINUX kernel and it should just be a case of plugging the
WL60 MK2 in to a spare USB port and LINUX will find the correct driver and enable the wireless adaptor.
The Raspberry Pi is also based on a LINUX distribution and so the WL60 MK2 makes a very useful long range WI-Fi
adaptor for the Raspberry Pi.
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