Retrotec DM32 WiFi: GaugeRemote - Manual (Page 9)

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3. Setting up the wireless network
To use the GaugeRemote app on a mobile device, there must be a wireless network that both the
mobile device and the DM32 can connect to. The DM32 gauge has the ability to:
1. Create a wireless network itself, or
2. Join a wireless network that has been:
a. Created by a router, or
b. Created by a mobile device (with WiFi hotspot capability, also known as “tethering”).
3.1 Step 1: Connect DM32 to wireless network
3.1.1. “Create” a network from the DM32
The benefit of creating a network from a DM32, as opposed to joining a network, is that no router is
required. Depending on the environment, the connection range between the devices may be up to 60
feet.
Using the DM32, follow the steps to create a wireless network from the gauge:
1. Press “Settings” from the Home Screen Press the “…” (Next page) button  Press the
“Network” button Press the “Status” button until “Wifi Create” is displayed as the Status.
2. Wait for a number to appear as the “IP address”, which will appear once it is created. This
should take a moment.
3. The wireless network created has a “Network Name (SSID)” displayed in the format of
DM32-XXXXXX, which has its serial number as its suffix. Remember this network name, since it
will be the network that the mobile device should connect to.
Note: Only one mobile device can connect to each DM32-generated wireless network at a time.