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8. WiFi Connection & TCD Settings
John edited this page Sep 3, 2024
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- Turn on the TCD by connecting it to usb power (see details on power options here)
- On a mobile device, connect to the TCD-AP wifi network
- Make sure that your device stays connected to the TCD - some devices will try to automatically switch to a mobile network that has internet connectivity
- In a browser, navigate to 192.168.4.1 (or for v2.6 or greater timecircuits.local)
- From here you can enter your WiFi network credentials and change settings
After the TCD connects to your WiFi network, it will be given a new IP address by your router. You can access the web interface later to change settings by going to this IP. To look up the TCD IP address, access your router, by going to 192.168.1.1, or whatever address your router is set to.
In v2.x of the firmware, if connected to a WiFi network, you can view the IP by holding down the enter button to enter the settings menu, press the enter button until NETWORK appears on the displays, hold down enter again to display the IP.
This can be done in 1 of 2 ways:
- Putting in the Destination Time via keypad, then time traveling to that time by holding down 0 on the keypad
- Connecting to your wifi network and getting time through an NTP server - this is done automatically on start up if it is connected to a network and can reach the assigned NTP server via the internet. To change the time zone and/or NTP server, see below.
The TCD has a number of settings that can be changed. They can be accessed through the web config portal. They are:
- Setting the Present Time and Last Time Departed (this can currently only be done through NTP, or by putting in the Destination Time via the keypad)
- NTP Time Server
- GMT Offset/Time Zone
- Time auto rotate - this sets the duration between rotating Destination & Last Time Departed times from the movie (1-5 = 5-60min, so 1 = 5min, 2 = 10min 3 = 15min, 4 = 30min, 5 = 60min), or turning the rotation off all together (0).
- Brightness per display