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How to

How to


Products: Commission, IP-IO , MP-C, MP-V, RP-C
Functionalities: Engineering, BACnet/IP devices
Product version: 2022, 2023, 2024, 7.0
12/17/2021

Connecting to Network of BACnet/IP Controllers through a Wireless Access Point

You can use a wireless access point to connect the Commission mobile application to the BACnet/IP controller network.

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Use this workflow to connect the Commission mobile application to BACnet/IP controllers.

Related information can be found in the sections that follow the flowchart.

 
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Figure: Commission mobile application connection workflow
Download, install, and log on to the Commission mobile application

Download, install, and log on to the Commission mobile application, and then accept the Terms of use agreement.

For more information, see Logging on to the Commission Mobile Application .

Power up the controllers

Power up the BACnet/IP controllers.

For more information, see Powering Up MP-C .

For more information, see Powering Up MP-V .

Prepare a wired or wireless connection for Commission mobile application

Prepare a wired or wireless connection for use with the Commission mobile application mobile device.

Connection Type

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Wired connection to a single controller

For more information, see Connecting to Single BACnet/IP Controller by Wire .

Wired connection to a network of controllers

For more information, see Connecting to Network of BACnet/IP Controllers by Wire .

Wireless connection to a network of controllers via a WiFi router

For more information, see Connecting to Network of BACnet/IP Controllers through WiFi Router .

Wireless connection to a network of controllers via a wireless access point

For more information, see Connecting to Network of BACnet/IP Controllers through a Wireless Access Point .

Start the Commission mobile application and discover controllers

Start the Commission mobile application and then discover the BACnet/IP controllers on the network.

For more information, see Logging on to the Commission Mobile Application .

To connect to a network of BACnet/IP controllers through a wireless access point

  1. Confirm that the access point is connected to a wired network containing a DHCP server.

  2. Configure the network settings on the mobile device running the Commission mobile application to connect to the WiFi network containing the BACnet/IP controllers.

  3. On the mobile device, enable WiFi and then connect to the wireless network.

  4. In the Commission mobile application, on the Select Connection view, select the WiFi icon

     
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    to start wireless networking.

  5. In the Device List view, select the BACnet/IP controllers to make the connection.

Using the Commission mobile application, you can now perform tasks on the connected BACnet/IP controllers as needed.

See Also

  • Connection Workflow for the Commission Mobile Application
  • Cannot Connect Using Mobile Device with Data Plan