remote operation of ASIAIR Plus

1jimalexander

My observatory is about 100 yards from my base.
How can I access AA from my base?

Corsair

1jimalexander so approx. 100m?

Well, you can choose from a number of methods but here's 3:

Connect an outdoor/long range access point/node to your existing Wi-Fi network at your base. Now put the the ASIAIR into "Station Mode" and, if you did it right, it should be able to connect to your existing Wi-Fi network at your base via the outdoor/long range access point/node.
Run an ethernet cable from the ASIAIR at your observatory to an access point/node close to your base that's connected to your network at your base. You'll then be able to connect to the ASIAIR via your existing network. The ASIAIR doesn't need to be in station mode for this method.
Run an ethernet cable from the ASIAIR to a more powerful/long range router placed at your observatory that you can connect to you from your base. You'll then be able to access the ASIAIR via this router. The ASIAIR doesn't need to be in station mode for this method.

1jimalexander

1jimalexander Are there routers that can send a signal over 300 ft?

1jimalexander

Thank you Corsair.
100 yds of ethernet is out.
When you say "Connect an outdoor/long range access point/node to your existing Wi-Fi network at your base" did you mean at your observatory? otherwise I'm not making sense of it.

I see ZWO offers a range extender (Vonets) to attach to the AA but it's not clear how far it's capable of extending. Have you had any experience with this or similar.

When you say "outdoor/long range access point/node" can you give me an example of this?

Thanks,
Jim

wvreeven

There are ethernet adapters that can plug into a power socket. You'll need two: one inside near the router, so you can connect it to the router with an ethernet cable, and one near the AA. The one near the AA can either be an adapter that supports WiFi or one to which the AA can be connected with an ethernet cable.