Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?
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@jallen810 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
Essentially, i just want to be able to access it on our network (LAN) from my laptop <10ft away.
Phaedrux mentioned a good method: put the Duet in access point mode, and use the laptop to connect to that access point. This way you are not using the company network at all.
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@jallen810 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
@bearer Our IT is funny about using WiFi on unknown equipment. Above my pay grade.
Essentially, i just want to be able to access it on our network (LAN) from my laptop <10ft away.USB cable is probably your best bet if not able to replace the wifi module with an ethernet one.
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https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M589_Configure_access_point_parameters
This would be the quickest way to get you up and running.
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@bearer Can you control the DWC that way? Or would i just have the Simplify3D/Cura/etc. control screen?
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@Phaedrux But don't you have to have the WiFi SSID and P/W to do a M589? I have a fixed IP address from the Print Server that is ready to go, basically I just need the Duet to output an IP address to get to the DWC
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You can send that command (and any other commands you need to get connected) via USB.
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@jallen810 no this is to create your own access point on the printer that you connect to so you get to name it.
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@Phaedrux I don't follow that, sorry not in IT so my networking skills are lacking a bit. Can you elaborate? What would I need to tell my IT guy to understand what we need to do?
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With access point mode, you don't need to connect the printer to anything else on your network. Instead the duet creates its own low power wifi network that you connect to with your laptop to monitor it and send files. See if that's acceptable to your IT department.
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@Phaedrux said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
With access point mode, you don't need to connect the printer to anything else on your network. Instead the duet creates its own low power wifi network that you connect to with your laptop to monitor it and send files. See if that's acceptable to your IT department.
That would be awesome, can you point me to the instructions in the guide to do this? Or is it as simple and giving the Duet the M589 followed a made-up SSID and P/W for me to find with my Laptop?
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@jallen810 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
@bearer Can you control the DWC that way? Or would i just have the Simplify3D/Cura/etc. control screen?
If you're not as you say "in IT" then I don't think trying to get DWC to work outside of the standard means is a good path.
As far as running the Duet as an Access Point you determine what SSID and password used to create a new network. If your computer has a wireless network adapter you can connect the computer to the Duet instead of the other way around. But still check with IT, they might have issues with "rouge" Access Points for various reasons.
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@bearer said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
@jallen810 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
@bearer Can you control the DWC that way? Or would i just have the Simplify3D/Cura/etc. control screen?
If you're not as you say "in IT" then I don't think trying to get DWC to work outside of the standard means is a good path.
As far as running the Duet as an Access Point you determine what SSID and password used to create a new network. If your computer has a wireless network adapter you can connect the computer to the Duet instead of the other way around. But still check with IT, they might have issues with "rouge" Access Points for various reasons.
Okay i think that is what @Phaedrux is also saying, is there a guide on the Duet Dozuki that i can follow that you can point me to?
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M589 is all you need. That link is all there is for how to do it. You just need to send that command over a usb console connection.
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@jallen810 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
Okay i think that is what @Phaedrux is also saying
indeed, just make up a SSID and password to substitute in
M589 S"SSID" P"password"Password might need to be 8 characters if it doesn't work
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@bearer said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
@jallen810 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
Okay i think that is what @Phaedrux is also saying
indeed, just make up a SSID and password to substitute in
M589 S"SSID" P"password"Password might need to be 8 characters if it doesn't work
Bear in mind that anyone with the password will be able to control the printer from a smartphone. So choose something difficult to guess! WPA requires 8 characters minimum.
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@dc42 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
s minimum.
Excellent, this is perfect. I think this is a safe way for us to limit access. You've been a great help!
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@dc42 said in Duet Wifi board. Can i use a USB Print Server to get to DWC?:
WPA requires 8 characters minimum.
Some ambiguity there, if its a password then less than 8 characters can be supported, as the long-enough key will be hashed from the password to form the PMK. On the other hand if an actual key is supplied as the PSK it is used as the PMK directly, its all part of 802.11i if anyone needs a sleeping pill:P
But I guess you answered the question weather or not the Duet2Wifi needs a minimum of 8. As does most devices.
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@bearer @dc42 When i type on the Duet screen:
M589 S"SSID" P"password"
and hit enter, the machine tells me there is a WiFi error. I tried turning wifi on and running a M552 S0 and then re-did the M589 but then it doesn't do anything.
Did i do something wrong?
Does this have to be done on the computer or can it be done directly on the Duet screen -
I guess you missed the part of substituting something other than SSID and password; I'm not sure if there is a reason it wouldn't work from the PanelDue (which is what I suspect you refer to as the screen).
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Gcode#Section_M589_Configure_access_point_parameters
The M589 command will fail if the WiFi module has not yet been taken out of reset. So if the WiFi module has not been started, send M552 S0 to put it in idle mode first.
If it doesn't do anything then it might have worked? Or did it throw an error after M552 S0 as well?
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AFAIR you need to provide an I (IP) address parameter too, for example 192.168.1.0.
You can send M569 without parameters to see the stored settings, except for the password.
Once you have stored the SSID and password, send M552 S2 to start in access point mode. When it is working, you can put that command in config.g.
