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Its been well over a few good months since I received my NET module from the hard working people at Digital Aquatics. Its been sitting there in the equipment room, collecting useless dust (yes, some dust is useful). Why didn’t I just plug it into the RKE system? Isn’t it just plug’n'play?
Well fragditphiles, it is not. For those who are IT challenged, it is a monster undertaking that requires other devices to be purchased. For the intermediate network geeks, a category that I would like to slot myself into, it was a small challenge. For Jeff, this would have been pouring the milk onto his cereal.
The trick with my system is that everything will and is WiFi. Some would argue that hardwired is better, but in my situation, it isn’t practical. So to integrate the RKE into my WiFi home network would involve acquiring either a game port or a game bridge. In my case, I wanted something that would have multifunctional use with respect to my needs (home theater, RKE, game consoles, etc on the WiFi network).
Solution? I came across D-Link’s DAP 1522 unit, that acts as a bridge, access point, or both. It has 4 ports on the back, which enabled me to plug in 4 wired devices that function on the wifi network… just like the RKE. Wiring was very easy, but the configuring was not. I am going to cover that tomorrow, so check back!
Trained by the thirteenth ring master of the Sian Xiuang Coral Temple. Currently is apprenticing the art of Acropora shaping in the ancient tradition of Ninja Fragging. Known as the SPS hero!
Milk in my cereal!? I hope not. I’m lactose intolerant!
Fine. Soy in your cereal!
Vlad ~ Looking forward to the rest of your insights …
Will be posting a followup next week. I have to get the pictures done for this guide. Plus, its Easter. So fam-jams are on the order.