Wifi Hot Spots

Ian

I have used the At Home app, similar to the Alfred that @reneechris14 mentioned. Works well except iPhone doesn’t like it when it gets hot.

aero3113

I was able to permanently run the wire from the antenna through the arch and into the cabin. I’m contemplating if I should hard wire the plug for the router or just use the 12 volt socket like I have it. I have to get a plug to close off where the wires go into the cabinet, I utilized the hole that was there for the aux plug.

aero3113

I notched the base of the light so the wire would snake under and through the hole. In the third picture it looks off-centered, that’s because it wasn’t lined up with the screws in.

Handymans342

Good job

Willhound

Nice job @aero3113 . But I know that plug coming  out from behind the door is going to bug you. I'm betting you'll wire it or install a plug in the cabinet in case you want to unplug it.

aero3113

Thanks guys
@Willhound , your probably right! LoL

aero3113

Wish us luck, were spending our first night out on the hook tonight! (Don’t forget we have 2 girls, 11 month old and a almost 3 year old,LoL). My wife had to do some work and brought her laptop with her. Wifi has been working great and no complaints!

aero3113

Ring Stick Up cam works great with the WiFi!!

Ian

Interested to see if it handles the heat, I use an iPhone that when the back is al closed up it gets warm and it shuts down.

aero3113

It’s been working great in the heat all day. It’s an outdoor camera so should be fine. It’s in the cabin now, my girls are sleeping.

aero3113

Update:

Still working great second season. I love being able to check on the boat anytime I want. I can also see if AC power is up and running, if not the camera switches over DC.

Dude_Himself

Now that you've ironed out the hard bits... the Rinker might get a few of these nifty tiny 12vdc vehicle cameras! Those plus a cheap vehicle-intended CCTV DVR and a rPi Zero Wireless and you have free cloud backup in near-real-time, with remote access for a phone.

Spyderweb

@aero3113 Pretty cool!

YYZRC

@aero3113 did you purchase the power adapter cable for your camera or do you just use the micro USB cable that came with it?

thanks!

aero3113

@YYZRC I bought the power adapter.

aero3113

Thanks @Spyderweb !

aero3113

@Dude_Himself , it would be pretty cool to put a camera or two in the engine bay to keep an eye on things.

Liberty44140

aero3113 said:

@Dude_Himself , it would be pretty cool to put a camera or two in the engine bay to keep an eye on things.

Totally agree. It is possible with Raymarine to use their camera's to see your engine room on most modern plotters, but their cameras are crazy expensive. I have done a little research online to try to find a camera to mount in the engine room that would connect wirelessly to a phone or tablet without "external" wifi to no avail.... they are all like the Ring where you need home/marina wifi to support connection, but I admit to not knowing much about cameras so one of you may already know of an option. 

YYZRC

aero3113 said:

@YYZRC I bought the power adapter.

Thanks - any reason why? I was thinking I could run the USB cable to it and I assume it comes with a USB to 120v (like a phone)?

aero3113

I keep it in the cup holder by the map case and leave it plugged in at the port side plug by the arch. I could use it without the adapter and just have it run off the internal battery (what it does when I’m out and don’t have the generator running). I also like having it plugged in so I can see that shore power is working when I’m at home.

GMSLITHO

when I bought my 270 I installed a smart tv in 4 years I think we used it once ..but Im sure if the kids were still young  it would never be shut off 

skennelly

@GMSLITHO - I'm in that spot right now with a 3 year old.  Mostly for evenings when time to relax and shut down.