Reef Angel Controller Review

[JimH]

Yes Jim. I can do that much, the frustrating part is that through the app (iPhone) I get all zeros.


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OK, so the wifi expansion is working. There is more than one app out there and only one of them worked for me. It is this one:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reef...2085?ls=1&mt=8

I have mine configured to point to the address outside my home firewall, and talk to port 2000.

My home firewall had to be configured to forward 192.168.1.117:2000 to the outside world. Then I have to configure the RA app to point to the external address my firewall shows the world + port 2000.

For you, you would have to:

1) set your router to forward address 192.168.1.64 port 2000 to the external world
2) figure out what your external address is, using https://www.whatismyip.com/
3) configure the RA app to talk to the adrress obtained in setp 2, and port 2000. You do this under the 'add controller' button which you get to by tapping the little gear icon on the App main screen

Let me know how many of steps 1-3 you can perform?

[Frogman]

Ok. I guess this is where I am having the trouble. Do you have an iPhone? And maybe 10 min to FaceTime?


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[Frogman]

So here is the RA app: see values at 0


Settings are correct

Here is what I see when I go through the phones browser.
Small albeit, but it connects.

This is why I am so frustrated. It won't allow me to use the app. But from home I can use it ok. But I can't use either from outside my home.

Maddening!

I have my IP Passthrough set as DHcPS fixed and pointing to the RA device.

I have set my NAT to Fixed for the RA device at port 2000

I'm not sure what to do next


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[rrasco]

Looks like it's working but the app is not. Have you tried another app? I only have an Android app I have used mine on.

[klwheat]

Thanks for the great write up! Sounds like some fun for a gadget geek like me, but probably a bit maddening too!