Add a Wi-Fi Device

Set Wi-Fi communication parameters in Device Configurator (DC) mobile app or Safety Suite.

Device Configurator mobile app

Configure a MicroRAE or BW RigRat in the DC app via Bluetooth

  1. Turn on the device (MicroRAE, BW RigRat) . Allow the system to start up and go through its startup routine.

  2. Pair the MicroRAE with the DC app via Bluetooth.

  3. In Safety Suite Device Configurator app, tap Configuration > Download > Edit.

  4. You can change the Wi-Fi settings.

    BW RigRat settings

    MicroRAE Settings:

  5. in Safety Suite, go to Asset Management.

  6. click + ADD in the upper right of the screen.

  7. Select Wi-Fi Device
    Enter the Serial number, and select the Model Name & Number.
    You can check whether this is a Shared asset, assign a Site, Department, and Location

  8. Click ADD ASSSET

Safety Suite via USB

Configure a MicroRAE in a PC to Safety Suite via USB port.

  1. Turn on the MicroRAE . Allow the system to start up and go through its startup routine.

  2. Press [MODE] until “Comm Mode?” is displayed.

  3. Press [Y/+]. The screen now displays: “Ready To PC”.

  4. Connect the MicroRAE to the USB cradle and to the USB port in your computer.

  5. Open Safety Suite Cloud or On-Premise.

  6. Go to Settings > Sites > Gateway and click Gateway Settings and check your device's type. (for MicroRAE, check "All RAE devices through USB"). Click SAVE.

  7. Go to Asset Management and click on the Device tab.

  8. Your MicroRAE will be listed as a device. Click on it's name and the detail page will be displayed.

  9. Click on the Settings tab and scroll down to the Wireless Parameters section.
    MicroRAE wifi settings
    Expand Wifi Power and select ON.

    Populate the following fields: Wifi Security Key, Wifi Remote IP, Wifi SSID AP, Wifi Security Mode.

  10. Disconnect the MicroRAE from the USB port.