Setting up Wi-Fi OBD adapters
All editions of OBD dash support Wi-Fi OBD adapters. Follow these steps to setup Windows device to connect to Wi-Fi OBD adapters:
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Insert the OBD adapter to the vehicle's OBD port
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Turn ignition to ON position (engine not running), the OBD adapter should be powered up.
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Open your tablet/PC/phone's Wi-Fi setting, search for WiFi access point near by
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You should see something like WiFi OBDII, V-Link, OBDLink etc, (basically anything sounds like from your OBD WiFi adapter
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From the list of WiFi network access points, single tap/click on the OBD WiFi to expand the option
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Enable auto connect/reconnect option
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Tap/click 'Connect' to initiate connection
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Enter passcode if prompted
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Wait for the connection to establish
Verify the Wi-Fi connection
Once the initial connection to the OBD adapter is established, you can verify the connection by following these steps:
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Ensure the OBD adapter powered up and Wi-Fi network is connected
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Open a command prompt from Windows desktop (right click on the start menu button)
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Enter the command: ping <ipaddress of the OBD adapter> -t
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This should return a series of response time between the tablet/pc to the OBD adapter. Most Wi-Fi OBD adapter uses an ipaddress of 192.168.0.10 (consult your OBD adapter reseller if this is not the correct ipaddress). The above command would be: ping 192.168.0.10 -t
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A good connection between the tablet/pc and the OBD adapter should get a consistent ping response time somewhere between 5~15ms. Adapters that have higher ping time usually result to slower refresh rate on gauge or data lost.
Configure OBD dash app to use Wi-Fi OBD connection
By default, OBD dash pre-configured the Wi-Fi OBD interface to use 192.168.0.10 and Port 35000. This configuration should work for most Wi-Fi OBD adapter on the market. However if your OBD adapter uses different IP address or port, OBD dash can be reconfigured to different address and port.