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8. WiFi Connection & TCD Settings

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Connecting to Your Wi-Fi Network

  1. Turn on the TCD by connecting it to USB power (see the power options here).
  2. On a mobile device, connect to the TCD-AP Wi-Fi network.
  3. Make sure your device stays connected to the TCD. Some devices will try to switch back to a mobile network that has internet connectivity.
  4. In a browser, navigate to 192.168.4.1 (or timecircuits.local for v2.6 or later).
  5. From there you can enter your Wi-Fi credentials and change settings.

For current instructions on connecting the TCD to Wi-Fi and accessing the web interface later, see the main repo README sections on Initial Configuration and The Config Portal.

In v2.x of the firmware, if the TCD is connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can view the IP by holding down the Enter button to enter the settings menu. Press the Enter button until NETWORK appears on the displays, then hold down Enter again to display the IP.

Setting the Present Time (v1.x)

This can be done in 1 of 2 ways:

  1. Entering the Destination Time via the keypad, then time traveling to that time by holding down 0 on the keypad
  2. Connecting to your Wi-Fi network and getting the time through an NTP server. This happens automatically on startup if the TCD is connected to a network and can reach the assigned NTP server through the internet. To change the time zone and/or NTP server, see below.

TCD Settings (v1.x)

The TCD has a number of settings that can be changed. They can be accessed through the web Config Portal. They are:

  1. Setting the Present Time and Last Time Departed (this can currently only be done through NTP, or by putting in the Destination Time via the keypad)
  2. NTP Time Server
  3. GMT Offset/Time Zone
  4. Time auto rotate - this sets the duration between rotating Destination & Last Time Departed times from the movie (1-5 = 5-60 min, so 1 = 5 min, 2 = 10 min, 3 = 15 min, 4 = 30 min, 5 = 60 min), or turns the rotation off altogether (0)
  5. Brightness per display

v2.x TCD Settings

See the main page for explanations of v2.x TCD settings

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