Connecting to a Device

SPS585 GNSS smart antenna only.

See also: Wi-Fi settings for SPS585 and Configuring a PC USB port as a virtual serial port

Connecting to a Bluetooth device

By default, the SPS585 GNSS smart antenna is Discoverable and will be listed on your Bluetooth capable device when you scan for nearby Bluetooth devices. The default Bluetooth device name is in the format SPS585 <Serial number>: <System Name>, for example: "SPS585 5436R00074: My System".

On a device running the Windows 7 operating system, the SPS585 GNSS smart antenna will appear as a Network Infrastructure Device with an Access Point connection. When connected using the Access Point, the smart antenna can be accessed using a web browser on the default IP address of 192.168.143.1. Select Security / Login. The default username is admin. The default password is password.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi device

By default, the device is configured as an Access Point, so you can connect to it using any Wi-Fi capable device with a standard web browser.

  1. On a Wi-Fi enabled device, search for the SPS585 SSID. This is in the format Trimble GNSS 1234 where 1234 are the last 4 digits of the serial number.

  2. Connect using the default WEP64 encryption key: abcdeabcde.

  3. Open a web browser on your Wi-Fi enabled device and then type GNSS into the address bar.

    With some devices, you may need to enter either http://GNSS or 192.168.142.1 to access the web interface.

  4. Log in to the web interface. Select Security / Login. The default username is admin. The default password is password. For detailed information on each page, use the Help links in the web interface.