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Set up wireless access point mode for VOCOM II Tough (Windows)

Equipment

  • VOCOM II Tough – new, or recently reset (for information, see Reset configuration).
  • Wireless USB adapter.
  • Computer with VOCOM II driver version 4.5.0 or newer installed.

Overview

  • Note: Remove the ECTA-12/USB cable connection before trying to use VOCOM II Tough in access point mode. This is because the USB mode of operation always overrides any other mode of operation.
  • Setting up VOCOM II Tough for Wi-Fi access point mode means that the VOCOM II Tough creates a wireless network that your computer connects to. Read more about access point mode here.
  • There are two ways of setting up wireless access point mode, either via the Windows notification or by selecting the VOCOM II Tough in the VOCOM II Configurator application.

Instructions – set up access point mode via the Windows notification

Figure: VOCOM II Tough in access point mode
  1. Diagnostic connector
  2. ECTA-26/OBD cable
  3. VOCOM II Tough
  4. VOCOM’s Wi-Fi network
  5. USB adapter
  6. Windows computer
  7. Internet access
  8. Router
  9. Internet/Central System
  1. Connect the wireless USB adapter to the USB port of your computer.
  2. Connect the VOCOM II Tough to the OBD connector in the vehicle.
    After the VOCOM II Tough has powered up (takes normally less than 30 seconds), a VOCOM II notification is displayed in your computer. If no notification appears, see No VOCOM II notification appeared during first time setup.
  3. Click on the “CONNECT” button in the VOCOM II notification.
  4. Rename the preferred device in order for only your computer to be able to identify the device in the future.
  5. The VOCOM II Tough is now paired to your computer. Next time you plug in the device in a vehicle, it will connect automatically.
    You will get a notification every time the device is connected. To turn off the notification, see Turn off the VOCOM II notification.

Instructions – set up access point mode via Configurator

  1. Open the VOCOM II Configurator application.
  2. Select your device in VOCOM II Configurator.
  3. After selecting your device, rename the preferred device. This is recommended for easy identification of the VOCOM II device by only your computer in the future. After renaming, the device will automatically restart.
  4. The VOCOM II Tough is then automatically paired to the computer now. Look for indicators marked in red in the below image that shows a successful pairing.
  5. That’s it! The VOCOM II Tough is now configured for your computer, using access point mode. Now you can start using your VOCOM II device.
  6. Status of the device is set to “Available” when the device is successfully paired with a computer but is not being used by Tech Tool or any other application. Status of the device is set to “In use” when any application like Tech Tool is using the VOCOM II device.
Figure: VOCOM II Tough is idle/available
Figure: VOCOM II Tough is in use

Connecting to the internet network

  • The computer will automatically select the available Wi-Fi adapters (Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi 2).
  • If you wish to know which Wi-Fi adapter is connected to what device, click on the network icon in the toolbar of your computer and you can see the information there. Generally, the computer’s inbuilt Wi-Fi adapter (Wi-Fi) will be connected to the internet network router while the USB adapter (Wi-Fi 2) will be connected to the VOCOM II device. However, the vice versa also holds true.
  • The user is recommended to rename the “Wi-Fi 2” adapter name to “VOCOM II” which is easier to identify in the future by opening Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections. Right-click on Wi-Fi 2 and select “Rename” to rename the adapter.