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inTOUCH NET

This blog post is going to show you how you connect your smart device to the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET module. We just published a video showing the details which can be seen below. This video also demonstrates the standard screens that you get with inTOUCH NET.

You can get more details on inTOUCH NET and its capabilities by clicking this link. You can also download the installation manual for inTOUCH NET by clicking this link.

Your smart phone or tablet communicates with inTOUCH NET using Wi-Fi. This is a local connection. You are not going to the Internet or the Cloud. There is no subscription or data plan required. We just use Wi-Fi as the pipeline to pass data between your smart device and inTOUCH NET. Connecting to inTOUCH NET is just like connecting your smart device to your home of office Wi-Fi network. It is a simple process and is very secure.

Before you make the connection, you need to connect your inTOUCH NET module to the CAN cable of your Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit. Please follow the instructions in the inTOUCH NET manual.

Once you have the inTOUCH NET module spliced into the CAN cable of your 20-Circuit Kit, you need to power up the Infinitybox system. You also need to have your smart device in range of the car. Any closer than 20 feed would be fine for this process.

Here are the steps to pair your smart device to inTOUCH NET.

Go to the SETTINGS for your smart phone or tablet.
Search for Wi-Fi networks.
Find the network name (SSID) being broadcast from your inTOUCH NET. It will be in the form of inTOUCH_XXX. The XXX represents the specific numbers for your inTOUCH NET. These will be printed on the configuration sheet that came with your inTOUCH NET.
Connect to inTOUCH_XXX. You will be asked for the password. This is the 10 digit Module Password printed on your inTOUCH NET Configuration Sheet. This is unique to your inTOUCH NET module.
Open a browser on your smart device. Any browser will work including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox. Type the IP address for your module into the address bar of your browser. This is 192.168.1.50.
When the Security window appears, enter the default password that is printed in your inTOUCH NET Configuration Sheet.

This video will go through these steps in more detail.

Once this is done, you can control your entire Infinitybox electrical system from your phone or tablet.

Click on this link if you have any additional questions about connecting your smart device to inTOUCH NET.

Our inTOUCH NET changed the industry when we introduced it in 2013. For the first time, practically anyone could wire their cars and get modern touch screen control from any smart phone or tablet. inTOUCH NET is unique because it uses Wi-Fi to communicate between your smart device and our Infinitybox system. This eliminates a lot of wire and lets you control you car remotely to unlock doors, control lights and roll down windows. A lot of people have asked how to properly connect their iPhone to inTOUCH NET so they have control of the car plus access to their cellular data. This blog post will get you those details. Please note that this blog post only describes how to set up an Apple iPhone or an iPad (standard or Mini) with a cellular data plan. Keep watching this space for instructions showing you how to do this for Android phones and tablets.

inTOUCH NET uses a secure Wi-Fi connection as the method to communicate between your smart device and your car. In a lot of cases, our customers want to use the cellular data on their iPhones or iPads for navigation, audio streaming or surfing the Internet when they are in their cars. These steps will show you how set up your iPhone or iPad so you can maintain access to your cellular data and be connected to inTOUCH NET.

These instructions assume that you are setting up your inTOUCH NET for the first time. Skip to STEP 5 if you have already connected your iPhone or iPad to inTOUCH NET.

STEP 1: Touch the Settings Icon.

Apple Settings Logo

STEP 2: Touch Wi-Fi Settings

Step 1 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

STEP 3: Touch your inTOUCH NET SSID

Each inTOUCH NET broadcasts its own unique network name. For these instructions the inTOUCH NET that we are using will be inTOUCH_257. Yours will be different so check the configuration sheet that came with your inTOUCH NET. Make sure that your Infinitybox system is properly connected and powered up. It may take up to 1 minute after the system is powered up before the inTOUCH NET network name shows up.

Step 2 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

STEP 4: Enter your inTOUCH NET Password.

The configuration sheet that came with your inTOUCH NET will have a unique password that lets you connect your smart devices to the network. Type in this password. After you complete this, press Join in the upper right corner of the screen.

Step 3 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

STEP 5: Hit the Information icon to the right of the inTOUCH NET Network Name

Wait until you see the inTOUCH NET network name appear at the top of the screen with a check mark next to it. It may take up to 30 seconds for this happen after you successfully enter your password.

Step 4 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

STEP 6: Get the Network Information for your inTOUCH NET

Write down the IP Address and the Subnet Mask shown on the screen. These will be unique to your inTOUCH NET and may not be the same as numbers shown in the picture below. Once you have written this down, press the Static button as shown in this picture.

Step 5 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

STEP 7: Enter the Static IP Address Details

Type in the IP Address and Subnet Mask numbers that you wrote down in Step 6. Leave all of the values below Subnet Mask blank. Do not enter any information into these fields. When you are done, touch <Wi-Fi in the upper left corner.

Step 6 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

When you have completed these steps, your Wi-Fi settings will look like this.

Step 7 of connecting the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Module to your Apple Device

You will see a message that says that there is No Internet Connection for inTOUCH NET. Since inTOUCH NET is a local connection, there is no Internet connectivity. That is absolutely normal. You will see an exclamation mark over the Wi-Fi symbol between the lock icon and the blue information icon. This is also normal.

These simple steps will allow you to connect your iPhone or iPad with a cellular data plan to inTOUCH NET so that you can control your car and access your cellular data at the same time.

Please click on this link if you have any additional questions about these instructions.

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