Geotab Support Forum

As I understand it, GO Wifi activates only when the vehicle ignition has been turned off, after which it will transmit data into Checkmate via the closest WEP-accessible Wifi point, through the internet, into the client's Checkmate database.

Questions:

1. Can GO Wifi be configured to transmit data via any Wifi point, ie. Wifi points that are not WEP-protected ?

2. Can GO Wifi be configured to seek out Wifi hotspots even while the vehicle ignition is "ON", and actually transmit data into Checkmate while the vehicle has its engine running, eg. idling near a company depot point on a construction site?

3. Can GO Wifi be used to transmit OBDII, J1708, or J1939 data into Checkmate ?

Go Wi-Fi devices just like RF devices will attempt to connect to Checkmate after ignition off. It will connect to the network that you configure it to connect to, not the closest Wi-Fi point. It can connect through the Internet provided that it receives a default gateway address as part of its TCP-IP information and that the Checkmate server it is configured to connect to, has a public interface and port 3984 is opened on the server.


Questions:

1. You have to configure it to connect to a specific Wi-Fi access point. You can however configure the following security options: None, WEP, WPA, 802.11i/WPA2Personal.

2. At this point in time, it does not seek out hotspots, nor does it connect while the ignition is on. This will change in future implementations.

3. It will transmit any data that the unit, the installation type and the protocol allows for.