MyRecivaLogikIR100InternetRadioResourcepageCreated6thFebruary2007.Lastedited:7April2009
PleasenotethatDSGgrouphavenowdiscontinuedthesaleoftheLogikIR100intheUnitedKingdomfromDecember2008.Asaresult,Idonotenvisageaddingany
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GeneralInformation Introduction KnownHardwareDesignFlaws
SupportedCODECS WhereisMyStuff? OnDemandcontentandPresets
MediaPlayer MyRadiooptions LowBitRate IR100InternalPhotos
PerformingaFactoryReset ElectricalPowerConsumption
DifferencebetweenStandbyandOFF LogikIR100manual
FirmwareServicePackversions ConnectivityandWirelessissues
Wirelesssecurityand'Wirelesserror13' WPAPSKProblem?
Port5000blockedandRebuffering 802.11nWirelessNnetworks
'DNSServersInvalid'errormessage HowtosetupaStaticIPonLogikIR100
KnowncasesofroutersrequiringIR100touseastaticIPaddress
Modifications HowtoimproveWifireception
ExternalUSBwirelessdonglemodificationphotos
InternalUSBwirelessdonglemodificationphotos
AlternativeUSBWirelessDongle EthernetLANconnection
IR100withswitchselectablewirelessorethernet BetaFirmware
Troubleshooting Radiowon'treconnectwhencomingoutofStandby LowSignal
DimDisplay FrozenorBlockyDisplay
PoorresponseScroll/Selectknob(Rotaryshaftencoder)
Intermittentornosound "FiJ'sDebrickingsolution" ThirdParty
StreamingLast.FM PodcastsforBBCOnDemandRadioarchives
UptodateDirectoryofUKandIrishRadiostations
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IR100HackedandSharpfin OtherInformation OtherReferences
MylistofotherRecivaradios(updated7April09) Listofinternetradios
MyVistronMX200iResourcepage MapofRecivaradiousers
SharpfinhardwaremodsforIR100 IR100RepairService AskaQuestion
GeneralInformation
IntroductionTheLogikIR100issoldintheUKbytheDSGgroupofcompanieswhichincludesDixons,CurrysandPCWorld.Itwasfirstannouncedinsummer2006andbecame
widelyavailableduringthemonthsleadinguptoChristmas.Technicalsupportbytheseretailersisvirtuallynonexistentandseemstobeconfinedtotheusualreplacement
orrefundpolicies.TheTroubleshootingsectionofthemanualisverybriefandreferstheownertotheHelpsectionofReciva'swebsite.
ThiswebpagesimplytriestopulltogetherallthevariousbitsofusefulinformationIhaveobtainedfromReciva'scommunityforumsandothersourcesfor
thebenefitofnewIR100owners.Fullcreditshouldbegiventothoseoriginalcontributors.Thispagealsoincludesadditionalcontentfrommyselfand
otherRecivacommunityforummembers.
TheLogikIR100isaselfcontainedunitdesignedtooperateonlyoff230Vacmainspower,thereisnoseparatepowerbrickunlikemostotherRecivaradios.Theunit
measures25cmwide,14cmhigh,13cmdepthor14.5cmdepthincludingtheprotrudingcontrolknobs.
TheLogikconnectstoyourwirelessnetworkforinternetaccess.Thefront,topandsidesarefinishedinblackglosswhichshouldmakeiteasytoclean.Theaudio
volumefromthemonospeakercanbeturneduptoproducealoudandpunchysound.Theheadphonejackontherearalsooffersstereooutput.Thebuttonsonthe
fronthaveapositiveclickactionbutthankfullytheLogikalsohasrubberfeetonitsbasesoshouldkeeptheunitfromslidingabouttoaminimum.Thereisaseparate
volumecontrolknob.Thefluorescentdisplayiseasytoreadexceptinstrongsunlight,anditcanbeturnedoffcompletelywhentheunitisinstandbyifdesired.
IplacedthecentrepunchoutsfromselfadhesiveReinforcementrings(whichyounormallyusewithLeverarchringbinders)overcertainbuttonstomakethemeasierto
find.
IpurchasedmyIR100for79.95(specialoffer.RRP99.99)atthebeginningofDecember2006frommylocalPCWorldstore.Wewanteditspecificallytolistento
certainoverseasbroadcastswithouthavingtouseaPC.Atthisreasonableprice,weweren'ttooconcernedaboutthemodel'sknownflawsasitwouldbeusedinthe
kitchen.
(UpdateNov'08):NowrapidlyapproachingtwoyearssincethepurchaseoftheIR100radio.Generallytheradiohasperformedwell.Earlybufferingproblemswere
quicklyresolvedbychangingthemakeandmodelofwirelessrouter.Reliabilityhasbeendisappointing,theshaftencoderstartedtofailinearly2008.Iboughtandfitted
arefurbishedshaftencoderboardlastsummer,thisalsofixedtheknownclickingnoisewhentheScrollknobisrotatedrapidly.Ithasalsocometomyattentionthe
displayisnotasbrightasitusedtobeperhapsleavingtheradioonstandbyfor24/7whenitisnotbeingusedhascontributedtothisfault.I'mledtobelievethe
backlighthasperhapsfailedonthedisplaypaneltheradio'sdisplayisjustaboutstillreadable,sothereisnourgencytorepairthefault.Inowswitchofftheradioatthe
mainspowersocketwhenitisnotinuse.Theotherday,IswitchedontheradioonlytoobserveitappearedtohavelostsomeofitswirelessandstaticIPaddress
settings,soitfailedtoconnecttomywirelessnetworkonfirstattemptthishasneverhappenedpreviously,anditmayperhapsbeasignoffurtherproblemstocome?
MyotherinternetradioisaVistronMX200i,purchasedinspring2008.
(UpdateJan'09):AlltheDSGwebsitesstoppedlistingtheIR100lastmonth.TheIR100hadbeenpricedat69.98sincethebeginningofautumn.Anyremainingshelf
stockwithinstoresofCurrysarebeingpricedat48.97toclear.
KnownHardwareDesignflawsTherearethreekeydesignflawswhichafflicttheIR100afterreadingthevariouscommunityforummessagespostedinReciva'scommunityforums.l
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Mainshumaudiblethroughthesinglebuiltinloudspeaker.
Clickingnoisewhentwirlingthelarge'Scroll'controlknobapparentlyafflictingearlymodelswithserialnumbercommencing00006xxx.
Poorwirelesssensitivity.
IstartedoffusingmyIR100withaLinksysWAG354Gv2ADSLwirelessrouterforaboutsixmonths.Morerecently,IhavenowreplacedtheLinksyswithamodified
BTBusinessHub.TherouterislocatedneartheBTmastertelephonesocketinthelounge,andtheLogikissitedinthekitchenattheoppositeendofthehouseabout
1215maway.Thewirelesssignalhastopassthroughtwowaferthinplasterboardedstud(hollow)walls.
Thedocumentedfixforthemainshumproblemcomingfromtheloudspeakerinvolveseithermovingthemainstransformerlocatedwithintheunitfrombehindthe
loudspeaker,tothenewpositionbehindthedisplaypanel.Thisshouldeliminatethemainshumemanatingfromtheloudspeaker,butwon'ttotallyremovethefeintnoise
fromthemechanicalvibrationthatmightbeheardfromthemainstransformer.
Linktophotographsofarecentmod
Alternatively,removingthebackpanelandturningitthrough180degreesandrefittingitupsidedown,butthisalsorequiresmakingaminormodificationtothecaseto
allowthebackpaneltoberefitted.
AfellowRecivaCommunityforummember'uncletony'whohasperformedtherearpanelrotationmodification,hasalsosuggestedlooseningthescrewsslightlywhichhold
thetransformertothebackpaneltoreducetheeffectofmechanicalvibrationfromthetransformer.Healsowentasfarasinsertingsomepiecesofmediumdensityfoam
betweenthetransformerandthebackpanel,butwarnedthatasthetransformerrunsveryhot,itcouldpossiblymeltthefoamandmayposeafireriskifthewrongtypeof
foamisused. RecivacommunityforumthreadonIR100mainshumfix
Anothersolutionisperhapstomovetheexistingtransformertoanexternalbox.Clickhereforthread.Maplinalsoofferalargerboxwithbetterventilation.
Allmethodsofcoursewillinvalidatethewarranty.Themainshumwasn'treallyanissueforusastheLogikisusedinthekitchenanditishardlynoticeable(tous)when
listeningtomusicandnewsbroadcasts,butIcanappreciatethemainshumwouldbedamnannoyingifitwasusedasabedsideradio.Themainshumdoesn'tappearto
beaudiblethroughthestereoheadphonesocket.
OurLogikisoneoftheearlymodelswithserialnumberbeginning00007xxx(serialnumberisfoundinthemenus),theScrollknobdoessufferfromafeintclickingnoise
heardthroughtheloudspeakerwhentwirled,butagain,it'snobigdealasweusethebuttonstoselectthe5presetchannelsmostofthetime.Inhindsight,weshouldhave
takentheradiobackimmediatelytotheshopforittobeexchanged,asisdidsubsequentlyfailafterayearandahalf.
RecivacommnityforumthreadonIR100dialclickingnoise
Update:July08:Theclickingnoisemaypossiblyasigntherotaryshaftencoderisonitswayout.
UpdateSept08:Thedisplaypanelisverydim.It'sbeensuggestedthebacklightLEDhasfailed.TBC.
WhenIfirststartedtousetheLogikradio,IfelttherewasatendencyfortheaudiotosuddenlystopfornoapparentreasonveryfrequentlyIthenseethebuffercount
backupto100%beforeaudioresumes.IsubsequentlymadeacoupleofchangestomywirelessnetworkandthisIfeelhasreducedthetendencyfortheaudiotodrop
out.Laterfirmwaresprovideawirelesssignalstrengthreadingreadingsof65%orbetterappeartoprovidegoodresultsforus.
SupportedCODECSTunedintooneofthestationsIhadstoredin'MyStations'andnoticedithadn'tbeenworkingallweek,soIdecidedtoinvestigate.
ItturnedouttheURLappearedtohavechanged,butIstillcouldn'tgetthestationtoworkvia'MyStreams'althoughitworkedfineinWindowsMediaPlayer.ThenI
noticedthepropertiesofthestreamreporteditwasusingWMA9audio.
IeventuallydidfindalistofsupportedCODECSontheRecivawebsite.TheseareknowntobesupportedonIR100withv255c158firmware:
MP3 WMA2,7,8 RealAudio4,5,8 AAC AIFF WAV OGG
OriginalRecivaCommunityforumthread.
Ithasbeenreportedfirmwareversionv257a421a057firmwareadds: AAC+ FLAC
AaronfromAustraliacontactedmerecentlyregardingAAC+support.HewantedtoknowwhetherRecivaradiostruelysupportAAC+becausethesoundqualityfroma
numberofAAC+stationswasverypoorandhebelievedRecivaradiosmayperhapsonlybedecodingtheAACportionoftheAAC+stream.
ItestedtwoAustralianAAC+radiostreamsonmyIR100(v257a615a087)andwasdisappointedbythesoundqualityfromthe42and80kbpsstreams.
WhereisMyStuff?
AftercreatinganewuseraccountforyourselfontheRecivawebsite,youmustalsoremembertoregisteryourIR100toyouraccountunder'MyRadio'ontheirwebsite.
The'MyStuff'menuoptionwilleventuallyappearontheIR100'smenuafteryouhaveaddedatleastonestationto'MyStation'or'MyStreams'toyouraccountontheir
websiteasmentionedinthislink.YoumayneedtoturntheradiooffandonatthemainssockettoforceittoobtainaStationsListupdatethiswillalsoupdateMyStuff
atthesametime.
Ononerecentoccasion,'MyStuff'hadbeenreportedtohavedisappearedfromanumberofRecivaradios,onlytoreturnlater.ThiswasaproblematReciva'send.
Hereisthethread.
OnDemandcontentandPresetsIR100radioswithfirmwareuptov255c158areunabletoaccess'ondemand'contentfromstationssuchasBBCRadio4via'MyStations'orfromthePresetbuttons
usingofficialIR100firmware.
Thefollowingappliestofirmwarev255c158:
Ifyouarelisteningtoondemandcontent,itdoesnotappeartobepresentlypossible,tochangeyourradiochanneltooneofyourPresetstationsbypressingapreset
button.I'veobservedyouhavetouseacombinationofthe'Back'buttonandtheScrollknobtoselectanalternativeliveradiostation.Onceselected,thePresetbuttons
willfunctionnormally.
OnotherAEradios,thereisusuallya'shift'button.Thecombinationofholdingtheshiftbuttondownandpressingapresetstationwouldoverridetheactiveondemand
station.Sadly,theIR100doesnothavea'shift'button.
ItishoweverpossibletoaccesstheBBCondemandcontentvia'MyStreams'thankstotheworkdonebyTomandNigel.Clickhere.
MediaPlayerI'mnotabletoofferanyadviceorsupportregardingtheMediaPlayerfunctionalityoftheLogikIR100asitisofnorealinteresttome,butafewRecivacommunityforum
membersdouseitandherearesomeoftheircommentsandtheissuestheyhaveencounteredwithIR100withv255c158firmware.
UsingTversityuPnPmediaserverTVersitywebsite
InterestingTwonkyVisionthread
Recivacommunityforummember,DavidlawUK,informsmeheisusingVistaHomePremiumandhadnoproblemsonsetupincludingthemediaplayerconnectionusing
UPNPfollowingthehelpscreeninWindows.HisCDsexceed600albumsandithandlesthiswellalthoughhesaysitdoesofcourseinvolvealotofscrolling.
TheuseofWindowsSharesrequiresaccesstoUDPandTCPports135139and445.WindowsMediaPlayer11willallocateaportnumberforUPnPmediasharing
andwillconfigureMicrosoft'sWindowsbuiltinfirewallappropriately.OtherfirewallsoftwaremayrequireconfigurationforUPnPortoallowparticularIPaddresses(ie.
IR100)tohavetrustedaccess.
IfyouwishtoshareyourexperienceswithusingtheMediaPlayer,pleasebyallmeanssendmeashortarticlewithsomephotosalongwithbriefdetailsofyourhardware,
andI'llbegladtoincludeitonthiswebpage.Don'tforgettoincludeyourRecivaforumusernameifyouhaveonesoyoucanbecreditedwiththecontent.
Notethatv257a421a057firmwarehasbroughtnewissuesnotpreviouslyseenwithv255c158.
MyRadiooptionsIdon'tthinkthedigitalclockisparticularlyaccurate.AfterabouttwomonthsandInoticedtheclockwasrunningabout6minutesfast.Fortunately,itisquitestraight
forwardtoresetthetimebysimplypowercyclingtheradioatthemainssocket.
TheIR100appearssynchronisesitsclocktoReciva'sNTPtimeservers.
AsofMarch08,Recivahaveaddedsomenewconfigurableoptions:l l l l
LogintotheRecivawebsite Clickon'MyRadios'
Clickontheserialnumberoftheradioyouwishtoedit
Youshouldbepresentedwithtwonewoptions.
Theoption'Gotostandbyafterpowercycle'isusefulifyourareasuffersfromoccasionalpowercuts,andyourIR100powersonwhenyoumaynotwishittodoso
whenelectricityisrestored.Iobservedthechangesdidn'tseemtotakeeffectimmediately.IpowercycledmyIR100acoupleoftimesthefollowingdayanditdid
eventuallygointostandbymodewhenswitchedonatthemainssocket.InowunderstandthechangesaredownloadedwhentheradioupdatesitsStationsList.
Theoption'Automaticswitchtodaylightsavingstime'isprettyobvious.
ThefollowingdescriptionswereobtainedfromSharpfinwebsite.
'Displaymetadataforallstationsthatbroadcastit'Dependingonthestation/streametc,yougettrackandartistinformationasascrollinglinedirectlyafterthe
"REALENABLED"itwillreadsomethinglike"REALENABLEDxxxxartistxxxtrack"Thisistotallydependentonthestream/podcaststationandwhattheydecide
totransmit.
Thelastoptionshouldread'DynamicMuteduringbuffering'ItpartiallyresolvestheproblemwheretheIR100automaticallyblanksthefirstfewsecondswhen
playingMP3tracksfromsayaupnpserver.Itmayhoweveralsointroduceothersideeffects.AfulldescriptioncanbefoundonthisSharpfinwebpage.Searchfor
'dynamicmute'.
LowBitRateIlistentocertainoverseasinternetradiostationsbelongingtoonebroadcasterandonethingI'veobservedistheradioconnectsinitiallytothestation'sRealaudiostream
at20kbps.Ishouldmentionthemaximumbitrateofferedbytheseparticularstationsappearstobe20kbpswhenIuseaPC.
Onmanyoccasions,withinaminuteorthreeoflisteningtothestation,theaudiowillsuddenlystop,andbufferingstartscountingupto100%ontheLogik'sdisplaypanel.
Whenaudioappearsagainseveralsecondslater,theradioisnowconnectedat16kbps.
Afewminuteslater,thesamethinghappensagainbutthistime,thespeeddropsto11kbps.Onceat11kbps,therearenofurtherinterruptionstotheaudio.
Idon'tobservethesesymptomswhenusingaPCtolistentothesameoverseasstations.
ThislinkistoReciva'swebsitewhichmayormaynotexplaintheseobservations.
UpdateSep'07:Havingsaidalltheabove,sincereplacingmyLinksysWAG354GlastMaywiththeBT2700HGVwirelessrouter,Ionlyreallynoticedtheotherdaythe
bitrateoftheabovementionedoverseasstationstartsandremainsat20kbps.Twomonthsofobservations,andtheIR100continuestomaintainabitrateof20kbps.
ThisdoesseemtosuggestthetheIR100wassufferingfrominferiorreceptionwhenpreviouslyusingtheLinksysrouterfittedwithanexternalantennawhenlisteningtothis
particularRealstreamradiostation.
IR100InternalphotosFollowthislinktosomeinternalphotographsIhavetakenofmyunmodifiedIR100.
PerformingafactoryresetIfyouareunabletoreadthescreenonyourIR100forwhateverreasonandwishtoperformafactoryreset,hereistheprocedure.Pleasenoteifyourradioisdefective,
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Ideally,ensureyouarelisteningtoaworkingradiostation.Otherwise,waitaminutefortheradiotoproperlystartup.
Press'Back'buttononcetotakeyoutothemainmenu.(OrpresstheSelectknobonce)
Wait15seconds.
RotateSelectdialknobONEnotchclockwise,totakeyoutoConfiguremenuoption,andpresstheSelectknobonce.
Waitanother15seconds.
NowrotatetheSelectdialknob4notchesclockwisetotakeyouto'FactoryReset'menuoptionandpresstheSelectknobonce..
NowrotatetheSelectdialknob1notchinanydirectiontohighlightthe'Yes'optionandpresstheSelectknobonce.
Theradioshouldnowperformafactoryreset.
(Dec08):PaulwrotetoadvisethatRecivaforumadministrator'pb'hadrecentlypostedafarsimplermethodtoperformafactoryreset.Thismaynotnecessarilywork
withearlierfirmwares.
"Switchitoffandonatthemains,waitfor"InitialisingNetwork"toappear,thenpressP4,P3,P5,REPLYinthatorderand
withouttouchinganyoftheothercontrols."
ThetipwasretrievedfromtheRecivabetaforumthreadforBetav257a865a040firmware.
ElectricalPowerConsumptionHowgreenisyouIR100youmaybewondering?
Thetopofthecasegetsawfullyhotwheninstandbymode.
At240Vac,myIR100appearstodrawthefollowingpowerfrommymeasurements:l
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Ihaveobservedthewirelessisstillactive(Icanpingtheradio'sIPaddress)whentheIR100isinstandbymode.
AreaderfromGermanyadvisedmehetooksomeenergyreadingsforhisIPdioradio.TheywereasfollowsusingaVoltcraftEnergyMonitor3000:l
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Standbymode:2.9watts Switchedon,moderateaudiovolume:7.1watts
TheIPdiocannotbe'pinged'wheninstandbymode.ThesefiguresseemtosuggesttheIPdiodoesturnoffthewirelesswhennotinuse.
DifferencebetweenStandbyandOFFItmightseemsillyIshouldaddasectiononthissubject.Butbelieveme,whenyouusetheOn/OffbuttononthefrontoftheIR100toputtheradioinstandbymode,
thereareacoupleofthingsyouneedtobeawareof.
IfyoupresstheOn/Offbuttonandplacetheradioinstandbymode,providedtheradioisworkingnormally,theIR100continuestomaintainawirelessconnectiontoyour
wirelessrouter.
Ifyourebootyourwirelessrouter,youmayencounterthe'LowSignal'messagewhenyousubsequentlyswitchonyourIR100.Underthesecircumstances,turnthe
IR100offandbackonatthemainssocket.Thisshouldresolvetheproblem.
SimilarlyifyouaretryingtosetupyourIR100fortheveryfirsttimeandareexperiencingproblemswiththewirelesssetup,makesureyouturntheradiooffandonatthe
mainssocket.PressingtheOn/Offswitchdoesnotturnoffthewireless.
LogikIR100manualIfyouloseyourIR100manual,youmaybeabletofindascannedcopyofitviaoneofthethreelinksbelow.
ANewandmoreconvenientPDFversioncreatedfrommyoriginalscannedJPEGfiles,courtesyoffellowRecivaforummember'Johnjunior'.
Clickhere:1
FirmwareServicePackversions
YoucancheckwhichfirmwareservicepackisoperatingonyourIR100radiobygoingtothe'Configure'menu,andchoosing'Version'.
OfficialServicePackComments
257a615a087(19Apr08)Latestandmostlikelythelastfirmware.Clickhereforthread
257a421a057(30Jan08)Seebelowfornewfeaturesandnewissues.
255c158(20Oct06)Adds'MyStreams'functionality.AlsoseemstofixsomeWEPsecurityproblems.
255c133 255c084Firstrelease.
(Apr'08)IupgradedthefirmwareonmyIR100uponhearingofthenew257a615087releasethesamedaytoseeifitwouldsolvetheScroll/SelectknobproblemI
wasexperiencing.Theradioautomaticallyrebootedaftertheupgradewasinstalledandfortunately,itsuccessfullyconnectedtomywirelessnetwork.Unlikeprevious
upgrades,Ididnothavetoreapplyallmysettings.ButIhavereadsomepplhavehadtoreentertheirnetworksettings.
Apparentlyv257a615a075hasbeenavailabletoIPdioownersbutwaswithdrawnon14Apr08accordingtoSharpfinwebsite.
(Feb'08)I'vebeenseeingcommentsontheRecivaforumsthatanofficialupgrademaynowhavebeenreleasedfortheIR100(v257a421a057).ClickhereThere
hasn'tbeenanyformalannouncementonReciva'sownwebsite.Someearlyadoptersappeartobeexperiencingafewteethingproblems.Clickhereandhereandhere.
ThisnewfirmwareisalreadyinusewithIPdioradios,andwithsomeIR100ownerswhohaveappliedtheSharpfinbasepatchtoenablethemtoinstallthisnewer
firmwarerelease.
Whenyouchoosetoupgradethefirmware,pleasebefullyawaretheupgradeprocessappearstoperformafullfactoryresetofyourradio,soallyourstationpresetsand
wirelessandnetworksettingswillbelost.Pleasemakesureyouhavethemhandyasyouwillneedtoenterthemlater.l
ToupgradethefirmwareservicepackontheIR100,gotothe'Configure'menuandselect'UpgradeFirmware'.Theupgradeprocessshouldtake
about3minutestypicallytocomplete.Afterwhichtheradiowillautomaticallyreboot.
WhenIfirsttriedtoperformtheupgradeprocedure,theradio'sscreenwentcompletelyoffafter30seconds.Whenitrestarted,itwasevidentnothinghadchanged.I
trieditagain.Thissecondattemptwasmoresuccessful,ittookabout1min30sectofindanddownloadthefirmware,thenanother1min30sectoactuallywritethenew
firmwaretotheradioduringwhichtimetherewasawarningonthedisplayadvisingnottoturnofftheelectricalpower.Afterwards,theradioautomaticallyrebooted.
WhenIturnedtheradiobackon,Ihadtoreenterallmywirelessandothernetworksettingsalongwithassigningmyfavouriteradiostationsbacktothe5presetbuttons.
Inotedpresetbutton1isassignedtoBBCRadio1bydefault.
ThemostobviousadditionatfirstglanceistheWiFisignalstrengthmeter.
TheupdatedIR100connectstomyBT2700HGVwirelessrouterusingWPAPSK(TKIP).
Shortlyafterupgrading,IexperiencedwhatappearedtobebufferingproblemswithstationswhichusedRealAudio.TherewasnoproblemswithWMAstations.This
lastedforaboutanhour.Itwassubsequentlyfinelaterthateveningandthismorning.
ThesearesomeoftheexpectedenhancementswiththisnewfirmwarereleasewhichhavebeenwidelyreportedbyotherRecivamemberswhohadpreviouslybeenusing
thisversionoffirmwarecourtesyoftheSharpfinmodificationstotheirIR100s.
OnDemandcontentcannowbeaccessedfromstationsstoredin"MyStations".
Wifisignalstrengthmeterhasbeenadded. Changestotheclock/alarm.
AAC+&FLACcodecsupported. WPA2PSK(AES)wirelesssecurity.
PleasenoteifyoumakeuseofMediaPlayerfunctionalityandPodcasts,therehasbeensomenewissuesreported,notpreviouslywitnessedwiththev255c158
firmware.Podcastissues
Wirelessreconnectionproblemswhencomingoutofstandbyhavealsobeenreportedwithsomemodelsofwirelessrouters.Clickhere.
ConnectivityandWirelessissues
WirelessSecurityand'WirelessError13'WPAPSKandWEPwirelesssecuritymodesarebothsupportedbytheIR100,butuponreadingvariousmessagespostedonRecivacommunityforums,somenew
IR100ownershaveexperiencedconnectivityproblemswithcertainmakesandmodelsofrouters.IR100swithveryearlyfirmware(uptov255c158),oftenappearsas
a'Wirelesserror13'messagewhentheytrytoconnecttheirIR100totheirwirelessnetworkfortheveryfirsttime.
Laterfirmwares(afterv255c158)don'tappeartodisplaythe'Wirelesserror13'message,but'NetworkError:TimeoutgettingIPaddress'or'Port80ConnectFailed.
UnabletoloadStationsList'messagesarefarmorefrequent.
Ifyouencounterconnectivityproblems,checkthefirmwareservicepackonyourIR100bygoingtothe'Configure'menu,andchoosing'Version'.Ifitisnotversion
v257a615a087orhigher,youshouldupgradethefirmware.Upgradingthefirmwarewillmostlikelyresolvetheproblem.
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IfyourwirelessrouterusesaccesslistsorMACaddressfiltering,temporarilydisableit.(OraddthephysicalhardwareaddressofyourIR100to
thelist) Temporarilyswitchoffwirelesssecurityonyourwirelessrouter.
Nowusethe'ScanforNetworks'menuoptiononyourIR100tolocateandconnectsuccessfullytoyourwirelessrouter.Checkitisworkingby
tuningintoafewradiostationsandmakesuretherearenointerruptionstotheaudio.Movetheradioclosetotherouterifnecessaryifyoususpect
weakwifisignalstrength.
Iftheradiorefusestoconnectandithas255c084firmware,takeitbacktothestoreandhaveitexchangedasitisanearlybatchproductionmodel
andmaywellbefaulty.
NowupgradethefirmwareservicepackontheIR100bygoingtothe'Configure'menuandselecting'UpgradeFirmware'.Theupgradeprocess
shouldtakebetween1and3minutestypically.Afterwhichtheradiowillautomaticallyrestart.
Checktheradioisworkingokaybeforeyoureenablewirelesssecurityonyourrouter.
FinallytryandsetupthenewsecuritykeyontheIR100.
IfyourIR100hasfirmwarelaterthanv255c158andyouwitnessthe'NetworkError:TimeoutgettingIPaddress'or'Port80ConnectFailed.UnabletoloadStations
List','DNSServersinvalid'messages,pleasetrysettingupastaticIPaddress.
GiventhesimilarityofallRecivaradios,thewirelessnetworkcompatibilitychartfortheVistronMX200imayalsobeofuse.
Herearesomefurthertips:
IfyouaretryingtouseWPAPSK(WPAPreSharedKey),makesuretherouterisalsoconfiguredtouseTKIPkeyencryptionifitisconfigurable.
WhereWPAPSK(somemanufacturersmayalsorefertothisas'WPA1PSK'or'WPAPersonal')doesnotappeartowork,youshouldthentryusingthemorebasic
WEPsecuritymode.
Generallyspeaking,WEPislesssecurethanWPAsecurity.Almostallmodernwirelessrouterscansupportboth64bitand128bitWEPkeys.TheLogikIR100can
useeither64or128WEPkeys.
Ihavepersonallyused64bitWEPkeysandsticktousingnumbersonly.Itisfareasier(forme)torecallandtypeinmy10digit64bitWEPkey,thanthehorrendously
long26digitkeyrequiredfora128bitWEPkey.Ifahackerwasreallydeterminedtobreakintoyourwirelessnetwork,Idoubtusing128bitkeywouldbeanybetter
thana64bitkey....
WithWEP,therearetwoauthenticationmodes:'Opensystem'and'shared'key.Anopensystemkeyisconsideredtobemoresecuresosomemanufacturerssetthisas
theonlymodetousebydefaultontheirwirelessrouters.ItwouldappeartheIR100withfactoryshippedfirmwarepriorto255c158(Oct2006)mayexperience
difficultiesconnectingtosome(orall?)wirelessrouterswhichareconfiguredtoonlyacceptOpensystemkeys.
Ifyouencounterthisproblem,trychangingyourWEPsecuritysettingsonyourwirelessroutertouse'sharedkeys'ifitisavailable.Thiswillalmostcertainlyresolvethe
probleminmostcases.Unfortunatelynotallrouterspresenttheownerwiththeoptiontochoosebetween'opensystem'keyor'shared'keywhenusingWEP.As
previouslymentioned,ifyouareabletoupdatethefirmwareservicepackonyourIR100,itmaywellsolveyourWireless13errorissue.
Recently,IhaveobservedmyIR100with255c158(Oct2006)firmwareservicepackcanconnecttomynewlyacquiredBT2700HGVwirelessrouterusingWEP
with'opensystem'key,WEPwith'sharedkey'andWPAPSK(withTKIPkeyencryption).FellowRecivacommunityforummember'manksman'hasalsoconfirmedhis
IR100with255c158firmwarecannowconnecttohisexistingBT2110routerusingWEPwithopensystemkeyhewaspreviouslyusingWEPwith'shared'keywhen
usinghisIR100withearlierfirmware..
ThisconfirmsoursuspicionstheIR100swithearlierfirmwaredoesnotsupportWEPwith'opensystem'keys.
IfyouwishtouseortryasharedkeywithWEPsecurity,herearesomescreenshotsfromsomepopularmakes/modelsofwirelessrouters:
WhenusingWEPsecuritymode,myLinksysrouterbydefaulthasitsAuthenticationtypesetto'Auto'soisabletoacceptbothopenandsharedkeys.
screendumpfrommyLinksysroutershowingWEPandWPAPSKoptions.
Defaultsettingis'Auto'.
IfyouhaveaDlinkwirelessrouter,thedefaultAuthenticationtypeissetto'Open'.Trychangingittoeither'Shared'or'Both'asshownbelow.
IfyouhaveaNetgearrouter,checktheAuthenticationtypeissetto'Automatic'or'Sharedkey'asshownbelow.
AfellowRecivacommunityforummember,'manksman',reportshetoohadtochangetheWEPAuthenticationtypeonhisBTVoyager2110routerfrom'open'to
'shared'keybeforeheupgradedthefirmwareonhisIR100.Afterupgradingthefirmware,heisnowabletousethepreferred'opensystem'keywithWEP.
(ThankyoutoRevivacommunityforummember'manksman'fortheabovescreendumpimage)
MynewBT2700HGVbusinesshub.
IcanconfirmmyIR100withallfirmwareversionsfromv255c158andlaterworkswithallthreewirelesssecuritymodes.
TheThomsonSpeedtouch585v6wirelessrouteracceptsbothopensystemandsharedWEPkeys.InthebrieftimeIownedthismodelofrouter,Ididn'tseeany
obviousmenuoptionwhichcouldhavepermittedmetochoosewhetherIwishedtouseanopenorsharedkey.
OneoverseasreaderfromSwitzerlandcontactedmeregardingthewirelesserror13hewasexperiencingwithhisNetopia3347(singleantenna)wirelessrouterprovided
byhisISP,Swisscom.Asmentionedpreviously,'opensystem'WEPkeysarepreferredbymanufacturersasitisabitmoresecurethansharedkeyssoitisquite
probablethisparticularrouterdoesn'tsupportsharedkeys.
Recently,anotherNetopia3347NWGownerinIrelandhascomeacrossthesameproblemwiththismodelofroutersuppliedbyhisISP,Eircom.net.Icontacted
Netopiabuttheywerelessthanhelpful,justreferringmetotheironlinehelppages.IamcurrentlyworkingwiththisIR100ownertoresolvethisissue,butIsuspect
updatingthefirmwareontheIR100willsolvethisWirelesserror13issue.Watchthisspace.
Theyseemtobeallcomingoutofthewoodwork,asyetanotherEircomNetopia3347NWGownerhasbeenincontactandreportsthesameproblem.Hehastried
disablingwirelesssecuritytoobutstillgetstheWirelesserror13message.HissixmonthsoldIR100has255c084firmwareinstalledandhadnevergotittowork.His
MagicBoxImpconnectsfinetohisNetopia.Update:Hehassincereturnedhis6montholdIR100tohislocalPCWorldstorewherehepurchasedit,andtheygave
himareplacementIR100(probablyhasnewerfirmware)whichworksperfectlywithhisNetopiarouter.
TheIR100hasnoissuesconnectingusingWEPsecuritytothelatermodelNetopia2247NWG(twinantenna)wirelessrouterassuppliedbyEircomaccordingtoanother
Eircomuser.
Netopiarouters(inc3347NWG)appeartoincludeanadjustablefirewall.Youmayneedtocheckitssettings.ie.setitto'Low'toavoidproblems.
AreadercontactedmerecentlyastheywereexperiencingdifficultiesconnectingtheirnewIR100totheirexistingBTHomeHubwiththeerror'"WirelessConnect
Timeout".TheyeventuallyspoketoBTwhoadvisedthemtodisablethefirewallwithintheHomeHub.TheIR100connectedtothehubthereafter.TheHomeHubis
basedontheSpeedtouch7G.
IfyouhavedifficultyconnectingyourIR100toanOrangeLiveBoxwirelessrouter.Pleaseremembertopressthe'1'buttononthebaseoftheLiveboxtoplacethe
routertemporarilyindiscoverymodetheIR100shouldthensuccessfullyconnect.
IfyouownaBelkinrouterandencounter'Wirelesserror00001',didyouremembertoturnoffMACaddressfiltering?
Wheresupported,youmayalsowishtoturnoff'54GProtection'and'TurboMode'.
AnotherBelkinusercontactedmerecently.Nigel'snewIR100encountered'WirelessConnectTimeout'errormessagewhenhetriedusing64bitWEPsecurity.The
radiodidconnectsuccessfullywhenwirelesssecuritywasdisabledontheBelkinADSL2+WirelessG+MIMOrouter,modelF5D96304Awithlatestv1.00.04
firmware,whereuponhewasalsoabletoupdatethefirmwareontheIR100to255c158.ThelatestofficialfirmwarestilldidnotresolvetheWEPissue.Turningoffthe
router'sfirewalldidn'tmakeanydifference(notthatweexpecteditwould).Finallyasaresultofmysuggestion,heswitchedtousingWPAPSK(TKIPkeyencryption)
andhisIR100connectedsuccessfully.
OneoftheoriginalRecivaCommunityforumthreadon'Wirelesserror13'
IsuspectmanyearlyIR100ownerswhooriginallyencounteredtheWireless13errorconditionsimplychosetoreconfiguretheirroutertouseWEPwiththelesspopular
'shared'keysettingtosolvetheproblem.TheyhaveofcoursesinceupdatedthefirmwareservicepackontheirIR100s,butperhapsnotrevisitedtheWirelesserror13
issue.
IMPORTANT:Pleasenotethatifyouwerepreviouslysuccessfullyusingan'OpenSystem'keywithWEPsecurityandyouchangeittoacceptingonlya
'shared'WEPkeyonyourwirelessrouter,youmustalsoremembertomakethesamechangeonanyotherwirelessdevicesorPCsyouuse.
ScreendumpfromWindowsXPcomputerusingWEPsecurity.'Shared'WEPkeyishighlighted.
Usefultip:Ifyouwanttotestwhetheryourwirelessroutersupports'shared'WEPkeys,simplyreconfigureyourwirelessPCasshownaboveandseeifitconnects.You
mayneedtoreentertheWEPkeyandrebootthePC. Tosummarise:
CompatibilitywithwirelessroutershasimprovedwithlaterreleasesoffirmwarefortheIR100.IfyourIR100hasaveryearlyreleaseoffirmware,checkthefollowing:l
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Examineyourwireless(SSID)networknameandkeepitsimple.Useonlylettersfromfromthealphabetandnumbers.Avoidtheuseofsymbolsor
spaces. TryenablingSSIDbroadcasts.
UsetheproceduredescribedearliertocheckthefirmwareservicepackversiononyourIR100,andtoupgradeitifnecessary.
IfyouareusingWPAPSK(TKIPkeyencryption)wirelesssecurity,trychangingyoursecuritykeytosomethingsimplermadeupfromnumbersonly.
IfyoustillcannotmakeWPAPSKworkforyourIR100,changeyourwirelessroutertouseWEPsecurity.
Somerouterspresentyouwiththeoptionofusing64bitor128bitWEPkeys.Try64bitfirst.
CheckthelengthofyourWEPkeys.64bitWEPkeysalwaysrequirea10digithexadecimalnumber.128bitWEPkeysalwaysrequirea26digit
hexadecimalnumber.Ipersonallysuggestusingonlydecimalnumbers09butyoushouldbeabletouseanyhexadecimalnumber09,AF.
TryusingastaticIPaddress.
IfyouareusingWEPsecurity,tryconfiguringyourroutertousea'shared'keyifyourrouterpermitsit.
ThereisaroutercompatibilitylistcontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere
WPAPSKProblem?Recivaforummember'finchlean'hasbroughttomyattentionagrowingsmallnumberofIR100radios(with255c158firmware)experiencingproblemswithWPAPSK
wirelesssecurity. DiscussionThread1 DiscussionThread2
Thislookstobeduetofaultyfirmwareorsetting.
IpersonallyhavenotencounteredanyproblemsusingWPAPSK(WPA1)onmyIR100withanyofthe'old'802.11borgwirelessroutersIhavetested.
ItisworthemphasizingifyouhaveonlyjustacquiredyournewIR100,youshouldreviewtheearliersectionsofthiswebpagebeforecondemningyourIR100.
TheIR100withlatest257a421a057firmwarenowapparentlysupportsWPA2PSKwithAESkeyencryption.Ihavenotverifiedthismyself,buthopetodosoin
duecourse.
ThereisaroutercompatibilitylistcontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere
Port5000blockedandRebufferingTCPPort5000iscommonlyusedbyuPnPprotocol.Unfortunatelysomeinternetprovidersblockthisportnumber.
RecivaradiosalsousethisportnumberfordownloadingtheStationsList.Laterrevisionstofirmwareavailableonotherradiosareabletomakeuseofalternativeport
numbers. OriginalRecivathread
SupaNetappearstobeoneUKISPwhichblocksport5000.
Attimeofwriting,Idon'tknowwhethertheIR100with255c158firmwarecanusealternativestoport5000.
Ifyouexperiencerebufferingproblems,youmaywishtoconsideropeningupthefollowingtcpandudpportsonyourroutertoyourIR100toseeifthereisany
improvement: 80,554,1755,5000and7070
RealAudiostreamsuseport7070soifyouencounterbufferingorotherproblemswithRealAudiostreamsonly,checkthatport7070isopenonyourfirewall.
ThereisaroutercompatibilitytablecontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere
802.11nWirelessNnetworksRecivaradiosonlysupport802.11b11Mbpsor802.11g54Mbpswirelessmodes.Thereisnosupportforthenew802.11nstandardwhichisstillunratified.Infact,
youwillprobablyneedtoreconfigurethe802.11nwirelessroutertouseeither802.11bor802.11gmodesforyourradiotoconnectsuccessfullytoit.Thisissuedoesn't
justaffectRecivaradios.Ifyoupossessanylegacy802.11bor802.11gwirelessdevices(eg.notebooks),youwillprobablyhavetodisable802.11nwirelessmodeof
yournewrouter.
Once802.11bor802.11gmodesareenabled,thewirelesssecurityoptionsforWEPandWPA1(WPAPSK)shouldhopefullybecomeavailable.AsIunderstandit,
WEPsecurityisnotpartofthe802.11nspecification.
Also,pleasebeawarethatmanyofthecurrent(older)RecivaradiosdonotsupportthenewerWPA2PSKwirelesssecurity.IR100firmwareupto255c158doesnot
supportWPA2inanyform.
OnereaderfromAbuDhabiwrotetomerecentlytosayhewasn'tabletogethisIR100toworkwithhisLinksysWirelessNrouter.TheLinksysonlyworkedwellwith
WPAPSKwithAESkeyencryptioninsteadofTKIP.HeeventuallygotaroundtheproblembyaddingaBelkin802.11b/gWirelessAccessPointtohisexisting
wirelessnetworkandconfigureditexclusivelyforuseforhisIR100.
ThereisaroutercompatibilitytablecontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere
'DNSServersInvalid'ErrorMessageIhadsomeminorseparateissueswithmyADSLlinewhichIwantedtotryandresolve,soIacquiredaThomsonSpeedtouch585v6wirelessroutertotestalongsidemy
LinksysWAG354Gwirelessrouter.
ApartfromcursingattheSpeedtouchrouteralldayasIdidn'trealisetheloginusernameiscasesensitive,compoundedalsobyaknownloginbugwhenusingInternet
Explorer7,IthenalsodiscoveredmyIR100wouldn'tconnecttotheRecivawebsitetopulldowntheStationsList.Idon'tbelieveitisawirelesssecurityissueasthe
sameerrorappearswithsecuritydisabled.TheerrormessageIwitnessedwas'DNSServersinvalid'.Reciva'sHelppagesonlyindicatedthatIshouldchecktheDNS
serversettings.TheIR100wasconfigured(bydefault)touseDHCPtoautomaticallyacquireanIPaddressandallothersettingsincludingDNSserversfromthewireless
router.
Theroutershippedwithv5.4.0.11firmware.Upgradingthefirmwaretov6.1.4.3(UKedition)curedtheproblem.TheIR100connectedstraightaway.
ItlateroccurredtomethatnotallSpeedtouchrouterownerswouldbeabletoupgradetheirfirmware,especiallyiftheypossessedanolderandperhapsdiscontinued
model..ALogikownerwouldthenperhapsbefacedwiththeonlyotheroptiontoswitchoffDHCPontheIR100andsetupthenetworksettingsforIPaddress,
gateway,subnetmaskandDNSserversmanuallythiscouldbequiteatallorderformostpeople.
HereisadumbeddownguideIhaveproduced.
The'DNSServersInvalid'errormessagemayalsooccurifyouhaveatendencytoswitchoffyourwirelessrouterwhennotusingit,andhencepoweringtherouterand
yourIR100bothupatthesametime.Ifyoumustturnoffyourrouter,makeabsolutelysurewhenyoucometoturnonyourrouter,thatitispoweredupacoupleof
minutesBEFOREyoupoweronyourIR100atthemainssocket(DonotrelyontheStandbybuttonontheIR100toturntheradiooffandon)
UnliketheLinksysrouter,theshortswivelaerialonthespeedtouchcannotbedetachedfromthebodyoftherouter,andreplacedwithanalternative.Coverageis
certainlyatthemomentinferiortotheLinksyswithitslargerexternalaerial.ItisperhapscomparabletotheLinksysincoveragebeforeIfittedtheexternalantenna.
SadlytheSpeedtouch585wirelessrouterdidnotlastmorethantwodaysasitkeptrebootingeveryhouratonepoint.Ithassincebeenreturnedtotheretailerfora
refund.Overrateduserhostileproductimho.I'mnowusinganunlockedBT2700HGVBusinessHub.
ThereisaroutercompatibilitytablecontainedonmyVistronwebpagewhichmaybeofinterest.Clickhere
Modifications
HowtoimproveWiFireception
Quitesimply,theLogikIR100haspoorwirelesssensitivity.OnedocumentedsolutionistomovetheUSBwirelessdonglefittedwithintheLogiktotheoutsidebyusinga
shortUSBextensionlead.Obviouslysuchanactionwillinvalidatethewarranty.
Recivacommunityforumthreadonwirelessmodule
Recivacommunityforummember,DavidlawUK,hasrecentlymademodificationstohisLogikIR100asdescribedintheabovelinks.Hewaskindenoughtosendmehis
photosandcommentsforinclusiononmywebpage.Clickhereformoredetails.
Seealsothesection'AlternativeUSBDongle'.
IcameacrossthisyahoogroupwhereoneLogikownerhascleverlyrelocatedthewirelessmodulewithintheacoustictubeofhisIR100.
YahooWifiInternetRadiogroup
Itthenoccurredtomeperhapstoimprovewirelesssensitivitywithoutmakinganymajoralterationstothecase,allonereallyhastodoissimplytoputsomedistance
betweentheUSBwirelessdongleandanynearbyelectroniccomponents.Thewirelessdongleispresentlysandwichedbetweenvariouscircuitboardssoitcomesasno
surprisethewirelesssensitivityisprettyawful.
UsingashortUSBextensionlead,IspeculateonecouldjustrelocatetheUSBwirelessdongletowardstherearoftheinsideofthecase.Followthislink.
IfyouarereluctanttomakeanymodificationstoyourIR100whileitisstillunderwarranty,thereareafewthingsyoumaybeabletotrybeforeconsideringanyofthe
abovemodifications.
Thereareonlyadozenorsowifichannelsavailableandifanyofyourneighbourshaveawirelessnetwork,itispossibleyoumaybegettingsomeinterferencefromthemif
theyareusingthesamechannelnumberasyourownwirelessnetwork.UnfortunatelyMicrosoftWindowsitselfdoesn'tprovideanyusefulutilitytohelpyouascertain
whatchannelnumbersarebeingused.
IfyouhaveanotebookrunningWindowsandacompatiblewirelesscard,youcaninstallaniftyutilitycalledNetstumbler0.4.0.IshouldpointoutthatNetstumblerdoes
notworkwithallwirelesscards. http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/
Afterinstallationofthesoftware,remembertorefertothe'Device'pulldownmenuandselectawirelessadaptor.IfyoucannotgetNetstumblerworkingatall,thenitis
mostprobablynotcompatiblewithyourwirelesscard.
Thescreendumpbelowshowsnetstumblerinactionandyoucanseeithasidentifiedthreewirelessnetworksintheareaonchannels1,2and10.Simplyensurethe
wirelesschannelnumberyouchoosetousedoesnotclashwithanyotherwirelessnetwork.Youshouldusenetstumblerwithyourownwirelessnetworkswitchedoff,
andtryitfromdifferentpartsofthehousenearanexternalwindow,externaldoorand/orpartywall.
Virtuallyallwirelessrouterssoldtodayare54Mbps(802.11g)models,whichisfineifyoudoneedthefull54Mbpsbandwidth.Butifyouonlyhaveabroadband
connectionnotexceeding8Mbpsandyoudon'tmovemassivefileswirelesslybetweendifferentPCsonyourownnetwork,youmayfindchangingyourrouter'ssettingsto
useonly11Mbps(802.11b)wirelessmodemightresultinasignificantimprovementinwirelesscoveragearoundthehouse.ThisIcertainlyfoundtobetruewithmy
LinksysrouterasoneofmyPCslocatedupstairsonlyhadmediocrereceptionsignalstrengthof2outof5whichsuddenlyshotupto4outof5whenusingonly802.11b
modeaccordingtoWindowsXP.
TheaboveshowsascreendumpfrommyLinksysroutershowingthe11Mbps802.11band54Mbps802.11gnetworkmodes.
MyLinksysWAG354Gv2routerfeaturesabuiltinantennabutthereisanoptiontoconnectanexternalantenna.Itrieda10cmlongantennafromanoldDlinkrouter
andfounditdidn'treallyoffermuchimprovement.Ifanything,Ifeltitwasworsewhenusingnetstumblertomonitorsignalstrength.
Ialsotrieda20cmlongantennaIboughtoneBayfor5includingdeliveryfromaFarEastseller.Therewasaslightimprovementbutnothingworthwritinghomeabout.
ItwasonlywhenItriedanother20cmlongantennaremovedfromaLinksysWMP54GPCIwirelesscard,Isawadramaticimprovementinwirelesssignalstrength
aroundthehouse..MyPCupstairsnowseesexcellentsignalstrength,5outof5,andneverdropsout.
showsaLinksysantenna(fromWMP54Gcard)screwedintotheoptionalexternalantennasocket.
nb.TheLinksysWAG354Gv2hasrecentlybeendiscontinuedbyLinksys,andisreplacedbythenewWAG200Gwhichfeaturesalargeexternalantenna.
ForanyoneouttherewhousesaWAG354Gv2UKAnnexAwirelessrouter,Iwasusingv1.01.54firmware.ItworkswithWEPandWPAPSKwithmyIR100.One
ofthegripesIhadwiththerouterisitoftenfrozeorstoppedworkingafteraweekortwoandrequiredareboot.(I'vesincelearnedthismaybeduetofirmwareissuewith
DNSwhichLinksyshavefailedtofix).SoIthoughtI'dupgradetov1.01.58firmwarebutdiscoveredalmostimmediatelyithasseriouswirelessissues,possiblywhen
usingWPAPSK.Similarsymptomsofpoorwirelessrangeandauthenticationissueshavealsobeenreportedwithv1.01.57firmware.Iinstalledamodifiedv1.01.58
firmwarewhichusesthewirelessdriverfromv1.01.54firmwarewhichworkedfineduringthe10daysItestedit.Anewmodifiedfirmwarehassincebeenreleasedwhich
alsofixestheDNSproblem,however,I'vehadenoughofthisrouterasitdoesn'taddressanotherproblemIhavewhereitoftenloseslinesyncovernight,lessfrequently
duringthedaytimebecauseofmynoisyADSLline.TheLinksysisn'tsolelytoblame,butitisn'thelping.
I'vejusttakendeliveryofaBT2700HGVwirelessroutertoreplacemytroublesomeLinksysWAG354Gv2router.Earlyindicationsareitconnectstomybroadband
providerathigherspeedsthananyotherrouterI'vepreviouslyowned,andmoreimportantlyitdoesn'tdroptheconnection(5+daysandcounting).Thewireless
coverageisevenbettertoothananyrouterI'vepreviouslyowned.MyIR100connectstoitwithoutproblems.
AlternativeUSBWirelessDongleInformationregardingtheUSBwirelessdonglefittedinsidetheIR100canbefoundinthesethreads
Recivacommunityforumthreadonthemake&modelofthewirelessmodule
Anothermorerecentthread
Fromtheabovethreads,listofcompatibleUSBwirelessdongleswhichhavefoundtoapparentlyworkintheIR100include:l
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EdimaxEW7318UG,EW7318USG, EdimaxEW7317UHG(***) BluenextBNWD54G
HawkingHWU54D SweexLW053
Recivaforummember'M0AUR'recentlycontactedmewithinformationandphotoshewantedtosharewithotherIR100users.HepurchasedanEdimaxEW7318UG
usbWirelessdongleandhasattachedittothetopofhisradiousingVelcro.AnextensionleadconnectsthedongletotheUSBsocketwithintheradio.Hechosethe
positionontopoftheradioforbestomindirectionalreception.TheEdimaxperformsjustaswellastheoriginalbareUSBdongleremovedfromwithintheIR100and
positionedontopoftheradiotoo.
HehasjustupgradedtotheEdimaxEW7317UHGwithitsdirectional6dbminidish....Clickhereforlinktomessagethread.
***=Unfortunately,M0AURreportshistwoweekoldIR100hasnowdied.ItisunclearwhetheruseofEW7317UHGhascontributedtoitsprematuredemise,orifit
wasmerelyacoincidence.
AnotherRecivamemberhasusedtheEdimaxEW7318USGadaptor.Clickhereforlinktoaphoto.
Recivamember'caliston'hasalsoderivedafurtherlistofpossiblecompatibleadapterssharingthesameFCCIDcodeastheEdimaxEW7318Ug.Thelistbelowis
derivedfrominformationfromthisthread. TradenameModelnumber
EdimaxEW7318Ug,GWUE18G ConceptronicC54RU+ PLANETWLU356R
CANYONCNWF518 SANDBERG13097 GEMBIRDNICWU1 LeveloneWNC0301USB
HawkingHWUG1 SitecomWL113v1002 JAHTWN4054UM
EthernetLANconnectionIwasperusingMoneySavingExpertwebsiteandcameacrossthisthreadwheresomeonehadsuccessfullyreplacedthewirelessdonglewithintheirIR100withaUSBto
ethernetadaptor,therebyenablingthemtoattachtheirIR100toahardwiredethernetnetwork.
TheyhadpurchasedandfittedaStartechUSB1100SMiniEthernetAdapter.TheadapterutilisestheRealtekRTL8150chipset.
I'vesincefoundanotherthreadontheRecivaforums.
IcameacrossthisthreadwhereRecivamember,ajb,hassuccessfullyusedaSMC2206USBadaptorwithhisRecivaradio.
Recivamember,JohnFoster,hasalsoconnectedaDynamodeUSBadaptortohisIR100.ModelUSBNIC1427100.SoldbyAmazonandebuyer.Clickheretoread
thread.Inthesamethread,Recivamember,simbo99,reportssuccesswithBelkinF5D505010/100ethernetusbadapter.NotetheBelkinproductappearstobe
discontinuedbutyoumaybeabletofindoneoneBay.
AreaderfromGermanyadvisestheFarallonNetlineUSBEthernetadapter10/100isalsocompatiblewiththeIR100.
The'AsixAX88172'isanotheradapterreportedtoworkwiththeIR100.Clickhere.TheAsixpartnumberappearstobeforthe'USBtoethernet'chipusedwithinthe
adapterandisnotnecessarilyfortheadapteritself.
ListofotherpossiblycompatibleethernetUSBadaptors.IcannotguaranteethatanyoralltheadaptorslistedwillworkwiththeIR100.
IR100withswitchselectablewirelessorethernetAreaderfromGermanysentmesomephotosofhismodifiedIR100whichhewantedtosharewithothers.
AbovephotoshowsamemorystickprotrudingfromtherearoftheIR100.
MaxhasaddedanOn/OfftoggleswitchontherearofhisIR100.YoucanseetheregularIR100wirelessdongletothefarrightofthisphoto.NexttoitisaUSBhub.
Theitemmarked'networkconnector'isaFarallonNetlineUSBEthernet10./100adapter.
BoththeFarallonandoriginalwlanusbadaptorshavebeencannibalisedandhardwiredtotheportsontheUSBhub.ThepositivesupplyvoltagefeedtoeachUSB
adaptorishoweverpassedthroughaminiatureslideswitchlabelled'switch(wlan/cable)'.TheslideswitchisusedtodeterminewhichUSBadaptoristobepoweredon.
TheprocedureforswitchingbetweenWLANorethernetcableoperationissimple.PowerofftheIR100usingthemainsswitch.Togglethe'wlan/cable'switchtothe
correctsetting.Thenswitchtheradioon.
BetafirmwareRecivaappeartohaverecentlyreinstatedtheirwebpageforallowingregisteredRecivauserstoaccesstolatestbetareleaseoffirmwarefortheirradios.
ThereismoreuptodateinformationinthisRecivaforumthread.
OwnerssimplyneedtoensuretheirradioisregisteredontheRecivawebsite,andagreetothetermsandconditionsdisplayedonthiswebpage:
https://www.reciva.com/beta
Pleasereadthetermsandconditionscarefullyasuseofbetafirmwarecouldbedetrimentaltoyourradioandwillinvalidatethewarrantyasitisnot
officiallysupportedbytheradio'smanufacturer.Installatyourownrisk.
Donotassumethelatestbetafirmwarewillbe'better'thanwhateverofficialfirmwaremayalreadybeinstalledonyourradio.Thebetafirmwareandcorrespondingbeta
usersforum,areprimarilyintendedtohelpRecivaironoutbugsintheirfuturefirmwares.
Pleasedonotcontactmeregardingproblemswithuseofbetafirmwares.YoushouldpostanyissuesyouhavediscoveredontheRecivabetaforum.
Troubleshooting
Radiowon'treconnectwhencomingoutofStandbyWiththeofficialreleaseofnewv257a421a057firmwarefortheIR100,newissuesareslowlystartingtoappear.
Oneproblembeingreportedistheradiowon'treconnectwhenitisbroughtoutofstandby.'Connecting'or'Loading'messageisdisplayedonthescreen.Powercycling
theradioatthemainssocketresolvesthisproblem.Clickhereforthread.Clickhereforforanotherinterestingobservationonsamesubject.
Listedofaffectedrouters:l l
3Com3CRWDR100A72 DLinkDSL2640B
Thismayhavebeenfixedinv257a421a091firmwareinstalledusingSharpfinmethod.Clickhere.
LowSignalIfyouseethemessage'LowSignal'appearonthescreen,thereareusuallytworeasonsforthismessage.l
l
Thewirelesssignalliterallyislow.ie.yourIR100istoofarawayfromyourwirelessrouter.Considerallthesuggestionsmentionedearliertoseehow
youmaybeabletoimprovethewirelesssensitivityofyourIR100.
YouhaveanotherwirelessornetworkdeviceusingthesameDHCPsuppliedIPaddressastheIR100.Thismessageoftenoccursifyouhave
restartedyourwirelessrouterandfailedtogoroundandrestartallyournetworkandwirelessdevices.Makesureyourwirelessrouterisupand
runningforafewminutes.EnsureallyourwirelessdevicesincludingyourIR100arepoweredOFFatthemainssocket,thenpowereachwireless
devicebackONoneatatimethisshouldresolvetheproblem.YoucanconsidersettingupastaticIPaddressonyourIR100todiscouragethe
messagereappearinginfutureifyoudooftenhavetorestartyourwirelessrouterorturnitoffwhenyouarenotusingit.
Areaderrecentlycontactedmetoadvisemeofanotherreasonwhytheythoughtthe'LowSignal'messagemayappear.TheirIR100hadtheverylatestfirmwarealready
installedandhadbeenworkingfaultlesslyasaninternetradio.Tocutalongstoryshort,theywerewithoutaworkingbroadbandconnectionforafewweeks,sothey
usedtheirIR100asamediaplayerinthattimetoplaymusicfromtheirexternalharddrive.Whattheydiscoveredwastheradioworkedfineinitiallyasamediaplayer,
butafteraweektheystartedobserving'LowSignal'errormessagesandtheradiowouldn'tworkasamediaplayeranymore.Therehadbeennochangestotheir
wirelessrouterandtheytriedmovingtheradiobutstillcouldn'tgetittowork.
Eventually,theirbroadbandconnectionwasrestored,andtheirIR100wasabletoconnectandperformaStationsListupdate.Theradiohasworkedfineeversince.
TheyspeculateiftheIR100iswithoutanactiveinternetconnectionforalongperiodoftime,itmaybecomeunusableevenasamediaplayer.
DimdisplayIwassurfingthenetonemorningandsuddenlythereappearedtobeamomentarypoweroutage.Itcausedeverythingtogooffforasecond.WhenmydesktopPC
camebackon,IfoundIcouldnolongeraccesstheinternet.IcheckedtheSpeedtouchrouterandaccordingtothemanual,itwasbasicallybroke.Whippedoutthe
Linksysrouterandmanagedtogetbackonline.
ThenInoticedthedisplayontheLogikradiolightsupokaywhenswitchedonbutafterafewsecondsitgoesextremelydimwhenitstartstoconnecttoaradio
station.Theradioactuallyworkedbutthedisplaywasvirtuallyunreadable.Icheckedthescreenbrightnesssettingsandevenperformedafactoryresetbutitwasallto
noavail.Itwasbadenoughhavingthespeedtouchrouterbreakafterlessthanoneday,nowtheLogikisbrokentoo??
IcontinuedtofiddlewithboththeSpeedtouchrouterandLogikbutitwashopeless.Thensuddenlytheelectricitywentoffagain,thistimeforaboutanhour.When
powerwaseventuallyrestored,theSpeedtouchrouterandLogikwerebothfunctioningperfectlyagain.
ItlateroccurredtomethemainsadapterfortheSpeedtouchrouterandthepowersupplyunitwithintheLogikarebasedonconventionaltransformerdesignsandthese
wouldbesusceptibletoanybigdropinmainsvoltage.Wehave240VACintheUKandanunexpecteddroptosaybelow200Vcouldrenderquitealotofelectronic
appliancesinoperative.Itisprobablewhenmainspowerwaslostmomentarily,itwasnotreturnedatfull230240Vac.Asaconsequence,myPC,monitorandLinksys
routercontinuedtoworkasnormalastheyarefittedwithswitchedmodepowersupplieswhichcantolerateoperatingatlowervoltages.Whereasthespeedtouchrouter
wouldnotworkatall,andtheIR100functionedokaybutwithanextremelydimmed&virtuallyunreadabledisplay.
20monthson,andwhenIlookatthedisplay,Iamconvincedthebrightnessofthedisplayhasdeteriorated.Evenatmaximumbrightnesssetting,itisbarelyreadable
undernormaldaylight.ItiscertainlynowherenearasbrightasthedisplayfittedtomyVistronMX200i.Thisdeteriorationmaywellbeaconsequenceofleavingthe
Logikswitchedonalbeitmostlyonstandby24/7.
Abovephotoonleftwastakenwhentheradiowasbrandnew.Photoonrightwastakenrecently,20monthslater.
I'vebeentoldtheLEDbacklightwithinthedisplaypanelhasprobablyfailed.Watchthisspace....
FrozenorBlockyDisplaySawthisproblemdescribedontheSharpfinwebsite.
ThephotoisreproducedfromtheSharpfinwebpage
ThesuggestedsolutionistoresolderthecrystalmountedontheBarracudamodule
PoorresponseScroll/SelectknobIbecameawaretherewasaminorproblemwiththescroll/selectknobonmyLogikrecentlywhiletestingitalongsidethenewVistronMX200i.
WhenIrotatedthescrollknob,theradio'sdisplaydidn'talwaysrespondaccordingly.
Forexample,Imighttrytorotatetheknob3positionsslowlyclockwise,andtheselectiononthedisplaywouldnotchange,oronlyadvanceoneposition,orevengo
backwardsoneposition!
IcontactedStevewhoadviseditwaseitheradrysolderjointoraworn/faultyrotaryshaftencoder.
ThenewestfirmwarefortheIR100hadalsojustbeenreleased,soItooktheplungeandupgraded.Itmadenodifferencetothescrollknoboperation,thusconfirmingit
wasahardwarefault.
Idon'tusethescrollknobduringnormalradiolistening,anditisstillworkingsufficientlytoenablemetomakechangestotheradio'ssettingsforthemoment,soIwilllive
withthefaultfornow.
Update(July08):Manymonthslater,ImanagedtoacquireaspareRotaryencoderboardoffeBayandfititmyself.
Thereplacementboardhasfixedthescroll/selectknobfault.Italsoseemstohavecuredtheclickingissuethatwaspreviouslyaudiblewhenrotatingthescrollknob.
Theoriginalandreplacementboardslookvirtuallyidentical.CapacitorC3nearthevolumepotentiometermayalsobelargerinphysicalsizeonthenewboard,butdon't
quoteme,asIamcomparingtheoldboardagainstaphotoofthereplacementboardthismayormaynotbea'fix'fortheclickingnoiseissue.
IntermittentornosoundHere'saninterestingthreadontheRecivaforumaboutoneusedLogikradiosufferingfromintermittentornoaudio.Itismostlikelytobealooseconnectionordrysolder
jointonorrelatingtotheaudioamplifierboard.OneofthewiresthatmakeupthegreyribboncabledoescarryaMutecontrolsignal.
Link
"FiJ'sDebrickingsolution"IfyoupoweronyourIR100anditgetsstuckwiththescreendisplayingonly:
RecivaRadio ARMPowered
ThereisapossiblefixforthisproblemwhichinvolvesremovingtheUSBwirelessdongleandreinsertingit.
Formoredetails,followthislink.
ThirdParty
StreamingLast.FMAfellowLogikownerrecentlyinformedmehowhehasgotLast.FMpersonalisedradioservicesstreamingthroughhisPCtohisLogikradio.
LinktoTheBugEyedChronicles
PodcastsforBBCOnDemandRadioarchivesAccessingOnDemandmaterialcanbeabittrickyusingtheIR100.Withfirmwarev255c158,it'snotpossibletoconvenientlyaccessyourfavouriteOnDemandradio
channelsviathePresetbuttonsorvia'MyStations',sofellowRecivamember'NigelCliffe'hascreatedpodcastscontainingarchivesfromRadio4's"InOurTime"and"In
Business".
SimplycopyandpastetheURLsprovidedbyNigelinto'MyPodcast'page.
YoucanfindmoreinformationandpodcastURL'sonNigel'swebpagehere
LinktoRecivaforumthread.
Update(28Dec07):WithhelpfromNigel,TomhasdevelopedalistofXMLFeedsforBBCRadio1,2,3,4and5.ClickhereforthenewpodcastlinksonTom's
webpage.ThefollowingpictureshowsBBCRadio4podcastbeingadded:
Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouhaveused'MyPodcast',pleaseremembertobepatientandtopowercycleyourIR100atthemainssocketfor'MyPodcasts'toappearinthe
'MyStuff'menuofyourradio.
UptodateDirectoryofUKandIrishRadioStations
VincentinformsmeofhiswebsitewherehemaintainsadirectoryforuptodatelistofactiveUKandIrishradiostationswithouttheclutter.
ForRecivaradios,hecurrentlyhas5categoriesofradiostationswhichyoudefineaspodcastsonyourRecivaradio:RealPlayer,WMP,StreamingMP3,Irishstations,
andCommunityradiostations,inUKandIreland.
Clickheretovisithiswebsite.YouneedtoregisterbeforeyouhaveaccesstotheURLs.ClickhereforYouTubedemo
IR100Hacked&SharpfinAwhileago,'Rdk'droppedmeanemailtotellmehehadsuccessfullyhackedhisIR100.
wirelessdongleandflashmemorystickcanbeseenconnectedtotheUSBhub.
Hewillbeaddingmoredetailstohisblogwhichcanbefoundhere:InternetRadioExplorationHewantedmetopointout,thatthepicturesontheblogmakethehack
lookprettyextremetakingtheflashchipofftheboardetc.Butheonlyhadtodothattofindouthowthefirmwareupdatemechanismworked.Hesaysitwillbepossible
toenableshellaccessjustbyusingaDNSserver,weborftpserverandalittlefirmwareupdatescript.Thistomelookslikeabigleapforward.
SawthisinterestingthreadbyRecivacommunityforummember'unicks'whichlinkstohisphotoslideshowofhishackedIR100.
AnotherhackedIR100
HereisthelinktotheSharpfinprojectwhereitsgoalistogatherinformationaboutthe'Barracuda'radiomodulecurrentlyusedinallRecivainternetradioproducts,soas
tobeabletodevelopalternativeopensourcesoftwarefortheradio.
LinktoSharpfinProjectOnthiswebsite,youwillfindsomeusefulvideoguideshavebeenaddedtoshowhowtoinstalltheSharpfinbasepatch.Ifyoudecidetopatch
youIR100radio,youdosoatyourownrisk.Yourproductguaranteewillalsobeinvalidated.Ifyoubrick(damage)yourIR100,thereisnowayofrecoveringthe
radio.TherearealsosomepagesdedicatedtohardwaremodsfortheIR100.
OtherInformation
OtherReferencesMylistofotherRecivaradios
ListofinternetradiosprovidedbyFred.
ManufactureroftheIR100(URLfixedDec08) MyVistronMX200iResourcepage
MapofRecivaradiousers SharpfinhardwaremodsfortheIR100
Otherwebsitesofinterest: LinktoYahoowifiradiogroup
LinktoTheBugEyedChronicles
IR100RepairServiceIfyourIR100isstillwithinits1yearproductguaranteeanditisorappearstobefaulty,returnittotheDSGstoreyouboughtitfromalongwithproofofpurchase,tohave
itreplaced,orarequestarefund.Theydonothavethetimeorfacilitiestotesttheradioinstore,andwillnotoffertorepairtheradio.(Returnedradiosaresimply'sold
onforsparesorrepair'byDSGandmostenduponeBay.....)
StevecontactedmetoadvisehehadsuccessfullyrepairedanumberofIR100sinhissparetime.Someofthefaultsinclude:Deadradio
Displayfaults(Notphysicallybroken,justlinesmissingorbreakingup)
Noaudio Freezingafterafewminutesofuse Won'tlinktowireless
(updateNov08):Hehasnowrecentlyperfectedtheprocesstoenablehimtotakeonsomedebrickingrepairs.
Heisofferinghisparttimerepairservicesontheconditionanycostsarereimbursed.
SteveislocatedinSurreyandcanbecontactedthroughthisemailaddressifyouhaveanIR100whichisoutofwarrantyandneedsattention.
ir100repairoXoavtsuk.com(replacethe'oXo'withan'@'symbol)
Pleasenotethisisnotapersonalendorsementofhisservices,andanynegotiationand/orcontractofservicesisbetweenyourselfandSteve.
LinktoRecivaforumthread
AskaQuestionIfyouhaveaqueryaboutyourLogikIR100,pleasepostthequestionontheRecivaCommunityforums.
MyotherpagesUsingSonyEricssonW200iWalkmanmobilephoneasaMP3player
MylneFarmerMusicVideos