AURORA WEBLINK (AWL) INSTALLATION GUIDE
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1. Verify the system has the latest control board and thermostat firmware.
2. Install AWL on any heat pump with the Aurora controls.
(3, 5, and 7 Series packaged units. Refer to Compatibility chart for more information.)
3. Plug AWL into AID Tool port on front of unit with the cable provided. The AID tool can plug into AWL when needed.
4. AWL is powered by the heat pump and requires no other power supply.
Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Chrome,
Etc) and enter 172.20.10.1 in your browser and press return.
Select AWL Confi guration from the Aurora Main Menu. Or click “Launch Browser with Local Aid Tool” button on the
“Local AID Tool” tab of the Aurora Toolbox Software.
AID Tool port
Click on the change Wi-Fi Network button:
Initial Configuration (For Windows Systems)
Follow these steps for the initial confi guration. On your laptop, click on the WI-Fi bars in the system tray: Or on your smart device, using Settings -> Wi-Fi:
Select the AWL-XX-XX-XX Wireless Network and select
Connect:
Click on the Scan for Wi-Fi Networks button:
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Select your home network from the list that appears. The example below is with the WaterFurnace networks. Your available networks will be different than the example shows. reinstalling the original there are 3 options to return to WebLink
Mode, press and hold the mode button for 5 or more seconds, cycle power to the AWL, or wait for the 30 minute Local Mode timeout. Anytime the SD card is removed from the AWL the system data will not be saved to the SD card although it will be sent to the web portal. If a SD card other than the original SD card supplied with the AWL is installed it will save data but it will be missing necessary files to allow access to the web portal.
Initial Configuration (Apple Operating Systems)
Follow these steps for the initial confi guration. On your laptop, click on the Wi-Fi bars in the system tray: Or on your smartphone, using Settings -> Wi-Fi: Select the AWL-XX-XX-
XX Wireless Network and select Connect:
Once you have selected your home network from the list, enter your Home network password or passphrase and click OK
You should see an AWL Web Setup Complete screen:
NOTE: You many need to turn your Wi-Fi off, and then on to detect the AWL.
Open your web browser (Safari, FireFox, Chrome, Etc) and enter 172.20.10.1 in your browser and press return. Select
AWL Confi guration from the Aurora Main Menu.
After 20 to 30 seconds, you should see the BLUE LED on the
AWL go to a solid ON state, indicating that the AWL successfully connected to the AWL Host Server.
After configuration is complete, if ever the SD card is removed the AWL will still communicate with the web portal until there is a power outage. Upon power restoration the AWL will go directly to Local Mode and will not be able to access the internet until the original SD card has been reinstalled in the AWL. After
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Click on the change Wi-Fi Network button: You should see an AWL Web Setup Complete screen:
Click on the Scan for Wi-Fi Networks button
Select your home network from the list that appears. The example below is with the WaterFurnace networks. Your available networks will be different than the example shows.
After 20 to 30 seconds, you should see the BLUE LED on the
AWL go to a solid ON state, indicating that the AWL successfully connected to the AWL Host Server.
After configuration is complete, if ever the SD card is removed the AWL will still communicate with the web portal until there is a power outage. Upon power restoration the AWL will go directly to Local Mode and will not be able to access the internet until the original SD card has been reinstalled in the AWL. After reinstalling the original there are 3 options to return to WebLink
Mode, press and hold the mode button for 5 or more seconds, cycle power to the AWL, or wait for the 30 minute Local Mode timeout. Anytime the SD card is removed from the AWL the system data will not be saved to the SD card although it will be sent to the web portal. If a SD card other than the original SD card supplied with the AWL is installed it will save data but it will be missing necessary files to allow access to the web portal.
Once you have selected your home network from the list, enter your Home network password or passphrase and click OK
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