Just got my Stoker, and prior to its arrival I inquired with my local Apple store as well as Apple Tech Support as to the best setup to control the Stoker wirelessly. I have a MacBook and run my Verizon Internet access wirelessly through a Time Capsule (disabled the router portion of the Verizon provided modem/router combo unit).
Apple Store told me I should connect the Stoker to an Airport Extreme and that the Time Capsule would "identify" the Stoker IP address via the Airport Extreme and that I'd be in business.
Of course, it didn't quite work out that way. First of all, the Stoker IP address on the unit shows something odd (000.001.002), but I'm not overly familiar with the details of IP addresses so maybe that's not a problem. Next, I was unable to get the Time Capsule to "identify" the Airport Extreme wirelessly (whatever that means). After that didn't work, I actually found a long enough Ethernet cable and plugged the Stoker into the Time Capsule directly and tried entering the IP address displayed on the Stoker into my browser. No luck again as the address was not found. Ultimately I decided to just let the Stoker do its thing on its own and that worked great; the new probe plugs with LEDs allowed me to see from the sofa through a glass door that the fan was cycling on and off out on the patio.
My basic question is: What am I doing wrong? I see a few issues here.
Do I need to do something with the Stoker to get it to generate a "valid" IP address? Or is the 000.001.002 address OK?
Did I waste money buying an Airport Extreme? I've seen some comments elsewhere that others have successfully used an Airport Express and even generic "G" routers to wirelessly monitor and control their Stoker from a Mac. So can I use the Airport Extreme? Is an Airport Express a better option? And by better I mean "the Extreme will work, but the Express works just as well at less than half the price".
As an aside, I'm not one to ease into things, so on this first use of the Stoker, I forged ahead with a plan to smoke a brisket the first time out of the box. All things considered, it's actually looking really good. The ultimate test will occur later this afternoon when I taste the finished product!
Apple Store told me I should connect the Stoker to an Airport Extreme and that the Time Capsule would "identify" the Stoker IP address via the Airport Extreme and that I'd be in business.
Of course, it didn't quite work out that way. First of all, the Stoker IP address on the unit shows something odd (000.001.002), but I'm not overly familiar with the details of IP addresses so maybe that's not a problem. Next, I was unable to get the Time Capsule to "identify" the Airport Extreme wirelessly (whatever that means). After that didn't work, I actually found a long enough Ethernet cable and plugged the Stoker into the Time Capsule directly and tried entering the IP address displayed on the Stoker into my browser. No luck again as the address was not found. Ultimately I decided to just let the Stoker do its thing on its own and that worked great; the new probe plugs with LEDs allowed me to see from the sofa through a glass door that the fan was cycling on and off out on the patio.
My basic question is: What am I doing wrong? I see a few issues here.
Do I need to do something with the Stoker to get it to generate a "valid" IP address? Or is the 000.001.002 address OK?
Did I waste money buying an Airport Extreme? I've seen some comments elsewhere that others have successfully used an Airport Express and even generic "G" routers to wirelessly monitor and control their Stoker from a Mac. So can I use the Airport Extreme? Is an Airport Express a better option? And by better I mean "the Extreme will work, but the Express works just as well at less than half the price".
As an aside, I'm not one to ease into things, so on this first use of the Stoker, I forged ahead with a plan to smoke a brisket the first time out of the box. All things considered, it's actually looking really good. The ultimate test will occur later this afternoon when I taste the finished product!
