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LT-4100 Accredited Solution

PredictWind Offshore App (iOS, Android, or PC)

The LT 4100 Satellite Communications System (Certus® 100) offers 2 high quality voice channels and IP data 22 kbps (up) / 88 kbps (down), making it the perfect satellite communication product on board any vessel. This accredited solution describes how to setup your LT 4100 Certus® 100 System in order to use the PredictWind Offshore App from your SmartPhone (iOS, Android) or from your PC (Windows, MAC) connected via the built in Bluetooth or LAN interface. It is also possible to connect your device using an external Wi Fi access point.

Features of PredictWind Offshore App

  • Worldwide Coverage
  • GRIB Viewer
  • Compressed File Sizes
  • GMDSS Forecasts
  • Satellite Imagery
  • Weather Routing
  • Departure Planning
  • Destination Forecast
  • Sea Temp GRIB
  • Ocean/Tidal Current GRIB

Whitelist of IP addresses and ports for the satellite download option

IP addresses:
23.21.179.247
107.22.198.134
107.21.94.132
23.21.175.100

Ports: 80, 443

Required hardware

LT 4100 Certus® 100 System ( LT 4100. Minimum required software LT 4100 v1.01R 0006.lti (06 Dec 2021)

How to make it work

  • Install and download the PredictWind Offshore App on your SmartPhone (iOS, Android) or PC (Windows, MAC) Download the PredictWind Offshore Apps
  • Please buy a PredictWind Subscription (Standard or Professional Package)
  • Connect your device via the Bluetooth or LAN interface
  • Login to the LT 4100 built in web server and whitelist
  • PredictWind Offshore App (Configuration --> Network -->
  • Outgoing Firewall). See Whitelist of IP addresses and ports on the left side of this paper
  • The Bluetooth pairing mode will be activated by opening the Bluetooth GUI (MENU --> Settings -->
  • Consider how the IP data sessions should run two modes are available (Configuration --> IP
    - Always On
    - Manual Start/Stop (available from GUI)
  • On your Smartphone/Tablet or Laptop open the PredictWind
  • Offshore App and type in your Email address and Password in the Preferences
  • You can now start using the PredictWind Offshore App when downloading files, select the option ‘Satellite’ due to the whitelisted IP addresses and ports

 

WhatsApp (iOS, Android) via Bluetooth

The LT 4100 Satellite Communications System (Certus 100®) offers 2 high quality voice channels and IP data 22 kbps (up) / 88 kbps (down), making it the perfect satellite communication product on board any vessel. This accredited solution describes how to setup your LT 4100 Certus 100® System in order to use WhatsApp from your SmartPhone (iOS or Android) connected via the built in Bluetooth interface. It is also possible to connect your SmartPhone using an external Wi Fi access point. WhatsApp will only utilize IP data from the LT 4100 Certus 100® System.

Features of WhatsApp

  • WhatsApp Chats communicate with your WhatsApp contacts by sending/receiving text messages (media e.g., pictures from your SmartPhone is not ideal to send over the Certus 100® product due to the limited IP data bandwidth)
  • WhatsApp Calls the LT 4100 outgoing firewall must be disabled in order to use WhatsApp Calls (outgoing or incoming). Instead, use an VoIP SIP App, if you would like to use your SmartPhone for voice over the LT 4100 system. The VoIP SIP App will be charged equivalent to using the connected Handset.

Disclaimer

Using WhatsApp will consume IP data from the LT 4100 Certus 100® System. Using WhatsApp Calls might not be the most cost efficient way to establish calls over the LT 4100 system

Required hardware

LT 4100 Satellite Communications System ( LT 4100. Minimum required software LT 4100 v1.01R 0006.lti (06 Dec 2021)

How to How to make it work (WhatsApp Chats)

  • Install and download WhatsApp on your SmartPhone
  • Login to the LT 4100 built in web server and whitelist
  • WhatsApp (Configuration --> Network --> Outgoing Firewall)
  • Add the following addresses in the Outgoing Firewall and apply (don’t use Advanced options), Destination Domain:
    - Whatsapp.com
    - Whatsapp.net
  • Consider how the IP data sessions should run two modes are available (Configuration --> IP
    - Always On
    - Manual Start/Stop (available from GUI)
  • Activate the Bluetooth interface from the web server
  • (Configuration --> Bluetooth) or from the GUI (MENU -->
  • Settings -->
  • Set your SmartPhone in ‘flight mode’ and enable Bluetooth
  • On the LT 4100 system go to the Bluetooth menu in order to activate the pairing mode (MENU --> Settings --> Bluetooth). This is only required for the initial pairing
  • WhatsApp Chats is now available from your Smartphone (you might need to start the IP data session in manual mode)