Fusion MS-RA770

[Skybolt]

Orlando, I think we're both right. I had the Garmin Network ethernet alongside a wifi connection to my router working last year. This spring, I lost the Sirius module and the solution was to do a factory reset. When I was re-configuring, I selected Settings...Network...Advanced...Garmin Marine Network. I think that's a new thing implemented in a recent update so I assumed it was needed. That setting disables wifi. I backed out of that today and found that the Garmin Network connection still worked properly including album art and I was still able to use the app via the MFD access point. Then, I was able to connect via wifi to my router. Only glitch is that, while both connections seem to be up and I have both Garmin and router IP addresses, the app will not connect on the router side while the MFD is on, only through the MFD. Not a problem for me as I use the app with the MFD's not on most of the time and when underway usually have a device connected to the MFD via wifi.

I will say this, Garmin should make their networking a whole lot easier and be able to have their MFD's act as clients on the boats network instead of being a router. That way their apps would just work off of the boats wifi and not need a dedicated connection. Switching between GMN and Boat wifi is a real PITA.

That said, I have all of the latest updates and things still work as they did. Not sure why you have seen this, but then again I know people that have no issues with doing updates through ActiveCaptain when I cannot. Only the Fusion stuff seems to work over through the app. but the MFD's and such need the SD card method.

Can't you still connect through BT and use the app that way? I guess they think connecting with BT from your phone is sufficient.

 

[Skybolt]

Got all 3 remotes updated
To say it was convoluted is an understatement.. 1st you have to open you have to open up the fusion app on your phone while not connected to the radio to download the update file for the ERX400. Oddly, Sometimes I saw that option and sometimes I didn't. I'm not really sure what the difference was. But once I saw that option kind of I did grab it and download the files. Then you have to set your head unit up as a wireless access point And connect your phone to the head unit.
Fusion told me I would have to update each remote individually by taking the other remotes offline.
I removed 2 of the 3 remotes from the switch, then in the fusion app it gave me an option to send the update to the ERX400 . Success. Repeated the process for the remaining remotes and now all on version 5.50
I am glad that I made access to the network switch somewhat easy

That is exactly what I see happen through ActiveCaptain as well regarding the remotes. When your in AC do you see all three remotes under my devices? I only see one. Glad you got through the updates.

 

[Shaps]

That is exactly what I see happen through ActiveCaptain as well regarding the remotes. When your in AC do you see all three remotes under my devices? I only see one. Glad you got through the updates.

Apologies @SKybolt , I've got raymarine MFDs so no active captain for me.
Have you uniquely named the different ERX400s? Just throwing stuff out there...

 

[Skybolt]

Apologies @SKybolt , I've got raymarine MFDs so no active captain for me.
Have you uniquely named the different ERX400s? Just throwing stuff out there...

Oh yeah, didn't help. My apologies for some reason I thought you had Garmin.