Miele RemoteVision

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Miele RemoteVision

The Miele online RemoteVision help for MacOS and telephone support assumes you can access a router and all LAN IP devices using a browser. Has anyone successfully connected a Miele refrigerator to an Airport Extreme network?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Nov 16, 2009 6:51 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 16, 2009 8:19 PM in response to donz1

Weclome to the discussions!

I doubt that you will get a reply from a user who has "done it", but I may be wrong.

This appears to be a product with an ethernet port for monitoring performance or features over a computer network. A standard LAN connection should work. You will need to know the web address of the product's interface page to be able to configure your choices. Depending on the capabilities of your model, it may be possible to make configuration changes to the refrigerator from a remote location.

If you have not done something like connecting your DVR or DVD player to your wired network, you would do well to have an experienced pro handle the installation. It's possible that the appliance guy may have had some training on this type of setup, but an IT guy would probably be the better choice.

An ethernet connection will be needed between your router and the device, which means running an ethernet cable or possibly using ethernet powerline adapters to establish a connection. Wireless would be a poor choice for this type of installation unless you are lucky enough to have a rock solid wireless network with plenty of signal strength in the kitchen area.

If you could provide us with your model number, we may be able to learn more from the manual for your product. The link to the manuals is as follows:

http://www.devicemanuals.com/guide/Refrigerator/Miele-manuals.html

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Answer 2

donz1 Author

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Nov 17, 2009 11:27 AM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks for the quick response, Tim. I would have been surprised to find someone who had "done it". Also, I already have the Miele manuals for my K1901 refrigerator and F1811 freezer. I also have the manual for the XKM 2000 WLAN module which is a WiFi module which plugs into the back of the units. The refrigerator and freezer are merged together as a single built-in unit and the WiFi modules are plugged into the rear of each one. I can't get to the rear without the help of several muscular folks, but as far as I know there is no Ethernet port.

As far as getting Mac IT support, there is none locally available. I live at 8200 feet in the California Sierra Nevada. The nearest Apple Store is over 100 miles away and, as far as I can find, any local IT type can converse in PC and Windows, but not Mac or Unix. However, I first programmed an IBM computer in 1962 and am fairly familiar with processors and OSs.

My AE router LAN has a TiVo 5400, a Sony DMX-NV1, a Sony BluRay, and a Powerbook as WiFi clients and a dual G5 tower on both WiFi and 1000BaseT. DHCP works fine to all of the clients and I can see them on the Airport Utility(AU)>Advanced>Statistics DHCP list. I can ping those that can respond using Network Utility.

My problem is getting the Miele WiFi modules on the WiFi network. All of the Miele documentation and online help assumes a router that is setup using a browser. The MacOS help can be accessed through the Miele RemoteVision FAQ page at:

http://www.mieleusa.com/service/remote_vision/faq.asp?nav=400&snav=494&tnav=498& oT=234

I have tried translating the Miele quidance into Airportese using Airport Utility. I have entered Mac address and descriptions in AU>AirPort>Access and I have entered fixed IP address in AU>Internet>DHCP.

QUESTIONS:
1. The RemoteVision Manual speaks to using UPnP to access the RemoteVision modules. It provides access to various Miele web pages which apparently reside in the module. Is there anything equivalent on MacOS/Airport?
2. The Miele FAQ Help for Mac talks to an Ad-Hoc network. I have unsuccessfully tried to set one up using Create Network at System Preferences>Network>AirPort. Does MacOS support Ad-Hoc networks?

I apologize for the length of this email and look forward to you response

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Answer 3

Nov 17, 2009 6:58 PM in response to donz1

Thanks for your detailed reply.

I can help with setup when the device auto configures and also with assigning static IP addresses to a device, but I've not setup something as involved as your device, (and do not want to guess at anything), so perhaps one of the real experts on the forum like Duane or Tesserax can provide some guidance if they check this post.

Chances are good that one of the local Windows experts also owns a Mac, so you might want to ask around a bit. Hope that you get everything configured soon.

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Answer 4

Dec 20, 2009 3:23 PM in response to donz1

I just successfully made the connection for my Miele refrigerator and freezer by following the instructions at the link above. There's a step-by-step guide for OS X there. Basically, you take a Mac on your network and create an ad hoc wireless network on your Mac, and then use that to install the appropriate wireless network name and password for your real network into the module on the Miele. After that, the Miele is able to sign in and talk directly to your wireless router (which in my case is an Airport Express) like any other computer on your network. If you have multiple Miele appliances, you have to do them one at a time.

None of this involves the Airport Utility, by the way; your access to the Miele modules is via the browser. You type their IP address into the address bar, and you're connected to the RemoteVision module.

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