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# How-to use the Wi-Fi Station to Update Firmware

###### eShepherd Wi-Fi Station Customer Assembly Instructions


###### Step 1.

* **Remove All contents from box.**

![(a)](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_11topif.png =500x362)

### Step 2.

* **Remove cable gland from antenna unit (a) and run ethernet cable through the cable gland. Insert ethernet cable in socket (b).**

![(b)](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_p2u1av.png =500x500)
### Step 3.

* **Fasten cable glands onto antenna unit. Ensure seal is in place.**

![(c)](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_12qv0a3.png =500x517)

### Step 4.

* **Install antenna unit on bracket at the corner of the solar panel using the nuts already fastened on bracket.**

![(d)](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_6mzgs6.png =500x500)

###### Step 5.

* **Gain access into battery box by removing the black thumbscrew from the orange enclosure.**

![(e)](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_15ftgo7.png =500x433)

###### Step 6.

* **Insert terminal connector on both batteries.**

![(f)](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_fatjg.png =500x500)
###### Step 7.

* **Close battery box and re-install the black thumbscrew on orange enclosure. Wi-Fi station is now ready for operation.**


###### Step 8.

* **Approximately 10 seconds after connecting the battery terminals, LED lights will flash momentarily to indicate the Wi-Fi Station is ready for operation.**

###### Battery Indicator
Turning the selector knob to the left will give an LED indication of the battery state of charge.
${color}[#24a326](Green = Battery capacity is good, or OK)
${color}[#ff0000](Red = Battery capacity is low, or has some issue)
 

###### Step 9.

* If the LED Battery Indicator is ${color}[#ff0000](RED )then you will need to recharge the battery.

###### Using the included DC charger
Ensure the selector knob is in the OFF position and connect the DC charger to the port underneath the handle. Leave unit to charge overnight.

||| Note: The included 18V DC charger should only be used indoors and will not charge if the Wi-Fi station is turned on.
 

###### Step 10.

||| ⚠️Before you take your Wi-Fi Station out into the field⚠️

* **Contact eShepherd Support at ${color}[#0000ff](eshepherd.support@gallagher.com**)

**We will then pre-load the correct Firmware file onto the Wi-Fi Station. During this time, the Wi-Fi Station needs to be within Cellular service. Once the Firmware file has been loaded, the Wi-Fi Station can operate independently.**


###### Step 11.

||| IMPORTANT!!
* **We need to know where the Wi-Fi Station is located!**

**Please create a Landmark on the eShepherd Web App or Mobile App to indicate where the Wi-Fi Station will be or is located.**


###### Step 12.

* **Rotate the selector knob clockwise to the “1” position to turn on the Wi-Fi Station. The green LED to the right of the selector knob will turn on.**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_19rkzx8.png =500x203)

###### Step 13.

* **Now you are ready to take the Wi-Fi Station out into the field where the Animals are located.
**
* **The Wi-Fi Station has an effective radius of 100m [~100 yards].
**
* **Place the Wi-Fi Station in a secure location (this could be in the “Exclusion Zone” (example shown).**
* **As Animals enter the effective radius of the Wi-Fi Station, they will connect and download the new Firmware file.**
* **The Customer Success Team will let you know when the operation has completed.**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/7/c/4/a/7c4a69b665288400/image_15ir26r.png =500x586)

v1.0, 11/2025