tim_hull Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Hi,I've recently purchased railmaster and am looking at setting this up with an android table. I can see that internet access is required for the intital setup of the application, but can you confirm if this is required for every subsequent use of the application?In addition to this, what is the solution in place should the company providing the handheld app cease trading. Will all handheld licences cease to function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientMariner Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Tim, The answers to your questions are yes and probably. I'm sure the HRMS have contingency plans in place for that eventuality. AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37lover Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I'm surprised nobody has commented on this AM which leads me to suspect I might be wrong but I use my Railmaster in my garage and it doesn't have an internet connection in there! So to the original question I would say that the answer is 'NO', once RM is set up you can use it subsequently without a connection. Obviously it will not 'upgrade'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37lover Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 AM,Apologies, too early in the morning for me! Of course, the communication between the android and RM will need the internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliveg Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Tim,Just did a test. Disconnected ADSL modem from internet. Kept wifi service running. Opened Railmaster on PC, opened bookmark on Android tablet to connect to Railmaster. Working fine, PC reflects changes made on tablet and vice versa.Sorry can't answer handheld licence issues.Hope this helps and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_hull Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hi All,thanks for the response, good to know I can set it up and update periodically without needing to have the tablet always connected :)Just need to get RM to activate now (see other thread).Merry Chjristmas and a happy new year to allTim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Still too early for you 37, no it doesn't need Internet, yes it does need your local wi fi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmarTrains Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 This depends on your handheld IMHO.For an iOS device (iPad/iPhone), the app requires an internet connection as it is not an "app" per se, it's just a mobile website that connects to your RailMaster server.The Android app is different, in that it actually downloads to your device and runs without internet connectivity (but still requires local LAN access to your RailMaster server IP address.Not sure about Palm or WindowsCE. Who even uses these anymore? Didn't they go out in the nineties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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