Hi everybody

I include here a small tutorial on how to benefit from the latest s/w version 2.5.1(0) of the CS3 and its capability to be remote-controlled by any smartphone (no app needed)
This comes in replacement of the previous VPN Viewer approach.
This does not seem to work with iPads or tablets

How it works?
- the CS3 must be connected to a "Box" or a WiFi router BEFORE power-on
- simply copy the IP address displayed in the CS3 (System/CS3/IP) onto your smartphone browser into the address field

You get this first screen


Selecting the + key allows you to import all the locos like this


Selecting the loco you wish you create your favorite locos list (Maximum 20 locos


You may - of course come back and remove locos from the favorite list and add new one using the symbol bottom left of the horizontal favorite list

Selecting a loco, you get access to max 32 fonction (vertical sliding)


You get access to the track layout


and to events


There are other possibilities I have not explored yet

Voilà, this is just great BUT it does not work on tablets (I tried with my old iPad and it didn't work)
So I got a WLAN MS2 for free with much bigger capability
Cheers

Jean

Edited by user 20 December 2023 16:15:49(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

It seems odd that you can not access the CS3+ with a iPad but previously you could with an iPad but not with an iPhone. Not sure I see a huge difference to what was previously available and if access with an iPad is gone I think it is a step back.

The procedure for accessing the CS3+ web interface which I have done many times on our club layout with both iPad, iPhone, and android phones consisted of accessing the wifi network created by the router which was connected to the CS3+ by signing in and then entering the web browser address of the CS3+ found on the ip section of the CS3+ System section. Did you go through that with both the phone and the pad? Marklin USA suggests that access to both portable devices should work.

"Now you could have 2 operators (one on the CS3 and one on the smart phone) while previously you could not". What are you calling "operators"? Are you referring to speed controllers for the loco engines? If so you can control 10 locos with a CS3. Not that I would ever dare do that on my small layout.