Webscorer and RR Ubidium

[Rogelio Quintanar]

Greetings good people,

I've been attempting to connect Webscorer and Ubidium with no luck.  I've added the IP address and the device ID and still they won't connect.

I've reviewed all the available information and steps online but clearly I'm missing a step?

Any helpful hints that will help me connect?  Appreiciate any feedback before I return it and go back to a stopwatch and popsicle sticks=)

Cheers,

RQ

[Vesa Suomalainen]

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Question: I have Ubidium reader from RaceResult. I am trying to connect to the reader from a Windows laptop using an Ethernet cable - no router in between. I am using Webscorer software on my Windows laptop. I understand I need to configure the IP address and the device ID of the reader on Webscorer. Does the Ubidium reader need to be set separately for a direct ethernet connection vs. a router connection (where the reader gets its IP address via DHCP)?

Short answer: No — the RACE RESULT Ubidium itself doesn’t have a special “direct-cable mode.”
What changes is only the network addressing. With no router present, there is no DHCP server, so you must manually set compatible static IP addresses on both the reader and the Windows laptop.
With a router, DHCP does this automatically.

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Why it works differently

Connection type	Who assigns IP addresses	What you must configure
Through router	Router DHCP	Usually nothing — Webscorer just connects
Direct cable (laptop ↔ reader)	Nobody	You must set both IPs manually

The reader behaves the same in both cases — it always listens on its configured IP/port.
The difference is whether a network exists to assign addresses.

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What you need to do (direct Ethernet cable)

1) Set a static IP on the Ubidium

Use the RACE RESULT config tool (or web interface if reachable) and give the reader a fixed address, e.g.:

IP:        192.168.0.10
Subnet:    255.255.255.0
Gateway:   192.168.0.1   (not important — can be anything in same subnet)

(Use anything private: 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x — just stay consistent.)

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2) Set a manual IP on the Windows laptop

Windows → Network Adapter → IPv4 → Manual

Example:

IP:        192.168.0.20
Subnet:    255.255.255.0
Gateway:   (leave blank)
DNS:       blank

Important rules:

• Same subnet
• Different last number
• Same subnet mask

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3) Test connectivity before Webscorer

Open Command Prompt:

ping 192.168.0.10

If this fails → Webscorer will never connect.

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4) Configure Webscorer

In Webscorer reader setup:

• Device type: RACE RESULT / Ubidium

• IP address: 192.168.0.10

• Port: (leave default used by Ubidium — typically correct already)

• Device ID: match reader ID configured in the reader

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Switching between direct cable and router later

You have two options:

Best practice (recommended at races)

Give the reader a permanent static IP and reserve it in the router.

Then:

• Direct cable → manually set laptop IP

• Router → works automatically

Alternative (less reliable)

Switch reader back to DHCP when using router.
But this causes IP changes → Webscorer connection problems.

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Common problem that confuses timers

Modern laptops often don’t link-up without Auto-MDIX or Windows keeps Wi-Fi active.

Do this:

• Disable Wi-Fi while testing

• Plug cable

• Wait 10–20 sec

• Then ping

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Key takeaway

The reader does NOT need a different configuration mode.

You are simply creating a tiny 2-device network:

Laptop 192.168.0.20  <----ethernet---->  Ubidium 192.168.0.10

Once ping works, Webscorer will connect.

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If you want, tell me what IP your Ubidium currently has — I can give you the exact Windows settings to enter.