How to Connect the Vector Receiver to the Computer (VECTOR 7) – Catapult Support

How to Connect the Vector Receiver to your PC

There are two ways to connect the Vector Receiver to your PC.

Connecting via USB cable
Connecting via WiFi

Note: After changing from a USB cable to WiFi connection or vice versa, please wait 70 seconds for data to start flowing through the receiver/PC connection.

Connecting the Vector Receiver to the PC/OpenField via USB

The Vector Receiver can be connected to the PC via the USB C input found at the bottom of the Receiver.

Connect the USB C to USB A Cord to the Receiver and PC respectively.
Power on the Vector Receiver by pressing and holding the Power Button press for > 2 seconds or until the Battery Status LED and Network Indicator LEDs turn green.
Open OpenField and navigate to the Activity Timeline by selecting the 'Start' Tile from the main tile menu.
A successful connection to the Receiver will be indicated by slow scrolling Orange Bars or 'Seaweed' in the top right hand corner of the Console,
When Data is flowing to the Receiver via Vector Devices, the Network Indicator LED on the Vector Receiver will flash light blue and the Seaweed/Orange Bars in OpenField console will begin to scroll faster.

Connecting the Vector Receiver to the PC/OpenField via WiFi

The Vector Receiver can be connected to the PC via WiFi up to a range of up to 80 metres (Distance between PC and Receiver).

Note: If the Receiver is connected to the PC via USB, the USB connection will take precedence over WiFi.

Power on the Vector Receiver by pressing the Power Button found on the side of the Receiver. When the Receiver is powered the Battery Status LED will illuminate.
On the PC, click the WiFi or LAN symbol in the bottom right corner of the Taskbar, to view available WiFi networks.
Find the Desired Receiver you wish to connect to - the WiFi network will be name 'Catapult Receiverxx', where xx = Receiver ID, which is found on the rear of the Receiver.
Click the Receiver Network and enter in the password found attached to the back of the Receiver, to connect to the Receiver via WiFi.
Note: that a WiFi message 'No Internet, Secured' is normal.
A successful connection to the Receiver will be indicated by slow scrolling Orange Bars or 'Seaweed' in the top right hand corner of the Console, as well as a 'Disconnect' message when clicking the Network connection.
When Data is flowing to the Receiver via the Vector Devices, the Network Indicator LED on the Vector Receiver will flash light blue and the Seaweed/Orange Bars in OpenField console will begin to scroll faster.