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GAIA A12 Monitoring Station
Setup Instructions

The only basic step needed to set up the station is to connect it to the WIFI network. Once configured, the station is running in completely automatic mode, and the station status and real-time data can be accessed via this website. : aqicn.org/gaia/station/

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Here are the steps to follow:

Connect the Antenna

Connect the antenna to the station by screwing the antenna to the external SMA connector on the station

You can let the antenna angled or straight, as you prefer.

Power your station

Connect your station to the 5V power supply.

The RGB LED should automatically start. You should see the blue 🔵 color blinking (turn on 🔵 and off ⚪), as if the LED was "breathing"..

After a few seconds, if the RGB LED blinks 3 times between green 🟢 and blue 🔵 , it means that the station is waiting for WiFi to be configured. You can then go to the next step.

If, instead, the RGB LED blinks between green 🟢 and off ⚪, it means that the station managed to automatically connect to the previously configured WiFi. You can then go to the last step, to check the real-time data from your station.

Connect to the station local WIFI network

Open the WIFI settings on your phone or computer.

You will see a network called “GAIA-A12-XXXXX” where XXXXX is the identifier of your station.

Click on this network to connect to it

Do not worry if you see the message "connected without internet" - this is normal behavior.

Enter the Captive Portal:

Once connected to the WIFI network, the “captive portal”, will pop-up and you should see the screen below. Click the first “Configure WIFI button”

The captive portal popup should appear between a few seconds to 30 seconds. If you do not see any popup after you connected to the GAIA WIFI network, then, open a browser and enter the following URL:

http://192.168.4.1

Select your home WIFI Network

The previous steps brought you to a page where you can see a list of all active WIFI networks.

Click on the network you want yours station to connect to

Enter your home WIFI password

Enter the password for the WIFI network you want your station to connect to, and then click Save.

The station will reboot, and after a while (~10 seconds), the blue light will stop flashing. This means that the station has connected successfully to the network and is ready to be used.

The password is saved inside the station, so from now on, each time your station is restarted (power unplugged/plugged), it will automatically connect to the WIFI network you have selected.

Check the data online

Your station is now online and automatically reporting the pollution data every 2 minutes.

You check the real-time data from your station dashboard, available at: aqicn.org/gaia/station/

About the Air Quality and Pollution Measurement:

About the Air Quality Levels

AQI Air Pollution Level Health Implications Cautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50 Good Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk None
51 -100 Moderate Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200 Unhealthy Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300 Very Unhealthy Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+ Hazardous Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.


Usage Notice: All the Air Quality data are unvalidated at the time of publication, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time. The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data.



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