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AirPlx Radio

The AirPlx Radio is the on-site device that listens to your aviation radio and turns it into live, searchable transcripts in AirPlx. This page gets it set up; the rest of this section covers using and managing it.

Everything on this page matches the Quick Start card in the box. If you still have the card handy, you can follow either one.

What’s in the box

  • AirPlx Radio device (small white box with a status light on the front)
  • USB-C power adapter
  • Ethernet cable
  • USB audio adapter with a 3.5 mm input
  • 3 × 3.5 mm audio cable — one per audio channel
  • (optional) Radio adapters — for radios whose record-out / line-out needs an adapter to reach a 3.5 mm plug

Set it up

Follow these in order. Steps 5–6 use the device screen, so the device needs to be powered on (step 4) before you get to them.

1. Place the device

Set your AirPlx Radio near your radio base or dispatch desk. Keep it indoors and dry.

2. Connect your radio’s audio

Run the included 3.5 mm cable from your radio’s record-out / line-out into CHANNEL 1. Add CHANNEL 2 / 3 for more radios.

3. Connect to your network

Ethernet is the preferred connection — it’s the simplest and most reliable, with nothing to set up and none of the Wi-Fi limitations below. Plug the included Ethernet cable into your network. No Ethernet available? You’ll set up Wi-Fi from the device screen in step 5.

4. Power on

Plug in the included USB-C adapter. The device boots on its own — the screen lights up and the front light pulses white. Wait for it to finish starting.

5. Set up Wi-Fi (skip if wired)

If you’re not on Ethernet, connect the device to Wi-Fi from your phone:

  1. On your phone, join the Wi-Fi network AirPlx-Radio-XXXX (the last four characters are unique to your device).
  2. Enter the password airplxsetup.
  3. A setup page opens automatically. If it doesn’t, browse to http://10.42.0.1.
  4. Pick your facility’s Wi-Fi network, enter its password, and tap Connect.

The screen shows Connecting…, then moves on once it’s online.

Wi-Fi works with a standard password-protected network (or an open network with no password). It won’t work with networks that need a captive portal — the sign-in page hotels, guest Wi-Fi, and some corporate networks show — or other logins beyond a single password. On those, use Ethernet instead.

6. Pair to AirPlx

In the AirPlx web app on desktop, open Settings → Radio → Add Device, then enter the 6-character code shown on the device screen. (You can also go straight to app.airplx.com/radio.)

The pairing code is 6 characters — letters and numbers (for example 78CZV1). It expires after about 15 minutes and a fresh one is generated automatically.

7. Confirm it’s working

Key your radio and speak. The front light turns green, the channel meter on the screen moves, and transcripts appear in AirPlx.

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