Remote Mounting Seestar/ASI Air Internal Storage (Mac Edition)

This article describes how to remotely mount the Seestar's internal storage which allows for access and transfer of stored FITS files. Please note that this only pertains to Seestar owners and not Seestar rental customers. The same process serves for remotely mounting the ASI Air's internal storage. 


Wireguard

  1. Download and install the latest version of Wireguard
    https://www.wireguard.com/install/

  2. Contact Starfront Support to obtain a config file and the IP address of your Seestar/Air. The config file will likely be zipped. Right-click the zip file and extract the contents to a known directory such as your Desktop or Downloads folder.

  3. Open the Wireguard app and click "Add Tunnel" on the bottom left of the screen. You will be prompted to navigate to and select your config file. 

  4. Your config should now show in the list on the left of the window. Select it, then click "Activate". You are now connected to the same network as your Seestar. 

Mapping Network Drive

  1. Navigate to the tool bar

  2. Click "Go"

  3. Click "Connect to Server..."

  4. Enter YOUR_DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS

  5. Click + to save to Favorite Servers list

  6. Click "Connect"

  7. Your Seestar/Air internal storage should pop up in a new window. For Seestar, click the MyWorks folder. Inside you will find folders organized by target. The folders ending in "_sub" contains your individual FITS and JPG files. Select and copy them to a directory on your PC.

  8. Once the transfer is complete you can delete the data from the Seestar/Air (if you wish) and deactivate your Wireguard connection.

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