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Technical Specifications 

 

STANDARDS 

IEEE 802.11n 
IEEE 802.11g 
IEEE 802.11b 
IEEE 802.11a 
IEEE 802.3 
IEEE 802.3u

 

DEVICE INTERFACE 

4 10/100 LAN Ports 

SECURITY 

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2)

 

ADVANCED FEATURES 

AP-Client supports up to 4 device 
Wi-Fi Invite

 

DEVICE MANAGEMENT 

Internet Explorer 6 or later 
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later 
Safari 3 or later

 

LEDS 

Power 
Connect 
WLAN 
Device1 
Device2 
Device3 
Device4 

 

CERTIFICATION 

FCC / IC 
Wi-Fi 
Device:  180*171*55mm (7.1"*6.7"*2.2") 

DIMENSIONS (WxDxH) 

Packaging: 308.9*218.9*90.5mm (12.2"*8.6"*3.56") 
Device: 484.9grams (1.07lbs) 

WEIGHT 

Packaging: 676.8grams (1.49lbs) 

WARRANTY 

1-Year Limited (US only) 

Summary of Contents for RF-HTN102

Page 1: ...RocketFish RF HTN102 Wi Fi Invite Home Hub User Manual ...

Page 2: ...evisions Trademarks 2010 RocketFish RocketFish and the RocketFish logo are trademarks of Best Buy Enterprise Services Inc Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Revision Date Description 1 0 November 23 2010 First Draft 2 0 December 9 2010 Second Draft 3 0 December 21 2010 Third Draft 4 0 December 22 2010 Fourth Draft ...

Page 3: ... based configuration utility 17 Accessing the web based configuration utility 18 Checking the General Status of the Hub 19 Checking the Wireless Network Status 19 Checking the Traffic Statistics 21 Accessing the System Log 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 Hub Administration 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 Adjusting the Time and Date Settings 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 C...

Page 4: ...of the RF HTN102 26 Rebooting the Hub 27 Configuring Wireless Settings 28 Connecting to a Wireless Network 28 Configuring Advanced Wi Fi 2 4GHz Settings 31 Configuring Advanced 5GHz Wi Fi Settings 33 Configuring WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup 14 Disabling and Enabling WPS 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 錯誤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 尚未定義書籤 Troubleshooting 35 ...

Page 5: ...twork requirements an Ethernet based Cable or DSL Modem IEEE 802 11n or 802 11a b g wireless clients 10 100Mbit Ethernet cable Web based configuration utility requirements A computer with a Windows Mac or Linux based operating system an installed Ethernet adapter A CD ROM drive Browser requirements Internet Explorer 6 or higher Mozilla Firefox 3 0 or higher Safari 3 or higher ...

Page 6: ...sing 802 11n you can experience speeds exceeding that of 100Mbps wired Ethernet connections BETTER PERFORMANCE The RF HTN102 can operate at both 2 4GHz and 5GHz spectrums allowing you to choose which frequency performs best for you If you have compatible hardware you can switch to operate on the 5GHz frequency to avoid crowding of the 2 4GHz spectrum and improve the stability and speed of your wir...

Page 7: ...o it can connect with existing 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g PCI and USB network adapters Advanced Wi Fi Configuration The RF HTN102 allows you to fine tune your wireless settings to optimize performance for your specific environment Restrict Remote Access You can specify which computers on the LAN have access to the administration tool Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11a...

Page 8: ...8 Hardware Overview FRONT PANEL ...

Page 9: ...9 Hardware Overview Continued REAR PANEL ...

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Page 11: ... Router is OFF Connect Blinking Light WPS or Wi Fi Invite connection in progress Solid Light Hub is connected to router Blinking Light Data is being sent and received between the hub and a remote router Wireless Light Off Hub is not connected to router Device 1 4 Solid Light A device is connected to the network jack ...

Page 12: ...dverse affect on the range of your network 2 Be aware of the direct line between the devices A wall that is at an angle will mean that signal needs to pass through a greater surface area than the normal thickness of the wall 3 Building materials make a difference Try to position access points routers and computers so that the signal passes through open doorways or through drywall Materials such as...

Page 13: ...s an IP Address of 192 168 1 XX and a Subnet of 255 255 255 0 Refer to the Troubleshooting section of the user manual for more information 4 Open a web browser enter http 192 168 1 50 and then press Enter When the login window appears set the user name to admin and leave the password box blank Click to continue the setup Please refer to the user manual for more detailed installation information an...

Page 14: ... reduce the time it takes to get a new device on your network while using WPA2 encryption To connect to a wireless router using the PBC method 1 Position the router and hub together for the initial Wi Fi connection procedure 2 Power on the router and wait approximately 1 minute for it to start before powering on your Wi Fi Invite Home Hub 3 Press the CONNECT button on the front of the Wi Fi Invite...

Page 15: ...utton on the front panel of the Wi Fi Invite Home Hub The two devices will connect within 2 minutes 6 Place the hub in the desired location when the connection is successful Tip To make sure that the connection was successful click then click Wireless Status in the menu on the left If the connection was successful CONNECTED and the router s SSID are displayed To Turn Off WPS Click Disable WPS and ...

Page 16: ... by default 4 On your RocketFish Wi Fi Invite Home Hub you should see the CONNECT button flashing if you have invited it successfully If the CONNECT button is not flashing confirm that you have invited the correct device from the router and try again Press the CONNECT button on the front to accept the invitation Within 2 minutes the router will connect with the hub and display WIFI invite connecti...

Page 17: ...o one of the network jacks on the back of the Wi Fi Invite Home Hub Setting the computer s IP address The RF HTN102 does not have a DHCP Server Therefore the first time you connect your computer to the hub the hub will not be able to give you a local IP address You will need to manually set your IP address to a local one in order to connect to the hub Click Start Settings Control Panel Select Netw...

Page 18: ...ng the web based configuration utility To access the web based configuration utility open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the IP address of the hub 192 168 1 50 Enter admin in the User Name field and leave the Password field empty for the initial setup process Press the Enter key or click to complete the login ...

Page 19: ...of the hub Checking the Wireless Network Status Wireless Status 2 4GHz Band Wireless Status 5GHz Band This section shows the details of the 2 4GHz and 5GHz wireless connection including the mode it is running in and the current supported standards a b g n the Network Name or SSID the MAC address of the wireless access point the channel it is operating on authentication mode and type of encryption ...

Page 20: ...20 is connected to ...

Page 21: ...21 Checking the Traffic Statistics This screen shows the number of packets and bytes received and transmitted for each wireless radio 2 4Ghz and 5GHz of the hub ...

Page 22: ... what you would like to configure Changing the Administrator Account You can change the login name and password for the hub To change the login name and or password enter the login name you wish to use In the New Password field type the new password you wish to use Repeat the password you just typed in the Confirm Password field and click the button If you wish to cancel press the button It is str...

Page 23: ...easily identifiable To change the host name enter a name of up to 15 characters and press the button If you wish to cancel press the button You may not enter a space in the name or use special characters such as in the host name If you enter any forbidden characters the hub will show an error when you try to save the host name You may need to restart the device for the changes to take effect ...

Page 24: ...ote Management If you wish to restrict access to the administration interface you can do so here To restrict the access 1 Check the Enable box 2 Enter the range of IP Addresses you want to allow access to If you only want to allow one IP Address to have access enter it in the first field and leave the second field blank 3 Click to save your settings and continue If you wish to cancel click the but...

Page 25: ...25 Table is empty no restrictions are applied and any IP address on your LAN can access the hub ...

Page 26: ...the Restore button The router will update the settings according to those in the config bin file and reboot To restore the hub to the factory settings simply click the Reset button Be aware that this will cause any configuration changes you have made to be lost Updating the Firmware of the RF HTN102 From time to time RocketFish may provide firmware updates to add or improve the existing features o...

Page 27: ...27 Rebooting the Hub To reboot the device click the Reboot button The device will power up again and retain your configuration ...

Page 28: ... security type and signal strength If there are more than 10 networks found you can press the Next button to see those not listed on the first page 2 Select the radio button for the network you wish to join You can identify the network by the SSID 3 Click to proceed 4 If the network is open your hub will join the network and you are ready to begin using your wireless hub If there is security appli...

Page 29: ...e Next button to see those not listed on the first page 2 Select the radio button for the network you wish to join You can identify the network by the SSID 3 Click to proceed 4 If the network is open your hub will join the network and you are ready to begin using your wireless hub If there is security applied to the network a new field will appear above the Scan Table called Passphrase PSK Enter t...

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Page 31: ... or 20 40MHz Guard Interval The guard interval is the space between symbols being transmitted It is often confused with the space between packets Normal 802 11 operation is 800ns but with 802 11n you may halve the time to wait to 400ns which can increase throughput Tx Rate Only modifiable if 11n Wi Fi Mode is selected This allows you to specify the maximum transmission rate for the wireless networ...

Page 32: ...e packet that the hub is transmitting is larger than the threshold it will initiate the RTS function If the packet size is equal to or less than the threshold the hub will not kick off RTS The use of 2346 bytes effectively disables RTS for the hub Click the button to save your settings when you have finished If you wish to cancel press the button ...

Page 33: ...u may halve the time to wait to 400ns which can increase throughput Tx Rate Only modifiable if 11n Wi Fi Mode is selected This allows you to specify the maximum transmission rate for the wireless network Tx Power Sets the transmission power Modifying this can help you to achieve more range on your network Preamble Type The Preamble Type defines the length of the Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC block f...

Page 34: ...34 Click the button to save your settings when you have finished If you wish to cancel press the button ...

Page 35: ...ork Connections Select the connection profile which is connected to the hub most likely labeled Local Area Connection Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Select the radio button Use the following IP address and give the connection a local IP address which is not in use already e g 192 168 1 111 Set the Subnet Mask to 255 255 255 0 Click OK twice Try to connect to the web based con...

Page 36: ... the login page for your web management If you still cannot access the configuration unplug the power to the router for 10 seconds and plug back in Wait about 30 seconds and try accessing the configuration If you have multiple computers try connecting using a different computer 2 What can I do if I forgot my password If you forgot your password you must reset your hub Unfortunately this process wi...

Page 37: ...AP Client supports up to 4 device Wi Fi Invite DEVICE MANAGEMENT Internet Explorer 6 or later Mozilla Firefox 3 0 or later Safari 3 or later LEDS Power Connect WLAN Device1 Device2 Device3 Device4 CERTIFICATION FCC IC Wi Fi Device 180 171 55mm 7 1 6 7 2 2 DIMENSIONS WxDxH Packaging 308 9 218 9 90 5mm 12 2 8 6 3 56 Device 484 9grams 1 07lbs WEIGHT Packaging 676 8grams 1 49lbs WARRANTY 1 Year Limite...

Page 38: ...equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may ...

Page 39: ...ur body Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements définies par IC pour un environnement non contrôlé Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre le radiateur et votre corps Antenna statement Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved ...

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