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Getting Started Guide 

 

 

                                                                 

                              

Spreedbox Pty. Ltd. 

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HTTP

 

Hypertext Transfer Protocol widely used by World Wide Web (e.g. 
http://www.spreedbox.me)

 

HTTPS 

Secure HTTP Protocol using TLS/SSL  (e.g. 
https://www.spreedbox.me) 

IP address

 

Internet Protocol Address (e.g. 192.168.0.1)

 

ISP 

Internet Service Provider 

LAN 

Local Area Network 

LED 

Light Emitting Diode (light found at the base of your Spreedbox) 

Local IP address 

IP address of a device on your LAN 

MAC address 

Media Access Control address – each hardware device (including 
your Spreedbox) has a unique MAC address 

Public IP 

IP address of a device outside your LAN 

SN 

Serial Number – each Spreedbox has a unique serial number 

SSL 

Secure Socket Layer – a secure method of communicating over the 
internet 

TCP 

Transmission Control Protocol – a method of communicating over 
the internet  

TLS 

Transport Layer Security – a secure method of communicating over 
the internet 

UDP 

User Datagram Protocol – a method of communicating over the 
internet 

URL 

Uniform Resource Locator (e.g. 

http://192.168.0.5

 or 

https://spreedbox) 

WAN 

Wide Area Network 

Wi-Fi 

Wireless local area networking often provided by routers with 
wireless features enabling devices to communicate using a wireless 
LAN 

WWW 

World Wide Web concept of interlinked documents accessed over 
the internet 

 

17.

 

Advanced 

At this stage, you may wish to plug in other devices into your Spreedbox.  For example, a 
keyboard and monitor to help you debug any issues you are having. 

 

Add a USB keyboard to one of the remaining USB ports on your Spreedbox. 

 

Add a monitor to the HDMI port on your Spreedbox. 

 

Summary of Contents for Spreedbox

Page 1: ...Spreedbox Getting Started Guide Last Updated September 2017...

Page 2: ...paring Wi Fi and Ethernet CAT5 cable 8 7 Connecting the Power Supply 9 8 Connecting to your Network 10 9 Spreedbox is ready to run 11 10 Accessing your Spreedbox from the Internet 18 11 SSH Access 19...

Page 3: ...anual url which should be used as the main guide for installing your Spreedbox Once you have your Spreedbox connected on your network then you should be able to access your Spreedbox s configuration p...

Page 4: ...password Make sure you can access your organisation s firewall in case you need to configure it so that your Spreedbox can access the internet Use a desktop or laptop computer connected to your local...

Page 5: ...Getting Started Guide Spreedbox Pty Ltd Page 5 3 Opening the box...

Page 6: ...Keep your purchase receipt Spreedbox manual and warranty card in a safe place Affix your unique serial number sticker onto the bottom of your Spreedbox TIP Page 3 of the Quick Start Guide booklet cont...

Page 7: ...y Ltd Page 7 5 International Power Plugs Wireless USB Adapter Micro SD Memory Adapter Micro SD Memory Adapter used when updating Spreedbox firmware Wireless USB Mini Adapter insert USB dongle adapter...

Page 8: ...Guide Spreedbox Pty Ltd Page 8 6 Preparing Wi Fi and Ethernet CAT5 cable Wireless USB Mini Adapter has been inserted to a USB port Ethernet cable CAT5 is connected into your Spreedbox and connected t...

Page 9: ...Getting Started Guide Spreedbox Pty Ltd Page 9 7 Connecting the Power Supply...

Page 10: ...Getting Started Guide Spreedbox Pty Ltd Page 10 8 Connecting to your Network...

Page 11: ...r Spreedbox Wait until the LED light at the base of your Spreedbox turns to steady blue color Open a web browser on your computer laptop smartphone or tablet and go to the following URL https spreedbo...

Page 12: ...TIP Ignore any web browser warnings about not secure connection It is normal and expected behaviour since your Spreedbox is not equipped yet in all required SSL Certificates Settings SSL certificates...

Page 13: ...ll then be taken to the setup wizard where you can specify the name and network configuration for the Spreedbox click Start setup wizard to begin You can specify a unique name for your spreedbox or le...

Page 14: ...nterface you wish to use to connect the Spreedbox to your network and click Next If you selected eth0 you will see You will have the choice of using DHCP to connect to the network or you can check the...

Page 15: ...i network you want to connect to or enter the SSID if it is hidden and then enter the passphrase then click Next To configure manually you will need to enter the IP address network mask gateway and DN...

Page 16: ...alidation this is useful if there are problems validating the configuration You will then see a page with a countdown indicating that the configuration is being checked if all goes well a page indicat...

Page 17: ...lied you will see a page where you have the option to Start using your Spreedbox or Advanced setup click on Advanced setup Advanced setup allows you to modify LED settings re configure the network and...

Page 18: ...ou have a public IP address that can be accessed from the Internet then you can setup your network to allow requests to be forwarded to your Spreedbox Go to the configuration page for your router and...

Page 19: ...on on how to set this up on the Spreedbox 11 SSH Access If you are using a Windows PC then you will need to install SSH software so that you can connect to the Spreedbox via a command line You can dow...

Page 20: ...editor add your Public Domain Name to the list example Run spreedbox update trusted domains after my domain com Save the file by pressing the CTRL key and X then press y to confirm the save and enter...

Page 21: ...an internal TURN server to allow establishing peer to peer connections when clients cannot determine their public IP address and port The TURN server can be configured by going to Admin settings on th...

Page 22: ...tarted Guide Spreedbox Pty Ltd Page 22 then under the Spreedbox menu item on the left you can select to use the Internal TURN server You also have the option of using an external TURN server on a remo...

Page 23: ...preedbox configuration and its services To connect follow the steps Access configuration of your Mobile Phone Locate setting for Wi Fi and switch off current connection Switch on Wi Fi connection usua...

Page 24: ...le managements etc NOTE The Wi Fi Hotspot service is designed to work as a local network Access to the internet may not be available when using the Wi Fi Hotspot 15 Links Getting Started https github...

Page 25: ...r a secure method of communicating over the internet TCP Transmission Control Protocol a method of communicating over the internet TLS Transport Layer Security a secure method of communicating over th...

Page 26: ...ht now may help with tracking changes and reporting by log files by admini9strator of Spreedbox Use SSH Terminal Window Check available time zone regions and cities ls usr share zoneinfo Africa Austra...

Page 27: ...preedbox is ready to run section to complete your Spreedbox configuration Manual Procedure The following notes are for Windows computers or laptops to identify Spreedbox on your network If you are run...

Page 28: ...che by typing netsh interface ip delete arpcache ENTER FOR L i IN 1 1 254 DO ping n 1 192 168 0 i ENTER Now repeat the arp a step Your devices should not be listed From the list of MAC addresses you s...

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