RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 manual

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2 Rock etfish RF-GUV1124 Po we r l i n e N e t wo r k i n g K i t Safety in f ormation T ake the following precautions when usin g this produc t: • Read all instructions before installing and operating. • Keep all instructions f or later ref erence. • F ollow all warnings and instructions. • This pr oduct shoul d not be i nstalled in any el[...]

3 RF-GUV112 4 Cont ent s Introduction ....................... ............... .............. ............... .............. ....... 4 Featur es ........ ............... .............. .............. ............... .............. ............... .. 4 Setting up your powerl ine network.................. .............. ............ 9 Fr equently aske[...]

4 Introduc tion Congratulations on your purchase of the R ocketfish RF-GUV11 24 powerline Et hernet k it. This easy -to-use s ystem enables you to connec t any Ethernet network devic e (such as computers and game consoles) to other devices on your home network and to the Internet. Y our powerline kit also lets you conne ct your network without the [...]

5 RF-GUV112 4 Po werl ine Ethernet bridge Ite m Desc ript ion 1 Powe r i nd ic ato r On— Pow er is on. Blinking —Device in st andby mode or is in group jo ining mode. Off—Power is of f. 2 Ethernet link/ activit y indicator On—Ethernet network link detec ted . Blinking—Network traffic detected. Off—No Ethernet net work link detected. 3 P[...]

6 4 Ethernet port— Connect to y our router (recommended) or Internet modem. F or more inform ation, see “Connec ting your powerline device s” on page 10. 5 GROUP button—For custom network configuration, press this to create or join an additio nal powerline network. For more information, see “Creating ad ditional networks” on page 12. No[...]

7 RF-GUV112 4 Po werline E thernet switch Ite m Desc ript ion 1 Powe r i nd ic ato r On— Pow er is on. Blinking —Device in st andby mode or is in group jo ining mode. Off—Power is of f. 2 Ethernet link/ activit y indicator On—Ethernet network link detec ted . Blinking—Network traffic detected. Off—No Ethernet net work link detected. 3 P[...]

8 4 Ethernet port— Connect to y our router (recommended) or Internet modem. F or more inform ation, see “Connec ting your powerline device s” on page 10. 5 GROUP button—For custom network configuration, press this to create or join an additio nal powerline network. For more information, see “Creating ad ditional networks” on page 12. No[...]

9 RF-GUV112 4 Setting up yo ur powerline network Choosing a location Before connecting your po werline devices, you need to determine wher e they need t o be i nstal led . Note s : • Make sure th at the two powerline devic es are in the sam e home power circuit. • The se devices sh ould be i nstalled on ly in a resi dential se tting. Do not in [...]

10 Po we r li n e E th e r n e t s wi t c h Install the powerline Ethe rnet swit ch on the same hom e powe r circu it as yo ur powerl ine Ethernet bridge, and near you r g am in g c ons ol e or oth er devi ce. Con ne c ti ng you r pow erline devices T o connect your pow erline brid ge: 1 Plug y our powerline brid ge directly into a wall po wer sock[...]

11 RF-GUV112 4 Connecting tips Po werl ine ne tworkin g sends data along the el ectrica l wiri ng of y our home, so the data can be corrupte d by electrical interference (someti mes called “noise”) and the l ength of wiring i t must pass through. Althoug h your pow erline devices can ov ercome most inter ference, it’ s best to avoid creating [...]

12 • Battery chargers (inclu ding cell phone ch argers) •H a i r d r y e r s • Pow er drills and other powe r tools •H a l o g e n l i g h t s • V acuum cleaners • Connect power line devices to a p ower strip with out noise filters If you must c onnect your powerline device s to a power strip , use the follo wing g uide line s: • Make[...]

13 RF-GUV112 4 If, ho wever , you want to set up mu ltiple powerline networks in your home or change your powerline network’ s name (for added security), you can confi gure t he p owerli ne d evice s to do so. T o c reate an addit ional networ k and join devices t o it: 1 Make sure that your pow erline devices are plugged into a power ed wall ou [...]

14 After your first and additiona l devices ’ power indicators stop blinking, your additional device has successfully joined your first device’ s network . Resett ing a p owerline dev ice to fa ctor y defaul ts Y ou can easi ly restore factory d efault settings for any of your powerline devices. T o reset a po werline device to its factor y def[...]

15 RF-GUV112 4 Is it secure to send pri vate data o ver these devi ces? Y es. Data enc ryptio n is used to se cure your data from pr ying eyes. For details, see “ Specifications” on page 17. How ma ny dev ices can be assigned to a single g roup? Becau se several powerline d evices share the sam e elec trical wiring (physical bandwi dth), we rec[...]

16 • The compute r can access the Internet if y ou connect it directly to the router . I f there is no I nternet conn ection , troubleshoo t the r out er or co ntact y our ISP (Intern et servi ce pr ovid er). T rou bleshooting t ips • Pow erline products work better whe n plugged direc tly into the wall power outle t, not power strips , extensi[...]

17 RF-GUV112 4 Specifications Items Description Powerline bridge Powerline switch PHY rat e 200 Mbps Effec tive data rate T CP: Up to 91 M bps UDP: Up to 94 M bps TC P: U p to 9 1 Mbps UDP: Up to 93 Mbps Frequency band 2~28 MHz (with mask) Access methods CSMA/CA channel-access scheme s QoS Four -level p riority-based conte ntion acce ss, and multi-[...]

18 Leg a l n ot ice s FCC Part 15 This device c omplies with P ar t 15 of the F CC Rules. Operation of this product is subjec t to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interfere nce, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference received, inclu ding inter ference that may cause unde sired operat ion. FCC warning C[...]

19 RF-GUV112 4 90-day limit ed war ran ty Rocketf ish Prod ucts (“Rocketfish ”) warr ants to you , the origina l purchaser of this new RF-GUV1124 ( “Product”), that the Product shall be free of defects in t he original ma nufacture of the material or work manship fo r 90 days from the p urchase of the Produc t (“Warranty Period”). This [...]

20 This warran ty also doe s not cover: • Damage due to incorrec t operation or maintenance • Connection to an i ncorrect voltage supply • Attempted r epair by any one other than a facility authoriz ed by Rocketfish to service the Product • Products sold as is or with all fault s • Consumables, such as fuse s or batteries • Products whe[...]

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