English dropdown-ico

RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the RocketFish service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the RocketFish POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    P ow erl ine Netw orking Kit RF-GUV 1124 Use r Gu ide 10-0764 GUV1124-EN. fm Page 1 Wednesday, November 3, 2010 10:21 AM[...]

  • Page 2

    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[...]

  • Page 3

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

  • Page 4

    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 [...]

  • Page 5

    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[...]

  • Page 6

    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[...]

  • Page 7

    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[...]

  • Page 8

    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[...]

  • Page 9

    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 [...]

  • Page 10

    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[...]

  • Page 11

    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 [...]

  • Page 12

    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[...]

  • Page 13

    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 [...]

  • Page 14

    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[...]

  • Page 15

    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[...]

  • Page 16

    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[...]

  • Page 17

    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-[...]

  • Page 18

    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[...]

  • Page 19

    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 [...]

  • Page 20

    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[...]

  • Page 21

    21 RF-GUV112 4 10-0764 GUV1124-EN. fm Page 21 Wednesday, November 3, 2010 10:21 AM[...]

  • Page 22

    22 10-0764 GUV1124-EN. fm Page 22 Wednesday, November 3, 2010 10:21 AM[...]

  • Page 23

    23 RF-GUV112 4 10-0764 GUV1124-EN. fm Page 23 Wednesday, November 3, 2010 10:21 AM[...]

  • Page 24

    10- 0764 ENGL ISH www.rocketfishproducts.com (80 0) 620-2790 Distr ibuted by Be st Buy Purchasi ng, LL C 7601 Penn A venue S outh, Richfield, MN 55423- 3645 USA © 2010 BBY Solutions, Inc. All rights reser ved. ROCKETF ISH is a trademar k of BBY Solutions, Inc. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. 10-0764 GU[...]