Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product POWERLINE RF-GUV1124 RocketFish
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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.
3 RF-GUV112 4 Cont ent s Introduction ....................... ............... .............. ............... .............. ....... 4 Featur es ........ ............... .............. .............. ............... .............. ............... .. 4 Setting up your powerl ine network.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 devic.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 M.
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.
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”).
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 auth.
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