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Summary of Contents for Scout Sea-Hub
- Page 1 Advanced User Manual WiFi/3G/USB Mobile Router www.scoutantenne.com ed. 01-2017...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Scout Sea-Hub Advanced User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................3 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ....................INITIAL CONFIGURATION ....................CONNECTION TYPE: USB WIRELESS ADAPTER ..............CONNECTION TYPE: 3G DONGLE ..................CONNECTION TYPE: ADSL MODEM .................. CONNECTION TYPE: BRIDGE (AP) ..................TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................... -
Page 3: Introduction
- Shared IP Address — The Sea-Hub provides Internet access for up to 253 users using a single shared IP address account. - Virtual Server — If you have a fixed IP address, you can set the Sea-Hub to act as a virtual host for network address translation. -
Page 4: Hardware Description
Sea-Hub Advanced User Manual HARDWARE DESCRIPTION The Sea-Hub connects to the Internet through its RJ-45 WAN port. It connects directly to your PC or to a local area network using its RJ-45 Fast Ethernet LAN port. The 3G Mobile Wireless Router includes an LED display on the front panel for system power and port indications that simplifies... - Page 5 POWER CONNECTOR The Sea-Hub must be powered with its supplied power adapter. Failure to do so results in voiding of any warrantly supplied with the product. The power adapter automatically adjusts to any voltage between 100~240 volts at 50 or 60 Hz, and supplies 12 volts DC power to the unit.
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Page 6: Initial Configuration
CONNECTING TO THE LOGIN PAGE It is recommended to make initial configuration changes by connecting a PC directly to the Sea-Hub’s LAN port. The Sea-Hub has a default IP address of 192.168.2.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. You must set your PC IP address to be on the same subnet as the Sea-Hub (that is, the PC and the Sea-Hub addresses must both start 192.168.2.x). -
Page 7: Connection Type: Usb Wireless Adapter
Setup Wizard. SETUP WIZARD The Wizard is designed to help you configure the basic settings required to get the Sea-Hub up and running. There are only a few basic steps you need to set up the Sea-Hub and provide a connection. - Page 8 Scout Sea-Hub Advanced User Manual On the following screen we configure the USB WiFi network. Leave Connection Mode set as Cable/Dynamic IP (DHCP) and select Site Survey to see the wireless networks available to connect to. Take a note of the Authentication and Encryption information for the network you are trying to connect to, this will be required later - unless security is disabled.
- Page 9 The next screen shows the settings for the wireless LAN - this is what you will be connecting your wireless device to locally in order to access the Internet. The SSID is the name you will see when scanning for available WiFi networks: the default name is Scout Sea-Hub, you can change it to something more meaningful if you wish.
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Page 10: Connection Type: 3G Dongle
By selecting the connection type “3G dongle” you’ll set up the Sea-Hub to wirelessly re-broadcast the Internet connection from a USB 3G Dongle locally to multiple wireless-enabled devices. The list of the 3G USB dongles that are compatible with the Sea-Hub is printed at the end of this manual. - Page 11 The screen below shows settings for the wireless LAN - this is what you will be connecting your wireless device to in order to access the Internet. The SSID Choice is the name you will see when scanning for available WiFi networks: the default name is Scout Sea-Hub, you can change it to something more meaningful if you wish.
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Page 12: Connection Type: Adsl Modem
Once you’re happy with your settings press Done. At this point you will be disconnected from the Sea-Hub as it reconfigures. Give it a few moments to sort itself out. The screen should now look like the following one, Connected Status is now Connected. - Page 13 - Enable MAC Clone - Some ISPs limit Internet connections to a specified MAC address. This setting allows you to manually change the MAC address of the Sea-Hub’s WAN interface to match the PC’s MAC address provided to your ISP for registration. You can enter the registered MAC address manually by typing it in the boxes provided.
- Page 14 Sea-Hub Advanced User Manual In case you want to set the WAN port to work linked to the Scout Rocket and use the 3G USB connection as a backup (that activates automatically when the internet signal provided by the Rocket is no longer available) please follow these steps: Click Advanced tag followed by WAN (see screen below).
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Page 15: Connection Type: Bridge (Ap)
Connection type: Bridge (AP) Can the Sea-Hub be used as a wireless router? Yes it can - in Bridge mode. Bridge mode works just like a wireless Ethernet link between an existing ADSL modem and wireless devices (such as smarphones and tablets) that wants to connect. -
Page 16: Technical Specifications
Note: In this mode you can no longer access the Sea-Hub status page via browser. You cannot even access the Sea-Hub status page through Ethernet to the Sea-Hub LAN port! The only way you can now access the Sea-Hub is by activating the reset button on the bottom of the Sea-Hub and then doing the setup all over again. -
Page 17: Compatible 3G Usb Modem
Scout Sea-Hub Advanced User Manual COMPATIBLE 3G USB MODEM ALFA Onyx3G ALFA Fly3G Huawei E220 Huawei E169/169G/169U Huawei E219 Huawei D02 Huawei D21 Huawei D22 Huawei D23 Huawei D31 Huawei ET128 Huawei D12HW Huawei D12LC Huawei D21LC Huawei E1762 Huawei E1552...
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