Omni-WiFi SweetSpot5 User manual

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Instruction!Manual!
SweetSpot5TM**Inventory:*
•SweetSpot5TM!dual-band!transmitter!–!broadcasts!on!2.4ghz!and!5.8ghz!!!
concurrently!(includes!1!Gigabit!Internet!port!and!1!Gigabit!LAN!port)!
•Short!Ethernet!data!cable
•Preconfiguration
•SweetSpot5TM!!infographic!and!invoice!
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©!OMNI-WiFi,!LLC,!2005,!2018!
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All!rights!reserved.!This!manual!or!parts!thereof!may!not!be!reproduced!in!
any!form,!stored!in!any!retrieval!system,!or!transmitted!in!any!form!by!any!
means!–!electronic,!mechanical,!photocopy,!recording,!or!otherwise!–!without!
prior!written!permission!of!the!publisher,!except!as!provided!by!United!State!
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About*this*product*
Thank!you!for!purchasing!the!SweetSpot5TM.!This!product!is!a!self-contained,!
customized!transmitter,!receiver,!and!high-gain!antenna!all!in!one.!It!is!designed!to!
service!any!residence!or!area!up!to!approximately!5,000!square!feet.!!
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Note:!The*default*configuration,*including*the*username*and*password,*can*be*
found*on*the*last*page*of*this*manual.!
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General*Positioning*Considerations*
The!SweetSpot5TM!should!be!mounted!facing!in!the!direction!where!most!of!the!
wireless!users!will!be!positioned,!although!significant!signal!strength!does!exist!
both!behind!and!beside!the!unit!due!to!the!presence!of!a!second!special!internal!
antenna.!
Elevating!the!SweetSpot5TM!to!an!upper!edge!of!the!highest!room!or!attic!in!the!
home!and!pointing!it!diagonally!toward!the!opposite!lower!edge!of!the!room!is!
usually!the!optimal!positioning!for!most!homes,!as!demonstrated!in!the!diagram!
on!the!following!page.!
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Where*to*Position*the*SweetSpot5TM*
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The!SweetSpot5TM!is!meant!for!indoor!use.!The!primary!restriction!on!positioning!
will!usually!be!the!length!of!the!power!cord!and!the!length!of!the!cables!
connecting!the!product!to!your!broadband!modem!(or!the!nearest!Ethernet!
socket),!so!take!care!to!mount!the!SweetSpot5TM!within!cable!reach!of!your!
electrical!power!source!and!broadband/Ethernet!source.!!While!the!SweetSpot5TM!
can!be!aimed!in!any!direction,!it!is!important!to!orient!the!unit!so!that!it!faces!
most!of!the!users.!
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Installation*Considerations!
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Fluorescent!lights!in!the!space!between!the!SweetSpot5TM!and!the!clients!will!
reduce!the!signal!quality,!and!thereby!reduce!the!effective!distance!that!the!
SweetSpot5TM!can!operate.!If!you!mount!this!product!in!a!suspended!ceiling,!
mount!it!away!from!fluorescent!lights.!Roaming!cordless!phone!systems!may!also!
interfere!with!the!performance!of!the!SweetSpot5TM!because!they!use!the!same!
frequencies.!The!channel!your!SweetSpot5TM!uses!is!listed!on!the!back!of!the!
product.!Be!sure!to!set!your!cordless!phone!to!a!different!channel.!
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Most!environments!contain!items!that!generate!electromagnetic!interference!
(EMI),!such!as!refrigerators,!microwaves,!even!vacuum!cleaners,!so!place!the!
SweetSpot5TM!where!it!does!not!have!to!push!its!signal!through!the!interference!of!
these!household!appliances.!For!example,!you!will!probably!get!better!coverage!
results!by!mounting!the!unit!on!the!floor!above!the!refrigerator,!rather!than!
aiming!the!product!through!the!refrigerator!towards!another!room!on!the!same!
floor.!
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Experimentation*
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If!you!are!unsure!about!the!best!location!for!your!SweetSpot5TM,!you!can!try!it!out!
simply!by!plugging!it!in!and!trying!various!locations.!
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You!do!not!need!to!cable!into!your!broadband!or!Ethernet!source!in!order!to!find!a!
suitable!location!for!your!SweetSpot5TM.!Simply!place!the!unit!in!the!location!that!
you!would!like!to!test,!and!plug!it!into!an!electrical!connection!to!power!it!up.!
Then!walk!around!your!house!with!a!laptop!or!WiFi-enabled!smart!phone!and!
observe!the!signal!strength!for!your!SweetSpot5™.!Any!signal!reading!at!or!above!
2!bars!(or!~40%!of!however!your!device!graphically!depicts!WiFi!signal!strength)!
will!give!a!fast!connection!speed.!Having!more!bars!usually!indicates!a!closer!
connection,!but!it!will!not!necessarily!be!the!fastest!connection.!Some!wireless!
computers!that!are!far!away!from!the!signal!or!that!have!weaker!client!adapters!
(the!computer’s!internal!WiFi!component)!may!also!have!lower!speeds.!
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Connecting*and*Cabling*
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This!product!ships!with!(1)!Ethernet!cable!.!Once!your!modem!is!connected,!you!
should!see!a!new!light!appear!on!your!modem!to!indicate!the!link.!This!light!
indicates!that!everything!is!working,!and!you!should!then!be!able!to!find!and!
connect!to!your!SweetSpot5TM!on!the!list!of!available!wireless!networks,!listed!as!
“SweetSpot5”!on!the!available!wireless!networks!
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NOTE:*Some*modems*will*need*to*be*reset*(via*the*reset*button)*to*establish*
their*first*connection*to*the*SweetSpot5TM.*This*may*be*the*case*if*you*have*
previously*used*your*cable*modem*to*run*a*direct,*wired*connection*to*a*
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Managing*via*Wireless*Connection*
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After!successfully!cabling!your!product,!you!should!be!able!to!find!and!connect!to!
it!on!your!computer!or!smart!phone’s!list!of!available!wireless!connections.!To!pull!
up!this!list!you!can!typically!double!click!the!wireless!icon!on!your!computer’s!
toolbar,!or!tap!the!wireless!icon!on!your!smart!phone!menu.!Find!the!connection!
named!“SweetSpot5”!and!select!it.!Your!wireless!password!“omniwifi”.!You!should!
now!have!no!difficulty!pulling!up!a!browser!(Internet!Explorer,!Chrome,!Firefox,!
Safari,!etc.),!or!app,!and!connecting!directly!to!the!Internet!on!your!wireless!
device.!
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The!SweetSpot5TM!is!shipped!plug-and-play,!and!we!strongly!advise!against!
attempting!to!alter!its!configuration!without!the!aid!of!a!professional!network!
engineer,!preferably!through!our!service!call-line.!If!you!do!need!to!make!changes,!
you!can!access!the!SweetSpot5TM!management!menu!by!typing!its!IP!address,!
found!on!the!label!on!the!back!of!the!unit!at!the!top!(usually,!
http://192.168.188.253),!into!your!browser’s!URL!box!and!hitting!“ENTER”.!!!
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Performance*Testing*
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By!now!you’ve!hopefully!established!a!successful!connection.!We’d!like!to!thank!
you!again!for!choosing!our!product,!and!take!the!opportunity!to!quickly!
demonstrate!to!you!the!performance!difference!that!our!product!offers!when!!
compared!to!other!access!points.!!
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Many!people!assume!that!the!performance!of!a!given!wireless!access!point!is!
represented!by!the!wireless!icon!on!their!computer!or!smart!phone—where!the!
wireless!connection!with!the!most!bars!is!the!best!option.!In!reality,!the!graphic!that!
represent!the!‘signal!strength’!of!a!wireless!connection!is!often!misleading.!More!
bars!does!not!always!translate!to!more!speed,!or!better!quality.!!
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The*simple*demonstration:!
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If!you!had!an!existing!wireless!access!point!before!purchasing!the!SweetSpot5TM,!you!
can!compare!their!performance!by!powering!off!the!SweetSpot5TM,!and!plugging!in!
and!reconnecting!to!the!old!access!point!in!the!same!location!as!the!SweetSpot5TM.!
After!connecting!to!the!old!access!point,!you!can!roam!your!house!and!run!a!speed!
test.!We!recommend!http://testmy.net/,!as!flash-based!speed!test’s!are!somewhat!
unreliable.!Explore!how!far!you!can!roam!from!your!old!access!point!before!you!lose!
your!connection,!or!your!speed!significantly!diminishes.!Make!a!note!of!your!results,!
then!switch!off!the!old!access!point!and!reconnect!the!SweetSpot5TM.!Run!the!same!
speed!tests!and!compare!your!results.!This!time!you!should!be!able!to!walk!
considerably!farther!from!the!SweetSpot5TM,!even!outside,!before!the!signal!
disappears!and!you!can!no!longer!connect!to!the!speed!test.!!
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In!this!comparison,!our!equipment!should!outperform!or!outdistance!even!other!
“strong”!access!points,!which!is!why!the!signal!strength!indicator!may!be!
convenient,!but!not!the!best!measure!of!connection!quality!or!speed.!
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How*it*Works:!
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The!OMNI-WiFiTM!SweetSpot5TM!has!a!modified!receiving!panel!antenna!that!
increases!wireless!client!signal!strength!by!a!factor!of!10.!Since!the!wireless!client!
generally!has!the!weakest!signal!in!the!WiFi!network,!adding!strength!to!its!signal!
significantly!increases!the!distance!and!speed!of!the!overall!wireless!connection.!
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The!OMNI-WiFiTM!SweetSpot5TM!has!a!special!circuit!to!eliminate!interference!and!
to!broadcast!only!the!highest!quality!signal!possible.!The!signal!may!not!appear!as!
strong!as!the!signals!from!other!access!points,!but!the!combination!of!the!super!
sensitive!radio,!custom!antenna,!and!special!noise!elimination!circuit!give!it!the!
highest.quality.signal.!Therefore,!the!client!computer!will!usually!connect!at!a!
significantly!greater!distance!away!from!the!SweetSpot5TM!than!from!any!other!
access!point,!regardless!of!how!many!‘bars’!other!connections!display.!With!other!
access!points,!up!to!one-half!of!the!signal!strength!bars!represent!noise!or!a!
distorted!signal.!
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FCC*Compliance*
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Device!meets!current!FCC!Radio!Frequency!Exposure!Guidelines!under!FCC!Rules!
and!Regulations!Part!15.247!for!IEEE!802.11!transmitter!and!receiver!WiFi!devices.!!!
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IMPORTANT:*
FCC*Radiation*Exposure*Statement:!
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This!equipment!complies!with!FCC!radiation!exposure!limits!set!forth!for!an!
uncontrolled!environment.!This!equipment!should!be!installed!and!operated!with!
minimum!distance!20cm!(about!8!inches)!between!radiator!and!your!body.!The!
antennas!used!for!this!transmitter!should!not!be!co-located!or!operating!in!
conjunction!with!any!other!antenna!or!transmitter.!
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Federal*Communications*Commission*
Interference*Statement*
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This!equipment!has!been!tested!and!found!to!comply!with!the!limits!for!a!Class!B!
digital!device,!pursuant!to!Part!15!of!the!FCC!Rules.!These!limits!are!designed!to!
provide!reasonable!protection!against!harmful!interference!in!a!residential!
installation.!This!equipment!generates,!uses,!and!can!radiate!radio!frequency!
energy!and,!if!not!installed!and!used!in!accordance!with!the!instructions,!may!
cause!harmful!interference!to!radio!communications.!However,!there!is!no!
guarantee!that!interference!will!not!occur!in!a!particular!installation.!If!this!
equipment!does!harmful!interference!to!radio!or!television!reception,!which!can!
be!determined!by!turning!the!equipment!on!and!off,!the!user!is!encouraged!to!try!
to!correct!the!interference!by!using!one!of!the!following!methods:!
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•Reorient!or!relocate!the!receiving!antenna!
•Increase!the!separation!between!the!equipment!and!the!receiver!
•Connect!the!equipment!into!an!outlet!on!circuit!different!from!that!in!which!
the!receiver!is!connected.!
•Contact!the!dealer!or!and!experienced!radio/TV!technician!for!help!
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FCC*Caution:!Any!changes!or!modifications!not!expressly!approved!by!the!party!
responsible!for!compliance!could!void!the!user’s!authority!to!operate!the!
equipment.!
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Technical*Support:!
Email:![e-mail]!
Phone:!1-!800-!610-!6711!x!7!
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SPECIAL*NOTE*regarding*interference*and*coverage:*Aim!the!SweetSpot5TM!
slightly!downward!instead!of!straight!ahead!to!ensure!coverage!into!dips!and!
valleys.!Avoid!transmitting!into!or!close!to!appliances,!radios,!cordless!phones,!
baby!monitors,!wireless!security!systems!or!wireless!cameras.!!
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OMNI-WiFi!Trademark!
The!SweetSpot5TM!is!a!service!trademark!of!
OMNI-WiFi,!LLC.!OMNI-WiFi!TM!is!a!federally!registered!trademark.!
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Environmental*Specifications:!
Operating!Temperature:!-20!to!+120!degrees!F.!
Operating!Humidity:!5%!to!80%,!non-condensing.!
!!!Enclosure:!NEMA-4!rated,!to!withstand!direct!water!spray,!and!to!withstand!ice!
formation!on!enclosure.!
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Warranty*and*Exclusions:!
90-day!limited!warranty.!
Not!guaranteed!against!water!damage!or!electrical!surge.!
Not!guaranteed!against!storm!or!lightning!damage.!
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Shipping*and*Handling*Damage*Claims:!
All!shipping!damage!claims!are!the!purchaser’s!responsibility.!Inspect!each!
shipment!on!delivery!and!report!all!damage!immediately!to!the!carrier.!There!may!
be!time!limits!and!inspection!may!be!required,!depend!on!the!carrier.!
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WARNING:!
OPENING*the*CASE*or*BREAKING*the*SEALS*VOIDS*the*WARRANTY.*
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Wireless!Password:*omniwifi*
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Administrative!Username:!!!root*
Administrative!Password:!omniomni*
IP!address:!192.168.188.253*
Channel:!9*
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