How to Login to the HTEM4 GUI: Troubleshooting Guide

How to login to the HTEM4 GUI

Login Using Windows-based PC or MAC

  1. Connect the HT-EM4 Adapter to a Windows PC or MAC Using an Ethernet cable, plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the adapter and the other end into a Windows PC or MAC. Power on the adapter by plugging in the power supply provided.

  2. Make sure PC/MAC is on the same network as HT-EM4 Before you log into the HT-EM4’s GUI, your computer’s IP address must be in the same subnet as the HT-EM4. This allows your computer to communicate with the HT-EM4. 

    NOTE: You can find the HT-EM4’s assigned IP address by logging into your network’s gateway device and looking at the list of connected DHCP client devices. The HT-EM4 hostname will display as REV_A1000000.

  3. Log into the HT-EM4 Adapter
    Now open a web browser and type in the IP address of the HT-EM4 device in the URL bar. A pop-up will appear prompting you to sign in. Enter admin for the Username and admin for the Password. Click Sign in.


Status

Use this screen to see general information about your HT-EM4’s hardware, its software, and its connection to the Internet.
  1. Model Name: This displays your device’s model designation (HT-EM4)
  2. Hardware Version: This displays the version number of the HT-EM4’s physical hardware.
  3. Software Version: This displays the version number of the software that controls the HT-EM4.
  4. SOC Version: This displays the version number of the HT-EM4’s chipset.
  5. Device MoCA Version: This displays the version number of the HT-EM4’s MoCA standard.
  6. Network MoCA Version: This displays the version number of the current MoCA network.
  7. IP Address: This displays the HT-EM4’s IP address. This IP address is automatically assigned to the HT-EM4.
  8. MAC Address: This displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the HT-EM4’s radio frequency (RF) module.
  9. Link Status: This displays whether or not the HT-EM4 is connected over the cable network.
    1. Up displays when the HT-EM4 is connected.
    2. Down displays when the HT-EM4 is not connected.
  10. Beacon Channel: This displays the channel frequency used to transmit beacons.
  11. Primary Channel: This displays the primary channel frequency of the HT-EM4.
  12. Secondary Channel: This displays the secondary channel frequency of the HT-EM4.
  13. First Channel: This displays the first channel frequency of the HT-EM4.
  14. Number of Channels: This displays the number of the HT-EM4’s working channel.
  15. Ethernet TX: This displays the number of Ethernet packets transmitted by this node since MoCA link up.
  16. Ethernet RX: This displays the number of Ethernet packets received by this node since MoCA link up.
  17. Refresh: Use this button to have the Status screen reload with new data 

Network

Use this screen to modify the HT-EM4 IP mode.
IP Configuration: This field allows you to select the IP Mode that you want the HT-EM4 to use. 
  1. DHCP automatic configuration: Your HT-EM4 will receive a dynamic IP address from your Router. 
  2. Link Local automatic configuration: Choose it if there’s no DHCP server in your network, and you want to make zero-config for the IP. 
  3. DHCP & Link Local automatic configuration: Your HT-EM4 will receive a dynamic IP address from your Router. 
  4. Static IP Address: Allow you to configure your HT-EM4’s IP address, netmask, and gateway manually.

MoCA

Use this screen to view and modify the HT-EM4’s MoCA-related settings.
NOTE: Do not change any of the settings in this screen unless you have a good reason to do so! 
  1. Adapter Name: Select the adapter name that you wish to use from the dropdown list.
  2. Network Search Enabled: Use this field to control whether the HT-EM4 should look for a MoCA network to which to connect.
    1. Check the box to have the HT-EM4 search for a MoCA network and, if it finds one, connect to it. If the MoCA network to which the HT-EM4 is currently connected goes offline, the HT-EM4 will look for another MoCA network.
    2. Uncheck the box if you do not want the HT-EM4 to search for a MoCA network. If the HT-EM4 is currently connected to a MoCA network, it will remain connected. If the MoCA network to which the HT-EM4 is currently connected goes offline, the HT-EM4 will not look for another.
  3. Channel Plan: The MoCA specification defines several channel plans for communication on the cable network. This field allows you to select the channel plan that you want the HT-EM4 to use. Select the channel plan that you wish to use from the dropdown list. 
 
  1. LOF: This field allows you to set the Last Operating Frequency that you want the HT-EM4 to use.
  2. Tx Power: Use this field to set the power at which the HT-EM4 transmits (TX) over the cable network, from 0 to 10.
  3. Beacon Power Level: Use this field to set the HT-EM4’s beacon power on the cable network, from 0 to 10. The MoCA beacon allows other devices on the cable network to detect the HTEM4.
  4. Preferred NC (Network Controller): Each MoCA network has a Network Coordinator (NC) which acts as a manager for all the other devices on the cable network.
    1. By default, the NC is chosen from the pool of MoCA devices based on its suitability (signal strength, etc.) To base NC status on merit, or if you have specified another device as “preferred” and do not want the HT-EM4 to compete with it, uncheck the box.
    2. When one device is set to be the “preferred” NC, it will be the NC whenever it is available on the network (if multiple devices are “preferred”, the most suitable one will be chosen). Check the box to add the HT-EM4 to the preferred group.
  5. Security Enabled: The MoCA specification allows you to secure your network by defining a password that all devices must use before they join the network. Use this to turn encryption on the cable network on or off.
    1. Check the box (recommended) to turn cable network encryption on. When encryption is on, only devices that supply the common Password can communicate over the cable network.
    2. Uncheck the box to turn cable network encryption off. When encryption is off, any device connected to the cable wiring can communicate over the cable network. The Password you set has no effect.
  6. New Password: When Security is enabled, enter the cable network password you want to use. All MoCA devices must be configured to use this password before they may connect to the cable network.
  7. Confirm Password: Enter the cable network password again that you want to use.
  8. Save: Click this to save your changes to the fields in this screen.
  9. Cancel: Click this to return the fields in this screen to their last-saved values without saving your changes. 

Admin

Use this screen to perform the firmware upgrade, and reboot or reset the HT-EM4.

Upgrade
  1. Choose File: Click Choose File to select the new firmware.
  2. Upgrade: Click Upgrade to perform a firmware upgrade. 
  3. Clear Selection: Click Clear Selection to return the fields in this screen to their last-saved values without saving your changes. 
Device Reset
  1. Reboot: Click Reboot to restart your HT-EM4, restoring its settings to their last-saved values. 
  2. Restores Defaults:  Click Restores Defaults to return your HT-EM4 to its factory default settings. When you do this, all your user-configured settings are lost, and cannot be retrieved.

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