HooToo
HT-TM0
User Guide
Thank you for choosing HooToo TripMate Travel Router. Please read this
guide first to understand the essential functions of the TripMate before
using. If you need any assistance, please contact us or email at
support@hootoo.com with details.
Symbols and Conventions
To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols
and conventions are used:
Notes: information that should be read before using the TripMate.
Reference: references to other pages in this manual.
Screenshots
Screen shots in this manual are taken with Android devices. However, iOS
and Windows devices can follow the same steps with slight variation
according to the device maker/model.
TripMate Settings
This manual assumes that default settings are used.
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Package Contents
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Contents
Package Contents ................................................................................ 3
Getting to Know the TripMate ............................................................... 7
Features ................................................................................................ 9
Wireless Sharing ............................................................................... 9
Travel Router .................................................................................. 10
External Battery Pack ..................................................................... 10
Configure the TripMate ...................................................................... 11
Connect to TripMate Wireless Network ......................................... 11
More on TripMate................................................................................ 30
Wireless Sharing ............................................................................. 30
Travel Router .................................................................................. 37
Access Point Mode ..................................................................... 37
Router Mode .............................................................................. 38
Bridge Mode ............................................................................... 48
System Tools ...................................................................................... 59
Language......................................................................................... 59
Common Icons ................................................................................ 62
Main Page ....................................................................................... 63
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Explorer .......................................................................................... 64
Information ..................................................................................... 71
User Settings ................................................................................... 76
Admin ......................................................................................... 77
Guest........................................................................................... 81
Network Settings ............................................................................ 84
Host Name .................................................................................. 85
SSID Settings ............................................................................... 86
Mac Address ............................................................................... 95
Region & Wi-Fi Channel .............................................................. 96
Hide SSID..................................................................................... 98
DHCP Settings ............................................................................. 99
Service Settings............................................................................. 102
Samba Service ........................................................................... 103
DLNA Service............................................................................. 104
System Settings ............................................................................ 109
Time Settings ............................................................................ 110
Firmware Upgrade .................................................................... 114
Factory Default ......................................................................... 118
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Wizard........................................................................................... 120
Battery Backup ................................................................................. 121
Charge TripMate ....................................................................... 121
Charge Devices ......................................................................... 122
Caring for the TripMate .................................................................... 123
Storage ...................................................................................... 123
Cleaning .................................................................................... 123
Cautions ........................................................................................... 124
Caring for the Battery ............................................................... 124
Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 125
Error Messages ................................................................................. 126
Hardware Specifications .................................................................. 127
Software Specifications ................................................................... 130
Warranty and Support ...................................................................... 134
Contact ............................................................................................. 135
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Getting to Know the TripMate
Power Button:
Short Press (1 second): Activates battery LED indicators
Long Press (3 seconds): Activates Internet/LAN
Battery LED Indicators:
Indicate how much battery is left.
1 LED: 0~25%
2 LEDs: 26~50%
3 LEDs: 51~75%
4 LEDs: 76~100%
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If you long press the power button and all lights flash, this means the
remaining battery is not enough to power on. Please recharge your
TripMate ( 124)
Wi-Fi LED:
Flashing Blue: System loading
Solid Blue: System loaded
Flashing Green: Connecting to the Internet
Solid Green: Internet connected
RJ45 Ethernet Port:
Connect to your existing router/modem to set TripMate as
AP/Bridge/Router
USB Port (Output: 5V/2.1A MAX):
For plug in external USB storage or charging other devices
Micro USB Port (Input: 5V/1.6A):
Charge your TripMate
Reset Button:
Press with a small pin for 10 seconds to reset your TripMate
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Features
Wireless Sharing
Share Photos/Videos/Documents from your USB storage, smartphone or
tablet with friends and colleagues through TripMate wireless network
Fantastic Four
Not only can you add single USB storage to the TM05, you can add up to
4 USB storage devices by using a USB hub to connect them.
Chromecast Friendly
Unable to get onto a local network? Connect Google Chromecast to your
TM05 and play videos and music on your connected USB storage through
Chromecast to the big screen.
Control Via App
Available for FREE from App Store and Google Play. The brand new
HooToo TripMate Plus App can change network settings, browse content
from USB storage, and move files between devices. Better user-friendly
design means you can start using the TM05 straight away.
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Travel Router
Take the TripMate HT-TM05 and you have a battery powered travel
router inside your pocket. Provide you with convenient router functions
while you are on the go. It offers 3 router modes to suit today’s popular
network demands:
AP Mode: Connect your smartphone to wired network, let you laptop
uses wired network without carrying a cable
Bridge Mode: Never pay for multiple network connections, use TM05 to
connect and share connections.
Router Mode: Connect your mobile devices directly to cable to DSL
modem
External Battery Pack
The core of TM05 is a 10400mAh external battery charger capable of
charge typical smartphone 3 – 5 times, extending the run time of your
phone or tablet whenever you need.
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Configure the TripMate
Connect to TripMate Wireless Network
The TripMate TM05 can create a private wireless local area network,. You
device can connect to TripMate via its wireless network. TripMate
functions and settings are based on the wireless network connection.
To connect to the TripMate network:
1. Press the power button for 3 seconds to power on the device. Wait
for the Wi-Fi indicator to be ready
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2. Go to Settings on your device
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3. Go to Wi-Fi (or WAN) settings
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4. Enable Wi-Fi function, and select TripMateSith-XXXX
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5. Enter the default password: 11111111 (8 x 1’s), click Connect
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Now your device is successfully connected to the TripMate network. You
can setup the TripMate using setup Wizard.
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1. Make sure you device is connected with the TripMate network
2. Open Web browser, enter 10.10.10.254 in the url box
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3. Log in with default user name: admin, password: (leave it empty)
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4. Then you will be prompted to the Setup Wizard
The wizard only helps you to connect your TripMate to Internet. To
get more usage, please step to 32 to get full guide.
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5. Click Next and set up the Internet connection on this page. (Taking
wireless access as an example here, click 38 to get all modes for
wired/wireless access)
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6. Click Scan to search available Wi-Fi. Select your Wi-Fi and enter the
password.
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7. Click Next, then you can change the default TripMate Wi-Fi SSID and
password to what you want. (To get more information about the
Wi-Fi & LAN settings, please click 88)
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8. Click Next and then you can change the password of the admin
account.
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9. Click Next then you will be prompted to wait 2 minutes while the
system reboots. After the system has successfully rebooted, please
reconnect to the TripMate wirelessly. Then your TripMate connects
to the Internet. The Wi-Fi LED indicator will turn to green.
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If you change the SSID and password of TripMate, you may need to
forget the password of TripMate on your phone first. 92
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More on TripMate
Wireless Sharing
You can create your own wireless personal media sharing center.
Download the "HooToo TripMate Plus" app from App Store or Google
Play first. You may also download it from hootoo website:
www.hootoo.com
1. Insert a USB thumb drive, a card reader (up to 64GB), or a USB HHD
(supported format: NTFS/FAT16/FAT32, up to 4TB) into the USB port
of the TripMate, then power on the TripMate.
HT-TM05 supports a USB hub with up to 4 USB devices (2 hard disks
max)
2. Download the app HooToo TripMate Plus from Google Play to your
Android phone
3. Follow previous steps to connect your device to TripMate network
4. Run the TripMate app
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Also you can access the USB storage via the admin web end
10.10.10.254 ( 66). To get full use of wireless sharing, we
recommend the HooToo TripMate Plus.
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5. Login with the default user name “admin” and leave the password
field empty. (The username and password are the same as the key
you use to login the admin configuration page 10.10.10.254)
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6. Tap on File/Folder, and select TripMate. All of the contents can be
found under the main folder WiFiDisk1-Volume1
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7. Tap on Local Device. All of the contents on the phone can be read.
If you need specific instructions for the HooToo TripMate Plus app,
please refer to the instructions listed on the HooToo website
www.hootoo.com
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Travel Router
Note: Screen shots are taken with Android device. Other devices can
follow the same steps with slight variation according to device maker and
model.
Access Point Mode
TripMate will automatically become an access point once:
1. Power on the TripMate;
2. Connect an internet enabled network cable to TripMate, wait for the
blue Wi-Fi indicator light to stop flashing and remain steady;
3. Your device can now gain wireless internet access via TripMate
network.
No need to change any parameters once it becomes an Access
Point.
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Router Mode
In router mode, TripMate connects to a DSL or cable modem and acts as
a regular wireless router.
1. Power on TripMate
2. Connect the TripMate to Internet modem via network cable
3. Connect your device to TripMate network
4. Login 10.10.10.254
5. Click Settings, then select Network Settings
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6. Select Internet, choose Wired Access.
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Depends on your Internet connection type, you will need to obtain
Dynamic IP / Static IP / PPPoE setup information from your ISP to
complete the setup with TripMate.
If using a DSL Internet, please enter the PPPoE username and password.
Click Save
Example:
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If a static IP address is issued by the network provider (please request
network provider), the given static IP fields (including network mask and
gateway) must also be set to the router. Click Save
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Tips
When connecting devices with network cables, please make sure the
cable is connected securely. Loose cables are one of the most common
sources of network setup problems.
If a wired network type cannot be chosen, an alternative method is
available to set up the router mode
1. Connect the computer directly to the wired connection with an
Ethernet cable
2. Press both WIN (Windows Key) + R on the keyboard at the same
time
3. Enter CMD, press OK. Inside the CMD dialog box, enter ipconfig. Get
the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway assigned by the
router/modem.
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4. Connect TripMate to the wired connection with an Ethernet cable
5. Login 10.10.10.254
6. Click Settings → Network Settings
7. Select Internet , then choose Wired Access and Static IP from the
drop-down list
8. Enter into the IP field the same IP information assigned by the wired
network. Click Save
TripMate now connects to the internet
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Bridge Mode
In bridge mode, the TripMate connects to an existing network (with
Internet access), and share Internet access with devices connected to the
TripMate network.
Configuration:
Bridge mode has two ways to allow your device to connect to TripMate
network.
1. Secured Wi-Fi, requires password to connect
2. Open Wi-Fi, has an authorization page
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Secured Wi-Fi (Password required)
1. Power on TripMate
2. Connect your device to TripMate network
3. Open browser and log in 10.10.10.254
4. Settings→ Network Settings → Internet, choose Wireless Access,
Click Scan to search available Wi-Fi
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5. Select the wireless network you want the TripMate to connect to;
enter the password and click Save
TripMate now connects to the internet
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TripMate can store the connected wifi.
TripMate can connect to a hidden SSID
1. Pull the SSID drop-down list to bottom. Click Other network…
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2. Enter the SSID and password, click Save
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Wait a few seconds. The TripMate will connect to the hidden SSID.
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Open Wi-Fi (Authentication Page Required)
The setting applies to the wireless network that you have to enter the
username and password to connect or click through the Terms of
Service
1. Get the user name and password of the Wi-Fi (if necessary)
2. Connect your device to TripMate network
3. Open browser and log in 10.10.10.254
4. Settings→ Network Settings → Internet, choose Wireless Access,
click Scan to select the Wi-Fi, then leave the password empty, click
Save
5. Open another page of browser, the authorization page pops up, login
with the username & password
Please clear the browser cache if the connection failed the first time
and then try again.
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System Tools
Language
At the login page, you may change the language
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And select the account
To get more information about setting the admin& guest account,
please click 79
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Guest can only visit the content of the folder “Share” which is created
automatically on your USB storage. You can put the files that you want
others to view into this folder. And guest can edit the password of guest
account.
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Common Icons
How much battery is left on your TripMate
No Internet connection
Connected to Internet
Home Page
Go Back
Log out
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Main Page
Videos/Photos/Music/Documents show the contents of the DLNA
folder 106
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Explorer
It shows the contents of the USB storage that attached to the TripMate
Screen shot taken with Windows 7/Firefox
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Here you may view the pictures:
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Play songs:
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Watch videos:
Videos will be downloaded to your computer then open in the player
you select. If you open videos on your phone or tablets, the supported
formats of your phones/tablets can be opened directly.
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If your phone doesn’t support the formatted video, it will be downloaded
on your phone:
We recommend using the HooToo TripMate Plus APP to perform the
media sharing function.
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Here are some basic functions to manage your USB storage:
Refresh the display
Create new folder
To copy files and paste them into another folder
To move files to another folder
To rename files or folders
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To delete the files you do not need any more
Upload
To upload the files to USB External Storage
Select All
To select all the files below
Up one level
Stream this to your DLNA devices that connects
to your TripMate wirlessly
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Information
The information of your TripMate and the USB storage device can be
checked here.
Login 10.10.10.254 →Settings→ Information
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Click Device to view the TripMate information
Serial number: it refers to which batch your TripMate belongs to,
which is the same as that S/N labeled on the bottom of your TripMate.
When you have some problems with your TirpMate, providing the serial
number to our Tech Support will help to solve the issues.
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Click Storage to view the information of the USB storage that you attach
to the TripMate
You may click Delete to eject your USB device
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User Settings
Login 10.10.10.254, Settings →User Manager
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Admin
Select Admin. Here you can change the password of admin account.
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Enter your new password, click Save
Note: Please make sure you remember the password that you change
otherwise you have to reset the TripMate to factory settings to enter
10.10.10.254
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Guest
Click guest
Click to enable or disable the guest account
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And you can set the password of guest account here.
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Network Settings
Log in 10.10.10.254, Settings → Network Settings
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Host Name
TripMate host name can be changed here:
Select Host Name, enter the new host name, click Save
Now the host name has changed.
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SSID Settings
To change the SSID name and password of TripMate, please follow the
steps below:
1. Select Wi-Fi & LAN
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2. Enter your new SSID name and password. Click Save
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3. After changing the SSID and Password, your phone will lose the
connection to your TripMate. You have to reconnect your phone to
TripMate
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If you only changed the password, the TripMate will lose the
connection to your phone as well. And you have to click the TripMate
SSID to Forget Network then reconnect to TripMate, because generally
your phone can store the connected WiFi.
Example:
If you only change the password for 6D22, TripMate loses the connection
to my phone
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Go back to the WiFi setting on the phone. The phone fails to connect to
the TripMate, because it remembers the last password. Click
(every phone has a different button) to Forget Network
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Then reconnect it with new password
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Mac Address
This is the Mac address of TripMate LAN itself. If your home router has a
mac filtering, please add the TripMate MAC address to the white list of
your router. Or your TripMate will reject to connect to your home router.
When TripMate connects to your router wirelessly, please add the
listed MAC address to the white list. E.g. 00:1C:C2:11:6D:22
When TripMate connects to the router via network cable, please add “1”
to the end number, then add the changed MAC address to the white list.
E.g. 00:1C:C2:11:6D:23
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Region & Wi-Fi Channel
You may manually set the Region and Wi-Fi Channel
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And change the Security type (default: Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK):
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Hide SSID
If you hide the SSID, your wireless network will not show up in Wi-Fi
search result. Others need to manually input the SSID and password to
connect to your wireless network.
If you would like to hide your SSID, please make sure you have set
up the network setting (wired/wireless) previously, otherwise you will
lose the connection to TripMate, and will need to reset the TripMate to
restore the original settings.
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DHCP Settings
Click to enable/disable
the DHCP server.
If you turn off the DHCP server, TripMate will NOT assign an IP
address to your wireless device therefore making them unable to
connect to the TripMate. The IP address from your wireless device needs
to be inputted manually.
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Towards the bottom of this page, you may view the list of devices
currently connected to your TripMate.
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