Hootoo HT-TM05 User Manual

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

[e-mail] 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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