HT-H7608 Wi-Fi HaLow Router User Guide

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Summary

HT-H7608 is an innovative WiFi HaLow gateway from Heltec Automation designed to meet the needs of long-distance/high-speed data transmission for IoT applications. The gateway uses WiFi HaLow(IEEE 802.11ah) technology that operates in the sub-1 GHz unlicensed band, which has stronger penetration and larger coverage compared with the traditional WiFi standard.


Features

  • Wi-Fi and Ethernet supported, WiFi HaLow and 2.4GHz dual-band design.

  • Long-distance transmission capability.

  • Supports access to a large number of devices.

  • High transmission speed.

  • Flexible networking methods, including AP, STA, Mesh, etc.

  • Easy setup and OTA upgrade via the Web UI.

  • Light and stylish wall-mounted, simple to install.


H7608 LED Indicator Description

LED Indicator

Description

Red (blinking)

Device is booting

Red (steady on)

Button pressed

Yellow (steady on, 3s hold)

Enter configuration mode

White (steady on, 7s hold)

Restore factory settings

Green & Yellow alternating

Configuration mode (WiFi + Ethernet)

Blue & Yellow alternating

Configuration mode (WiFi + USB)

Green (blinking)

STA mode using Ethernet, HaLow not connected

Green (steady on)

STA mode using Ethernet, HaLow connected successfully

Blue (blinking)

STA mode using USB, HaLow not connected

Blue (steady on)

STA mode using USB, HaLow connected successfully

Cyan (blinking)

AP mode using Ethernet, network input not connected

Cyan (steady on)

AP (Ethernet) — Network connected

Purple (blinking)

AP mode using USB, network input not connected

Purple (steady on)

AP mode using USB, network input connected successfully

Get Started

Hardware connection

Connect the device power, the device RGB light is red, indicating that the device is starting, which takes about 1~2 minutes.

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First Enter Configuration Page

After the initial power-on, when the device’s red light turns off and transitions to a state of alternating yellow and green blinking, it indicates that the device has successfully booted up and entered configuration mode.<br>

小技巧

If your device fails to enter setup mode, press the button with the SIM needle for 3 seconds until the yellow light is on and release it.

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There are two ways to access the configuration page—you can choose either one:

Via Ethernet

  1. Connect your H7608 to PC(laptop) using Ethernet cable.

  2. Enter “10.42.0.1” in your browser to navigate to the configuration page, the default account as “root” and password as “heltec.org”.

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Via Wi-Fi

警告

Do not enter Wi-Fi configuration page while connected to a network cable. If you do this accidentally, disconnect the power and reconnect.

  1. Using the configuration tool (PC or mobile), find the WiFi named “HT-HXXX-xxxx-2G” and connect to it. The default password is “heltec.org”.

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  1. Enter “10.42.0.1” in your browser to navigate to the configuration page, the default account as “root” and password as “heltec.org”.

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Configurantion

HT-H7608 has three typical working modes, please configure according to the specific use mode.

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Click on the following link to get the configuration instructions for the corresponding mode:


View and modify H7608’S configuration

After “First Configuration” you can view the device’s own information, downstream device information, and modify device settings on the device’s configuration page.

There are many ways to access the configuration page. Here are two common methods:

IP-Based Connection

  1. Connect the PC(Laptop) to the same LAN as the device, and go to the router configration page. Find the IP address of the corresponding device.

小技巧

If you don’t know the IP address of the target device, you can check the configuration (management) page of its upstream device. If the upstream device is in Bridge mode, you will need to check the next upstream device instead. For example, to locate a HaLow AP device, check the management page of its upstream router. Similarly, to find a HaLow STA device, check the upstream AP’s management page—but if that AP is in Bridge mode, you must then check the router above it.

  1. Visit to this IP address, default account “root”, default password “heltec.org”.

Via AP Remote Access

  1. Connect the PC(Laptop) to the device 2.4G AP. The default SSID is HT-XXXX-xxxx, and the default password is heltec.org.

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  1. Enter “192.168.100.1” in the browser. Default account “root”, default password “heltec.org”.

小技巧

Some early versions might be 192.168.1.1. In None traffic mode, the default IP is 10.42.0.1.


Resources

You can find most resources related to HT-H7608 at:

HT-H7608 Resource page