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T ab le of C ontents
Introduction ............................................ 1
S afety ................................................... 1
P arts L ist ................................................ 2
R esources R eq uired ................................... 2
Installation .............................................. 2
Activ ation ............................................... 4
S ystem Requiremen ts ................................. 4
P reparation ............................................ 4
A quaF i S ystem A ctivation ............................. 5
Con n ectin g to th e H otspot ............................. 5
C h ang ing N etwork N ame and P assword ............. 6
Mob ile U se .............................................. 8
T roub lesh ooting ........................................ 9
Maintenance ............................................ 9
FC C C ompliance . ..................................... 10
F CC 15B statemen t .................................. 10
F CC P art 15 complian ce statemen t . ................. 10
I C U ser man ual n otice ............................... 10
RF E x posure S tatemen t ............................. 10
W iring D iag rams ..................................... 11
W atercraft ........................................... 11
N otes .................................................. 12
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781414 A quaF i
T M
H otspot
Introduction
T h e T aylor M ade
®
A quaF i
™
H otspot provides b oatin g
en th usiasts w ith w ireless I n tern et con n ectivity. A secure
2.4 G H z W iF i n etw ork con n ects devices to th e I n tern et
at 4G L T E speeds up to 150 M b ps. A ll an ten n ae are fully
con tain ed for a splash -proof solution . T h e 12V DC pow er is
sourced th roug h a moun tin g dock w ith sn ap-in portab ility.
T h e A quaF i
™
H otspot can b e removed from its moun tin g
dock an d operated on -sh ore utiliz in g an in cluded A C-to-
DC w all plug pow er supply. T h e S I M card slot an d pow er
port are accessib le b y removin g th e side compartmen t
cover. Compatib le w ith 4G L T E B an ds 2, 4 an d 12.
A ddition al in formation ab out th is product can b e ob tain ed
from taylormadeproducts.com/aquafi.
N OT E : A quaF i H otspot screen imag es are from an iO S
mob ile device. S creen imag es from an A n droid mob ile
device may appear slig h tly differen t.
S afety
Read an d fully un derstan d all in struction s b efore in stallin g
or operatin g th is product. A dh ere to all safety lab els.
T h is man ual provides g en eral in struction s. M an y variab les
can ch an g e th e circumstan ces of th e in struction s, i.e., th e
deg ree of difficulty, operation an d ab ility of th e in dividual
performin g th e in struction s. T h is man ual can n ot b eg in to
plot out in struction s for every possib ility, b ut provides
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Aq uaFi K it—7 8 1 4 1 4
L etter P N D escription Q ty
A 781411 A quaF i H otspot A ssemb ly 1
B 781413 A quaF i H otspot Dock A ssemb ly 1
C 722253 120V A C/DC P ow er S upply 1
th e g en eral in struction s, as n ecessary, for effectively
in terfacin g w ith th e device, product or system. F ailure to
correctly follow th e provided in struction s may result in death ,
serious person al in j ury, severe product an d/or property
damag e, in cludin g voidin g of th e L CI limited w arran ty.
• P h illips screw driver
• H eat g un
• H eat sh rin k tub in g
• F our # 8 pan h ead screw s
• T w o b utt con n ectors
• W ire crimpers
• W ire strippers
• 18 A W G pow er an d g roun d
w ire ( depen din g on location
of in stallation related to
pow er source)
T H E “ C AU T ION ” S Y MB OL AB OV E IS A S IG N
T H AT AN IN S T AL L AT ION P R OC E D U R E H AS
A S AFE T Y R IS K IN V OL V E D AN D MAY C AU S E
P E R S ON AL IN J U R Y OR P R OD U C T D AMAG E IF
N OT P E R FOR ME D S AFE L Y AN D W IT H IN T H E
P AR AME T E R S S E T FOR T H IN T H IS MAN U AL .
T H E “ W AR N IN G ” S Y MB OL AB OV E IS A S IG N T H AT
AN IN S T AL L AT ION P R OC E D U R E H AS A S AFE T Y
R IS K IN V OL V E D AN D MAY C AU S E D E AT H OR
S E R IOU S P E R S ON AL IN J U R Y , S E V E R E P R OD U C T
OR P R OP E R T Y D AMAG E IF N OT P E R FOR ME D
S AFE L Y AN D W IT H IN T H E P AR AME T E R S S E T
FOR T H IN T H IS MAN U AL .
Fig.1
P arts L ist
N OT E : P art n umb ers are sh ow n for iden tification purposes
on ly. N ot all parts are availab le for in dividual sale. A ll parts
w ith a lin k to th e T aylor M ade S tore can b e purch ased.
R esources R eq uired
Installation
1 . M ak e sure w atercraft is dry-dock ed or oth erw ise
supported ab ove w ater to avoid an un stab le con dition
created b y w aves.
2 . L ocate a moun tin g area th at allow s con n ection of th e
A quaF i H otspot Dock A ssemb ly’s pow er an d g roun d w ires
to th e w atercraft’s pow er source w ith out creatin g a strain
on th e completed con n ection .
N OT E : V ertical orien tation of product at in stallation is required.
N OT E : T h e moun tin g dock sh ould b e easily accessib le
w ith en oug h room to remove th e A quaF i H otspot A ssemb ly
from its dock .
3 . I f n ecessary, remove th e A quaF i H otspot (Fig.2A) from its
moun tin g dock (Fig.2B) an d set aside for later use.
A. S lig h tly lift an d h old th e top clampin g tab .
B . P ivot th e h otspot un it forw ard an d release th e
clampin g tab .
4 . Con n ect th e moun tin g dock ’s red pow er (Fig.3A) an d
b lack g roun d (Fig.3B) electrical w ires to th e appropriate
w ires of th e w atercraft’s pow er system w ith crimp-style b utt
con n ectors (Fig.3C).
A
B
C
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Fig.2
A. I f n ecessary, use w ire strippers to ex pose en oug h
b are w ire to mak e a g ood electrical con n ection w ith in th e
b utt con n ector.
B . Cut a 1
½” lon g strip of h eat sh rin k tub in g . S lip tub in g
on to electrical w ire.
Fig.3
A
B
C . I n sert th e dock in g w ire in to on e open en d of th e b utt
con n ector, th en crimp b utt con n ector in -place usin g a
crimpin g tool.
D . I n sert 12V DC electrical system w ire in to th e
remain in g open en d of th e b utt con n ector. Crimp b utt
con n ector in -place.
E . S lide h eat sh rin k tub in g over th e con n ection . A pply
h eat g un to th e tub in g . to seal th e con n ection .
F. I f usin g h eat sh rin k /crimp b utt con n ectors, addition al
h eat sh rin k tub in g is n ot required. Do as follow s:
I. I n sert w ire in to b utt con n ector.
II. Crimp b utt con n ector.
III. Repeat steps I an d I I on th e oth er con n ector en d.
IV . U se a h eat g un on th e b utt con n ector to seal it
ag ain st th e electrical w ires.
N OT E : M ak e sure th e electrical con n ection s are secure
an d protected ag ain st w ater.
5 . S ecure th e A quaF i H otspot Dock A ssemb ly to th e
w atercraft w ith four # 8 pan h ead screw s (Fig.4A).
Fig.4
A
to watercraft
1 2 V D C power
C
A
B
N OT E : M oun tin g dock electrical w ires (Fig.3A and B) are
6 ” lon g .
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A pp S tore
Fig.5
Activ ation
A data packa g e is required to activate th e A quaF i w ireless
I n tern et system. G o to taylormadeproducts.com/aquafi for
data plan activation . H ave th e I M E I ( I n tern ation al M ob ile
E quipmen t I den tity) n umb er, M ak e an d M odel of th e
w atercraft an d a credit card availab le.
T h e I M E I n umb er is on th e product lab el located on th e
b ack side of th e A quaF i H otspot A ssemb ly.
S y stem R eq uirements
• Data packa g e
• A n droid or iO S smart device
• A quaF i app
P reparation
A quaF i system activation requires th e A quaF i app in stalled
on a smart ph on e, or oth er smart device.
1 . Dow n load th e A quaF i app (Fig.5) from eith er A pple’s A pp
S tore ( iO S ) or G oog le P lay ( A n droid) .
2 . I n stall th e A quaF i app on to th e smart device.
3 . G o to W i-F i settin g s on th e mob ile device (Fig.6), th en
select th e h otspot’s A quaF i S S I D (Fig.6A) from th e list of
availab le w ireless n etw ork s.
4 . M ak e sure th e selected n etw ork n ame (Fig.6A) match es
th e S S I D n ame located on th e b ack side of th e A quaF i
H otspot A ssemb ly (Fig. 7A).
A
Fig.6
Fig.7
A
B
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5 . L aun ch th e A quaF i app.
6 . E n ter th e U sern ame an d P assw ord (Fig.8A) prin ted on
th e product lab el (Fig.7B).
7 . A fter en terin g th e log in creden tials, tap th e L og in
b utton (Fg.8B).
Aq uaFi S y stem Activ ation
A ctivation of th e A quaF i H otspot system can b e performed
on sh ore or on a w atercraft.
I f activatin g th e system on sh ore, th e 120V A C/DC
pow er supply (Fig.1C) is required. Refer to th e O n S h ore
U se section .
1 . M ak e sure w atercraft is dry-dock ed or oth erw ise
supported ab ove w ater to avoid an un stab le con dition
created b y w aves.
2 . M ak e sure th e A quaF i H otspot is securely seated in its
moun tin g dock . T h e dock sh ould sn ap on to th e h otspot.
N OT E : A secured A quaF i H otspot w ill mak e g ood
electrical con n ection s across th e moun tin g dock an d
h otspot matin g con tact pin s.
3 . T urn system pow er on .
4 . A ll L E Ds sh ould lig h t up (Fig.9A).
N OT E : T h e L E Ds w ill flash b lue as th e A quaF i system
b oots up, th en g reen in a steady state w h en th e system
con n ects to 3G /4G L T E .
Fig.8
B
A
A
N OT E : I f L E Ds are red, th is in dicates on e of th e
follow in g con dition s ex ists: n o service, n o S I M card or a
2G less con n ection .
C onnecting to th e H otspot
1 . A fter a successful con n ection h as b een estab lish ed, g o
to W i-F i settin g s on th e mob ile device (Fig.10A), th en select
th e h otspot’s A quaF i S S I D (Fig.11A) from th e list of availab le
w ireless n etw ork s.
Fig.9
Fig.10
A
2 . W h en prompted, en ter th e usern ame an d passw ord
(Fig.12A) located on th e product lab el (Fig.7B).
3 . A fter log in creden tials h ave b een en tered (Fig.13A), press
th e L og in b utton (Fig.13B).
4 . T h e A quaF i H ome screen w ill display sh ow in g
S E T T I N G S (Fig.14A) an d B A N DW I DT H (Fig.14B) option s.
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Fig.12
Fig.13
Fig.14
C h ang ing N etwork N ame and
P assword
1 . F rom an estab lish ed n etw ork con n ection , th e S ettin g s
screen (Fig.15) sh ow s th ree option s:
A. S S I D—Ch an g e W iF i S S I D an d P assw ord (Fig.15A)
B . L og in —Ch an g e admin istrator passw ord (Fig.15B)
A
Fig.11
B
A
A
B
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C . A dvan ced—V iew an d update advan ced settin g s (Fig.15C)
Fig.15
A
B
C
N OT E : T h e S S I D is th e n etw ork n ame an d P assw ord
is used to con n ect to th e h otspot. T h e L og in ch an g es
th e admin istrator passw ord used to access th e mob ile
app—A quaF i. T h e A dvan ced settin g s allow s view in g an d
updatin g of select advan ced settin g s.
2 . T o ch an g e th e W iF i S S I D n ame, tap th e rig h t b rack et (
>)
to display th e Ch an g e W iF i I n fo screen (Fig.16).
3 . H ig h lig h t th e curren t S S I D n ame (Fig.16A), th en type in
th e n ew n ame.
4 . Next, select the Password eld (Fig.16B) an d en ter a n ew
passw ord for th e n ew W iF i S S I D.
5 . P ress th e E n ter b utton (Fig.16C) to apply th e ch an g es or
Can cel (Fig.16D) to retain default settin g s.
6 . I f th e E n ter b utton w as pressed, th e S uccess screen
(Fig.17) w ill display.
7 . P ress th e OK b utton (Fig.17A) to reb oot th e h otspot an d
login to the recongured system with the new credentials.
8 . G o to th e device’s W iF i settin g s an d select th e n ew
S S I D n etw ork n ame (Fig.18A).
9 . E n ter th e passw ord for th e n ew S S I D n etw ork (Fig.19A).
1 0 . T o ch an g e th e L og in admin istrator passw ord, g o to th e
A quaF i H ome S ettin g s screen (Fig.15) an d select th e L og in
option (Fig.15B).
Fig.16
A
B
C
D
A
Fig.17
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1 1 . T ap th e rig h t b rack et ( >) to display th e Ch an g e A dmin
P assw ord screen (Fig.20).
1 2 . Select the New Password eld (Fig.20A) an d en ter
a n ew admin istrator passw ord, th en select th e N ew
Password Again eld (Fig.20B) an d re-en ter th e n ew
admin istrator passw ord.
1 3 . P ress th e E n ter b utton (Fig.20C) to apply th e ch an g es
or Can cel (Fig.20D) to retain default settin g s.
1 4 . T o recon n ect, g o to W i-F i settin g s on th e mob ile device,
th en w h en prompted, en ter th e n ew log in creden tials.
Fig.18
A
A
Fig.19
Fig.20
A
B
C
D
On S h ore U se
T o use th e A quaF i H otspot on sh ore, do as follow s:
1 . Remove th e h otspot un it from its moun tin g dock (Fig.2).
A. S lig h tly lift an d h old th e top clampin g tab .
B . P ivot th e h otspot un it forw ard an d release th e
clampin g tab .
2 . T ak e th e h otspot an d th e 120V A C/DC pow er supply
(Fig.1C) to a sh ore-b ased 120V w all outlet.
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5 . I n sert th e pow er supply’s b arrel con n ector in to th e
h otspot’s pow er supply port (Fig.22A).
6 . P lug th e 120V A C/DC pow er supply (Fig.22B) in to a w all
outlet (Fig.22C).
7 . G o to th e mob ile device’s W iF i settin g s.
A. S elect th e A quaF i n etw ork .
B . E n ter log in creden tials to recon n ect to th e
A quaF i n etw ork .
3 . Remove th e access door (Fig.21A) b y un screw in g th e tw o
P h illips pan h ead screw s (Fig.21B).
4 . S et th e screw s an d access door aside for later in stallation .
R E MOV AL OF AC C E S S D OOR E X P OS E S IN T E R N AL
C OMP ON E N T S T O C ON T AMIN AT ION B Y W AT E R .
W AT E R C ON T AMIN AT ION C AN S E R IOU S L Y
D AMAG E IN T E R N AL E L E C T R IC AL C OMP ON E N T S ,
R E N D E R IN G T H E U N IT IN OP E R AB L E . U S E C AR E
W H E N OP E R AT IN G T H E U N IT W H IL E P R OT E C T IV E
AC C E S S D OOR IS R E MOV E D .
A
B
B
Fig.21
A
C
B
Fig.22
T roub lesh ooting
M ost con cern s w ith th e A quaF i H otspot can b e diag n osed
b y ch eck in g th e in dicator lig h ts ( L E Ds) located on th e fron t
of th e un it (Fig.9A). Refer to th e follow in g L E D S tatus Ch art
w h en troub lesh ootin g .
Maintenance
P eriodically ch eck moun tin g dock for crack ed or missin g
clampin g tab an d cradle h ook s. Replace dock , if n ecessary.
T urn off pow er to th e A quaF i system. Remove th e h otspot
from its dock . S eparately, w ipe th e un it an d dock w ith a
fresh -w ater dampen ed cloth . M ak e sure b oth compon en ts,
an d th eir electrical con tacts, are completely dry b efore
reattach in g th e h otspot to th e moun tin g dock .
Clean system w ith fresh -w ater dampen ed cloth s after each
use in salt w ater en viron men ts.
Remove th e A quaF i H otspot from its moun tin g dock w h en
w atercraft is n ot in use or in storag e. K eep h otspot in a dry,
cool location w h en n ot b ein g used on w atercraft.
E n viron men t
O peratin g T emperature 32 ° F ~ 131 ° F
S torag e T emperature -40 ° F ~ 158 ° F
O peratin g H umidity 10% ~ 90%
S torag e H umidity 5% ~ 95%
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FC C C ompliance
FC C 1 5 B statement
T h is equipmen t h as b een tested an d foun d to comply w ith th e
limits for a Class B dig ital device, pursuan t to part 15 of th e
F CC Rules. T h ese limits are desig n ed to provide reason ab le
protection ag ain st h armful in terferen ce in a residen tial
in stallation . T h is equipmen t g en erates, uses an d can radiate
radio frequen cy en erg y an d, if n ot in stalled an d used in
accordan ce w ith th e in struction s, may cause h armful in terferen ce
to radio commun ication s. H ow ever, th ere is n o g uaran tee th at
in terferen ce w ill n ot occur in a particular in stallation . I f th is
equipmen t does cause h armful in terferen ce to radio or television
reception , w h ich can b e determin ed b y turn in g th e equipmen t off
an d on , th e user is en courag ed to try to correct th e in terferen ce
b y on e or more of th e follow in g measures:
• Reorien t or relocate th e receivin g an ten n a.
• I n crease th e separation b etw een th e equipmen t
an d receiver.
• Con n ect th e equipmen t in to an outlet on a circuit differen t from
th at to w h ich th e receiver is con n ected.
• Con sult th e dealer or an ex perien ced radio/T V tech n ician for h elp.
FC C P art 1 5 compliance statement
T h is device complies w ith part 15 of th e F CC Rules.
L E D S tatus C h art
L E D C olor W h at is h appening ? W h y ? W h at sh ould b e done?
B lue S ystem is b ootin g up. S ystem w as off. N oth in g . T h is is n ormal.
G reen S uccessful n etw ork con n ection .
N o previous n etw ork
con n ection .
N oth in g . T h is is n ormal.
Red
N o service.
O ut of carrier’ s service
coverag e area.
Relocate w ith in carrier’ s coverag e area.
N o S I M card. M issin g or damag ed S I M card. Replace S I M card.
2G or less con n ection . W eak service area. Relocate w ith in a stron g er service area.
I n correct A P N in formation .
A ccess P oin t N ame ( A P N ) h as
b een ch an g ed or b locke d.
Con tact T aylor M ade P roducts.
N o color N o pow er.
H otspot n ot fully seated in its
moun tin g dock .
Remove h otspot from moun tin g dock, th en
rein sert in to dock .
M ake sure h otspot an d dock clamps are fully
en g ag ed, creatin g a g ood electrical con n ection .
M ain pow er off. T urn main pow er on .
O b struction b etw een electrical
con tacts.
Clear an y ob struction from b etw een th e
moun tin g dock an d h otspot electrical con tacts.
O peration is sub j ect to th e follow in g tw o con dition s:
( 1) T h is device may n ot cause h armful in terferen ce, an d
( 2) th is device must accept an y in terferen ce received,
in cludin g in terferen ce th at may cause un desired operation .
IC U ser manual notice
T h is device con tain s licen se-ex empt tran smitter( s) /receiver( s)
th at comply w ith I n n ovation , S cien ce an d E con omic
Developmen t Can ada’s licen se-ex empt RS S ( s) . O peration is
sub j ect to th e follow in g tw o con dition s:
• T h is device may n ot cause in terferen ce.
• T h is device must accept an y in terferen ce, in cludin g
in terferen ce th at may cause un desired operation
of th e device.
N on- modification W arning
A n y ch an g es or modification s to th is device n ot ex pressly
approved b y th e party respon sib le for complian ce could void th e
user’s auth ority to operate th is equipmen t.
R F E x posure S tatement
T h is equipmen t complies w ith F CC/I C radiation ex posure
limits set forth for an un con trolled en viron men t an d meets
th e F CC radio frequen cy ( RF ) E x posure G uidelin es an d
RS S -102 of th e I C radio frequen cy ( RF ) E x posure rules.
T h is equipmen t sh ould b e in stalled an d operated k eepin g
th e radiator at least 30cm or more aw ay from person ’s b ody.
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W iring D iag rams
W atercraft
On S h ore
aq uafi h otspot
aq uafi mounting dock
power
g round
connect aq uafi mounting
dock to watercraft 1 2 V D C
electrical sy stem
watercraft
b utt connectors
aq uafi h otspot
1 2 V D C
power port
1 2 0 V AC / D C
power supply
1 1 0 V AC
wall outlet
1 2
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AquaFi
™
Installation and Owner’s Manual
(For Aftermarket Applications)
CCD-0002558
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documen t on ly, un less T aylor M ade P roducts provides
ex plicit con sen t to distrib ute in dividual parts.
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in formation is con sidered factual un til made ob solete b y
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