New user here - installed my RS130 into my system over the weekend, and after a few initial hiccups, now seems to be working fine.
BUT, I had a challenge with my ethernet connection (I started with wifi to get everything running, then rearranged my wired ethernet connection, and eventually got it running.)
CAVEAT - ethernet is far from my area of expertise, so apologies in advance for naive/dumb presumptions.
My first surprise was that the ethernet connection on the back of the RS130 appears to be SFP only. Is that correct?
In any case, what I did was buy a QSFPTEK QT SFP+ 10G passive 2m cable (it was what my local store had in stock) and ‘flip’ my Etheregen so the SFP cage was on the output side, not the input side, and then use my new cable to connect to the RS130.
At first it didn’t work, but then I discovered that the connection at the RS130 end wasn’t secure and had come out a bit, so I pushed it in firmly and used a piece of tape to hold it, and all works fine.
Eventually I may go down the ‘do different brands sound different?’ rabbit hole, but for the moment I just want to make sure that I’m not doing something wrong.
Feel free to state the obvious, if I’ve made an obvious newbie error.
If you purchased a new unit, it comes with an Ethernet adapter that allows you to plug it into the SFP port. The unit I had came with it packed in the accessories box.
As Marge Simpson would say, ‘Doh!’
Thanks.
Did you use that clip on the sfp port to unlock, take out, insert and then secure the port again?
Just plug your RJ45 ethernet cable from your router into the SFP module supplied in the black, cloth case with the RS130. In Settings, make sure you check Ethernet (not Wifi). The manufacturer says SFP+ can damage the unit. So, just go with the way it was intended to be used. If you’re having connection issues, make sure you pull out"the bar" on the SFP, then push it in the RS130, then push the “bar” in toward the RS130 to lock the SFP in place, and then connect your Ethernet cable. Most SFPs have “bars” that fold down (unlock) and up (lock). The supplied SFP has a “bar” level with the bottom of the module that pulls out to unlock it. Make sure you hear a click when you plug in the Ethernet cable. If anyone has replaced the copper ethernet connection with a fiber optic one, please respond to that discussion under Ethernet/Wifi.