User's Guide
Globalstar Sat-Fi2 RAS User Guide
WELCOME ................................................................................................................................ 1
WHAT’S IN THE BOX? .........................................................................................................................................1
ACTIVATING THE SAT-FI2 REMOTE ANTENNA STATION (RAS) ...............................................................................1
ADVANCED SETUP AND QUICK START.................................................................................................................1
REGISTERING A MY ACCOUNT PROFILE .................................................................................... 2
USER REGISTRATION .........................................................................................................................................2
GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................... 3
SAT-FI2 RAS DEFAULT USERNAME & PASSWORDS ..............................................................................................3
STEP 1 – INSTALL THE SAT-FI2 RAS ...................................................................................................................3
Vehicle Installation .......................................................................................................................................3
Marine Installation .......................................................................................................................................3
STEP 2 – INSTALL THE SAT-FI2 APP ON A SMARTPHONE ....................................................................................4
STEP 3 – POWER ON THE SAT-FI2 RAS AND OPEN THE SAT-FI2 APP ....................................................................4
STEP 4 – SAT-FI2 APP ADVANCED SETUP CONFIGURATION .................................................................................4
Sat-Fi2 App Quick Start ................................................................................................................................4
STEP 5 – HOW TO MAKE A USER AN ADMIN ......................................................................................................5
STEP 6 – TEST SAT-FI2 RAS INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION ........................................................................... 6
BEST PRACTICE USES ........................................................................................................................................6
SAT-FI2 RAS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 7
SAT-FI2 RAS AT A GLANCE ..................................................................................................................................7
SAT-FI2 RAS LEDS ..............................................................................................................................................7
SAT-FI2 APP HOME SCREEN ...............................................................................................................................8
LOGGING INTO THE SAT-FI2 APP ........................................................................................................................8
LOGGING OUT OF THE SAT-FI2 APP ...................................................................................................................9
CLOSING THE SAT-FI2 APP ................................................................................................................................9
VOICE COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 10
OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................................10
MAKING A VOICE CALL .....................................................................................................................................10
RECEIVING A VOICE CALL .................................................................................................................................11
VOICEMAIL ......................................................................................................................................................11
Voicemail using a Sat-Fi2 RAS Connected Smartphone ..................................................................................11
Voicemail using a Landline/Mobile Phone .....................................................................................................11
SMS/TEXT MESSAGING ........................................................................................................... 13
SENDING AN SMS/TEXT MESSAGE ...................................................................................................................13
RECEIVING AND REPLY TO AN SMS/TEXT MESSAGE ..........................................................................................13
SENDING SMS/TEXT MESSAGES TO MULTIPLE CONTACTS ................................................................................13
DELETING MESSAGE THREADS ........................................................................................................................13
DELETING INDIVIDUAL MESSAGES ...................................................................................................................14
EMAIL .................................................................................................................................... 15
OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................................15
Inbox Screen .............................................................................................................................................15
Compose Message Screen ...........................................................................................................................15
View Email Screen ......................................................................................................................................15
CONFIGURING EMAIL ACCOUNTS .....................................................................................................................16
Email Accounts – Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, Outlook, Hotmail & AOL ....................................................................16
Email Accounts – Exchange ........................................................................................................................17
Email Accounts – IMAP & IMAPS ................................................................................................................18
VIEWING EMAIL ...............................................................................................................................................19
COMPOSING AND SENDING EMAIL ...................................................................................................................19
ATTACHING IMAGES TO AN EMAIL ....................................................................................................................20
S.O.S./GEOS ........................................................................................................................... 21
INITIATING AN S.O.S. .......................................................................................................................................21
Communicating with GEOS via text ..............................................................................................................22
CANCELLING AN S.O.S.: ...................................................................................................................................23
SAT-BROWSE .......................................................................................................................... 24
OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................................24
WEB BROWSING ..............................................................................................................................................24
SOCIAL MEDIA & EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS ............................................................................ 25
TWITTER ..........................................................................................................................................................25
Configuring the Sat-Fi2 App for Twitter .........................................................................................................25
Posting to Twitter .......................................................................................................................................25
WHATSAPP ......................................................................................................................................................26
Enabling WhatsApp Support ........................................................................................................................26
WEATHER ............................................................................................................................... 27
CURRENT WEATHER SCREEN ...........................................................................................................................27
FORECAST WEATHER SCREEN ..........................................................................................................................27
Weather Configuration .................................................................................................................................27
VIEW CURRENT WEATHER ................................................................................................................................28
QUEUE ................................................................................................................................... 29
QUEUE SCREEN ...............................................................................................................................................29
DELETE A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEUE ...........................................................................................................29
ADD MESSAGES TO THE QUEUE .......................................................................................................................30
APP SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 31
APP SETTINGS SCREEN ...................................................................................................................................31
VIEWING THE APP SETTINGS SCREEN ..............................................................................................................32
FIRMWARE UPDATE .........................................................................................................................................33
DEVICE SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 34
VIEWING THE DEVICE SETTINGS ......................................................................................................................34
ADMIN CONSOLE .............................................................................................................................................34
USERS .............................................................................................................................................................35