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Installation Guide

START HERE Set everything up on a table first — power it, see it work, then mount it. 4 steps · ~15 min · no tools · nothing to configure.

ANTENNAmodem inside
grabs the signal

→

USB CABLEone cable
data + power

→

ROUTERmakes WiFi
for your rig

→

YOUR DEVICESphones, laptops,
TVs…

The big idea: the modem lives inside the antenna — right where the signal is. One USB cable (up to 30 ft) carries data and power between antenna and router.

The LITE core parts laid out: USB antenna-modem, USB cable, router, power adapter

In the box

Your antenna (modem inside)
Long USB cable (up to 30 ft)
The router
AC power adapter

That's it — two boxes and one cable.

Which antenna do you have?

WINDOW

indoors, at the glass

SQUARE

outdoor

DRUM

outdoor

MINI-DRUM

outdoor

All four connect the same way — one USB cable into the modem (how-to on page 3).

Large print: instyconnect.com → Help → Install Guides

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1Wake up the router

Snap the wall plug onto the power adapter, plug it into the router, and give it a minute to boot.

Then open WiFi settings on your phone and join the network printed on the bottom sticker:

IC-AX1800-XXX — longer range
IC-AX1800-XXX-5G — fastest up close

Password = the sticker's WiFi Key (case-sensitive).

And that's the entire router setup — there isn't any. No wizard, no passwords to create; it arrives ready to go.

Bottom of the router — the sticker shows your WiFi network name and WiFi Key

Network name (SSID) + WiFi Key: bottom sticker.

⚠ Router is 12V DC only (12–14V if direct-wired).

2Install the app

In your browser: http://192.168.8.1
(type the http:// — not https)

It's normal to see an error here — the app shows “No Insty modem detected” because we haven't connected the antenna yet. Nothing's wrong; Step 3 clears it.

On your phone or tablet, scroll to the very bottom and tap ① Install app — it walks you through putting the app on your home screen (a couple of taps). That icon is your one home base for the whole system.

On a PC the button doesn't show — bookmark http://192.168.8.1 instead.

② Router settings — the only place a password ever comes up. Yours is pre-set to your WiFi Key (the same bottom sticker). Nothing to create, nothing to lose.

Top of the Insty dashboard at 192.168.8.1

Dashboard message: No Insty modem detected — clears automatically once the antenna is connected

The dashboard at 192.168.8.1. Until the antenna is on, it asks for it — and clears itself the moment it's found.

Bottom of the dashboard: Router settings and Install app buttons

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2

…and its bottom: ① · ②.

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3Connect the antenna

Here's the easy part — one USB cable does it all.

Antenna → one USB cable → router. That's the whole hookup.

1	Plug the USB cable into the modem (the USB-C port on the antenna module).
2	Plug the other end into the router's USB port.

That's it. The antenna gets data and power straight from the router over that one cable — nothing else to plug in on the antenna side.

Into the router's USB port.

Fitting the modem into your antenna

DRUM / MINI-DRUM — 4 screws on the bottom; the USB cable goes through the slot; the antenna wires line right up with the modem.

SQUARE — the lid comes off; route the USB cable through the lid.

WINDOW — the modem slides into its holder; USB at the bottom, the fatter antenna wires to the outer connectors.

ALL OF THEM — keep the antenna wires matched: outer wires → outer connectors, inner wires → inner connectors.

Those black cylinders on the cable are ferrite chokes — keep them on. They block interference. Running your own USB cable instead? Move the chokes onto it (and keep it under 30 ft).

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4Watch it come alive

Open the app you installed in Step 2 — the icon on your phone, or http://192.168.8.1 on a PC.

The moment the antenna is connected, the dashboard shows it: your carrier's name and a live signal — like “T-Mobile 5G · 70%.” Run a speed test right there — getting speeds? You're done. Now make it permanent — mount the antenna and route the cable for good.

That same screen runs your whole service: enable your plan (tap Start, or switch On Demand on and off), change Providers, manage Data plans, and Speed test — it's all right there.

Good to know: the system keeps its own software up to date · the antenna has its own dashboard too, at http://192.168.225.1 — deeper modem details + SIM tools; support may send you there.

Antenna in → dashboard alive: live signal, plans, providers, speed test.

Quick fixes

“No Insty modem detected” won't clear — reseat both ends of the USB cable (modem's USB-C and the router's USB port); try the router's other USB port if it has one.

“Not registered” / “Denied” — plan/SIM active? Right slot? Most plans use slot 1 — switch at 192.168.225.1.

No service — get the antenna up high with the clearest view (outdoor models outside, Window right at the glass); confirm coverage in your area.

SIM card error — a SIM isn't seated; open your antenna (page 3 shows how the modem sits) and re-seat the SIM cards.

Registered but no internet — insty.online: message us, we'll check your service. Own SIM: verify provider/APN + line active.

More help: instyconnect.com/troubleshooting

From our family to yours

Thank you for choosing Insty Connect. Need a hand? instyconnect.com → Help → Contact Us — a real person (usually one of us) will get you sorted.

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