EM4505 Concurrent Dual Band AC Gigabit Router
| ENGLISH EM4505 - Concurrent Dual Band AC Gigabit Router Table of contents 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Packing contents ............................................................................................... 3 2.0 Configure your wireless router ............................................................................... 3 2.1 Connecting the router ............................................
| ENGLISH 1.0 Introduction Congratulations with the purchase of this high-quality Eminent product! This product has undergone extensive testing by Eminent’s technical experts. Should you experience any problems with this product, you are covered by a five-year Eminent warranty. Please keep this manual and the receipt in a safe place. Register your product now on www.eminent-online.com and receive product updates! 1.
| ENGLISH Example of EM4505 as wireless router 2.1 Connecting the router 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Turn off your computer. Connect the router to a wall outlet using the supplied power adapter. Connect the supplied UTP network cable to the ‘WAN’ port of the router. Connect the other end of the UTP network cable to the ‘LAN’ port of your cable modem. Connect a UTP network cable to one of the four ‘LAN’ ports of your router. Connect the other end of the UTP network cable to the network adapter in your computer.
| ENGLISH 2.2 Configuring the router for connection with the Internet Before you can configure the router for a connection with the Internet, you will first need to connect to the router. Follow the instructions below to connect to the router. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Turn on your computer. Open your Internet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Firefox). Type ‘http://192.168.8.1’ in the address bar. Press the enter key or click ‘Go to’. A new screen with three different icons appears.
| ENGLISH 2.3.1 Configuring the router for a DHCP Internet connection For an internet connection using ‘DHCP’ you can use the following steps. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click ‘Internet Wizard’. Select ‘Manual Internet Configuration’. Click ‘Next’. Select ‘DHCP Method’. Click ‘Next’. Click ‘Next’. Click ‘Save’ and ‘Close’. The wizard will now save the settings en will close the screen automatically. You now have a working internet connection.
| ENGLISH 2.3.3 Configuring the router for a PPPoE Internet connection If your provider requires you to make a connection by using PPPoE (with username and password), then use the following steps. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click ‘Internet Wizard’. Select ‘Manual Internet Configuration’. Click ‘Next’. Select ‘PPPoE’. Click ‘Next’. Fill in the data as provided by your Internet Service Provider. Click ‘Next’. Click ‘Save and Close’.
| ENGLISH 2.4.1 WPA2 AES security (recommended) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Turn on your computer. Open your Internet browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Firefox). Type ‘http://192.168.8.1’ in the address bar. Press the enter key or click ‘Go to’. A new screen with three different icons appears. These icons are named ‘Setup Tool’, ‘Internet Wizard’ and the ‘Wireless Wizard’. Click ‘Wireless Wizard”.
| ENGLISH 35. Click ‘Next’. 36. Click ‘Finish’. 37. The wizard will now save the settings and will close the screen automatically. 2.4.2 WEP security If you would like to use WEP security, please follow the security steps in chapter 2.4.1, and select ‘WEP’ at step 17 and 31 . Select ‘Use a 128 bit key’ and click ‘Next’. Fill out a password in the field ‘Network Key’. For this WEP key you are only allowed to use numbers from 0 till 9 and the letters a till f.
| ENGLISH 3.0 Setting up a secured connection using WPS The EM4505 can be secured using WPS. WPS is a handy feature, which allows you to secure your wireless network by pressing the WPS button on both your Eminent router and your wireless WPS adapter. The Eminent router and your wireless WPS device will then automatically ‘agree’ to use a SSID and WPA2 AES security key. The connection between the Eminent wireless router and your WPS device will be established automatically.
| ENGLISH 4. 5. Select the network you want to connect to and click ‘Connect’. If correct, Windows will now ask you to fill out your wireless security key. Also, the lower part of the screen shows you to push the WPS button on the router. 6. Press the WPS button on the Eminent router for approximately 1-2 seconds (not longer!).
| ENGLISH 7. 8. Press the WPS button on your wireless WPS adapter. Refer to the manual of your wireless WPS adapter for the exact amount of time you need to press the WPS connection. The connection between the Eminent router and your wireless WPS adapter will be established automatically. The following icon will be visible in the taskbar: . This icon tells you an internet connection has been established. You will now be able to access the internet. Hint: The WPS button also acts as a reset button.
| ENGLISH 4.0 Manual configuration as an Access Point Install the router as an access point if you have a router or DSL modem router. Make sure that your Internet browser and your network are well configured when configuring manually. You can assume that the settings are correct, unless you have changed any of the settings in the past. Install the router as an access point if you have a router or DSL modem router.
| ENGLISH Is my router correctly connected to the wall outlet? You can check this by verifying that the POWER LED is on. Do I have a proper network connection? Turn on the computer and verify if the LED on the router, corresponding with the LAN-port to which you connected the UTP networking cable, is lit. The LED on the network adapter of your computer should also be lit.. 4.
| ENGLISH 5.0 Configuring the router as a signal booster (WDS) Do you already have a wireless network and do you like to increase the range of the wireless signal? Then connect the router as a signal booster. In order to realize this, several settings of your signal booster (2) and of your wireless router / access point (1) must be modified. In the example below we use 2 pieces EM4505. Note: WDS is not a standard protocol and may not work between different brands and models.
| ENGLISH 5.1 Connecting the signal booster (2) 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn off your computer. Connect the router to a wall outlet using the supplied power adapter. Connect the supplied UTP network cable to the ‘LAN 1’ port of the router. Connect the other end of the UTP network cable to the network adapter of your computer. Is my router correctly connected to the wall outlet? You can check this by verifying that the POWER LED is on. 5.
| ENGLISH 22. 23. Click ‘Finish’ when the 5GHz settings are complete. The wizard will now save the settings and will close the screen automatically. *** The connection is lost when WPA2 AES has been enabled in the router and not yet in the wireless network adapter. When WPA2 AES has also been enabled in the wireless network adapter, the connection will be repaired.
| ENGLISH 10. 11. 12. Enter ‘255.255.255.0’ in the ‘Subnet mask’ field. Click ‘OK’. Enter ‘http://192.168.8.200’ in the address bar to log in to the router. 5.4 Configuring your wireless router (1) When configuring the router and its security, we assume you will be using the device as a wireless router. Make sure your wireless router is connected to your computer using a UTP network cable. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Open your web browser (e.g.
| ENGLISH 5.5 Connecting your wireless router with the signal booster (2) If you have followed the previous steps, then you have filled in the following: - The signal booster (2) has the following IP-address: ‘192.168.8.200’. - The wireless router has the following IP-address: ‘192.168.8.1’. - Both devices are using the WPA2 AES protocol and are both using the same security key. - Both devices are using the same channel. - The SSID does not need to be the same (e.g. ‘Upstairs’ and ‘Downstairs’).
| ENGLISH 5.6 Completing the installation of the signal booster 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Type ‘http://192.168.8.200’ in the address bar to connect to the signal booster. Click ‘Setup Tool’. You will now be asked for a ‘Username’ and a ‘Password’. Fill out ‘admin’ in the ‘Username’ field and ‘admin’ in the ‘Password’ field and press the enter key. Click ‘Advanced Setup’ in the left menu. Click ‘Wireless’ in the left menu. Click ‘WDS Setup’ in the left menu.
| ENGLISH 6.0 Configuring the router as a signal booster (Wireless Multi Bridge) If your own modem or your other wireless router has no support for WDS, you can setup the EM4505 as a signal booster by using the Wireless Multi Bridge option. Using this option, the Eminent router will connect to your wireless modem or router using the same technique as your computer does. Once the Eminent router has established a connection with your wireless modem or router, the Eminent router has an internet connection.
| ENGLISH 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Click 'Advanced Setup'. Click 'Wireless'. Click 'Wireless Setup'. Fill out a SSID: If you want your current wireless network to be extended using the same network name (SSID), you need to fill out the SSID as used on your first wireless router. Also, the channel needs to be the same. Set a security at 'Encryption' and ‘Encryption key’.
| ENGLISH 7.0 Configuring the wireless network on your computer Now that the router has been secured you will need to configure the computer itself so it can recognize your secured wireless network and will be able to make a connection. Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 are at this moment the most commonly used operating systems. We will now explain how to set up a wireless connection using these operating systems.
| ENGLISH 7.2 Configuring a wireless network using Windows Vista/7/8 To realize a wireless connection using Windows Vista you will need to follow the steps below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Click ‘Start’. Click ‘Control Panel’. Click ‘Network and Internet’. Click ‘Network and Sharing Centre’. Click ‘Manage wireless networks’ in the left menu. Click ‘Add’. Select ‘Add a network that is in range of this computer’ in the next screen. Select your own network. Click ‘Connect’.
| ENGLISH 8.0 Firewall & QoS settings The router is equipped with an advanced firewall. This firewall allows you to open ports, allowing certain programs to gain access to the Internet. You can open these ports using the function ‘Port Forwarding’. In some cases you will want to block access to the Internet. If, for instance, you have children, you may want to block some explicit websites. You can do this using the built-in URL filtering method.
| ENGLISH 8.2 URL filtering ‘URL filtering’ allows you to block websites by name or parts of a name. A useful feature if you want to protect your children from the contents of certain websites. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Firefox). Type ‘http://192.168.8.1’ in the address bar. Press the enter key or click ‘Go to’. Click ‘Setup Tool’. You will now be asked for a ‘Username’ and a ‘Password’.
| ENGLISH 10. Place a mark at the option ‘Start’ at the right screen. 11. Fill in the speeds of your internet connection at ‘Download and Upload’. If you do not know these speeds look at the yellow ‘Hint’ field for a brief explanation. 12. Click ‘Apply’ to activate these basic settings. Hint: If you do not exactly know the speed of your internet connection please contact your Internet Service Provider. Your provider will usually speak in term of MB. This value is in Mbits. 1 MB=1024 Kbit.
| ENGLISH 9.0 Frequently Asked Questions and other related information The latest Frequently asked questions for your product can be found on the support page of your product. Eminent will update these pages frequently to assure you have the most recent information. Visit www.eminent-online.com for more information about your product. 10.0 Service and support This users manual has been carefully written by Eminent’s technical experts.
| ENGLISH 11.0 Warning and points of attention Due to laws, directives and regulations set out by the European parliament, some (wireless) devices could be subject to limitations concerning its use in certain European member states. In certain European member states the use of such devices could be prohibited. Contact your (local) government for more information about this limitations. Always follow up the instructions in the manual*, especially where it concerns devices which need to be assembled.
| ENGLISH 12.0 Warranty conditions The five-year Eminent warranty applies to all Eminent products, unless mentioned otherwise before or during the moment of purchase. After buying a second-hand Eminent product the remaining period of warranty is measured from the moment of purchase by the product’s initial owner. Eminent warranty applies to all Eminent products and parts, indissolubly connected or mounted to the product it concerns.
