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Revision History:
Date Rev No. Description By
03-28-2018 V1.0 Initial draft CI
03-29-2018 V2.0 Removed Section 7.4 CI
03-29-2018 V3.0 Added “Professional Install” sections 7.4.1 & 7.4.2 CI

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 5
2. Hardware Con iguration 5
2.1. Product Inter aces 5
2.2. Radio Con igurations 7
3. System Con iguration 7
3.1. Initial IP Setup 7
3.2. Setup New IP 9
3.3. Connecting to the WiFi 12
4. System Maintenance 13
4.1. Backup the Con iguration 14
4.2. Restore the Con iguration 14
4.3. Reset to Factory De ault under Web GUI 15
4.4. Firmware Upgrade 16
5. Modem 17
5.1. AT Command 18
5.2. APN Change 18
6. LOGS 19
6.1. System LOG 19
6.2. Kernel LOG 19
7. Antenna 20
7.1. Detachable Antennas 20
7.2. Detachable Antenna Guidelines 20
7.3. Antenna – Installation Guidelines 20
7.4. Pro essional Antenna Installation 20
7.4.1. Pro essional Installation Instructions 20

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7.4.2. Instructions d’installation Pro essionnelle 21
8. Environmental 21
8.1. Operating Environment 21
8.2. Physical Parameters 22
9. Approvals and Certi ications 22
9.1. Manu acturing 22
9.2. North American Certi ications 22
9.2.1. ER2500T-NA-CAT1 & ER2500T-VZ-CAT1 22
9.2.2. ER2500T-NA-CAT1 22
9.2.3. ER2500T-VZ-CAT1 22
9.3. FCC General Warning 23
9.4. Industry Canada (IC) Notices 24

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1. Introduction
Connected I Inc’s., Emu Router is a 4G router offering CAT1 connectivity for M2M applications. The
Emu router includes a 4G modem with an embedded host processor based on the Mediatek MT7620A
SoC which also supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi functionality. The 4G connectivity is made by an operator
certified LTE module.
This document provides instructions, and basic operational guidelines, to aid a Systems Administrator
with the deployment of this product.
2. Hardware Con iguration
2.1. Product Inter aces
Number Item Description
1
DC Power Input 12VDC @ 2.0A Input. Center conductor is Positive
2
Reset Button Push & Release to reset the device
Push & Hold for 5-seconds then release installs factory preset
3 SIM Access
2FF Mini-SIM format
Slide the door open to access the SIM holder.
Push SIM into the holder to engage, push a second time to eject the SIM
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Item Description
4 WAN Port WAN Port for establishing links to leased telecommunication circuits
LED: Solid Green for Link, Flashing Green for Traffic
5 LAN Port LAN Port for Wired Ethernet Clients
LED: Solid Green for Link, Flashing Green for Traffic
Number Item Description
6
WiFi Antenna SMA connector for WiFi Antennas (N T Reverse Polarized)
7 Cellular Antennas SMA connector for both Primary and Diversity Antenna Ports
8
WiFi LED, range: Wifi is connected/ ff: No WiFi
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2.2.
Radio Con igurations
Model Name
LTE Band
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B2: 1900
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B4: 1700/2100

B5: 850

B12:

B13: 700 c
ER2500T-VZ-CAT1
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B2: 1900 PCS

B4: 1700/2100 AWS 1

B13: 700
3. System
Con iguration
3.1. Initial IP Setup
The Emu Router Management GUI can be accessed through the Ethernet ports
address of 192.168.71.1.
To configure the Emu Router,
follow the following sequence:
•Connect th
e Ethernet cable between
•Setup the desktop as a
static IP in
•pen
a browser and type http:
n login page, you can just click the Login icon to enter the GUI
is “password”,
it is recommended that a
>Administration page.
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Power LED, Yellow:
Power is connected/ ff: unit is o
Cellcular Connection Strenght Indicators,
Green
Connection
The following table lists the signal strength range corresponding to
the number of LEDs lit:
5-LEDs n: > -61dBm
4-LEDs n: -63 dBm to -71 dBm
3-LEDs n: -73 dBm to -83 dBm
2-LEDs n: -85 dBm to -98 dBm
1-LED n: -97 dBm to -107 dBm
No-LEDs: < -109 dBm
Radio Con igurations
LTE Band
(MHz) 3G (MHz)
B2: 1900
PCS
B4: 1700/2100
AWS 1
B5: 850
B12:
700 ac
B13: 700 c
 B2: 1900
 B5: 850
B2: 1900 PCS
B4: 1700/2100 AWS 1
B13: 700
c
 No Fallback
Con iguration
The Emu Router Management GUI can be accessed through the Ethernet ports
with
follow the following sequence:
e Ethernet cable between
the computer and the Emu Router
LAN port
static IP in
192.168.71. x dom
ain or DHCP client to get IP from
a browser and type http:
// 192.199.71.1 to start the settings
n login page, you can just click the Login icon to enter the GUI
as shown in
Figure
it is recommended that a
new password be created
under Web GUI System
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Power is connected/ ff: unit is o
ff
Green
: Cellcular
The following table lists the signal strength range corresponding to
WiFi
Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
compliant
Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
compliant
with
the default IP
LAN port
ain or DHCP client to get IP from
EMU Router
Figure
1. Default password
under Web GUI System
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The EMU Router overview
is available
messages such as system status
and
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Figure 1: Login Page
is available
after logging into the GUI, the overview
page
and
memory information as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Overview Page
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includes important

3.2. Setup New IP
Select Network->Interfaces
as shown in
Figure 3.
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Select LAN and click “Edit”
from
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Figure 3: Network List
from
Figure 4.
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Enter
the new IP address in the “IPv4 address” filed,
right corner in Figure 5.
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Figure 4: Inter ace Overview
the new IP address in the “IPv4 address” filed,
and then click the “Change
” icon
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” icon
in the bottom-

After the new IP setup,
scroll down to the bottom of the page and
Figure 6.
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Figure 5: New IP Address or LAN
scroll down to the bottom of the page and
press “Save &
Apply”
Figure 6: Save the New Setting
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Apply”
as shown in

3.3. Connecting
to the WiFi
For computers using the
Windows operating system (For
internet access icon and if
there are wireless networks in range, try to connect to a WiFi
“ConnectedI _M2M”
network without security key
pen a browser and typing
http:
should see
the EMU Router overview with WiFi Connection information
Information.
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to the WiFi
Windows operating system (For
instance:
Windows 10), Click the network
there are wireless networks in range, try to connect to a WiFi
network without security key
as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 8 : Network Internet Access
http:
//192.168.71.1 to login into the GUI again.
nce the GUI is up the user
the EMU Router overview with WiFi Connection information
as shown
Figure 9: Wireless Information
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Windows 10), Click the network
there are wireless networks in range, try to connect to a WiFi
nce the GUI is up the user
as shown
in Figure 9, Wireless

4.
System Maintenance
This chapter describes
how to back
to restore
that same configuration
Firmware:
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System Maintenance
how to back
-up the current EMU Router
configuration to your
that same configuration
later if needed. This can be done by selecting
System > Backup/
Figure 10: System List
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configuration to your
computer, and how
System > Backup/
Flash

4.1. Backup the C
on iguration
Select Firmware in the GUI page
in the folder you’ve specified.
The file is in tar.gz format, CI
suggest
4.2. Restore the C
on iguration
Click the icon “Choose File”
, select the backup file, and then click “Upload archive”
page as shown Figure 7.
Device will write the stored configuration back to flash then reboot the system
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on iguration
Select Firmware in the GUI page
then click the icon “Generate archive” to save this configuration
Figure 11: Backup the Con iguration
suggest
s that you rename it to a meaningful file
name
on iguration
, select the backup file, and then click “Upload archive”
Device will write the stored configuration back to flash then reboot the system
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then click the icon “Generate archive” to save this configuration
to a file
name
for easy recovery.
, select the backup file, and then click “Upload archive”
in flash operations
Device will write the stored configuration back to flash then reboot the system
.

4.3.
Reset to Factory De ault
Click the icon “Perform reset”,
a warning window will pop
device will reset to factory default and reboot if “Yes” is chosen
NOTE: It is important NOT to power o the device be ore the entire process is completed
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Figure 7: Restore the Con iguration
Reset to Factory De ault
under Web GUI
a warning window will pop
-up saying,
“Really reset all changes?”
device will reset to factory default and reboot if “Yes” is chosen
.
NOTE: It is important NOT to power o the device be ore the entire process is completed
Figure 8: Reset to De ault
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“Really reset all changes?”
The
NOTE: It is important NOT to power o the device be ore the entire process is completed
.

4.4. Firmware Upgrade
Select System
from web GUI, and find “
and select the new image that you want upgraded to the device
uploads the file, click “Proceed” on the co
The upgrade process may take longer than 10 minutes for flashing and rebooting. It is important N T to
power off
the device during the process. Administrators can PING the device after the upgrade process is
completed
to ensure that the device is programmed and rebooted successfully.
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from web GUI, and find “
Backup/Flash Firmware
” section. Click the icon “
and select the new image that you want upgraded to the device
, then click “Flash image”
uploads the file, click “Proceed” on the co
nfirmation page as shown in Figure 15.
The upgrade process may take longer than 10 minutes for flashing and rebooting. It is important N T to
the device during the process. Administrators can PING the device after the upgrade process is
to ensure that the device is programmed and rebooted successfully.
Figure 9: Firmware Upgrade
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” section. Click the icon “
Choose File”
, then click “Flash image”
. After system
The upgrade process may take longer than 10 minutes for flashing and rebooting. It is important N T to
the device during the process. Administrators can PING the device after the upgrade process is

5. Modem
Select Network -
> Modem as shown
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Figure 10: Firmware Upgrade
> Modem as shown
Figure 11.
Figure 11: Modem Page
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5.1. AT Command
You can use the AT command to check the LTE status
example: AT+CSQ. Enter the
AT command
AT command r
esponses will be displayed
5.2. APN Change
Typically, the APN is auto-
configured or auto
change the local t
elecommunication
in Figure 13.
If you would like to check
whether
“AT+CGDC NT?” See Figure .
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You can use the AT command to check the LTE status
. The AT command format
is
AT command
and click “Send”.
esponses will be displayed
in th
e message bar right below the command
Figure 12: AT Command Example
configured or auto
-detected. The APN
Change command allows you to
elecommunication
company. Enter the APN name and
click “Change”
Figure 13: APN Change
whether
the APN setting is successful, pl
eases enter AT command
Figure 19: Check APN Function
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is
“AT+ Command” for
e message bar right below the command
see Figure 12.
Change command allows you to
click “Change”
button as shown
eases enter AT command

6. LOGS
6.1. System LOG
Select Status -> System Log
6.2. Kernel LOG
Select Status -> Kernel Log
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Figure 21: System Log
Figure 14: Kernel Log
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