Eminent EM4218 User manual

EM4218 - wSURF Wireless ADSL2/2+ Modem
On page 12 you will find the
Eminent Advanced Manual for
networking settings and
information about home
networking.

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EM4218 - wSURF Wireless ADSL2/2+ Modem
Warnings and points of attention
Due to laws, directives and regulations set out by the European Parliament, this
device could be subject to limitations concerning its use in certain European member
states. In certain European member states the use of this product could be prohibited.
More information regarding this warning can be found in the Declaration of Conformity
on the last page of this document.
Table of contents
1.0 Guarantee conditions...............................................................................................2
2.0 Introduction ..............................................................................................................3
2.1 Functions and features .......................................................................................3
2.2 Packing contents ................................................................................................3
2.3 Explanation of the LED’s ....................................................................................4
3.0 Using the installation wizard ....................................................................................4
4.0 Manual installation ...................................................................................................4
4.1 Connecting the EM4218 .....................................................................................4
4.2 Configuring the EM4218 for a connection to the Internet ...................................5
4.3 Configuration for PPP providers .........................................................................5
4.4 Configuration for DHCP providers ......................................................................6
4.5 Configuration for other providers ........................................................................6
5.0 Securing the wireless network .................................................................................6
5.1 WPA2 security (recommended)..........................................................................7
5.2 WEP security ......................................................................................................7
6.0 Control your Internet connection..............................................................................7
6.1 MAC Address Control, block users.....................................................................8
7.0 WDS, extend the range of the network....................................................................8
7.1 Turn on the WDS function of the EM4218..........................................................9
7.2 Things to keep in mind when using WDS .........................................................10
8.0 Frequently asked questions...................................................................................10
9.0 Service and support...............................................................................................11
On page 12 you will find the Eminent Advanced Manual for networking settings and
information about home networking.
1.0 Guarantee conditions
The five-year Eminent warranty applies for all Eminent products unless mentioned
otherwise before or during the moment of purchase. When having bought a second-

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hand Eminent product the remaining period of warranty is measured from the moment
of purchase by the product’s first owner. The Eminent warranty applies to all Eminent
products and parts indissolubly connected to and/or mounted on the main product.
Power supply adapters, batteries, antennas and all other products not integrated in or
directly connected to the main product and/or products of which, without reasonable
doubt, can be assumed that wear and tear show a different pattern than the main
product are not covered by the Eminent warranty. Products are not covered by the
Eminent warranty when exposed to incorrect/improper use, external influences and/or
when opened by parties other than Eminent.
2.0 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this high-quality Eminent product! This product
has undergone extensive testing by Eminents 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.
2.1 Functions and features
The EM4218 is a wireless ADSL2/2+ modem offering a stable, wireless Internet
connection. The built-in router allows you to share this Internet connection with other
computers, using a network cable or a wireless connection.
2.2 Packing contents
The following items are present in the package:
• EM4218 Wireless ADSL2/2+ Modem router.
• Power adapter.
• Modular telephone cable.
• UTP network cable.
• CD-rom with installation wizard and manuals.
• Manual.
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2.3 Explanation of the LED’s
3.0 Using the installation wizard
The easiest way to install the EM4218 is by using the installation wizard, as explained
in this chapter. If you do not wish to use the wizard (found on the enclosed CD-rom)
you can continue with chapter 4.
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Place the CD-rom in the CD-rom or DVD drive of your computer.
3. The software will start automatically.
4. Follow the steps on your screen until the installation is done. You now have a
working Internet connection.
4.0 Manual installation
When manually installing the EM4218 it is important your Internet browser and your
network are correctly configured. The settings will automatically be correct, unless you
changed any of the settings in the past. Consult the manual on the CD-rom, if you
have doubts about the settings of your Internet browser or your network.
4.1 Connecting the EM4218
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Connect the EM4218 to a power outlet using the supplied power adapter.
3. Connect the telephone cable to the ‘ADSL’ port of the EM4218.
4. Connect the other side of the telephone cable to the ADSL splitter (not supplied).
5. Connect a UTP network cable to one of the four ‘LAN’ ports of your EM4218.
6. Connect the other side of the UTP network cable to the network adapter in your
computer.
PWR Will be lit when the EM4218 is on.
WL/ACT Will be lit when the wireless access point is active.
LAN1,2,3 and 4 Will be constantly lit when a computer is connected to one of the
ports and will blink if data is sent or received through one of the
network cables.
ADSL
Will start to blink 30 seconds after turning on the EM4218 and will
be constantly lit when the ADSL signal has been detected (only if
connected to a telephone cable with an active ADSL signal).
PPP If a PPPoE or PPPoA connection has been configured, this LED
will be on when the connection is functioning correctly
Is my EM4218 properly connected to the mains? You can verify this by checking if the
‘PWR’ LED is lit.

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4.2 Configuring the EM4218 for a connection to the
Internet
To configure the EM4218 for a connection to the Internet, you first need to connect to
the EM4218. You can connect to the EM4218 using the following procedure:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Open your Internet browser (for instance Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox).
3. Enter ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
4. Press Enter or click ‘Go to’.
5. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘User Name’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
6. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘Password’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
7. Click ‘Log in’.
8. The opening page is shown.
4.3 Configuration for PPP providers
1. Click ‘Setup Wizard’.
2. Select the country where you live in the ‘Country’ field (For instance
‘Netherlands).
3. Select your Internet provider in the ‘ISP’ field.
4. Click ‘Next’.
5. Enter your ADSL username in the ‘Username’ field.
Have I got a proper network connection? Turn on the computer and verify if the light –
corresponding with the LAN-port on which you connected the UTP networking cable –
is lit. On the network adapter in your computer a light should be lit as well.
Hint! To prevent unauthorised people gaining access to your EM4218 it is
recommended to change your password.
1. Click ‘Tools’.
2. Click ‘Password’.
3. Choose ‘admin’ in the ‘Username’ field.
4. Enter the current password in the ‘Old Password' field.
5. Enter the new password in the ‘New Password' field.
6. Enter the new password again in the ‘Confirmed Password’ field.
7. Click 'Submit'.
8. Click ‘Ok’.
Write down the new password to be able to change settings in the future:
User Name: admin
Password: _________________________________________________

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6. Enter your password in the ‘Input Password’ field.
7. Enter your password once more in the ‘Confirm Password’ field.
8. Click ‘Save’ to save the settings and restart the wSURF.
4.4 Configuration for DHCP providers
1. Click ‘Setup Wizard’.
2. Select the country where you live in the ‘Country’ field (For instance
‘Netherlands).
3. Select your Internet provider in the ‘ISP’ field.
4. Select ‘DHCP (Get IP dynamically from ISP)’ in the ‘Connection Type’ field.
5. Click ‘Next’.
6. Click ‘Save’ to save the settings and restart the wSURF.
4.5 Configuration for other providers
If you can not find your provider in the Wizard list, you can ask your provider for the
correct settings. Follow the procedure below to enter these settings into the EM4218:
1. Click ‘Advanced’.
2. Click ‘WAN’.
3. Enter the settings given to you by the provider.
4. Click ‘Add’.
5. Click ‘Save’ (upper right corner).
6. Click ‘Ok’ to reboot the wSURF.
5.0 Securing the wireless network
To avoid having uninvited guests probing your wireless network we strongly
recommend securing your wireless network. You can protect your wireless network in
a number of ways. To apply a method to your network, it is necessary for all the
wireless devices to support this method. Currently the strongest form of protecting is
WPA (WiFi Protected Access).
1. Open your Internet browser (for instance Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox).
2. Enter ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
3. Press Enter or click ‘Go to’.
4. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘User Name’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
5. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘Password’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
6. Click ‘Advanced’.
7. Click ‘Wireless’.
8. Click ‘Security’.
9. For WPA2 security continue with section 5.1 (recommended), for WEP security
continue with section 5.2.

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5.1 WPA2 security (recommended)
1. Select ‘WPA2 (AES)’ in the ‘Encryption’ field.
2. Select ‘Personal (Pre-Shared Key)’ in the ‘WPA Authentication Mode’ field.
3. Select ‘Passphrase’ in the ‘Pre-Shared Key Format’ field.
4. Enter a password in the ‘Pre-Shared Key’ field. For instance ‘yourname01’. Do
not use any peripherals and make sure the password is at least 8 characters
long!
5. Write down the chosen password*.
6. Click ‘Submit’.
7. Click ‘Save’ (upper right corner) to save the settings.
5.2 WEP security
1. Select ‘WEP’ in the ‘Encryption’ field.
2. Click ‘Set WEP Key’.
3. A new screen will appear.
4. Select 64 or 128 bit in the ‘Key Length’ field.
5. Select ‘ASCII’ or ‘Hex’ in the ‘Key Format’ field.
6. Select ‘Key 1’ in the ‘Default Tx Key’ field.
7. Enter a password in the ‘Encryption Key 1’ field. Do not use any peripherals and
make sure the password is exactly 5, 10, 13 or 26 characters long, depending on
the other key settings.
8. Write down the chosen password *.
9. Click ‘Submit’.
10. Click ‘Save’ (upper right corner) to save the settings.
6.0 Control your Internet connection
If you want to expand the security of your wireless network you can set MAC Address
Control on your EM4218. This MAC address is a unique code attached to each and
every network device. MAC Address Control enables you to allow specified network
WPA security is supported by Windows 2000 and newer Windows versions. This
security method is not supported by Windows 98 or ME! If you have Windows 98 or
ME, then continue with section 5.2.
The connection is lost when the security (WPA, WPA2 or WEP) has been enabled in
the EM4218 and not yet in the wireless network adapter. As soon as the security
settings are set in the wireless network adapter, the connection will be repaired.
*Write down the security method you used and the password:


WPA 

WPA2 

WEP
Password: ______________________________________________________

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products to connect to your network. All other users will be denied access. If you only
add your own MAC address, nobody but you can connect to your network.
6.1 MAC Address Control, block users
1. Open your Internet browser (for instance Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox).
2. Enter ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
3. Press Enter or click ‘Go to’.
4. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘User Name’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
5. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘Password’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
6. Click ‘Advanced’.
7. Click ‘Wireless’.
8. Click the ‘Access Control’ tab.
9. Select ‘Allow Listed’.
10. Enter the MAC address of the network device that wish to allow access to your
network.
11. Click ‘Submit’.
12. Repeat steps 11 and 12 if you wish to allow other network devices to your
network.
13. Click ‘Save’ (upper right corner) to save the settings.
14. You have now specified which network devices are allowed to connect to your
network.
7.0 WDS, extend the range of the network
The WDS function is primarily useful to increase the range of the wireless network and
allow your entire network to connect to the Internet. Using WDS you can extend the
range by installing several routers which, through WDS, work as a repeater and as
such extend the wireless range. This configuration only requires one Internet
connection. All routers connected through WDS have Internet access, so there is no
need to connect the LAN or WAN ports of the routers by using cables. WDS allows
O
ften the MAC address can be found on a sticker on the network device. You can also
find it by following these steps:
1. Click ‘Start’.
2. Click ‘Run’.
3. Type ‘CMD’.
4. Press Enter.
5. Type ‘ipconfig /all’.
6. Press Enter.
7. ‘Physical Address’ is the MAC address.
Hint! For your safety the Firewall is turned on by default. We also recommend you to
install a virus scanner and update regularly.

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you to wirelessly share an Internet connection with other wireless routers or access
points that support WDS.
7.1 Turn on the WDS function of the EM4218
These are the instructions for use of WDS. In this example two wireless routers will be
used, the EM4218 is connected to the Internet. The other wireless router repeats the
wireless signal.
1. Turn on your computer
2. Open your Internet browser (for instance Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox).
3. Enter ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
4. Press Enter or click ‘Go to’.
5. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘User Name’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
6. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘Password’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
7. Click ‘Log In’.
8. The router will display a welcome screen.
9. Click ‘Advanced’.
10. Click ‘Wireless’.
11. Click ‘Setting’.
12. Set ‘Mode’ to ‘WDS’.
13. Click ‘Submit’.
14. Click ‘Ok’.
15. Click ‘WDS’ in the upper menu.
16. Check ‘Enable WDS’.
17. Enter the WLAN MAC address (BSSID) of the other router in the ‘Add WDS AP’
field. You may find this MAC address on the bottom of said router.
18. If you cannot find this address, click the ‘Show AP’ button. Note down the BSSID
of the router you wish to link over WDS, and close the ‘Show Ap’ screen.
19. Click ‘Submit’.
20. If you wish to add more routers to your WDS network, repeat steps 17 and 18 for
each router.
21. Click ‘Save’.
22. Click ‘Ok’.
To establish a WDS connection, you will need to enter the MAC address of the
EM4218 into the receiving device. For more information you will need to refer to the
manual of the receiving device.

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7.2 Things to keep in mind when using WDS
1. All routers in your WDS network need to be in the same IP range (for instance,
192.168.1.1 for router A and 192.168.1.200 for router B). Sometimes you will
need to set a fixed IP address on the receiving device.
2. WEP security needs to be identical on both devices.
3. The channels of the wireless connections need to be identical.
4. The names (SSID) of the wireless connections do not need to be identical.
5. It is not recommended to use MAC Address Control in combination with WDS.
6. DHCP server(s) on the second (or third or fourth) router need(s) to be disabled.
Attention! WPA can not be used when securing the connection.
8.0 Frequently asked questions
Q. I receive the message ‘The IP address of the network adapter is incorrect’. What
can I do?
A. This message appears when the computer did not receive a correct IP address
from the router. Make sure all cables are correctly connected. If necessary, reset
the EM4218 and try again. It is recommended that you configure the router using
a cabled connection (not wireless). When the cabled connection is working
properly you can setup the wireless connection as explained in this manual.
Q. How do I reset the EM4218?
A. You can reset the modem by following the procedure below:
1. Turn on the modem and wait for it to boot.
2. Press down the reset button next to the on/off button for about twenty
seconds, using a paperclip
3. The modem has been reset.
Q. My wireless signal is weak or unstable. What could be the cause?
A. Take the modem to another location and see if the signal strength increases. If
possible place the modem in an open space. The mains box for instance is not a
good place for a wireless modem.
A. You can change the channel of the modem to see if the signal strength
increases. Follow the instructions below:
1. Open your Internet browser (for instance Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox).
2. Enter ‘http://192.168.1.1’ in the address bar.
3. Press Enter or click ‘Go to’.
4. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘User Name’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
5. Enter ‘admin’ in the ‘Password’ field (Note! This field is case sensitive).
If your wireless network is secured, you will also need to configure the security of your
other wireless device. In WDS modus, only WEP security can be used.