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Manual for low radiation wireless access point

with JRS Eco 100 Wifi firmware

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Page 1: ...5 25 00 235 www jrseco com info jrseco com Manual for low radiation wireless access point with JRS Eco 100 Wifi firmware Download the latest manual from www jrseco com manuals The version number of this copy is listed below 1 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 2: ...ifi router 100 radiation free in stand by 16 8 Using the JRS Eco 100 router 17 8 1 Beacon Eco mode versus Full Eco mode 17 8 2 How do I connect a new wireless device to the Eco 100 router 17 9 JRS Eco 100 settings 21 9 1 Detailed JRS Eco 100 settings 21 10 Manually turning on and off the wifi signal 23 11 Firmware updates 24 12 Troubleshooting 24 12 1 The router does not go into Full Eco standby m...

Page 3: ...the router and your wireless devices emit EMFs Although the Eco firmware greatly reduces router radiation during stand by and partly during operation it does not reduce radiation from your wireless devices For each piece of data sent from the wifi router a confirmation is sent back by your device Wifi radiation from devices is very strong and you keep the device very close to your body Especially ...

Page 4: ...nnect the power adapter to the router and plug the adapter in to a power outlet 3 Important If your Internet modem has wifi built in switch it off If you don t know how ask the customer service of your provider for help See also later in this manual 2 1 Connecting your computer to the Eco wifi router You now have two options to connect your computer or other device to the router in order to perfor...

Page 5: ... Drive function which becomes available after you install the Dropbox or Google Drive app Step 2 Connect your computer to the Asus router either via wifi or a LAN cable and go to router asus com or http 192 168 1 1 This is actually not a page from the Internet but it is generated locally by the router itself When you go through the Asus wizard you create an administrator login and password that yo...

Page 6: ...ware has been uploaded correctly the JRS logo should be showing at the top of the router settings screen when you log back in to the router settings menu Also there should be a tab labeled JRS on the Wireless page where you can adjust all Eco related settings Here you can also check the mode of the router The first day the router will be in Beacon Eco mode a k a Learning mode After one day it will...

Page 7: ...nt 1 Set up the administrator username and password here You ll need them to log in to the router settings menu later We advise to set admin as username Set up the wifi network names SSIDs and wifi password s here There are 2 wifi networks You can turn off 5GHz later See dual band later in this manual 7 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 8: ...com A summary is given of the settings you created Log back in to the settings menu at router asus com and go to Administration Firmware Upgrade If the router proposes to upgrade the firmware click on Cancel Now upload the JRS Eco firmware as explained in step 3 8 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 9: ...te a New Network In most cases the router will now automatically detect the connection type provided you have connected the Ethernet cable from its WAN port to a LAN port of your Internet modem router If automatic detection doesn t work you need to inform with your Internet Service Provider about the required settings 9 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 10: ...nfo jrseco com In the above two screens in most cases you need to click Automatic top screen and No bottom screen If that doesn t give you a working Internet connection you need to inform with your Internet Service Provider about the required settings 10 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 11: ...wifi network names SSIDs and wifi password s There are 2 wifi networks You can turn off 5GHz later See dual band later in this manual Set up the administrator username and password here You ll need them to log in to the router settings menu later We advise to set admin as username 11 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 12: ...com A summary is given of the settings you created Log back in to the settings menu at router asus com and go to Administration Firmware Upgrade If the router proposes to upgrade the firmware click on Cancel Now upload the JRS Eco firmware as explained in step 3 12 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 13: ...r Android devices to wake up the router from Full Eco stand by connect them to hidden Other network jrs with security WPA2 and the same wifi password you set in step 2 You need to set this up only once in your device then it will remember the credentials From now on always connect to this hidden network and Forget the visible networks on your devices in case you already entered the wifi password f...

Page 14: ...tworks You can rename them if you like See the Match hidden network setting in 9 1 The screen shots above show how to connect from a recent generation Android phone left and from an iPhone 7 right To make this Add network screen appear on an Android phone you either need to click on the menu icon and then press Add network or you need to click on the sign at the right 14 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wir...

Page 15: ...n the settings menu of your Internet modem which can be reached through a web browser by typing in the correct address an IP number Alternatively you may search for a do it yourself manual on the Internet by typing the provider name and the make and model of your Internet modem We regularly receive questions on how to do this Please understand that we cannot support all the different providers and...

Page 16: ... device back on the JRS Eco 100 router automatically switches on again When you first install your JRS Eco 100 router it will go into learning mode so you can easily connect all of your wifi devices The router automatically keeps a list of devices you have connected to it After one day it automatically switches to Full Eco mode in which the JRS Eco 100 router is fully radiation free in stand by As...

Page 17: ...con Eco mode to Full Eco mode It then only responds to connection requests from registered devices 8 1 Beacon Eco mode versus Full Eco mode In Beacon Eco mode also called learning mode the Eco 100 router sends responses to connection requests from all devices whether they are on the register list or not In Full Eco mode the router only sends responses to connection requests from devices which are ...

Page 20: ... able to connect You only need to do this the first time you connect when the device is not registered yet Then the Eco 100 router automatically saves the unique address of your device in the registration list and the next time you connect it should go smoothly 2 Another way to connect an unregistered device to the Eco 100 router is to first connect with a previously registered device so that the ...

Page 21: ...ive by lowering the beacon pulse frequency JRS Beacon Eco mode The sending of beacon signals is automatically turned off when no devices are connected The Eco 100 router still responds to probe connection requests from unregistered devices This mode is also called Learning mode Reduces emission when active by lowering the beacon pulse frequency Legacy JRS Eco wifi mode Reduces emission by lowering...

Page 22: ...ff again Maximum number of entries allowed in registration list 1 64 default 64 If a new device registers the oldest entries are automatically deleted to make space Band Use the band selector to display settings for 2 4GHz or 5GHz The settings below the band selector are specific to each band Enable Radio Enable or disable 2 4 or 5 GHz wifi transmitter The 2 4 GHz NEEDS to be turned on in order fo...

Page 23: ... your exposure to EMFs Enable wireless scheduler Here you can set times at which the wifi is automatically turned off fully whether wireless devices are connected or not To switch on wifi manually during off times press the wifi on off button on the side of the router The router will resume its on off schedule at the next set time Beacon Interval 20 65535 default 1000 This setting is important for...

Page 24: ...in Full Eco standby mode There are a number of possible causes Please check in the registration list which is shown at the bottom of the tab JRS on the Wireless page of the router settings menu If there are devices showing Connected Now these are the devices keeping the router awake and you need to turn wifi off on those devices There are two registration lists one for the 2 4GHz network and one f...

Page 25: ...f Beacon Eco Mode learning mode standby Beacon signal off router responds to all connection requests 1 sec 1 sec 1 sec repeats every 3 seconds Full Eco Mode standby Zero electromagnetic emission Beacon signal off router responds only to connection requests from registered devices 3 sec 1 sec repeats every 4 seconds 25 Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless ECO 100 V5 ...

Page 26: ... The reduced pulse frequency of the Eco wifi may not be compatible with your wireless device This especially happens with the 5GHz connections In this case you can lower the Beacon Interval setting on the JRS settings tab This will increase the pulse frequency See also 9 1 You may decide to lock the router into Beacon Eco mode or set it in Legacy Eco wifi mode These modes may offer better compatib...

Page 27: ...f there are no free channels look at the signal strength of the other wifi networks Choose a channel on which only a weak network is present Also try to avoid having very strong interferers right above or below the selected channel Optionally Set Channel Bandwidth to 20 MHz for 2 4GHz and to 40 MHz for 5GHz Optionally lower the beacon interval to 800 for 2 4 GHz in the JRS tab of the Wireless page...

Page 28: ...part from broadcasting or being listed as an available network to join Yes you can remove the visible networks completely and have only the hidden jrs and jrs5 networks Go to the Wireless JRS menu and turn off the Match Hidden Network option Then click Apply Go to Guest network and deactivate delete the jrs and jrs5 networks Go to Wireless General and set the Band selector to 2 4 GHz Change the SS...

Page 29: ...en when wifi is active the router still offers a 90 reduced pulse frequency Still we strongly advise you to install wired alternatives or ones that are not connected via wifi What happens when I turn off the wifi on the router using the wifi on off button or the scheduler but leave the phone s wifi on The phone may keep sending connection requests regularly when wifi is enabled on the phone and no...

Page 30: ...n multiple Eco wifi routers In the latter case you also need to match SSIDs and wireless passwords between all Eco wifi routers To set the Asus in Access Point mode in the router settings menu go to the Administration page and click on the Operation Mode tab Select Access Point AP Mode and click on Save The router will now reboot Please note that now the router settings menu cannot be reached at r...

Page 31: ...hen data is loaded from the Internet For example a website that you visit using your Internet browser The beacon pulses thus account for a large proportion of electrosmog The JRS Eco wifi router emits 90 fewer beacon pulses per second than regular wifi routers This is achieved by adjusting the beacon interval The higher the beacon interval the less radiation the router emits measurably With an ord...

Page 32: ... the strength of the pulses While the average pulse strength of the Eco wifi beacon signals is 10 times reduced because of the reduced pulse rate as explained above the peak pulse strength in the default setting is similar as with ordinary routers This is because transmission power is inextricably linked to the range of the router a physical fact that unfortunately cannot changed You can reduce th...

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