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Asus RC-AC68U Manual

Low radiation wireless access point with jrs eco 100 wifi firmware
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  • Page 1 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 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.j rseco.com/manua The version number of this copy is listed below. Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless –...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3. Setting up the Eco-wifi router.................5 3.1. How to start over if you can't get into the router's setup menu anymore..6 3.2. Asus Setup Wizard screens variant 1............7 3.3. Asus Setup Wizard screens variant 2............9 3.4. Summary of passwords involved in the setup process......13 4.

  • Page 3: Is A Router With Jrs Firmware Safe In Terms Of Exposure To Wifi Radiation

    Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com 1. Is a router running JRS Eco firmware safe in terms of exposure to wifi radiation? A wifi router emits electromagnetic radiation, which is shown to be possibly unsafe in numerous scientific studies, even if the emission is below the current official exposure limits.

  • Page 4: Connecting Your Eco-Wifi Router

    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 perform the setup. You can connect wirelessly to the setup wifi network labeled ‘Asus ® ’, an open network without password.

  • Page 5: Setting Up The Eco-Wifi Router

    File’. On an iPad you would need to use ‘Save to Dropbox’ or ‘Save to Google 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.

  • Page 6: How To Start Over If You Can't Get Into The Router's Setup Menu Anymore

    Asus firmware and will not be low radiation! Step 3: Now log back in to the router via router.asus.com. In the router settings menu, click on Administration and then on the tab ‘Firmware Upgrade’. If the router proposes to upgrade the firmware, click on ‘Cancel’.

  • Page 7: Asus Setup Wizard Screens Variant 1

    +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com 3.2. Asus Setup Wizard screens, variant 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.
  • Page 8 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.

  • Page 9: Asus Setup Wizard Screens Variant 2

    +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com 3.3. Asus Setup Wizard screens, variant 2 Click on Create 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.
  • Page 10 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@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.
  • Page 11 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Set up desired 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.
  • Page 12 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.

  • Page 13: Summary Of Passwords Involved In The Setup Process

    JRS Eco 100 firmware file. The router To access the router.asus.com administration settings menu later, if you want password and user to change router settings. name The wifi password Needs to be entered into your wireless device the first time you (‘WPA pre-shared...
  • Page 14 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com There is also a 5GHz hidden network labeled jrs5. The router automatically creates the two hidden wifi networks. You can rename them if you like. See the 'Match hidden network' setting in 9.1.

  • Page 15: Important: Turning Off The Built-In Wifi Of Your Internet Modem

    Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com top in the list of available wireless networks. On an iPhone or iPad, you need to click on ‘Other network’ at the bottom of the list of available wifi networks. Enter ‘jrs’...

  • Page 16: The Jrs Eco 100 Wifi Router: 100% Radiation-Free In Stand-By

    Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com 5GHz network. On 2.4GHz the max. speed is about 150 Mbps. If you want to minimize wifi radiation you have the option of turning off the 5GHz network in the settings menu.

  • Page 17: Using The Jrs Eco 100 Router

    8. Using the JRS Eco 100 router JRS Eco 100 is a special firmware for specific models of Asus routers. It is an extension of the original Asus firmware. All modern wireless devices like phones and tablets send a connection request signal when they search for a wifi connection, for example when you open the list of available wireless networks or turn on wifi on your device.
  • Page 18 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless – ECO-100 V5...
  • Page 19 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Copyright 2020 JRS Eco Wireless – ECO-100 V5...
  • Page 20 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Once you have connected the first wireless device to it, this device will be automatically registered by the router, and the router will switch into Beacon Eco mode (learning mode).

  • Page 21: Jrs Eco 100 Settings

    9. JRS Eco 100 settings How to access the JRS Eco 100 settings page? In the Asus settings menu, there is a separate tab for the JRS Eco 100 functionality. See page 18-19 of this manual for a screen shot. You can reach it as follows: Start your web browser.
  • Page 22 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com devices to the router. When 'Match hidden network' is set to Yes (default), the Eco 100 router will set the same password and security (e.g. WPA2) for these hidden networks as you have set for your main wifi networks.

  • Page 23: Manually Turning On And Off The Wifi Signal

    The JRS Eco 100 firmware offers fine tuning of the transmission power with a step size of 1 milliwatt, which is an improvement on the regular Asus firmware. The transmission power is best set to the lowest value at which the desired wifi coverage is achieved reliably, and no higher.

  • Page 24: Firmware Updates

    • Please check whether the router is in 'Full Eco' mode in the drop-down menu on the JRS tab of the Wireless page in the Asus settings menu. • The Full Eco functionality does not work if Enable Radio if set to Off for the 2.4 GHz wifi.
  • Page 25 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Meaning of the LED patterns Wifi on (Active) Wifi off Beacon Eco Mode (learning mode) standby Beacon signal off, router responds to all connection requests. →...

  • Page 26: The Router Does Not Wake Up From Full Eco Standby Mode

    Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com 12.2. The router does not wake up from Full Eco standby mode when I turn on wifi on my wireless device If the wifi network doesn't appear on your wireless device when the Eco 100 router is in Full Eco standby, connect it to hidden (Other) network jrs or jrs5.

  • Page 27: If The 5Ghz Network Is Not Showing On Your Wireless Device

    Go to the router settings menu by entering in the address router.asus.com • bar of your browser. Login with the administrator credentials you created when setting up the router. Go to the Wireless page (under Advanced Settings) and click on the Site Survey tab. When scanning is finished, a table is shown.

  • Page 28: Frequently Asked Questions

    Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Ethernet cables from your modem and turn off your Internet modem for a full five minutes. Then turn it back on, wait until it has finished starting up and then reconnect the Eco-wifi router to LAN port 1 of the Internet modem.
  • Page 29 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com The second is the wifi frequency of 5 GHz. Most modern wifi routers are dual band and broadcast two wifi networks: one at 2.4GHz and the other at 5GHz. The highest speed can be achieved on the 5GHz network by means of the AC-wifi standard.
  • Page 30 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.

  • Page 31: Appendix 1. Eco-Wifi: Reducing Electromagnetic Emission, Also When Wifi Is Active

    Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Appendix 1. Eco-wifi: reducing electromagnetic emission, also when wifi is active Any wifi router transmits two main types of packets: 1. Beacon packets containing the name of the wifi network. The largest problem is, that in ordinary wifi routers, these are transmitted 10 times per second 24/7, both in standby and during usage.
  • Page 32 Gv J. v. Stolbergln 31 - A3850 2263AB Leidschendam The Netherlands +31 85 25 00 235 www.jrseco.com info@jrseco.com Measurements The reduced pulse frequency of the beacon signal in the Eco-wifi routers has been measured by EMF Consult Norway. The oscilloscope images below show measured electromagnetic...

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