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QUARK-ELEC QK-R041 Wireless 4G LTE Router User Guide
QK-R041
QK-R041
MOUNTING
This is an overview only. Familiarize yourself with the manual and the manuals of
any connecꢀng devices before installaꢀon. It is always recommended that electronic
equipment be installed by an experienced installer.
1. The R041 is not fully waterproof, so it needs to be mounted in a dry place such as behind the
instrument panel or a rack. When choosing the right place for it, the most important factor is the
quality of the 3G/4G recepꢀon. A mobile phone with a signal strength measuring applicaꢀon can
be used (e.g., Signal Strength on Google Play store) to test various places inside the boat to see
where strong and reliable mobile signal can be received, usually close to a port hole, hatch, or
window. The suggested signal strength is at least 3 bars (-90dBm) shown on the phone. On
vessels with a fibreglass hull, it should be easy to find a place with good mobile network
recepꢀon, but if this is not achievable or the vessel has a wooden, carbon fibre or steel hull, then
the installaꢀon of external fiberglass antennas are recommended. This will allow the R041 to
have the best possible receiver range.
BEFORE YOU START:
The default R041 seꢁngs have been carefully selected to work well in most situaꢀons. We
suggest you not to change at the first ꢀme except the following two seꢁngs.
1)
The APN seꢁngs for the mobile network of the Data SIM– these must be set to enable
the mobile Internet connecꢀon.
2)
The default WiFi seꢁngs (SSID and Password) were recommended changing to your
preferred name and password. This ensures that only the users who know the login
details will be able to connect to the router.
2. Apart from the mobile signal strength, WiFi recepꢀon and cable runs also need to be
considered to find the best possible place for the router. Please allow a minimum of 0.5m
between the R041 and other WiFi devices. This will help avoid interference problems.
3. The R041 can be mounted in any orientaꢀon, as the antennas can be rotated and bent for
best recepꢀon, although we recommend mounꢀng the R041 on a flat surface with the antennas
poinꢀng upwards, in a posiꢀon to avoid stress on the cables and to ensure condensaꢀon doesn’t
get into the connectors.
The R041 is configured and controlled via its built-in web interface. In order to access this, you
will need a wireless device such as a PC, Mac, tablet or smart phone running a web browser such
as Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox. Connect your mobile device or desktop to the router’s WiFi
network. The default SSID is similar to ‘QK-R041-xxxx’ and the default password is ‘QE88888888’ .
Input ‘192.168.1.1’ into the address bar and press ‘Enter’. You will be asked the login in ID and
password, both of which are ‘admin’. Click ‘Login’ , you will be lead to the configuraꢀon webpage.
4G ANTENNAS
The R041 comes with two SMA 5dBi external
indoor 4G/3G antennas. Both antennas have a
magneꢀc base so they can be aꢂached to various
ferrous surfaces. The two 4G antennas should be
placed at a minimum distance of 20 inches (50cm)
from each other to maximise the posiꢀve effect of
the MIMO technology. There is no need to place
the two antennas further apart, since the field
tests show that the signal quality cannot be
significantly improved by increasing the distance.
The 4G antennas should not be mounted near
metal objects or close to other high-power
transmiꢁng antennas like VHF, HF and SSB
antennas. It is recommended to place the 4G
antennas at a minimum distance of 40 inches (1.0
meter) away from these high-power transmiꢁng
antennas on the boat.
For low power antennas or not near frequency
band antennas (e.g. WiFi, GPS, TV), it is
recommend to keep a minimum distance of 20
inches (50cm) between antennas.
To have beꢂer 4G network recepꢀon external 4G fiberglass antennas can be used. The following
image shows a wiring example. If longer cables are used to connect the antenna to the router, it
must be a high-quality, low loss cable. The cable and any connectors used should have 50 Ohms
impedance.
| General | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | QUARK-ELEC QK-R041 Wireless 4G LTE Router User Guide |
| Make | QUARK-ELEC |
| Language | English |
| Filetype | PDF (Download) |
| File size | 0.15 MB |
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