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Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 6 Your NetComm Powern Series Router........................................................................................................................6 Package Contents............................................................................................................................................6 Key Features......................
802.11n Wireless Router Wireless Settings...................................................................................................................................................31 Basic.............................................................................................................................................................31 WDS with AP Router.......................................................................................................................................
Repeater Mode – Advanced Features.................................................................................................... 65 System.................................................................................................................................................................65 Status ..........................................................................................................................................................65 LAN......................................
Introduction
Introduction Your NetComm Powern Series Router Congratulations on your purchase of NetComm Powern Series Wireless Router. Powern Series is compliant with 802.11n Draft 2.0 up to 6 times faster than standard 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with 802.11g & 802.11b devices. Powern Series is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also doubles as a 4-port fullduplex Ethernet Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at incredible speeds.
802.11n Wireless Router Key Features Features Advantages Incredible Data Rate up to 300Mbps** Heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n Compliant and backward compatible with 802.11b/g Fully Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g compliant devices with legacy protection NP800n & NP801n - Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Switch Ports (AutoCrossover) Scalability, extend your network.
Placement of your Powern Series Router Your wireless connection will be stronger the closer your connected device is to your Router. Your wireless connection and performance will degrade as the distance between your Router and connected devices increases. This may or may not be noticeable.
802.11n Wireless Router 3. Cordless Phones If the performance of your wireless network is impaired after attending to the above issues, and you have a cordless phone: • Try moving cordless phones away from your Router and your wireless-enabled computers. • Unplug and remove the battery from any cordless phone that operates on the 2.4GHz band (check manufacturer’s information). If this fixes the problem, your phone may be interfering.
Product Layout 1 WPS 2 3 4 WWW Reset NP802n - 802.11n wireless router with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports Final Panel (Cyan Is LED light shining through) WPS WWW Reset NP802n - 802.11n wireless router with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports Printing Black The Router has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear of the Router for better organization.
802.11n Wireless Router Connecting and Configuring your Router Network + System Requirements To begin using the 800n Series, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: • PC/Notebook. • Operating System – Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000/VISTA • 1 Free Ethernet port on PC/Notebook. • WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11 a/b/g/n) – optional. • External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45). • PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera etc.
Internet To 12V DC POWER port Home Telephone To LINE/DSL port To WAN port Telephone Wall Socket Splitter with Microfilter ADSL Broadband Modem Wireless Router To ETHERNET port (1, 2, 3, 4 on 4 port models) Connecting your Router Computer with Ethernet Card A Attach your antennas. Place your router next to your modem. Unplug your modem’s power cord. B Locate the networking cable that connects your modem and computer.
802.11n Wireless Router Configuring your Router PC Network Adapter setup (Windows XP) Set your network adapter to obtain an IP Address automaticly (See section on PC Network Adapter setup in this manual for details) • Click on [Start Menu] > select [Control panel] > select [Network Connections] • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon > select [properties] • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] > Click [Properties] YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
• Select the [General] tab • Please select both - Obtain an IP address automatically - Obtain DNS server address automatically Powern Series User Guide 14 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router Setting up your Router • Open a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc) • Type http://192.168.20.1 into the web browser address bar. The below screen will appear. Type in the default:User name admin Password admin Then Click . YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
You are now logged into the router. Select Wizard from the menu on the left hand side Click to Start the wizard The most common of all connections is AP Router Mode. Select this. For details on AP Repeater Mode see Repeater mode section in this manual. Please wait while your 800n Series router detects your network settings. Powern Series User Guide 16 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router For most connections the following options will appear. DHCP is used if you have an existing modem setup with your ISP Username and Password. Advanced users Note: If you Bridge your modem you will get a PPPoE option this will then prompt you for ISP Username and Password. Click unless you are told by Your ISP to clone your MAC address YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
To set up your wireless security, hover your mouse over the security bar. The window will tell you what level you have selected. You will then need to set your “SSID”, this is the name of your wireless network. You can use any name. You will then need to select a “Key”. The Key is your security number (you will need to remember this as you will need to enter this when wirelessly connecting to your network. Click to proceed. To apply the entire configuration, click .
AP Router Mode
AP Router Mode – Advanced Features 800n Series uses web-interface for configuration to be accessed through your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. Login Procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.20.1 in address bar and hit [Enter] button on your keyboard. 3. Click to navigate into 800n Series configuration home page. 4. You will see the home page of 800n Series as follows. Powern Series User Guide 20 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router System Status This page allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the status page to quickly see if you have any updated firmware available (bug fixes, updates). You can navigate from this page with a few interesting options for reminding or skipping this page forever & so forth. Once you click on button to go to the requested page, you can see the status page of the 800n Series.
LAN Settings This section displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled. WLAN Settings This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section. Wireless configuration details such as SSID, Security settings, BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown. Powern Series User Guide 22 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router LAN The LAN Tab reveals LAN settings which can be altered. If you are an entry level user, try accessing a website from your browser. If you can access a website without a glitch, just do not change any of these settings. Click at the bottom of this screen to save the changed configurations. LAN IP IP address: 192.168.20.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.
DHCP View the current LAN clients which are assigned with an IP Address by the DHCP-server. This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The table shows the assigned IP address, MAC address and expiration time for each DHCP leased client. Use the button to update the available information. Hit to get the updated table. You can check “Enable Static DHCP IP“. It is possible to add more static DHCP IPs.
802.11n Wireless Router Schedule This page allows user to set up schedule function for Firewall and Power Saving. Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow configuration of firewall and power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click to implement those settings. The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box. YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
Event Log View operation event log. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.
802.11n Wireless Router Wizard Click Wizard to configure the Broadband Router. Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click . For more details please refer to Smart Wizard . YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
Internet Status This page shows the current Internet connection type and status Dynamic IP Use the MAC address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of the Ethernet card as an identifier, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the broadband router and click the button.
802.11n Wireless Router Static IP If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS of your ISP provider. Point-to-Point over Ethernet Protocol (PPPoE) Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your ISP Provider. Service Name: This is normally optional. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): This is the maximum size of the packets.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) PPTP allows the secure connection over the Internet by simply dialing in a local point provided by your ISP provider. The following screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on each client PC. Click to save configuration and connect to ISP provider. Powern Series User Guide 30 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router Wireless Settings Basic In basic setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel. Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is off, you cannot associate with AP through wireless. Mode: In this device, we support three operation modes which are AP router, AP route with WDS (Page XX), and repeater. If you choose AP Router Mode, you can select AP or WDS function in the drop-down menu.
WDS with AP Router Wireless Distribution System, a system that enables the wireless interconnection of access point, allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without a wired backbone to link them. Each WDS AP need to be set as same channel and encryption type. MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in WDS, we support 4 devices now. Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings.
802.11n Wireless Router Advanced This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on the router. Fragment Threshold: This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance.
Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included are WEP, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function, and are setup with the same security key. SSID Selection: This broadband router support multiple SSID, you could select and set up the wanted SSID.
802.11n Wireless Router WEP Encryption When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys. Authentication Type: There are two authentication types: “Open System” and “Shared Key”.
WPA Pre-Shared Key Encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be cracked by hackers. This is the best security available. WPA-Radius Encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard.
802.11n Wireless Router MAC Address Filtering This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list Enter the “MAC Address” and “Comment” of the wireless station to be added and then click . The wireless station will now be added into the “Current Access Control List” below.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between wireless clients and the wireless router. You don’t have to select the encryption mode and fill in a passphrase. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you. The wireless router supports two types of WPS.
802.11n Wireless Router WPS via Push Button: Press the button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices within 2 minutes. WPS via PIN: You can fill-in the PIN code of the wireless device and press the button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS request from the wireless device within 2 minutes. Client List This WLAN Client Table shows the Wireless client associate to this Wireless Router.
Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Note: To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply Powern Series User Guide 40 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.
Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router’s firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. Ping of Death: Protections from Ping of Death attack. Discard Ping From WAN: The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan: Protects the router from Port Scans. Sync Flood: Protects the router from Sync Flood attack. Powern Series User Guide 42 YML800NX www.netcomm.
802.11n Wireless Router MAC Filter If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), and then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services. Enable MAC Filtering: Check to enable or disable MAC Filtering.
IP Filter Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or disable IP Filtering. Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet except for the clients in the list below. Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet except for the PCs in the list below. Add PC IP Address You can click PC to add an access control rule for users by an IP address or IP address range.
802.11n Wireless Router URL Filter You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable URL Blocking: Enable or disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click . You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block. If you happen to make a mistake and want to retype again, just click “Reset” and the field will be cleared.
Advanced Settings Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. Select Disable to disable the NAT function. Powern Series User Guide 46 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router Port Mapping Port Mapping allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet / WAN Port) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps you to host servers behind the router NAT firewall. Enable Port Mapping: Enable or disable port mapping function. Description: description of this setting. Local IP: This is the local IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Type: This is the protocol type to be forwarded.
Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) Use the Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. The Virtual Server allows you to redirect a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number. (See Glossary for an explanation on Port number).
802.11n Wireless Router Add Port Forwarding Fill in the “Description” , “Local IP”, “Local Port”, “Type” and “Public Port” of the setting to be added and then click button. Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the “Current Port Forwarding Table” below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click and the fields will be cleared.
Port Triggering (Special Applications) Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video Conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application.
802.11n Wireless Router Add Port Triggering Fill in the “Trigger Port”, “Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, “Public Type”, “Public Port” and “Description” of the setting to be added and then Click . The Port Triggering setting will be added into the “Current Trigger-Port Table” below. If you happen to make a mistake, just click and the fields will be cleared.
Application Layer Gateway (ALG) You can select applications that need ALG support. The router will let the selected application to correctly pass through the NAT gateway. UPNP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router. Enable/Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here.
802.11n Wireless Router Quality of Service (QoS) QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications get enough bandwidth.
Application-based QoS This is the application based QoS control method. You can reserve or limit the bandwidth of some LAN IP address and port number. They will guarantee the throughput in WAN connection. Priority Queue Type: This can put the packets of specific protocols in High/Low Queue. The packets in High Queue will process first. Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS limitation.
802.11n Wireless Router Bandwidth Allocation: This can reserve/limit the throughput of specific protocols and port range. You can set the upper bound and Lower bound. Type: Specify the direction of packets. Upload or download. IP range: Specify the IP address range. You could also fill one IP address Protocol: Specify the packet type. The default ALL will put all packets in the QoS priority Queue. Port range: Specify the Port range. You could also fill one Port.
Disabled This could turn off QoS feature. Powern Series User Guide 56 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.
802.11n Wireless Router Routing You can set enable Static Routing to let the router forward packets by your routing policy. Destination LAN IP: Specify the destination LAN IP address of static routing rule. Subnet Mask: Specify the Subnet Mask of static routing rule. Default Gateway: Specify the default gateway of static routing rule. Hops: Specify the Max Hops number of static routing rule. Interface: Specify the Interface of static routing rule. YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.
Tools Settings Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router’s system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password.
802.11n Wireless Router Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. NTP Time Server: The router can set up external NTP Time Server. Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account.
DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers. Enable/Disable DDNS: Enable or disable the DDNS function of this router Server Address: Select a DDNS service provider Host Name: Fill in your static domain name that uses DDNS. Username: The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you.
802.11n Wireless Router Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled/disabled in this page. Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
802.11n Wireless Router Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions. YML����������� 800N������� X ����� Powern User Guide www.netcomm.com.
Repeater Mode
802.11n Wireless Router Repeater Mode – Advanced Features Repeater mode has limited settings compared to the AP mode. Choose “Repeater mode” on the top right corner of the configuration page. System restarts and connects to the IP address http://192.168.20.1 You will see the configuration homepage under “REPEATER” mode now. System Status System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router.
LAN The LAN Tabs reveals LAN settings which can be altered at will. If you are an entry level user, try accessing a website from your browser. If you can access website without a glitch, just do not change any of these settings. Click at the bottom of this screen to save the changed configurations. IP address: It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.
802.11n Wireless Router Event Log View operation log of 800n Series. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.
Wireless Basic You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, SSID, Channel Number and Associated Client. Radio: Enable or Disable Wireless function Mode: Band: Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n mode. You can also select B+G mode to allow 802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time. Enable SSID: You can specify the maximum SSID number. SSID1~3: Allow you to specify SSID of WLAN.
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Tools This section has many useful and miscellaneous features. Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router’s system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password.
802.11n Wireless Router Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Event Log entries and Schedule settings. Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. NTP Time Server: This accept local the IP Address of Local NTP Time Server Address. Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account.
Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
802.11n Wireless Router Back-up The page allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g. when you first purchased the router).
Legal & Regulatory
802.11n Wireless Router Legal & Regulatory Information This manual is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, by any means, be it electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of NetComm Limited.
Limitations of Warranty The Trade Practices Act 1974 and corresponding State and Territory Fair Trading Acts or legalisation of another Government (“the relevant acts”) in certain circumstances imply mandatory conditions and warranties which cannot be excluded. This warranty is in addition to and not in replacement for such conditions and warranties.
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Product Warranty NetComm products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option, via registering your product online at the NetComm website www.netcomm.com.au. Technical Support If you have any technical difficulties with your product, please refer to the support section of our website. www.netcomm.com.
