NetComm LIBERTYTM Series 3G Wireless N150 Router USER GUIDE
Preface This manual provides information related to the installation, operation, and application of this device. The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. If you find the product to be broken or malfunctioning, please contact technical support for immediate service by email at technicalsupport@netcomm.com.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Your 3G17Wn - 3G Wireless N150 Router.......................................................................................................................................................................5 Package Contents...................
Introduction Lets Get To Know Each Other Better
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Your 3G17Wn - 3G Wireless N150 Router Congratulations on your purchase of a NetComm 3G17Wn - 3G Wireless N150 Router. This product is a high-performance router that provides wireless networking and Internet connectivity for your home, office or public space. The NetComm 3G17Wn supports an external 3G USB Modem which enables you to share a 3G Mobile Broadband service among multiple computers.
Placement X Marks The Spot
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Placement of your 3G17Wn Just like your mobile phone, a 3G USB Modem’s location will affect its signal strength to the 3G Mobile Base Station (Cell Tower). The data speed achievable from a 3G USB modem is relative to this signal strength, which is affected by many environmental factors.
Cordless Phones If the performance of your wireless network is impaired after considering 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 with the Wi-Fi Router.
Product Layout Is That Light Meant To Be On?
Product Layout Connecting and Configuring your Router 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. The display is easily visible on the FRONT of the Router to provide you with information about network activity and status. See below for explanation of each of the features. Front Panel Icon Description Power Lights up when powered ON.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Network and System Requirements Before continuing with the installation of your 3G17Wn - 3G Wireless N150 Router, please confirm that you comply with the minimum system requirements below. • Compatible 3G USB Modem with Active SIM/Data Service if you want to use 3G Broadband service. Note: Subject to terms and conditions from your 3G Mobile Broadband Service Provider.
Step 2 – Connect a computer Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into a LAN Port on the back panel of the 3G17Wn - 3G Wireless N150 Router, and the other end into an available Ethernet port on the network adapter in the computer you will use to configure the unit. Step 3 – Plug in the power Connect the power adapter to the port on the back panel of your 3G Router. Then plug the other end of the power adapter into a wall outlet or power strip.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Default Settings LAN (Management) Static IP Address: 192.168.20.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.20.1 WAN (Internet) WAN mode: DHCP Wireless SSID: NetComm Wireless Channel: 11 Security: WEP, 64bit WEP Key: a1b2c3d4e5 Modem Access Username: admin Password: admin Configuring your Router and setting up your computer Having physically connected your 3G17Wn, the next step is to configure the router to establish a broadband connection.
Windows 2000 computers First, check for the IP protocol and, if necessary, install it: 1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 3. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then select Properties. 4. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties 5.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Mac OSX 10.4 1. Click the Apple icon and choose System Preferences. 2. Click on the Network icon. 3. Set Location to Automatic and Show to Built In Ethernet. 4. Click on the TCP/IP tab. 5. In the Configure option, choose Use DHCP with automatic address. 6. Click on Apply Now. Setting up your 3G Router Having physically connected your 3G17Wn, the next step is to establish the broadband connection to the Internet.
3G Connection Status Page APN (Access Point Name) for various providers ISP APN Username / Password Required Telstra Telstra.internet NO Bigpond Telstra.bigpond YES Three (Post-paid) 3netaccess NO Three (Pre-paid) 3services NO Vodafone (Post-paid) vfinternet.au NO Vodafone (Pre-paid) vfprepaymbb NO Optus (Post-paid) Connect NO Optus (Pre-paid) preconnect NO DODO dodolns1 NO WirelessBroadband NO Virgin VirginBroadband NO Primus primuslns1 NO Crazy John purtona.
Advanced Time To Take Our Relationship To A New Level
Advanced This section explains other features that you may want to enable depending on your application. Some features can add extra stability and error recovery. Other features are available to assist with integrating the 3G17Wn with your application. Login Procedure 1. Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and navigate to http://192.168.20.1/ 2. Click Login and type “admin” (without quotes) in the Username and Password fields. Then click on Submit.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Internet Settings 3G Internet Settings This page allows you to setup your WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network) connection. Enter the relevant settings as provided by your 3G provider. Note For 3G WAN connection: The 3G connection fields may not be necessary for your connection. The information on this page will only be used when your service provider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect to the 3G network.
DHCP (Auto config) This connection will get the IP address from the Internet service provider. Choose this connection if you are connecting the router to a Cable Modem service. Leave everything as default unless instructed by your Internet Service Provider. Name Description Hostname lease input the host name of your computer. This is optional, and only required if your service P provider asks you to do so.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router L2TP For Internet services using L2TP. Name description Server IP address: Type in the server IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider. L2TP Account/Password: Type in the username and password assigned by your provider. Address Mode: Select Dynamic if your service uses a DHCP server, or select Static and type in the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway assigned by your Internet Service Provider.
PPTP PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) allows for a 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. Name description Server IP address: Type in the server IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider. PPTP Account/ Password: Type in the username and password assigned by your provider.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router LAN This Page allows you to change the LAN (Local Area Network) settings of your 3G Router. Name description IP Address: The local IP address of this device. Subnet Mask: The subnet mask of the local IP address LAN 2: Used to configure a secondary LAN IP Address MAC Address: The LAN MAC address of your 3G Router DHCP Type: Please leave this set to ‘Enable’ unless you have another DHCP server on the same network.
Advanced Routing This page allows you to configure static and dynamic routing rules for your 3G Router. Advanced Routing – Static Static Routing allows computers that are connected to your 3G Router to communicate with computers on another LAN segment which are connected to it via another router.
Wireless Settings Love is in the air
Wireless Settings Basic This page allows you to define the basic wireless settings for this device such as the SSID and channel. Name description Radio On/Off: On by default. Changing this option to Off will turn off the wireless feature on the unit and you will not be able to connect to your 3G Router wirelessly. Network Mode: You can select which wireless standards are able to connect to your wireless network: 11b/g mixed mode: Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless devices are in your network.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Advanced This page allows you to modify the advanced wireless settings for your 3G Router. These settings should not be changed unless you are aware of what effect they will have. Name Description Beacon Interval: Interval of time the wireless router broadcasts a beacon, used to synchronize the wireless network. Data Beacon Rate (DTIM): Enter a value between 1 and 255 for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM).
Security This page allows you to configure the wireless security for your 3G Router. Setting up sufficient wireless security can prevent unauthorised access to your wireless network. Name Description SSID Choice: Select the SSID on which to configure the security settings Security Mode: Select the security mode for the wireless network. See below for more information Access Policy: This feature allows MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Name Description WPA/WPA2: WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) authentication is suitable for enterprises. It must be used in conjunction with an authentication server such as RADIUS to provide centralized access control and management. It can provide stronger encryption and authentication solution than non WPA modes. Name Description WPA-PSK/WPA2PSK: A newer type of security is WPA-PSK (TKIP) and WPA2-PSK (AES).
WPS WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between wireless clients and your 3G Router. This method removes the need to manually select the encryption mode and fill in the passphrase. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you.
How to configure WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Firewall Wireless Security Keep The Bad Things Out, Let The Good Things In
Firewall MAC/IP/Port Filtering This page allows you to setup MAC, IP and port filtering rules to protect your network from malicious activity. The filtering rules can be used to either allow or block certain users and/or ports from accessing the Internet.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Port Forwarding This page allows you to configure port forwarding rules to allow remote users to access services such as Web or FTP on your local computers. This allows you to redirect a particular port number (from the Internet/WAN port) to a particular LAN IP address.
System Security This page allows you to improve the security of your 3G Router through the SPI firewall and remote access settings. Name Description Remote Management (via WAN): Enable/Disable remote management on the WAN interface. Deny ping from WAN interface: Select Enable to deny ICMP packets received on the WAN interface. Otherwise, select Disable to allow ICMP packets received on the WAN interface.
How to configure WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Administration Wireless Security You’re the Boss, Boss
Administration Management This page allows you to configure administrator system settings including the administrator username and password, NTP settings, and DDNS settings. Name Description Select Language: Select a language for the web interface. Administrator Settings (account/ password): Configure a new administrator username and password. NTP Settings: The NTP (Network Time Protocol) settings allow your router to synchronise its internal clock with the global Internet Time.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Setting Manager This page allows you to import/export the system settings, reset your 3G Router to factory defaults, or reboot your 3G Router. Statistics This page allows you to view the LAN, WAN and wireless statistics of your 3G Router. System Log All important system events are logged. You can use this function to check the event log of your 3G Router.
Troubleshooting You’re Hopefully Never Going To Need This Section
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Troubleshooting This section provides an overview of common issues, and possible solutions for the installation and operation of your 3G Router. 1. Unable to access the Web Configuration when I use my computer to configure my 3G Router. Note: It is recommended that you use an Ethernet connection to configure the 3G17Wn. Ensure that the correct LAN light on your 3G Router is ON.
4. Cannot establish a wireless connection? Note: An Ethernet connection is required to troubleshoot the 3G17Wn Wireless Router. When the 3G17Wn is configured to use Wireless encryption (WEP, WPA/WPA2 or any encryption), you need to ensure that your wireless adapter settings matches. Please refer to your wireless adapter manual for additional information. • Move the 3G17Wn and the wireless client into the same room, and then test the wireless connection.
Establishing your Wireless Connection Time To Introduce Me To Your Friends
Establishing your Wireless Connection The following examples use “NetComm Wireless” as the SSID and 64bit WEP with “a1b2c3d4e5” as the encryption key. Windows XP service pack 2 Follow these steps: 1. Open Network Connections (Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections): 2. Right-click on your Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless Networks: 3.
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Mac OSX 10.4 Follow these steps: 1. Click on the Airport icon on the top right menu. 2. Click on the network name that you want to connect. This example uses “NetComm Wireless” as the network name. 3. On the new window, tick on Show Password and type in the network key in the Password field. This example uses “a1b2c3d4e5” as the key. After that, click on OK. 4. To check the connection, click on the Airport icon and there should be a tick next to the wireless name.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router Windows Vista Follow these steps: 1. Open Network and Sharing Center (Start > Control Panel (Classic View) > Network and Sharing Center). 2. Click on “Connect to a network”. 3. Choose “NetComm Wireless”. 4. Tick “Display Characters” and type in the network security key. This example uses “a1b2c3d4e5”. Then click “Connect”.
5.Tick on both “Save this network” and “Start this connection automatically” and click on “Close”. Notes: F or other operating system (Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 etc) or if you use the wireless adaptor utility to configure your wireless connection, please consult the wireless adapter documentation for additional information. NetComm Liberty Series 3G Wireless N150 Wireless Router ������� YML���� 17WN 46 www.netcomm.com.
How to configure WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Configuration Wireless Security Now It All Makes Sense
How to configure WEP/WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK Wireless Security 1. Open your web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Firefox) and navigate to http://192.168.20.1/. 2. Click on Login, then enter your User Name and Password (default: admin/admin). 3. Mouseover Wireless Settings and then click on Security. On this page you can configure the wireless security. 4.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router 5. To use WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, please configure the following: • Change Security to WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK • Change Encryption Type to TKIP for WPA-PSK or AES for WPA2-PSK • Enter the WPA/WPA2 key in the Passphrase field. Notes: The key needs to be more than 8 characters and less than 63 characters and it can be any combination of letters and numbers.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Product Warranty The warranty is granted on the following conditions: 1.
NetComm Liberty Series - Wireless N150 Router NETCOMM LIMITED Head Office PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia P: 02 9424 2070 F: 02 9424 2010 E: int.sales@netcomm.com.au W: www.netcommlimited.com. DYNALINK NZ 12c Te Kea Place, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand P: 09 448 5548 F: 09 448 5549 E: sales@dynalink.co.nz W: www.dynalink.co.nz Product Warranty NetComm products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase.
