NetComm Liberty Series 3G Travel Router t1 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.au For product update, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades, please visit our website at www.
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Package Contents............................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Key Features........
Introduction Lets Get To Know Each Other Better
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 Your 3G Travel Router t1 Congratulations on the purchase of your NetComm 3G Travel Router t1. NetComm’s 3G Travel Router t1 is a versatile and portable solution for wireless mobile broadband for the home, office or on the road. This device creates an instant Wireless N hotspot allowing you to share an Internet connection across multiple devices like smart phones, gaming consoles or other computers.
Placement OF YOUR t1 Location, Location, Location
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 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. Please keep in mind that the 3G USB Modem will need adequate signal strength in order to provide Internet connectivity whilst choosing a location to place your 3G Travel Router t1.
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.
GETTING STARTED What goes Where, When and How
The LED Indicators of the 3G Travel Router t1 The Router has been designed to be placed on a desktop. The LED indicators are easily visible on the top of the Router to provide you with information about network activity and status. See below for explanation of each of the features. LED Icon Description Power Lights up when powered ON. 3G Lights up when the router is connected via 3G. Wireless Lights up when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic.
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 Network and System Requirements Before continuing with the installation of your 3G Travel Router t1, 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 3a – Connect a computer or smartphone via wireless Using your wireless device, scan the wireless networks in your area and select the network called NetComm Wireless, then click connect.
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 Configuring your Router and setting up your computer Having physically connected your Router, the next step is to configure the router to establish a broadband connection. Depending on your computers current settings you may first need to reconfigure the TCP/IP (Network Settings) to access your Router. Follow the instructions for your operating system. Windows Vista computers 1. In the Windows task bar, click on Start and then click Control Panel. 2.
Setting up your 3G Travel Router t1 The next step is to establish the broadband connection to the Internet. Please follow the steps below to configure your router via the user interface. 1. Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) on your computer or smartphone 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. Note: admin is the default username and password for the unit. 3.
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 3G Internet Settings • Click Apply to save the settings • If everything is configured properly, the Status page will show that your 3G service is online and the WAN IP address that has been assigned. 3G Connection Status Page APN (Access Point Name) for various providers ISP APN Username/Password Required Telstra telstra.Internet NO BigPond telstra.
ADVANCED FEATURES Time To Take Our Relationship To A New Level
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 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 3GT1Wn 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.
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.
NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 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 provider asks you to do P so.
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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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
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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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.
Firewall Keep The Bad Things Out, Let The Good Things In
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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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.
Administration You’re the Boss, Boss
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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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 - 3G Travel Router t1 This section provides an overview of common issues, and possible solutions for the installation and operation of your 3G Router. 1. Why your wireless client CAN NOT access the Internet? When the 3G Router is configured to use Wireless encryption (WEP, WPA/WPA2 etc), you need to ensure your wireless adapter settings match your 3G Routers settings. Please refer to your wireless adapter manual for more information.
4. Can not remember your encryption key. What should you do? If you forgot your encryption key, the Wireless card will not be able to establish a connection to your 3G Router. To reset the encryption key(s), login to the 3G Router web configuration using an Ethernet connection. 5. How do you reset your 3G Router to its factory default settings? To hard-reset the 3G Router to its factory default settings, follow the steps listed below: • Ensure that the router is powered on (for at least 1 minute).
Establishing your wireless connection Time To Introduce Me To Your Friends
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. Select the wireless network you want to connect to and click Connect: 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide ������� YML���� T1WN 40 www.netcomm.com.
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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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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”.
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 - 3G Travel Router t1 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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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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