NetComm NB604N User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. NetComm Manuals
  4. Network Router
  5. NB604N
  6. User manual

NetComm NB604N User Manual

Adsl2+ wireless n300 modem router
Hide thumbs Also See for NB604N:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

See also: Setup Manual
ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router
NB604N

USER GUIDE

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for NetComm NB604N

Summary of Contents for NetComm NB604N

  • Page 1: User Guide

    ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router NB604N USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Copyright©2012 NetComm Wireless Limited. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm Wireless Limited. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm Wireless Limited.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NB604N Default Settings ....................................7 Integrated Interfaces ..................................8 Safety and Product Care ................................9 Transport and Handling ................................. 9 Installation and Configuration of the NB604N ..........................10 Management Console Login Procedure ............................. 12 Management Console Menus ..............................12 Device Info ........................................13 Basic Setup .........................................

  • Page 4: Overview

    The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. Prerequisites Before continuing with the installation of your NB604N, please confirm that you comply with the minimum system requirements below. An activated ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ broadband service.

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    With a built-in Wireless N access point providing speeds of up to 300Mbps, multiple users are able to connect any Internet enabled device to the NB604N without wires and access the Internet from a location convenient to them. On top of this, the NB604N also comes with a built-in 4 port Ethernet switch, allowing for other devices to access the Internet over a wired connection.

  • Page 6: Physical Dimensions And Indicators

    LED Indicators The NB604N has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear for better organization. The display is visible on the front of the NB604N to provide you with information about network activity and the device status. See below for an explanation of each of the indicator lights.

  • Page 7: Nb604N Default Settings

    NB604N Default Settings The following tables list the default settings for the NB604N. LAN (MANAGEMENT) Static IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 WIRELESS (WIFI) SSID: NetComm Wireless Security: WPA2-PSK Security Key: a1b2c3d4e5 NB604N WEB INTERFACE ACCESS Username:...

  • Page 8: Integrated Interfaces

    Press this button to enable or disable the WiFi function of the NB604N. RESET Hold this button down for 10 seconds or more to reset the NB604N to factory defaults. Press this button to enable the WPS push-button connect function.

  • Page 9: Safety And Product Care

    Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing. Transport and Handling When transporting the NB604N, it is recommended to return the product in the original packaging. This ensures the product will not be damaged. In the event the product needs to be returned, ensure it is securely packaged with appropriate padding to prevent damage during courier transport.

  • Page 10: Installation And Configuration Of The Nb604N

    If you experience difficulties connecting wirelessly between your WiFi Devices and your NB604N, please try the following steps:  In multi-storey homes, place the NB604N on a floor that is as close to the centre of the home as possible. This may mean placing the NB604N on an upper floor.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    Wait approximately 60 seconds for the NB604N to power up. Connecting via a cable Connect the yellow Ethernet cable provided to one of the ports marked ‘LAN’ at the back of the NB604N. Connect the other end of the yellow Ethernet cable to your computer.

  • Page 12: Management Console Login Procedure

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Management Console Login Procedure To log in to the management console and view the status or make changes to your NB604N configuration, please follow the steps below: Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and navigate to http://192.168.1.1...

  • Page 13: Device Info

    Summary The summary page provides an overview of the current operating parameters used by your NB604N. You can use this check your firmware version or network connection information, such as your current Internet IP address or Internet connection speed as shown below.

  • Page 14: Wan

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router The WAN page displays a summary of the WAN connection settings and your WAN IP address (if applicable). Statistics Statistical information is provided and displayed broken down by network connection and type of connection. Please see the following pages for an explanation of each these items.
  • Page 15 The LAN page displays information about computers or devices connected to the NB604N either by an Ethernet cable or via wireless. WAN Service The WAN page displays information about the WAN connection in use by the NB604N. An entry will be shown for each configured connection. YML604X NetComm NB604N –...
  • Page 16 NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router The Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) page shows information about the currently configured ATM interface. xDSL The xDSL page shows information about the currently configured xDSL connection and connection conditions. NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem YML604X www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 17 The Route page lists the current routing table entries. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)page shows the current ARP table entries. DHCP The DHCP page lists the current DHCP leases in use on the NB604N. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 18: Basic Setup

    Enter the username provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the PPP Username field. Enter the password provided by your ISP in the PPP Password field. Click Apply/Save. Click “Next” and view your connection information. The NB604N will then automatically attempt to connect using the details you entered. Advanced Setup The Advanced Setup page provides configuration options for other network and connection based functions of the NB604N.

  • Page 19: Layer 2 Interface

    Select the type of encapsulation utilised by your service. Options include LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING or VC/MUX. QoS Settings Select the appropriate Quality of Service settings to apply to this connection Click Apply/Save to save the new Interface. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 20 NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router ETH Interface To remove a currently configured ATM Interface, Click the remove checkbox corresponding to the chosen interface and click Remove. To Add a new Interface, click the add button and select the appropriate configuration options as shown below:...

  • Page 21: Wan Service

    WAN Service This screen provides a summary of the current WAN interfaces you have configured. If you have connected the NB604N to an ADSL connection through the ADSL Quick Setup interface, details of the connection will be summarized here. You can also add or remove WAN Services.
  • Page 22 Select to enable PPP IP Extension on the connection Static IPv4 Address Enter a static IP Address to utilise with the connection Select to enable IPv6 support for the connection. This enables the NB604N to Request Prefix Delegation and Enable IPv6 request an IPv6 Address.
  • Page 23 (e) Review the configured functions of the connection and click Save/Apply to save the new WAN Service connection. In the case of a bridged connection, click Save/Apply to save the new WAN Service connection. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 24 To set a DHCP reservation, enter the MAC Address of the chosen host and IP to use and then click Apply/Save. The NB604N enables you to set the DHCP options which are provided to hosts attempting to connect to the DHCP server.
  • Page 25 IPv6 Autoconfig The NB604N offers a stateless IPv6 Autoconfig function for IPv6 enabled devices connected via the LAN. The following auto configuration options are available: PARAMETER DEFINITION Interface Address Set the IPv6 Address of the NB604N Enable DHCPv6 Server Select to enable the stateless DHCPv6 Server...
  • Page 26 NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router NAT stands for Network Address Translation, a process which converts private IP addresses of a computer on the internal private network to one or more public IP addresses for the Internet. NAT changes the packet headers to the new address and keeps track of each session;...
  • Page 27 DMZ Host, just clear the DMZ Host IP Address field, and then click Save/Apply. Please note: The DMZ exposes your computer to the Internet. Ensure appropriate steps are taken to protect it. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 28 An Application Layer Gateway (ALG) allows two or more simultaneous NAT connections to be made by clients through this router. Select the specific ALG NAT functions to enable and click Save/Apply. Multi NAT Multi NAT enables the NB604N to support a number of different NAT types such as:  One to One One to Many ...
  • Page 29 Enter the destination port number used by the application to block Click Save/Apply to take effect the settings. The new rule will then be displayed in the Outgoing IP Filtering table list. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 30 MAC Filtering The NB604N offers the ability to utilise MAC Address filtering on ATM PVCs. You can elect to block or allow connections based on MAC Address criteria. The default policy is to allow connections which match the criteria. Click Add to enter a new MAC Address filter.

  • Page 31: Parental Control

    Click Apply/Save to save the new Access Time Restriction rule. URL Filter The NB604N offers the ability to block or allow specific URLs based on filter rules. To delete a filter, click the Remove checkbox next to the selected filter and click Remove.

  • Page 32: Quality Of Service

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Quality of Service Quality of Service allows certain applications to gain priority over other applications in where a continuous flow of data packets is required. For example if someone is talking on a VoIP call and someone else starts downloading a large file the VoIP call traffic will gain priority over the download so they VoIP call will go uninterrupted.
  • Page 33 Select the priority the entered QoS classification will have applied to it Tag VLAN ID Enter the VLAN tag ID to apply the entered QoS classification to Click Apply/Save to save the new QoS Classification configuration settings. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 34 NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Routing Default Gateway The router will accept the first received Default Gateway assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or DHCP enabled PVC(s). Alternatively, you can manually select which service you would like to use as a default gateway.
  • Page 35 WAN connections which do not utilise NAT. Select the RIP version and Operation mode to use with the specified WAN service interface. Click Apply/Save to save the new RIP configuration settings. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 36 NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router DNS Server DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they are easier to remember. However, the Internet is based on IP addresses. Therefore, each time you type a domain name, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address.
  • Page 37 Select the interface information to update the DynDNS service with. DynDNS Settings Enter the account details of your selected dynsmic DNS service. Click Apply/Save to save the new dynamic DNS service configuration settings. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...
  • Page 38 Click Apply/Save to save the new DSL test mode configuration settings. As part of configuring the DSL test mode, you can also manually select which tone frequencies the NB604N will use when establishing a connection to a DSL service. Click ‘Tone Selection’ and enable or disable the applicable frequencies. By default, all frequencies are enabled.

  • Page 39: Dns Proxy

    DNS Proxy The DNS Proxy function enables the NB604N to perform as a forwarding DNS server which an associated DNS Host entry and Domain name entry. This means you can utilise the default address ‘NB604N’ or ‘NB604N.home’ to access the NB604N management console.

  • Page 40: Interface Grouping

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router User Accounts User accounts are used to restrict access to the attached USB Storage device. To delete a User account entry, click the Remove checkbox next to the selected account entry and click Remove.
  • Page 41 Click Apply/Save to save the Interface grouping configuration settings. IPSec The NB604N offers IPSec VPN tunnel functionality. To delete an IPSec entry, click the Remove checkbox next to the selected IPSec tunnel entry and click Remove. Click Add to create a new IPSec tunnel connection.
  • Page 42 NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Enter the following parameters: PARAMETER DEFINITION IPSec Connection Name Enter a name to identify the IPSec tunnel Tunnel Mode Select the applicable IPSec tunnel mode Remote IPSec Gateway Enter the IP Address of the IPSec server to connect to...

  • Page 43: Power Management

    Power Management The power management page enables you to control the green aspects of the NB604N. You can enable or disable the power management features by selecting or unselecting the different power management functions as necessary and then click Apply to save these settings.

  • Page 44: Wireless

    Select to prevent clients on the wireless network being able to access each other Disable WMM Advertise Select to prevent the NB604N advertising its WMM function Enable Multicast Forwarding (WMF) Select to enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding. This can reduce latency and improve throughput for wireless clients...

  • Page 45: Security

    Security The NB604N supports all encryptions within the 802.11 standard. The factory default is WPA2-PSK. The NB604N also supports WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK. You can also select to enable WPS mode. The following parameters are available: PARAMETER DEFINITION Enable WPS Select to enable or disable the WPS function of the NB604N.

  • Page 46: Wireless Bridge

    Wireless Bridge allows you to configure the router’s access point as a bridge. Select the mode for the Wireless Access Point built into the NB604N. When selecting ‘Wireless Bridge’ mode, you can also specifiy which wireless networks will be allowed to connect to the NB604N by using the ‘Bridge Restrict’ option and then entering the applicable MAC Addresses of the other wireless access points.

  • Page 47: Diagnostics

    Testing the connection to your Internet service provider.  Click ‘Next Connection’ to run diagnostics on the next configured WAN Service connection or click ‘Test with OAM F4’ to retest the current WAN Service connection. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...

  • Page 48: Management

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Management Settings You can choose to:  Backup the settings as a configuration file stored onto your PC Update the current settings from a previously saved configuration file  Erase the current settings and restore the default factory values ...

  • Page 49: System Log

    As a TR-069 capable router, the Internet service provider can remotely update the settings of the device. These settings should not be changed unless directed to do so by your Internet Service Provider. Click Apply/Save to save the new TR-069 configuration settings. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...

  • Page 50: Internet Time

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Internet Time Enable Internet Time to automatically synchronize your time with an Internet based time server. You can use up to 5 NTP servers. Enter your select NTP server to use for time synchronisation, select your time zone and then click Apply/Save to save the new Internet Time settings.
  • Page 51 To delete an IP restriction entry, click the Remove checkbox next to the IP restriction entry and click Remove. Click Add to add a new IP restriction. Enter the Start and End IP address range and click Apply to save the new IP Restriction configuration settings. YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...

  • Page 52: Update Software

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router Update Software The router’s software is stored in the FLASH memory and can be upgraded as new software is released. Click Browse to locate the software file and then click Update Software. Reboot This feature allows the router to enable new network configuration to take effect or to clear problems with the modem router’s...

  • Page 53: Technical Data

    Regulatory Compliancy A-Tick Electrical Specifications It is recommended that the NB604N be powered by the supplied 12VDC/1.5A power supply. A replacement power supply is available from the NetComm Online shop. Environmental Specifications / Tolerances The NB604N housing enables it to operate over a wide variety of temperatures from 0˚C ~ 40˚C.

  • Page 54: Faq

    NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router I cannot access the Management Console web page. The default IP address of the unit is 192.168.1.1, so first try to open a web browser to this address. Also check that your PC/Device is on the same subnet as the router’s Ethernet port.

  • Page 55: Legal & Regulatory Information

    NetComm’s (or its licensors’) intellectual property rights to you. You are permitted to use this Manual for the sole purpose of using the NetComm product to which it relates. Otherwise no part of this Manual 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.

  • Page 56: Product Warranty

    Consumer Protection Laws which cannot be excluded, NetComm’s liability for any breach of that guarantee, condition or warranty is limited to: (i) in the case of a supply of goods, NetComm doing any one or more of the following: replacing the goods or supplying equivalent goods;...

  • Page 57: Contact

    Contact Address: NETCOMM LIMITED Head Office PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia P: +61(0)2 9424 2070 F: +61(0)2 9424 2010 sales@netcomm.com.au www.netcommwireless.com YML604X NetComm NB604N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem www.netcommwireless.com Router...

Table of Contents