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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
December 2010
202-10578-02
v1.0

Mobile Broadband

Wireless-N Router
MBRN3000
User M anua l

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  • Page 1: Mobile Broadband

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User M anua l 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 December 2010 202-10578-02 v1.0...
  • Page 2 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000...

  • Page 3: Technical Support

    © 2010 NETGEAR, Inc.© 2010 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. Part Number 202-10578-02 v1.0 Technical Support When you register your product at http://www.netgear.com/register, NETGEAR can provide you with faster expert...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Connecting to the Internet Hardware Features ......... . . 6 Router Front Panel .
  • Page 5 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Restoring the Configuration from a File ......31 Erasing the Configuration ........31 Upgrading the Router Firmware .

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Appendix A Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications Factory Default Settings ........63 Technical Specifications .

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Connecting To The Internet

    Connecting to the Internet This chapter describes how to configure your NETGEAR Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Internet connection. For help with installation, see the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Installation Guide. Hardware Features Router Front Panel The router front panel shown below contains status LEDs.
  • Page 8 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Table 1. LED and Front Panel Button Descriptions LED Activity Description Solid green Solid green. Power is supplied to the router. Solid Red POST (Power-On Self-Test) failure or device malfunction Power Power is not supplied to the router Restore Factory Settings Press button for 6 seconds.

  • Page 9: Router Back Panel

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Router Back Panel The back panel of the router contains port connections. Power On/Off Power adapter input USB port for Ethernet LAN ports button USB docking cable Figure 2 Back panel Router Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the router’s MAC address, serial number, security PIN, and factory default login information.

  • Page 10: Using The Router Stand

    When you first connect to your router during installation, a Setup Wizard appears. For help using the Setup Wizard to configure your Internet and wireless network, see the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Installation Guide After the initial configuration, you can use your Web browser to log into the router to view or change its settings.
  • Page 11 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To log in to the router: Type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, and then press Enter. A login window displays: Enter admin for the user name and your password (or the default, password information about how to change the password, see “Changing the Built-In Password”...

  • Page 12: Accessing The Setup Wizard After Installation

    Click Next. The Setup Wizard prompts you to set up your Internet connection and wireless network as described in the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Installation Guide. Manually Configuring Your Internet Settings In order to connect to the network, and active broadband service account is required. Please contact your ISP for user name, password and the network name.
  • Page 13 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Table 2. Broadband Settings fields Fields and Checkboxes Description Username Internet account login username Password Internet account password for authentication PIN code Pin code of the SIM card, where applicable Network name/APN ISP network name...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Wireless Network Configuration

    For a wireless connection, the wireless security setting must be the same for the router and wireless computers or wireless adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security. Computers can connect wirelessly at a range of several hundred Note: feet.

  • Page 15: Wireless Placement And Range Guidelines

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.

  • Page 16: Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network: Figure 4 Wireless Security Restrict Access Based on MAC Address. You can allow only trusted PCs to connect so • that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the router. Restricting access by MAC address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
  • Page 17 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To view or manually configure the wireless settings: Log in to the router as described in on page 9. “Logging In to Your Router” Select Wireless Settings from the main menu. The settings for this screen are explained...

  • Page 18: Wireless Guest Networks

    Select the radio button for the network profile that you want to set up. You can specify the SSID, Security, and whether the SSID broadcast is enabled. NETGEAR recommends that you change the SSID to a different name. Note that the •...

  • Page 19: Configuring Wep

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Configuring WEP If you use a wireless computer to configure wireless security Note: settings, you will be disconnected when you click Apply. Reconfigure your wireless computer to match the new settings, or access the router from a wired computer to make further changes.

  • Page 20: Configuring Wpa, Wpa2, Or Wpa + Wpa2

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0 9, a f, or – – – Select which of the four keys will be the default. Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key. The other keys can be used only to decrypt received data.

  • Page 21: Wps Button

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the WPS standard. All other • Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect. If your wireless network will include a combination of WPS capable devices and non-WPS •...

  • Page 22: Wps Pin Entry

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the router’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

  • Page 23: Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support Wps

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Adding Wireless Computers that Do Not Support WPS If you set up your network with WPS, and now you want to add a computer that does not support WPS, you must manually configure that computer. To view the wireless settings for the router, see on page 15.

  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Protecting Your Network

    Internet connection. NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.

  • Page 25: Changing The Administrator Login Time-Out

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 on page 62. Default Configuration and Password” From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password: To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click Apply to save your changes.
  • Page 26 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Blocking unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN. • router allows you to restrict access to Internet content based on Web addresses and Web address keywords. Log in to the router as described in on page 9.

  • Page 27: Blocking Services

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To delete a keyword or domain, select it from the list, click Delete Keyword, and then click Apply. To specify a trusted user, enter that computer’s IP address in the Trusted IP Address field, and then click Apply.

  • Page 28: Scheduling

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Click Add and the following screen displays: Either select a service from the Service Type drop-down list, or use the Service/Type User Defined field to create a custom service. Click Add to create the service, and it will be listed in the Service Table on the Block Services screen.

  • Page 29: Scheduling Firewall Services

    Click Apply to save your changes. Live Parental Controls NETGEAR Live Parental Controls, powered by OpenDNS, is a router-based Web filtering solution available on NETGEAR Wireless-N router and gateway products. Designed to 28 |...
  • Page 30 Live Parental Controls is an excellent solution for keeping your family safe online, but like all Web filtering tools, it isn't perfect. NETGEAR reminds you there’s no substitute for keeping the family computer in a common area and in plain sight where you can monitor the websites your kids are visiting, and taking caution when visiting Web sites requesting personal or financial information.

  • Page 31: Chapter 4 Managing Your Network

    Managing Your Network This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router. Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings The configuration settings of the router are stored in a configuration file in the router. This file can be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings.

  • Page 32: Restoring The Configuration From A File

    The router firmware is stored in flash memory, and can be upgraded as new firmware is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from the NETGEAR website. If the upgrade file is compressed (a .zip file), you must first extract the binary (.bin or .img) file before uploading it to the router.
  • Page 33 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 The Web browser used to upload new firmware into the router must support HTTP uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or newer. Log in to the router. Type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your Internet browser.

  • Page 34: Router Status

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Router Status From the main menu, below the Maintenance heading, select Router Status to view this screen. You can use this screen to view the status of the router, to show statistics, or to view the connection status.
  • Page 35 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Table 4. Router Status Fields (Continued) Field Description WAN Port Connection Status The status of the Internet connection. IP Address The IP address used by the modem. If no address is shown, the router cannot connect to the Internet.

  • Page 36: Showing Statistics

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Showing Statistics Click the Show Statistics button on the Router Status screen to display router usage statistics: This following table explains the statistic fields. Table 5. Router Statistics Fields Field Description Status The link status. Note that LAN2, LAN3, and LAN4 are guest networks.

  • Page 37: Connection Status

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Connection Status Click the Connection Status button on the Router Status screen: This screen shows the following statistics: Table 6. Connection Status Fields for HSDPA Status Field Description Connection Status The status of the Internet connection.

  • Page 38: Viewing Attached Devices

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Viewing Attached Devices The Attached Devices screen shows all IP devices that the router discovered on the local network. From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Attached Devices: For each device, the table shows the IP address, device name if available, and the Ethernet MAC address.

  • Page 39: Examples Of Log Messages

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Log entries and action buttons are described in the following table. Table 7. Security Log Entry and Button Descriptions Field or button Description Current time The date and time the log entry was recorded. Description or action The type of event and what action was taken if any.

  • Page 40: Enabling Security Event E-Mail Notification

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Activation and Administration Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEAR activated [This entry indicates a power-up or reboot with initial time entry.] Tue, 2002-05-21 18:55:00 - Administrator login successful - IP:192.168.0.2 Thu, 2002-05-21 18:56:58 - Administrator logout - IP:192.168.0.2 [This entry shows an administrator logging in and out from IP address 192.168.0.2.]...

  • Page 41: Running Diagnostic Utilities And Rebooting The Router

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To receive alerts and logs by e-mail: Select the Turn E-mail Notification On check box. Fill in the fields to send alerts and logs through email. Your Outgoing Mail Server. Enter the name or IP address of the outgoing SMTP •...

  • Page 42: Enabling Remote Management

    Lookup: A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name such as • www.netgear.com to an IP address. If you need the IP address of a server on the Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address.

  • Page 43: Configuring Remote Management

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Be sure to change the router default password to a very secure Tip: password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of letters (both upper-case and lower-case), numbers, and symbols.

  • Page 44: Chapter 5 Advanced

    Advanced This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router. Advanced Wireless Settings From the main menu, select Advanced Wireless Settings to display the following screen: Table 8. Advanced Wireless Settings Field Description Enable Wireless Router Radio Selected by default, this setting enables the wireless radio, which allows the router to work as a wireless access point.

  • Page 45: Wireless Station Access Control

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Table 8. Advanced Wireless Settings (Continued) Field Description Router PIN The PIN number used for Push 'N' Connect. Disable Router PIN By default, this check box is cleared. This allows the WPS clients to discover the router’s PIN.

  • Page 46: Restricting Access By Mac Address

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Restricting Access by MAC Address For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific PCs based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router.

  • Page 47: Port Forwarding And Port Triggering

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Port forwarding and port triggering are advanced features that affect the behavior of the firewall in your router. In the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen, you can make local computers or servers available to the Internet for different services (for example, FTP or...

  • Page 48: Port Triggering

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Port Triggering To set up port triggering: From the main menu, under the Advanced Heading, select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the following screen: Click Add Service and fill in the fields in the Add Service screen.

  • Page 49: Setting Up A Default Dmz Server

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Table 9. WAN Setup Settings Setting Description Disable SPI Firewall This check box is usually clear so that the firewall protects your LAN against port scans and denial of service (DOS) attacks. This check box should be selected only in special circumstances.

  • Page 50: Lan Ip Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To assign a computer or server to be a default DMZ server: Go to the WAN Setup screen as described in the previous section. Select the Default DMZ Server check box. Type the IP address for that server.

  • Page 51: Dhcp Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Table 10. LAN IP Setup Settings Description Device Name LAN TCP/IP IP Address The LAN IP address of the router. Setup IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address,...

  • Page 52: Reserved Ip Addresses

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: An IP address from the range you have defined. • Subnet mask. • Gateway IP Address is the router’s LAN IP address.

  • Page 53: Dynamic Dns

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Dynamic DNS If your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you will not know in advance what your IP address will be, and the address can change frequently.

  • Page 54: Using Static Routes

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can select the Use wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org.

  • Page 55: Universal Plug And Play (Upnp)

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To configure static routes: From the main menu, under the Advanced heading, select Static Routes to view the Static Routes screen: Click Add or Edit to display the following screen: Fill in or change the fields: Route Name.

  • Page 56: Traffic Meter

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Select UPnP on the main menu to display the UPnP screen: Fill in the settings on the UPnP screen: Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. • The default setting for UPnP is enabled. If disabled, the router will not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping), of the router.
  • Page 57 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 To monitor traffic on your router: Under the Advanced heading on the router menu, select Traffic Meter. To enable the Traffic Meter, select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, select the Traffic volume control by radio button.

  • Page 58: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated. Is the router on? •...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting Access To The Router Main Menu

    To test coverage, connect your modem to your PC, and try to connect to the Internet directly from your computer. Check the NETGEAR website to ensure that your wireless • modem is supported. Close the 3G Connection manager if it is running on your PC.

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting The Isp Connection

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Make sure your computer’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are • using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer’s address should be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254. See the online document listed in "Internet...

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting Internet Browsing

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any Web pages from the Internet: The Traffic meter is enabled and the limit might have been reached.

  • Page 62: Testing The Path From Your Computer To A Remote Device

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes of data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message:...

  • Page 63: Restoring The Default Configuration And Password

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 broadband modem, but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a single PC connected to that modem. If this is the case, you must configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized PC. See the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Installation Guide.

  • Page 64: Appendix A Factory Default Settings And Technical Specifications

    Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications Factory Default Settings You can use the Restore Factory Settings button located on the bottom of your router to reset all settings to their factory defaults. This is called a hard reset. To perform a hard reset, push and hold the Restore Factory Settings button for 6 seconds.
  • Page 65 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Feature (Continued) Default Behavior (Continued) Firewall Inbound communication from the Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the http port) Internet Outbound communication to the Enabled (all) Internet) Source MAC filtering Disabled Wireless Wireless communication Enabled...

  • Page 66: Technical Specifications

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Network Protocol and Standards TCP/IP, DHCP Compatibility Power adapter North America: 120V AC, 60 Hz, input • United Kingdom, Australia: 240V AC, 50 Hz, input • Europe: 230V AC, 50 Hz, input •...

  • Page 67: Appendix B Related Documents

    Related Documents This appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Link Windows XP and Vista http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/winzerocfg/index.htm Wireless Configuration Utilities Application Note Internet Networking and ...

  • Page 68: Appendix C Notification Of Compliance

    Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC). This equipment meets the following conformance standards: EN300 328 (2.4Ghz), EN301 489-17, EN301 893 (5Ghz), EN60950-1 For complete DoC please visit the NETGEAR EU Declarations of Conformity website at: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/ Appendix C: Notification of Compliance...
  • Page 69 Hereby, NETGEAR Inc., declares that this Radiolan is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.
  • Page 70 FCC Declaration of Conformity We, NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that the model MBRN3000 complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: •...

  • Page 71: Fcc Caution

    Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (NETGEAR Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000) does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

  • Page 72: Index

    Index status 1-12 Internet Traffic Statistics 5-56 access 3-23 IP addresses, auto-generated 6-59 restricting by MAC address 2-15 5-45 router password 3-23 access control 5-44 keywords, blocking 3-24 backup configuration 4-30 blocking LEDs keywords 3-24 Live Parental Controls 3-28 services 3-26 logging in sites...
  • Page 73 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 restore factory settings WPA and WPA2, configuring 4-31 2-19 Restore Factory Settings button 2-19 roaming WPS button 1-12 router back panel router front panel LEDs Wireless button WPS button router label router stand serial number, location of...

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