NetComm NTC-5000 CallDirect Series HSPA Cellular Routers Quick Start Guide...
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Quick Start Guide Thank you for choosing an industrial HSPA Cellular Router of NetComm’s NTC-5000 CallDirect Series. This guide covers the models NTC-5908 and NTC-5909 (collectively referred to in this document as the NTC-5000 series). This guide will provide a series of step by step instructions to ensure the configuration of your Cellular Router goes as smoothly as possible.
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series Overview of Indicator Lights Display Description POWER (red) Solid ON The red Power LED indicates correct power is applied to the DC power input jack. Solid ON The amber LED will light upon data being sent to or Tx /Rx (amber) received from the cellular network.
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Overview of the Cellular Router Interfaces Main Antenna Socket SMA Female 5 Indicator LEDs Indicate visually the activities and connection state for power, service type, data traffic, data carrier Reset Button Resetting the router to Ethernet Port factory default values Connect to a terminal using RJ45 cable or a number of terminals...
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series Reset Button Resetting the router to Ethernet Port factory default values Connect to a terminal using RJ45 cable or a number of terminals through a hub or network router SIM Card Reader For insertion and...
Overview of Cellular Router Interfaces Field Description Antenna socket SMA Female Indicate visually the activities and connection state for power, 5 Indicator LEDs service type, data traffic, data carrier connection and network signal strength. Power terminal block and the wide voltage range of 8-28V DC 2-Way Captive Power to simplify the installation in different industrial environments Terminal Block...
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series Step One: Inserting the SIM Card Press the SIM Eject button to eject the SIM card tray. Place the SIM card in the tray with the gold side facing up. Insert both into the bay with the gold side facing down and in the direction as shown below.
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Step Three: Preparing your Computer Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of your router and connect the other end to the Ethernet port of your PC. The router is configured using a web browser. In order for your PC to connect to the router, configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically from the router using DHCP.
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series Find and click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the protocol list box and then click the Properties button The TCP/IP. Configuration window will pop up as illustrated below. Under General tab, select radio button Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
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Step Four: Accessing your Router’s Configuration Pages There are two system management accounts for maintaining the system, root and admin. Each has slightly different levels of management capabilities. The admin account allows a lower level of privileges suitable for managing more common router settings excluding firmware upgrades, device configuration backup, restore and reset to factory defaults.
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series Step Five: Unlocking the SIM If the SIM card is locked you will need to unlock it with a PIN provided with your SIM card. You can find out if the SIM is locked by viewing the SIM Status on the Home page.
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If the SIM Status is ENTER PIN or SIM LOCKED as above then do the following: Click on the ‘Security’ link. When you click on the ‘Security’ link you should see the following message. Click OK. NTC-5000 Series Quick Start Guide YML-NTC5000 280610...
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series Next, enter the PIN code and confirm the PIN code. Then click Save. Now Click on the link and the Home Status page should look as below with SIM Status OK. NTC-5000 Series Quick Start Guide...
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Step Six: Connect to the Cellular Network This section describes how to set up the Cellular Router to initiate a wireless WAN connection via PPP. There are 2 different ways: Initiating the PPP Connection directly from the Cellular Router acting as the PPP Client (most common).
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NetComm CallDirect Series - NTC-5000 Series To Connect Using a Connection Profile The WWAN (3G) profiles allow you to configure the settings that the router will use to connect to the cellular network. Check the list of pre-configured profile names and select the profile with the APN name that you wish to connect to.
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Congratulations - your new NetComm NTC-5000 CallDirect Series Router is now ready to use! For more detailed information on the configuration and activation of other features, please visit our website www.netcomm-commercial.com.au and download the user guide. NTC-5000 Series Quick Start Guide...
P: 02 8205 3888 F: 02 9424 2010 E: sales@netcomm.com.au W: www.netcomm-commercial.com.au Product Warranty NetComm products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase. Technical Support For firmware updates or if you have any technical difficulties with your product, please refer to the support section of our website.
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