NetComm 802.11 User Manual

NetComm 802.11 User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Power Series 802.11 Wireless Router User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ... 6 Your NetComm Power Series Router ...6 Package Contents ...6 Key Features ...7 Placement of your Power Series Router 1. Router Placement ...8 2. Avoid obstacles and interference ...8 3. Cordless Phones ...9 4. Choose the “Quitest” Channel for your Wireless Network ...9 Product Layout ...
  • Page 3 Application Layer Gateway (ALG) ...52 UPNP ...52 Quality of Service (QoS) ...53 Routing ...57 Tools Settings ...58 Admin ...58 Time ...59 DDNS ...60 Power ...61 Diagnosis...61 Firmware ...62 Back-up ...62 Reset...63 YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 4 Language ...67 Wireless Settings ...68 Basic ...68 Client List ...69 Tools Settings ...70 Admin ...70 Time ...71 Power ...71 Diagnosis...72 Firmware ...72 Back-up ...73 Reset... 73 got Legal and Regualtory Information Power Series User Guide ... 65 ... 75 YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    802.11g & 802.11b devices. Power duplex Ethernet Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at incredible speeds. With speeds of up to 300Mbps the NetComm Power Multi-Output) technology to transmit multiple steams of data in a single wireless channel giving you seamless access to multimedia content.
  • Page 7: Key Features

    Scalability, extend your network. Avoids the attacks of Hackers or Viruses from Internet Provide mutual authentication (Client and dynamic encryption keys to enhance security Enables the wireless interconnection of access points in an 802.11 network Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 8: Placement Of Your Power Series Router

    Place your Router, as close as possible to the centre of your wireless network devices. To achieve the best wireless network coverage for your “wireless clients” (i.e., computers enabled by NetComm Wireless USB Adapter, Laptop with Built-in Wireless, Wireless PDA / IPhone): •...
  • Page 9: Cordless Phones

    • For NetComm wireless networking products, use the detailed Site Survey and wireless channel information included with your wireless network card. See your network card’s user guide for more information.
  • Page 10: Product Layout

    Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4 NP802n - 802.11n wireless router with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports Printing Black Power connector, connects to DC 12V Power Adapter Reset Reset Reset Reset (white above is transparent) Reset Reset Reset Reset www.netcomm.com.au YML800NX...
  • Page 11: Connecting And Configuring Your Router

    Operating System – Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000/VISTA • 1 Free Ethernet port on PC/Notebook. • WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11 a/b/g/n) – optional. • External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45). • PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera etc.) Modem Requirements Your cable or DSL modem must be equipped with an RJ45 Ethernet port.
  • Page 12: Connecting Your Router

    “Power”, “LAN” and “WAN” icons are lit up in blue. If they are not, recheck your connections. Power Series User Guide ADSL Broadband Modem Computer with Ethernet Card To 12V DC POWER port To WAN port To ETHERNET port (1, 2, 3, 4 on 4 port models) YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au Wireless Router...
  • Page 13: Configuring Your Router

    Click on [Start Menu] > select [Control panel] > select [Network Connections] • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon > select [properties] • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] > Click [Properties] YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 14 • Select the [General] tab • Please select both Obtain an IP address automatically Obtain DNS server address automatically Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 15: Setting Up Your Router

    Open a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc) • Type http://192.168.20.1 into the web browser address bar. The below screen will appear. Type in the default:- User name admin Password admin Then Click <OK>. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 16 The most common of all connections is AP Router Mode. Select this. For details on AP Repeater Mode see Repeater mode section in this manual. Please wait while your 800n Series router detects your network settings. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 17 Advanced users Note: If you Bridge your modem you will get a PPPoE option this will then prompt you for ISP Username and Password. Click <Next> unless you are told by Your ISP to clone your MAC address YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power...
  • Page 18 The Key is your security number (you will need to remember this as you will need to enter this when wirelessly connecting to your network. Click <Next> to proceed. To apply the entire configuration, click <Reboot>. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 20: Ap Router Mode - Advanced Features

    OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). Type http://192.168.20.1 in address bar and hit [Enter] button on your keyboard. Click <OK> to navigate into 800n Series configuration home page. You will see the home page of 800n Series as follows. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 21: System

    This section displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as MAC address, the Primary DNS. Press <Renew> button to renew your WAN IP address. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 22 This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section. Wireless configuration details such as SSID, Security settings, BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 23: Lan

    Start IP: This will be the beginning of the pool of IP addresses available for client devices. End IP: This will be the end of the pool of IP addresses available for client devices. Domain name: The Domain Name for the existing or customized network. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 24: Dhcp

    You can check “Enable Static DHCP IP“. It is possible to add more static DHCP IPs. They are listed in the table “Current Static DHCP Table“. IP address can be deleted at will from the table. Click <Apply> button to save the changed configuration. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 25: Schedule

    Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow configuration of firewall and power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click <Apply> to implement those settings. The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 26: Event Log

    When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file. Monitor Show histogram for network connection on WAN, LAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 27: Wizard

    Click Wizard to configure the Broadband Router. Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click <Next>. For more details please refer to Smart Wizard <Page xx>. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power...
  • Page 28: Internet

    <Clone MAC Address> button. This will replace the current MAC address with the already registered Ethernet card MAC address Host Name: This is optional. MAC address: The default value is set to the WAN’s physical interface of the broadband router. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 29: Static Ip

    Idle Timeout: This is a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. If the connection is inactive for longer than the Maximum Idle Time, it will be dropped. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power...
  • Page 30: Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol (Pptp)

    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. Click <Apply> to save configuration and connect to ISP provider. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 31: Wireless Settings

    Channel: If Auto Channel is disabled, choose a static channel, AP will use this to communicate with other clients. Check Channel Time: If Auto Channel is enabled, you can choose a period from the drop-down menu. AP will change to a clean channel periodically. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 32: Wds With Ap Router

    MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in WDS, we support 4 devices now. Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings. Note: it does not support mixed mode such as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 33: Advanced

    AP will be a little lower due to a lot of frame-network that is transmitted. TX Power: This can be set to a bare minimum or maximum power. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 34: Security

    IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encrypt the data during communication. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 35 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply to apply the settings and reboot the device. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power...
  • Page 36 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press <Apply> button when you are done. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 37: Mac Address Filtering

    “Delete Selected”. If you want to remove all the MAC addresses from the list, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 38: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)

    Interface: If the device is set to repeater mode, you can choose “Client” interface to connect with other AP by using WPS, otherwise you may choose “AP” interface to do WPS with other clients. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 39: Client List

    WPS via PIN: You can fill-in the PIN code of the wireless device and press the button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS request from the wireless device within 2 minutes. Client List This WLAN Client Table shows the Wireless client associate to this Wireless Router. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power...
  • Page 40: Firewall Settings

    Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Note: To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 41: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    LAN IP Address: Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN Network that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address above. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 42: Denial Of Service (Dos)

    Ping of Death: Protections from Ping of Death attack. Discard Ping From WAN: The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan: Protects the router from Port Scans. Sync Flood: Protects the router from Sync Flood attack. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 43: Mac Filter

    <Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click <Reset>. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 44: Ip Filter

    If you want to remove some PC IP from the <IP Filtering Table>, select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 45: Url Filter

    If you want to remove all URL keywords from the table, click <Delete All> button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click <Reset>. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 46: Advanced Settings

    Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. Select Disable to disable the NAT function. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 47: Port Mapping

    D<Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all Port Mapping settings from the table, click <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 48: Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)

    Public Port enters the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be re- directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Network. Public Port: Port number will be changed to Local Port when the packet enters your LAN Network. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 49 “Delete Selected”. If you want to remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 50: Port Triggering (Special Applications)

    Popular Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you specified. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 51 <Delete Selected>. If you want remove all Port Triggering settings from the table, just click the <Delete All> button. Click <Reset> will clear your current selections. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power...
  • Page 52: Application Layer Gateway (Alg)

    UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything. The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let applications that support UPnP connect to the internet without having to configure the virtual server sections. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 53: Quality Of Service (Qos)

    Priority: High or Low priority level of the transmit packets. Ingress Rate: The throughput limit of receiving packets. Egress Rate: The throughput limit of sending packets. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 54 This can put the packets of specific protocols in High/Low Queue. The packets in High Queue will process first. Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS limitation. High/Low Priority Queue: This can put the packets in the protocol and port range to High/Low QoS Queue. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 55 Policy: Specify the policy the QoS, Min option will reserve the selected data rate in QoS queue. Max option will limit the selected data rate in QoS queue. Rate: The data rate of QoS queue. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 56 Disabled This could turn off QoS feature. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 57: Routing

    Subnet Mask: Specify the Subnet Mask of static routing rule. Default Gateway: Specify the default gateway of static routing rule. Hops: Specify the Max Hops number of static routing rule. Interface: Specify the Interface of static routing rule. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power...
  • Page 58: Tools Settings

    Port: The port number of the remote management web interface. Enabled: Check to enable the remote management function. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 59: Time

    Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 60: Ddns

    Username: The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you. Password: The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 61: Power

    Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled/disabled in this page. Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 62: Firmware

    PC. You can also use the <Upload> button to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband router. Alternatively, you can use the “Restore to Factory Defaults” tool to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 63: Reset

    Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 65: Repeater Mode - Advanced Features

    BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown. WLAN Settings: View Broadband router’s current configuration settings. Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power...
  • Page 66: Lan

    Add schedule, edit schedule options allow configuration of power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click <Apply> to implement the settings. The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 67: Event Log

    Show the network packets histogram for network connection on WAN, LAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently. Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, you could select your native language here. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power...
  • Page 68: Wireless Settings

    802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time. Enable SSID: You can specify the maximum SSID number. SSID1~3: Allow you to specify SSID of WLAN. Site Survey: You can scan the current Wireless Access Point and connect on it. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 69: Client List

    Client List YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 70: Tools Settings

    Port: The port number of the remote management web interface. Enabled: Check to enable the remote management function. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 71: Time

    Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled / disabled in this page. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 72: Diagnosis

    You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC. Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process Power Series User Guide YML800NX www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 73: Back-Up

    Alternatively, you can use the “Restore to Factory Defaults” to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings. Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions. YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power...
  • Page 75: Legal And Regualtory Information

    The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm’s nominated premises is your responsibility; and, NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost, loss, injury or damage of any kind, whether direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm’s reasonable control. This includes but is not limited to: acts of God, war, riot, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, electricity outages, lightning, power surges, or shortages of materials or labour.
  • Page 76: Limitations Of Warranty

    Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired. All NetComm ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option (refer to packaging). To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on-line via the NetComm web site at www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 77 YML800NX 800NX www.netcomm.com.au 802.11n Wireless Router Power Power Power Power User Guide...
  • Page 78 Note: NetComm Technical Support for this product only covers the basic installation and features outlined in the Quick Start Guide. For further information regarding the advanced features of this product, please refer to the configuring sections in the User Guide or contact a Network Specialist.

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