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NetComm N3G002W User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Back Panel Port ...7 Restoring Factory Defaults ...8 Default Settings ...8 Chapter 2 - Connecting your N3G002W Wireless Router ...9 Chapter 3 - Setting up your Computer ...12 Chapter 4 - Using the Web Configuration Wizard ...15 Chapter 5 - Advanced Setup ...21 Basic Setting ...22...
  • Page 3 Mac OSX 10.4 ...63 Windows Vista ...65 Appendix B – How to configure WEP/WPA-PSK Wireless Security ...68 Appendix C – Legal and Regulatory Information ...70 YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Overview

    NetComm N3G002W 3G Wireless Router is a high-performance router that supports wireless networking for home, office or public space usage. The NetComm N3G002W 3G Wireless Router supports the use of a 16-bit and 32-bit Type II PC Card, either WCDMS, EV-DO and Even HSDPA which enable you to distribute your 3G Broadband service among multiple computers.

  • Page 5: N3G002W Features

    1-11 for N. America (FCC);1-11 for Canada (DOC) 1-13 Europe/Australia (Except Spain and France) (ETSI) 1-14 Japan (TELEC); 64-bit and 128-bit WEP Encryption; WPA Encryption, WPA2 Encryption Detachable Antenna 1.8dBI N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    5V, 3.0A Power Supply Unit. If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. Minimum System Requirements Before continuing with the installation of your N3G002W Wireless Router, please confirm that you comply with the minimum system requirements. •...

  • Page 7: Led Indicator

    Indicates that the upstream link to your Modem or router via the WAN port is active Indicates no link to WAN Indicates that the Wireless link is enabled Indicates that the Wireless link is disabled N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 8: Restoring Factory Defaults

    You have purchased the router from someone else and need to reconfigure the device. • You are asked to perform a factory reset by a member of the excellent NetComm Support Staff. In order to restore your router to its factory default settings, please follow these steps: •...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 - Connecting Your N3G002W Wireless Router

    CONNECTING yOUR N3G002W WIRELESS ROUTER Connect the N3G002W Wireless Router to Your Network Note: DO NOT connect N3G002W 3G Wireless Router to power before performing the installation steps below. Step 1. Attach the antenna. Remove the antenna from its plastic wrapper.
  • Page 10 3G modem to the USB port. Note: The N3G002W 3G Wireless Router is designed to work with either UMTS, EV-DO or HSDPA 3G cards that can be used as modems (support tethered data). Please refer to your service provider for detailed feature information.
  • Page 11 Step 5. Connect the power adapter to the port on the back panel of your N3G002W 3G Wireless Router. Then plug the other end of the power adapter into a wall outlet or power strip. The 3G LED will turn ON to indicate that the unit is powered on.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Computer

    CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP yOUR COMPUTER Having physically connected your N3G002W, 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 3G Wireless Router.

  • Page 13: Windows Me Pcs

    Select the network component labeled TCP/IP, and then click Properties. If you have multiple TCP/IP listings, select the listing associated with your network card or adapter. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the IP Address tab. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 14: Windows Vista

    Click on Network icon. Set Location to Automatic and Show to Built In Ethernet. Click on TCP/IP tab. In the Configure option, choose Use DHCP with automatic address. Click on Apply Now. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 - Using The Web Configuration Wizard

    Having physically connected your N3G002W, the next step is to establish the broadband connection to the internet. Please follow the steps below to configure your N3G002W router via the web configuration wizard utility. Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and navigate to http://192.168.123.254/ At the login screen, type in “admin”...
  • Page 16 Click on Wizard and then on Enter. This page shows you the steps needed to configure your N3G002W unit. Click Next to continue. This page allows you to change the web configuration login password. To change the password, enter the old password (default is “admin”) and enter the new password.
  • Page 17 Notes: This example shows Bigpond Next G connection settings. Note that you do not have to change the LAN IP address. APN (Access Point Name) for various providers Telstra Bigpond Three vodafone Optus YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au telstra.internet telstra.bigpond 3netaccess vfinternet.au internet N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide Username/Password required...
  • Page 18 Notes: Please refer to the user guide for more information regarding wireless security and how to utilize wireless security on your network. This example shows WEP 4 bit encryption with key “1234890” N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1...
  • Page 19 Notes: To let the wizard run a network testing please tick on Do you want to proceed the network testing? After several minutes the N3G002W will save all the settings and the wizard is complete. Click Finish to go back to the Status page and the unit will now use the new settings.
  • Page 20 If everything is configured properly, the System Status page will show that your 3G service is online and the WAN IP address that has been assigned. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 21: Chapter 5 Advanced Setup

    CHAPTER 5 ADvANCED SETUP To access the Advanced Setup option of your N3G002W, you need to access the unit’s web configuration outline on page 15 and click on Advanced Setup menu at the top of the page. For first time installation, you will be presented with the following page. Choose Advanced Setup and click Enter to access the Advanced Setup page.

  • Page 22: Basic Setting

    The Basic Setting page allows you to configure a number of basic settings on the unit. This section deals with these features. Click on any of the menu on the left to configure the respective setting page. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1...

  • Page 23: Basic Setting > Primary Setup

    Basic Setting > Primary Setup This Page allows you to change the LAN (Local Area Network) settings on your N3G002W wireless router and the WAN (Wide Area Network) connection. Note: This example shows WAN connection for Telstra Next G connection.
  • Page 24 Optus Cable Modem service. Leave everything as default unless instructed by your Internet Service Provider and tick Enable Auto-backup to enable the 3G auto back up function. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 25 Assigned IP Address (Optional). Type in the IP address assigned by your Internet Service Provider. • Auto Backup. Tick Enable to make the 3G connection a backup connection. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...
  • Page 26 Maximum Idle Time. Enter the number of seconds you want to have elapsed without any activity before your Internet connection terminates automatically. Set to 0 to disable. • Connect mode selection. Tick on Always-on for an always on connection. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 27 User Name and Password to connect to the 3G network. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...
  • Page 28 Auto-reconnect. Tick to enable auto reconnect function. • Service Name (Optional). Type in the service name assigned by your provider. • Assigned IP Address (Optional). Type in the IP address assigned by your provider. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 29: Basic Setting > Dhcp Server

    Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. You can also check the DHCP client list by pressing the Client List button. Fixed Mapping button will bring you to the Security Setting > MAC Control page. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 30: Basic Setting > Wireless

    1 to 11 as certain wireless adapter does not work on channel 12 and 13. Auto Select Channel – Choose Enable to let the router decides the best channel to use. Disable to choose manually. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 31 Security- You may choose from the following option, No Encryption, WEP.802.1x, WPA-PSK, WPA, WPA2- PSK, or WPA2. By default the N3G002W uses No Encryption (as shown in the screen above). Other option that you can use are explained as follow: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
  • Page 32 It is strongly recommended to set up a simple wireless security such as WEP 4bit or WPA (when the wireless client supports WPA) in order to secure your network. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 33 Scanned AP’s MAC list. This router can accommodate up to 6 remote MAC addresses. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 34: Basic Setting > Change Password

    Basic Setting > Change Password On this page you can change the N3G002W web configuration password. Please type in your old password (factory default password is admin) and type in the new password. You also need to type in the new password in the Reconfirm field.

  • Page 35: Forwarding Rules

    There are three ways to work around NAT and to enable certain LAN resources available from the Internet; Port Forwarding (in Virtual Server page), Port Triggering (in Special AP page) and DMZ Host (in Miscellaneous page). YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 36: Forwarding Rules > Virtual Server

    Service Port 1723 Note: At any given time, only one IP address can be bind to a particular Service Port. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide Server IP 192.168.123.1 192.168.123.2 192.168.123.6...

  • Page 37: Forwarding Rules > Special Ap

    Some applications like On-line games, Video conferencing and Internet telephony require multiple connections to the internet. Because of that, these applications cannot work with a pure NAT router such as the N3G002W. The Special Applications feature allows some of these applications to work with this router. If this fails to make the application working, try to set up that computer as the DMZ host instead.

  • Page 38: Forwarding Rules > Miscellaneous

    To enable DMZ, enter the IP address of the PC and tick on Enable. Note: This feature should be used only when necessary. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 39: Security Setting

    The Security Setting page allows you to configure the security management on the unit such as Packet filters and MAC Control. Click on any of the menu on the left to access the respective setting page. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 40: Security Settings > Packet Filters

    Packet Filter also works with Scheduling Rules, and gives user more flexibility on Access control. For detail instruction regarding scheduling rule, please refer to Advanced Setting > Scheduling. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 41 All the settings on this page are similar to the one for the Outbound Filter. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 42: Security Settings > Domain Filters

    Tick on Drop to block the access and/or tick on Log to log this access. • Enable. Tick to enable the rule. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 43: Security Settings > Url Blocking

    For example, you can use pre-defined word “sex” to block all websites if their URLs contain the pre- defined word “sex”. • Enable. Tick to enable the rule. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 44: Security Settings > Mac Control

    Choose allow or deny to allow or deny the clients with MAC addresses that are not in the list to associate to the wireless LAN Click Next Page or Previous Page to see the entire list. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 45: Security Setting > Miscellaneous

    Disable UPNP: When enable, the UPnP feature will be disabled. Some users will want to disable UPnP for security reasons. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 46: Advanced Setting

    The Advanced Setting page allows you to configure the advanced settings on the unit such as System log, Dynamic DNS and SNMP. Click on any of the menu on the left to configure the access the respective setting page. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1...

  • Page 47: Advanced Settings > System Log

    Advanced Setting > System Log The N3G002W Wireless router supports two types of System log. One is via syslog (using UDP packet) and the second is via email. For syslog, you need to enter the IP address of the host computer that will receive the syslog message and tick on the Enable tick box for IP Address for Syslog.

  • Page 48: Advanced Settings > Dynamic Dns

    To enable the Dynamic DNS feature on the unit, click the Enable check box, choose the respective Provider and enter the details from your provider. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 49: Advanced Settings > Qos

    6:3:1 Enable Make sure you tick the Enable tick box so that the QoS Filter is active. Click Save to save or Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 50: Advanced Settings > Snmp

    IP 1,IP 2,IP 3,IP 4. Input the IP addresses of your management PCs. The unit will send SNMP Trap message only to the IP address listed. • SNMP Version. Select the SNMP version of your SNMP Management software. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 51: Advanced Settings > Routing

    There are two types of routing feature on the N3G002W Wireless Router, Dynamic routing and Static routing. Dynamic Routing use RIP protocol to allow the N3G002W to adapt to changes in the network. RIP enables the device to determine the best route for each packet based on the “hop count” or number of hops between Source and Destination.

  • Page 52: Advanced Settings > System Time

    Advanced Setting > System Time This page allows you to change the System time setting on the N3G002W Wireless Router. There are three ways to set up the System Time on the unit. Get Date and Time by NTP Protocol. Select if you want to get the date and time from an NTP server. You also need to choose the Time Server and the Time Zone.

  • Page 53: Advanced Settings > Scheduling

    Once defined, you can use it for Virtual Server and Packet Filter by entering the rule number in Schedule Rule# Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 54: Advanced Settings > Performance

    Speed Enhanced Mode. This is Tx Brust function in only available for Ralink wireless solution. Antenna Transmit Power: Default is 100% 17dbM. You can either increase or decreases the antenna transmit power. Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 55: Tool Box

    The Tool Box page consists of various tools for the unit. Click on any of the menu on the left to access the respective page. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 56: Tool Box > System Info

    To restore the configuration from a file, browse the configuration file and then click the Restore button. Notes: Please disable any anti virus or firewall program before doing restoring the settings. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 57: Tool Box > Firmware Upgrade

    Tool Box > Firmware Upgrade To update your N3G002W firmware, browse the update image file or configuration file and then click the Upgrade button. Notes: Please disable any anti virus or firewall program before doing the firmware upgrade. Tool Box > Backup Setting To back up your settings to a file, click the Backup Setting button and save it as a bin file.

  • Page 58: Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting

    If the light is NOT ON, check to see if the cable for the Ethernet connection is securely connected. Note: Ensure that the IP Address of the computer is in the same range and subnet as the N3G002W Wireless Router. The default IP Address of the N3G002Wireless Router is 192.18.123.24.
  • Page 59 • Try to disable all security settings such as WEP, and MAC Address Control. • Turn off the N3G002W and the client. And then turn the N3G002W back on again, and then turn on the client. • Ensure that all devices are set to Infrastructure mode.
  • Page 60 8. What can I do if my Ethernet cable does not work properly? • First, ensure that there is a solid cable connection between the Ethernet port on the N3G002W Wireless Router, and your NIC (Network Interface Card). •...

  • Page 61: Appendix A Establishing Your Wireless

    Open Network Connections (Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections): Right-click on your Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless Networks: Select the wireless network you want to connect to and click Connect: YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...
  • Page 62 Enter the network key (“a1b2b3d4e5”) and click Connect: The connection will show Connected. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 63: Mac Osx 10.4

    Click on the Airport icon on the top right menu. Click on the network name that you want to connect. This example uses “wireless” as the network name. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...
  • Page 64 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. To check the connection, click on the Airport icon and there should be a tick on the wireless name. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 65: Windows Vista

    Open Network and Sharing Center (Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing center). Click on “Connect to a network”. Choose “Connect to the Internet” and click on “Next”. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...
  • Page 66 Click on the wireless network name. In this example, the wireless network name is “wireless” and click “Connect”. Tick on “Display Characters” and type in the network key. This example uses “a1b2c3d4e5” as key. Click “Next” after that. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 67 Notes: For other operating system such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 2000 or if you use the wireless adaptor utility to configure your wireless connection, please consult the wireless adapter documentation for additional information. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 68: Appendix B How To Configure Wep/Wpa-Psk

    At the login screen, type in admin in the System Password field. Then click on Login. Click on Basic Setting and then click on Wireless. After that you will be presented with the wireless setting page. On this page you can configure the wireless security. N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 69 Notes: After changing the security settings, you might need to remove the current wireless settings on the computer and reconfigure the wireless computer according to the new settings. YML894 Rev1 www.netcomm.com.au N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G002W 3G Wireless Router User Guide...

  • Page 70: Customer Information

    The power supply that is provided with this unit is only intended for use with this product. Do not use this power supply with any other product or do not use any other power supply that is not approved for use with this product by NetComm. Failure to do so may cause damage to this product, fire or result in personal injury.

  • Page 71: Limitations Of Warranty

    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 72: Contact Information

    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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