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NETCOMM LIBERTY
SERIES
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3G Travel Router t1
USER GUIDE

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  • Page 1 NETCOMM LIBERTY SERIES ™ 3G Travel Router t1 USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations. Never dispose of this electronic equipment along with your household waste. You may be subject to penalties or sanctions under the law.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Package Contents...5 Key Features ...5 Placement ...9 Getting Started ...11 The LED Indicators of the 3G Travel Router t1 ...11 The Connectors and Buttons of the 3G Travel Router t1...11 Network and System Requirements ...12 Modem Requirements ...12 Configuring your Router and setting up your computer ...14 Setting up your 3G Travel Router t1 ...15...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION...
  • Page 5 Congratulations on the purchase of your NetComm 3G Travel Router t1. NetComm’s 3G Travel Router t1 is a versatile and portable solution for wireless mobile broadband for the home, office or on the road. This device creates an instant Wireless N hotspot allowing you to share an Internet connection across multiple devices like smart phones, gaming consoles or other computers.

  • Page 6: Cordless Phones

    See your network card’s user guide for more information. These guidelines should allow you to cover the maximum possible area with your Router. Should you need to cover an even wider area, you should consider looking at building a hybrid network by combining your wireless network with a HomePlug Network. See the NetComm website for more details on Ethernet-Over-Power HomePlug products.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Easy Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) by the single touch of a button to establish a secure wireless connection • Full Wireless security - WEP, WPA, WPA2 • Browser based interface for configuration and management: OS independent and easy to use YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide...
  • Page 8 PLACEMENT OF YOUR T1...

  • Page 9: Placement

    If you have concerns about your network’s performance that might be related to range or obstruction factors, try moving the computer to a position between three to five meters from the Router in order to see if distance is the problem. If difficulties persist even at close range, please contact NetComm Technical Support.
  • Page 10 GETTING STARTED Placement...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    The LED Indicators of the 3G Travel Router t1 The Router has been designed to be placed on a desktop. The LED indicators are easily visible on the top of the Router to provide you with information about network activity and status. See below for explanation of each of the features.

  • Page 12: Network And System Requirements

    Plug the 3G USB modem into the USB port. Note: The 3GT1Wn - 3G Travel Router t1 is designed to work with 3G USB Dongles that can be used as data modems (support tethered data). Please refer to your service provider for detailed feature information.

  • Page 13: Default Settings

    Press the Reset button on the Router and connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the WAN/LAN Port on the back panel of the 3G Travel Router t1, and the other end to the RJ45 Ethernet port of the laptop or desktop PC you would like to use.

  • Page 14: Configuring Your Router And Setting Up Your Computer

    Configuring your Router and Setting up your computer Having physically connected your Router, 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 Router. Follow the instructions for your operating system.

  • Page 15: Setting Up Your 3G Travel Router T1

    Setting up your 3G Travel Router t1 The next step is to establish the broadband connection to the Internet. Please follow the steps below to configure your router via the user interface. Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) on your computer or smartphone and navigate to http://192.168.20.1/ Click Login and type “admin”...
  • Page 16 Using the 3G Router with a fixed line Broadband Internet Service (DSL/Cable) Note: Before proceeding with this step, ensure that your WAN connection has been plugged into the WAN port of your 3G Router To configure a non WAN connection (Static, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP), please follow these steps: •...
  • Page 17 ADVANCED FEATURES...

  • Page 18: Advanced Features

    PPPoE or PPTP individually, click on their relevant buttons. To view them all, click on the All Status button Ethernet Port Status The default setting for the Router’s Ethernet port is set to operate as a WAN port. But user configs allows the Ethernet port to be changed from WAN to LAN or LAN to WAN.

  • Page 19: Internet Settings

    ‘Automatic 3G Backup’ PIN: Note: For current APN’s of various providers, consult the Setting Up Your Router section of this user manual Select the WAN connection type suitable for your environment and configure parameters according to the selected connection type.
  • Page 20 DHCP (Auto config) This connection will get the IP address from the Internet service provider. Choose this connection if you are connecting the router to a Cable Modem service. Leave everything as default unless instructed by your Internet Service Provider.
  • Page 21 To use this feature, you will need both an Ethernet WAN connection (from an xDSL modem/ISDN/Satellite etc) and a 3G WAN connection. To set up WAN failover on your 3G Router, first tick “Enable automatic 3G backup”, then fill in the fields that appear. Name...
  • Page 22 This Page allows you to change the LAN (Local Area Network) settings of your 3G Router. Name IP Address: Subnet Mask: LAN 2: MAC Address: DHCP Type: Primary DNS/Secondary DNS: Lease Time: Click Apply to save the settings. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide Description The local IP address of this device.

  • Page 23: Advanced Routing

    Advanced Routing – Dynamic Dynamic Routing uses the RIP protocol to allow the 3G Router 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. To enable Dynamic Routing, select Enable from the dropbox and click Apply.

  • Page 24: Wireless Settings

    WIRELESS SETTINGS Placement...

  • Page 25: Basic

    This setting configures the frequency that the Wireless Radio uses for wireless connectivity. Select one channel that you wish to use from the drop down list. Click Apply to save the settings. YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide...
  • Page 26 Click on the WMM Configuration button to configure the WMM parameters Broadcast Network Name (SSID): Select ‘Disabled’ to hide the SSID of your 3G Router. If disabled, other people will not be able scan and detect this product’s SSID. Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 27: Security

    Security This page allows you to configure the wireless security for your 3G Router. Setting up sufficient wireless security can prevent unauthorised access to your wireless network. Name SSID Choice: Security Mode: Access Policy: Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 28 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA/WPA2 security; please refer to your wireless adapter user guide for more details. It is strongly recommended to set up a simple wireless security such as WEP 64bit or WPA (when the wireless client supports WPA) in order to secure your network. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide Description (Wi-Fi Protected Access) authentication is suitable for enterprises.

  • Page 29: Wps

    WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between wireless clients and your 3G Router. This method removes the need to manually select the encryption mode and fill in the passphrase. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you.
  • Page 30 Firewall Placement...

  • Page 31: Firewall

    Action: Comment: Click Apply to save the settings. YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 Description Select Enable to enable MAC/IP/Port Filtering Select whether packets that do not match any rules are accepted or dropped Description MAC address of a local computer...

  • Page 32: System Security

    System Security This page allows you to improve the security of your 3G Router through the SPI firewall and remote access settings. Name Remote Management (via WAN): Deny ping from WAN interface: SPI Firewall: Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 33: Port Forwarding

    DMZ Settings: DMZ IP Address: YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 Description Enable/Disable port forwarding The LAN IP address that the public port number packet will be sent to The public port numbers to be sent to the specific LAN IP address Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both).
  • Page 34 ADMINISTRATION Placement...

  • Page 35: Administration

    Upload Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the Router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your 3G Router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and then click the Browse button to locate the firmware file on your computer.

  • Page 36: Setting Manager

    Setting Manager This page allows you to import/export the system settings, reset your 3G Router to factory defaults, or reboot your 3G Router. Statistics This page allows you to view the LAN, WAN and wireless statistics of your 3G Router.
  • Page 37 TROUBLESHOOTING...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    Ensure the IP Address assigned to the wireless adapter is within the same subnet as your 3G Router. The 3G Router has a default IP Address of 192.168.20.1. Wireless adapters must have an IP Address in the same range (e.g., 192.168.20.x). Although the subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network, no two devices may have the same IP Address.
  • Page 39 6. What you can do if the Ethernet cable does not work properly • The 3G Router’s Ethernet port is a WAN port by default, simply press the reset button down for one second for the WAN port to switch to become a LAN port.
  • Page 40 ESTABLISHING YOUR WIRELESS CONNECTION Placement...

  • Page 41: Establishing Your Wireless Connection

    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: YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide...
  • Page 42 Enter the network key (“a1b2c3d4e5”) and click Connect: The connection will show Connected. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 43: Mac Osx 10.4

    After that, click on OK. To check the connection, click on the Airport icon and there should be a tick next to the wireless name. YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide...

  • Page 44: Windows Vista

    Notes: For other operating system (Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 etc) or if you use the wireless adaptor utility to configure your wireless connection, please consult the wireless adapter documentation for additional information. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide YMLT1WN...

  • Page 45: How To Configure Wep/Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk Wireless Security

    Type in the key in the WEP Key 1 field (This example uses “a1b2c3d4e5” key) Notes: WEP key can only use numbers (0 to 9) and letters (A to F). • Click on Save to save the settings YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide...
  • Page 46 Notes: Wireless client network cards must be WPA-compliant to connect to a WPA enable network, if in doubt check the wireless client network card documentation, or use WEP security. 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. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 47 Appendix...

  • Page 48: Legal & Regulatory Information

    NetComm. Failure to do so may cause damage to this product, fire or result in personal injury. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide YMLT1WN...

  • Page 49: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    The customer is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times. Security features may be disabled within the factory default settings. NetComm recommends that you enable these features to enhance your security. YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 transmitter. 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide...

  • Page 50: Gnu General Public License

    (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 3G Travel Router t1 User Guide YMLT1WN www.netcomm.com.au...

  • Page 51: Www.netcomm.com.au/Support

    User Guide or contact a Network Specialist. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of NetComm Limited or their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Images shown NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Travel Router t1 DYNALINK NZ 12c Tea Kea Place, Albany, Auckland,...

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