Rear ..........................................10 Left Side ........................................11 Safety and product care ................................12 Transport and handling ................................12 Installation and configuration of the NF17ACV .......................... 13 Placement of your NF17ACV ..................................13 Avoiding obstacles and interference ..............................13 Cordless phones ....................................13 Choosing the “quietest”...
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Limiting the downstream rate ................................84 Legal & Regulatory Information..............................86 Intellectual Property Rights ................................... 86 Customer Information ....................................86 Consumer Protection Laws ..................................86 Product Warranty ......................................87 Limitation of Liability ..................................... 87 Contact......................................88 www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. Prerequisites Before continuing with the installation of your NF17ACV, please confirm that you meet the minimum system requirements below. An activated ADSL/VDSL or pre-configured WAN connection.
Welcome Thank you for purchasing a NetComm Wireless VDSL/ADSL Dual Band AC1600 WiFi Gigabit Modem Router with VoIP. This guide contains all the information you need to configure your device. Product overview Fully featured VDSL2 / ADSL2+ Modem Router 4 x 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports for wired connections...
MEDIA SHARING Connect up to 2 USB devices to the NF17ACV gateway, access and share all A/V media and file content with all of the connected devices in the house in real time. The NF17ACV becomes the media hub of the house using DLNA/UPnP standard and enhanced wireless capabilities to create a reliable high-speed home network.
LED indicators The NF17ACV has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear for easy organization. The display is visible on the front of the NF17ACV to provide you with information about network activity and the device status. See below for an explanation of each of the indicator lights.
Physical dimensions and weight The table below lists the physical dimensions and weight of the NF17ACV. DIMENSIONS Width 230 mm Height 200 mm Depth 75 mm Weight 350 grams (approximately) NF17ACV Default Settings The following tables list the default settings for the NF17ACV.
Interfaces Rear The following interfaces are available on the NF17ACV: NUMBER INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Use the provided RJ-11 cable to connect the router to the telephone line operating your xDSL service. Telephone 1 and 2 Connect a regular telephone handset here for use with a VoIP account.
Press the 5G WPS button to activate the WPS pairing function for the 5GHz radio. USB 2 Connect an external USB hard drive here to use the NAS feature of the NF17ACV. Power button Toggles the power on and off.
Do not place the device in direct sunlight or in hot areas. Transport and handling When transporting the NF17ACV, it is recommended to return the product in the original packaging. This ensures that the product will not be damaged. Note: In the event the product needs to be returned, ensure it is securely packaged with appropriate padding to prevent damage during courier transport.
The wireless connection between your NF17ACV and your WiFi devices will be strong when they are in close proximity and have direct line of sight. As your client device moves further away from the NF17ACV or solid objects block direct line of sight to the router, your wireless connection and performance may degrade.
Wait approximately 60 seconds for the NF17ACV to power up. Connecting a client via Ethernet cable Connect the yellow Ethernet cable provided to one of the ports marked ‘LAN’ at the back of the NF17ACV. Connect the other end of the yellow Ethernet cable to your computer.
Web based configuration interface First-time setup wizard Please follow the steps below to configure your NF17ACV Wireless router via the web based configuration wizard. Open a web browser and type http://192.168.20.1/ into the address bar at the top of the window.
Click the Finish button when you have entered the required details. Ethernet WAN Connect an RJ45 Ethernet cable to the WAN port on the NF17ACV. Connect the other end of the cable to your WAN service. Select Ethernet WAN then click the Next button.
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If your ISP has supplied a static IP address, select Use the following Static IP address and enter the details, otherwise select Obtain an IP address automatically. Click the Next button. The settings are displayed in a summary. Click Apply/Save to save them. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
WAN connection. ITEM DEFINITION Device Info Manufacturer Indicates that NetComm Wireless is the manufacturer of this product. Product Class The model of the product. Serial Number The unique set of numbers assigned to the routers for identification purposes. Build Timestamp The date and time that the software running on the router was published.
The Statistics – LAN page shows detailed information about the number of bytes, packets, errors and dropped packets on each LAN interface in both directions of communication. INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Bytes Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets in bytes. Packets Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets. Received/Transmitted Errors Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets with errors. Drops Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets with drops. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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The number of Any Source Multicast (ASM) cells transmitted over the interface. In Packets Errors The number of packets with errors detected over the xTM interface. In Cell Errors The number of cells with errors detected over the xTM interface. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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Statistics – xDSL The Statistics – xDSL page shows details related to the DSL interface of the router. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
You can use this to determine when a specific DHCP lease will expire, or to assist you with setting up Static DHCP addressing. CPU & Memory The CPU & Memory page shows real-time graphs charting the physical memory usage and the work load of the CPU. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Select this field and click “Remove” to remove the ATM configuration. To add an ATM interface, click the Add button. Enter the details as required by your Internet Service Provider and click the Apply/Save button. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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Click the Add button to create a new PTM interface. Enter the details as required by your Internet Service Provider and click the Apply/Save button. ETH Interface The ETH interface page allows you to add or remove ETH WAN interfaces. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Select a WAN service type, enter a Service Description, enter the 802.1P Priority and 802.1 VLAN ID if required, then click the Next button. To disable VLAN tagging, place input value of -1. Refer to your ISP for VLAN information as required by your Internet Service Provider. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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Enter the PPPoE authentication details as required by your Internet Service Provider and click the Next button. IP over Ethernet Enter the details as required by your Internet Service Provider and click the Next button. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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When you select bridging mode, a summary of the settings is displayed. Click Apply/Save to commit the settings. Use the arrow buttons to move the interfaces required to the list on the left. Click Next. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Use the arrow buttons to move the interfaces required as DNS Server interfaces to the left. The interface highest on the list has the highest priority as a DNS server. Click Next to continue. A summary of your settings is displayed. Click Apply/Save to commit your settings to the router. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Enables a stateful packet inspection firewall for the VPN connection. Enable Enables or disables the L2TP client connection. PPTP Client Displays the PPTP client connections. Click the Add button to add a new client connection profile. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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Enables network address translation for the VPN connection. Enable Firewall (SPI) Enables a stateful packet inspection firewall for the VPN connection. Enable Enables or disables the PPTP client connection. IPSec Displays the IPSec tunnel connections. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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Select to use Perfect Forward Secrecy during key exchange for the IPSec tunnel Advanced IKE Settings Configure advanced IKE settings for the IPSec tunnel such as the encryption method or key life time NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
Disabled DHCP server, and relay all request to external server specified by the IP address. Configure the second IP Address This option enables you to set a secondary IP Address for the NF17ACV You can also reserve DHCP Addresses for specific hosts as shown below: www.netcommwireless.com...
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To set a DHCP reservation, enter the MAC Address of the chosen host and IP to use and then click Apply/Save. The NF17ACV enables you to set the DHCP options which are provided to hosts attempting to connect to the DHCP server.
Port forwarding allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to the Internal network host with a private IP address on the LAN side. Click the Add button to add a virtual server. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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The Router allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on the LAN side using the ‘Open Ports’. A maximum 32 entries can be configured. To add a Trigger Port, press the Add button. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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Options include TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. DMZ Host The NF17ACV will forward IP packets from the Wide Area Network (WAN) that do not belong to any of the applications configured in the Virtual Servers table to the DMZ host. Enter the Host’s IP address and click Apply to activate the DMZ host. To deactivate the DMZ Host function clear the IP address field and press the Save/Apply button.
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The Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a feature which enables the router to parse application layer packets and support address and port translation for certain protocols. We recommend that you leave these protocols enabled unless you have a specific reason for disabling them. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Destination Port Enter the destination port number used by the application to block Click Apply/Save to take effect the settings. The new rule will then be displayed in the Outgoing IP Filtering table list. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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Enter the destination port number used by the application to allow WAN Interface Select the WAN Interface to apply the filter to Click Save/Apply to take effect the settings. The new rule will then be displayed in the Incoming IP Filtering table list. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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MAC Filtering The NF17ACV offers the ability to use MAC Address filtering on ATM PVCs. You can elect to block or allow connections based on MAC Address criteria. The default policy is to allow all connections. Click Add to enter a new MAC Address filter.
The time of day when the restriction starts. End blocking time The time of day when the restriction ends. (24 hour time) Table 2: Advanced - Parental Control - Add Time Restriction Settings www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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With the URL filter, you are able to add certain websites or URLs to a safe or blocked list. This will provide you added security to ensure any website you deem unsuitable will not be able to be seen by anyone who is accessing the Internet via the NF17ACV.
The queue entry configured here will be used by the classifier to place ingress packets appropriately. NOTE: Precedence level 1 relates to higher priority while precedence level 3 relates to lower priority. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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TOS (type of service) byte. A rule consists of a class name and at least one condition. All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect. Click the Apply/Save button to save and activate the rule. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
To add a static route rule click the Add button. The following screen is displayed. Enter the Destination Network Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and/or WAN Interface. Then click Apply/Save to add the entry to the routing table. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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The LAN port to be used for the policy. Source IP The IP address of the LAN device involved with the policy. Use Interface Select the Interface that the policy will employ. Default Gateway Enter the gateway address. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
This page allows the user to modify the DSL modulation settings on the unit. By changing the settings, you can specify which DSL modulation that the modem will use. For advanced DSL options press the Advanced Settings button. The DSL advanced settings relate to test mode settings. The default selection is ‘Normal’. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
The Host name and Domain name are combined to form a unique label that is mapped to the router IP address. This can be used to access the user interface of the router with a local name rather than by using the router IP address. Eg. You can access your router by entering http://NF17ACV into your web browser. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
The DLNA page allows you to enable or disable and configure the digital media server. This means you can have digital media stored on an external USB hard drive connected to the NF17ACV and the router will make it accessible to other devices on your network.
Click Add to create an Interface group. Enter a group name and then use the arrow buttons to select which interfaces you wish to group. Click Apply/Save to save the Interface grouping configuration settings. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
The IP Tunnelling feature allows you to configure tunnelling of traffic between IPv6 and IPv4 network using a tunnelling service. IPv6inIPv4 Click the Add button to add a new tunnel. IPv4inIPv6 Click the Add button to add a new tunnel. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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The maximum number of hosts a multicast group can have. Members With IGMP fast-leave processing, which means that the router immediately removes the interface attached to a Fast Leave Enable receiver upon receiving a Leave Group message from an IGMP host. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
Select to prevent clients on the wireless network being able to access each other Disable WMM Advertise Select to prevent the NF17ACV advertising its WMM QoS function Enable Multicast Forwarding (WMF) Select to enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding. This can reduce latency and improve throughput for wireless clients...
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Security The NF17ACV supports all encryptions within the 802.11 standard. The factory default is WPA2-PSK. The NF17ACV also supports WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK. You can also select to disable WPS mode. The following parameters are available: PARAMETER DEFINITION Enable WPS Select to enable or disable the WPS function of the NF17ACV.
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Wireless Bridge allows you to configure the router’s access point as a Wireless Distribution Service. Select the mode for the Wireless Access Point built into the NF17ACV. You can specify which wireless networks will be allowed to connect to the NF17ACV by using the ‘Bridge Restrict’ option and then entering the applicable MAC Addresses of the other wireless access points.
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Advanced Wireless allows you to configure detailed wireless network settings such as the band, channel, bandwidth, transmit power, and preamble settings. Click Apply/Save to save any changes to the wireless network settings configuration. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
Save is an improvement to the 802.11e amendment adding advanced power management functionality to WMM. Station Info This page shows the MAC address of authenticated wireless stations that are connected to the NF17ACV and their status www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide...
Voice This section explains how to configure the VoIP settings of the NF17ACV. VoIP Status The Voice Status page displays the registration status of your SIP accounts and the total call time of each account. SIP Basic Setting The SIP Settings page is where you enter your VoIP service settings as supplied by your VOIP service provider (VSP). If you are unsure about a specific setting or have not been supplied information for a particular field, please contact your VoIP service provider to verify if this setting is needed or not.
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After entering your VoIP settings press the Apply button. Select Management > Save/Reboot and press the Reboot button. Once the router restarts if there is a valid internet connection and the VoIP account settings are valid the VoIP service will start. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
The SIP Advanced page allows you to configure settings that your VoIP service provider has enabled on your SIP account and if you have the appropriate call features and other functionality on your cordless or corded phone handsets. Figure 9: VoIP - Advanced - Service Provider NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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Select the checkbox to enable the supplementary service settings by the telephone set. If you deselect the Service checkbox, the supplementary service cannot be set by the telephone set. Table 3: VoIP - Advanced - Service Provider www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
The SIP Star Code Setting page provides you with the ability to configure the codes used to active and deactivate call features such as call forwarding and call waiting. Please consult your VoIP provider if SIP Star Code is supported on SIP side. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
The outgoing signal amplitude can be controlled with this field. Combined with the Ingress gain a ratio can be Egress Gain expressed of input to output. The Egress Gain setting can help improve the quality of the VoIP line, and can influence call volumes and help eliminate echoes. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Call hold enable you to put a call to a pending state, and pick it up in future. Check with your VoIP Provider if your service supports Call Hold. Assuming you are in a voice connection, you can press FLASH to hold current call. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
Check with your VoIP Provider if your service supports Call Forwarding Set Unconditionally Call forwarding number and Forward unconditionally in the Voice--SIP Advanced Setting web page. All incoming calls are forwarded to the third party. Three-Way Conference www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Check with your VoIP Provider if your service supports T.38 Faxing. Pass-Through Faxing If T.38 support is disabled, faxing uses normal voice codec as its coding approach. Therefore, this mode is more like normal phone calls. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
Fail: Indicates that the router does not detect the Ethernet interface of your computer. Pass: Indicates that the wireless card is switched ON. Test your Wireless Connection Fail: Indicates that the wireless card is switched OFF. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
The following screen appears when Backup is selected. Click the Backup Settings button to save the current configuration settings. You will be prompted for the location to save the backup file to on your PC. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
The System log page allows you to view the log of the modem and configure the logging level also. To view the system log, click the View System Log button. To configure the system log, click the Configure System Log button. You can sent system log to remote server via selecting both, or remote under “Mode” option. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
To do this, the administrator typically runs an SNMP management station program such as MIB browser on a local host to obtain information from the SNMP agent, in this case the NF17ACV (if SNMP is enabled). An SNMP ‘community’...
Use the fields illustrated in the screen below to change or create your password. Passwords must be 16 characters or less with no spaces. Click the Apply/Save button after making any changes to continue. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
Click the Update Software button once to upload and install the file. Reboot This option reboots the NF17ACV. Please allow up to 5 minutes for device to reboot. NOTE 1: It may be necessary to reconfigure your TCP/IP settings to adjust for the new configuration. For example, if you disable the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server you will need to apply Static IP settings.
You may then see a window prompting you to setup a "HomeGroup". Click "Cancel" on this. You can verify your wireless connection by clicking the "Wireless Signal" indicator in your system tray. After clicking on this, you should see an entry matching the SSID of your NF17ACV with "Connected" next to it. Windows 8/8.1/10 Open the Network and Sharing Centre (Click on Start, Type “Network and Sharing Centre”)
STEP CORRECTIVE ACTION Make sure that the NF17ACV power adaptor is connected to the device and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Use only the supplied power adaptor. Check that the NF17ACV and the power source are both turned on and device is receiving sufficient power.
IP address for each device, identified by their unique MAC addresses. Reserving IP addresses It is necessary to reserve an IP address for each of the devices connecting to the NF17ACV router so that QoS settings can be managed for each device.
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Enter the IP address of the computer/device. This is the local address in the range of 192.168.20.x where x = a number between 2 and 254. Click the Apply/Save button. Complete steps 4 through 7 for each device connected to the NF17ACV router. Each entry will be listed in the Static IP Lease List as shown below. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Select the Enable QoS option. Select the Default DSCP Mark as default(000000). Click the Apply/Save button. High Priority QoS Queue Configuration Select Advanced > Quality of Service > Queue Config. Click the Add button. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
Set the Interface (Australian customers use atm0(0_8_35), NZ customers use atm0(0)0)100)). Enter a Precedence. For the lowest priority, set it to 3. For the highest priority use 1. Set the DSL Latency as Path0. Click the Save/Apply button. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Enter a Destination IP Address if the connection is to a single device. This is useful for VPN connections. If you wish the destination IP address to be any address leave the field blank. NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
Enter a Destination MAC Address if the connection is to a single device. This is useful for VPN connections. If you wish the destination MAC address to be any address leave the field blank. www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
Click the Apply/Save button. You now have 2 Quality of Service rules implemented for 2 devices connecting to the NF17ACV router. Select Management > Reboot. Click the Reboot button to restart the router and save the new settings.
On the QoS Classification page, add a rule to limit the downstream rate, for example: Classification Criteria: Class Interface: the appropriate WAN interface Classification Results: Class Queue: the queue that was created on Step 1 Set rate-limit: set according to your preference www.netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide v1.0...
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Click Apply/ Save The QoS Classification table looks like this: NetComm Wireless NF17ACV User Guide www.netcommwireless.com v1.0...
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