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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de- vice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router CONTENTS Package Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview of the router 1.2 Main features 1.3 Panel layout 1.3.1 Polaris 150 1.3.2 Viking 150 1.4 LED indicator description 1.4.1 Polaris 150 1.4.2 Viking 150 1.5 System requirements 1.6 Installation environment requirements...
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 9. Security 9.1 Basic security 9.2 Advanced security 9.3 Local management 9.4 Remote management 9.5 Parental control 9.6 Access control 10. Rule 10.1 Host 10.2 Target 10.3 Schedule 11. Advanced routing 11.1 Static routing list 11.2 System routing table...
Nexxt Solutions. 1.1 Product overview The Viking 150/Polaris 150 gives you the freedom to quickly set up a stable and high speed wireless network, up to 150Mbps, on-the-go and share a 3G connection. By connecting a UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB Card to the router, a Wi-Fi hotspot is instantly established allowing users to share an Internet connection anywhere 3G coverage is available.
The Polaris 150 provides a one 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet WAN/LAN port, one 3G/3.75G USB port and one Micro USB port for power • The Viking 150 provides four 10/100M Auto-negotiation Ethernet LAN ports, one 3G/3.75 USB port and one 10/100M WAN port •...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 1.3 Panel layout 1.3.1 Polaris 150 Figure 1-1 • 3G USB modem port: This port is used to plug a 3G modem/card. Reset button: Use it to reset the router to its factory default values.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Power: Connect the supplied power adapter to this jack. On/Off switch: Use this switch to power the unit on and off. WAN port: This RJ45 port is where you will connect the DSL/cable modem, or Ethernet line.
Internet wirelessly. 2.1.2 Viking 150 hardware connection Note: By default, the Viking 150 operates as a 3G router First, connect one end of the supplied power adapter to the AC input jack located on the rear panel of the router, before plugging the other end to a standard electrical wall outlet.
We recommend connecting your mobile router to your PC wirelessly. Therefore, you must make sure that your PC is equipped with a wireless adapter before proceeding. (We recommend using our Nexxt Solutions wireless adapters. Check our website for further information).
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router On the item list, click on Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPv4) Figure 2-2 Select both options: Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Click OK to finish and exit the PC configuration.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 2-4 Click the Connect button. When Connect appears on the screen, it means that you have successfully connected to your wireless router. Note: The default SSID of the network is Nexxt_xxxxxx (whereby xxxxxx represents the last unique six characters of each router’s MAC address).
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Next. Figure 2-8 Choose the 3G Router mode (for Polaris 150) or the 3G Only mode (for Viking 150) in the Quick Setup- Internet Access window. Click Next to move on to the next step. Figure 2-9 - Polaris 150 Figure 2-10 - Viking 150 Select your Location and Mobile ISP from the preset drop down list.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 2-11 Use the Quick Setup-Wireless dialog box to configure your wireless parameters of the router. We recommend selecting a unique and easy to remember wireless network name (SSID), your Region, in addition to setting up a WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal wireless security password to prevent unauthorized access to your network.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Note: Once the device reboots, reconnect to your wireless network using the newly pro- grammed SSID and Password, if you have set them up in the steps described above. Now, you are ready to start enjoying your connection to the internet.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-2 Router Status 3.3 Operation modes (Polaris 150 only) Go to Operation mode, and you will be able to see the different modes the router is able to operate in, as explained below.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-3 3.3.2 Wireless router mode In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the Internet. The LAN devices share the same IP from the ISP through a wireless port. While connecting to ISP , the Ethernet port works as a WAN port at Wireless Router mode.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-5 Note: The router will reboot automatically after you click the Save button. 3.4 PC configuration Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Change adapter settings. Right click on Wireless Network Connection, and select Properties.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Note: To build a successful connection via WPS, you should also configure the new device for WPS in the meantime. In order to configure the new device, we are going to use the Lynx Wireless Adapter from Nexxt Solutions as an example.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 3-9 WPS Configuration Screen for the Wireless Adapter II. PIN configuration If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN Configuration, you can add the device to the network by executing any of the two following methods.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Step 2: Configure the router. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 3-11, then the following screen will appear. Figure 3-11 Step 3: Choose Enter the new device’s PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the previous figure.
As shown in Figure 3-14, there are several submenus under the Network setting (depending on the operation mode). Internet Access (Viking 150 ONLY), 3G, MAC Clone, WAN (seen in Wireless Router Mode), MAC Clone (Viking 150 ONLY) and LAN. Click on any of these items in order to configure the corresponding function.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-16 Internet access mode 3.6.2. 3G Preferred If you opt to use 3G as your primary connection, the device will try 3G access first. When 3G access fails and WAN access is available, or when no 3G USB modem is inserted, the device will switch to WAN access automatically.
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Advanced Settings. Figure 3-17 Note (Viking 150 only): 3G settings are unavailable when the Internet Access mode is set to WAN Only. If you want to use the 3G mode, you will have to change the settings explained on 4.6.1 Internet Access.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Location - Select the location where you’re enjoying the 3G card. • • Mobile ISP - Select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP .
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-19 3G Advanced settings • Location / Mobile ISP – These two fields will display the location and the ISP you have selected in the previous page (shown in Figure 4-7). While you tick the below option Set the Dial Number and APN manually, there will be no specific information in these two fields.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-20 3G USB Modem settings There is already much 3G USB modem information embedded in the router. The USB modem parameters will be set automatically if the card is supported by the router. But when the router finds the card you just insert “unknown”...
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-22 WAN - Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP , including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP .
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-23 WAN - Static IP • IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP . • Subnet mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP , usu- ally this is 255.255.255.0.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 3-24 WAN - PPPoE • User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. • Secondary connection – It is available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an...
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • Connect automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically after being disabled. Time-based connection - The connection will only be established within the period ranging • from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format).
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • Detect online interval - Access Concentrator online detection that the router will run at the specified interval. The default value is “0”. You can select any number between “0” and “120”. A “0” setting means no detection.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet net- • works is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP .
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router User Name/Password - Type the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These • fields are case-sensitive. • Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Select the one as provided by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These • fields are case-sensitive. • Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Select the one as provided by your ISP . Then enter the ISP’s IP ad- dress or the domain name.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 4 -1 MAC Address clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. • WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX forma t (X is any hexadecimal digit).
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. This value can- not be changed. • IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (fac- tory default: 192.168.0.1).
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 6-2 Wireless settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identifi- • cation) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be NEXXT_XXXXXX (in which xxxxxx represents the last six unique characters of each router’s MAC address).
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wire- less stations can connect to the AP . It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 802.11b&g&n, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect...
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP (ASCII) or WEP (HEX).It • indicates the index of the WEP key. • Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It indi- cates the authorization type of the Root AP .
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 6-5 • PSK Password - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value •...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 6-7 Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default set- • ting is Automatic, which can select Open system or Shared key authentication type auto- matically based on the wireless station’s capability and request.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 6-8 Wireless MAC address Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. • MAC Address - The wireless station’s MAC address that you want to filter.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify button next to in the entry you want to change. If you want to erase this entry, click on Delete. Proceed with the changes you want to make.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 6-11 Wireless Advanced • Beacon interval – Set the desired beacon interval in this field, ranging from 20-1000 mil- liseconds. Beacons are packets broadcast by the router to synchronize a wireless network. The beacon Interval value indicates the frequency of the beacon. The default value is set to 100.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Note: If you are not really familiar with the setting of the items in this page, it is strongly rec- ommended to keep the default values unchanged; otherwise, it may result in lower wireless network performance.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router There are three submenus under DHCP (shown in Figure 4 24): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients list and Address Reservation. Click on any of these items in order to configure the corresponding function. 7.1 DHCP Settings...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Note: To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN in the “Obtain an IP Address automatically” mode. 7.2 DHCP Clients List Go to DHCP DHCP Clients list in the menu, in order to visualize the information about the clients linked to the router, as displayed in the following screen (Figure 7-3).
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • MAC Address – The MAC Address of the PC that you want to reserve an IP address for. Reserved IP Address - The IP address that the device reserved. • • Status – It shows whether the entry is enabled or not •...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router There are four submenus under Forwarding (shown in Figure 4 33): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click on any of these items in order to configure the correspond- ing function. 8.1 Virtual servers...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 8-3 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of service available, please select a different service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger port field. The router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port triggering table, and associates them with the local host.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify button next to in the entry you want to change. If you want to erase this entry, click on Delete. Proceed with the changes you want to make.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 8.4 UPnP Go to Forwarding UPnP in the menu, in order to visualize the information related to the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) feature, as shown in the screen below (Figure 8-7).The UPnP architecture allows any compatible device, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or other networking equipment, as needed.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 9.1 Basic security Go to Security Basic security, in order to configure the basic security settings, as shown in the screen below (Figure 9-2). Figure 9-2 Basic Security • Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. In this page, the user can enable or disable the router firewall.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows cus- tomized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway, so as to support address and port translation for certain application layer “control/data” proto- cols, such as FTP , TFTP , H323 etc.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Note: You must first enable Traffic Statistics in “System Tool Traffic Statistics” for the DoS Protection feature to work. • Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering – Check this box to Enable or Disable the ICMP- FLOOD Attack Filtering.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the router’s Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to ac- cess the Setup page of the router’s Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Adminis-...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 9.5 Parental Control Go to Parental Control in order to config ure this monitoring feature, as shown it the screen below. (Figure 9-10). Parental control can be used to monitor the internet activities of a child, limit his/her access to certain websites and to restrict the amount of time they spend surfing.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Click the Enable All button to activate all entries. Click the Disabled All button to cancel all entries. Click the Delete All button to erase all entries. Click the Next button to go to the following page Click the Previous button to return to the last page.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • Click the Add New button. Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. • • Enter Allow Google in the Website Description field. Enter www.google.com in the Allowed Domain Name field.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 10-1 Access control rule management • Enable Internet Access Control - Check this box to enable the Internet Access Control feature, so that the Default Filter Policy can take effect. • Rule Name- The name of the rule is displayed here, which is unique.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Click the Enable All button to activate all entries. Click the Disabled All button to cancel all entries. Click the Delete All button to erase all entries. You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries. Enter the ID number in the first box you want to move and another ID number in second box you want to move to, and then click the Move button to change the entry’s order.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page where the list below will be displayed. Figure 10-3 10.1 Host Go to menu Access Control Host, in order to visualize and set a Host list in the screen, as shown in figure 10-4 below.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 10-5 Add or Modify a Host Entry Figure 10-6 Add or Modify a Host Entry For example: If you wish to restrict the internet activities of the host with MAC address 00- 11-22-33-44-AA, first you must complete the steps as described below: 1.Click the Add New button in figure 10-7 to open the Add or Modify a Host Entry page.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 10.2 Target Go to menu Access Control Target, in order to visualize and set a Target list, as shown in the screen below (figure 10-8). The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 10-9 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 10-10 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example: If you wish to restrict the internet activities of the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN, so that it is able to access www.google.com only, first you...
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 10-11 Go to Access control Schedule in the menu, in order to visualize and set a Schedule list in the next screen, as shown in figure 10-12. The Schedule list is necessary to establish the Access Control Rule.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 10-13 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you wish to restrict the internet activities of the host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, so that it is able to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router There are two submenus under the Advanced routing menu as shown in Figure 11-1: Static Routing List and System Routing Table. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry from the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to make the entry take effect. Other configurations for the entries: Click the Delete all button to erase all entries.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 12.1 Control settings Go to Bandwidth control Control settings in the menu, in order to configure the Egress and Ingress Bandwidth using the screen shown below. Enter the appropriate values in kbps, with settings below 100000. For optimal control of the bandwidth, please select the correct Line Type and ask your ISP what is the maximum egress and ingress bandwidth that can be set.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router To add/modify a Bandwidth control rule, follow the steps below. Step 1: Click the Add New button as shown in figure 12-2. A new screen will open, just like the one included in figure 12-3.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Figure 13-2 Binding setting • MAC Address - The MAC address of the monitored computer in the LAN. • IP Address - The assigned IP address of the monitored computer in the LAN. •...
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. Find the desired entry in the table. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follow the steps below.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Click the Bind all button to bind all the current items. This option is only available when the ARP binding is enabled. Click the Load all button to include all items to the IP & MAC Binding list.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. Type the User name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 14.3 No-ip.com DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in figure 14-3. Figure 14-3 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User name for your DDNS account.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 15. System Tools Figure 15-1 System Tools menu Go to System Tools in order to display the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • Time zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. • Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the corresponding blank fields. • Time - Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS into the corresponding blank fields.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 15.2 Diagnostic Go to System tools Diagnostic in the menu, in order to start the Ping or Traceroute functions, which are designed to check the connectivity status of your network, as shown in the screen below.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router IP Address/Domain name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Do- main name of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose. • Pings count – Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent. The default is 4.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • Firmware version - The current firmware version is displayed here. • Hardware version – The current hardware version is displayed here. The hardware version of the upgrade file must match the router’s current hardware version.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 15.5 Backup & Restore Go to System Tools Backup & Restore in the menu, in order to save the current configu- ration of the router as a backup file and restore the original settings using a backup file as shown in Figure 15-8.
Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 15.7 Password Go to System Tools Password, in order to change the router’s factory default user name and password, using the screen shown in figure 15-10. Figure 15- 10 Password It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router • Log type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. • Log level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 15.9 Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP/MAC Address displayed with statistics The total amount of packets received and transmitted by the Packets router. Total The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the Bytes router.
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router 15.9 Statistics Table: General Polaris 150 Viking 150 IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11i, 802.1X, 802.3, 802.3u, Standards 802.3X and 802.11n Protocols CSMA/CA, CSMA/CD, TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto...
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Nexxt Solutions – Wireless-N 3G router Appendix B: Glossary 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple- • input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploit- ing the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
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