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Mobile Broadband
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MBRN3000 User Manual
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 E. Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 USA
202-10578-01
October 2009
v1.0

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  • Page 1 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10578-01 October 2009 v1.0...
  • Page 2 In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
  • Page 3 European Union Statement of Compliance Hereby, NETGEAR, Inc. declares that this router is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Èesky NETGEAR, Inc. Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router tímto prohlašuje, že tento [Czech] MBRN3000 je ve shodì se základními požadavky a dalšími pøíslušnými ustanoveními smìrnice 1999/5/ES.
  • Page 4 Serie auf die Erfüllung der Vorschriften hin zu überprüfen. Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for...
  • Page 5 Refer to the Support Information Card that shipped with your Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000. World Wide Web NETGEAR maintains a World Wide Web home page that you can access at the universal resource locator (URL) http://www.netgear.com . A direct connection to the Internet and a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox are required.
  • Page 6 v1.0, October 2009...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ..................i How to Print This Manual ....................ii Revision History ......................... ii Chapter 1 Configuring Your Router to the Internet Hardware Features ......................1-1 Router Front Panel ....................1-1 Router Back Panel ....................1-3...
  • Page 8 Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients ..............2-13 Chapter 3 Protecting Your Network Protecting Access to Your Wireless Router ..............3-1 Changing the Built-In Password ................3-1 Changing the Administrator Login Time-out .............3-2 Configuring Basic Firewall Services ................3-2 Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services ..............3-3 Firewall Rules .........................3-5 Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) ................3-6 Outbound Rules (Service Blocking) .................3-8...
  • Page 9 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration Advanced Wireless Settings ...................5-2 Wireless Station Access Control ................5-3 Restricting Access by MAC Address ................5-4 WAN Setup ........................5-5 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server ................5-6 LAN IP Settings ......................5-7 DHCP Settings .......................5-10 Reserved IP Addresses ..................5-11 Dynamic DNS .......................5-11 Configuring Dynamic DNS ..................5-12 Using Static Routes ......................5-13...
  • Page 10 Appendix A Technical Specifications and Factory Default Settings Factory Default Settings ....................A-2 Appendix B Related Documents v1.0, October 2009...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    About This Manual The NETGEAR ® Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills.

  • Page 12: How To Print This Manual

    NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents”.” Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. website at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/MBRN3000.asp. How to Print This Manual To print this manual, your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files.

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Router To The Internet

    Chapter 1 Configuring Your Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to configure your Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Internet connection. For help with installation, see the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Installation Guide. Hardware Features The following sections describe the front panel, rear panel, and label.
  • Page 14 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and describes each LED and button on the front panel of the router. Table 1. LED and Front Panel Button Descriptions...

  • Page 15: Router Back Panel

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 1. LED and Front Panel Button Descriptions (continued) LED Activity Description Turn the wireless radio in the router on and off. The wireless radio is on by default. The LED located below this button indicates if the wireless radio is on or off.

  • Page 16: Router Label

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Router Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the router’s MAC address, serial number, security PIN, and factory default login information. Factory Default Reset. Press for 6 seconds to reset the router to its factory default settings.

  • Page 17: Logging In To Your Router

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 3. Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers). Logging In to Your Router When you first connect to your router during installation, a Setup Wizard appears. For help using...

  • Page 18: Accessing The Setup Wizard After Installation

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 2. Enter adminC for the router user name and your password (or the default, password information about how to change the password, see “Changing the Built-In Password” on page 3-2. Note: The router user name and password are not the same as any other user name or password you might use to log in to your Internet connection.

  • Page 19: Manually Configuring Your Internet Settings

    3. Click Next. The Setup Wizard prompts you to configure your Internet connection and wireless network as described in the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 Installation Guide. Manually Configuring Your Internet Settings In order to connect to the network, and active broadband service account is required. Please contact your ISP for username, password and the network name.
  • Page 20 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 2. Select Broadband Settings, and the following screen displays: Figure 1-4 Table 1-1. Broadband Settings fields Fields and Checkboxes Description Username Internet account login username Password Internet account password for authentication Pin code...
  • Page 21 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Click Disconnect when you want to manually disconnect from current network. • Click Apply when you finish changing the settings. • Click Cancel to discard changes. • Click Refresh to update connection status.

  • Page 22: Wireless Network Configuration

    Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security. • To manually configure the wireless settings, you must know the following: – SSID. The default SSID for the router is NETGEAR-3G. – The wireless mode (80.211n, 802.11g, or 802.11b) that each wireless adapter supports. –...

  • Page 23: Wireless Placement And Range Guidelines

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual “Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings” on page 2-4. • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically implements wireless security on the router while, at the same time, allowing you to automatically implement wireless security on any WPS-enabled devices (such as wireless computers and wireless adapter cards).

  • Page 24: Wireless Security Options

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Wireless Security Options Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11g wireless networks at a maximum range of up to 300 feet. Such distances can allow for others outside your immediate area to access your network.

  • Page 25: Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual For more information about wireless technology, see the link to the online document in “Wireless Communications” in Appendix Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings You can view or manually configure the wireless settings for the router in the Wireless Settings screen.
  • Page 26 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual The settings for this screen are explained in Table 2-1. 3. Select the region in which the router will operate. 4. For initial configuration and test, leave the other settings unchanged. 5. To save your changes, click Apply.

  • Page 27: Configuring Wep

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 2-1. Wireless Settings (continued) Settings Description Security Options WPA2-PSK (AES) Allow only computers configured with WPA2 to connect to (continued) the router. See “Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2”. WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-...
  • Page 28 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 4. Select the Authentication Type: Automatic, Open System, or Shared Key. The default is Open System. Note: The authentication scheme is separate from the data encryption. You can select an authentication scheme that requires a shared key but still leaves the data transmissions unencrypted.

  • Page 29: Configuring Wpa, Wpa2, Or Wpa + Wpa2

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 Both WPA and WPA2 provide strong data security. WPA with TKIP is a software implementation that can be used on Windows systems with Service Pack 2 or later; WPA2 with AES is a hardware implementation;...

  • Page 30: Using Push 'N' Connect (Wps) To Configure Your Wireless Network

    WPS supports only WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK wireless security. WEP security is not supported by WPS. • NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the WPS standard. All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.
  • Page 31 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 2. On the router main menu, select Add a WPS Client, and then click Next. The following screen displays: WPS button Figure 2-4 By default, the Push Button (recommended) radio button is selected.

  • Page 32: Using Pin Entry To Add A Wps Client

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the router’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

  • Page 33: Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After Wps Setup

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 5. From the router Add WPS Client screen, enter the client PIN number, and then click Next. • The router tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes. • The router WPS screen displays a message confirming that the client was added to the wireless network.

  • Page 34: Adding Both Wps And Non-Wps Clients

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 2. To view a list of all devices connected to your router (including wireless and Ethernet- connected), see “Viewing Attached Devices” on page 4-8. Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients For non-WPS clients, you cannot use the WPS setup procedures to add them to the wireless network.

  • Page 35: Protecting Your Network

    Note: The user name and password are not the same as a user name or password you might use to log in to your Internet connection. NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.

  • Page 36: Changing The Administrator Login Time-Out

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 2. From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to display the Set Password screen: Figure 3-1 3. To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.

  • Page 37: Blocking Keywords, Sites, And Services

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services The router provides a variety of options for blocking Internet-based content and communications services. With its content filtering feature, the router prevents objectionable content from reaching your PCs. You can control access to Internet content by screening for keywords within Web addresses.
  • Page 38 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 3. To enable keyword blocking, select one of the following: • Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the settings on the Schedule screen. • Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the setting in the Schedule screen.

  • Page 39: Firewall Rules

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Firewall Rules Firewall rules block or allow specific traffic passing through from one side of the router to the other. Inbound rules (WAN to LAN) restrict access by outsiders to private resources, selectively allowing only specific outside users to access specific resources.

  • Page 40: Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding) router Because the uses Network Address Translation (NAT), your network presents only one IP address to the Internet, and outside users cannot directly access any of your local computers.
  • Page 41 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Action. Select when you want this type of traffic to be handled. You can block or allow always, or you can choose to block or allow according to the schedule you have defined in the Schedule screen.

  • Page 42: Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Considerations for Inbound Rules If your external IP address is assigned dynamically by your ISP, the IP address might change periodically as the DHCP lease expires. Consider using the Dynamic DNS feature so that external users can always find your network.
  • Page 43 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual The following screen shows AIM selected in the Service list: Figure 3-6 The Outbound Services screen includes the following fields: • Service. Select the application or service from the drop-down list to be allowed or blocked.

  • Page 44: Order Of Precedence For Rules

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Order of Precedence for Rules As you define new rules, they are added to the tables in the Firewall Rules screen, as shown: Figure 3-7 For any traffic attempting to pass through the firewall, the packet information is subjected to the rules in the order shown in the rules table, beginning at the top and proceeding to the default rules at the bottom.

  • Page 45: Defining Services

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Defining Services To define a service: 1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin default password of password, or using whatever password and LAN address you have chosen for the router.

  • Page 46: Setting Your Time Zone

    Enabling daylight savings time causes 1 hour to be added to the standard time. 4. The router has a list of NETGEAR NTP servers. If you prefer to use a particular NTP server as the primary server, enter its IP address in the Use this NTP Server field.

  • Page 47: Scheduling Firewall Services

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Scheduling Firewall Services If you enabled services blocking in the Block Services screen or port forwarding in the Ports screen, you can set up a schedule for when blocking occurs or when access is not restricted.

  • Page 48: Managing Your Network

    Chapter 4 Managing Your Network This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your Wireless Router. Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings The configuration settings of the router are stored in a configuration file in the router. This file can be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings.

  • Page 49: Restoring The Configuration From A File

    The software of the router is stored in flash memory, and can be upgraded as new software is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from the NETGEAR website. If the upgrade file is compressed (a .zip file), you must first extract the binary (.bin or .img) file before uploading it to the router.
  • Page 50 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual NETGEAR recommends that you back up your configuration before doing a firmware upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you might need to restore your configuration settings. 1. Download and unzip the new firmware file from NETGEAR.

  • Page 51: Network Management Information

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Network Management Information The router provides a variety of status and usage information which is discussed in the following sections. Router Status From the main menu, below the Maintenance heading, select Router Status to view this screen.
  • Page 52 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 4-1. Router Status Fields Field Description Firmware Version This field displays the router firmware version. HSDPA Modem Identity Shows the modem in use. (High-Speed Modem sw version The software version of the modem.

  • Page 53: Showing Statistics

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Showing Statistics Click the Show Statistics button on the Router Status screen to display router usage statistics: Figure 4-4 This following table explains the statistic fields. Table 4-2. Router Statistics Fields Field Description...

  • Page 54: Connection Status

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 4-2. Router Statistics Fields (continued) Field Description ADSL Link Connection Speed Typically, the downstream speed is faster than the upstream Downstream or speed. Upstream Line Attenuation The line attenuation increases the further you are physically These statistics located from your ISP’s facilities.

  • Page 55: Viewing Attached Devices

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 4-3. Connection Status Fields for HSDPA Status (continued) Field Description Received Signal 3G modem radio reception. A small, negative number indicates good signal quality. Quality (in dbm) Bytes Transmitted The number of bytes transmitted in the most recent connection session.

  • Page 56: Viewing, Selecting, And Saving Logged Information

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Viewing, Selecting, and Saving Logged Information The router logs security-related events such as denied incoming service requests, hacker probes, and administrator logins. If you enabled content filtering in the Block Sites screen, the Logs screen can show you when someone on your network tries to access a blocked site.
  • Page 57 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 4-4. Security Log Entry Descriptions Field Description Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. Source port and The service port number of the initiating device, and whether it interface originated from the LAN or WAN.

  • Page 58: Examples Of Log Messages

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Examples of Log Messages Following are examples of log messages. In all cases, the log entry shows the timestamp as: Day, Year-Month-Date Hour:Minute:Second. Activation and Administration Tue, 2002-05-21 18:48:39 - NETGEAR activated [This entry indicates a power-up or reboot with initial time entry.] Tue, 2002-05-21 18:55:00 - Administrator login successful - IP:192.168.0.2...

  • Page 59: Enabling Security Event E-Mail Notification

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification To set up the router so that you can receive logs and alerts by e-mail, select Email from the router menu to display the following screen: Figure 4-8 •...

  • Page 60: Running Diagnostic Utilities And Rebooting The Router

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Send alert immediately. Select the corresponding check box if you would like immediate notification of a significant security event, such as a known attack, port scan, or attempted access to a blocked site.

  • Page 61: Enabling Remote Management

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Router Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics screen: Figure 4-9 Enabling Remote Management Using the Remote Management screen, you can allow a user or users on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and check the status of your router.
  • Page 62 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 2. Under the Advanced heading of the main menu, select Remote Management to display the Remote Management screen: Figure 4-10 3. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box. 4. Specify which external addresses will be allowed to access the router’s remote management.
  • Page 63 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual http://134.177.0.123:8080 Note: In this case, you must include http:// in the address. Managing Your Network 4-16 v1.0, October 2009...

  • Page 64: Advanced Configuration

    Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your Wireless Router. The following topics are in this chapter: • “Advanced Wireless Settings” • “WAN Setup” on page 5-5. • “LAN IP Settings” on page 5-7.

  • Page 65: Advanced Wireless Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Advanced Wireless Settings From the main menu, select Advanced Wireless Settings to display the following screen: Figure 5-1 Table 5-1. Advanced Wireless Settings Advanced Enable Wireless Access Selected by default, this setting enables the wireless radio,...

  • Page 66: Wireless Station Access Control

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Table 5-1. Advanced Wireless Settings (continued) WPS Settings Router PIN The PIN number used for Push 'N' Connect. Disable Router PIN By default, this check box is cleared. This allows the WPS clients to discover the router’s PIN.

  • Page 67: Restricting Access By Mac Address

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Restricting Access by MAC Address For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific PCs based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the Wireless Router.

  • Page 68: Wan Setup

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 3. Adjust the list as needed for your network. You can add devices to the Trusted Wireless Stations list using either of the following methods: • If the computer is in the Available Wireless Stations table, select the radio button of that computer to capture its MAC address.

  • Page 69: Setting Up A Default Dmz Server

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual The WAN Setup fields are described in the following table: Table 5-2. WAN Setup Settings Setting Description Disable Port Scan and DOS This check box is usually clear so that the firewall protects your LAN Protection against port scans and denial of service (DOS) attacks.

  • Page 70: Lan Ip Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 1. Go to the WAN Setup screen as described in the previous section. 2. Select the Default DMZ Server check box. 3. Type the IP address for that server. 4. Click Apply to save your changes.
  • Page 71 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 1. Select LAN IP to display the LAN IP Setup screen: Figure 5-4 2. Change the settings. For more information, see Table 5-3, “DHCP Settings” on page 5-10 “Reserved IP Addresses” on page 5-11.
  • Page 72 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters are explained in the following table. Table 5-3. LAN IP Setup Settings Description LAN TCP/IP IP Address The LAN IP address of the router. Setup IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the router.

  • Page 73: Dhcp Settings

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual DHCP Settings By default, the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’s LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. IP addresses is assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified in this screen.

  • Page 74: Reserved Ip Addresses

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Reserved IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it access the router’s DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.

  • Page 75: Configuring Dynamic Dns

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual configured your account information in the router, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router will automatically contact your Dynamic DNS service provider, log in to your account, and register your new IP address.

  • Page 76: Using Static Routes

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual 7. If your dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can select the Use wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature will cause *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org.

  • Page 77: Configuring Static Routes

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • In the Metric field, a value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN. This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. This is a direct connection, so it is set to 1.

  • Page 78: Universal Plug And Play (Upnp)

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Destination IP Address, and IP Subnet Mask. If the destination is a single host, type a subnet value of 255.255.255.255. • Gateway IP Address. This must be a router on the same LAN segment as the router.

  • Page 79: Wireless Bridging And Repeating

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Advertisement Time To Live. The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. A hop is the number of steps allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears.
  • Page 80 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual The following screen displays: Figure 5-9 Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration In Point-to-Point Bridge mode, the router communicates as an access point with another bridge- mode wireless station. The following figure shows an example of Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
  • Page 81 Figure 5-10): 1. Configure the MBRN3000 router (AP 1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. 2. Configure the other access point (AP 2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. The MBRN3000 router must have AP 2’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field, and AP 2 must have the MBRN3000’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field.

  • Page 82: Multi-Point Bridge Configuration

    1. Configure the operating mode of the routers. • Because it is in a central location, configure the MBRN3000 router (AP 1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode and enter the MAC addresses of AP 2 and AP 3 in the Remote MAC Address 1 and Remote MAC Address 2 fields.

  • Page 83: Repeater With Wireless Client Association

    You do not have the option of disabling client associations with this Wireless Router. • You cannot configure a sequence of parent/child APs. You are limited to only one parent AP, although if the MBRN3000 router is the parent AP it can connect with up to four child APs. Advanced Configuration 5-20...
  • Page 84 1. Configure the operating mode of the devices. • Configure AP 1 the MBRN3000 router in the previous figure) on LAN Segment 1 with the MAC address of AP 2 and AP 3 in the first two Remote MAC Address fields.

  • Page 85: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your Wireless Router. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems listed, go to the section indicated. • Is the router on? •...

  • Page 86: Troubleshooting Access To The Router Main Menu

    • Check that you are using the power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for this product. • If the error persists, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.
  • Page 87 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Make sure your computer’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer’s address should be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254. See the online document listed in “Preparing a Computer for...

  • Page 88: Troubleshooting The Isp Connection

    To check the WAN IP address: 1. Launch your browser, and select an external site such as www.netgear.com. 2. Access the router main menu at http://192.168.0.1. 3. Under the Maintenance heading, check that an IP address is shown for the WAN port.

  • Page 89: Troubleshooting Pppoe Or Pppoa

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Troubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA The PPPoA or PPPoA connection can be debugged as follows: 1. Access the main menu of the router at http://192.168.0.1. 2. Under the Maintenance heading, select Router Status. 3. Click Connection Status.

  • Page 90: Troubleshooting A Tcp/Ip Network Using The Ping Utility

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility Most TCP/IP terminal devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then responds with an echo reply. Troubleshooting a TCP/IP network is made very easy by using the ping utility in your computer.

  • Page 91: Testing The Path From Your Computer To A Remote Device

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly, test the path from your PC to a remote device. 1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button, and select Run.

  • Page 92: Problems With Date And Time

    Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual • Press both the Wireless button and WPS button on the side of the router for 5 seconds. Use this method for cases when the administration password or IP address is not known.
  • Page 93 Appendix A Technical Specifications and Factory Default Settings This appendix provides technical specifications for the Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP, DHCP Power Adapter North America: 120V AC, 60 Hz, input...
  • Page 94 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Factory Default Settings You can use the Restore Factory Settings button that is located on the bottom of your router to reset all settings to tehir factory defaults. This is called a hard reset. To perform a hard reset, push and hold the Restore Factory Settings button for 6 seconds.
  • Page 95 Mobile Broadband Wireless-N Router MBRN3000 User Manual Feature Default Behavior Inbound (communications coming in from Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the http port) the Internet) Outbound (communications going out to Enabled (all) the Internet) Source MAC filtering Disabled Wireless...
  • Page 96 Appendix B Related Documents This appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Addressing Wireless Communications http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/wireless/index.htm Preparing a Computer for http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/wsdhcp/index.htm...

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