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  • Page 1 User Guide NB9WMAXX ADSL2+ VoIP Modem Router...
  • Page 2 Due to faster ADSL speeds, an inline ADSL2+ Microfilter stops your ADSL connection being disrupted by telephones connected to the same line. Older filters cannot handle these speeds. A high-quality Microfilter from NetComm will ensure you have a stable broadband Internet connection with no reduction in the quality of your telephone service.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Do I need a micro filter? .......................... 6 Multi-purpose Gateways and In-line Splitters .................... 6 Minimum System Requirements:........................ 7 Getting to Know the NB9WMAXX ........................ 8 Back Panel Ports ............................ 9 Default Settings ............................10 Restore Factory Default Setting ......................10 Connecting the NB9WMAXX ........................
  • Page 4 For this feature to function correctly, you need a functioning telephone line and that line needs to be correctly connected to the NB9WMAXX’s line port. NetComm will not be liable to any person for any expenses, losses, damages or costs if the emergency operator cannot be reached for any reason beyond NetComm’s control, including but not limited to the non-existent or...

  • Page 5: Overview

    VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) The NB9WMAXX connects one or two analogue telephones to a VoIP service as well as providing a pass through connection for your existing landline. The two Phone (FXS) ports even allow two separate VoIP numbers with a VoIP Service Provider (VSP).

  • Page 6: Nb9Wmaxx Package Contents

    Phone port to the NB9WMAXX LIne port. Another is connected from the splitters ADSL or MoDeM port to the NB9WMAXX ADSL port. This is to allow the ‘pass-through’ line to connect via the POTS if necessary. (See diagram on page 9)

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Different aspects of the NB9WMAXX have different requirements, so let’s look at them in turn. We’ll start with your computer, which ought to match the following requirements if you are to enjoy the benefits of a high- speed ADSL connection and use of VoIP and Wireless Networking.

  • Page 8: Getting To Know The Nb9Wmaxx

    GETTING TO KNOW THE NB9WMAXX It is recommended that you take a moment to acquaint yourself with the indicator lights, ports and default settings of the NB9WMAXX prior to commencing with installation. LED INDICATORS Colour Mode Function POWER Green The router is powered up...

  • Page 9: Back Panel Ports

    ADSL and telephone service). Power Connect the power adaptor that comes with your NB9WMAXX. Reset Reset button. Depress for 10 seconds to return your NB9WMAXX to its default settings. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 10: Default Settings

    The entire process takes about 45 seconds to complete; • Once you have reset your NB9WMAXX to its default settings you will be able to access the device’s configuration web interface using http://192.168.1.1 with username ‘admin’ and password ‘admin’; NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Nb9Wmaxx

    CONNECTING THE NB9WMAXX Follow the steps in this section to configure ADSL, VoIP, Wireless, only one, or any combination of these. The diagram below shows you how to connect the NB9WMAXX to your PC, ADSL and POTS service. Laptop Computer...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Cables

    Connect the power cable to the Power socket and plug into a power source; Switch your NB9WMAXX on at the powerpoint; Switch on your PC. Make sure the LAN LED (light) on your NB9WMAXX is on, which indicates that network function is active. Note that the pass-through service is provided as a back-up and that calls made through this line are not the same VoIP calls and will be subject to normal telecommunications charges.

  • Page 13: Establishing An Adsl Connection Via Pppoe

    Nearly all Australian ISPs connect their clients via a standard method called PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). Your NB9WMAXX has a ‘Quick Setup’ page configured for easy access via PPPoE, so all you need to do is enter the Username and Password issued by your ISP, click the ‘Save & Reboot’ button and connection will follow.
  • Page 14 Enter your PPPoE Username and PPPoE Password and click the Save & Reboot. The NB9WMAXX will apply all of the settings in approximately 2 minutes. After several minutes, you should then see the Basic>Home page indicating your ADSL service is connected.

  • Page 15: Establishing Your Wireless Connection

    Security: WEP (64-bit) HEX key: ‘a1b2c3d4e5’; Note: For advanced wireless settings of your NB9WMAXX refer to the User Guide included on your NB9WMAXX CD ROM. If you have a wireless Ethernet card on your PC, you can connect to your NB9WMAXX by following these steps: Connect the NB9WMAXX as in the diagram on page 9; Enable the wireless connectivity of your PC;...

  • Page 16: Setting Up Your Voip Account

    The NB9WMAXX ships with different dial tones enabled to provide the user notice when a call is being placed using your VoIP provider or not. On picking up the handset, if a stutter tone is heard this is normal and means the call will proceed via your VoIP Service Provider.
  • Page 17 Note: Settings will vary from those shown below depending on your VoIP provider Interface Name: Don’t change the ‘Interface name’ setting; Priority Codec: The priority codec is set to ‘G729’ which means your NB9WMAXX will firstly choose this codec when communicating with your SIP proxy from your VSP (VoIP Service Provider); Ptime: The ‘ptime’ is the time delay (milliseconds) between voice packets sent. Do not change this value unless your VSP has asked you to;...

  • Page 18: Computer Hardware Configuration

    In the TCP/IP Settings dialog box, click the radio button labelled Obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 19 In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) properties dialog box, click the radio button labeled “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Also click the radio button labeled “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click OK twice to confirm your changes and close the Control Panel. Note: For detailed information regarding the advanced features of this product, refer to the Advanced Settings sections. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 20: Digging Deeper - Advanced Settings

    DIGGING DEEPER – ADVANCED SETTINGS Your NB9WMAXX has many advanced features that you may want or need to use in the future. Let’s start by taking a look at the menus in the web interface. Login to the NB9WMAXX web interface (http://192.168.1.1);...

  • Page 21: Basic

    BASIC Basic>Home The first page you see after you have successfully setup your NB9WMAXX is the Basic > Home which provides a summary of the status of your NB9WMAXX: Field Description Uptime System: Uptime status for various connections. Software Version...

  • Page 22: Basic>Adsl Quick Setup

    Basic>ADSL Quick Setup The NB9WMAXX web configuration page can be opened in a Web Browser window of a computer attached to the device by entering the Web address http://192.168.1.1. Enter User ID: admin and password: admin. The ‘ADSL Quick Setup’ page will then be displayed when the device is first started, or if you have deleted your WAN connection settings or reset the NB9WMAXX to factory defaults.

  • Page 23: Voice

    About SIP & VoIP Voice Settings The NB9WMAXX has the ability to connect two regular telephones via the Phone1 and Phone2 ports on the rear of the unit and provides a number of sophisticated call-management functions such as call forward, call waiting, call transfer and so on.

  • Page 24: Voice Menu 1

    Voice Menu 1 Enter your VoIP details in the NB9WMAXX through the Voice menu. Clicking on the Voice Menu will retrieve the following screen: Entries in these fields are as follows: Field Value Interface name Current WAN connection; if you have set up your PPPoE connection to your ISP, this will display the current WAN connection.

  • Page 25: Voice Menu 2

    VoIP parameters. The NB9WMAXX provides for two telephone ‘extensions’. If you have one VoIP number and one telephone handset, plug this phone into Port 1 and enter the VoIP details in fields labelled with 1… .
  • Page 26 Once you have input these settings, click Apply and Save VoIP Parameters which will save your settings and attempt to register the NB9WMAXX with your VSP. Click on Basic>Home to check the status of your VoIP service. In the Basic-Status window, you will see the...

  • Page 27: Voice > Dial Plan

    Voice > Dial Plan The NB9WMAXX supports two types of Dial Plan. Outgoing Dial Plan works for both VoIP and PSTN connection and Incoming Dial Plan that only works for VoIP connection. Click on their respective link on the menu to access the configuration page.

  • Page 28: Voice > Dial Plan > Advance

    Example 3: when the user enter 456789, the system will firstly delete the first 3 number of the prefix, then the number will become as 789, and then insert 29998261 prior to 789, then the call-out number will be 29998261789. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 29: Making Telephone Calls

    To enable the call waiting feature, dial *61. • Call forward feature settings (Busy or All) takes priority over the call waiting feature. • Call waiting feature is ignored on new incoming calls if there is already a call on hold or in conference. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 30 To disable the “forward all calls” feature, dial *75. Previous settings for Call Forward Busy or No Answer are not modified. Call Return To place a call to the last known incoming caller (unanswered or not), dial *69. Redial To redial the last outgoing number, dial *68 or press the redial key on your handset. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 31: Wireless

    WIRELESS Wireless Setup The NB9WMAXX serves as an 802.11g Wireless Access Point, with enhanced capabilities provided by Broadcom’s XPress technology. The first screen in the Wireless menus is as follows: Field Enter Enable Wireless Check Enable Wireless to turn on wireless transmission...

  • Page 32: Wireless Security Quick Setup

    NB9WMAXX wireless network. Quick Security Setup 1: WEP Security Your NB9WMAXX has WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption enabled by default. Your network will not be available to passer-by or non-authorised users, and any workstation wishing to connect to your NB9WMAXX must know the SSID (wireless network name) and WEP key values.
  • Page 33 WPA Group Rekey Interval to 3600. Select TKIP for WPA Encryption and leave WEP Encryption as disabled. Users wishing to connect to your network will need to know the SSID name and the WPA Pre-Shared Key. Note: Wireless client network cards must be WPA-compliant to connect to your network; if in doubt check the wireless client network card documentation, or use WEP security (above). NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 34: Wireless Security In Detail

    The following provides a detailed summary of wireless terms and acronyms and more in-depth explanations of the topic. It assumes little prior knowledge of wireless networking and is aimed at providing background for the terminology used in the NB9WMAXX Wireless Security screens. Warning: Wireless Networking is a technically challenging subject!

  • Page 35: Network Authentication

    802.11 wireless network communications channel (i.e. verbally). To use Shared Key authentication, you must have a network key assigned to the clients trying to connect to your NB9WMAXX. 802.1X 802.1X security requires the presence of a RADIUS server, and specification of the IP address of a RADIUS server, the port on which to connect to it, and the Shared Key used to authenticate with it.
  • Page 36 WPA-PSK employs a consistent, easy to use method to secure your network. This method uses a passphrase (also called a shared secret) that must be entered in both the NB9WMAXX and the wireless clients. This shared secret can be between 8 and 63 characters and can include special characters and spaces. For maximum security, the “WPA Pre-Shared Key”...
  • Page 37 WPA2 ‘WPA Pre-authentication’ support in WPA2 allows a client to pre-authenticate with the NB9WMAXX toward which it is moving, while maintaining a connection to the access point it’s moving away from. This new capability allows the roaming to occur in less than 1/10th of a second while a traditional roam without PMK caching and pre-authentication would take more than one second.

  • Page 38: Wireless Configuration

    Wireless Configuration To enter advanced settings for the wireless network hosted by the NB9WMAXX, click on Wireless>Configuration: Many of these fields may not need to be altered and may require interpretation by a network engineer. Field Name About AP Isolation ‘On’: ’wireless clients associated with the access point will only be able to communicate...
  • Page 39 ‘54g LRS’ if you are experiencing difficulty communicating with legacy 802.11b equipment. 54g Protection In ‘Auto’ mode the NB9WMAXX will use RTS/CTS to improve 802.11g performance in mixed 802.11g/802.11b networks. Turn protection ‘Off’ to maximize 802.11g throughput under most conditions.

  • Page 40: Wireless > Mac Filter

    The MAC address is referred to as a ‘physical address’ by Windows. It is always in the format of six groups of two characters separated by a hyphen. If the NB9WMAXX does not recognise the address as valid, enter the values separated by a colon : instead of a hyphen.

  • Page 41: Wireless > Bridge

    Click ‘Refresh’ to initiate scan if required, then select bridge of choice. Wireless > Station Info This page shows the MAC address of authenticated wireless stations that are connected to the NB9WMAXX and their status. In the example below there is one workstation attached to the wireless network.

  • Page 42: Management

    NB9WMAXX. Note 1: This entry has the same effect as the hardware reset-to-default button on the rear of the NB9WMAXX. The NB9WMAXX hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default button. If the reset button is continuously pushed for more than 5 seconds, the boot loader will erase the entire configuration data saved on the flash memory.

  • Page 43: Management > Device Settings > Update Firmware

    MIB browser on a local host to obtain information from the SNMP agent, in this case the NB9WMAXX (if SNMP enabled). An SNMP ‘community’ performs the function of authenticating SNMP traffic. A ‘community name’ acts as a password that is typically shared among SNMP agents and managers.

  • Page 44: Management > Tr-069 Client

    (those defined in this specification or a subsequent version) and vendor-specific methods. The receiver of the response MUST ignore any unrecognized methods. Click this button to force the CPE to immediately establish a connection to the ACS. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 45: Management > Sntp

    WAN on port 80 to the LAN IP of the web server on port 80 (default for HTTP traffic). If you enable HTTP WAN access to the NB9WMAXX you will be notified that the default port to access the NB9WMAXX has been updated to port 8080.

  • Page 46: Access Control > Ip Addresses

    The IP Addresses option limits the Access>Services by IP address. If the Access Control Mode is enabled, only the listed IP addresses can access the NB9WMAXX for the specified services. Before the service is enabled, specify the IP addresses by clicking the Add button and entering the address details. Enter the IP address and click Apply to allow access.

  • Page 47: Advanced

    Once settings are entered, click Save. Connection status can be checked under Status>Diagnostics. Choosing a WAN Profile In the event that you wish to set up several connection profiles on your NB9WMAXX for use in different locations OR with different ADSL services •...
  • Page 48 In the event that you wish to set up an alternative connection type, for example a PPPoA connection rather than the more common PPPoE type, this is done in the following screen which is accessed from Advanced>WAN>New. Select required connection type, click on Next and follow the prompts. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 49: Advanced > Lan

    Advanced > LAN Configure the NB9WMAXX’s LAN IP address and subnet mask. Save button only saves the LAN configuration data. Save/Reboot button saves the LAN configuration data and reboots the NB9WMAXX to make the new configuration effective. Field Means LAN IP Address Default: 192.168.1.1.
  • Page 50 IGMP Snooping allows the NB9WMAXX to capture IGMP frames. When your NB9WMAXX hears an IGMP report from a host for a given multicast group it adds the host’s port number for that group. When the NB9WMAXX hears an IGMP Leave, it removes the host’s port from the table entry.
  • Page 51 The port-mapping process invokes advanced routing functionality to ‘bind’ the Port Mapping request to the LAN client from which it originated. A basic NAT operation is depicted in this illustration: NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 52: Advanced > Nat > Port Forwarding

    Note: This option is not available if your NB9WMAXX is in Bridge mode. To display the NAT function, you need to have enabled the NAT feature in the WAN Setup. By default, NAT is enabled on your NB9WMAXX Clicking on Advanced > NAT displays the following: The Port Forwarding feature allows you to direct incoming traffic from WAN side (identified by Protocol and External port) to the internal server with private IP address on the LAN side.
  • Page 53 (e.g. 192.168.1)56 NB9WMAXX ADSL2+ VoIP Router External Port Start The external port on the WAN side of your NB9WMAXX that clients try to connect to. (e.g. port 80 on the WAN side for clients trying to connect to a web server).

  • Page 54: Advanced > Nat > Port Triggering

    Reply Port Battle.net 6112 6112 DialPad 7175 51200, 51201,51210 4000 4000 ICU II 2019 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2069, 6667 531, 6666, 6667 MSN Gaming Zone 47624 2300-2400, 28800-29000 PC to Phone 12053 12120,12122, 24150-24220 Quick Time4 6970-6999 wowcall 8000 4000-4020 NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 55: Advanced > Nat > Dmz

    Game server without exposing the rest of your computers to the Internet. Enter the IP address of the DMZ computer and click ‘Save/Apply’. The computer with that IP address can then serve web pages or games to the outside world, while the rest of your network remains private. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 56: Advanced > Security > Ip Filtering

    Filter name Enter name for this filter/rule Protocol Choose UDP/TCP or both Source IP address Source Subnet Mask Source Port Either port or port range Destination IP address Destination Subnet Mask Destination Port Either port or port range NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 57: Advanced > Security > Parental Control

    Advanced > Security > Parental Control Parental Control allows NB9WMAXX administrator to restrict access according to hours of the day. To add a new rule click on the Add button and the following page will appear. Enter target machine’s MAC address and create a Rule Name (called ‘User Name’) and a time range. If you wish to restrict access from, say, 10:00pm until 6:30 in the morning, create two rules to cover the period 10:00-Midnight and midnight –...

  • Page 58: Advanced > Qos

    IP Type of Service Leave blank unless advised by VSP or Network Administrator Protocol Source IP Address LAN IP address of NB9WMAXX i.e. 192.168.1.1 Source Subnet Mask Source Subnet Mask of same i.e. 255.255.255.0 Source Port Leave blank unless advised by VSP or Network Administrator...
  • Page 59 For example, to set up QoS for VoIP traffic for the NB9WMAXX you need to set it according to the screenshot below: NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 60: Advanced > Routing > Default Gateway

    Advanced > Routing > Default Gateway Default Gateway is checked by default and ensures that the NB9WMAXX will accept the first received IP address assigned to it by the DHCP server to which it connects. This will generally be the ISP’s server. You would only uncheck this if the NB9WMAXX was being used in Static Routing mode (see below).

  • Page 61: Advanced > Routing > Static Route

    Advanced > Routing > Static Route Static routing allows computers that are connected to the NB9WMAXX to communicate with computers on another LAN segment which are connected to the NB9WMAXX via another router. See diagram below for example setup: To set a static route, click add and enter the relevant details in the fields e.g. 192.168.1.2...

  • Page 62: Advanced > Routing > Dynamic Route

    Advanced > Routing > Dynamic Route Dynamic routing makes use of the RIP protocol to allow the NB9WMAXX to adapt to changes in the network. RIP enables the device to determine the best route for each packet based on the ‘hop count’ or number of hops between Source and Destination.

  • Page 63: Advanced > Dns > Dynamic Dns

    DDNS.org or TZO. Click the Add button to add a dynamic DNS. Advanced > DSL This page allows user to modify the DSL modulation settings on the unit. By changing the settings, the user can specify which DSL modulation that the modem will use. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 64: Advanced > Port Mapping

    As shown below, when you tick the Enable virtual ports on, all of the LAN interfaces will be grouped together as a default. To add a port mapping group, simply click the Add button. To create a group from the list, first enter the group name and then select from the available interfaces on the list. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 65 CPE’s dhcp server will forward this request to ISP’s dhcp server. And CPE will change the portmapping configuration automatically. The portmapping configuration will become: Default : ENET2, ENET3, ENET4, Wireless and Wireless_Guest. Video: nas_0_36, nas_0_37, nas_0_38 and ENET1. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 66: Status

    Applicable to network or device engineers and administrators. Field Description Configure>Log Level Select level of application event to log Display Level Select level of application event to display Mode Remote admin, local admin or both Enable or disable System log. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 67: Status > Statistics

    Status > WAN Displays summary of current WAN connection including your ‘Public’ WAN IP (last cell in display). Status > Route Summarises parameters of IP route for device. Status > ARP Display the ARP table on the device. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 68: Status > Dhcp

    Status > DHCP Provides summary of DHCP leases provisioned by NB9WMAXX. Useful source to find client machine MAC addresses. Status > Bridging Display the bridging information on the device. Status > IGMP Proxy Display the IGMP Proxy table. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 69: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Relay from 168.95.1.1 bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=253 Then the connection to the DNS is OK. If you get a failed ping with the response of: Request time out Then the DNS is not reachable. Check your DNS setting on the ADSL Router. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 70: Problem With Wireless

    Please follow these steps to change the wireless channel: Open http://192.168.1.1/ from internet explorer or any web browser. Type in “admin” for both username and password. Click on Wireless ->Configuration. Change the channel from 6 to any number from 1 to 11. Click on Save/Apply. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 71: Appendix B: Establishing Your Wireless Connection

    APPENDIX B: ESTABLISHING YOUR WIRELESS CONNECTION (FOR NB9WMAXX ONLY) The following examples use the default wireless configuration. Windows XP service pack 2 Follow these steps: Open network Connections (Start > Control Panel > Network Connections): Right-click on your Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wireless networks:...
  • Page 72 Enter the network key (default network key is “A1B2C3D4E5”) and click Connect: The connection will show Connected. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 73: Mac Osx 10.4

    On the new window, tick on Show Password and type in the network key in the Password field. The default network key is “A1B2C3D4E5”. After that, click on oK. To check the connection, click on the Airport icon and there should be a tick on the wireless name. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 74: Windows Vista

    Windows Vista Follow these steps: Open network and Sharing Center (Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing center). Click on “Connect to a network”. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 75 Choose “Connect to the Internet” and click on “next”. Choose “Wireless”. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 76 “Connect”. The default wireless network name is “wireless”. If you have not change the wireless network name, please click on “wireless”. Tick on “Display Characters” and type in the network key. The default network key is “A1B2C3D4E5” and this example use the default key. Click “Next” after that. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 77 Select the appropriate location. This will affect the firewall settings on the computer. Tick on both “Save this network” and “Start this connection automatically” and click on “Next”. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 78 Now the connection is ready. Notes: For other operating system such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows 000 or if you use the wireless adaptor utility to configure your wireless connection, please consult the wireless adaptor documentation respectively. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 79: Appendix C: How To Change Wireless Security On Your Nb9Wmaxx

    APPENDIX C: HOW TO CHANGE WIRELESS SECURITY ON YOUR NB9WMAXX WEP encryption The NB9WMAXX has the WEP encryption enabled by default. To change the encryption key, please follow the following steps: Connect the computer directly to the modem using Ethernet cable.
  • Page 80 WPA encryption When a more secure connection is needed, you can change the wireless security settings on the NB9WMAXX to WPA-PSK. Please follow the following steps: Connect the computer directly to the modem using Ethernet cable. Open the web configuration, http://192.168.1.1/ from your web browser i.e. Internet explorer, Firefox.

  • Page 81: Appendix D: Glossary

    IP address 209.191.4.240. Domain names must be unique; their assignment is controlled by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Domain names are a key element of URLs, which identify a specific file at a web site, e.g., http://www.netcomm.com.au. See also DNS. download To transfer data in the downstream direction, i.e., from the Internet to the user.
  • Page 82 MAC address Media Access Control address The permanent hardware address of a device, assigned by its manufacturer. MAC addresses are expressed as six pairs of characters. mask See network mask. Mbps Abbreviation for Megabits per second, or one million bits per second. Network data rates are often expressed in Mbps. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 83 The splitter is installed by your telephone company where the DSL line enters your home. The CO also contains splitters that separate the voice and data signals, sending voice to the PSTN and data on high-speed lines to the Internet. See also CO, PSTN, splitterless, microfilter. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...
  • Page 84 A web site typically consists of web pages that contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks. See also hyperlink, web page. World Wide Web Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the Internet. NB9WMAXX ADSL+ VoIP Router YML89 Rev1...

  • Page 85: Appendix E: Registration And Warranty Information

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

  • Page 86: Product Warranty

    The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm’s nominated premises is your responsibility; and, NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost, loss, injury or damage of any kind, whether direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm’s reasonable control. This includes but is not limited to: acts of God, war, riot, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, electricity outages, lightning, power surges, or shortages of materials or labour.
  • Page 87 NetComm HomePlugs are the simplest method available to set up a home network, without any of the hassle of laying meters of cable or drilling holes into walls. Simply put, a NetComm HomePlug turns the existing electrical wiring in your home into a network capable of transmitting data at up to 200Mbps.
  • Page 88 Note: NetComm Technical Support for this product only covers the basic installation and features outlined in the Quick Start Guide. For further information regarding the advanced features of this product, please refer to the configuring sections in the User Guide or contact a Network Specialist.

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