NetComm LIBERTY N300 User Manual

NetComm LIBERTY N300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 NetComm Liberty SerieS NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router 3G Wireless N300 Router USer GUiDe...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Copyright©008 NetComm Limited. All rights reserved. the information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm Limited. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm Limited Note:this document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router table of Contents Introduction ......................................4 your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router..................................5 Package Contents.......................................... 5 Key Features ..........................................5 Placement of your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 Router ........................6 router Placement .......................................... 7 Avoid obstacles and interference ....................................
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction...
  • Page 5: Your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 Router

    3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router Congratulations on your purchase of a NetComm 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router. this product is a high-performance router that provides wireless networking and Internet connectivity for your home, office or public space. The NetComm 3G18Wn supports an external 3G USB Modem which enables you to share a 3G Mobile Broadband service among multiple computers.
  • Page 6: Placement Of Your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 Router

    Placement...
  • Page 7: Router Placement

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Placement of your 3G18Wn Just like your mobile phone, a 3G USB Modem’s location will affect its signal strength to the 3G Mobile Base Station (Cell Tower). The data speed achievable from a 3G USB modem is relative to this signal strength, which is affected by many environmental factors. Please keep in mind that the 3G USB Modem will need adequate signal strength in order to provide Internet connectivity whilst choosing a location to place your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router.
  • Page 8: Cordless Phones

    These guidelines should allow you to cover the maximum possible area with your Router. Should you need to cover an even wider area, you should consider looking at building a hybrid network by combining your wireless network with a HomePlug Network. See the NetComm website for more details on HomePlug products.
  • Page 9: Product Layout

    Product Layout...
  • Page 10: Connecting And Configuring Your Router

    • A Web Browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari etc. Wireless Computer System Requirements • Computer with a working IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n wireless adapter. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 11: Modem Requirements

    Note: The 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 Router is designed to work with 3G USB Dongles that can be used as data modems (support tethered data). Please refer to your service provider for detailed feature information. Please refer to the NetComm website for a list of compatible 3G USb modems Step 2 –...
  • Page 12: Default Settings

    LAN (Management) Static iP Address: 19.168.0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 19.168.0.1 WAN (Internet) WAN mode: DHCP Wireless SSiD: NetComm Wireless Channel: 11 Security: WeP, 64bit WeP Key: a1bc3d4e5 Modem Access Username: admin Password: admin Configuring your Router and Setting up your computer Having physically connected your 3G18Wn, the next step is to configure the router to establish a broadband connection.
  • Page 13: Setting Up Your 3G Router

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Mac OSX 10.4 Click the Apple icon and choose System Preferences. Click on the Network icon. Set Location to Automatic and Show to built in ethernet. Click on the TCP/IP tab. In the Configure option, choose Use DHCP with automatic address.
  • Page 14 Click Apply to save the settings • If everything is configured properly, the Status page will show that your WAN service is online and the WAN IP address that has been assigned. Non-3G connection status page: 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 15: Advanced Features

    Advanced Features...
  • Page 16: Login Procedure

    By default, the status page will show System Info, Local Network, WWAN, Connection Status and Ethernet Status. To view either WAN, PPPoE or PPTP individually, click on their relevant buttons. To view them all, click on the All Status button 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 17: 3G Internet Settings

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router 3G internet Settings 3G Internet Settings This page allows you to setup your WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network) connection. Enter the relevant settings as provided by your 3G provider. Note For 3G WAN connection: The 3G connection fields may not be necessary for your connection. The information on this page will only be used when your service provider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect to the 3G network.
  • Page 18 ‘Default’ button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer. Click Apply to save the settings. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 19 NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router PPTP PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) allows for a secure connection over the Internet by simply dialing in a local point provided by your ISP provider. The following screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on each client PC.
  • Page 20: Lan

    Primary DNS/Secondary DNS: (Optional) This feature allows you to manually assign DNS Servers Lease Time: DHCP lease times of the DHCP clients of your 3G router. Click Apply to save the settings. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 21: Advanced Routing

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Advanced routing This page allows you to configure static and dynamic routing rules for your 3G Router. Advanced Routing – Static Static routing allows computers that are connected to your 3G router to communicate with computers on another LAN segment which are connected to it via another router.
  • Page 22: Wireless Setting

    Wireless Settings...
  • Page 23: Basic

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Wireless Settings basic This page allows you to define the basic wireless settings for this device such as the SSID and channel. Name Description Radio On/Off: on by default. Changing this option to off will turn off the wireless feature on the unit and you will not be able to connect to your 3G router wirelessly.
  • Page 24: Advanced

    Broadcast Network Name (SSID): Select ‘Disabled’ to hide the SSID of your 3G Router. If disabled, other people will not be able scan and detect this product’s SSID. Click Apply to save the settings. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 25: Security

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Security This page allows you to configure the wireless security for your 3G Router. Setting up sufficient wireless security can prevent unauthorised access to your wireless network. Name Description SSID Choice: Select the SSID on which to configure the security settings Security Mode: Select the security mode for the wireless network.
  • Page 26 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA/WPA2 security; please refer to your wireless adapter user guide for more details. It is strongly recommended to set up a simple wireless security such as WEP 64bit or WPA (when the wireless client supports WPA) in order to secure your network. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 27: Wps

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between wireless clients and your 3G router. this method removes the need to manually select the encryption mode and fill in the passphrase. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you.
  • Page 28: Firewall

    Firewall...
  • Page 29: Mac/Ip/Port Filtering

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Firewall mAC/iP/Port Filtering This page allows you to setup MAC, IP and port filtering rules to protect your network from malicious activity. The filtering rules can be used to either allow or block certain users and/or ports from accessing the Internet.
  • Page 30: Port Forwarding

    Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN Network that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address of your 3G router. Click Apply to save the above configurations. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 31: System Security

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router System Security This page allows you to improve the security of your 3G Router through the SPI firewall and remote access settings. Name Description Remote Management (via WAN): enable/Disable remote management on the WAN interface.
  • Page 32: Administration

    Administration...
  • Page 33: Management

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Administration management This page allows you to configure administrator system settings including the administrator username and password, NTP settings, and DDNS settings. Name Description Select Language: Select a language for the web interface.
  • Page 34: Setting Manager

    LAN, WAN and wireless statistics of your 3G router. System Log All important system events are logged. You can use this function to check the event log of your 3G Router. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting...
  • Page 36 When the 3G18Wn is configured to use Wireless encryption (WEP, WPA/WPA2 or any encryption), you need to ensure that your wireless adapter settings matches. Please refer to your wireless adapter manual for additional information. • move the 3G18Wn and the wireless client into the same room, and then test the wireless connection. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 37 NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router • try to disable all security settings such as WeP, and mAC Address Control. • Turn off the 3G18Wn and the client. Then turn the 3G18Wn back on again, and then turn on the client.
  • Page 38: Establishing Your Wireless Connection

    Establishing Your Wireless Connection...
  • Page 39: Windows Xp Service Pack 2

    NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router establishing your Wireless Connection The following examples use “NetComm Wireless” as the SSID and 64bit WEP with “a1b2c3d4e5” as the encryption key. Windows XP service pack 2 Follow these steps: Open Network Connections (Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections):...
  • Page 40: Mac Osx 10.4

    10.4 Follow these steps: Click on the Airport icon on the top right menu. Click on the network name that you want to connect. This example uses “NetComm Wireless” as the network name. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 41 NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router On the new window, tick on Show Password and type in the network key in the Password field. This example uses “a1b2c3d4e5” as the key. After that, click on OK. To check the connection, click on the Airport icon and there should be a tick next to the wireless name.
  • Page 42: Windows Vista

    Open Network and Sharing Center (Start > Control Panel (Classic View) > Network and Sharing Center). Click on “Connect to a network”. Choose “NetComm Wireless”. Tick “Display Characters” and type in the network security key. This example uses “a1b2c3d4e5”. Then click “Connect”.
  • Page 43: How To Configure Wep/Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk Wireless Security

    How To configure Wireless Security...
  • Page 44 Notes: Wireless client network cards must be WPA-compliant to connect to a WPA enable network, if in doubt check the wireless client network card documentation, or use WEP security. Notes: After changing the security settings, you might need to remove the current wireless settings on the computer and reconfigure the wireless computer according to the new settings. 3G18Wn User Guide ymL18WN ymL18WN 18WN www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 45 Appendix...
  • Page 46: Appendix: Legal & Regulatory Information

    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 47: Limitations Of Warranty

    Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired. All NetComm ACN 00 490 486 products have a standard 1 months warranty from date of purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option (refer to packaging). To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on-line via the NetComm web site at www.netcomm.com.au...
  • Page 48 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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