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- Page 1 N300 WiFi Gigabit Router USER GUIDE...
- Page 2 Copyright©2013 NetComm Wireless Limited. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm Wireless Limited. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm Wireless Limited.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Status ......................................... 43 System Log ......................................44 Dynamic DNS ...................................... 45 QoS ........................................46 SNMP ......................................... 51 Routing ....................................... 52 System Time ....................................... 53 Scheduling ......................................54 IPv6 ........................................55 TR-069........................................ 56 VLAN ........................................57 NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... - Page 4 Environmental Specifications / Tolerances ..............................62 Legal & Regulatory Information ..............................63 Intellectual Property Rights ................................... 63 Customer Information ....................................63 Consumer Protection Laws ..................................63 Product Warranty ......................................64 Limitation of Liability ..................................... 64 Contact ......................................65 NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Page 5: Overview
Computer with a working 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n wireless adapter. Notation The following symbols are used in this manual: Indicates a note requiring attention. Indicates a note providing a warning. Indicates a note providing useful information. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 6: Product Introduction
Ethernet Cable (RJ-45) Wireless Security Card Warranty Card If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact NetComm Wireless Support immediately by visiting the NetComm Wireless Support website at: http://www.netcommwireless.com/contact-forms/support Maximum wireless signal rate and coverage values are derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g and 802.11n specifications. Actual wireless speed and coverage are dependent on network and environmental conditions included but not limited to volume of network traffic, building materials and construction/layout. -
Page 7: Product Features
Product Features The NetComm Wireless NF7 is a future-ready WiFi router that connects the home or office to super-fast broadband. Simply connect your fixed line modem to the Gigabit WAN port for instant Internet access - perfect for NBN/Fibre connections The advanced network sharing function gives multiple users the freedom to watch movies, download music, play online games and enjoy other bandwidth intensive activities such as IPTV streaming on a single broadband account. -
Page 8: Physical Dimensions And Indicators
A device is connected to the Ethernet WAN port. No device is connected to the Ethernet LAN port. LAN 1-4 A device is connected to the Ethernet LAN port. Flashing Data is being sent or received via the Ethernet LAN port. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 9: Physical Dimensions
255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 192.168.20.1 WIRELESS (WIFI) SSID (Refer to the included Wireless Security Card) Security WPA2-PSK (AES) Security Key (Refer to the included Wireless Security Card) NF7 WEB INTERFACE ACCESS Username admin Password admin NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 10: Interfaces
Connection point for the included power adapter. Connect the power supply here. Activate the WiFi WPS function by press/hold the WPS/RESET button for 1-3 seconds WPS button Activate the RESET function by press/hold the WPS/RESET button for 10 seconds NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 11: Safety And Product Care
When transporting the NF7, it is recommended to return the product in the original packaging. This ensures the product will not be damaged. In the event the product needs to be returned, ensure it is securely packaged with appropriate padding to prevent damage during courier transport. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 12: Installation And Configuration Of The Nf7
Router and computers to a channel as far away from other networks as possible. Experiment with more than one of the available channels, in order to find the clearest connection and avoid interference from neighbouring cordless phones or other wireless devices. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 13: Hardware Installation
When prompted for your wireless security settings, enter the Wireless security key configured on the NF7. Wait approximately 30 seconds for the connection to establish. Open your Web browser, and enter http://192.168.20.1 into the address bar and press Enter. Follow the steps to set up your NF7. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 14: Web Based Configuration Interface
Note: admin is the default username and password for the unit. Click on Yes, let’s get started with the wizard. The wizard assists you in configuring the router and entering the information required to setup your Internet connection. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... - Page 15 Enter the Server IP Address/Name Enter the PPTP Account and PPTP Password. L2TP Enter the Server IP Address/Name Enter the PPTP Account and PPTP Password. Click Next when you have entered the required details. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 16 If you want to change the Wireless network settings, you can do so on this page. You can enable or disable the Wireless network, select whether to broadcast your SSID or not and change the Wireless network name. Change the settings as needed and click Next. (If you wish to use the default settings, click Next) NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 17 If you want to change the system username or password, enter the new username in the Desired Username field and then enter the new password into both the Desired Password and Retype Password fields and then click Next. (If you do not wish to change the password, leave the fields blank and click Next). NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 18 Confirm the setup information and click Finish if everything is correct. You can also click Back to go back and change any of the previously configured settings. When you click Finish, the wizard applies your settings and the Advanced Status view is displayed. Your WiFi Gigabit Router is ready to use. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Page 19: Basic View
Status The Status tab displays the following information: The selected WAN type The current WAN IP Address and Subnet Mask The WAN Gateway Address The number of clients connected on the 2.4GHz wireless network NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 20: Wireless
Turn SSID Broadcast on or off Set the SSID (WiFi Network Name) Set the Wireless Security Key If you make any changes to the Wireless configuration, Click the Save and apply the changes button to make these changes active. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 21: Wan
Select the correct WAN type and enter the appropriate information in the fields provided. When you have finished, click Save and apply the changes to make them active. Note: Saving any configuration changes on this page will make the xDSL connection the primary method of connecting to the Internet and disable the ADSL connection. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 22: Advanced Configuration
At the login screen, type admin in the Username and Password field and click the Login button. Note: admin is the default username and password for the unit. Click on the Switch to Advanced View link at the bottom of the page. The Advanced Status page is displayed. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 23: Status
The number of data packets which have passed into and out of the router. Unicast packets The number of unicast packets which have passed into and out of the router. Multicast packets The number of multicast packets which have passed into and out of the router. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 24: Network Setup
VLAN ID into a packet header in order to identify which CLAN the packet belongs to. You may enable VLAN tagging and specify the ID with a value between 1 and 4094. VLAN PRI The priority of the VLAN NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... - Page 25 VLAN ID into a packet header in order to identify which CLAN the packet belongs to. You may enable VLAN tagging and specify the ID with a value between 1 and 4094. VLAN PRI The priority of the VLAN NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 26 VLAN ID into a packet header in order to identify which CLAN the packet belongs to. You may enable VLAN tagging and specify the ID with a value between 1 and 4094. VLAN PRI The priority of the VLAN NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 27 VLAN ID into a packet header in order to identify which CLAN the packet belongs to. You may enable VLAN tagging and specify the ID with a value between 1 and 4094. VLAN PRI The priority of the VLAN NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 28 VLAN ID into a packet header in order to identify which CLAN the packet belongs to. You may enable VLAN tagging and specify the ID with a value between 1 and 4094. VLAN PRI The priority of the VLAN NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Page 29: Dhcp Server
Use the Clients List button to check the DHCP client list. The Fixed Mapping button allows you to map a specific IP address to a specific MAC address. The following pages describe these features in more detail. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... - Page 30 You can enter a new fixed mapping by entering the MAC address of the device and the IP address you wish to allocate to it. Select the Enable checkbox to activate the DHCP fixed mapping entry. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Page 31: Wireless
It is strongly recommended that you set up wireless security such as WPA-PSK (when the wireless client supports WPA) in order to secure your network. Click Save to save these settings or click Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 32: Change Password
100Mbps / Full Duplex, 10Mbps / Full Duplex, 100Mbps / Half Duplex or 10Mbps / Half Duplex as required. When you have finished configuring the ports, click the Save button to confirm the settings. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 33: Forwarding Rules
For example, if you have an FTP server (the default port is 21) at 192.168.1.10, a Web server (the default port is 80) at 192.168.20.40, and a VPN server (the default port is 1723) at 192.168.20.60, then you would need to specify the following virtual server mappings: NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 34: Port Triggering
To use the predefined settings, select your application from the Popular applications drop down list, select an unused ID from the list and then click Copy to. The predefined settings will then be added to the list. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 35: Miscellaneous
The device also supports uPnP. If the DMZ host operating system supports this function enable it to automatically configure the UPnP Setting required network settings. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 36: Security Settings
The Security Settings page allows you to configure the security management on the router such as Packet filters and MAC Control. The following pages describe the various security options available Status The Status page lists any currently configured filtering for the Outbound, Inbound and Domain filters. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 37: Packet Filters
The Packet Filter also works with Scheduling Rules, and gives you more flexibility on Access control. Note: For further instructions on scheduling rules, please refer to the “Scheduling” section later in this guide Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... - Page 38 To access the Inbound Packet Filter page, click on the Inbound Filter button on the bottom of the Outbound Filter page. All the settings on this page are the same as those for the Outbound Filter shown on the previous page. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Page 39: Domain Filters
The router action that you want when someone is accessing a URL that matches the specified domain suffix. Select Drop Action to block the access and/or select Log to log this access. Enable Select to enable the rule. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 40: Url Blocking
If any part of the Website’s URL matches the pre-defined word then the connection will be blocked. For example, you can use pre-defined word "sex" to block all websites if their URLs contain the pre-defined word "sex". Enable Tick to enable the rule. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 41: Mac Control
MAC addresses that are not in the list to associate to the wireless LAN. Note: Click the "Next Page" or the "Previous Page" buttons to see the entire list Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 42: Miscellaneous
You can also change the web server port. When enabled, the router can detect the following (and more) DoS attack types: SYN Attack WinNuke Port Scan Ping of Death Land Attack Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 43: Advanced Settings
SNMP options. Status The Status page displays the current System time, and lists any configured Dynamic DNS (DDNS) accounts, any Static or Dynamic Routes added or any Quality of Service (QoS) rules in place. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 44: System Log
Enter the email addresses to send a copy of the current syslog to. Email Subject Enter the email subject to show on any sent emails. View Log… View the current system log. Email Log Now Email the current syslog to the entered email addresses. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 45: Dynamic Dns
To enable the Dynamic DNS feature on the unit, select the Enable option, choose the appropriate Dynamic DNS Provider and enter the details supplied by your Dynamic DNS provider. Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 46: Qos
When Flexible Bandwidth Management is disabled, you are able to manually specify the percentage of bandwidth to allocate to each type of traffic, however, you must still allow for 10% of bandwidth to be reserved for other types of traffic. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... - Page 47 Setting column you must also specify the percentage of bandwidth you wish to allocate for each type of traffic. Note: The Setting column’s percentage figures must add up to 90%. The remaining 10% of bandwidth is reserved for other types of network traffic. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 48 MAC address, a TCP or UDP port number, a Type of Service or a VLAN Priority flag. Note: For further instructions on scheduling rules, please refer to the “Scheduling” section later in this guide NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 49 100 KBps at all times. To disable the rule, remove the check from the checkbox on the left. To delete the rule, click the X in the box after the rule number. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
- Page 50 4 simultaneous outbound connections to a server. To disable the rule, remove the check from the checkbox on the left. To delete the rule, click the X in the box after the rule number. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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Page 51: Snmp
Note: If "Remote" access is enabled, the default setting of 0.0.0.0 means any IP obtain SNMP protocol Information. Click the Save button to store your setting or the Undo button to discard your changes. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 52: Routing
You need to enter the destination IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and hop for each routing rule, then enable the rule by selecting the Enable checkbox. Click the Save button to store your setting or the Undo button to discard your changes. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 53: System Time
Select if you want to set Date and Time by NTP Protocol. Sync with my PC Select if you want to set Date and Time using your computers Date and Time Click Save to save the settings or Undo to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 54: Scheduling
This example would prevent any access to the IP address 66.102.11.104 from any device connected to the router, 7 days a week, only between the hours of 08:00 and 17:30. Click the Save button to save the settings or the Undo button to cancel. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 55: Ipv6
Select the appropriate type of auto configuration mode as required by your Internet Service Provider for their IPv6 service. Router Advertisement Lifetime Enter the length of time between the router advertising its availability on the IPv6 connection. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 56: Tr-069
Select to enable or disable the Inform function for ACS connections. Interval Select the interval between Inform requests if Inform has been enabled. Click the Save button to store any changes to the settings. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 57: Vlan
Use the drop down list to type of routing for the selected VID. WAN type Use the drop down list to select which WAN type the VLAN uses. WAN Map VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID to tag packets on the WAN interface. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 58: Toolbox
The Restore settings page allows you to restore a previously saved configuration of the router. This is handy for reverting to a working configuration when making changes to the router’s settings. To restore the router configuration, click the Browse button, select the saved configuration file and then click the Restore button. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 59: Firmware Upgrade
The miscellaneous page provides options to send a Wake-on-LAN packet to a specified IP, ping a specified domain name or IP address and brighten or dim the front LEDs of the router. Logout The Logout menu item logs you out of the router. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 60: Additional Product Information
To check the connection, click on the Airport icon and there should be a tick on the wireless network name. Note: For other operating systems, or if you use a wireless adaptor utility to configure your wireless connection, please consult the wireless adapter documentation for instructions on establishing a wireless connection. NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 61: Troubleshooting
If you are using a static IP address for the WLAN connection, make sure that the IP address and the subnet mask of the NF7 and your computer(s) are on the same subnet. You can check the routers configuration from the Network Setup page. TE CORREC NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com... -
Page 62: Technical Data
Electrical Specifications It is recommended that the NF7 be powered by the supplied 12V DC, 1A power supply. A replacement power supply is available from the NetComm Wireless Online shop. Environmental Specifications / Tolerances The NF7 housing enables it to operate over a wide variety of temperatures from 0˚C - 40˚C (operating temperature). -
Page 63: Legal & Regulatory 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 Wireless. -
Page 64: Product Warranty
Consumer Protection Laws which cannot be excluded, NetComm Wireless’s liability for any breach of that guarantee, condition or warranty is limited to: (i) in the case of a supply of goods, NetComm Wireless Limited doing any one or more of the following: replacing the goods or supplying equivalent goods;... -
Page 65: Contact
Contact Address: NETCOMM WIRELESS LIMITED Head Office PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia Phone: +61(0)2 9424 2070 Fax: +61(0)2 9424 2010 Email: sales@netcommwireless.com techsupport@netcommwireless.com NetComm Wireless NF7 User Guide www.netcommwireless.com...
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