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  • Page 1: User Guide

    4G100W - 4G LTE WiFi Router USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Copyright©2012 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router Default Settings ..............................8 Safety and Product Care ................................9 Transport and Handling ................................. 9 Installation and Configuration of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router ..................10 Placement of your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router ............................10 Avoid obstacles and interference .................................. 10 Cordless Phones ......................................

  • Page 4: Overview

    The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. Prerequisites Before continuing with the installation of your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router, please confirm that you comply with the minimum system requirements below.

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    With quick and easy setup, the 4G100W provides a fixed internet experience without the need for fixed line connections. Simply plug the 4G100W into a power outlet and insert an active SIM card to access your 4G provider’s mobile internet connection within minutes.

  • Page 6: Physical Dimensions And Indicators

    LED Indicators The 4G100W has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear for better organization. The display is visible on the front of the 4G100W to provide you with information about network activity and the device status. See below for an explanation of each of the indicator lights.

  • Page 7: Connectivity

    Connectivity The following ports are available on the rear of the 4G100W in the cable compartment. Please remove the compartment cover by gently pulling on the grip marks near the OPEN label at the top of the device, in the direction of the arrow.

  • Page 8: Physical Dimensions

    Physical Dimensions The following page lists the physical dimensions of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. Figure 3 – 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router Dimensions 4G100W 4G LTE WIFI ROUTER Length 203 mm Height 170 mm Width 36 mm Weight...

  • Page 9: Safety And Product Care

    Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing. Transport and Handling When transporting the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router, it is recommended the product be returned to the original packaging. This will ensure the product will not be damaged during transportation.

  • Page 10: Installation And Configuration Of The 4G100W 4G Lte Wifi Router

    If you have concerns about your network’s performance that might be related to range or obstruction factors, try moving the computer to a position between three to five meters from the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router in order to see if distance is the problem.

  • Page 11: Choose The "Quietest" Channel For Your Wireless Network

    2. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the back of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. 3. Plug the power adapter into your power point and switch on the power.

  • Page 12: Management Console

    4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. To log in to the management console, view the status and make changes to your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router, please follow the steps below: Open your web browser (e.g.

  • Page 13: Basic Status Overview

    Basic Status Overview The basic status page provides basic system related information. It is shown after logging in to the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router, and can also be accessed by selecting Status from the menu tabs. Figure 5 - Basic View – Status The status page shows the Frequency, Signal Strength (dBm), Connection Status, Current Network Provider, Current APN and the SIM Status.

  • Page 14: Wireless

    Enter your chosen Wireless Security key here. The default WPA2-PSK key is printed on the wireless security card and on the Product ID on the bottom of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. Please note that whilst the key WiFi Password (Security key) can be customized on this page, the key will revert to the default key if the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router is reset to factory default settings.

  • Page 15: Internet

    Internet Figure 7 - Basic View – Internet The Mobile Broadband Operation Mode can be configured on this page. Please see the table below for options allowed for the 3G operation mode: OPTION DEFINITION When this option is selected the router will automatically detect the SIM card, enter the appropriate APN and Automatically configure my connect to the Mobile Broadband network.

  • Page 16: Advanced Features

    Advanced Features The basic configuration interface is intended to provide access to settings that most people will want to use on their 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. There are advanced settings available if desired which are accessible by viewing the advanced settings pages. To view the advanced settings, please follow the instructions in the previous chapter to log into the management console, and then click the “Switch to Advanced View”...

  • Page 17: Internet Settings

    Internet Settings Mobile Broadband (MBB) Connection This page allows you to setup your Mobile Broadband (MBB) connection. There are four connection profiles that may be configured on the device. All profiles are disabled by default, except for Profile1 which is the automatically configured profile. The automatically configured profile tries to connect automatically based on information which is detected by the SIM card that is inserted into the device.

  • Page 18: Band Settings

    Band Settings The band settings page enables you to select which frequency band you will use for your connection and enable you to scan for available network operators in your area. Figure 10 - Advanced View – Band Selection The following frequency bands are available to select from: ...

  • Page 19: Sim Security

    Confirm PIN Re-enter the PIN for your SIM card here (If required). If a PIN is required set the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router to remember the SIM PIN. This prevents it from having to be entered Remember PIN each time the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router starts up.

  • Page 20: Lan

    IP Setup The LAN functionality of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router can be configured from this page. Using this page, a user can change the LAN IP, LAN Subnet and DNS Masquerading options. Figure 13 - Advanced View - LAN Settings...
  • Page 21 DHCP The DHCP page is used to adjust the DHCP settings used by the router. The DHCP settings are then assigned to any device connecting via DHCP and assign a dynamic IP address to each device. You can manually set the DHCP Start and End Range, the DHCP Lease Time, the default Domain Name Suffix, the Primary and Secondary DNS Server addresses, the Primary and Secondary WINS Server addresses, as well as the NTP Server address, the TFTP Server address and Option 150/Option 160 (VoIP options) settings.
  • Page 22 LAN Advanced Setup The LAN Advanced Setup page features options to enable or disable such router features as 802.1d Spanning Tree, LLTD, IGMP Proxy, UPnP, Router Advertisement and PPPoE Relay. Figure 16 - LAN - Advanced Setup NAME DESCRIPTION Spanning Tree Protocol is designed to prevent loops when switches and bridges are 802.1d Spanning Tree interconnected.
  • Page 23 Ethernet port 1 to WAN Mode from the Status screen. DHCP (Auto config) The 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router when connected to the internet will be assigned a WAN IP address from the Internet Service Provider. Leave everything as default unless instructed by your Internet Service Provider.
  • Page 24 WAN Failover Settings The WAN Failover Backup feature of the 4G100W is designed to provide a backup Mobile broadband Internet connection in case your primary connection should fail. To use this feature, you will need both an Ethernet WAN connection (from an xDSL modem/ISDN/Satellite etc) and a Mobile broadband Internet WAN connection.

  • Page 25: Routing

    Routing Static The Static Route page is used to add or delete static routes. Static routes can be used to facilitate communication between devices on different networks. Figure 21 - Static Route Settings Adding Static Routes  Enter the required values in the fields (as shown above) for route being added. ...

  • Page 26: Rip

    RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is used for advertising routes to other routers. Thus all the routes in the router’s routing table will be advertised to other nearby routers. For example, the route for the router’s Ethernet subnet could be advertised to a Router on the PPP interface side so that a Router on this network will know how to route to a device on the router’s Ethernet subnet.

  • Page 27: Nat

    The NAT page is used to configure the Network Address Translation rules currently in use on the router. The router is in NAT mode by default. Figure 23 - NATSettings This is only needed if you need to map inbound requests to a specific port on the WAN IP address to a device connected on the Ethernet interface, e.g.

  • Page 28: Dmz

    The Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) enables a device to utilise a direct connection to the WAN. This means any incoming connections are forwarded directly to this device. The DMZ page is used to specify the IP Address of the device to this feature. Figure 24 - DMZ Settings Click the “Enable”...

  • Page 29: Mac / Ip / Port Filtering

    MAC / IP / Port Filtering The Wireless LAN MAC / IP / Port filter feature ensures the network accessibility for the wireless client devices can be controlled. When the MAC/IP/Port filter is enabled with a default policy of “Accepted”, the rules that are created indicate which packets to drop while all packets not listed are accepted.

  • Page 30: Content Filtering

    Content Filtering This page allows you to configure content, URL and host filters to restrict improper internet content access from LAN computers across one or both of the MBB and Ethernet WAN connections. Figure 26: Advanced View - Services - Routing - Content Filtering OPTION DEFINITION Select which connection type the content filtering will apply to.

  • Page 31: Wireless Settings

    Radio On/Off: WiFi is turned on by default. Changing this option to OFF will turn OFF the wireless functionality on the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router and you will not be able to connect to your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router wirelessly.
  • Page 32 Advanced This page allows you to modify the advanced wireless settings for your NetComm 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. These settings should not be changed unless you are aware of what effect they will have. Figure 28: Advanced View - Wireless - Advanced Settings...
  • Page 33 MBSSID AP Isolation wireless client terminals with different SSIDs from communicating with each other. The Broadcast Service Set Identifier. Select ‘Disabled’ to hide the SSID of your NetComm Smart Hub 4G. If disabled, BSSID other people will not be able scan and detect this product’s SSID.

  • Page 34: Mac Filtering

    MAC Filtering This page allows you to setup MAC address filtering rules to protect your wireless network from malicious activity. The filtering rules can be used to either allow or block certain devices or computers from accessing the Internet. Figure 29: Advanced View - Wireless - MAC Filtering OPTION DEFINITION Pleas select a SSID number to...

  • Page 35: Wds

    The 4G100W supports the configuration of a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). WDS allows you to expand your wireless network with multiple access points. There are two WDS modes available: Bridged Mode and Repeater Mode. In Bridged mode, the WDS access points communicate with each other but do not communicate with wireless clients. Bridged mode is best used in situations where the client machines connect via Ethernet cable.
  • Page 36 WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between wireless clients and your 4G100W. This method removes the need to manually select the encryption mode and fill in the passphrase key. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and the 4G100W, and the WPS will do the rest for you.

  • Page 37: Station Info

    Station Info The Station List shows the wireless clients currently associated with your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router. Figure 32 - Advanced View – WiFi Station List 4G LTE WiFi Router YMLN4G100W www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 38: Services

    Services DDNS The DDNS page is used to configure the Dynamic DNS feature of the router. A number of dynamic DNS hosts are offered to select from. Figure 33 - DDNS Settings Dynamic DNS provides a method for the router to update an external name server with the current WAN IP address. The following DDNS Providers are available: www.dhs.org www.dyndns.org...
  • Page 39 The NTP page is used to configure NTP Synchronisation and to select the time zone and NTP server used for synchronisation. Figure 34 - NTP Settings The NTP (Network Time Protocol) settings allow your router to synchronise its internal clock with a global Internet Time server. This setting will affect functions such as System Log entries and Firewall settings where the current system time is displayed.

  • Page 40: System Monitor

    System Monitor The System Monitor page is used to configure the behaviour of the Periodic Ping monitor function. Figure 35 - System Monitor Settings The Periodic Ping Reset Monitor configures the router to transmit controlled ping packets to 2 specified IP addresses. Should the router not receive responses to the pings, the router will reboot.
  • Page 41 SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature can be used to display or collect data from the 4G100W that can be sent to a network management system so that the 4G100W can be monitored for conditions that require administrative attention.

  • Page 42: System

    System The Log page is used to download or display the current System Log of the router. Figure 37 - System Log The System Log helps you to troubleshoot any issues you may be experiencing with your router. Selecting the appropriate logging level will show you either informational messages about your router or every message produced when “All”...
  • Page 43 Settings The settings page is used to backup or restore the router’s configuration or to reset it to factory default settings. Figure 38 - Load / Save Configuration Page Note: In order to perform an update, you must be logged into the router as the root user Saving a copy of the router’s configuration: Key in the root manager Password and click the Save button.

  • Page 44: Update Firmware

    This page allows you to upgrade the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router’s internal software. To upgrade the firmware of your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router, you need to download the upgrade image file to your local hard disk, and then click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the firmware file on your computer.
  • Page 45 Administration The Administration page is used to enable or disable remote administration and set the username / password required to access the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router remotely. Figure 40 - Administration Configuration Items OPTION DEFINITION Firewall Firewall Select to enable or disable the router’s firewall.

  • Page 46: System Configuration

    System Configuration The System configuration page is used to specify an external syslog server address and port number. Figure 41 - System Configuration Items OPTION DEFINITION The IP address and port of the external syslog server you would like logging information regarding IP / Hostname [:PORT] the router and its associated services sent to.
  • Page 47 Statistics This page allows you to view the LAN, WAN and wireless statistics of your 4G100W. Figure 42 - System - Statistics 4G LTE WiFi Router YMLN4G100W www.netcommwireless.com...
  • Page 48 Logoff The logoff item will log you out of your web configuration session. Figure 43 - Logoff Reboot The reboot item will reboot the router. This can be useful if you have made configuration changes you want to implement or want to restart the router.

  • Page 49: Additional Product Information

    Additional Product Information Accessing a connected USB drive USB drives connected to one of the 4G100W’s USB ports may be accessed over the network. Note: The 4G100W supports reading and writing to FAT32 and NTFS formatted drives only. To access a USB drive connected to the 4G100W: Open Windows Explorer and in the address bar, type \\192.168.20.1...
  • Page 50 For future easy access, map the network drive and assign it a drive letter on your computer by right-clicking on “Disk A” from the folders panel on the left and then selecting Map Network Drive..Figure 47 - Map Network Drive link Select a letter to assign the drive and ensure that Reconnect at logon is selected so that after your computer has been restarted, your drive will still be available.

  • Page 51: Technical Data

    4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router be powered using the 12VDC/1.5A power supply which is included with the device. Environmental Specifications / Tolerances The 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router is able to operate over a wide variety of temperatures from 0˚C ~ 50˚C (ambient). 4G LTE WiFi Router YMLN4G100W www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 52: Faq

    Does the NetComm 3G/4G 4G100W Router require any configuration out of the box? For most customers, the NetComm 4G100W Router is a plug and play device. Plug the device into an electrical outlet and once the status indicator lights are on, plug in your LAN cable for data connectivity. For WiFi connectivity the SSID (Service Set Identifier) and wireless network key (password) are located on the bottom of the device.
  • Page 53 If you have lost your security card, and forgotten the wireless security details (SSID and WiFi network password), check that there is a label stuck to the base of your 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router with all your original security details. If the label is unreadable or has been removed, the WiFi network password can be viewed/reset by logging in to the Management Console using an Ethernet Cable connected to the LAN port of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router.

  • Page 54: Appendix A: Tables

    Table 21 - System Log Detail Levels ..........................42 Table 22 - Administration Configuration Items ......................45 Table 23 - System Configuration Items ........................46 Table 24 - Technical Specifications for the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router ..............51 YMLN4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router...

  • Page 55: Legal And Regulatory

    NetComm’s (or its licensors’) intellectual property rights to you. You are permitted to use this Manual for the sole purpose of using the NetComm product to which it relates. Otherwise no part of this Manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, by any means, be it electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of NetComm.

  • Page 56: Product Warranty

    Consumer Protection Laws which cannot be excluded, NetComm’s liability for any breach of that guarantee, condition or warranty is limited to: (i) in the case of a supply of goods, NetComm doing any one or more of the following: replacing the goods or supplying equivalent goods;...

  • Page 57: Rf Exposure Information

    FCC Regulations:  This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 58 Contact Address: NetComm Wireless Limited 18-20 Orion Road, Lane Cove NSW 2066 Sydney, Australia ABN: 85 002 490 486 Website: www.netcommwireless.com Phone: +61(0)2 9424 2070 Fax: +61(0)2 9424 2010 Email: sales@netcommwireless.com techsupport@netcommwireless.com YMLN4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router www.netcommwireless.com...

  • Page 59: Contact

    Contact Address: NETCOMM LIMITED Head Office PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia P: +61(0)2 9424 2070 F: +61(0)2 9424 2010 sales@netcomm.com.au www.netcomm.com 4G LTE WiFi Router YMLN4G100W www.netcommwireless.com...

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