NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Introduction The NetComm NB14 Series ADSL2+ Modem Routers allow you to connect to a broadband Internet service and share the connection with multiple users. The NB14 is a single portproduct that is ideal for users that require Internet connectivity for only one device.
Connects to your ADSL2+ line – for ADSL2+ Line input RESET Reset button, RESET the NB14WN to its default settings NOTE: The model shown is the NB14WN. The NB14 has no wireless antenna and only one LAN port ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Side Panel NOTE: Only applicable to the NB14WN Connector Description Start WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup) peer within 2 minutes. WLAN WLAN On/Off switch Factory Default Settings Before configuration, please refer to following default settings, Web interface: •...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Installation & Setup Follow each step carefully and only go to the next step once you have completed the previous step. Connection of the ADSL2+ Modem Router 1. Connect the supplied RJ-11 cable to the ADSL port on the back of your router to the phone port that supplies your ADSL.
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4. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” then click on “OK” to continue. 5. Click “Show icon in notification area when connected” (see screen image in 3. above) then click on “OK” to complete the setup procedures. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
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NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router For Windows Vista-32/64 1. Click on “Start” -> “Control Panel” -> “Network and Sharing Center”. 2. In the Manage network connections, click on “Manage network connections” to continue. 3. Single RIGHT click on “Local Area connection”, then click “Properties”.
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5. Double click on “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”. 6. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” then click on “OK” to continue. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
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NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router For Windows 7-32/64 1. Click on “Start” -> “Control Panel” (in Category View) -> “View network status and tasks”. 2. In the Control Panel Home, click on “Change adapter settings” to continue. 3. Single RIGHT click on “Local Area Connection”, then click “Properties”.
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4. Double click on “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”. 5. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” then click on “OK” to continue. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router ADSL2+ Modem Router Configuration YML14WN ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide www.netcomm.com.au...
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5. Please enter the “ESSID” and Wireless “Default Channel” if you want to change from the defaults. The default settings are; Network = Enable, ESSID = NetComm Wireless, Default Channel = Auto 6. Choose the Encryption type if necessary. Options are;...
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NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router 7. Please click the “Setup” button once you have entered all of your desired settings. Allow a short time for your device to apply these settings 8. A window will pop up informing you of the status 9.
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Web User Interface Web Configuration Overview The embedded web configuration allows you to manage the ADSL2+ Modem Router from anywhere through a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Accessing the ADSL2+ Modem Router Web User Interface Step 1.
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Quick Start You can use “Quick Start” to setup the router’s ADSL connection with ease. Click “Quick Start” to get into the quick setup procedures. Click “RUN WIZARD” to start up this procedure.
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NOTE: Users in Australia should be able to keep the defaults. For users in New Zealand, change the Protocol Mode to PPPoA VC-Mux and the VPI/VCI values to 0/100 Step 6 – Please click “NEXT” to confirm your changes. Step 7 – Please click “CLOSE” to exit the Quick Start Wizard ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
The router uses the dynamic RIP protocol. It determines the route that the network packets take based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Go to Interface -> LAN to enable DHCP server. You can then set DNS server for the router. A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, a DNS server will find that name in its index and find the matching IP address.
The name of your wireless network. You can change the SSID. Only devices with the same SSID can interconnect. Channel The channel number is used for wireless networking. The channel setting of the wireless devices within a network should be the same. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Wireless Security NOTE: The Wireless Security option is only available for the NB14WN It is recommended that you change your wireless security to ensure that your network remains free from any unwanted guests.
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Advanced Setup Firewall Go to Advanced Setup ->Firewall to setup Firewall features. Selecting this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack.
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(example 4000-5000) to a specified local machine to route the packets. The router allows the user to configure the needed port mappings to suit such applications. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router DMZ Setting Go to Advanced Setup ->NAT -> DMZ to set DMZ parameters. If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application properly from behind the NAT firewall, you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a virtual DMZ Host.
Go to VLAN PVID for each interface to setup VLAN PVID features. Each physical port has a default VID called PVID (Port VID). PVID is assigned to untagged frames or priority tagged frames (frames with null (0) VID) received on this port. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router VLAN Group Go to Define VLAN Group to setup VLAN group features. ADSL Go to Advanced Setup > ADSL to define and set your ADSL mode and ADSL Type. YML14WN ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Access Management ACL Setting Go to Access Management -> ACL to enable remote management. The user may remotely access the ADSL2+ Modem Router once setting their IP as a Secure IP Address through selected applications. With the default IP 0.0.0.0, any client would be allowed to remotely access the ADSL2+ Modem Router.
Get Community: Select to set the password for the incoming Get- and GetNext requests from the management station. Set Community: Select to set the password for incoming Set requests from the management station. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play Overview Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between devices. An UPnP device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the network.
Port: The port of the device ConnectionRequestURL User Name: Username used to authenticate an ACS making a Connection Request to the CPE. Password: Password used to authenticate an ACS making a Connection Request to the CPE. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
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NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Periodic Inform Activated: When this field is enabled, the DSL device will send an Inform RPC to the ACS server at the system startup, and will continue to send it periodically at an interval defined in Periodic Inform Interval field;...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Maintenance Admin Setting Go to Maintenance-> Administration to set a new username and password to restrict management access to the router. The default is admin (Username) and admin (Password) System Time Go to Maintenance->Time Zone and select system time as you wish.
The Diagnostics menu provides feedback on the connection status of the router and the DSL link. The individual tests are listed below. If the test continues to fail, click Help and follow the troubleshooting procedures provided onscreen. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
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How to configure WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Wireless Security Status...
The ‘ADSL Line Status’ enables you to check the status of your ADSL connection including how fast data is being transferred. System Log Go to Status -> System Log and you can see the system log file. Click “Save Log” to save system log file. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Statistics Ethernet Go to Status-> Statistics and select Ethernet interface. You can see the traffic Statistics of Ethernet activity. ADSL Go to Status-> Statistics and select ADSL interface. You can see the traffic Statistics of ADSL interface.
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Appendix A: Installing UPnP in Windows Example This section shows how to install UPnP in Windows Me and Windows XP. Installing UPnP in Windows Me Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows Me.
Step 4. Select Networking Service in the Components selection box and click Details. Step 5. In the Networking Services window, select the UPnP User Interface check box. Step 6. Click OK to go back to the Windows Optional Networking Component Wizard window and click Next. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Using UPnP in Windows XP Example This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP. You must already have UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the NB14WN.
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Step 5. Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK. An icon displays in the system tray Step 6. Double-click on the icon to display your current Internet connection status. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Web Configuration Easy Access With UPnP, you can access the web-based configuration on the modem router without finding out the IP address of the device first. This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the device.
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Step 6. Right-click on the icon for your modem router and select Properties. A properties window displays with basic information about the device. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Appendix B: Troubleshooting Using LEDs to Diagnose Problems The LEDs are useful aides for finding possible problem causes. Power LED The PWR LED on the front panel does not light up. STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION Make sure that the modem router’s power adaptor is connected to the device and plugged in to an appropriate power source.
Make sure that you enter the correct password and username using the proper casing. It is highly recommended to change the default username and password. Make sure you store the username and password in a save place. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router LAN Interface I cannot access the modem router from the LAN or ping any computer on the LAN. STEPS CORRECTIVE ACTION Check the Ethernet LEDs on the front panel. A LAN LED should be on if the port is connected to a computer or hub.
Classical IP and ARP over ATM. Considers ATM configured as a Logic IP Sub-network(LIS) to replace Ethernet local LAN segments. Internet service provider. A company that allows home and corporate users to connect to the Internet. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
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NetComm Gateway Series - ADSL2+ Modem Router Local area network. A limited distance (typically under a few kilometers or a couple of miles) high-speed network (typically 4 to 100 Mbps) that supports many computers. Media Access Control Layer. A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of the ISO OSI Model responsible for media control.
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Virtual Path Identifier. Part of the ATM cell header, a VPI is a pipe for a number of Virtual Circuits. Wide area network. A data communications network that spans any distance and is usually provided by a public carrier (such as a telephone company or service provider) ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide YML14WN www.netcomm.com.au...
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.
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.
Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired. All NetComm ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 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...
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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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