Gateway NB304N manual

NETCOMM GATEWAY™ SERIES ADSL2+ Wire less N300 Modem Router NB304N USER GUIDE[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 2 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Copyright Copyrigh t©2011 NetComm Limited. All rights reserved. The information contain ed herein is proprietary to NetComm Limited. No part of this docum ent may be translated, transcribe d, rep[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 3 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Table of C ontents Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Introducti on ............................................[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 4 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Overview Introdu ction This manu al provides informatio n related to the in stallation, operat ion, and utilisat ion of the NB304 N. Target U sers The individual reading this manual is presum ed t[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 5 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Product In troduction Product O vervi ew  Connects you to high - speed ADSL 2+ broadba nd  Creates a powerful wireless h otspot supporting multiple Wi- Fi devices  Includes 4 Ethernet LAN ports fo r multipl e wir ed connecti ons  Wireless N access point for spe[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 6 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Physical Dime nsions and Indicato r s LED Indica tors The NB304N has been designe d to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear for bett er organization. The display is visi bl[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 7 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Physica l Dimens ions The following page lis ts the phy sical dimensions of the NB304 N . NB304N Length 181 mm Height 135 mm Width 26 mm Weight 245 gra ms NB304N Defa ult Setti ngs The following tables list th e default settings f or the NB304N . LAN (M ANAG EMEN T ) Stati[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 8 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Integrat ed Interfaces The following integrated interf aces are available on the NB304N : INTERFACE FUNCTION Antenna Wi - Fi Antenna DSL Attach a tele phone l ine with an active xDS L service he r[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 9 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Safety and Product Care With reference to unpack ing, installation, use and m aintenance of your electronic device, th e following basic guidelines are recommended:  Do not use or install th is product near water to avoid fir e or shock hazard. For example, n ear a bath[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 10 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Installat ion and Configurati on of the NB304N Place men t of your N B304N T he wireless connection bet ween your NB304N and your Wi - Fi devices will be strong er the closer your connected devic[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 11 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Hardware instal lation 1. Connect the power adapter to th e Power socket on the back of the NB304N . 2. Plug the power adapter int o the wall socket and switch on th e power. 3. Wait approximately 60 seconds for the NB304N to power up. Connecting via a cable 1. Connect th[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 12 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Managem ent Console Login Procedure To log in to the managem ent console and view the st atus or make changes t o your NB304N con figuration , please follow the steps below: 1. Open your web brow[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 13 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Device Info The device info menu provides i nformation and stat istics about the NB304N and the curr ently config ured ne two rk connections and hosts . Summar y The s ummar y pag e pr ovides an overview of the current operating parameters used by your NB304N . You can us[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 14 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au WAN Th e WAN page displays a summ ary of the WAN connection settin gs and your WAN I P address (if applicable) . Statis tics Statistical information is prov ided and displayed broken down by netw[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 15 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X LAN The LAN page displays information about comp uters or devices connected to th e NB304N either by an Ethernet cable or v ia wireless . WAN Ser vice The WAN page displays infor mation about the WAN co nnection i n use by the N B304 N. An entry w ill be sho wn for e ach [...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 16 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au x TM The Asynchronous T ransfer Mode (ATM) page shows information about the currently configured A TM interface. x DSL The x DSL pag e show s informa tion abo ut the curr ently co nfigured x DSL [...]

www.netcomm.com.au 17 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Route The Rout e page lists the current rout ing table entries . ARP The Addre ss Resoluti on Proto col (ARP) page shows the current ARP table entries . DHCP The DHCP page lists the current DHCP leases in use on the NB304N.[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 18 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Basic Setu p Quick Setup The Qui ck Setup page is used to quickly and easily configure you r Inter net conne ction. 1. Enter the username provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the P[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 19 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X ATM Inter face To remove a currently conf igured ATM Interface, Click th e r emove checkbox corresponding to the chosen interf ace and click Remove. To Add a new Interface, click the add button and enter th e appropriate configuration inf ormation as shown below: PARAMETE[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 20 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au ETH Inter face To remove a currently conf igured ATM Interface, Click th e remove checkbox corresponding to the chosen interface an d click Remove. To Add a new Interface, click the add button an[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 21 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X WAN Service This screen provides a sum mary of the current WAN interfaces you have configured. If you ha ve connected th e NB304N to an ADSL connect ion through the ADSL Quick S etup interface, details of the connect ion will be summarized here. You can also add or remove[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 22 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au In the case of a PPPoE connection , th e following options are available: PARAMETER DEF INITION PPP U sername and P asswor d The usernam e and passwor d required to access the servi ce PPPoE Serv[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 23 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X In the case of an IP over E thernet connection, th e following options are available: PARAMETER DEF INITION Obtain an IP A ddres s automati cally Select to use DHCP for the c onnectio n. The DHC P op tions can then be s et. Opt ion 55 – Set th e DHCP P arameter request [...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 24 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au LAN The LAN win dow allows you to modif y the sett ings for you r local area networ k (LAN) . The followin g option s are avail able to c onfigure: PARAMETER DEF INITION IP Addre ss Enter the IP [...]

www.netcomm.com.au 25 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X The NB304N offers a s tateless IPv6 Aut oconfig f unction for IPv6 enabled devices conn ected via the LAN . The followin g auto c onfigurat ion opt ions are avail able: PARAMETER DEF INITION Interface A ddress Set the IPv6 Ad dress of the NB30 4N Enable DHCPv6 Server Sele[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 26 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au NAT NAT stands for Network Addre ss Translation, a process which converts private IP addresses of a computer on the internal pr iva te netw ork to one or more public IP addresses for the Internet[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 27 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Port Triggering Some applications require that the specific ports in the router’s firewall be opened for access by the remote parties. F or instance, an application uses port 25 f or requests and port 113 for replies. If a computer on t he LAN connects to port 25 on a r[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 28 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au ALG An Application Layer Gateway ( ALG) allows two or m ore simult aneous NA T connection s to be made by cl ients thro ugh this r outer. Select the specific A LG NAT functions to enable an d cli[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 29 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Security IP Filter ing The route r supports IP Filte ring which allows you to easil y set up ru les to cont rol incoming a nd outgo ing Inte rnet tra ffic. The router provides two types of IP filterin g: Outgoing IP Filtering an d Incomin g IP Filtering. Outgoing I P Filt[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 30 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Incom ing IP Filte ring By defaul t, when N AT is enabled, all incoming IP traff ic from WAN is blocked except for responses to request s from the LAN. However, some incoming traffic from the Int[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 31 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Parenta l Contr ol Parental Control allows you to apply r outer access restricti ons among LAN devices within spe cific times in a day. A m aximum of 16 restriction rules can be created. To delete a restriction, click Remove checkbox next t o the selected restriction and [...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 32 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Quality of Se rvic e Quality of Service allows certain applications to gain priority ove r other applications in where a continuous flow of data pa ck ets is required. For example if s omeone is [...]

www.netcomm.com.au 33 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X QoS Clas sification You can add or remove QoS Cl assification rules. To delete a QoS classification r ule, click the Remove check box next to the selected class ification rule and click Remove. Click Add to create a Net work Traffic Class Rule. Enter the fol lowi ng appro[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 34 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Routing Default Gateway The router will accept the f irst received Default Gateway assi gnment f rom one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or DHCP enabled PV C(s). Alternatively, you can manually select which [...]

www.netcomm.com.au 35 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Policy R outing Policy Routing enables you t o specif y specific rules under whic h a route will be ut ilised. To delete a route policy, click t he Remove checkbox next t o the selected policy and click Remove. To add a new routing policy, cli ck Add. Enter the f ollowing[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 36 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au DNS DNS Ser ver DNS (Domain Nam e System) is an Internet service that translat es domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they are easier to re member. However, the I[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 37 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X D ynamic DNS The router offers a Dynamic D omain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a f ixed host and domain nam e to a dynamic I nternet I P Addres s. It is useful when yo u are hos ting your own websi te, FTP se rver, or other serv er behi nd the route r. [...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 38 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au DSL The DSL page allows you to sel ect the modulation, the phone line pair and t he capability. Select applicable DSL service s ettings r equired for your xD SL service and click Apply/Save t o s[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 39 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X UPnP The NB304N supports UPn P on WAN Services with NAT enabled. Select to enable or disable U PnP support and click Apply/Sav e to save the new UPnP co nfigura tion sett ings. DNS Proxy The DNS Proxy function enables the NB304N to perform as a f o rwarding DNS server whi[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 40 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au User Accoun ts User accounts are used to restr ict access to the attach ed USB Storage device. To delete a User account en try, click the Rem ove checkbox next to the selected accou nt entry and [...]

www.netcomm.com.au 41 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Enter the f ollowing parameters: PARAMETER DEF INITION Group Na me Enter a na me to identi fy the interface group WAN Interf ace used Select whic h WAN int erface t o use fo r the gr oup Available I nterfaces Select whi ch LAN i nterfaces will be used by the g roup DHCP V[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 42 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Power Management The power management page enables you to control the gree n aspects of the NB304N. You can enable or disable th e power management features by select ing or unselecting the diffe[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 43 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Wireless Basic The Wireless Basic page allows you to enable the wireless net w ork and configure its basic se ttings. The following parameters are available: PARAMETER DEF INITION Enable Wireles s Select to en able or disable th e wir eless netwo rk functio n Hide Acces s[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 44 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Security The NB 304N supports all encryptions within the 802 .11 standard. The factory default is W PA2 - PSK . The NB 304N also supports WPA, WPA - PSK, WPA2 , WPA2 - PSK. You can also select to[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 45 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Wireles s Brid ge Wireless Bridge allows you to c o nfigure the router’s access po int as a bridge. Select the mode f or the Wireless Access Point bu ilt into the NB304N. When selecting ‘Wireless Bridge’ mode, you can also s pec ifiy which wireless netw orks will be[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 46 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Dia gnostic s The router has a diagnostic f eature to test your DSL conn ection. You can use th e diagnostic menu to perform the following tes t functions fr om the rout er.  Testin g the conn[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 47 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Management Settings Y ou can choose to:  Backup th e settings as a configuration file stored onto you r PC  Update th e current settings from a previously saved con figuration file  Erase the current set tings and restore the default factory values Backup To back[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 48 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au System L og This feature provides you a co mprehensive list of log entries reportin g events whic h you h ave conf igured for vi ewing. The amo unt of information displayed depends on the lo ggin[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 49 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Enter your select NTP server to use for time synchronisation, select your tim e zone and then c lick Apply/Save to save the ne w Internet T ime settings. Access Control This feature enables you m anage the user access rights for remote access managem ent based on the Serv[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 50 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au To delete an IP restriction ent ry, click the Remove checkb ox next to the IP restriction entry and cl ick Remove. Click Add to add a new IP restriction. Enter the St art and End IP address range[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 51 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X Update Software The router’s software is sto re d in t he FLASH memory and can be upgraded as n ew software is released. Click Browse to locate the soft w are file and then click Update Software. Reboot This feature allows the rout er to enable new network configurat io[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 52 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Technical Data The following table lists th e hardware specifications of th e NB304N . MODEL NB304N CPU BCM6328 1 DDR SDRAM 64MB DDR2 Serial Flash 4 MB / 8 MB/ 16 MB Mode m Chi pse t BCM6328 1 AD[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 53 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X FAQ 1. I cannot access the M anagement Console web page The def ault IP add ress of th e unit is 192.168. 1 .1, so first try to open a web browser to this address. Also check that your PC /Device is on the same sub net as the router’s Ethern et port. 2. The ro uter was [...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 54 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Legal & Regulatory In formatio n 1. Intell ectu al Prop erty Righ ts All intellectual property rights ( including copyright an d trade mark rights) s ubs isting in, relating t o or arising ou[...]

www.netcomm.com.au 55 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X 4. Product Wa rran ty All NetComm products have a standard one (1) year warrant y from date of purchase, however , some products have an extend ed warranty option (refer to packa ging and the warranty card) (ea ch a Product War ranty ). To be eligible for the exten ded wa[...]

NETCOMM GAT EWAY™ SERIES – NB304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem R outer 56 NetComm NB 304N – ADSL2+ Wireless N3 00 Modem YML304X www.netcomm.com.au Contact Addre ss: N ETCO MM LIMIT ED Head Office PO Box 1200, Lane Co ve NSW 2066 A ustralia P: +61(0)2 9424 2070 F : +61( 0)2 9424 2 010 E: sales@netcomm.com.au W: www.netcomm.com.au[...]