NetComm N3G005W manual

N3G005W User Guide[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 2 www .netcomm.com.au Contents Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 5 N3G005W Features ...............................................................................................[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 3 N3G005W T ool Box........................................................................................................................................................59 T ool Box > System Info .........................................[...]

Over view[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 5 N3G005W Over view NetComm N3G005W 3G Wireless Router is a high-performance router that supports wireless networking for home, office or public space usage. The NetComm N3G005W 3G Wireless Router supports the use of a 3G USB Modem which enab[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 6 www .netcomm.com.au N3 G 00 5 W F ea t ur e s 3G Access Standards IEEE 802.11b/g IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Firewall IP Filtering NA T (Network Address T ranslation) with VPN Pass through MAC Filtering Supported WAN type Static IP , Dynamic IP , PPPoE, 3G Connection Scheme Connect-on-demand, Auto-Disc[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 7 N3G005W Pa c ka g e C on t en t s Y our N3G005W Wireless Router Package contains the following items: • N3G005W Wireless Router • Quick Installation Guide • User Guide on CD • RJ-45 Straight-through Ethernet Cable • Cradle Set •[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 8 www .netcomm.com.au LE D I n di c at o rs Label Status Indicates 3G Flashing Flashes when unit is ready Off Power is off LAN Flashing Flashes when data is being sent and received on the LAN connection On Indicates a link to your LAN or Network card is active Off Indicates no link to LAN WAN Flashi[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 9 N3G005W Re s to r in g F a ct o ry D ef a ul t s This feature will reset the Router to its factory default configuration. Occasions may present themselves where you need to restore the factory default settings on your router . T ypical sit[...]

Connecting[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 11 N3G005W Connecting your N3G005W Wireless Router Connect the N3G005W Wireless Router to Y our Network Note: DO NOT connect N3G005W 3G Wireless Router to power before performing the installation steps below. St e p 1 . Attach the antenna. 1.[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 12 www .netcomm.com.au St e p 2 . Plug the USB 3G modem into the USB port. Note: The N3G005W 3G Wireless Router is designed to work with either UMTS, EV -DO or HSDPA 3G cards that can be used as modems (support tethered data). Please refer to your service provider for detailed feature information. S[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 13 N3G005W St e p 5 . 1. Connect the power adapter to the port on the back panel of your N3G005W 3G Wireless Router . 2. Then plug the other end of the power adapter into a wall outlet or power strip. a. The 3G LED will turn ON to indicate th[...]

Setting Up Y our PC[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 15 N3G005W Setting up your PC Having physically connected your N3G005W , the next step is to configure the router to establish a broadband connection. Depending on your computers current settings you may first need to reconfigure the TCP/I[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 16 www .netcomm.com.au Wi n do w s M e P Cs 1. In the Windows task bar , click the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control P anel . 2. Click on View All Control Panel Options . 3. Double-click the Network icon. 4. The Network Properties dialog box displays with a list of currently i[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 17 N3G005W Next, configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Modem: 9. Follow steps 1 - 3 above. 10. Select the network component labeled TCP/IP , and then click Properties . If you have multiple TCP/IP listings, select the li[...]

W e b C o n fi g u r a t i o n W i z a r d[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 19 N3G005W W eb Configura tion Wizard Having physically connected your N3G005W , the next step is to establish the broadband connection to the internet. Please follow the steps below to configure your N3G005W router via the web configurati[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 20 www .netcomm.com.au APN (Access Point Name) for various providers ISP APN Username/Password required T elstra telstra.internet NO Bigpond telstra.bigpond YES Three 3netaccess NO Vodafone vfinternet.au NO Optus internet NO Virgin VirginBroadband NO (PAP) 7. Please r eview the se ttings and cl ick[...]

Adv anced Setup[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 22 www .netcomm.com.au Advanced Setup T o access the Advanced Setup option of your N3G005W , you need to access the unit’ s web configuration outline on page 15 and click on Advanced Setup menu at the top of the page. For first time installation, you will be presented with the following page. Ch[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 23 N3G005W After that, click on any of the top menu to access the respective settings pages. Ba s ic Se t ti n g The Basic Setting page allows you to configure a number of basic settings on the unit. This section deals with these features. C[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 24 www .netcomm.com.au Basic Setting > Primary Setup This Page allows you to change the LAN (Local Area Network) settings on your N3G005W wireless router and the WAN (Wide Area Network) connection. Note: This example shows WAN connection for T elstra Next G connection.[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 25 N3G005W 1. LAN IP Address: the local IP address of this device. 2. LAN Netmask: the Netmask of the local IP address 3. W AN’ s MAC Address: The W AN’ s MAC of this device. If you want to clone the MAC address from your computer network[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 26 www .netcomm.com.au Static IP Address If your WAN connection uses a static IP address, please select Static IP Address and fill in the required information in the fields provided. • WAN IP Address. T ype in the IP address assigned by your Internet Ser vice Provider . • Subnet Mask. T ype in[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 27 N3G005W Dynamic IP Address This connection will get the IP address from the internet service provider . Choose this connection if you are connecting the router to an Optus Cable Modem service. Leave everything as default unless instructed [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 28 www .netcomm.com.au PPP over Ethernet Most ADSL service will use P PP over Ethe rnet protocol . Use this i f you connec t the router to a bridge ADSL modem. • PPPoE Account/ PPPoE Password. T ype in your account username and password. • MTU. Leave as default unless instructed by your Internet[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 29 N3G005W L2TP For internet services using L2TP . • My T unnel Name. T ype in the T unnel Name assigned by your Internet Service Provider . • Server IP address. T ype in the server IP address assigned b y your Internet Service Provider .[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 30 www .netcomm.com.au PPTP For internet service using PPTP . • My T unnel Name. T ype in the T unnel Name assigned by your Internet Service Provider . • Server IP address. T ype in the server IP address assigned b y your Internet Service Provider . • My IP Address. Tick Get IP from the DHCP S[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 31 N3G005W 3G For 3G service, you need to enter the following, please refer to your 3G service provider for detailed information. • APN- Enter the APN for your PC card. • Pin Code- Enter the Pin Code for your SIM card • Dial-Number - Th[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 32 www .netcomm.com.au iBurst For iBurst services using the iBurst USB choose iBurst and enter the following informa tion • Username / Password. T ype in your account username and password. • WAN MTU. Lea ve as default unless instructed by your Internet Service Provider . • Primary DNS/Seconda[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 33 N3G005W Basic Setting > DHCP Server This page allows you to configure the DHCP Server on the unit. For more settings click on More. 1. DHCP Server: Please leave this set to Enable unless you have another DHCP ser ver on the same networ[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 34 www .netcomm.com.au Basic Setting > Wireless This page allows you to configure the wireless feature of the unit such as SSID and security . 1. Wireless - Enable by default. Changing this option to Disable will turn off the wireless feature on the unit and you will not be able to connect wirel[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 35 N3G005W a) WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Enabling this security will protect your data while it is transferred from the computer to the N3G005W router . Select the WEP Encryption (64bit or 128bit) and enter the WEP key in Key 1 field. P[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 36 www .netcomm.com.au c) WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK : A newer type of security is WP A-PSK-TKIP and WP A-PSK2-ADE. This type of security gives a more secure network compare to WEP . Use TKIP Encryption T ype for WP A-PSK and AES for WP A2-PSK. After that, please enter the key in the Passphrase field. The [...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 37 N3G005W Click Save to save the settings and Undo to cancel. T o Configure WDS (Wireless Distribution System) click on WDS Setting button and you will be presented with the following page. WDS is used to wirelessly connect multiple Access [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 38 www .netcomm.com.au Basic Setting > Change Password On this page you can change the N3G005W web configuration password. Please type in your old password (factory default password is admin) and type in the new password. Y ou also need to type in the new password in the Reconfirm field. Note:[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 39 N3G005W Fo r wa r di n g R ul e s The Forwarding Rules page allows you to configure the port forwarding management on the unit. Click on any of the menu on the left to access the respective setting page. Forwarding rules are a necessary f[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 40 www .netcomm.com.au Forwarding Rules > Virtual Ser ver A virtual server is defined as a Ser vice Port, and all requests to this port will be redirected to the computer specified by the Server IP . Virtual Ser ver can also work with Scheduling Rules, and give user more flexibility on Access [...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 41 N3G005W Forwarding Rules > Special AP Some applications like On-line games, Video conferencing and Internet telephony require multiple connections to the internet. Because of that, these applications cannot work with a pure NA T router [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 42 www .netcomm.com.au Forwarding Rules > Miscellaneous DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host is a computer without the protection of firewall. It allows that particular computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication to the internet. It is mostly used for Internet games, Video conferencing, [...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 43 N3G005W Se c ur i ty Se t ti n g The Security Setting page allows you to configure the security management on the unit such as Packet filters and MAC Control. Click on any of the menu on the left to access the respective setting page.[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 44 www .netcomm.com.au Security Setting > Packet Filters Packet Filter enables you to control what packets are allowed to pass through the router . There are two type of packet filter , Outbound Packet Filter which applies to all outbound packets and Inbound Packet Filter which only applies to p[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 45 N3G005W For source or destination IP address, you can define a single IP address (192.168.123.1) or a range of IP addresses (192.168.123.100-192.168.123.200). Empty fields imply all IP addresses. For source or destination port, you can a[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 46 www .netcomm.com.au Security Setting > Domain Filters Domain Filters enable you to prevent users from accessing specific domain addresses. T o enable the Domain Filter please make sure to tick the Enable tick box on the top of the page. Log DNS Query . Please tick the Enable tick box if you w[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 47 N3G005W Security Setting > URL Blocking URL Blocking will block LAN computers from connecting to a pre-defined website. The major difference between Domain Filter and URL Blocking is that Domain Filter require users to input a suffix [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 48 www .netcomm.com.au Security Setting > MAC Control MAC Control allows you to assign different access rights for different users and to assign a specific IP address to a certain MAC address. T o enable MAC Address Control please make sure to tick the Enable tick box on the top of the page. T w[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 49 N3G005W Security Setting > Miscellaneous This page allows you to change various miscellaneous security settings on the unit. These settings are: 1. Remote Administrator IP Adress/Host/Port. By default, only users on the LAN side can bro[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 50 www .netcomm.com.au Ad v an c ed Se t ti n g The Advanc ed Setting p age allows you to configure the advance d settings on the unit su ch as System log, Dynamic DNS and SN MP . Click on any of the menu on the left to confi gure the acce ss the respe ctive settin g page.[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 51 N3G005W Advanced Setting > System Log The N3G005W Wireless router supports System log’ s via syslog (using UDP packet). For syslog, you need to enter the IP address of the host computer that will receive the syslog message and tick on[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 52 www .netcomm.com.au Advanced Setting > Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS feature enables users to have a static domain name for their internet connection even when their internet connection IP address is dynamic. By mapping the host name to the current public IP address of the router , users who wan[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 53 N3G005W Advanced Setting > QoS T o Enable QoS make sure the Enable T ick Box on the top of the page is ticked. Upstream bandwidth T otal bandwidth of outgoing traffic. Downstream bandwidth T otal bandwidth of incoming traffic. Y ou ca[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 54 www .netcomm.com.au Advanced Setting > SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol designed to give user the capability to remotely manage a computer or network device by polling and setting terminal values and monitoring network events. T o Enable SNMP , you need to set the f[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 55 N3G005W Advanced Setting > Routing When you have more than one router or subnet on your network, you need to enable routing function to allow different subnets to communicate with each other . There are two types of routing feature on t[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 56 www .netcomm.com.au Advanced Setting > System T ime This page allows you to change the System time setting on the N3G005W Wireless Router . There are three ways to set up the System Time on the unit. 1. Get Date and T ime by NTP Protocol. Select if you want to get the date and time from an NTP[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 57 N3G005W Advanced Setting > Scheduling This feature allows you to define a time schedule for Virtual Server and Packet Filter rules on the unit. T o enable Scheduling please make sure to tick the Enable tick box at the top and click on [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 58 www .netcomm.com.au Advanced Setting > Performance This page give you option to change the wireless advance settings. 1. Beacon Inter val. Beacons are packets sent by the unit to synchronize to wireless clients. The default value is set to 100 milliseconds and the acceptable value is 1 to 1000[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 59 N3G005W T oo l B ox The T ool Box page consists of various tools for the unit. Click on any of the menu on the left to access the respective page.[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 60 www .netcomm.com.au T ool Box > System Info From this page you can view the System log and the Routing T able of the unit. T ool Box > Restore Setting T o restore the configuration from a file, browse the configuration file and then click the Restore button. Notes: Please disable any an[...]

W eb User Interface[...]

W AN Failo ver[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 63 N3G005W T ool Box > Firmware Upgrade T o update your N3G005W firmware, browse the update image file or configuration file and then click the Upgrade button. Notes: Please disable any anti virus or firewall program before doing the [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 64 www .netcomm.com.au The WAN failover feature of the N3G005W is designed to provide a backup W AN connection in case your primary connection should fail. T o use this feature, you will require both a regular WAN connection and a 3G WAN connection. Please follow these steps to set up WAN failover o[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 65 N3G005W 8. When your primar y (non-3G) WAN connection reconnects, the N3G005W will automaticall y revert to this connection. Please allow up to 2 minutes for this change to occur . 9. T o confirm that the process in Step 8 is complete, re[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 66 www .netcomm.com.au T roubleshooting[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 67 N3G005W This section provides an overview of common issues, and possible solutions for the installation and operation of the N3G005W Wireless Router . 1. Un a bl e t o a c ce s s t he W eb Co n fig u ra t io n wh e n I u s e m y c om p ut[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 68 www .netcomm.com.au 3. Wh y d o es my wi r el e ss c o nn e ct i on ke e p dr o pp i ng ? Please try the following steps to improve the wireless signal quality . • Antenna Orientation. – T ry dif ferent antenna orientations for the N3G005W Wireless Router . – T ry to keep the antenna a t le[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 69 N3G005W Wir eless Connection[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 70 www .netcomm.com.au 7. Wh a t i s V PN ? • VPN stands for “Virtual Private Networking.” VPN creates a “tunnel” through an existing Internet connection using PPTP (Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol) or IPSec (IP Security) protocols with various encryption schemes including Microsoft Cha[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 71 N3G005W The following examples use “wireless” as the SSID and 64bit WEP with “a1b2c3d4e5” as the encryption key . Wi n do w s X P s erv i ce pa c k 2 Follow these steps: 1. Open Network Connections (Start -> Control Panel -> [...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 72 www .netcomm.com.au Ma c O S X 1 0. 4 Follow these steps: 1. Click on the Airport icon on the top right menu. 2. Click on the network name that you want to connect. This example uses “NetComm n3G Series” as the network name. 3. On the new window, tick on Show Password and type in the network [...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 73 N3G005W Wi n do w s V is t a Follow these steps: 1. Open Network and Sharing Center (Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing center). 2. Click on “Connect to a network”. 3. Choose “Connect to the Internet” and click on ?[...]

W eb User Interface Wir eless Security[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 75 N3G005W 7. Select the appropriate location. This will affect the firewall settings on the computer . 8. Tick on both “Save this network” and “Start this connection automatically” and click on “Next”. 9. Now the connection is r[...]

W eb User Interface Legal and Regulator y[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 77 N3G005W 1. Open your web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Firefox) and navigate to http://192.168.123.254/. 2. At the login screen, type in admin in the System Password field. Then click on Login. 3. Cli ck o n Ba sic Set ting an d th e[...]

N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide YML894 Rev3 78 www .netcomm.com.au Legal & Regulator y Information This manual is copyright. Apart from an y fair dealing for the purposes of private study , research, criticism or review , as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part ma y be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any f[...]

YML894 Rev3 N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide N3G005W 3G Wireless Router User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 79 N3G005W Pr o du c t W ar ra nt y The warranty is granted on the following conditions: 1. This warranty extends to the original purchaser (you) and is not transferable; 2. This warranty shall not apply to software prog rams, batteries, powe[...]

NetComm Limited ABN 85 002 490 486 PO Box 1200, Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia E – sales@netcomm.com.au W – www .netcomm.com.au Product Warranty NetComm products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option, via registering your product online at the NetComm website www .netcomm.[...]