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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router
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3G Wireless N300 Router
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Preface t his manual provides information related to the installation, operation, and application of this device. t he individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. If you find the product to be broken or malfunctioning, please contact technical support for immediate service by email at technicalsupport@netcomm.com.au For product update, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades, please visit our websi
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router t able of Contents Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................................................................4 your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Package Contents..
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Introduction
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router introduction your 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router Congratulations on your purchase of a NetComm 3G18Wn - 3G Wireless N300 router. this product is a high- performance router that provides wireless networking and Internet connectivity for your home, office or public space. The NetComm 3G18Wn supports an external 3G USB Modem which enables you to share a 3G Mobile Broadband service among multiple computers. This product also features a WAN Ether
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Placement
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Placement of your 3G18Wn Just like your mobile phone, a 3G USB Modem’s location will affect its signal strength to the 3G Mobile Base Station (Cell Tower). The data speed achievable from a 3G USB modem is relative to this signal strength, which is affected by many environmental factors. Please keep in mind that the 3G USB Modem will need adequate signal strength in order to provide Internet connectivity whilst choosing a location to place your
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Cordless Phones If the performance of your wireless network is impaired after considering the above issues, and you have a cordless phone: • t ry moving cordless phones away from your router and your wireless-enabled computers. • Unplug and remove the battery from any cordless phone that operates on the 2.4GHz band (check manufacturer’s information). If this fixes the problem, your phone may be interfering with the Wi-Fi Router. • If your phone supports channel selection, change the channel
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Product Layout
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Product Layout Connecting and Configuring your Router The Router has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear of the Router for better organization. The display is easily visible on the front of the Router to provide you with information about network activity and status. See below for explanation of each of the features. Front Panel Icon Description Power Lights up when powered oN. Wireless LAN Lights up when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic LAN Ports (1
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Modem Requirements In order to use the WAN Ethernet port for Internet Connectivity your fixed line service (Cable/xDSL/Satellite) modem must be equipped with a rJ45 ethernet port. many modems have both a rJ45 ethernet port and a USb connection. if you have a modem with both ethernet and USb, and are using the USb connection at this time, you will be instructed to use the rJ45 ethernet port during the installation procedure. If your modem has o
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Default Settings LAN (Management) Static iP Address: 19.168. 0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 19.168.0.1 WAN (Internet) WAN mode: DHCP Wireless SSiD: NetComm Wireless Channel: 11 Security: WeP, 64bit WeP Key: a1bc3d4e5 Modem Access Username: admin Password: admin Configuring your Router and Setting up your computer Having physically connected your 3G18Wn, the next step is to configure the router to establish a broadband connection. Depending on your computers current set
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router Mac OSX 10.4 1. Click the Apple icon and choose System Preferences. . Click on the Network icon. 3. Set Location to Automatic and Show to built in ethernet. 4. Click on the TCP/IP tab. 5. In the Configure option, choose Use DHCP with automatic address. 6. Click on Apply Now. Setting up your 3G router Having physically connected your 3G18Wn, the next step is to establish the broadband connection to the Internet. Please follow the steps bel
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3G Internet Settings • Click Apply to save the settings • If everything is configured properly, the Status page will show that your 3G service is online and the WAN IP address that has been assigned. 3G Connection Status Page APN (Access Point Name) for various providers ISP APN Username/Password Required Telstra telstra.internet No BigPond telstra.bigpond yeS Three (Postpaid) 3netaccess No Three (Prepaid) 3services No Vodafone vfinternet.au No Optus (postpaid) preconnect No Optus (prepaid)
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Advanced Features
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Advanced Features This section explains other features that you may want to enable depending on your application. Some features can add extra stability and error recovery. other features are available to assist with integrating the 3G18Wn with your application. Login Procedure 1. Open your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and navigate to http://192.168.20.1/ . Click Login and type “admin” (without quotes) in the Username and Password fields. Then click on Submit. Note: ad
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router 3G internet Settings 3G Internet Settings This page allows you to setup your WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network) connection. Enter the relevant settings as provided by your 3G provider. Note For 3G WAN connection: The 3G connection fields may not be necessary for your connection. The information on this page will only be used when your service provider requires you to enter a User Name and Password to connect to the 3G network. Name Descriptio
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DHCP (Auto config) this connection will get the iP address from the internet service provider. Choose this connection if you are connecting the router to a Cable modem service. Leave everything as default unless instructed by your internet Service Provider. Name Description Hostname Please input the host name of your computer . This is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so. MAC Clone Please input the mAC address of your computer here if your service provider o
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NetComm Liberty Series - 3G Wireless N300 Router PPTP PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol) allows for a secure connection over the Internet by simply dialing in a local point provided by your ISP provider. The following screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on each client PC. Name Description Server IP address: t ype in the server iP address assigned by your internet Service Provider. PPTP Account/ t ype in th
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LAN This Page allows you to change the LAN (Local Area Network) settings of your 3G Router. Name Description IP Address: the local iP address of this device. Subnet Mask: The subnet mask of the local IP address LAN 2: Used to configure a secondary LAN IP Address MAC Address: the LAN mAC address of your 3G router DHCP Type: Please leave this set to ‘Enable’ unless you have another DHCP server on the same network. Primary DNS/Secondary DNS: (Optional) This feature allows you to manually assign D
