NetComm NB6, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide NB6 NB6W NB6Plus4W ADSL2 Modem Router ...

Page 2: ...el under the following conditions If the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed If liquid has been spilled into the product If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance Caution Any changes...

Page 3: ...13 NB6W LED Indicators 14 NB6W Rear Panel 15 NB6Plus4W LED Indicators 16 NB6Plus4W Rear Panel 17 Chapter 2 System Requirement and Installation 18 System Requirement 18 Do I need a Micro Filter 19 Choosing a place for the ADSL Router 20 Connecting the ADSL Router 20 USB Driver Installation 21 For Windows ME 21 For Windows 2000 21 For Windows XP 22 Uninstalling the USB Driver 24 For Windows ME 24 Fo...

Page 4: ...Take Effect 45 Language 45 Quick Start 46 Connect to Internet 46 Quick Setup 47 Connection Type 48 PPP over ATM PPP over Ethernet 49 IP over ATM 52 Bridging 55 Status 58 Overview 59 ADSL Line 58 Internet Connection 60 Traffic Statistics 60 DHCP Table 61 Wireless Clients 61 Routing Table 61 ARP Table 61 Advanced Setup 62 Local Network IP Address 62 Local Network DHCP Server 64 Local Network UPnP 66...

Page 5: ... Local 119 Internet Time 120 System Log 121 SNMP Setting 125 Backup Config 127 Update Firmware 129 Reset Router 129 UPnP for XP 130 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 132 Problems with LAN 132 Problems with WAN 132 Problems with Upgrading 133 Chapter 6 Glossary 134 Appendix A Client Setup for 802 1x WPA and WPA PSK 136 Retreiving Client Certificate 136 Enabling 802 1x Authentication and Security 139 Enabli...

Page 6: ... users Simply attach to a single PC using the Ethernet port recommended or USB port Alternatively should you wish to share your Internet connection the Modem Router is equipped with an in built Router and one or four Ethernet ports for connection to a network If you have the NB6W or NB6Plus4W modem you can also share your Internet connection wirelessly The Modem Router s Port Forwarding and UPnP f...

Page 7: ... Driver and Manual CD One Quick Start Guide If any of the above items are damaged or missing please contact NetComm immediately USB Cable Power Adaptor NB6 9V AC 1A NB6W NB6Plus4W 12V AC 1A CAT 5 UTP Straight Ethernet Network Cable RJ 45 Installation CD CRS889 NB6 NB6W NB6Plus4W Driver and Manuals Quick Start Guide NB6 NB6W NB6Plus4W ADSL2 Modem Router YML853 NB6 NB6W NB6Plus4W QSG in1 1 28 11 200...

Page 8: ...802 11b DQPSK 2Mbps for 802 11b DBPSK 1 Mbps for 802 11b Network Architecture infrastructure Operating Frequency 2 4 2 5 GHz Operating Channels depending on local regulations For example 11Channels Northern America 13 Channels Europe and 14 Channels Japan RF Output Power 13 5 1 5dBm for 802 11g 17 5 1 5dBm for 802 11b Antenna Connectors Hardware diversity support One external antenna and one inter...

Page 9: ... 802 11g wireless LAN Supports IGMP Snooping Supports 802 1Q VLAN packet pass through Routing Features NAT Network Address Translation PAT Port Address Translation let multiple users on the LAN to access the internet for the cost of only one IP address ALGs Application Level Gateways such as NetMeeting MSN Messenger FTP Quick Time mIRC Real Player CuSeeMe VPN pass through with multiple sessions et...

Page 10: ...der contains very simple web page to allow the users to update the run time firmware image Configuration file backup and restore SNMPv1 v2 agent with MIB II ADSL Line MIB Subscription for ADSL Service To use the ADSL Router you have to subscribe to an ADSL service from your broadband service provider According to the service type you select you may get various IP addresses Dynamic IP If you apply ...

Page 11: ...Guide www netcomm com au 11 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides you with a description for the LEDs and connectors on the front and rear surface of the router Please take a look at this information before you use install this router ...

Page 12: ... red Flash Red Firmware upgrades in progress ADSL Off No ADSL signal is detected Slow Flash Green ADSL line is handshaking in progress Fast Flash Green ADSL line is training in progress Solid Green ADSL line connection is up PPP Off No PPPoA or PPPoE connection Solid Green At least one PPPoA or PPPoE connection is up The users can access the Internet now Ethernet Off No Ethernet signal is detected...

Page 13: ...ector Reset Reset to factory defaults Ethernet Ethernet RJ 45 connector match the side housing colour ckground colour do not output Power Ethernet Power on off switch Power 9VAC Power connector The background colour of the bezel must match the side housing colour Pure White All type and graphics print BLACK onto background colour Keylines are for positioning purposes only do not output Power Ether...

Page 14: ...ted Slow Flash Green ADSL line is handshaking in progress Fast Flash Green ADSL line is training in progress Solid Green ADSL line connection is up PPP Off No PPPoA or PPPoE connection Solid Green At least one PPPoA or PPPoE connection is up The users can access the Internet now Ethernet Off No Ethernet signal is detected Flash Green User data is going through Ethernet port Solid Green Ethernet in...

Page 15: ... NB6W REAR BEZEL GRAPHICS Power Line Reset USB Ethernet Wireless antenna Power 12VAC Power connector match the side housing colour ckground colour do not output Power Ethernet Power on off switch Reset Reset to factory defaults Ethernet Ethernet RJ 45 connector USB USB connector Line RJ 11 connector Telephone line The background colour of the bezel PANTONE 432C All type and graphics print WHITE on...

Page 16: ...d Slow Flash Green ADSL line is handshaking in progress Fast Flash Green ADSL line is training in progress Solid Green ADSL line connection is up PPP Off No PPPoA or PPPoE connection Solid Green At least one PPPoA or PPPoE connection is up The users can access the Internet now Ethernet 1 2 3 4 Off No Ethernet signal is detected Flash Green User data is going through Ethernet port Solid Green Ether...

Page 17: ...the rear panel of your ADSL Router Connector Description The background colour of the bezel PANTONE 432C All type and graphics print WHITE onto background colour Keylines are for positioning purposes only do not output NB6W REAR BEZEL GRAPHICS Power Line Reset USB Ethernet Wireless antenna Reset Reset to factory defaults Power 12VAC Power connector match the side housing colour ckground colour do ...

Page 18: ...thernet Recommended the host computer must meet the following requirements Equipped with an Ethernet network interface Have TCP IP installed Allow the client PC to obtain an IP address automatically or set a fixed IP address With a web browser installed Internet Explorer 5 x or later The ADSL Router is configured with the default IP address of 192 168 1 1 and subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 Consideri...

Page 19: ...elephone Handset Fax Machine Foxtel digital set Back to base alarm Modem non adsl Caller display unit Other devices that have an integral modem Failure to connect ALL non ADSL equipment via a microfilter may result in loss of the data link whenever a call is made or answered In many cases the link will also be lost when a call is received even if it is not answered Microfilter Telephone Telephone ...

Page 20: ...e to your ADSL wall outlet with RJ 11 cable Please attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ 45 connector to the LAN port of your ADSL Router Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of the client PC Connect the supplied power adapter to the Power port of your ADSL Router and plug the other end to a power outlet Turn on the power switch ADSL Modem ADSL Enabled Line Computer with ...

Page 21: ...sides verify that the device is power on When the file copying finished the dialog above will close Now the USB driver is installed properly You can use the router For Windows 2000 Run the USB installation program from the CD provided in your router package An InstallShield Wizard will appear Please wait for a moment When the welcome screen appears click Next for the next step When the complete wi...

Page 22: ...nish installing message of InstallShield Wizard appears click Finish Link your router and the PC with a USB cable The system will detect the USB driver automatically Note If the USB device is not detected check the USB cable between the PC and the device Also make sure that the device is power on The system will then try to find the proper driver for your router and copy the files automatically Af...

Page 23: ...o make sure your router is properly installed please do the following steps 1 Right click on My Computer and press Properties 2 On the Hardware tab click Device Manager 3 Confirm that the NetComm NB6 ADSL Router USB Remote NDIS Device is on the Network adapters list ...

Page 24: ...2000 To uninstall the USB driver please follow the procedure below To safely unplug the USB cable from the USB port on your PC 1 Go to the right lower corner for Unplug and Eject Hardware and left click on it 2 Click the dialog for Stop NetComm ADSL Router USB Remote NDIS Device 3 The Router is safely removed click OK to continue Choose Settings Control Panel from the Start menu Choose Add Remove ...

Page 25: ...menu Choose Add or Remove Programs A dialog appears to ask you to choose the program that you want to remove Please select NetComm ADSL Router USB Driver and click Change Remove The InstallShield Wizard dialog will appear A dialog appears to confirm whether you want to remove the USB driver or not Unplug the USB cable from your PC and click Ok When the Maintenance Complete screen appears the USB d...

Page 26: ...work window highlight TCP IP protocol for your NIC and click Properties 7 On the IP Address tab Enable Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK 8 When returning to the Network window click OK 9 Wait for Windows when copying files 10 When prompted with System Settings Change dialog box click Yes to restart your computer For Windows ME 1 Open the Start menu point to Settings and click on Cont...

Page 27: ...a DHCP server and click OK 8 When prompted with the message below click Yes to continue 9 When returning to Network window click Close 10 When prompted with Network Settings Change dialog box click Yes to restart your computer For Windows 2000 1 From the Start menu point to Settings and then click Network and Dial up Connections 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and then click Propertie...

Page 28: ...W User Guide YML854Rev1 28 www netcomm com au For Windows XP 1 Open the Start menu point to Control Panel and click it 2 Double click the Network Connection 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then click Properties ...

Page 29: ...e www netcomm com au 29 4 On the General tab check out the list of installed network components Option 1 If there is no TCP IP Protocol click Install Option 2 If you have TCP IP Protocol skip to Step 7 5 Highlight Protocol and then click Add ...

Page 30: ...e YML854Rev1 30 www netcomm com au 6 Click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click OK 7 When it returns to the General Tab on the Local Area Connection Properties window highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 31: ...YML854 Rev1 NB6 NB6W NB6Plus4W User Guide www netcomm com au 31 8 Under the General tab select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Then click Ok ...

Page 32: ...pears click Release to let go of the address and then click the Renew button to obtain a new IP address For Windows NT 2000 XP 1 Open the Start menu and click Run on this menu 2 Type cmd in the text box that appears and click OK Then you will see the command prompt window Another way to open the command prompt From Start menu point to Programs select Accessories and then click Command Prompt 3 Typ...

Page 33: ...n Numbered IP over ATM IPoA Numbered IP over ATM IPoA NAT Unnumbered IP over ATM IPoA Unnumbered IP over ATM IPoA NAT Bridge Mode MER Bridge Mode NAT To ensure your PC accessing the Internet successfully please check the following first A network interface card is installed on your PC The ADSL Router is solidly connected with your computer The TCP IP protocol has been installed and the IP address ...

Page 34: ...ernet Connection Connection Type page select PPP over ATM PPPoA then click the Next button 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select Obtain an IP address automatically and check Enable NAT box Click Next 5 On the PPP Username and Password page enter the PPP username and password that you got from your ISP Select Always on or select Dial on Demand and key in the inactivity timeout value The default valu...

Page 35: ...ss ADSL web based manager 2 Go to Advanced Internet Connections And click Add 3 Key in the VCI and VPI value e g VPI 8 VCI 35 Click the Next button 4 On the Configure Internet Connection Connection Type page select PPP over ATM PPPoA then click the Next button 5 On the WAN IP Settings page select Obtain an IP address automatically check PPP IP extension and Enable NAT would become disabled automat...

Page 36: ...ernet Connection Connection Type page select PPP over Ethernet PPPoE then click the Next button 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select Obtain an IP address automatically and check Enable NAT box Click Next 5 On the PPP Username and Password page enter the PPP username and password that you got from your ISP Select Always on or select Dial on Demand and key in the inactivity timeout value The default...

Page 37: ... the URL box to access ADSL web based manager 2 Go to Advanced Internet Connections And click Add 3 Key in the VCI and VPI value e g VPI 8 VCI 35 Click the Next button 4 On the Configure Internet Connection Connection Type page select PPP over Ethernet PPPoE then click the Next button 5 On the WAN IP Settings page select Obtain an IP address automatically check PPP IP extension and Enable NAT woul...

Page 38: ...nection Type page select IP over ATM IPoA then click Next 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS Server Address then key in the information that your ISP offered e g WAN IP Address 10 11 95 233 WAN Subnet Mask 255 255 255 248 Primary DNS server 168 95 1 1 Secondary DNS server 168 95 192 1 Uncheck Enable NAT and click Next 5 On the Configure LAN ...

Page 39: ...art your browser and type 192 168 1 1 in the URL box to access ADSL web based manager 2 Go to Quick Start Quick Setup Uncheck Auto Scan Internet Connection PVC Key in the VCI and VPI value e g VPI 8 VCI 35 Click the Next button 3 On the Configure Internet Connection Connection Type page select IP over ATM IPoA then click Next 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select Use the following IP address and Us...

Page 40: ...age select IP over ATM IPoA then click Next 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select None for WAN IP address settings Then select Use the following DNS Server Address and key in the information that your ISP offered e g Primary DNS server 168 95 1 1 Secondary DNS server 168 95 192 1 Uncheck Enable NAT and click Next 5 On the Configure LAN side Settings page key in the information for your LAN e g Prim...

Page 41: ... in the VCI and VPI value e g VPI 8 VCI 35 Click the Next button 3 On the Configure Internet Connection Connection Type page select IP over ATM IPoA then click Next 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select None for WAN IP address settings Then select Use the following DNS Server Address and key in the information that your ISP offered e g Primary DNS server 168 95 1 1 Secondary DNS server 168 95 192 1...

Page 42: ... 3 Go to Quick Start Quick Setup Uncheck Auto Scan Internet Connection PVC Key in the VCI and VPI value e g VPI 8 VCI 35 Then click the Next button 4 On the Configure Internet Connection Connection Type page select Bridging then click the Next button 5 On the WAN IP Settings page select None for WAN IP address settings 6 On the Configure LAN side Settings page enter the IP address and subnet mask ...

Page 43: ...t Quick Setup Uncheck Auto Scan Internet Connection PVC Key in the VCI and VPI value e g VPI 8 VCI 35 Then click the Next button 3 On the Configure Internet Connection Connection Type page select Bridging and then click the Next button 4 On the WAN IP Settings page select Obtain an IP address automatically then select Obtain DNS server address automatically 5 Check Enable NAT Then click Next 6 On ...

Page 44: ... configuring your host PC please proceed as follows 1 Start your web browser and type 192 168 1 1 the private IP address of the ADSL Router in the URL field 2 After connecting to the device you will be prompted to enter username and password By default both the username and the password are admin An example under Windows XP is shown below If you login successfully the main page will appear From no...

Page 45: ... the web manager containing configuration or status information Current Version Here provides the version info for firmware ADSL2 and Wireless To Have the New Settings Take Effect After selecting or adjusting the settings according to your needs your customizations will be saved to the flash memory before you restart the router And only after rebooting the router your customizations may take effec...

Page 46: ...you can use the Quick Start pages to adjust basic settings to activate your router Connect to Internet This is a quick way to connect to the Internet by using PPPoE interface please click Connect to Internet to open the web page Enter the user name and password that you get from the ISP for your ADSL router and click Connect The system will connect automatically and then you can access the Interne...

Page 47: ...L router you can check this item Otherwise please uncheck this box VPI Virtual Path Identifier Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network The valid range is from 0 to 255 To enter the setting please refer to the setting that the ISP offered VCI Virtual Channel Identifier Identifies the virtual channel endpoints in an ATM network The valid range is from 32 to 65535 1 to 31 is r...

Page 48: ...settings of the protocol Before you set this page please refer to the protocol that your ISP offered After clicking on the Next button from the VPI VCI web page the following screen will appear Please choose the connection type and encapsulation mode that you want to use and click Next for next page For instance PPP over Ethernet PPPoE is selected in this demonstrative figure ...

Page 49: ... make the settings for WAN IP To get the IP address automatically click the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button Or click Use the following IP address button and enter the IP address for WAN interface Check Enable NAT if you need MTU It means the maximum size of the packet that transmitted in the network The packet of the data greater than the value set here will be divided into several...

Page 50: ...e a connection by pressing the Connect hyperlink on the Advanced Setup Internet Connections web page On the Configure LAN side Settings page you have to fill in the data requested Primary IP Address Subnet Mask Key in the information that offered by your ISP for the LAN connection Configure the secondary IP Address and Subnet Mask Check this box to set up a secondary IP Address to connect to your ...

Page 51: ...ime Key in the duration for the time The default is 1day DHCP Server Off Check this item if DHCP service is not needed on the LAN On this web page the primary IP address and subnet mask will be shown You can modify them if needed Key in all the necessary settings and click Next You can check the contents on the Summary page If you find anything incorrect click Back to modify the settings If everyt...

Page 52: ...an IP address automatically WAN IP Address WAN Subnet Mask If you choose Use the following IP address you have to enter the IP address and subnet mask information received from the ISP for the WAN interface Obtain DNS server address automatically Only when you select Obtain an IP address automatically that this option is available You may click this button to allow the system to get DNS server add...

Page 53: ...for IP address and 255 255 255 0 for subnet mask MTU Please refer to the PPPoA PPPoE section The default MTU setting here is 1500 You may modify it if necessary Configure the secondary IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN interface Check this box to set up a secondary IP Address to connect to your router if they are not included in the range that DHCP server accepts You have to key in the informatio...

Page 54: ...time The default is 1day DHCP Server Off Check this item if DHCP service is not needed on the LAN Key in all the necessary settings Click Next for the coming page You can check the settings on the Summary page If you find anything incorrect click Back to modify the settings If everything is OK click Finish to accept these settings And the following page will appear Now the system will reboot to ac...

Page 55: ...n configure your router to send and receive packets between LAN and WAN interfaces The WAN interface is ATM PVC the LAN interface can be Ethernet USB or Wireless Choose Bridging and click Next None If it is not necessary to set the WAN IP address please click this button Obtain an IP address automatically Click this button to allow the system to get an IP address automatically ...

Page 56: ...e to decide whether to select Obtain DNS server address automatically or Use the following DNS server address and enter the information provided by you ISP The default setting is none if selecting Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address the DNS setting appears shown as the figure below Check Enable NAT if necessary Press Next to continue Primary IP Address Subnet Mask Ke...

Page 57: ...on The default value for lease time is one day DHCP Server Off Check this item if DHCP service is not needed on the LAN like our example You can check the settings on the Summary page now If you find anything incorrect click Back to modify the settings If everything is OK click Finish to accept these settings And the following page will appear Now the system will reboot to activate the new setting...

Page 58: ...S server firmware version boot loader version wireless driver version wireless BSSID and Ethernet MAC address The system status will be different according to the settings that you configured in the web pages ADSL Line This page shows all information for ADSL For knowing the quality of the ADSL connection please click ADSL BER Test button to have advanced information Click More Information hyperli...

Page 59: ...is done by transferring idle cells containing a known pattern and comparing the received data with this known pattern to check for errors After selecting the test duration time and click Start the following dialog appears to tell you the test is running You can stop the test by clicking Stop or close this dialog window by pressing Close ...

Page 60: ...ction This page displays the connection information for your router such as the PVC name VPI VCI value service category protocol invoking NAT and QoS or not IP address linking status and so on Traffic Statistics This table shows the records of data going through the LAN and WAN interface For each interface cumulative totals are displayed for Received and Transmitted You may click Reset to reset th...

Page 61: ...it shows the Host Name MAC Address IP Address and the Lease Time Wireless Clients NB6W and NB6Plus4W only This table shows the MAC address for all of the wireless LAN clients currently associated to your ADSL Router Routing Table This table shows the routing rules that your router uses ARP Table This table shows the IP address record for IP to Physical translation in your router ...

Page 62: ...e while running the Quick Setup It allows you to set IP Address and Subnet Mask values for LAN interface Primary IP Address Key in the first IP address that you received from your ISP for the LAN connection Subnet Mask Key in the subnet mask that you received from your ISP for the LAN connection Host Name List the host name of this device Domain Name List the name of the domain ...

Page 63: ...ndary IP address and subnet mask entries will show up as shown below Secondary IP Address Subnet Mask Enter the information provided by your ISP for your LAN connection MTU It means the maximum size of the packet that transmitted in the network The packet of the data greater than the number set here will be divided into several packets for transmitting Type the value into the field of MTU The defa...

Page 64: ...on to have a relay setting And type the Server IP in the IP field When the DHCP server is served by another device rather than the router itself you can relay to that specific server and enter the IP address of it as 10 11 95 2 in our example Server and Relay Off Check this item if DHCP service isn t needed on the LAN Apply Click this button to activate the settings listed above You can reserve on...

Page 65: ...dress and Assigned IP Address boxes please type the correct information according to your need and click Apply The information added will be shown on the window right away as below That is the specified address will be reserved and not be assigned by DHCP for other computer s You may click Add button to add another set or click Close to exit ...

Page 66: ...u are not a Windows XP user you may ignore this page Enabling the UPnP IGD and NAT traversal function allows the users to perform more applications behind NAT without additional configuration settings or ALG support on your ADSL Router You can enable the UPnP function through this web page by checking Enable UPnP and press Apply ...

Page 67: ...of a group is only forwarded to ports that have members of that group IGMP snooping generates no additional network traffic allowing you to significantly reduce multicast traffic passing through your switch The figure below shows a simple network connected via this ADSL router There are four Ethernet clients one using USB and two wireless clients Now suppose the video server is the multicast trans...

Page 68: ...ocessed and the multicast traffic will only be forwarded to those LAN interfaces such as Ethernet Wireless and USB which are bonded to the subscribed multicast groups Thus it helps to save the bandwidth and helps the devices to perform more effectively Check Enable IGMP Snooping and click Apply to invoke this function If the PVC you re using is NAT enabled remember to turn on the IGMP Proxy at the...

Page 69: ...ng the Add button edit the settings for the present PVC by clicking in the Edit column or delete the existing PVC by pressing icon Adding a New One To add a new WAN connection please click the Add button The following screen appears VPI Virtual Path Identifier Identifies the virtual path between endpoints in an ATM network The valid range is from 0 to 255 Please refer to the value that your ISP pr...

Page 70: ...BR or Realtime VBR you have to key in the value for the peak cell rate sustainable cell rate and maximum burst size As you can see above the range for Peak Cell Rate is from 1 to 2500 the value for Sustainable Cell Rate ranges from 1 to 2499 and must be smaller than Peak Cell Rate and the range for Maximum Burst Size is from 1 to 1000000 After pressing Next you will see the web page below Choose t...

Page 71: ...multiple switches However it is important for network administrators to ensure ports with non 802 1Q compliant devices attached are configured to transmit untagged frames Many NICs for PCs and printers are not 802 1Q compliant If they receive a tagged frame they will not understand the VLAN tag and will drop the frame Also the maximum legal Ethernet frame size for tagged frames was increased in 80...

Page 72: ...r PPP IP extension according to your needs And you can also change the MTU value Add Default Route Check this item to add a default route The next figure following the WAN IP Settings in the PPPoA PPPoE mode is shown at the right You may refer to the Quick Setup section for further information If you choose IP over ATM from the Connection Type web page you will get a web page as the figure You may...

Page 73: ...add a default IPoA route onto the routing table After rebooting your router the default route will be shown on the Routing Table under Status menu you may check it If you choose Bridging from the Connection Type web page you will get a web page as below Please refer to Quick Setup for more information ...

Page 74: ...ment If the checkbox is not selected it is necessary for you to enter the primary and optional secondary DNS server IP addresses Finish your setting and click the Apply button to save it and invoke it Enable Automatic Assigned DNS Check this box to enable this function or uncheck this box to disable it The default setting is checked When this function is disabled you have to offer the Primary DNS ...

Page 75: ... portion of the IGMP task as follows When being queried the system will send membership reports to the group When one of the hosts joins a multicast address group which none of other hosts belongs to the system will send unsolicited membership reports to that group When the last host in a particular multicast group leaves the group the system will send a leave group membership report to the router...

Page 76: ... to maintain the operating conditions of the modem during changing environment conditions It reallocates the data bits and power among the allowed carriers without modification of the higher layer control parameters in the ATU After a bit swapping reconfiguration the total data rate and the data rate on each latency path is unchanged Check this box to enable the function If not uncheck this box to...

Page 77: ...ings This page shows all the routing table of data packets going through your ADSL Router Adding a New One To add a static route please click Add Type the destination network address subnet mask and gateway that you received from the ISP and click Apply IP Address The destination IP address of the network indicates where data packets are to be sent You may specify an IP type 0 0 0 0 or leave it bl...

Page 78: ... Route Here provides you an example of Static Route Internet ADSL Router Router B 10 1 1 1 192 196 1 1 192 196 1 x 192 168 1 254 192 168 10 1 192 168 10 x For the LAN shown above if the PC in the subnet of 192 168 1 x wants to access the PC in the subnet of 192 168 10 x we can set a static route in the ADSL router in which the destination is the PC in the subnet 192 168 10 x and the gateway is rou...

Page 79: ...sable this function RIP Version It incorporates the RIP information when receiving and broadcasting the RIP packets From the drop down menu select a RIP version to be accepted 1 2 or both Operation There are two modes for you to choose Active and Passive Select Active for transmitting and receiving data or select Passive for receiving data only Enabled Check Enabled to enable the RIP function on d...

Page 80: ...ecifying the port number the router knows which service should be forwarded to the local IP address that you specified After setting the virtual server you should modify the filter rule about the port and service information which you set on the virtual server Because the firewall protects the router by filter rule you should update the filter rule after you set up the virtual server Virtual Serve...

Page 81: ... IP address IP addresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configured with private IP addresses In other words depending on the requested service TCP UDP port number the router redirects the external service request to the appropriate server located at another internal IP address Add New Port Forwarding To set a virtual server please open the Virtual Server item from the Advanced se...

Page 82: ...ou choose SINGLE a box will appear for you to fill in the IP address for the specific host And if you choose SUBNET the boxes for IP address and Netmask will appear for you to fill in the IP address and subnet mask for the specific subnet Forward to Internal Host IP Address Key in the address for the host used as the destination that information will be forwarded to For example select the predefin...

Page 83: ... com au 83 The result will be displayed as the following figure If you do not want the server that you created check the Delete box of that application and click the Delete button to discard it Or if you want to add another one click Add to add a new one ...

Page 84: ... video conferencing and Internet telephony due to the applications require multiple connection To add a new port triggering rule click Add to open this web page Then choose an application name from the Pre defined list box The system provides 9 items for you to choose Or define by yourself by typing the name into the field of User defined Click Apply to complete the setting If you select AIM Talk ...

Page 85: ...all and effectively acts as a proxy server as well To close the function of DMZ Host please click Discarded To activate a DMZ host please click Forwarded to the DMZ host radio button and enter the IP Address of DMZ host Click Apply Once this feature is enabled you must specify an IP address It allows unrestricted 2 way communication between the specified IP address and other Internet users or Serv...

Page 86: ...r DynDNS org TZO com ChangeIP com or No IP com from the drop down list Internet Connection Select the interface from the drop down list that you want to use for connecting the Internet User Name Password Enter the user name and password that you registered with the provider HostName DomainName Key in the domain name or host name that you registered You can use letters and dash for naming yet other...

Page 87: ... to access the local servers with domain names from the local network you can configure the mapping information on the page Domain Name Key in the domain name that you registered at the provider You can use letters and dash for naming yet other characters are not allowed to use for preventing from making troubles IP Address Key in the IP address for the domain name to map Click Apply to upload you...

Page 88: ...ilter a logging device is used The device supports logging of the TCP UDP and IP packet headers and the first 129 bytes of the packet including headers whenever a packet is successfully passed through or blocked and whenever a packet matches a rule being setup for suspicious packets An example for firewall setup Internet Router with Firewall Protection PC 1 PC 2 This picture shows the most common ...

Page 89: ...e the IP Filtering please select the Enabled radio button and click Apply Select the direction to filter packets Inbound means the data is transferred from outside onto your computer Outbound means the data is transferred from your computer onto outside through Internet Please choose Outbound traffic or Inbound traffic as the direction for filtering packets To add a new Filtering rule click Add Th...

Page 90: ...n please pull down the drop down menu to choose a proper one The setting All means that all the IP addressed in the network are allowed or denied to pass through in Internet If you choose Single you will have to key in the specific IP address as the start end point to let the router identify for granting or denying passing through If you choose Subnet you will have to enter the specific IP address...

Page 91: ... as the start and end port A new IP filtering setting for Outbound traffic is created in the web page To edit the setting please click to get into the editing page To delete the setting click to erase it To set another IP filtering click Add again To add a new Inbound IP Filtering click Inbound traffic in the item of Select the direction to filter packets on the IP Filtering page Use the same way ...

Page 92: ...mission priority for different users data please use Bridge QoS to prioritize the data transmission The Bridge QoS allows you to set the settings based on layer two bridge packets Traffic Class Name Key in a name as the traffic class for identification 802 1p Priority Each incoming packet will be mapped to a specific priority level so that these levels may be acted on individually to deliver traff...

Page 93: ...same as the denotation The default one is No change If you set the LAN 802 1p Priority 0 as the traffic condition choose Low traffic priority for this rule and set IP Precedence IP type of service and WAN 802 1p as no change after clicking Apply you will get the result as the figure in the right column Thus when the users data matches the traffic condition the transmission will get a low traffic p...

Page 94: ...settings based on layer three IP packets To add a new IP QoS setting press Add in the page of Quality of Service IP QoS the below page will appear Traffic Class Name Type a name as the traffic class for identification LAN Ports which traffic come from The IP QoS rules will be applied on the LAN ports you checked here The default setting includes all interfaces Protocol Choose a proper interface fo...

Page 95: ... simply enter the destination port for the traffic condition it ranges from 1 to 65535 Traffic Priority IP Precedence IP type of Service WAN 802 1p Please refer to Bridge QoS After you click Apply the new QoS setting will be shown below According to the example we set four rules for IP QoS In traffic A we set 1 1024 as the destination port and the traffic priority is low in traffic B the source po...

Page 96: ... Port 1 1024 Port 201 8000 168 95 1 88 HIGH MEDIUM LOW HIGH While there are many PCs getting online the PCs using port 201 8000 to access the internet will have medium traffic priority the PCs carrying 192 168 1 x 255 255 255 0 as IP address will have high traffic priority In addition PCs heading to port 1 1024 will have a low priority while the PCs accessing 168 95 1 88 will have a high priority ...

Page 97: ...hernet ports will only be shown as an Ethernet interface After applying Enabled the LAN ports will be viewed as four separated ports shown on the status chart as below Normally this function only needed when more than two PVCs are available for example if we have two PVCs one uses PPPoE and the other uses Bridge mode we may want to group certain connection to a specific port especially when some d...

Page 98: ...lick Add it will be transferred into the Grouped Interfaces at the right side box Yet if you want to remove the interface from the current group it will be returned back to the Default group left side box after you click Remove Now we are going to map USB Wireless and the first Ethernet port together with the bridge mode PVC Click br_0_35 and press Add button then use the same way to add USB Wirel...

Page 99: ...ort1 You may click to edit the created group press to delete it or click Add to create another group The following relationship figure illustrates the port mapping configuration Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2 Ethernet 3 Ethernet 4 USB Wireless Modem Router pppoe_0_35_1 br_0_35 Under this configuration any devices that is connected to USB Wireless or Ethernet port 1 will connect to the internet through the ...

Page 100: ...e The SSID is the identification characters of a router The default words will be shown on this page If you do not check Hidden SSID item the router will periodically broadcasts its SSID to allow the wireless clients within the range to recognize its presence This can create a security hole since any wireless clients which got the broadcast might associate to your system Please note that if you wa...

Page 101: ...r 802 11b only include 1 2 5 5 11Mbps and Auto The transmission rates for 802 11g settings include 1 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps and Auto As for mixed mode only Auto is available Multicast Rate When the multicast transmitting traffics are large the transmission will be delayed in some way If you want to speed up the rate modify from the drop down list For example you may select 802 11g only...

Page 102: ... Guide YML854Rev1 102 www netcomm com au Wireless User Isolation To make the communication between the clients please choose Off To cut the communication between the clients please choose On Click Apply to invoke the settings ...

Page 103: ...ting to networks There are nine selections including 64 bit and 128 bit WEP 802 1X WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK mixed WPA2 WPA and mixed WPA2 WPA PSK Different item leads to different web page settings Please read the following information carefully Wireless Security The Disabled item offers you the less protection for wireless communication If you choose Disabled the Encryption Keys will not be show...

Page 104: ...he same Key value at the same time otherwise it will not be able to decrypt the data Authentication Type The ADSL Router supports two authentication types Open System and Shared key This should be considered with the WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy mechanism Open System means that it allows any client to authenticate and attempt to communicate with a bridge The client can only communicate if its WEP ...

Page 105: ...Key 1 to Key 4 Key 1 to 4 Fill out the WEP keys according to the key length For 64 bit WEP mode the content you can type is 5 characters or 10 hexadecimal digits For 128 bit WEP mode the content you can type is 13 characters or 26 hexadecimal digits Default Transmission Key Select one of the network keys that you set on the Key boxes as the default one Click Apply for activation when the settings ...

Page 106: ...ocol for carrying authentication authorization and configuration information between a Network Access Server which desires to authenticate its links and a shared Authentication Server Please enter the IP Address for the RADIUS Server RADIUS UDP Port Port 1812 is the reserved RADIUS authentication port described in RFC 2138 Earlier AP RADIUS clients use port 1945 The default value will be shown on ...

Page 107: ...stablishing an 802 1x environment in your network Windows 2000 2003 NT Server RADIUS server equipped with Internet Authentication Service Certificate Services installed AP Router connected to Windows 2000 Advanced Server through the LAN port with DHCP server and 802 1x enabled 802 1x client a WLAN card supporting WEP Authentication Mechanism ...

Page 108: ...from this master key Then it regularly changes and rotates the encryption keys so that the same encryption key will never be used twice AES Advanced Encryption Standard provides security between client workstations operating in ad hoc mode It uses a mathematical ciphering algorithm that employs variable key sizes of 128 192 or 256 bits TKIP AES combine the features and functions of TKIP and AES WP...

Page 109: ...you can choose TKIP AES TKIP AES For more information please refer to WPA section Format Choose the form of encryption key You have to select either Hexadecimal digits or ASCII characters and type the keys on the fields of Pre Share Key Pre Share Key Please enter the key between 8 and 63 characters or 64 hexadecimal digits Only the devices with a matching key that you set here can join this networ...

Page 110: ...ciated with one AP router A can do the authentication with another AP router B in advance If the client roams to AP B it can associate with AP B quickly Please click Enabled to activate this function Network Re auth Interval When a wireless client has associated with the AP for a period of time longer than the setting here it would be disconnected and the authentication will be executed again The ...

Page 111: ...ing matched MAC address to link to the AP And click On in Deny mode to disturb the listed wireless MAC address to access the AP View Access Control List Click this button to view the wireless access control list and to add a new MAC address The Wireless Access Control List dialog allows you to add a new MAC address and view current MAC addresses that you had added To add a new MAC address to your ...

Page 112: ... Key in the MAC Address to be filtered And click Apply The result of the added MAC address will be shown on the table If you want to delete the added MAC address simply click the delete button a dialog box will be prompted to confirm the deleting Click Yes and then the selected one will be erased ...

Page 113: ...one Access Point B Repeater Client E Client B Client C Client A Channel 11 Channel 11 The example figure illustrates the relationship among the AP the repeater and the clients In this example client A B and C can access AP A but client D and E cannot In this case AP B works as the repeater for AP A and thus client D and E may receive the signal smoothly The web page allows you to configure the wir...

Page 114: ... key so that they may work as repeater for each other If you select Manual for Search Other Repeaters you will need to type the MAC address for wireless repeaters in the boxes of MAC Address of Remote Wireless Repeaters The below screen shows an example of executing the function of auto searching repeaters You may select the routers which use the same channel as yours from the table and configure ...

Page 115: ...ms following that one will be failed too Use this diagnostic test to detect the connectivity mistakes whenever linking problem occurs Press Run Diagnostic Tests on the Diagnostic Tests page The Result would be shown on the same page For the item which passes through the diagnostics a PASS will be displayed on the right side of that item If not a FAIL will be presented there If there is no device u...

Page 116: ...uide YML854Rev1 116 www netcomm com au Take the Help link of ADSL Synchronization for example It not only explains the situation for Pass and Fail but offers the troubleshooting procedures for you to follow Press Back to return ...

Page 117: ...t setting for both username and password are admin If you want to change the username and the password please modify the User Name and New Password and then retype the new password in the Confirm field for confirmation Then click Apply To create a user account you may setup a username and password under User Account on the same page Note that the new user can merely access the Quick Start and Stat...

Page 118: ...number is 8080 Modify the port whenever you want Telnet Check this box if you want to have remote control through telnet FTP Choose this box if you want to have remote control through FTP TFTP Choose this box if you want to have remote control through TFTP Secure Shell SSH Choose this box if you want to have remote control through SSH SNMP Choose this box if you want to have remote control through...

Page 119: ...rom Local You can allow local access to your router via the checked interfaces Note NB6 supports Web Browser Telnet TFTP and Ping only Authorized Host IP Address List Refer to Remote Management Control Click Apply to activate your settings or click Cancel to retain the original settings ...

Page 120: ...one and set the start time by typing the date and the time manually to help the router perform tasks If you select Time Server the system will set time via time server automatically Primary Time Server Secondary Time Server You may select the preferred time server from the drop down list The time will be adjusted by the time server Time Zone Choose the time zone of your location Apply Save the dat...

Page 121: ...ssages will be stored Set a proper level according to your needs The default Log Level is Debugging The Debugging Level logs all messages to the file while the Emergency Level logs fatal messages only The lower the item is the more detailed information it provides i e debugging level stores the most detailed information Owing to the limitation of the storage on the ADSL router the former informati...

Page 122: ... Local If you choose Remote or Both you have to specify the Server IP Address and UDP Port and all the events will be sent to the specified UDP port of the specified log server Note Display Level only filters for the local side All the messages will be displayed on the remote Log Server Example Suppose we are going to record the system logs on both the ADSL Router and the Server bearing IP address...

Page 123: ...e we use Kiwi for example 2 Install the Kiwi Syslog server software on the PC 10 11 95 2 3 Open the Kiwi Syslog Daemon application You will get to a screen shown as follows The Date and Time record the logging time The Priority field shows the log level the Hostname exhibits the position of the host and the Message column displays the process the description of it before the colon is the name of t...

Page 124: ... Message column displays the process and the description of it the name of the process appears before the colon and the elaboration for that process after the colon For example message 3 shows critical level information which is a pppd PPP daemon process showing that a valid IP address had been received from server and connection is up message 4 is a kernel process belonging to critical level info...

Page 125: ...ess controls access to a central MIB at the management station and provides an interface to the network manager The manager process achieves network management by using SNMP which will be implemented on top of the UDP IP and the relevant network dependent protocols e g Ethernet For an agent device that supports other applications such as FTP both TCP and UDP are required An agent may issue a trap ...

Page 126: ...ding and writing access The default setting is private Please key in the data that your ISP provided Enable Trap Service Configure the SNMP service to send a trap when it receives a request for information that does not contain the correct community name and does not match an accepted host name for the service Check this box to enable this function otherwise uncheck it TRAP Manager IP Type an IP a...

Page 127: ... To backup your settings of the router you can use Backup Config web page to save the configuration Click Backup button and the warning window will be prompted Click OK to continue the backup procedure The system will ask your command about the next procedure Click Save to backup ...

Page 128: ...m com au You may change the file name and choose a place to save the backup file And when you want to restore the settings in the future simply open Backup Config web page and use Browse button to locate the file After opening the backup file click Restore ...

Page 129: ...on The system will execute the update procedure automatically When it is finished the system will tell you the update is successfully Note Router must not turn off during firmware updates Reset Router To make the settings that you set for this router take effect please open the Reset Router web page and click the Reboot button to invoke all settings You can restore your web pages with default sett...

Page 130: ... networks whether in the home in a small business public places or attached to the Internet Only Windows XP supports UPnP function Please follow the steps below for installing UPnP components 1 Click on the Start menu point to Settings and click on Control Panel 2 Select Add or Remove Programs Add Remove Windows Components to open Windows Components Wizard dialog box 3 Select Networking Services a...

Page 131: ... Double click on the icon and the ADSL router will open another web page via the port for UPnP function The IE address will be directed to the configuration main webpage as shown in the graphic 7 Now the NAT traversal function has already been provided The ADSL router will create a new virtual server automatically when the router detects that some internet applications is running on the PC ...

Page 132: ...ion between the ADSL Router and the LAN If the LAN LED on the front panel is off or keeps blinking there may be problem on the cable connecting to the ADSL Router At the DOS prompt ping the IP address of the ADSL Router e g ping 192 168 1 1 If the following response occurs Reply from 192 168 1 1 bytes 32 time 100ms TTL 253 Then the connection between the ADSL Router and the network is OK If you ge...

Page 133: ...C with a static IP address such as 192 168 1 2 and then access the router s web page by entering http 192 168 1 1 Then update the firmware again Error Message Image uploading failed The selected file contains an illegal image Possible cause The firmware file format is invalid Action Check to see whether the file format is correct otherwise download a firmware file with correct format Error Message...

Page 134: ...is a computer network limited to the immediate area usually the same building or floor of a building A WAN on the other hand is an outside connection to another network or the Internet The Ethernet side of the ADSL Router is called the LAN port It is a twisted pair Ethernet 10Base T interface A hub can be connected to the LAN port More than one computers such as server or printer can be connected ...

Page 135: ...or each session RIP Routing Information Protocol RIP is a routing protocol that uses the distance vector routing algorithms to calculate least hops routes to a destination It is used on the Internet and is common in the NetWare environment It exchanges routing information with other routers It includes V1 V2 and V1 V2 which controls the sending and receiving of RIP packets over Ethernet UDP User D...

Page 136: ...rieve your certificate from a Microsoft Certificate Services server via its easy web interface 1 Please connect the client to a network that doesn t require port authentictaion 2 Open up Microsoft Explorer connect to your CA via the url http yourserver certsrv see your local administrator if it has been changed from the default For example if the Microsoft Certificate Service server uses the IP ad...

Page 137: ...YML854 Rev1 NB6 NB6W NB6Plus4W User Guide www netcomm com au 137 4 Make sure that Request a certificate is selected and click Next 5 Select User Certificate then Next ...

Page 138: ...4W User Guide YML854Rev1 138 www netcomm com au 6 Click Submit 7 You may retrieve your certificate by clicking Install this certificate 8 You ll receive a confirmation message about accepting the certificate click Yes ...

Page 139: ...K 2 Scroll to the bottom of the list Double click on the Wireless Zero Configuration service and verify that it is set to Automatic and that it is Started Click OK to continue 3 Click the Start button select Control Panel then Network Connections 4 Right click on your wireless network card and select Properties Click on the Wireless Networks tab 5 Click Add to continue ...

Page 140: ...ev1 140 www netcomm com au 6 Select the Association Tab and enter the SSID of the AP e g Please 7 Set Open as the Network Authentication from the drop down menu and WEP for Data encryption 8 Click OK and then select the Authentication Tab ...

Page 141: ...W NB6Plus4W User Guide www netcomm com au 141 9 Ensure that Enable network access control using IEEE 802 1X is selected and Smart Card or other Certificate is selected from the EAP type 10 Click Properties under EAP type ...

Page 142: ...selection Recommended is checked 12 Check the Validate server certificate check box if server certificate validation is required 13 In the Trusted Root Certification Authorities field check the check box beside the name of the certificate authority from which the server certificate was downloaded e g NetComm savd tw Note that if you leave all check boxes unchecked you will be prompted to accept a ...

Page 143: ...14 Click OK twice to close the dialogs until return to Wireless Networks tab of wireless properties Now we can see the wireless network which we have just set up being displayed on the Prefered networks 15 Click OK to save your settings The configuration is complete ...

Page 144: ... four steps are the same as the setting for 802 1x authentication please refer to the previous part 5 Select the Association Tab and enter the SSID of the AP e g Please 6 Choose WPA from the drop down menu for the Network Authentication and TKIP for Data encryption 7 Click OK and then select the Authentication Tab ...

Page 145: ...B6 NB6W NB6Plus4W User Guide www netcomm com au 145 8 The Enable network access control using IEEE 802 1X is selected by default and Protected EAP PEAP is selected from the EAP type 9 Click Properties under EAP type ...

Page 146: ...s field check the check box beside the name of the certificate authority from which the server certificate was downloaded e g NetComm savd tw Note that if you leave all check boxes unchecked you will be prompted to accept a connection to the root certification authority during the authentication process 13 Click OK three times to close the dialogs and save all the settings until return to Network ...

Page 147: ...entication and Security 1 Click the Start button select Control Panel then Network Connections 2 Right click on your wireless network card and select Properties Click on the Wireless Networks tab 3 Click Add to continue 4 Select the Association Tab and enter the SSID of the AP e g Please ...

Page 148: ... Data encryption 6 Enter Network key twice to access the AP 7 Click OK to save the settings and return to the Wireless Networks tab on Wireless Properties 8 The Network with WPA PSK authentication has been set up and is displayed in the preferred networks field 9 Now the configuration for WPA PSK authentication is completed ...

Page 149: ...or C Tick and or A Tick as set by the ACA These standards are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio noise and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions detailed within this manual may cause interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that in...

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