NetComm VPN100, Travellers Manual

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Page 2: ...g the Web based User Interface 9 Choices when Travelling 10 Connecting to an office LAN Ethernet connection 11 Connecting to a Hotel Airport Ethernet LAN port 15 Connecting directly to an ADSL Internet modem 18 Connecting directly to an Optus Cable Internet modem 20 Connecting directly to a Telstra Cable Heartbeat Modem 22 Starting Terminating your VPN session 25 Enabling Disabling your firewall 2...

Page 3: ... you can use that network s Internet connection to Surf or connect to your Remote Office VPN The Hardware Firewall will protect your PC from Hacker attacks coming from the local network or from the Internet This protection is part of the VPN100 hardware and therefore does not slow down your PC s performance VPN access your office network from anywhere The Built in VPN end points can be pre configu...

Page 4: ...nal Firewall VPN Adaptor Package Package Contents Note and this Traveller s Guide Etherent Network Cable RJ 45 USB Connection Cable NetComm Personal Firewall VPN Adaptor VPN100 NetComm Driver CD ROM including drivers and additional user guide Check the contents of your package and if any parts are missing or damaged please contact your Dealer ...

Page 5: ...ves two purposes If the LED is continuously lit the Adapter is successfully connected If the LED is flickering theAdapter is actively sending or receiving data Full Col Green The Full Col LED also serves two purposes If this LED is lit up continuously the connection is running in Full Duplex mode If the LED flickers the connection is experiencing collisions If this LED flickers too often there may...

Page 6: ...LAN port on a Network If you are not using a Router you can connect it directly to a Cable or DSL modem If the PC is powered up The USB LED will light up green as soon as the Adapter is connected correctly to the PC The Diag LED will light up red for a few seconds when the Adapter goes through its self diagnostic test This LED will turn off when the self test is complete 4 Turn on the PC cable or ...

Page 7: ...e refer to the User Guide on the CD ROM Windows XP 1 Insert the NetComm Driver CD ROM in your CD ROM drive and turn on your computer 2 When prompted by the Found New Hardware Wizard confirm that Install the software automatically Recommended is selected and click on Next 3 The Found New Hardware Wizard will search for the correct driver 4 Select the NetComm Personal USB VPN Firewall and click on N...

Page 8: ...eller s Guide 5 If prompted click on Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation 6 Windows will install the driver on your system 7 Click on Finish to complete the installation 8 Windows XP will advise that a new network device has been installed ...

Page 9: ...nds Continue the session by selecting more menu items Note This log in process will only be required when you are changing the connection type configuring other options or when you are Connecting Disconnecting VPN tunnels in the VPN100 The VPN100 factory defaults have the WAN connection type set as Obtain IP Automatically known as DHCP You may not need to configure anything if this is the mode tha...

Page 10: ...ng you may need to change the configuration of the VPN100 to suit the type of connection you wish to use The main connection types are DHCP Ethernet Connection or Obtain IP automatically A Static IP Ethernet Connection or Static IP A directly connected ADSL modem or PPPoE service A PPTP Ethernet service or PPTP service A directly connected Telstra Cable modem or Heartbeat To help you choose the ty...

Page 11: ...k Administrator of the client s office to see if there are any restrictions such as MAC IP filtering or lack of VPN pass through on the network that may block access to local resources and more importantly access to the Internet You will also need to enquire if the LAN supports DHCP and what IP address you should use if it does not DHCP or Static Most modern office networks run a DHCP server that ...

Page 12: ...rt provided by the office you are visiting Check that the Link Act light on the VPN100 is now lit 3 Log in to your VPN100 by typing the Device IP address into the location bar of your web browser The Default IP address is 192 168 1 1 4 When prompted for the Username and Password enter them as previously set by the owner of the VPN100 The defaults are admin for username and admin for password 5 In ...

Page 13: ... that tunnel to connect through the Internet to your company s office network Option 2 Using Static IP follow these steps if the Local Network does not support DHCP 1 Consult your local Network Administrator and ask them for the following settings Static IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS DNS 2 optional 2 Join your VPN100 to your computer s USB socket with the USB cable 3 Use the Ethernet cable pr...

Page 14: ...the Onepage setup screen click the down arrow of the WAN connection type box and choose Static IP Enter the details as supplied by the Local Network Administrator i e Static IP Address WAN Subnet Mask Gateway Default Gateawy DNS1 Then click Apply at the bottom of the page ...

Page 15: ... need to connect back to your office network to retrieve a file or check your email Most commonly the connection provided is an Ethernet port on the wall or a Network Switch When connecting in this method using the VPN100 you can access the Internet and run a VPN tunnel to your office whilst remaining shielded firewalled from other people on the Hotel Airport Network ...

Page 16: ...after you have chosen your VPN100 connection method The Hotel Airport log in screen may look something like the screen below Follow the steps below to configure your connection 1 Join your VPN100 to your computer s USB socket with the USB cable 2 Use the Ethernet cable provided to connect the VPN100 to an Ethernet port provided by the Hotel Airport you are visiting Check that the Link Act light on...

Page 17: ...itor from the menu to view the IP address you have obtained via DHCP Note If your Public IP address is shown as 0 0 0 0 then you have not been automatically assigned an IP address speak to the Hotel Airport operator for further advice 7 Your computer should now be able to browse the Internet via the Hotel Airport Internet connection If you find that when browsing your are presented with another di...

Page 18: ...on as an Office LAN and follow the instructions for Connecting to an Office LAN Follow the steps below to configure your connection 1 Turn on your ADSL modem with an enabled ADSL line connected to your ADSL modem 2 Join your VPN100 to your computer s USB socket with the USB cable 3 Use the Ethernet cable provided to connect the VPN100 to the Ethernet port of your ADSL modem Check that the Link Act...

Page 19: ...software on your computer to connect to the Internet the VPN100 does this for you 8 Your VPN100 will reboot and your connection will be lost temporarily Once the reboot is completed you can choose Status Monitor from the menu to view the IP address you have obtained via DHCP Note If your Public IP address is shown as 0 0 0 0 then you have not been automatically assigned an IP address speak to the ...

Page 20: ...ch shares the Optus Cable connection with more than one computer then you should treat the connection as an Office Network and follow the instructions for Connecting to an Office LAN Follow the steps below to configure your connection 1 Turn on your Optus Cable modem ensure the Cable modem is connected to the Cable network and has Cable Sync 2 Join your VPN100 to your computer s USB socket with th...

Page 21: ...your connection will be lost temporarily Once the reboot has completed you can choose Status Monitor from the menu to view the IP address you have obtained via DHCP Note If your Public IP address is shown as 0 0 0 0 then you have not been automatically assigned an IP address speak to the local network administrator for further advice 8 Your computer should now be able to view the Local network as ...

Page 22: ... an Office Network and follow the instructions for Connecting to an Office LAN Follow the steps below to configure your connection 1 Turn on your Telstra Cable modem 2 Join your VPN100 to your computer s USB socket with the USB cable 3 Use the Ethernet cable provided to connect the VPN100 to the Ethernet port of your Telstra Cable modem Check that the Link Act light on the VPN100 is now lit 4 Log ...

Page 23: ...tbeat Server number as provided by your ISP Then click Apply at the bottom of the page Note At the time of printing the Telstra cable service was changing If Option 1 does not work as a valid HBS number please try option 2 for your state In the future you may not be required to specify the actual Heartbeat Server IP address at all in this case the HBS field will not be visable in the VPN100 config...

Page 24: ... have obtained via the Cable connection Note If your Public IP address is shown as 0 0 0 0 then you have not been automatically assigned an IP address speak to your ISP for further advice 10 Your computer should now be connected to the Internet via the Telstra Cable Internet connection If you have a VPN tunnel pre configured you should also be able to enable that tunnel to connect through the Inte...

Page 25: ...lready been correctly configured to connect to your desired network For more information please refer to the User guide To Start your VPN Session 1 Connect your VPN100 via one of the methods suggested and confirm you have access to the Internet e g check you can load a web page 2 Log into your VPN100 by typing the Device IP address into the location bar of your web browser The Default IP address i...

Page 26: ... accessing resources on the remote network To Terminate a VPN Session 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 from the previous section but chose the tunnel you wish to Terminate instead of Start 2 Once you have chosen the tunnel scroll to the bottom of the page and click Disconnect When the page refreshes the tunnel status should now be Disconnected You can double check by clicking the Summary button to see which ...

Page 27: ...your VPN100 via one of the methods suggested and confirm you have access to the Internet e g check you can load a web page 2 Log into your VPN100 by typing the Device IP address into the location bar of your web browser The Default IP address is 192 168 1 1 3 When prompted for the Username and Password enter them as previously set by the owner of the VPN100 The defaults are admin for Username and ...

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