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1. 00 84 1B PPP Status UP C3 PPP IP Address 10 2232 39 255255 255 255 PPP P P 10 64 64 64 IPsec N A Your new Cellular Router is now ready to use Revision 1 55 March 2009 26 NetComm Limited 6 1 4 How to establish a Connection using the Cellular Router in PPPoE mode This facility can be found on the LAN page To enable PPPoE mode Firstly ensure Auto Connect under the Data Connection configuration page is disabled Next open the LAN configuration page Specify the APN you wish to use to suit your carrier 1 In addition you may specify an optional Service Name when a Service Name is specified the connected device must use the same service name when connecting This facility is particularly useful if you have more than one PPPoE router or modem on a single Ethernet network Finally click save to save your settings and enable PPPoE l LAN Configuration Ethemet P Address 12 J es 1 0 Ethemet Subnet Mask 255 255 255 do DNS Masquerade DNS Masquerade Enable Disable PPPoE Setup PPPoE Enable Disable APN Name Service Name Administration Remote Administration Enable Disable Remote Administration Port 1 65534 Admin Password LL Confrm Password LL Note Most people do not need to use PPPoE If you do not know what PPPoE is odds are you don t need this Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 2 7 Ethernet Related Commands 7 1 Ho
2. 00 94 1B System Information System Up time 00 59 29 Router Version Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Phone Module Model MCS8780 Hardware Firmware Temp 38 C serial Number 00 11 DB 00 94 1B PPP PPP Status UP PPP IP Address 10 223 2 39 255255255255 PPP P t P 10 64 64 64 IPsec WA 10 1 To save a copy of the routers configuration Click Save 1 Save a copy of current settings This will download a copy of the current settings from the cellular router to your PC NB e tis NOT possible to edit the contents of the file downloaded if you modify the contents of the configuration file in any way you will not be able to restore it later e You may change the name of the file if you wish but the filename extension must remain cfg Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 54 10 2 To restore a copy of the routers configuration Click Browse 1 Select the configuration file you wish to restore Click Restore 2 Restore saved settings File WyNTCCellularRouterBackup cf Browse 10 3 To restore the routers configuration to the factory defaults RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS Click Restore e You will see the following message 7 Allthe current settings will be lost Device IP address will be modified to 192 168 1 50 Please use User Mame admin Password password Do you wish bo continue Cancel Click OK 2 The factory default configuration is restored Re
3. Enable Disable DHCP Server Address i Enabling DHCP Relay will automatically disable the local DHCP server Revision 1 55 March 2009 30 NetComm Limited 7 3 2 How to configure static DHCP assignments This facility is available on the DHCP page You may assign a particular IP address to a specific device every that device makes a DHCP request as follows Address Reservation List Computer Name MAC Address IP Address Add Click Add 1 N Address Reservation List Computer Name MAC Address IP Address Add Enter a name for the computer or device 1 Enter the computer or device MAC 2 Enter the IP address to assign Click Save Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 31 7 4 How to configure your Device s IP address manually no DHCP If your device has a statically set IP address you can have your device to work with the Cellular Router by manually configuring your device to the following settings Set your devices IP address to any valid IP between 192 168 1 2 and 192 168 1 119 or disable the DHCP server and use any address Do not use the IP address assigned to the modem s Ethernet Connector Subnet to 255 255 255 0 Set your Gateway to the IP address of the Modem s Ethernet Connector 192 168 1 50 DNS if required set to 192 168 1 50 or manually set to your carriers DNS Servers Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 32 8 Advanced Features This section explains other features that you m
4. IMEI Frequency Signal Strength dBm SIM Status If the SIM Status is ENTER PIN as above then do the following Click on the Security Link on the left 1 192 168 1 50 2552552550 00 11 DB 00 94 1B 00 10 50 Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Model MC8790 Hardware 1 0 Firmware K1 0 7 1AP Temp 35 C 00 11 DB 00 94 1B DISABLED DISABLED N A N A Emergency only Mo serice Idle 352974020312203 WCDMA IMT 2000 83 strong ENTER PIN 13 NetComm Limited When you click on the Security link you should see the following message The page at http 197 168 1 50 says Click OK Next enter the PIN code and confirm the PIN code Then click Save PIN Settings PIN Settings SIM Status ENTER PIN Confirm PIN ecc Remember PIN Yes No Disable PIM Q Yes 9 Mo Once the SIM has been unlocked you will see a pop up confirming this The page at http 7192 168 1 50 says SIM is unlocked Revision 1 55 March 2009 14 NetComm Limited Now Click on the Status link and the Home Status page should look as below with SIM Status OK Status LAN MAC Address 192 168 1 50 2552552550 D0 11 DB 00 84 1B System Information System Up time Router Version Phone Module Serial Number Q0 40 52 Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Model MC87980 Hardware 1 0 Firmware K1_0 2 1AP Temp 40 C 00 11 DB 00 94 1B FFF Status PPP IP Address
5. counted as chargeable usage please keep this in mind when selecting how often to ping 11 2 3 Cellular Router is rebooting frequently Check the Modem Link on the web page and see if the Periodic Reset timeout is set to something other than O If itis set to 1 this means the unit will reboot every minute regardless of what happens Reset it to 0 if you don t want this feature or something quite large if you don t want the router to reboot so often 11 2 4 Cellular Router has connection but cannot access the internet Check that DNS Masquerade is enabled by clicking on the LAN link on the configuration interface Make sure that DHCP DNS server address 1 IP address is set to the same address as that of the Ethernet port Revision 1 55 March 2009 60 NetComm Limited 11 2 5 cannot seem to get a wireless WAN connection e Click on the Data Connection link on the HTML page and check that the APN is correct e Also check that the username and password credentials are correct if the APN in use requires these e Make sure that Auto Connect is enabled on the PPP Profile Connect section on the Data Connection page 11 2 6 have set the Band but now it does not show the correct Frequency on the Home page and cannot get a connection If this happens you must reboot the Cellular Router The Reset button on the home page will reboot the Cellular Router 11 2 7 The SIM status indicates that the SIM is not installed or reboot require
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7. outages lightning power surges or shortages of materials or labour 6 The customer is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times Security features may be disabled within the factory default settings NetComm recommends that you enable these features to enhance your security The warranty is automatically voided if 1 You or someone else use the product or attempts to use it other than as specified by NetComm 2 he fault or defect in your product is the result of a voltage surge subjected to the product either by the way of power supply or communication line whether caused by thunderstorm activity or any other cause s 3 he fault is the result of accidental damage or damage in transit including but not limited to liquid spillage 4 Your product has been used for any purposes other than that for which it is sold or in any way other than in strict accordance with the user manual supplied 5 Your product has been repaired or modified or attempted to be repaired or modified other than by a qualified person at a service centre authorised by NetComm and 6 The serial number has been defaced or altered in any way or if the serial number plate has been removed 22 Limitation of Warranty The Trade Practices Act 1974 and corresponding State and Territory Fair Trading Acts or legalisation of another Government the relevant acts in certain circumstances imply mandatory conditions and warranties
8. 1 from the list of IP Mappings Revision 1 55 March 2009 40 Destination Port 400 400 S00 550 Delete Entry Delete Entry NetComm Limited 85 How to configure dynamic DNS client This facility is available on the DDNS configuration page Dynamic DNS provides a method for the cellular router to update and external name server with the routers cellular WAN IP address To configure dynamic DNS Click Enable 1 Select the Dynamic DNS service that you wish to user 2 Enter your dynamic DNS account credentials 3 Click Save 4 n DDNS CONFIGURATION DDNS Configuration Enable Q Disable DDNS SETTINGS Server Address www dyndns arg Hast Name myhost dyndns org 2 ser Name Password Verity Password S Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 41 86 How to configure the Serial PAD Packet Assembler and Disassembler The NetComm NTC Cellular Routers include a PAD feature to allow the transport of arbitrary Async serial data over the packet switched IP cellular network Specifically data received on the routers V 24 interface serial port can be encapsulated into TCP or UDP packets and sent to a remote host likewise data contained in TCP or UDP packets received from a remote host may be forwarded to the routers V 24 interface serial port This feature is further described in the document N TCSeriesCellularRouterV250 A T manual V1 52 When configure
9. 2 0 Full Speed 12Mbps Host Controller 2 1mm 5 5mm DC Barrel Jack Center Positive SVC TYPE Tx Rx DCD RSSI 50 ohm SMA Female for Cellular Network Labeled RF 140mm L x 80mm W x 44mm H exclude mounting brackets 250 grams 8 28 VDC 1 2W Idle 100ma 12VDC 8 28 VDC 3 36W HSDPA Call 280 ma 12 VDC Operating 30 C to 70 C 22 to 140 F 100 Duty Cycle Storage 55 C to 85 C 67 to 185 F 0 85 non condensing 8MB 16MB Atmel ARM AT91RM9200 66 NetComm Limited 15 Download and Upload Speeds The speeds here are theoretical maxima practically they may well be lower For UMTS HSUPA the upload speed is 1 9Mbps upgradeable to 5 76Mbps applicable to model NTC 790 and NTC 990 and 7 2Mbps downstream NOTE If connected to a LAN via the Ethernet port the connection status window may display high speeds such as 100Mbps but this cannot be achieved over the air 16 Custom Application and Scripting NTC series cellular router covered in this manual offers the ability for user to install custom application firmware interfaces via the application programming interface For further information please contact NetComm 3G Mobile Broadband Solution support team Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 6 17 Additional Software Packs NTC series cellular router covered in this manual supports the following additional software packs Additional software packs provides the cellular router wit
10. 57 cdcs daemon nfo mdm emu Network 3Telstra Jan 1 00 31 57 codecs daemon info mdm emu Coverage HSDPA Jan 1 00 31 57 codecs daemon info mdm emu Link Status Context 2 Protocol Type 3 Profile ID 1 Jan 1 00 31 54 cdcz daemon into mdm emu Active Session PPP Session Jan 1 00 31 54 cdca daemon nfo mdm emu Reason LINE UP Jan 1 00 31 54 codcs daemon info mdm emu Session state HDIS Packet Jan 1 00 31 54 codcs daemon info mdm emu Network 3Telstra Jan 1 00 31 54 edcz daemon into mdm emu Coverage HSDPA Jan 1 00 31 54 cdca daemon into mdm emu Link Status Context 2 Protocol Type 3 Profile ID 1 Jan 1 00 31 54 cdcs daemon notice pppd 22705 Connect pppl lt gt dev usb phone_module 6 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 59 11 2 Common problems and solutions 11 2 1 cannot seem to access the web page interface The default IP address of the unit is 192 168 1 50 so first try to open a web browser to this address Also check that your laptop PC is on the same subnet as the Cellular Router s Ethernet port 11 2 2 The Cellular Router was connected but cannot get back on You may need to enable the periodic ping timer using the System Monitor Link on the HTML pages This ensures that if the connection drops i e outage on the network that the Cellular Router will reboot after so many failed pings and then force a re connect Set the timer to around 15 mins should be sufficient NB The traffic generated by the periodic ping feature is
11. MTS 900MHz 2G UMTS 900 MHz GSM EDGE GPRS 900 1800 1900MHz 2G GSM EDGE GPRS 900 1800 1900MHz All Bands autoband UMTS 900 2100 1900MHz GSM EDGE GPRS 900 1800 1900MHz NOTE After changing the band ifthe band does not get set correctly or is not reflected on the frequency field on the Home Status page then you may need to reboot the unit by clicking on the Reset Button on the top right hand corner of the page Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 20 6 How to Establish a Connection to the cellular network This section describes how to set up the Cellular Router to initiate a Wireless connection There are 2 different ways to set up a wireless connection via PPP e Initiating the PPP Connection directly from the Cellular Router acting as the PPP Client most common e Initiating the PPP Connection from a different PPP client i e laptop or router with the Cellular Router running in PPPoE mode This mode is used for example when you also have an ADSL connection present such that if the Wireless connection on the Cellular Router fails then the ADSL router can be used as backup Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 21 6 1 Initiating a PPP Connection from the Cellular Router The status page of Cellular Router Setup will now be displayed as below The PPP status on the page should be DISABLED network as indicated by the large arrow as your new device is not yet configured to connect to the cellular network Cl
12. Mei LOM NTC 790 NTC 990 MMW NETCOMM COM U User Manual NTC 790 N TC 990 HSPA Cellular Router User Manual This manual covers the following products NTC 790 NTC 990 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 1 Table of Contents 1 deeem mem 4 2 Cellular Router OVefvIGW smi m E DS nr 4 2 1 OASNI C AON oc css nese 5 3 What you will need to configure the Cellular ROUter cccccccccseeeeeseeeeseeeeeseeeeeseeeeesaeeeeas 7 4 installing and Unlocking Me SIM Calls 11 AN lnsering the SIM Card sanieren 11 A2 Bree deo bis Ew 12 AS JENIER 5 dot ELECTRO EPEDIOEIEN 16 4 4 The Remember PIN feature ccccccccccccssceceeeceeeeeeeeceeeseeeeseeeseeeseueeeeeseeeseueeseeeseeesens 18 5 IBOCKING 10 a specie Dandaka 19 6 How to Establish a Connection to the cellular network u0222200022nne nenne nenne nennen 21 6 1 Initiating a PPP Connection from the Cellular Router uu0 4400444Be nennen een 22 6 1 1 To connect using a pre configured profile u2 40044004000 Rene nnnn nenn nenn nenne nennen 23 6 1 2 To connect using a user configured profile uu uus0essnennenenne nenne nenne nenne nennen 24 6 1 3 TOconirm SUCCESSIUNCONNMECHION an anne 26 6 1 4 How to establish a Connection using the Cellular Router in PPPoE mode 27 7 Ethernet Related Commands 22200222000220002n0ennnnennnne nenne nenne nenne nenn
13. PPP P tP IPsec N A N A N A PPPoE Status FFTF Status PPTP IP Address PPTP P P Connection Status PPTP WA N A N A Provider Service Type Coverage Connection Status Modem IMEI Frequency Signal Strength dBm SIM Status Revision 1 55 March 2009 vodafone AL UMTS HSDPA Sernice HSDPA 352974020312203 WCDMA IMT 2000 76 strong m OK NetComm Limited 15 4 3 Enter PUK If after three attempts you are requested to enter a PUK code The page at http 197 168 1 50 says You will need to contact your carrier to obtain this number Your carrier will issue you a PUK code to enable you to unlock the USIM and enter a new PIN code Enter the new PIN 1 and PUK codes 2 press save 3 PIM Settings PIN Settings SIM Status ENTER PUK PIN ee Confirm PIN esse Confirm PUK Remember PIN Yes No Disable PIN Q Yes 9 No If you have entered the PUK correctly you should see the following message The page at hitp 192 168 1 50 says IN SIM is unlacked Revision 1 55 March 2009 16 NetComm Limited Now Click on the Status link and the Home Status page should look as below with SIM Status OK Status LAN IP MAC Address 182 158 150 25525525510 00 11 DB 00 34 1B System Information System Up time Router Version Fhone Module Serial Humber 00 40 52 Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Model MCS8790 Hardware 1 0 Firmware K1 0 2 1
14. The examples above shows the APN name to be apnname1 apnname2 apnname3 as examples but yours will be specific to your carrier Click Auto Connect Enable Click Save 4 From now on Auto Connect will keep remain enabled and the router will automatically connect unless you come back to this page and disable it Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 23 6 1 2 To connect using a user configured profile If none of the pre configured profiles are suitable you may configure a 4 user defined profile as follows PPP USER CONFIGURABLE PROFILE SETTING Profile Number Dial Number APM Mame user Password Remote Host Part Local Encoding Pad Mode PAD Auto Answer Item Mum 1 atd ggs E atd ggs a atd ggs 4 atd ggs APN apnnarme1 apnnarmez apnnarme3 apnname4d Select Profile Number 4 1 Make sure that the APN name 2 field is correct This is very important The example above shows the APN name to be apnname4 as an example but yours will be specific to your carrier atd 382 a Q Enable Disable EM ur k y7 in MODIFY ENTRY e a a4 User username Fer Hast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hem Port 0 0 Loc Enc Uff aff Ott Of Mode Ans tcp Ott tcp Ott itp Ott tcp Ott As for the APN the User and Password fields 3 will need to be set appropriately for your specific Carrier You may leave the other profile settings as their d
15. amp P Temp 40 C 00 11 DB 00 34 1B FFF Status PPP IP Address PPP P P IPsec PPPoE PPPoE Status DOWN WA N A N A N A DISABLED PPTP PPTP Status FFTF IP Address PPTP P t P Connection Status DISABLED WA N A N A Provider Service Type Coverage Connection Status Modem IMEI Frequency Signal Strength dBm SIM Status Revision 1 55 March 2009 vodafone AU UMTS HSDPA Semice HSDPA 3529 74020312203 WCDMA IMT 2000 76 strong m OK NetComm Limited 17 44 The Remember PIN feature This feature is intended to allow the router to automatically send the PIN to the USIM each time the USIM asks for it usually at power up The intent of this feature is to ensure that a USIM removed from a router installed in an unattended location by an unauthorized user cannot be used to make calls or otherwise be of any value outside the router on which it is installed When this feature is enabled the PIN entered by the user when they set the Remember PIN feature is encrypted and stored locally in the cellular router the next time the USIM asks the cellular router for the PIN the cellular router decrypts the PIN and automatically sends it to the USIM without user intervention When this feature is disabled and the USIM is PIN locked the user must manually enter the PIN via the cellular router s configuration interface this is clearly not desirable where the cellular router is u
16. ates how to set up and configure your Cellular Router appropriate for your application The Cellular Router is configured via a web browser This manual will take you through the steps required to configure and use your unit correctly Additionally the router may be configured via the units serial V 24 port using AT V 250 commands this method of operation is further detailed in the document N TCSeriesCellularRouters V250 A T manual v1 52 2 Cellular Router Overview This section describes the main physical features of the Cellular Router Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 4 Ethe met Fort 2 1 Status Indicators There are a total of five LED s on the Cellular Router three green one amber and one red The green LED next to the DC power jack is the DC Power Indicator The other four LED s are grouped on the opposite end of the router next to the RF antenna connector Listed below are the specifications of the LED s and their corresponding colours POWER Green The green Power LED indicates correct power is applied to the DC power input jack DCD Amber The amber Carrier Detect LED illuminates to indicate a Data connection Tx Rx Red The red LED will light upon data being sent to or received from the cellular network Service Type Green The green LED will illuminate when cellular network coverage is detected Solid on indicates UMTS HSDPA available coverage Flashing indicated EDGE a
17. ay want to enable depending on your application Some features can add extra stability and error recovery Other features are available assist with integrating the router with your application 8 1 How to configure the Periodic Ping Reset Monitor This facility is available on the System Monitor page The Periodic Ping Reset Monitor configures the modem to transmit controlled ping packets to 1 or 2 user specific IP address should the router not receive responses to the pings the router will reboot This works as follows A Every Periodic Ping Timer seconds the router sends 3 consecutive pings to the Destination Address B Ifall 3 pings fail the router sends 3 consecutive pings to the Second Address The router then sends 3 consecutive pings to the Destination Address and 3 consecutive pings to the Second Address every Periodic Ping Accelerated Timer seconds If all accelerated pings in step D above fail Fail Count times the router reboots E Ifany ping succeeds the router returns to step A and does not reboot Periodic Ping Timer should never be set to a value less than 60 seconds this is to allow the router time to reconnect to the cellular network following a reboot To disable the Periodic Ping Reset Monitor simply set to Fail Count 0 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 39 Periodic PING Settings Destination Address Second Address Periadic PING Timer 0 55535 secs Periodic PING Accelerate
18. col TCP UDP All protocols Source IP gt Specifies either a Friendly IP address that is allowed to access the modem or a wildcard IP address of 0 0 0 0 that allows all IP address to access the modem Incoming Port Range External port s to listen to Destination IP Local Area Network Address of device to forward inbound requests to Destination Port Range Local Area Network Port s to forward connections to Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 38 Example Make sure NAT Configuration is enabled by clicking the Enable radio button 1 Enter the information as appropriate Click Save MAT Settings NAT Configuration NAT Configuration 9 Enable Disable IP Mapping Settings Mapping no 1 Protocol Source IP Address l I Incoming Fort Range to 1 65535 Destination IP Address Destination Port Range to 1 655535 Help NB If the Incoming Port Range specifies a single port as above then the destination port can be set to any port If the Incoming Port Range specifies a range of port numbers then the Destination Port Range MUST be the same as the Incoming Port Range Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 39 Configured mappings are displayed as follows Incoming Incoming Destination rey ELOIDEN Address Port Address 1 tcp 0 0 0 0 400 400 1932 168 1 60 2 itp Wwa 500 550 192 168 1 0 To delete an entry click on the Delete Entry link
19. d on the Home page If a SIM is installed correctly this may indicate that the SIM has been removed or inserted whilst the unit is powered up In this case you must reboot the unit The Reset button on the home page will reboot the Cellular Router Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 61 11 2 8 How can reset the cellular router s IP address to default The IP address can be reset to default by the following actions Read the following fully as you need to take action at certain points within a short period of time The reason for forcing these actions is to prevent an accidental overwriting of your non default IP address Getting this sequence correct may take a few tries Revision 1 55 March 2009 Power the unit up with the Ethernet connector NOT PLUGGED IN The front lights will flash then all the light will come on When all the lights have come on not before not after they have gone off plug a live Ethernet jack into the Ethernet port live as in another device is at the other end If you have done this correctly the green left hand light will flash otherwise the lights will go out and the device will continue to boot Leave the Ethernet jack in until all the lights come on again Then pull it out but not before all the lights have come on The red TX RX light will now flash then shortly all lights will come on again At this point not before all the lights have come on put the plug back in and leave it in T
20. d Timer 0 0 865535 secs Fail Count 0 65535 Force reset every 0 655535 mins Periodic Ping Disabled An Example Setup The setup below will ping 10 1 2 3 every 10 minutes if it fails it then tries to ping 10 1 2 4 if that also fails it then accelerates the ping attempts to once every 60 seconds and if 3 successive ping attempts at the one minute interval fails the modem will reboot Destination Address second Address Periodic PING Timer 0 B5535 secs Perindic PING Accelerated Timer D 85535 secs Fail Count 0 B5535 Periodic Ping Enabled NB The traffic generated by the periodic ping feature is counted as chargeable usage please keep this in mind when selecting how often to ping Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 34 8 2 How to configure a Periodic Reset Timer This facility is available on the System Monitor page The router can be configured to automatically reboot on a periodic interval specified in minutes While this is not necessary it does ensure that in the case of remote installations it will reboot the router if some anomaly occurs The default value is 0 which disables the Periodic Reset Timer The maximum value is 65535 minutes Force reset every 0 55535 mins Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 35 83 Remote Administration Remote administration can optionally be enabled You may connect to the IP address of the WAN cellular interface on port 8080 once it is conn
21. d through the browser based configuration interface this feature is configured using both the Data Connection and Modem pages The following items may be configured using the Data Connection page Remote Host 0 0 0 0 Port Os 1 65535 Local Encoding Q Enable 9 Disable Pad Made tcp M FAD Auto Answer Q Enable 9 Disable Remote Host In client mode router connects to host this is the remote host to which the router will connect In server mode remote host connects to router the router will only accept incoming connections from the specified host if you specify 0 0 0 0 the router will accept incoming connections from any host Port TCP UDP port number to use Local Encoding See NTCSeriesCellularRouterV250 A T manual V1 52 for details of this parameter this is normally disabled PAD Auto Answer When enabled the router accepts incoming connections enables server mode Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 42 These items may be configured separately for each of the 4 connection profiles The following items may be configured using the Modem page Baud rate 115200 Inter Character Timeout Al 0 65535 milisecands Id Ignore String CONNECTION SETTINGS Connect to DTR Action Ignore k OCD Action Flow Control Off RI Action Always Off v Circuit AutoAnswer Rings Off Auto Dial Number Baud Rate The serial V 24 port baud rate By default the serial line format is 8 data bit
22. during this time Reload by pressing the Status button until you see the status screen lt may be necessary to restart the Web browser after the upgrade 100 132071320 KBytes 00 03 11 00 00 00 KBis 57 NetComm Limited 11 Troubleshooting 11 1 Viewing the system log Status LAN IP 192 168 1 50 2552552551 MAC Address 00 11 DB 00 94 1B System Information system Up time 01 08 47 Router Version Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Phone Module Model MC8780 Hardware Firmware Temp 38 C Serial Number 00 11 DB 00 94 1B PPP PPP Status UP PPF IF Address 10 223239 255255255 255 PPP P P 10 64 64 54 IPsec N A To view the routers log file click the Logfile link 1 Revision 1 55 March 2009 58 NetComm Limited Log File Display Level all v o Date Time Hachine Level Process Hezzage Jan 1 00 31 57 cdcs daemon into mdm emu Active Session PPP Sess on Jan 1 00 31 57 cdcs daemon info mdm emu Reason NETWORK SERVICE CHANGE Jan 1 00 31 57 cdcs daemon info mdm emu Session state HDIS Packet Jan 1 00 31 57 cdcs daemon nfo mdm emu Network 3Telstra Jan 1 00 31 57 cdcs daemon into mdm emu Coverage UMTS Jan 1 00 31 57 cdcs daemon nfo mdm emu Link Status Context U Protocol Type 3 Profile ID Jan 1 00 31 57 edes daemon info mdm emu Active Session PPP Session Jan 1 00 31 57 codecs daemon info mdm emu Reason LINE DOWN Jan 200731257 enes daemon into mdm emu Session state NDIS Packet Jan 1 00 31
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24. ected to the cellular network via a data connection The IP address below is an example only yours will be different BeErSE2Ff10 19 10 10 3952 Username admin Password password The port number can be changed via the configuration pages and you can change the password for enhanced security The password will only be changed if you enter two matching passwords and it is not necessary to change if you are only changing the incoming port number ADMINISTRATION Remote Administration Enable Q Disable Remote Administration Port ajal 1 65534 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 36 84 NAT Configuration You can enable or disable NAT simply by clicking on the radio button 1 appropriately in the NAT Configuration page and then clicking the Save button MAT Settings HAT Configuration MAT Configuration 9 Enable Disable IP Mapping Settings Mapping no Protocol source IP Address Incoming Port Range Destination IP Address Destination Port Range Revision 1 55 March 2009 te J 1 865535 to 1 655385 IP mapping Table empty NetComm Limited 3 8 4 1 How to configure Port Forwarding This facility is available on the NAT configuration page This is only needed if you need to map inbound requests to a specific port on the Cellular IP address to a device connected on the Ethernet interface e g aweb camera lt Mapping No gt 1 to as many as needed Proto
25. efault values shown above Once you have entered the appropriate detail in this section of the form click Modify Entry to save this connection profile Revision 1 55 March 2009 24 NetComm Limited Once configured you may now connect using this profile as follows Select the profile that you wish to connect to 1 4 in this case C C lick Auto Connect Enable 2 lick Save 3 From now on Auto Connect will keep remain enabled and the router will automatically connect unless you come back to this page and disable it Packet Data Connection Settings PPP Profile Connect Auto Connect 9 Enable Disable n r 2 Authentication Type 9 CHAP PAP PPP verbose logging Q Enable e Disable Reconnect Delay 30 65535 secs A Reconnect Retries 0 655535 O Unlimited 3 Prafile ta connect to Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 25 6 1 3 To confirm successful connection Now click on the Suus link to return to the status page Please pay close attention to PPP field on the page shown by the arrow PPP Status should be UP PPP IP Address shows the current IP address that the network has allocated for the Cellular Router Status IP 192 158 1 50 2552552550 MAC Address 00 11 DB 00 94 1B System Information System Up time 00 14 17 Router Version Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Phone Module Model MC8780 Hardware Firmware Temp 38 C Serial Number 00 11 DB
26. et the Band but now it does not show the correct Frequency on the Home Bade and Cannot get a Cornmection ssaissucerez usd uve 22s i2 da vsu iu ae 61 11 2 7 The SIM status indicates that the SIM is not installed or reboot required on the HONIG nes LEE UD DEN 61 11 2 8 How can I reset the cellular routers IP address to default 62 11 2 9 lam having problems getting a PPTP connection u0222002220 nenn enennenen 63 12 RS 232 Serial Port Integration Parameters 00 2240022200022000 nenne nenne nnenne nenne nnenne nn 64 13 RJ 45 Ethernet Port Integration Parameters u2200024002080 0200 nnnnnnnn nenn anne nenn nenne nnn 65 TAY elor eleusjg e 66 15 Download and Upload SPECS susanne team ea 67 16 GUSIOM Applicaton anmd SOHEDHBFIC s edere quio lesen nsi Fere Case eri da b Dome o Par Lamas pP dan tadt dera emi tend 67 17 Additional Software Packs u2220022s0ensnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnennnnenennenennennnnenenne nennen 68 16 Legal amp Regulatory Informalisn asrsssransa an 69 19 SOUS Om IN OT a O aa 69 20 GNU General Publi e EICellSB uh th tat t th ht A p sane eae 69 21 PIOQUCE WAREN TT Sm 70 22 Limitation Of Wa rrantV an na na na a Ehe een 70 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 3 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Cellular Router from NetComm This manual illustr
27. h add on functionality and features The current available additional software packs are Net amp Mac address Filter arp command support CLI IPsec SSH Daemon SSH Client SSH FTP NetCat CLI Open VPN SMS Tools CLI TCPDUMP sniffer USB Storage These additional software packs are subjected to change and update without notice For further information please contact NetComm 3G Mobile Broadband Solution support team Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 68 18 Legal amp Regulatory Information This manual is copyright Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study research criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act no part may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means be it electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of NetComm Limited NetComm Limited accepts no liability or responsibility for consequences arising from the use of this product NetComm Limited reserves the right to change the specifications and operating details of this product without notice NetComm is a registered trademark of NetComm Limited All other trademarks are acknowledged the property of their respective owners 19 Customer information ACA Australian Communications Authority requires you to be aware of the following information and warnings 1 This unit shall be connected to the Telecommunication Network through a line co
28. he last byte of the address XX is the Virtual Router Identifier VRID which is different for each virtual router in the network This address is used by only one physical router at a time and is the only way that other physical routers can identify the master router within a virtual router Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 52 In the VRRP Configuration section on the Routing HTML page Click enable Enter the relevant details e enter an id this is the VRRP id which is different for each virtual router on the network e enter a priority a higher value is a higher priority e enter the VRRP IP address this is the virtual IP address that both virtual routers share Hit Save NOTE configuring VRRP changes the MAC address of the Ethernet port and therefore if you want to resume with the web configuration you must use the new IP address VRRP IP or on a command prompt type arp d ip address i e arp d 192 168 1 50 to clear the arp cache old MAC address D VRRP CONFIGURATION VRRP Enable Enable Disable Virtual Device ID 1 255 Router Priority 1 255 virtual IP Address hae hes La m4 Revision 1 55 March 2009 53 NetComm Limited 10 Router Application and Configuration management Features to manage the cellular routers configuration and application firmware may be found on the Application Load Saved page LAI IP 182 158 1 50 2552552550 MAC Address 00 11 DB
29. he unit will now assign Ethernet address 192 168 1 50 to the Ethernet port The lights will do a short chaser sequence each coming on in turn to confirm this has taken place If you have done this and you can t connect to the router the problem is likely to be in your computers routing default gateway or mask NetComm Limited 62 11 2 9 am having problems getting a PPTP connection Check the routes on the Routing page There should be 5 routes shown e One route for interface ethO e Two routes for interface pppO e Two routes for interface ppp1 If there are not 5 routes it is most possible e PPTP is not enabled e The credentials on the PPTP HTML page are wrong either the IP address or username password Check the logfile e f you see the message The synchronous PPTP option is NOT activated or CHAP Authentication Failure then the credentials are incorrect Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 63 12 RS 232 Serial Port Integration Parameters You can use the guide below to design serial cables to integrate the Cellular Router into your system Standard RS 232 DE 9 Pinout Pin Name Direction Description 1 CD Carrier Detect 2 RX Receive Data 3 TX Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND System Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Note Output from router Input to rou
30. ick the Data Connection 1 link on the left panel of the screen to open the Data Connection web page IP 192 168 150 2552552550 MAG Address 00 11 DB 00 34 1B System Information System Up time 00 48 01 Router Version Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Phone Module Model MC8790 Hardware 1 0 Firmware K1 0 2 1AP Temp 41C Serial Number 00 11 DB 00 94 1B N LLLI PPP Status DISABLED a PPP IP Address N A N A PPP P t P N A IPsec N A Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 22 6 1 1 To connect using a pre configured profile The cellular router supports 4 connection profiles these profiles allow you to configure the settings that the router will use to connect to the cellular network PPP PROFILE CONNECT Auto Connect Enable Disable Reconnect Delay 30 55535 secs Reconnect Retries Bo 55535 D Unlimited Profile to connect to SAWE PPP USER CONFIGURABLE PROFILE SETTING Frafile Number e Remote Host Port B t1 65535 Local Encoding O Enable 9 Disable Pad Made tcp PAD Auto Answer O Enable Disable 2 Item Num APM ser Rem Host Rem Pot Loc Enc Mode Ans 1 atd aga apnname 0 0 0 0 u Ont tcp Off E atd 9 9 aprninamez 0 0 0 0 U Off tcp Off atd auae apnname3 0 0 0 0 U Off tcp Off First examine the list of configured profiles 4 Select the profile that you wish to connect to 2 make sure that the APN name field is correct This is very important
31. ined in the Quick Start Guide For further information regarding the advanced features of this product please refer to the configuring sections in the User Guide or contact a Network Specialist NEILOMM WWW NELCOIMM COIM JU NETCOMM LIMITED PO Box 1200 Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia P 02 9424 2070 F 02 9424 2010 E sales netcomm com au W www netcomm com au Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of NetComm Limited or their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Images shown may vary slightly from the actual product
32. lular Router s Ethernet subnet You will have to add the routes appropriately in the Static Routes section see Adding Static Routes NOTE it is possible that some routers will ignore RIP The RIP facility is available on the Routing HTML page Simply click enable in the RIP Routing section on the Routing Page 1 Click Save 2 RIP Routing RIP Enable Enable QC Disable SAE Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 51 9 4 How to configure VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol VRRP is a non proprietary redundancy protocol described designed to increase the availability of the default gateway servicing hosts on the same subnet This increased reliability is achieved by advertising a virtual router an abstract representation of master and backup routers acting as a group as a default gateway to the host s instead of one physical router Two or more physical routers are then configured to stand for the virtual router with only one doing the actual routing at any given time If the current physical router that is routing the data on behalf of the virtual router fails an arrangement is made for another physical router to automatically replace it The physical router that is currently forwarding data on behalf of the virtual router is called the master router Master routers have a priority of 255 and backup router s can have priority between 1 254 A virtual router must use 00 00 5E 00 01 XX as its MAC address T
33. lustrated below Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 8 Under General tab select radio button Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically 3 Then press OK button to close TCP IP configuration window Press the Close button to complete the computer preparation for the Cellular Router Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Lonfiguration Y au can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability LIthierwige you need to ask your network administrator Far the appropriate IF settings Obtain an IP address automatically 3 C Use the following IP address O Use the following DNS server addresses Saad e e Enter the address below in your web browser and connect 1 The username and password 2 are defined below Whenever you make changes please refresh your web pages to prevent errors due to caching of web pages http 192 168 1 50 Username admin Password password Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 9 Below illustrates the steps required to access the Cellular Router s web browser NetComm Cellular Router Setup Menu Microsoft Internet Ex f GA n http 192 1868 1 50J 4 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help AT air e MetComm Cellular Router Setup Menu Connect to 197 168 1 50 vx 1 The server 192 168 1 50 at Web Server Authentication requires a username a
34. nattended Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 18 5 Locking to a specific band You may want to lock the Cellular Router on to a specific band to do this click on the Band link You may want to do this if you re using the router in a country with multi frequency networks that may not all support HSPA you can select the router to only connect on the network frequencies that suit your requirements Status LAN IP 182 158 150 25525525510 MAC Address 00 11 DB 00 94 1B System Information System Up time 00 43 23 Router Version Hardware 1 04 e Software 1 55 0 Phone Module Model MGE790 Hardware 1 0 Firmware K1 0 2 1AP Temp 40 C serial Number 00 11 DB 00 94 1B PPP PPP Status DOWN PPP IP Address WA WA PPP P P N A IPsec N A Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 19 For NTC 790 the following band settings options are applicable Band Settings Band O OQ All Band UMTS 850MhzOnly WCDMA AI UMTS 850Mhz 2G O 26 Nai UMTS 850MHz Only UMTS 850 MHz Only WCDMA ALL UMTS 850 2100 1900MHz UMTS 850MHz 2G UMTS 850 MHz GSM EDGE GPRS 900 1800 1900MHz 2G GSM EDGE GPRS 900 1800 1900MHz All Bands autoband UMTS 850 2100 1900MHz GSM EDGE GPRS 900 1800 1900MHz For NTC 990 the following 900Mhz band setting options are applicable Band Settings Ix All Band UMTS 900Mhz Only WCDMA AII UMTS 900Mhz 2G O 26 aaa UMTS 900MHz Only UMTS 900 MHz only WCDMA ALL UMTS 900 2100 1900MHz U
35. nd password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection User name admin v Remember my password NOTE If the Ethernet IP address of the Cellular Router needs to be changed then refer to the section Configuring the Ethernet IP address Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 10 4 Installing and unlocking the SIM card 4 1 Inserting the SIM card First make sure the SIM card is inserted correctly You insert the SIM with gold side up and in the direction as shown below Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 11 4 2 Unlocking the SIM If the SIM card is locked you will need to unlock it with a PIN provided with your SIM card You can find out if the SIM is locked by viewing the SIM Status on the Home page Connection Status Provider Emergency only Service Type No serice Coverage Connection Status Idle Modem IMEI 352974020312203 Frequency WCDMA IMT 2000 Signal Strength dBm 83 strong ul SIM Status ENTER PIN Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 12 Revision 1 55 March 2009 IF MAC Address System Information System Up time Router Version Phone Module Serial Number PPP PPP Status PPP IP Address PPP P P IPsec PPPoE PPPoE Status PPTP PPTP Status PPTP IP Address PPTP P t P Connection Status Provider Service Type Coverage Connection Status Modem
36. net A PPP route is also added upon obtaining a Wireless PPP connection However if you have other routers hence networks on the Ethernet subnet for example you may want to add some more static routes Adding Static Routes T STATIC ROUTES Route no 1 655325 Destination IP Address ho Jes p Jo IP Subnet Mask 255 e55 255 Gateway IP Address nae pes h o Metric 1 655325 Enter the values in the fields as above 1 Click Add NOTE that you must increment the Route no by 1 for each route in the Route no field otherwise that route will be overwritten Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 48 The Active Routing table at the bottom will show the new route added as shown below STATIC ROUTES Route no 1 85535 Destination IP Address LI HE MH E IP Subnet Mask LI LL f kb Gateway IP Address L EH fb kb Metric 85535 ADD tem Route Mame Dest IF subnet Mask Gateway IF Metric 1 Timkuktoo 10 123 0 0 a bre if 182 158 1 5 20 Delete Entry Item Destination Gateway Metmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 1 10 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 259299 295 295 LIH 0 0 0 ppp 2 59 167 239 24 0 0 0 0 2g og aera LIH I U 0 ppp S 192 168 1 0 0 0 0 0 aaa u I 0 I eth 4 le 192 168 1 5 255 255 0 0 LIE 20 0 eth 5 0 0 0 0 TQ 0 0 0 0 u 0 0 0 ppp Example If you have a router on the Ethernet side of the Cellular Router with a gateway 192 168 1 5 that interfaces to network 10 123 0 0 16 and you want to get to a device on
37. outer should automatically assign it an IP address within 10 15 seconds Please be aware that you will be sharing the bandwidth of the Cellular Router between all connected devices You can manually set DNS1 and DNS2 or if DNS Masquerade is enabled the DHCP DNS1 address will automatically be set to the cellular routers LAN address This default values example has a start address of 120 an end address of 200 lease time of 86 400 seconds and uses the DNS servers that are auto assigned by the network upon connection If you do not enter the DNS1 and DNS2 addresses manually then to browse the Internet from your Ethernet connected device you must enable DNS Masquerade see above Upon enabling DNS masquerade you will notice that the DNS1 address is automatically set to the IP address of the Ethernet port DNS addresses are then automatically assigned by the connection to the network DHCP Settings DHCP Configuration DHCP Enable Disable DHCP Start Range i DHCP End Range l DHCP Lease Time 86400 seconds Default Domain Name Suffix DNS Server 1 IP Address 50 DNS Server 2 IP Address l i WINS Server 1 IP Address WINS Server 2 IP Address Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 29 7 3 1 How to configure the DHCP relay agent This facility is available on the DHCP page To enable DHCP relay simply enable the DHCP relay agent and specify the DHCP server address as below DHCP Relay Confiquration DHCP Relay 9
38. p High AutoDial Low AutoDial Low Pass To ATPort DCD Action Take no action High to Low transition of DTR causes the router to enter command mode does not end call High to Low transition of DTR causes the router to end call and enter command mode Low to High transition of DTR causes the router to dial the Auto Dial Number High to Low transition of DTR causes the router to end call and enter command mode High to Low transition of DTR causes the router to dial the Auto Dial Number Low to High transition of DTR causes the router to end call and enter command mode When DTR is low pass all AT commands directly to internal cellular data engine Determines how the router controls the state of the serial port DCD line Revision 1 55 March 2009 Always On DCD is always on Connect On DCD is on when a connection is established in response to an ATD command or DTR auto dial NetComm Limited 44 e Always Off DCD is always off e PPP OnDCD is on when the router has established a PPP session with the cellular network Flow Control e Off Serial port flow control off e Hardware Serial port uses RTS CTS flow control RI Action Determines how the router controls the state of the serial port RI line e Always On RI is always on e Incoming Ring RI is on when an incoming connection request is received e Always Off Rl is always off Circuit AutoAnswer Rings Sets the number of incoming rings after which the router will answe
39. r incoming circuit switched data calls Auto Dial Number Sets the number the router will dial if DTR Auto Dial is enabled ad DTR changes state Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 45 9 Routing Features 9 1 Howto configure PPTP Client This page can be accessed by clicking on the PPTP link Enable PPTP Enable Disable Set Default Route ta PPTP Enable CO Disable Set Default DHS ta PPTP 9 Enable Disable PPTP Server IP Address 203 34 24 45 2 Save Help There are a couple of steps that you need to take before obtaining a PPTP interface 1 Get connected on to the Cellular network To do this click on the Data Connection link and in the PPP Profile Connect section click enable for one of profiles 1 4 To check that the PPP interface is UP click on the Status link and in the PPP section it should indicate UP For more details on enabling a data connection refer to the Data Connection section 2 Enable PPTP Click on the PPTP link and enter the PPTP server IP address and user name and passwords in the appropriate boxes and click Enable 1 and Save 2 To check that the PPTP interface is up click on the Status link and in the PPTP section it should indicate that the status is UP Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 46 NOTE It may be necessary to add a static route using the Routing link The PPTP gateway is the PPTP server address and so in the static routes section
40. rd which meets the requirements of the ACA TS008 Standard 2 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Standards for 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 instructions detailed within this manual may cause interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur with the installation of this product in your home or office If this equipment does cause some degree of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on we encourage the user to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Change the direction or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between this equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an alternate power outlet on a different power circuit from that to which the receiver TV is connected Consult an experienced radio TV technician for help 3 The power supply that is provided with this unit is only intended for use with this product Do not use this power supply with any other product or do not use any other power supply that is not approved for use with this product by NetComm Failure to do so may cause damage
41. s No parity 1 Stop bit See N TCSeriesCellularRouterV250 A T manual V1 52 if you need to change the serial line format Inter Character Timeout The PAD will buffer any bytes received from the serial port until either 512 bytes have been received or no bytes have been received for Inter Character Timeout milliseconds it will then send any bytes in the buffer to the remote host ID When the ID field is not blank empty the defined ID will be sent to the remote host as follows Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 43 For UDP the 1 lt n gt bytes of each datagram sent will be set to the contents of the ID field data follows immediately after the ID for TCP the ID is transmitted once immediately after the connection is established Ignore String When the Ignore String field is not blank empty the router will strip any character sequence that matches the Ignore String from the data stream received from the serial port Connect To Determines how the router behaves when it receives an ATD command on the serial port e Profile Connect using Data Connection Profile e Circuit Establish a circuit switched data connection e Packet Connect to cellular packet network in PPP pass through mode e DialString Examine the dialed digits and connect to Profile Circuit or Packet as appropriate DTR Action Determines how the router responds to change of state of the serial port DTR line Ignore Command Hangu
42. ter Below you will find pin out diagrams of the V 24 DB 9 Male and Female connectors 1 5 5 1 Oooo eoo Q ODD D g Ei J J b Mlale Female Default RS 232 Communication Parameters Bits Per Second 115 200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Hardware Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 64 13 RJ 45 Ethernet Port Integration Parameters You can use the guide below to design Ethernet cables to integrate the Cellular Router into your systems Standard RJ 45 Ethernet Pinout Pin Function Color 1 TX White Orange 2 TX Orange White 3 RX White Green 4 Blue White 5 White Blue 6 RX Green White 7 White Brown 8 Brown White Below you will find pin outs of the RJ 45 Ethernet Plug and Jack connectors B 1 1 8 Plug Jack NOTE The Ethernet port on the Cellular Router is a DTE non auto switch so you will need a crossover cable if connected directly to your PC However if the there is a Hub Switch connected between the Cellular Router and PC you will need to use a straight through cable Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 65 14 Specifications This section covers the specifications and cable pin outs Interface Connectors Power Connector LED Indicators Antenna Interface Size Weight Power Input Temperature Operating Humidity Flash Memory Size RAM Processor Revision 1 55 March 2009 RS 232 DE 9F Connector DCE 10 100 Base T Full Duplex USB
43. that network then you enter 10 123 0 0 in the Destination IP address field 255 255 0 0 in the IP Subnet Mask Field 192 168 1 5 in the Gateway IP address Field The lower the metric value the higher the priority this routes has over other routes Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 49 Deleting Static Routes STATIC ROUTES Route no a 85535 Destination IP Address LI LH E Eb IP Subnet Mask LH kk kb Gateway IP Address HH dM M Metric e1 65538 ADD tem Route Mame Dest IF subnet Mask Gateway IF Metric 1 Timbuktan 10 123 0 0 259 295 uH 192 158 1 5 20 Delete Entry ACTIVE ROUTING TABLE Item Destination Gateway Netmask Flags Metrc Fe se Iface 1 10 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 255 259 255 255 UH 0 0 ppp E 59 167 239 241 0 0 0 0 259 295 205 d ej LIH 0 U 0 ppp 182 158 1 0 0 0 0 0 zer eie rs Il u 0 0 I eth 4 10 1 23 0 0 192 168 1 5 255 255 0 0 UG 2 0 0 eth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 u 0 ppp Select the delete entry text in blue for the route as shown above 1 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 50 9 3 How to Configure RIP RIP Routing Information Protocol is used for advertising routes to other routers Thus all the routes in the Cellular Router s routing table will be advertised to other nearby routers For example the route for the Cellular Router s Ethernet subnet could be advertised to a Router on the PPP interface side so that a Router on this network will know how to route to a device on the Cel
44. to this product fire or result in personal injury 20 GNU General Public License This product includes software code that is subject to the GNU General Public License GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL This code is subject to the copyrights of one or more authors and is distributed without any warranty A copy of this software can be obtained by contacting NetComm Limited on 61 2 9424 2059 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 69 21 Product Warranty 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 programs batteries power supplies cables or other accessories supplied in or with the product 3 The customer complies with all of the terms of any relevant agreement with NetComm and any other reasonable requirements of NetComm including producing such evidence of purchase as NetComm may require 4 The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm s nominated premises is your responsibility and 5 NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost loss injury or damage of any kind whether direct indirect consequential incidental or otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm s reasonable control This includes but is not limited to acts of God war riot embargoes acts of civil or military authorities fire floods electricity
45. tput jack to the power jack of the Cellular Router The green Power LED on the panel should illuminate Connect an Ethernet crossover cable or straight through cable as appropriate between the Cellular Router s Ethernet connector and the Ethernet Connector on your PC or switch Configure your PC s Ethernet interface to be dynamically assigned an IP address by doing the following Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 7 For Windows users Follow the path Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties to open the configuration dialogue box of Local Area Connection as below Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using E9 Realtek RTLBT69 8110 Family Gigab L E MET This connection uses the following items 1l aos Packet Scheduler 7 Network Monitor Driver Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this cannection has limited or na connectivity Find and click Internet Protocol TCP IP 1 from the protocol list box and then click the Properties button 2 The TCP IP configuration window will pop up as il
46. under the Routing link enter the PPTP server IP address in the Gateway IP address box Example If the PPTP server address is 203 44 251 100 and the IP address of the local PPTP interface is 10 1 3 42 i e a 10 0 0 0 address then in the static routes section enter the following e 10 0 00 in the destination IP address box e 255 0 0 0 in the IP subnet mask box e 203 44 251 100 in the Gateway IP address box e 1 inthe metric box Editing the PPTP credentials If you need to edit the PPTP credentials you need to disable the existing PPTP connection and then enter the new credentials and re enable the connection Disabling PPTP If you want to completely disconnect both the PPP and PPTP interface from the network then it is best to first disable the PPTP interface simply by clicking disable and hitting save then disabling the PPP connection by clicking disable for the appropriate profile number in the Data Connection page However if you want to leave the PPTP enabled for future use then just disable the PPP connection only using the Data Connection page then next time a PPP connection is enabled the PPTP interface will also come up Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 47 9 2 Configuring Static Routes This facility is available on the Routing HTML page Some routes are added by default by the Cellular Router on initialisation such as the Ethernet subnet route for routing to a device on the Ethernet sub
47. vailable coverage Off Indicates GSM GPRS available coverage only Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 5 RSSI Green Of the three radio link status indicators the green LED is used to show Received Signal Strength There are three possible states that the RSSI LED can operate in based upon signal level Solid Indicates the RSSI level is 90dbm or greater strong Flashing once per second Indicates the RSSI level is 110dbm and 90dbm medium Off Indicates the RSSI level is less than 110dbm poor Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 6 3 What you will need to configure the Cellular Router You will need the following hardware components to set up the Cellular Router Power Supply 8 28VDC Ethernet cable Laptop or PC Active Telecommunications carrier SIM card USIM NOTE The Ethernet port on the Cellular Router is a DTE non auto switch so you will need a crossover cable if connected directly to your PC However if there is a Hub Switch connected between the Cellular Router and PC you will need to use a straight through cable How to access the Cellular Router using the Web Browser Install the supplied antenna to the Cellular Router This needs to be screwed to the RF Antenna connector e For 850MHz networks use the Black antennas provided e For 900MHz networks use the Black antennas provided e For 2100 1900MHz networks use the Gray antenna provided Connect power adapter to the mains and plug the ou
48. vision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 55 10 4 To upgrade to a new router application version Click on the browse button and browse to where the upgrade file is located on your PC laptop 1 Click Upload 2 File CATEMPANTC 780seuFirmwareWJpgrade Upload T rusas Note The whole upgrade profedure can take 2 3 mins You will see the following message The page at http 7192 168 1 53 says E Do vau wish bo continue with Ehe upgrade process E Click OK 3 You will see the following message The page at http 1927 168 1 53 says AE Ehe end of the upgrade the device may not respond to commands for as long as one minute This is normal behavior Do nat power off Ehe device when the upgrade procedure is in progress Click OK 4 Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 56 The upgrade process will begin If the upgrade is successful you should see something similar to the following Phase Messages Errors Percent Complete Current Position Elapsed time Est Time Left Est Speed Revision 1 55 March 2009 Finished MODE cramfs Checksum OK Relea ae rs Stopping processes Starting Update bil ute BESTENS ES Updating kernel Checking kernel Updating file system Deleting old files Installing new files Upgrade was successful Cleaning up Installation has suceeded Finished The system will shortly reboot itself This will take about 90 seconds Do NOT power aff
49. w to configure the Ethernet IP address This facility is available on the LAN page The default IP of the Ethernet port is 192 168 1 50 with subnet mask 255 255 255 0 If you wish to change this then simply enter the new IP address and click on the Save button at the bottom of the page Since the IP address has changed you will have to re enter the new IP address configured in your browser to access the configuration pages LAN Configuration Ethernet IP Address M B Ethernet Subnet Mask l l 7 2 How to configure DNS Masquerading This facility is available on the LAN page DNS masquerading allows the cellular router to forward DNS requests to dynamically assigned DNS servers clients on the cellular routers LAN can then use the cellular router as a DNS server without needing to know of the dynamically assigned DNS servers assigned by the cellular network There should be no need to disable this feature in most cases however if you do need to do so simply select the Disable and click save DNS Masquerade DNS Masquerade Enable 9 Disable Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 28 7 3 How to configure the DHCP Server This facility is available on the DHCP page Use the following procedure to change the Cellular Router DHCP server default settings Ensure your PC s Ethernet connector is configured to automatically obtain an IP and DNS server address When you plug in the Ethernet cable to your PC the Cellular R
50. which cannot be excluded This warranty is in addition to and not in replacement for such conditions and warranties To the extent permitted by the Relevant Acts in relation to your product and any other materials provided with the product the Goods the liability of NetComm under the Relevant Acts is limited at the option of NetComm to Replacement of the Goods or Repair of the Goods or e Payment of the cost of replacing the Goods or Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired All NetComm ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase However some products have an extended warranty option refer to packaging To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on line via the NetComm web site at WWW netcomm com au Revision 1 55 NetComm Limited March 2009 70 NEILOMM WWW etcormm corm 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 com au Technical Support If you have any technical difficulties with your product please refer to the support section of our website www netcomm com au support Note NetComm Technical Support for this product only covers the basic installation and features outl

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