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MBR1200 Install Guide - Page 1
Installation Guide Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000
Package Contents
Stand
Wireless Router MBR1000
Ethernet cable
Front and Rear Views
Power adapter
Antenna connector
SIM slot Power
WAN Ethernet
On/Off button
Step 1: Prepare the Router
Step 1A: Install router on stand
Step 2: Connect to the Internet
Step 2A: Locate router for good mobile broadband signal Step 2B: Connect ...
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...the router?
For Internet coverage, check with your ISP to find out what its service areas are. When positioning the mobile broadband router, place it near a window.
• How do I join the router's wireless (WiFi) network?
- On your WiFi computer or device (iPhone, gaming device), open the software that manages your WiFi connection.
- Look for your WiFi network-the one you named when you set...
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...get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support.netgear.com.
Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR Phone (Other Countries): See Support information card.
Trademarks
NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS, ProSafe, Smart Wizard, Auto Uplink, X-RAID2, and NeoTV are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Vista...
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... Router 11 Accessing the Configuration Assistant after Installation 13 Manually Configuring Your Internet Settings 14
Broadband Settings 14 Mobile Broadband Settings 16 Ethernet Broadband Settings 18
Chapter 2 Wireless Network Configuration
Planning Your Wireless Network 25 Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines 25 Wireless Security Options 26
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings...
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... 57 Upgrading the Router Firmware 59
Chapter 5 Advanced
SIM Settings 61 Advanced Wireless Settings 62
Wireless Station Access Control 63 Restricting Access by MAC Address 63 Wireless Repeating Function 65 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering 66 Port Forwarding 66 Port Triggering 67 WAN Setup 68 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server 69 LAN Setup 71 DHCP Settings 72 Reserved IP Addresses 73...
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... describes how to configure your NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 Internet connection. For help with installation, see the Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 Installation Guide.
Hardware Features
This section acquaints you with the physical aspects of your Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router.
Router Stand
Since the router is a vertical-only device, use the stand to...
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Router Front Panel
The router front panel shown in the following figure contains control buttons and status LEDs.
WPS Mobile Broadband/Wi-Fi On/Off Power Internet Wi-Fi LAN Ethernet WAN 2G/3G Signal Quality
Figure 1.
You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and describes each LED...
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...Setup Wizard displays. For help using the Setup Wizard to configure your Internet and wireless network, see the Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 Installation Guide. After the initial configuration, you can use your Web browser to log in to the router to view or change its settings. Links to Knowledge Base and documentation are also available on the router main menu.
Note: Your computer...
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... latest updated firmware.
• Router Status screen. The Router Status screen displays the current router connection status. See Router Status on page 47.
4. You can use different methods to configure your router. • Select Setup Wizard from the router menu to set up your Internet connection and wireless network configuration. See Accessing the Configuration Assistant after Installation on...
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... Configuration Assistant prompts you to set up your Internet connection and wireless network as described in the Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 Installation Guide. a. Select your Internet connection mode: • Use Ethernet first and if fail use mobile broadband connection • Always use mobile broadband connection • Always use Ethernet connection
b. Click Next. c. Select...
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... your mobile broadband Internet settings: 1. Log in to the router as described in Logging In to Your Router on page 11. 2. From the main menu, select Mobile Broadband Settings.
3. Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this screen are described in Table 3.
4. The following buttons are available: • Connect. Manually connect to the network. •...
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Ethernet Broadband Settings
To manually configure your Ethernet Broadband Internet settings: 1. Log in to the router as described in Logging In to Your Router on page 11. 2. From the main menu, select Ethernet Broadband Settings.
The following question displays at the top of the screen: Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?
Select ...
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... passphrase or keys to access the router.
Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.
• Key 1-Key4. These values are not case-sensitive. You can manually enter the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
7. Select which...
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Table 8. Router Status Fields
Field
Description
Firmware Version
This field displays the router firmware version.
Mobile Broadband Modem Identity
Shows the modem in use.
Modem sw version The software version of the modem.
Modem driver version
The driver version of the modem.
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity. SIM card...
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Upgrading the Router Firmware
The router firmware is stored in flash memory, and can be upgraded as new firmware is released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from the NETGEAR web site. If the upgrade file is compressed (a .zip file), you must first extract the binary (.bin or .img) file before uploading it to the router. NETGEAR ...
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Traffic Meter
Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router's Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage. You enable separate traffic meters for the mobile broadband connection and the Ethernet connection...
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... and router.
• Wrong network configuration - Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your PC or workstation. - Verify that the IP address for your router and your workstation are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet.
Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device
After verifying that the LAN path...
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...) is different from the network address of the remote device. • Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. • If your ISP assigned a host name to your PC, enter that host name as the account name in the Basic Settings screen. • Your ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of...
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...server 69 Dynamic DNS 78
E
Ethernet broadband settings 18
F
factory settings, restoring 53 Firmware Upgrade Assistant 12 FLASH memory 59
I
Internet connection, auto-detecting connection type 13 Internet traffic statistics 85 IP addresses, auto-generated 91
K
keywords, blocking 39
L
LAN setup 71 LEDs 7 logging in 11 logging out 11 logs, sending 44
M
MAC address 96 location of 64
restricting access...
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... 40
U
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) 84 updating firmware 12
W
WAN setup 68 websites, blocking 39
WEP 26, 28
Wi-Fi 7 WINS 73 wireless network
planning 25 range and interference 25 viewing or changing settings 27 wireless repeating function 65
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wireless security 26 wireless station access control 63
WPA 26, 29, 33
WPA + WPA2...