This device, like any wireless device, operates using radio signals which cannot guarantee the transmission and
reception of data in all conditions. While the delay or loss of signal is rare, you should not rely solely on any
wireless device for emergency communications or otherwise use the device in situations where the interruption of
data connectivity could lead to death, personal injury, property damage, data loss, or other loss. NetComm
accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from errors or delays in transmission or reception, or the
failure of the NetComm common identifier and device name to transmit or receive such data.
Safety and Hazards
– Do not connect or disconnect cables or devices to or from the USB port, SIM card tray, Ethernet port or the terminals of the
Molex power connector in hazardous locations such as those in which flammable gases or vapours may be present, but normally are
confined within closed systems; are prevented from accumulating by adequate ventilation; or the location is adjacent to a location from
which ignitable concentrations might occasionally be communicated.
The information contained herein is proprietary to NetComm. No part of this document may be translated,
transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of NetComm.
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.
– This document is subject to change without notice.
Save our environment
When this equipment has reached the end of its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed
separately from domestic waste.
The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this device can be recycled
in accordance with regionally established regulations. Never dispose of this electronic equipment along with
domestic waste. You may be subject to penalties or sanctions under the law. Instead, ask for disposal instructions
from your municipal government.
Please be responsible and protect our environment.
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Product features .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Perfect for ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Key Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
nbn and UFB ready ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Triple play services ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Media sharing ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Physical dimensions and weight ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Front .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Left Side ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Safety and product care ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Transport and handling .................................................................................................................................................... 18
Installation and configuration of the NL1901ACV ............................................................................................................. 19
Placement of your NL1901ACV .................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Avoiding obstacles and interference ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Choosing the “quietest” channel for your wireless network .................................................................................................................................. 20
Connecting a client via Ethernet cable ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Connecting a client wirelessly .................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Select WAN Connection Type .................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Ethernet WAN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Mobile Network ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Device Info ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Device Info ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
WAN Connection Status ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Cellular Network Connection Status ................................................................................................................................................................... 34
WAN .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Statistics – LAN ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Statistics – WAN Service ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
CPU & Memory ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
ETH Interface ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
WAN Service ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
PPP over Ethernet ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
IP over Ethernet ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Mobile Broadband ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Add/Edit Mobile Broadband Setup .................................................................................................................................................................... 48
LAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 51
LAN VLAN Setting................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Port Triggering ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
IP Filtering .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59
MAC Filtering ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Parental Control ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Time Restriction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Quality of Service ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
QoS Port Shaping ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 67
DNS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
DNS Server Configuration .................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
ADSL Tone Settings .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
DNS Proxy ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77
Storage Service ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
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Storage Device Info .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
User Accounts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
IP Tunnel........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 80
Wireless – Station Info .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 94
VoIP Status .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Configuring a VoIP dial plan ..............................................................................................................................................................................101
Dial plan syntax ...................................................................................................................................................................................................101
Dial plan example: Australia Dial Plan ..............................................................................................................................................................102
SIP Extra Setting .........................................................................................................................................................................................................102
SIP Star Code Setting ................................................................................................................................................................................................103
VoIP Functionality.......................................................................................................................................................................................................104
Placing a Call .......................................................................................................................................................................................................104
Do Not Disturb (DND) ........................................................................................................................................................................................105
Call Hold ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................105
Call Transfer .........................................................................................................................................................................................................105
Consultative Transfer ..........................................................................................................................................................................................106
Call Forwarding No Answer ...............................................................................................................................................................................106
Call Forwarding All ..............................................................................................................................................................................................106
Management – System Log ......................................................................................................................................................................................113
View System Log .................................................................................................................................................................................................115
Management – Internet Time ...................................................................................................................................................................................119
Management – Access Control ................................................................................................................................................................................120
Access List ............................................................................................................................................................................................................121
Services Control ..................................................................................................................................................................................................122
Additional Product Information ...................................................................................................................................... 125
Establishing a wireless connection ...........................................................................................................................................................................125
Windows 7 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................125
Windows 8/8.1/10 ................................................................................................................................................................................................125
Mac OSX 10.6 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................125
Using the indicator lights (LEDs) to Diagnose Problems .......................................................................................................................................126
Power LED ............................................................................................................................................................................................................126
Web Configuration .............................................................................................................................................................................................126
Login Username and Password .........................................................................................................................................................................127
Appendix: Quality of Service setup example .................................................................................................................. 128
Reserving IP addresses................................................................................................................................................... 128
High Priority QoS Classification................................................................................................................................................................................132
Limiting the upstream rate ........................................................................................................................................................................................136
Limiting the downstream rate ...................................................................................................................................................................................137
Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................. 139
Table of Tables .............................................................................................................................................................. 142
Legal & Regulatory Information ...................................................................................................................................... 143
Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................................................................ 143
Customer Information .................................................................................................................................................... 143
Limitation of Liability ...................................................................................................................................................... 145
Thank you for purchasing a NetComm NL1901ACV. This guide contains all the information you need to configure
your device.
Product overview
Fully featured hybrid LTE/ DSL gateway
VDSL2/ ADSL2+
Embedded 4G LTE Cat 4 / 3G module
1x Gigabit Ethernet WAN port
New generation 802.11 AC1600, dual band concurrent WiFi - designed to provide a powerful wireless
network
2x WPS push buttons for the quick and easy connection of wireless devices on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands
Internal SIM card slot
VoIP for HD quality voice calls - connect up to 2 telephones
4 x Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 LAN ports
2 x USB 2.0 ports
Device performance monitoring and management through TR-069
Package contents
The NL1901ACV package consists of:
1 x NetComm NL1901ACV Enhanced Hybrid 4G LTE Gateway
2 x 4G/LTE antennas
1 x RJ45 Ethernet cable
1 x RJ11 Telephone cable
1 x Power supply (12V/2A)
1 x WiFi Security card
1 x Warranty card
1 x Quick Start Guide
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact NetComm Support immediately by visiting the
NetComm Support website at: https://support.netcommwireless.com/
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Ultra-fast connection to nbn™ or UFB fibre networks
High-speed connection to VDSL2/ ADSL2+ networks
Fast 4G LTE back up connection
Small to medium enterprises looking for reliable “always on” connectivity
Triple play services
Establishing a powerful wireless network
Key Features
The NetComm NL1901ACV enhanced VDSL2/ADSL2+/LTE hybrid wireless gateway providing an exceptionally fast
and reliable broadband experience to your premises.
nbn and UFB ready
Featuring VDSL2/ADSL2 technologies as well as 4G LTE connectivity and a Gigabit WAN port, the NL1901ACV is
an all-in-one triple play smart gateway that provides access to all nbn (National Broadband Network) and UFB
(Ultra-Fast Broadband) fibre network configurations:
FTTC, FTTN, FTTB and FTTH
Undisrupted connectivity
Benefit from hybrid technology to offer undisrupted broadband experience from the very start. Equipped with a
4G LTE category 4 module, the NL1901ACV hybrid gateway will connect to the mobile network to:
Offer Mobile fallback connectivity - automatic switch to the 4G mobile network in case the fixed line service
is disrupted and back, guaranteeing continuity of online operations during any downtime of your primary
connection.
Connect sooner (Walk Out Working) – the NL1901ACV enables superfast internet access before the fixed
line service is even activated, allowing end users to connect faster, without waiting period!
Triple play services
The NL1901ACV is a triple play services enabler that supports the transmission of high-speed data, multi HD/UHD
IPTV and over the top video streaming, VoIP feature for HD quality voice calls with the capacity to connect 2
phones.
Enhanced wireless experience
The NL1901ACV gateway embeds the 802.11 AC WiFi standard for powerful access point and HD video grade
wireless capabilities. It allows both
ensuring interoperability with all wireless equipment in the house or office.
Equipped with advanced 3 x 3 MIMO internal antennas, the NL1901ACV provides optimum reception while
offering a strong signal throughout the home or business facilities.
2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to work concurrently, optimising performances and
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Connect a USB device to the NL1901ACV gateway, access and share all A/V media and file content with all of the
connected devices in the house in real time. The NL1901ACV becomes the media hub of the house using
DLNA/UPnP standard and enhanced wireless capabilities to create a reliable high-speed home network.
The NL1901ACV has been designed to be placed on a desktop. All of the cables exit from the rear for easy
organization. The display is visible on the front of the NL1901ACV to provide you with information about network
activity and the device status.
Physical dimensions and weight
The table below lists the physical dimensions and weight of the NL1901ACV.
Width 230 mm
Height 200 mm
Depth 75 mm
Weight 562 grams (approx.)
Table 1 – Physical dimensions and weight table
NL1901ACV Default Settings
The following tables list the default settings for the NL1901ACV.
192.168.20.1
255.255.255.0
192.168.20.1
Table 2 – LAN (Management) table
(Refer to the included Wireless Security Card)
WPA2-PSK (AES)
(Refer to the included Wireless Security Card)
Table 3 – Wireless (WIFI) table
admin
The NL1901ACV’s Serial Number
Table 4 – NL1901ACV WEB Interface Access table
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The NL1901ACV has been designed to be placed on a desktop resting on its round pedestal.
User interface elements are found on the front, back and left side (viewed from the front) of the gateway device.
Front
The front of the NL1901ACV has a row of icons with LED lights behind them that provide information about the
NL1901ACV’s current status and network activity.
LED indicators
The colour and activity of the LED lights behind the icons indicate current status or activity of the functionality
represented by each icon or number.
The following table explains the meaning of the LED indicator light displays.
Figure 1 – NL1901ACV gateway front view
LED indicators on front of NL1901ACV
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Your gateway is an electronic device that sends and receives radio signals. Please take the time to read this list of
precautions that should be taken when installing and using the gateway.
Do not disassemble the gateway. There are no user-serviceable parts.
Do not allow the gateway to come into contact with liquid or moisture at any time. To clean the device, wipe
it with a damp cloth.
Do not restrict airflow around the device. This can lead to the device overheating.
Do not place the device in direct sunlight or in hot areas.
Transport and handling
When transporting the NL1901ACV, it is recommended to return the product in the original packaging. This
ensures that the product will not be damaged.
– In the event the product needs to be returned, ensure it is securely packaged with appropriate padding to
prevent damage during courier transport.
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The wireless connection between your NL1901ACV and your WiFi devices will be strong when they are in close
proximity and have direct line of sight. As your client device moves further away from the NL1901ACV or solid
objects block direct line of sight to the gateway, your wireless connection and performance may degrade. This may
or may not be directly noticeable, and is greatly affected by the individual installation environment.
If you have concerns about your network’s performance that might be related to range or obstruction factors, try
moving the computer to a position between three to five meters from the NL1901ACV in order to see if distance is
the problem.
– While some of the items listed below can affect network performance, they will not prohibit your wireless network from functioning;
if you are concerned that your network is not operating at its maximum effectiveness, this check list may help
If you experience difficulties connecting wirelessly between your WiFi Devices and your NL1901ACV, please try the
following steps:
In multi-storey homes, place the NL1901ACV on a floor that is as close to the centre of the home as possible.
This may mean placing the NL1901ACV on an upper floor.
Try not to place the NL1901ACV near a cordless telephone that operates at the same radio frequency as the
NL1901ACV (2.4GHz/5GHz).
Avoiding obstacles and interference
Avoid placing your NL1901ACV near devices that may emit radio “noise,” such as microwave ovens. Dense objects
that can inhibit wireless communication include:
Refrigerators
Washers and/or dryers
Metal cabinets
Large aquariums
Metallic-based, UV-tinted windows
If your wireless signal seems weak in some spots, make sure that objects such as those listed above are not
blocking the signal’s path (between your devices and the NL1901ACV).
Cordless phones
If the performance of your wireless network is impaired after considering the above issues, and you have a cordless
phone:
Try moving cordless phones away from your NL1901ACV and your wireless-enabled computers.
Unplug and remove the battery from any cordless phone that operates on the 2.4GHz or 5GHz band (check
manufacturer’s information). If this fixes the problem, your phone may be interfering with the NL1901ACV.
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If your phone supports channel selection, change the channel on the phone to the farthest channel from
your wireless network. For example, change the phone to channel 1 and move your NL1901ACV to channel
11. See your phone’s user manual for detailed instructions.
If necessary, consider switching to a 900MHz or 1800MHz cordless phone.
Choosing the “quietest” channel for your wireless
network
In locations where homes or offices are close together, such as apartment buildings or office complexes, there may
be wireless networks nearby that can conflict with your wireless network. Your wireless adapter may include a utility
to assist in scanning for the least congested network, otherwise you may be able to find another piece of software
that can be used. These tools display a graphical representation of the wireless networks in range and the channels
on which they are operating. Try to find a channel which is not as busy and does not overlap with another one.
Channels 1, 6 and 11 are the only channels on 2.4GHz which do not overlap with one another and you should
ideally choose one of these channels. Experiment with more than one of the available channels, in order to find the
clearest connection and avoid interference from neighbouring cordless phones or other wireless devices.
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ADSL, or Asymmetric digital subscriber line, is the most common internet connection for most residential settings.
It allows high speed internet connections over copper telephone wires.
Your ISP will advise you of the service type and usually it will be ADSL.
The following diagram shows a typical ADSL setup, notice that it includes an optional phone handset.
Figure 5 – NL1901ACV gateway – Common ADSL setup
– The
card pictured above is also optional. It can be deployed as the primary data connection or, more commonly, as a fallback
protection in case the primary data connection fails.
Refer to the
section on page 30.
a Select ADSL and click the Next button.
Figure 6 – NL1901ACV gateway – Select ADSL as WAN connection type
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PPPoE, PPPoA or Bridging for your internet connection as specified by your Internet
Service Provider (ISP).
Figure 7 – Select PPPoE as WAN mode
c Click the Next button.
d In the
User ID and Password fields, enter the PPPoE or PPPoA authentication username and password
assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Bridging does not require a username or
password.
Figure 8 – Enter PPPoE User ID and Password
e If you plan to use a SIM card for fallback protection via a mobile network connection, select Enable
Mobile Broadband Backup and enter the Network Name (APN) and the Username and Password, if
required. For more information on setting up fallback protection and unlocking the SIM, refer to the
Mobile Network section on page 30.
f Click the
Finish button.
g The account settings are saved and the NL1901ACV connects to the internet.
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VDSL, or Very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line, also operates over copper telephone lines while offering faster
data transmission than ADSL services, particularly in the upstream direction. It is a better solution for users who
deliver large amounts of data as well as receiving data as downstream and upstream data transmission rates are
roughly equal. ADSL gives priority to downstream data flow as most residential customers receive more data than
they send. Not all ISPs offer VDSL services.
The following diagram shows a typical VDSL setup.
Figure 9 – NL1901ACV gateway – Common VDSL setup
– The
card pictured above is optional. It can be deployed as the primary data connection or, more commonly, as a fallback
protection in case the primary data connection fails.
Refer to the
section on page 30.
a Select VDSL and click the Next button.
Figure 10 – NL1901ACV gateway – Select VDSL as WAN connection type
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b Select the WAN mode for your internet connection as specified by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Figure 11 – Select WAN mode for VDSL connection
Click the Next button.
c Select the correct VLAN option for your connection.
For New Zealand customers, the requirement for VDSL is
VLAN tag 10.
If you are not sure of the tagging requirement for your connection, please contact your ISP.
Figure 12 – Select VLAN option for VDSL connection
Click the Next button.
d In the
User ID and Password fields, enter the username and password assigned to you by your Internet
Service Provider (ISP).
Figure 13 – VDSL connection – Enter PPPoE User ID and Password
e If you plan to use a SIM card for fallback protection via a mobile network connection, select Enable
Mobile Broadband Backup and enter the Network Name (APN) and the Username and Password, if
required. For more information on setting up fallback protection and unlocking the SIM, refer to the
Mobile Network section on page 30.
– If you select
mode the
card fallback protection) option is not available.
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There are two principle objectives reasons for using the SIM functionality:
Establish and use a Mobile Network as your sole data connection supplying internet access via a mobile
broadband service. Depending on your mobile service, this option is potentially very expensive.
Or alternatively,
Set up a mobile network data connection as an optional fallback connection that will take over if the primary
data connection (ADSL, VDSL or Ethernet WAN) connection fails. In this case, when you set up your primary
data connection at the
Mobile Broadband Backup and enter the mobile network’s details.
PPoE/IPoE Information stage of the Quick Setup process you must select Enable
– The
card must be in the 2FF format.
Prerequisites
To use the mobile network as the primary WAN connection, ensure that you
have an active SIM card inserted into the gateway and that you have
attached the two 4G/LTE antennas to the back of the gateway.
If you do not have an SIM card inserted, power off the gateway, insert the
SIM card, then power it on again.
Attach the antennas by turning them in a clockwise direction in the antenna
sockets.
Unlock SIM
When inserting a new SIM, it will have to be unlocked using its PIN.
SIMs in the gateway may from time to time become locked. Check on the
Device Info for Cellular network displays PIN locked in the SIM info field.
the
If locked, unlock the SIM card going to
Advanced Setup > Mobile Broadband and click the Pin Manage button.
Device Info – Summary page whether
i On the USB mobile PIN Configuration page the SIM card’s status will be: NEED PIN CODE!
ii Select
Unlock with PIN code (if it is not already selected)
iii Type in your four numeral code into the
iv Click the
Submit button.
Figure 21 – Unlock PIN code – enter code
Enter PIN code field
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When you log in to the gateway, the Device Info summary page is displayed, giving a general overview of the
status of the gateway and the WAN connection.
Device Info
Figure 22 – NL1901ACV gateway – Device Info section
Indicates that NetComm is the manufacturer of this
product.
The model of the product.
The unique set of numbers assigned to the gateways for
identification purposes.
The date and time that the software running on the
gateway was published.
The current firmware version installed on the gateway.
The current boot loader version installed on the gateway.
The driver version of the on-board DSL chip installed on
the gateway.
The VDSL profile in use.
Supports 8a, 8b, 12a and 17a VDSL profiles.
The current wireless driver installed on the gateway.
The driver version of the chip set.
The number of days, hours and minutes that the gateway
has been running.
Table 8 – Device Info details table
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The time (in days, hours, minutes and seconds) since the cellular
Cellular Network Connection Status
If you have enabled a SIM and are using it either as your primary data source via a Mobile Network broadband
service or as a fallback connection providing redundancy should your primary ADSL/VDSL/Ethernet WAN be
interrupted, this table will show the device status when this LTE service is being used.
The network operator that supplies the cellular service.
Can be set exclusively for
or
, or
4G first and then 3G if 4G not available.
The
used by network operator.
The current status of the cellular connection:
, etc.
Type of mobile connection established: 3G or LTE
Five levels of signal strength appear in the bar icons.
If all bars are empty, no signal is detected or there is no
connection.
The bars will fill with colour progressively from the left as the
signal strength improves.
– If an enabled SIM is inserted, signal strength will be detected, measured
and indicated regardless of whether a connection to a network operator exists
or not.
Indicates whether a valid SIM card is inserted into the SIM
socket or not.
– Unit must first be turned off before inserting SIM card for it to be
Shows the status of the Multicast Listener Discovery protocol when IPv6 is
MLD Source
Enable
NAT
Enabled or Disabled
Firewall
Status
Connected, Unconfigured
IPv4 Address
IPv6 Address
WAN
The WAN page shows more detailed information related to the WAN interface configuration, including the firewall
status, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of the gateway.
Figure 25 – NL1901ACV gateway – WAN Info list
The Interface of the WAN connection.
The description of the WAN connection.
The type of WAN connection.
Details the status of VLAN Mux ID, if used.
The status of IPv6.
Details the status of IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) traffic
on each WAN connection. IGMP is only used with IPv4 connections.
IGMP proxy enables the gateway to issue IGMP host messages on behalf
of hosts that the gateway discovered through standard IGMP interfaces,
allowing NAT transversal of Multicast traffic.
Details the status of IGMP source on each WAN connection. IGMP
Sources function send a membership report that includes a list of IGMP
source addresses.
in use.
Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) proxy enables the gateway to issue
MLD host messages on behalf of hosts that the gateway discovered
through standard MLD interfaces.
Details the status of MLD source on each WAN connection.
MLD Sources function can send a membership report that includes a list
of MLD source addresses.
The NAT (Network Address Translation) status of the WAN connection:
The status of the gateway firewall across the WAN connection.
The status of the WAN connection:
The current IPv4 address of the WAN interface.
The current IPv6 address of the WAN interface.
Table 11 – WAN Info table
, etc.
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The Statistics – LAN page shows detailed information about the number of bytes, packets, errors and dropped
packets on each LAN interface in both directions of communication.
Figure 26 – Device Info – Statistics -- LAN display
Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets in bytes.
Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets.
Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets with errors.
Rx/Tx (receive/transmit) packets with drops.
Table 12 – Statistics -- LAN display table
Statistics – WAN Service
The Statistics – WAN Service page shows detailed information about the number of bytes, packets, errors and
dropped packets on the WAN interface in both directions of communication.
Figure 27 – Device Info – Statistics – WAN Service display
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The Statistics – xDSL page shows details related to the DSL interface of the gateway.
Figure 29 – NL1901ACV gateway
Bit Error Rate (BER) test
Click the xDSL BER Test button to run a bit error test. The test determines the quality of the ADSL connection by
transferring and receiving data containing a known patterns and checking the sent and received data for any errors.
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The Route page displays any routes that the gateway has created.
Figure 30 – Device Info -- Route list
ARP
Click ARP to display the address resolution protocol information.
This option can be used to determine which IP address / MAC address is assigned to a particular host. This can be
useful when setting up URL filtering, Time of Day filtering or Static DHCP addressing.
Figure 31 – Device Info -- ARP list
DHCP
Click DHCP to display the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) lease information.
You can use this to determine when a specific DHCP lease will expire, or to assist you with setting up Static DHCP
addressing.
Figure 32 – Device Info -- DHCP Leases list
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While you can set up your gateway directly from the Advanced Setup pages, we recommend that you use the Firsttime Setup Wizard contained in the
Layer 2 Interface
ATM Interface
The ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) interface page shows the settings of all available DSL ATM interfaces.
ATM interface is used for ADSL connections.
Basic Setup section, see above.
Figure 34 – DSL ATM Interface list
This field shows the interface name.
This field shows the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) value.
For most Australian connections the VPI is 8, for most New Zealand
connections the VPI is 0.
Refer to your ISP for the correct value.
This field shows the Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI) value.
For most Australian connections the VCI is 35, for most New
Zealand connections the VCI is 100.
Refer to your ISP for the correct value.
This field shows the ATM service classes.
The maximum number of cells that may be transferred per second
over the ATM interface.
An average, long-term cell transfer rate on the ATM interface.
The maximum allowable burst size of cells that can be transmitted
contiguously on the ATM interface.
The minimum allowable rate at which cells may be transferred on
the ATM interface.
This field shows the type of link in use.
This field shows the selected mode of connection.
This field shows the status of the Quality of Service (QoS) function.
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To add an ATM interface, click the Add button. Enter the details as required by your Internet Service Provider and
click the
Apply/Save button.
Figure 35 – ATM PVC Configuration page
PTM Interface
The gateway can also establish DSL connections using PTM (Packet Transfer Mode). This page shows you an
overview of the PTM interfaces and allows you to add or remove them.
PTM interface is used for VDSL connections.
Figure 36 – DSL PTM Interface list
Click the Add button to create a new PTM interface.
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The WAN Service page displays the current Wide Area Network service setup and allows you to configure the
gateway to connect to a larger network for Internet access.
– WAN service requires a preconfigured Layer 2 interface, be it ATM/PTM or Ethernet WAN.
Figure 39 – NL1901ACV gateway
To add a WAN service, click the Add button.
Use the drop down list to select the layer 2 interface to use for the WAN service and click the
Next button.
Figure 40 – WAN Service – Select layer 2 interface
Select a WAN service type, enter a Service Description, enter the 802.1P Priority and 802.1Q VLAN ID if required,
then click the
Next button.
To disable VLAN tagging, place input value of -1. Refer to your ISP for VLAN information as required by your
Internet Service Provider.
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dialling…, CONNECTED, Manual Dialled,
undialing…, DISCONNECT, SIM CARD INVALID OR NOT SIM
CARD!
Interface
Description
Type
Vlan802.1p
VlanMuxId
Bridging
When you select Bridging mode, a summary of the settings is displayed.
Figure 45 – WAN Setup - Bridging
Click Apply/Save to commit the settings.
Mobile Broadband
The Mobile Broadband page displays the current Wide Area Network service setup and allows you to configure
the gateway to connect to a mobile (cellular) network for primary Internet access.
Only one
Remove the setup and Add a new service.
Mobile Broadband can be set up at a time. You can alter the setup by clicking the Edit button, or
Figure 46 – NL1901ACV Mobile Broadband setup
In the top left corner above the start of the table is the
indicator
indicator:
, etc.
The interface of the mobile connection.
The description of the mobile connection.
The type of WAN connection.
N/A for mobile interface.
N/A for mobile interface.
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The Username for your broadband service provided by your
Password
Password
Authentication method
AUTO, PAP, CHAP or MSCHAP
APN
APN (Access Point Name
Dial Number
Net Select
LTE
AUTO
Dial Delay (in secs.)
dropped, and mobile broadband is configured as backup.
Default WAN Connection
Select
Mobile Broadband
DSL OR ETHERNET.
WAN backup mechanism
DSL
IP connectivity
Apply/Save
Note
PIN settings
Figure 47 – Mobile Broadband setup interface
is a common
routing feature which allows multiple LAN devices to appear as
a single WAN IP via network address translation. In this mode,
the router modifies network traffic sent and received to inform
remote computers on the internet that packets originating from
a machine behind the router originated from the WAN IP
address of the router’s internal NAT IP address. This may be
disabled if a framed route configuration is required and local
devices require WAN IP addresses
broadband ISP.
The
for your broadband service provided by your
broadband ISP.
Choose:
Enter the
) provided by your
broadband ISP.
Enter the number to dial to get data connectivity provided by
your broadband ISP.
Select the service your ISP provides, 3G or
router to auto-detect using
.
or allow the
Enter the time delay in seconds that must elapse before reconnecting to the mobile connection when primary connection
Select either
or
button
– Mobile Broadband service requires an unlocked SIM card in the 2FF format. See
The LAN window allows you to modify the settings for your local area network (LAN).
The following options are available to configure:
Figure 49 – LAN setup -- IPv4 Autoconfig settings
Enter the Local IP Address to use for the NL1901ACV.
Enter the subnet mask to define the subnet of the Local
Network.
Enable IGMP Snooping and select the IGMP Snooping mode
to use. Standard: allow all multicast traffic to LAN clients.
Blocking: only allow multicast subscribed clients to receive
multicast packets.
Enable the LAN side firewall to restrict traffic between LAN
host-LAN hosts and WiFi Clients.
Select to enable or disable the DHCP server and enter the
start and end address for the DHCP IP Address pool.
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Enable Unique Local
Addresses and Prefix
Advertisement
Randomly Generate
Statically Configure
IPv6 LAN Applications
Enable DHCPv6 Server
or RADVD
requests with gateway advertisement (RA) messages. In addition,
IPv6 Autoconfig
The IPv6 LAN Auto Configuration page allows you to configure settings pertaining to the IPv6 service.
Figure 51 – IPv6 LAN Auto Configuration page
Enable the use of unique local addresses. The gateway will
advertise the IPv6 /64 prefix to new devices on the network.
Randomly generates the unique local addresses and the prefix.
Enter a static IPv6 address for the gateway if one has been
assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Enable IPv6 DHCP server
The Gateway Advertisement Daemon (radvd) is an open-source
software product that implements link-local advertisements of
IPv6 gateway addresses and IPv6 routing prefixes using the
Neighbour Discovery Protocol (NDP) as specified in RFC 2461.
The Gateway Advertisement Daemon is used by system
administrators in stateless auto-configuration methods of
network hosts on Internet Protocol version 6 networks.
When IPv6 hosts configure their network interfaces, they
broadcast gateway solicitation (RS) requests onto the network to
discover available gateways. The radvd software answers
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radvd periodically broadcasts RA packets to the attached link to
Stateless
Stateful
Enable MLD Snooping
Enable Relay
update network hosts. The gateway advertisement messages
contain the routing prefix used on the link, the link maximum
transmission unit (MTU), and the address of the responsible
default gateway.
IPv6 hosts can configure themselves automatically when
(for DHCPv6 Server)
(for DHCPv6 Server)
connected to a routed IPv6 network using Internet Control
Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) gateway discovery
messages.
This type of configuration is suitable for small organizations and
individuals. It allows each host to determine its address from the
contents of received user advertisements. It makes use of the
IEEE EUI-64 standard to define the network ID portion of the
address.
This configuration requires some human intervention as it makes
use of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6
(DHCPv6) for installation and administration of nodes over a
network.
The DHCPv6 server maintains a list of nodes and the information
about their state to know the availability of each IP address from
the range specified by the network administrator.
Select whether to enable or disable MLD Snooping on the
gateway. The Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping
function constrains the flooding of IPv6 multicast traffic on LANs
on the gateway.
When enabled, relays DHCP messages between DHCPv6 clients
and DHCPv6 servers on different IPv6 networks.
Table 20 – IPv6 LAN Auto Configuration settings
LAN VLAN Setting
This page allows you to specify a LAN port to apply VLAN tagging to.
Figure 52 – Specify a LAN port for VLAN tagging
Select the LAN port using the drop down menu, then click the Add button.
Enter the
Click
VLAN ID and in the Pbits field enter a value from 0-7 indicating the priority of the VLAN.
Apply/Save when you have finished.
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Enable LAN Loopback to make the virtual server available on
NAT
Virtual Servers
Virtual Servers (also commonly referred to as port forwarding) allow you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN
side to the Internal network host with a private IP address on the LAN side.
Click the Add button to add a virtual server.
Figure 53 – NAT -- Virtual Server list
Figure 54 – NAT -- Virtual Server Configuration page
Select a pre-configured port forwarding rule or choose custom server
to create your own port forwarding rule.
Select
the LAN side. In this way the user on the LAN side can access service
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on the LAN side using the WAN IP address and configured external
Server IP Address
External Port Start
External Port End
Protocol
TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP
Internal Port Start
Internal Port End
port.
Enter the IP address of the local server/host.
Enter the starting external port number range (when custom server is
selected). When a predefined service is selected this field will be
completed automatically.
Enter the ending external port number range (when custom server is
selected). When a predefined service is selected this field will be
completed automatically.
Options include:
Enter the starting internal port number range(when custom server is
selected). When a predefined service is selected this field will be
completed automatically.
Enter the ending internal port number range (when custom server is
selected). When a predefined service is selected this field will be
completed automatically.
Table 21 – NAT -- Virtual Server settings table
Click Save/Apply to save your settings when you have finished creating virtual servers.
Port Triggering
Some applications require specific ports in the gateway’s firewall to be open for access by remote parties. Port
Triggering opens up the ‘Open Ports’ in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP
connection to a remote party using the ‘Triggering Ports’.
The Gateway allows the remote party from the WAN side to establish new connections back to the application on
the LAN side using the ‘Open Ports’. A maximum 32 entries can be configured.
This is a list of specific ports in the gateway’s firewall that are open for access by remote parties.
Figure 55 – NAT -- Port Triggering list
Click the Add button and configure the port settings from an existing application in the drop-down list or create
your own custom application.
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Figure 56 – NAT -- Port Trigger Configuration page
A user can select a pre-configured application from the list or select
the
option to create custom application settings.
Enter the starting trigger port number (when you select
). When an application is selected the port range values
are automatically entered.
Enter the ending trigger port number (when you select
). When an application is selected the port range values
are automatically entered.
Options include:
Enter the starting open port number (when you select
). When an application is selected the port range values
are automatically entered.
Enter the ending open port number (when you select
). When an application is selected the port range values
Options include:
Table 22 – NAT -- Port Trigger Configuration settings
DMZ Host
The NL1901ACV will forward IP packets from the Wide Area Network (WAN) that do not belong to any of the
applications configured in the Virtual Servers table or being used in the Virtual Server table to the DMZ host.
Enter the
the IP address field and press the
Host’s IP address and click Apply to activate the DMZ host. To deactivate the DMZ Host function, clear
Save/Apply button.
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Note that Enable LAN Loopback can also be selected.
LAN Loopback allows the LAN host to access another LAN host/server via the external IP Address of the gateway.
Without NAT loopback you must use the internal IP address of the device when on the LAN side.
ALG
The Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a feature which enables the gateway to parse application layer packets and
support address and port translation for certain protocols. We recommend that you leave these protocols enabled
unless you have a specific reason for disabling them.
The gateway supports IP Filtering which allows you to easily set up rules to control incoming and outgoing Internet
traffic. The gateway provides two types of IP filtering:
Outgoing IP Filtering and Incoming IP Filtering
Figure 59 – IP Filtering List – Block outgoing traffic
Figure 60 – IP Filtering List – Accept incoming traffic
Outgoing IP Filtering
By default, the gateway allows all outgoing Internet traffic from the LAN but by setting up Outgoing IP Filtering
rules, you can block some users and/or applications from accessing the Internet.
To delete the rule, click in the
To create a new outgoing IP filter, click
Remove column next to the selected rule and then click the Remove button.
Add. The Add IP Filter-Outgoing page will be displayed.
Figure 61 –Outgoing IP Filter settings
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Select the IP version to apply the filter to. (IPv4/IPv6)
Select the protocol type to block (
)
Enter the IP Address of the host on the LAN to block
Enter the port number used by the application to block
Enter the IP Address of the Remote Server/host to which connections
should be blocked
Enter the destination port number used by the application to block
Table 23 – Outgoing IP Filter settings table
Click Apply/Save to take effect the settings. The new rule will then be displayed in the Outgoing IP Filtering table
list.
Incoming IP Filtering
By default, when NAT is enabled, all incoming IP traffic from WAN is blocked except for responses to requests
from the LAN. However, some specific incoming traffic from the Internet can be accepted by setting up Incoming
IP Filtering rules.
To delete the rule, click in the
To create a new incoming IP filter, click
Remove column next to the selected rule and click the Remove button.
Add. The Add IP Filter-Incoming page will be displayed.
Enter the following parameters:
Figure 62 – Incoming IP Filter settings
Enter a name to identify the filtering rule
Select the IP version to apply the filter to
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Enter the IP Address of the Remote Server/Host from which to
allow connections
Enter the port number used by the application to allow
Enter the IP Address of the Host on the LAN to which
connections should be allowed
Enter the destination port number used by the application to
allow
Select the WAN Interface to apply the filter to
Table 24 – Incoming IP Filter settings table
Click Save/Apply to take effect the settings. The new rule will then be displayed in the Incoming IP Filtering table
list.
MAC Filtering
The NL1901ACV offers the ability to use MAC Address filtering on ATM PVCs. You can elect to block or allow
connections based on MAC Address criteria. The default policy is to allow all connections.
Click Add to enter a new MAC Address filter.
Figure 63 – Security – MAC Filter list
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1 Enter the Protocol type to which the filter should apply.
2 Enter the
3 Enter the
4 Select the
Click
Apply/Save to save the new MAC filtering configuration.
Source and Destination MAC Address
Frame Direction of the traffic to filter
WAN interface to which the filter should apply.
Parental Control
The Parental Control feature allows you to take advanced measures to ensure the computers connected to the
LAN are used only when and how you decide.
Time Restriction
This Parental Control function allows you to restrict access from a Local Area Network (LAN) connected device to
an outside network through the gateway on selected days and at certain times. Make sure to activate the Internet
Time server synchronization as described in the SNTP section, so that the scheduled times match your local time.
Figure 65 – Advanced – Parental Control – Time Restriction
To add a time restriction rule, press the Add button.
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Figure 66 – Advanced – Parental Control – Add Time Restriction
A user defined name for the time restriction rule.
The MAC address of the network card of the computer running the
browser.
The MAC address of another LAN device or network card.
The days of the week for which the rules apply.
The time of day when the restriction starts. (24 hour time: 00:00–23:59)
The time of day when the restriction ends. (24 hour time: 00:00–23:59)
button Press the
Table 25 – Advanced – Parental Control – Add Time Restriction Settings
button to save a time restriction rule.
URL Filter
With the URL filter, you are able to add certain websites or URLs to a safe or blocked list. This will provide you
added security to ensure any website you deem unsuitable will not be able to be seen by anyone who is accessing
the Internet via the NL1901ACV.
Select the
Black List (to block) or White List (to allow) option and then click Add to enter the URL you wish to add to
the URL Filter list.
Figure 67 – Advanced – Parental Control – URL Filter
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The URL address of the device you want to black list or white list.
This can also be an IP Address or a keyword(s) which are character
strings.
Note that character string keyword filters will not work on websites
that are secured using the
(Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure)
protocol.
The Port Number (Default is 80).
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Quality of Service offers a defined level of performance in a data communications system - for example the ability
to guarantee that video traffic is given priority over other network traffic to ensure that video streaming is not
disrupted by other network traffic. This means that if you are streaming video and someone else in the house starts
downloading a large file, the download won’t disrupt the flow of video traffic.
Figure 69 – Advanced – Enable QoS
To enable QoS select the Enable QoS checkbox, and set the Default DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
Mark. Then press the Apply/Save button.
QoS Queue
Figure 70 – Advanced – QoS Queue Setup
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Click the Add button to add a QoS Queue. The following screen is displayed.
Figure 71 – Advanced – QoS – Add QoS Queue
The above screen allows you to configure a QoS queue entry and assign it to a specific network interface. Each of
the queues can be configured for a specific precedence. The queue entry configured here will be used by the
classifier to place ingress packets appropriately.
– Precedence level 1 relates to higher priority while precedence level 3 relates to lower priority, etc.
WLAN Queue
The QoS WLAN Queue page displays a summary of the QoS configuration.
Figure 72 – Advanced – QoS – WLAN Queue
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The above screen creates a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic, assign queuing priority and optionally
overwrite the IP header TOS (type of service) byte. A rule consists of a class name and at least one condition. All of
the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.
Click the
Apply/Save button to save and activate the rule.
QoS Port Shaping
Port Shaping allows the limiting of continuous network speed without affecting burst traffic. For example, when
your browser loads a web page, this is a type burst traffic as the browser aims to fetch small amounts of data
quickly and then leaves the connection idle. Limiting port speed alone will affect the speed at which web pages are
loaded, causing users to feel that their overall internet connection speed is slow.
By configuring QoS Port Shaping with a Burst size, web pages are allowed to load using the burst speed, while
continuous traffic such as file downloads will be shaped at a lower rate.
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To identify the best way to configure shaping rate and burst size, consider the equation below:
Time window = Burst size / rate
For example. if a 200 Mbps bandwidth limit is configured with a 5 ms burst window, the calculation becomes 200
Mbps x 5 ms = 125 Kbytes, which is approximately eighty-three (83) 1500-byte packets. If the 200 Mbps bandwidth
limit is configured on a Gigabit Ethernet interface, the burst duration is 125000 bytes / 1 Gbps = 1 ms at the
Gigabit Ethernet line rate.
After 1ms of burst data at full gigabit speed, the speed is shaped to 200Mbps.
Figure 75 – QoS Port Shaping settings
Identifies the connection type.
The speed you would limit the port to in Kbps (Kilobits per second)
Burst size should be more than 10x MTU (>=15000 bytes)
button Click to save and apply your changes
Figure 76 – Advanced – QoS – Port Shaping settings
1 byte = 8 bits
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The Default Gateway, Static Route, Policy Routing and Dynamic Route settings can be found in the Routing option
of the Advanced menu.
Default Gateway
Select your preferred WAN interface from the available options.
Use the arrow buttons to move the available Routed WAN Interfaces listed on the right to the group of required
Default Gateway Interfaces in the list on the left.
Figure 77 – Routing – Set Default Gateway
Use the arrow buttons to move the interfaces required as DNS Server interfaces to the left.
The interface highest on the list has the highest priority as a DNS server.
Click
Apply/Save to commit your settings to the gateway.
Static Route
The Static Route screen displays the configured static routes. Click the Add or Remove buttons to change settings.
Figure 78 – Routing – Static Route list
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RIPv2 to support subnet information gathering and Classless
Both –
RIPv1 & RIPv2
Operation
Passive – R
Request Message” queries on the
Active –
Request Message
Enabled
Enabled
Apply/Save
Apply/Save
Enter the details into the provided fields. The table below describes each field.
A user defined name for the policy route.
The LAN port to be used for the policy.
The IP address of the LAN device involved with the policy.
Select the Interface that the policy will employ.
Enter the gateway address.
Table 28 – Routing – Policy Route settings table
RIP
The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) allows gateways to exchange network topology information. This
information allows the automatic creation and updating of routing tables.
– RIP cannot be selected for a WAN interface which is NAT enabled, such as PPPoE.
Go to
available.
and select
, click
and then select
. The RIP option will now be
The network interface that the RIP settings apply to.
Use
Use
Inter-Domain Routing.
RIP will use both
broadcast to all adjacent gateways.
RIP enabled interface.
queries on the RIP enabled interface.
Select
Interface.
button Click the
Figure 82 – Routing – RIP list
to support classful routing.
, and will multicast and
IP will only respond to “
RIP will broadcast and respond to “
to activate the RIP routing service on the selected
button to initiate the change.
Table 29 – Routing – RIP settings
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A DNS server is a server that contains a database of hostnames and their associated public IP addresses.
This server is used to resolve hostnames to a unique public IP address when requested.
When a user enters a URL e.g. www.netcommwireless.com into their browser, your gateway is contacting the DNS
server and requesting the webserver IP address.
Hostname URLs are easier for humans to understand and remember than IP address numbers. A host’s IP
addresses can change from time to time hence a DNS server is required to locate and translate a hostname.
DNS Servers can be used to block unwanted content, such as explicit material. By using a filtered DNS server, the
hostname of these materials will not be resolved, allowing parental control to accessible content.
Parental Control DNS are available as a free service or customizable paid service. For example: OpenDNS
FamilyShield, Norton ConnectSafe, Yandex.DNS, Comodo Secured, etc.
Figure 83 – DNS Server Configuration
Use DNS server provided from your ISP automatically from
the assigned interface.
Use the arrow to select the WAN interface to request DNS
server, with the first being the highest priority.
Specify your own Primary and Secondary DNS server.
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Use IPv6 DNS server provided from your ISP automatically
from the assigned interface.
Specify your own Primary and Secondary IPv6 DNS server.
Button Click the
Table 30 – Routing – RIP settings
button to initiate the change.
Dynamic DNS
When you have an Internet plan that provides a dynamic IP address, that is, an address which is dynamically
assigned and changes each time you connect, an easy way to provide a permanent address is to use a Dynamic
DNS service. There are both free and paid DDNS services available.
Figure 84 – Dynamic DNS list
To add a new Dynamic DNS profile, click the Add button. The Add Dynamic DNS screen is displayed.
1 From the D-DNS provider drop down list, select your Dynamic DNS provider.
2 In the
3 Use the
Hostname field, enter the dynamic DNS hostname.
Interface drop down list to select the interface that the service should operate on.
4 Enter the username and password for your dynamic DNS account.
5 Click
Apply/Save.
Figure 85 – Add Dynamic DNS
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This page allows you to modify the DSL modulation settings on the unit. By changing the settings, you can specify
which DSL modulation that the gateway will use.
Not all modulation types are support by your local DSLAM equipment, check with your ISP for supported
modulation types.
button
button Allow configuration of the Gateway state for diagnostic
Figure 86 – DSL settings page
A user defined name for the policy route.
The LAN port to be used for the policy.
The IP address of the LAN device involved with the policy.
Select the Interface that the policy will employ.
Enter the gateway address.
Click the
button to initiate the change.
purposes.
Table 31 – DSL settings table
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For advanced DSL options press the Advanced Settings button.
The DSL advanced settings relate to test mode settings. The default selection is
Figure 87 – DSL Advanced Settings page
Puts the gateway in normal operation mode. The default setting.
Puts the gateway in a test mode in which it only sends a Reverb signal.
Puts the gateway in a test mode in which it only sends a Medley signal.
In this mode, the gateway will try to establish a connection as in normal
mode, but once the connection is up it will not retrain if the signal is lost.
Normal.
button
Puts the gateway in the Link state (Idle) at the start of the initialization
procedure.
Click the
button to initiate the change.
Allow selection of frequency band for data transfer.
Table 32 – DSL settings table
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To alter the ADSL Tone Settings, click the Tone Selection button on the DSL Advanced Settings page.
The frequency band of ADSL is split up into 256 separate tones, each spaced 4.3125kHz apart. With each tone
carrying separate data, the technique operates as if 256 separate gateways were running in parallel. The tone
range is from 0 to 31 for upstream traffic and from 32 to 255 for downstream traffic.
Figure 88 – ADSL Tone Settings page
– Do not change these settings unless you are directed to by your Internet Service Provider.
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols that can allow networked devices, such as
computers, printers, gaming console, WiFi access points and mobile phones to automatically detect each other's
presence on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, and
entertainment.
Select
detection for your UPnP devices.
Enable UPnP and then click the Apply/Save button to allow automatic port forwarding configuration
This
functionality is only available when there is a live
Figure 89 – UPnP activation page
service with
enabled.
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To enable DNS Proxy settings, select Enable DNS Proxy and then enter the Host name of the Broadband
Gateway and Domain name of the LAN network, as in the example shown below. Click Apply/Save to continue.
The Host name and Domain name are combined to form a unique label that is mapped to the gateway IP address.
This can be used to access the user interface of the gateway with a local name rather than by using the gateway IP
address. For example, you can access your gateway by entering http://NL1901ACV into your web browser.
Figure 90 – DNS Proxy activation page
DLNA
The DLNA page allows you to enable or disable and configure the digital media server. This means you can have
digital media stored on an external USB hard drive connected to the NL1901ACV and the gateway will make it
accessible to other devices on your network.
Select Enable on-board digital media server and then use the drop down list to select the Interface. In the
Media Library Path field, enter the path to the media and then enter a period between media library updates in
seconds.
Click the
Apply/Save button when you have finished.
Figure 91 – DLNA setting page
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The Storage Service options enable you to manage attached USB Storage devices and create accounts to access
the data stored on the attached USB device.
Storage Device Info
The storage device info page displays information about the attached USB Storage device.
Figure 92 – Storage Device Info list
User Accounts
User accounts are used to restrict access to the attached USB Storage device.
To delete a User account entry, click the
Click
Add to create a user account.
Adding an account allows the creation of specific user accounts with a password to further control access
permissions. To add an account, click the
account.
Remove checkbox next to the selected account entry and click Remove.
Figure 93 – Storage User Accounts list
Add button and then enter the desired username and password for the
Figure 94 – Storage User Account Setup page
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The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent
gateways on IP networks to establish multicast group memberships.
IGMP is a protocol only used on the network between a host and the gateway. It allows a host to inform the
gateway whenever that host needs to join or leave a particular multicast group. IGMP provides for more efficient
allocation of resources when used with online gaming and video streaming.
The version IGMP in use by the gateway.
The hosts on the segment report their group membership in
response to the gateway’s queries. The query interval timer is also
used to define the amount of time a gateway will store particular
IGMP state if it does not hear any reports on the group. The query
interval is the time in seconds between queries sent from the
gateway to IGMP hosts.
When a host receives the query packet, it starts counting to a
random value, less the maximum response time. When this time
expires, the host replies with a report, provided that no other host
has responded yet. This accomplishes two purposes:
Figure 103 – Multicast
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a) Allows controlling the amount of IGMP reports sent during a
Last Member Query
Interval
means that at least one host wants to leave the group. After gateway
Robustness Value
The robustness variable is a way of indicating how susceptible the
The default robustness variable value is 2.
Maximum Multicast
Groups
Maximum Multicast
Data Sources
Maximum Multicast
Group Members
Fast Leave Enable
time window.
b) Engages the report suppression feature, which permits a host to
suppress its own report and conserve bandwidth.
IGMP uses this value when gateway hears IGMP Leave report. This
receives the Leave report, it checks that the interface is not
configured for IGMP Immediate Leave (single-host on the segment)
and if not, it sends out an out-of-sequence query.
subnet is to lost packets. IGMP can recover from robustness variable
minus 1 lost IGMP packets. You can also click the scroll arrows to
select a new setting. The robustness variable should be set to a
value of 2 or greater.
The maximum number of multicast groups that the gateway can
control at any one time.
The maximum number of data sources a multicast group can have.
The maximum number of hosts a multicast group can have.
With IGMP fast-leave processing, which means that the gateway
immediately removes the interface attached to a receiver upon
receiving a Leave Group message from an IGMP host.
Table 34 – Multicast settings table
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The Basic Wireless configuration page allows you to enable the wireless network and configure its basic settings.
The following parameters are available:
Select
Select to hide the wireless network when an SSID scan is
Select to prevent clients on the wireless network being able to
access each other.
Select to prevent the NL1901ACV advertising its WMM QoS
function
Wireless Multicast Forwarding can reduce latency and improve
throughput for wireless clients.
Enter the maximum number of wireless clients able to connect to
the wireless network
Select to enable a separate Wireless Guest network.
For each Guest network enter the same options as are available in
the top of this page for the main system wireless network.
Figure 104 – Wireless - Basic Configuration
to activate the wireless network function.
Table 35 – Basic Wireless settings table
Click Apply/Save to save the new wireless configuration settings.
– Hiding the network may leads to potential connection problems, a non-broadcast network is not undetectable, and hiding a SSID is
Security through obscurity
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Select to utilise WEP encryption on the wireless network connection.
Note
WPA
TKIP
Open WEP
WPA2
AES
WPA2/WPA (TKIP+AES)
Note
Table 36 – Wireless security settings table
–
with
Mixed
and
are no longer considered secure.
will provide maximum compatibility with legacy devices
with
is the most secure option.
Click Apply/Save to save the new wireless security configuration settings.
Wireless – MAC Filter
MAC Filter allows you to add or remove the MAC Address of devices which will be allowed or denied access to the
wireless network. First use the
select to either allow or deny access to the MAC addresses listed.
Select SSID drop down list to select the wireless network you wish to configure, then
Figure 106 – Wireless – MAC Filter list
Click Add to add a MAC Address Filter.
Figure 107 – Wireless – MAC Filter configuration
Enter the MAC Address to be filtered and click Apply/Save to save the new MAC Address filter settings.
To delete a MAC filter entry, click the Remove checkbox next to the selected filter entry and click Remove.
Enter MAC address in the format of aa:bb:cc:11:22:33
– While giving a wireless network some additional protection, MAC filtering can be circumvented by scanning a valid MAC and then
spoofing one's own MAC into a validated one, using MAC Filtering may lead to a false sense of security.
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Wireless – Wireless Bridge (Wireless Distribution Service)
Wireless Bridge allows you to configure the gateway’s access point as a Wireless Distribution Service.
Figure 108 – Wireless Bridge page
Select the mode for the Wireless Access Point built into the NL1901ACV. You can specify which wireless networks
will be allowed to connect to the NL1901ACV by using the
Bridge Restrict option and then entering the applicable
MAC Addresses of the other wireless access points.
– WPA/WPA2 encryption may not be compatible with other vendors, when operating in Wireless Bridge (WDS) mode.
Click Apply/Save to save the new wireless bridge configuration settings.
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Advanced Wireless allows you to configure detailed wireless network settings such as the band, channel,
bandwidth, transmit power, and preamble settings.
802.11n/EWC (Enhanced Wireless Consortium)
Disabled or Auto
Note
Disabled
Auto
Bandwidth *
20MHz, 40MHz
80MHz
20MHz
Current
Control Sideband *
20MHz
40MHz
802.11n Rate *
Auto
Auto-Fallback
Auto-Fallback
ection speed between the
Auto
802.11n Protection *
Support 802.11n Client Only
Off will enable support for clients that are not 802.11n.
RIFS Advertisement *
OBSS Co-Existence *
Enable
Click Apply/Save to save any changes to the wireless network settings configuration.
Select the appropriate channel to correspond with your network settings.
All devices in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to
work correctly.
This gateway supports auto channelling functionality (default setting).
The
interference, will be displayed on the right.
Specifies the interval in minutes between searches for the best wireless
channel during
It is disabled when a specific Channel is selected rather than Auto.
: channel number, together with the current level of detected
channel detection.
Select
either:
– When
is selected the items in this table marked with ‘*’ will
functionality to be
be removed from the page and will not be available.
When
is selected, the following ten 802.11n settings marked with ‘*’ are
enabled and displayed.
Select the bandwidth for the network:
, or
In high wireless activity/interference environment, reduce the bandwidth to
for greater stability.
The
If you select
: bandwidth will be displayed on the right.
in both bands you cannot select sideband and this drop
down menu is disabled.
When you select the
bandwidth in both bands and manually select a
channel, the following options will appear: Lower or Upper
When you select Lower as the control sideband, the channel is 1~7.
When Upper, the channel is 5~11.
The Current: control sideband (upper or lower) will be displayed on the right.
Select the transmission rate for the network.
The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your
wireless network.
You can select from a range of transmission speeds in the drop down menu,
or you can select
possible data rate and enable the
to have the Gateway automatically use the fastest
feature.
will negotiate the best possible conn
gateway and a wireless client.
The default value is
.
The 802.11n standards provide a protection method so 802.11b/g and
802.11n devices can co-exist in the same network without “speaking” at the
same time.
When On is selected, only stations that are configured in 802.11n mode are
*
supported.
Reduced Interframe Space (RIFS) is a new feature introduced in 802.11n to
improve efficiency.
OBSS (Overlapping BSS) and the gateway automatically changes the
channel width from 40Mhz to 20Mhz to avoid interference with other APs and
then back to 40Mhz, if possible.
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gateway sends RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the
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When the
feature is enabled one of the receive chains
will be turned off to save power.
The current
: (
or
the right.
When
is enabled, set the number of seconds the
packets per second must be below the value before the
feature activates itself.
When
is enabled, set the
to
the maximum number of packets per second that the WLAN interface should
process for during
before the
feature activates itself.
Allows you to specify the maximum bandwidth of the 802.11g network.
Select the multicast transmission rate in Mbps for the network. The rate of
data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless
network. Available settings are:
Select Auto to have the Gateway automatically use the fastest possible data
rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the
best possible connection speed between the Gateway and a wireless client.
The default value is Auto.
Select the basic transmission rate ability for the AP.
Packets that are larger than this threshold are fragmented into multiple
packets.
Increase the fragmentation threshold if you encounter high p
Do not set the threshold too low, since this can result in reduced networking
performance.
The RTS Threshold is the minimum size in bytes for which the Request to
Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) channel contention mechanism is used. The
sending of a data frame.
After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send
(CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission.
The RTS Threshold value should remain at its default setting (which is the
maximum value):
In a network with significant radio interference or large number of wireless
devices on the same channel, reducing the RTS Threshold might help in
reducing frame loss.
A DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) is a countdown informing clients
of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
Enter a value between 1 and 255 seconds for the DTIM interval between
messages.
A beacon is a packet of information that is sent from a connected device to
all other devices where it announces its availability and readiness.
A beacon interval is the period of time (sent with the beacon) which will
elapse before sending the beacon again.
The beacon interval may be adjusted in milliseconds (ms).
The default (100 ms) is recommended.
Select Enable to turn on this is special frame-bursting accelerating
technology for IEEE802.11g. The default is Enable.
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Automatic, the gateway will use RTS/CTS to improve the 802.11g
Disabled
802.11n mode
Disabled
Afterburner Technology
Preamble Type
Preamble
Type
Short
Long
Regulatory Mode
Disabled, 802.11h
802.11d
Disabled
Pre-Network Radar check
802.11h
The default is: -1
TPC Migration (db)
off), 2, 3
Transmit Power
20%, 40%, 60%, 80% or 100%
The default setting is 100%.
WMM (WiFi Multimedia)
WMM (WiFi Multimedia) maintains the priority of audio, video and voice, over
Auto, Disabled
Enabled
WMM No Acknowledgement
WMM (WiFi Multimedia
Auto
Enabled
Disabled
(2.4 GHz and
802.11n/EWC disabled
only)
(2.4 GHz and
802.11n/EWC disabled
only)
(Both 2.4 GHz and 5GHz
when 802.11n/EWC
disabled only)
(2.4 GHz and
802.11n/EWC disabled
only)
For
. This option is only visible when
, you can select
is set as
, or
.
When set to
performance in 802.11 mixed environments.
When set to
, the 802.11g performance will be maximized under
most conditions while the other 802.11 modes (802.11b, etc.) will be
secondary.
This option is only visible when
is set as
.
Afterburner is a 125HSM (125 High Speed Mode) speed enhancement
technology for 802.11g/b.
If you are not using any 802.11b devices in your network, set the
to
The
for optimum performance.
Preamble type should be used when both 802.11g and 802.11b
devices exist on your network.
Preamble Type defines the length of the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
block for communication between the gateway and wireless clients. The
preamble consists of the Synchronization and Start Frame Delimiter (SFD)
fields.
The sync field is used to indicate the delivery of a frame to wireless stations,
to measure frequency of the radio signal, to perform corrections if needed.
The SFD at the end of the Preamble is used to mark the start of the frame.
(5 GHz only)
(5 GHz only)
(5 GHz only)
Select:
The default is
Available only in the
Select: 0(
or 4
The default is 0(off)
or
.
Regulatory Mode, see last setting.
Select:
The Power level sets the strength of the wireless signal that the gateway
transmits. If you live in an area where your wireless signal could overlap with
other wireless networks use a lower setting in order to reduce the amount of
interference.
other applications which are less time critical by ensuring that data from
applications that require better throughput and performance are inserted in
queues with higher priority.
Select whether WMM is:
Before you disable WMM, you should understand that all QoS queues or
traffic classes relate to wireless do not take effects.
This setting is only available when
.
By default, the 'Ack Policy' for each access category is set to
meaning that an acknowledgement packet is returned for every packet
received. This provides a more reliable transmission but increases traffic load,
which decreases performance.
or
) is set to
or
,
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The SIP Basic Settings page is where you enter your VoIP service settings as supplied by your VOIP service provider
(VSP).
If you are unsure about a specific setting or have not been supplied information for a particular field, please
contact your VoIP service provider to verify if this setting is needed or not.
Figure 112 – SIP Basic Settings page
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You can use it to set the packetization time (PT). The PT is the length of the digital voice
Priority
The individual fields shown above on the SIP Basic Settings page are explained in the following table.
Select the Interface that the VoIP account will use to make a connection to the VoIP
Service Provider.
Set the SIP local port of the gateway, the default value is 5060. SIP local port is the SIP
UA (user agent) port.
Select
if your DSL gateway uses a SIP proxy.
SIP proxy allows other parties to call DSL gateway through it. When it is selected, the
following fields appear.
•
•
value is
– Enter the IP address of the proxy.
Enter the port that this proxy is listening on. By default, the port
.
Some network service providers require the use of an outbound proxy. This is an
additional proxy, through which all outgoing calls are directed. In some cases, the
outbound proxy is placed alongside the firewall and it is the only way to let SIP traffic
pass from the internal network to the Internet.
When it is selected, the following fields appear:
•
•
the port value is
– Enter the IP address of the outbound proxy.
– Enter the port that this outbound proxy is listening on. By default,
.
Select this option if required by your VoIP Service Provider. Enter the SIP Proxy Domain
Name and SIP Proxy Port which is typically
.
When it is selected, the following fields appear:
•
•
the port value is
– Enter the IP address of the SIP registrar.
– Enter the port that the SIP registrar is listening on. By default,
.
If it is unselected, the corresponding account is disabled, you cannot use it to initiate or
accept any call.
Enable or disable this function.
Set the user name of authentication.
Set the password of authentication.
User name. It is the Display Name.
Set the caller number. It must be a number of
.
segment that each packet holds. The default is 20 millisecond packets. If selecting 10
milliseconds, packets improve the voice quality. Because of the packet loss, less
information is lost, but more loads on the network traffic.
The priority of codec is declined from up to down. Codecs define the method of
relaying voice data. Different codecs have different characteristics, such as data
compression and voice quality. For Example, G723 is a codec that uses compression,
therefore, it is good for use where the bandwidth is limited but its voice quality is not
good as other codecs, such as the G711. If you specify none of the codecs, using the
default value showed in the above figure, the DSL gateway chooses the codec
automatically.
Table 38 – SIP settings table
After entering your VoIP settings press the Apply button.
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The SIP Advanced Setting page allows you to configure settings that your VoIP service provider has enabled on
your SIP account and if you have the appropriate call features and other functionality on your cordless or corded
phone handsets.
Figure 113 – Voice- SIP Advanced settings
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MWI (Message Waiting Indicator) on your SIP account and you
Anonymous Call Blocking
Anonymous Call Blocking on your SIP account and you wish to
Anonymous Calling
Anonymous calling mode
DND (Do Not Disturb)
Enable Call Return
on your SIP account and you wish to use this feature.
Call Transfer
Call conference
Warm Line
Warm Line URI
Warm Line Delay Timer
Displays the phone port you want to configure, the
NL1901ACV supports two phone lines.
Select this option for your phone if your VoIP Service Provider
has enabled Call Waiting on your SIP account.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
Call Forwarding on your SIP account and you wish to use this
feature.
Enter the phone number to forward a call to if it arrives while
the line is busy.
Enter the phone number to forward a call to if the call is not
answered.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
Call Forwarding on your SIP account and you wish to use this
feature.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
Call Forwarding on your SIP account and you wish to use this
feature.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
wish to use this feature.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
use this feature.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
Anonymous Calling on your SIP account and you wish to use
this feature.
When set to Display anonymous, the gateway hides your
caller ID. When set to All anonymous, the gateway hides both
caller ID and the SIP URL of the originating call.
Select this option if your VoIP Service Provider has enabled
DND (Do Not Disturb) on your SIP account and you wish to
use this feature.
Select this if your VoIP Service Provider supports Call Return
Select this if your VoIP Service Provider supports Call Transfer
on your SIP account and you wish to use this feature.
Select this if your VoIP Service Provider supports Conference
Calling on your SIP account and you wish to use this feature.
Select this if your VoIP Service Provider supports Warm Line
functionality on your SIP account and you wish to use this
feature.
Enter the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the destination
number.
Enter length of time in seconds before a warm line dials the
Warm Line URI, see previous.
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Select this function if you wish to send or receive faxes via
VoIP and have a
VoIP protocol.
Select this checkbox to use the feature.
Enables the Voice Activity Detection function of the gateway.
When enabled, no data is transmitted during periods of
silence or low volume, reducing the data usage.
Select this checkbox to use the feature.
Select this checkbox to use the feature.
Select this checkbox to use the feature.
Enter the registration expire timeout.
The interval of dialog refreshing time.
The minimum interval of dialog refreshing time.
Set the VoIP dial plan. If user-dialled number matches it, the
number is processed by the VoIP gateway immediately.
Set the DSCP QoS tagging for Session Initiation Protocol. You
can select it from the drop-down list.
Set the DSCP QoS tagging for Real-time Transport Protocol.
You can select it from the drop-down list.
Enter the RFC2198 payload value, the valid range is 96 ~ 127.
Set DTMF transmit method, which can be one of the
following:
– Use SIP INFO message to transmit DTMF digits.
– Use RTP packet to encapsulate DTMF events, as
specified in RFC 2833.
– DTMF events are mixed with user voice in RTP
packet.
Set the delay time in milliseconds between 500 to 15000ms.
Select the Caller ID Message Type for your area:
or
Select your preferred Frequency-shift keying (FSK) mode:
or
,
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