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Page 1: ...Nexxt Solutions Wireless N 3G router...

Page 2: ...ns Ltd No individual or third party is allowed to copy plagiarize reproduce or translate it into other languages without express consent from Nexxt Solutions Ltd All of the photos and product specific...

Page 3: ...on is subject to the following two conditions Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This...

Page 4: ...2 2 1 Network configuration 2 2 2 Router configuration using 3G router mode Chapter 3 Router configuration 3 1 Login 3 2 Status 3 3 Operation modes 3 3 1 3G router mode 3 3 2 Wireless router mode 3 3...

Page 5: ...ynamic DNS 14 1 Comexe cn DDNS 14 2 Dyndns org DDNS 14 3 No ip com DDNS 15 System tools 15 1 Time settings 15 2 Diagnostic 15 3 Firmware upgrade 15 4 Factory defaults 15 5 Backup Restore 15 6 Reboot 1...

Page 6: ...provides 150Mbps wireless connectivity for the network share on the go The Viking 150 Polaris 150 provides flexible access control so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted ac...

Page 7: ...ovides WEP WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication TKIP AES encryption security Polaris 150 can be powered by laptop or power adapter with low power consumption Supports 3G router Mode WISP Client ro...

Page 8: ...tton Use it to reset the router to its factory default values Micro USB port This port is used to connect the supplied power adapter LAN WAN port This RJ45 Ethernet port can be LAN or WAN port dependi...

Page 9: ...n PWR Off Power is off On Power is on SYS On The router is initializing Flashing The router is working properly Off The router has a system error WLAN LAN1 4 Off There is no device linked to the corre...

Page 10: ...er adapter to a standard electrical wall socket Insert the user supplied 3G modem into the USB port on the device Then open the web based management page of the router in order to configure all applic...

Page 11: ...ter before proceeding We recommend using our Nexxt Solutions wireless adapters Check our website for further information Please note that in this quick installation guide we use Windows 7 to illustrat...

Page 12: ...y and Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK to finish and exit the PC configuration Next click on the wireless connection icon in the lower right corner of the computer s desktop Then click...

Page 13: ...xx whereby xxxxxx represents the last unique six characters of each router s MAC address No default wireless password is required at this point Open a web browser and enter 192 168 0 1 on the address...

Page 14: ...k Next Choose the 3G Router mode for Polaris 150 or the 3G Only mode for Viking 150 in the Quick Setup Internet Access window Click Next to move on to the next step Select your Location and Mobile ISP...

Page 15: ...unique and easy to remember wireless network name SSID your Region in addition to setting up a WPA Personal WPA2 Personal wireless security password to prevent unauthorized access to your network Clic...

Page 16: ...ction to the internet After successfully logging in you will see the sixteen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right column the corresponding explanations and instructions will be...

Page 17: ...as explained below In this mode the device enables multiple users to share Internet via ADSL Cable Modem The wireless port share the same IP to ISP through Ethernet WAN port The Wireless port acts the...

Page 18: ...LAN devices share the same IP from the ISP through a wireless port While connecting to ISP the Ethernet port works as a WAN port at Wireless Router mode In this mode the device enables multiple users...

Page 19: ...device 3 4 PC configuration 3 5 WPS Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Change adapter settings Right click on Wireless Network Connection and select Properties...

Page 20: ...the network by executing any of the two following methods First method Step 1 Click the Enable WPS button to trigger the WPS function in Figure 3 7 and click the Add device button in Figure 3 7 then t...

Page 21: ...ess adapter Please choose Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar in the configuration utility of the WPS as below and click Next Note In this example the default PIN code of this adapter is 1...

Page 22: ...ep 1 Get the current PIN code of the router in Figure 3 12 each router has its unique PIN code Take the PIN code 12345670 of this router for example Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapte...

Page 23: ...Function of the router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS As shown in Figure 3 14 there are several submenus under the Network setting depending o...

Page 24: ...ccess fails and 3G access is available the device will switch to 3G access automatically When the device is successfully connected to the WAN network it will immediately cancel the 3G connection to sw...

Page 25: ...on the USB port of the router The USB modem parameters will be set automatically if the card is supported by the router Take MA180 for example If the USB modem that you have inserted is supported by t...

Page 26: ...nternet again To use this option check the corresponding radio button If you want your Internet connection to remain active all the time enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number o...

Page 27: ...ansmission Unit size is 1480 bytes which is usually fine For some ISPs you need modify the MTU This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP Use the following DNS Servers If...

Page 28: ...n file from our website Click the Add New button in Figure 3 20 and then you will see Figure 3 21 Click Browse to select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File...

Page 29: ...lt MTU Size unless required by your ISP Use These DNS Servers If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses select Use these DNS servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct...

Page 30: ...he gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation pro vided by your ISP MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet net works is 1500 Bytes It is not recommended that you...

Page 31: ...of inactivity Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet again If you want to keep your Internet connection active all the time please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time fi...

Page 32: ...unless required by your ISP Service Name AC Name The service name and AC Access Concentrator name which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP In most cases leaving...

Page 33: ...s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server ad dress is available enter it as well Click the Save button to store your settings User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your...

Page 34: ...ion can be re established automatically when it was down Connect manually You can click this button to instantly Connect Disconnect the device This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Con...

Page 35: ...rnet connection is terminated Connect automatically Connects automatically after the router is disconnected To use this option click the radio button Connect manually You can set up the router so as t...

Page 36: ...you will not be able to re establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet once again To use this option click the radio button If you want your Internet connect...

Page 37: ...nly the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address clone function 5 LAN WAN MAC Address This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port If your ISP requires that you to register the MAC addres...

Page 38: ...he LAN you must use the new IP Address to login to the router If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same tim...

Page 39: ...your country or region is not listed please contact your local government agency for assistance 11b only Select it when all of your wireless clients are 802 11b 11g only Select it when all of your wi...

Page 40: ...ons access Enable SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router If you select the Enable SSID Bro...

Page 41: ...Shared Key WPA PSK Pre Shared Key Disable security If you do not want secure your network check this box However it is strongly recommended to opt for one of the following encryption methods to bette...

Page 42: ...ation s capability and request Encryption You can either select Automatic or TKIP or AES Radius Server IP Enter the IP address of the radius server Radius port Enter the port used by the radius server...

Page 43: ...these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network Key type You can select the WEP key length 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit for encryp tion Disabled means this WEP key entry is invalid...

Page 44: ...in Figure 6 9 below MAC Address The wireless station s MAC address that you want to filter Status It displays the current status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled Description A short descriptio...

Page 45: ...Description field while selecting Enabled in the Status field Click the Save and the Back button to complete this procedure The filtering rules just configured should look similar to the following li...

Page 46: ...mended DTIM Interval This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast...

Page 47: ...every 5 seconds 7 DHCP MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address Current status The connected wireless station s operation status one of STA AUTH STA ASSOC STA JOINED WPA WPA PSK WPA2...

Page 48: ...0 100 is the default start address End IP Address Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses 192 168 0 199 is the default end address Address lease time The Add...

Page 49: ...to update this page and to show the devices currently linked to the router Go to DHCP Address reservation in the menu in order to visualize and add reserved ad dresses for clients using the screen dis...

Page 50: ...ess in dotted decimal notation belonging to the computer you wish to add Click the Save button when finished Click the Modify button next to the entry you want to change If you want to erase this en t...

Page 51: ...ype the number of the service port or service port range in the Service Port box Type the IP Address of the computer in the IP Address box Select the protocol used for this application either TCP or U...

Page 52: ...te All button to erase all entries Click the Next button to go to the following page Click the Previous button to return to the last page Note If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80 y...

Page 53: ...cords this connection opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port triggering table and associates them with the local host When necessary the external host will be able to...

Page 54: ...ed by a single host on LAN synchronously The trigger connec tion of other hosts on LAN will be refused Incoming Port Range cannot overlap each other Go to Forwarding DMZ in order to visualize and conf...

Page 55: ...ced security Local management and Remote management Click on any of these items in order to configure the corresponding function Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Ena...

Page 56: ...the protocol SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world you can disable this option PPTP Passthrough Point to Point Tunneling Prot...

Page 57: ...click on Enable TFTP ALG To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT click on En able H323 ALG To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT click on Enable RTSP AL...

Page 58: ...tack Filtering TCP SYN FLOOD Packets Threshold 5 3600 The default value is 50 Select the desired setting between 5 3600 When the current TCP SYN FLOOD Packets number exceeds the set value the router w...

Page 59: ...X XX XX XX XX XX where X is any hexadecimal digit Only the PCs with a MAC address listed can use the password to browse the built in web pages to perform Administra tor tasks while all the others will...

Page 60: ...owed for the monitored PC to have access to the Internet For detailed information please go to Access Control Schedule Modify Use this link to edit or delete an existing entry To add a new entry pleas...

Page 61: ...r the MAC address 00 11 22 33 44 BB in the MAC Address of Parental PC field 2 Click Access Control Schedule on the left to enter the Schedule Settings page Click the Add New button to create a new sch...

Page 62: ...select Enable Click Save to complete your settings There are four submenus under Access Control Figure 9 13 Rule Host Target and Schedule Click on any of these items in order to configure the correspo...

Page 63: ...er is configured to reject the packets Status This field displays the current status of the rule Enabled means the rule will be applied Disabled means the rule will not take effect Modify Use this lin...

Page 64: ...Control Host on the left to open the Host Settings page Add a new entry identified as Host_1 using 00 11 22 33 44 AA as the MAC Address Click Access Control Target on the left to enter the Target Sett...

Page 65: ...or MAC Address In the Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 In the MAC Address field enter the corresponding address Click the Save button to complete your setting...

Page 66: ...e the steps as described below 1 Click the Add New button in figure 10 7 to open the Add or Modify a Host Entry page 2 In the Mode field select MAC Address from the drop down list 3 In the Host Descri...

Page 67: ...y In the Protocol field select TCP UDP ICMP or ALL In the Target description field create a unique name for the target e g Target_1 Enter the domain name either the full name or the keywords for examp...

Page 68: ...om only first you must complete the steps as described below Click the Add New button in figure 10 11 to open the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page In the Mode field select Domain name from th...

Page 69: ...tify the schedule e g Schedule_1 In the Day field select the day or days you want to include In the Time field you can select all day 24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corr...

Page 70: ...d Sundays you must first complete the steps as described below Click the Add New button shown in figure 10 13 to enter to the Advanced Schedule Settings page In the Schedule description field create a...

Page 71: ...he corresponding function Go to Advanced routing Static routing list in order to configure the static route as shown in the next screen Figure 11 2 A static route is a pre determined path that network...

Page 72: ...device that allows for contact between the Router and the network or host Interface This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN WLAN internal wired and wireless networks...

Page 73: ...trol settings Figure 12 1 Bandwidth control settings Figure 12 2 Bandwidth control rules list 12 2 Rules list Enable bandwidth control Check this box so that the Bandwidth Control settings can take ef...

Page 74: ...12 2 A new screen will open just like the one included in figure 12 3 Enter the information in the corresponding fields There are two submenus under IP MAC Binding shown in Figure 13 1 Binding settin...

Page 75: ...heck this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device Modify Use this link to edit or delete an existing entry When you want to add or edit an IP MAC Binding entry click the Add New button or M...

Page 76: ...ies You can see IP addresses on the LAN and their associated MAC addresses by viewing the ARP list Also you can use the Load and Delete buttons to manage the list The user can use this list to visuali...

Page 77: ...er and a dynamic IP address Your friends can then connect to your server by entering the domain name you provide no matter what your IP address is Before using this feature you need to sign up for DDN...

Page 78: ...ype the Password for your DDNS account Type the Domain name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here Click the Login button to log into the DDNS service Connection status The status of the...

Page 79: ...n figure 14 3 1 Type the User name for your DDNS account 2 Type the Password for your DDNS account 3 Type the Domain name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to log...

Page 80: ...menus under the main menu Time Settings Diagnostic Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup Restore Reboot Password System Log and Statistics Click on any of these items in order to configure the corr...

Page 81: ...ce you successfully login to the router otherwise time dependent func tions will fail to work The time will be lost if the device is turned off The device will obtain the GMT automatically from the In...

Page 82: ...gnostic tools Ping This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity reachability and name resolution to a given host or gateway Traceroute This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection Not...

Page 83: ...the session will expire 800 is the default value Traceroute Max TTL Sets the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path to search for the target destination The default is 20 Click Star...

Page 84: ...ory Defaults in the menu in order to restore the router configu ration to its factory default values as seen on the following screen New firmware versions are posted at http www nexxtsolutions com and...

Page 85: ...nt Port change Upgrade the firmware of the router system will reboot automatically Restore the router s settings to factory defaults system will reboot automatically Update the configuration with the...

Page 86: ...u change the factory default user name and password of the device All users who try to access the device web based utility will be prompted to type the device default user name and password Note The n...

Page 87: ...ate it click the Enable button Packets Statistics Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the pull down list This statistics interval defines the time betwee...

Page 88: ...seconds Bytes The total amount of bytes received and transmitted in the last Packets Statistic interval expressed inseconds ICMP Tx The total amount of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN in the last...

Page 89: ...LEDs System PWR SYS WLAN LAN 1 4 WAN 3G WPS Safety Emissions FCC Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 150Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2...

Page 90: ...nternet gaming or videoconferencing DNS Domain Name System An Internet Service that translates the names of web sites into IP addresses Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addres...

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