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    202-10251-01 November 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Mobile Broadband Modem MBM621 User Manual[...]

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    ii v1.0, November 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. FullManual. T rademarks NETGEAR , the NETGEAR logo, and Auto Uplink are trade m a r ks or regis ter ed trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT ar e registered trademarks o f Microsof t Corporation. Other brand and product names are regist ere d trademarks [...]

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    v1.0, November 2007 iii Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: MBM621 Publication Date: November 2007 Product Family: Modem Product Name: Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 Home or Business Prod uc t: Business Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 202-10251-01 Publication V ersion Number: 1.0[...]

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    v1.0, November 2007 iv[...]

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    v v1.0, November 2007 Content s Mobile Broadband Modem MBM621 User Manual About This Manual Conventions, Formats and Scope ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ....... vii How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ...... viii H[...]

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    vi v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Considerations for Port Forwarding ... .... ... ... .......... ............. ................ ............. ........ 3-2 Setting Up Port Forwarding ............. ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ..... 3-2 Port T r iggering ....... ... ... ... .... ............. ... ... ... .... .......[...]

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    vii v1.0, November 2007 About This Manual The NETGEAR ® Mobile Br oadband Modem MBM621 User Manu al describes how to install, configure and trou bleshoot the Mobile Broadb and Modem MBM621. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills. Conventions, Format s and Scope The conventions, formats[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual viii v1.0, Novemb er 2007 For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents” .. How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual ix v1.0, November 2007 – Click the print icon in the upper left of the window . • Printing the Full Manual . Use the Comple te PDF M anual link at the top left of any page. – Click the Complete PDF Manual link at the to p left of any page in the manual. The PDF version of the comp lete manual opens i[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual x v1.0, Novemb er 2007[...]

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    1-1 v1.0, November 2007 Chapter 1 Inst allation The Mobile Broadband Modem MBM621 connects your compu ter or router to a broadb and Interent service. Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 • SIM card slot cover • AC power adapter (varies by region) • Category 5 (Cat 5) Eth[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 1-2 Installation v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Front V iew The front view of the modem is sho wn below: Underst anding the LEDs The following table explains how to interp ret t he lights on the front of the modem . Figure 1-1 LED Activity Power • Green: The modem is on an d opera ting normally . • Off: Power is[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Installation 1-3 v1.0, November 2007 Rear V iew The rear panel of the modem has connectors, a slot for the SIM card, and a reset button. Modem Label The label on the bottom of the modem includes im portant information such as the MAC address. Figure 1-2 Figure 1-3 Power adapter Ethernet SIM card Reset conn[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 1-4 Installation v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Inst allation Follow these instructions to install the modem. Inst all the SIM Card and Conn ect the Modem to a Computer T o connect the Modem: 1. T urn off your computer . 2. Insert your activated SIM card into the slot on the rear of the modem. 3. Attach the cover to[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Installation 1-5 v1.0, November 2007 4. Connect the Ethernet cable that came with yo ur modem to an Ethe rne t local area network (LAN) port on your computer . and to the Ethernet p ort on the modem. Power On the Mo dem and Computer Follow these steps: 1. Plug in the power adapter to your modem. Figure 1-5[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 1-6 Installation v1.0, Novemb er 2007 2. V erify the following: • The Power light is lit after applying power to the modem. • The Stat us light comes on briefly and then goes of f. • The Internet light comes on. For more information about LEDs, see “Understan ding the LEDs” on page 1-2 . 3. Attac[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Installation 1-7 v1.0, November 2007 Log In to the Modem and Connect to the Internet 1. T urn on your computer , let the operating syst em boot up completely , and log in as needed. The Ethernet ligh t on the modem li ghts up. 2. On your computer, open an Internet browser . 3. Connect to the mode m by typi[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 1-8 Installation v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Broadband Settings The Broadband S ettings screen is shown below: In order for the modem to conn ect to the Internet, the Broadb and settings must be entered correctly . The settings are explained below: • User Name. The user name for the broadband Intern et service [...]

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    2-1 v1.0, September 2007 Chapter 2 Settings and Maintenance Basic Settings Y ou can use the Basic Settings screen to view or change your Internet IP address settings, your domain name s erver (DNS) address, and MAC address. 1. Log in to the modem at its default LAN address of http://modemlogin.net with its default user name of admin , and default p[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 2-2 Settings and Maintenance v1.0, September 2007 Maintenance The selections available on the Maintenance menu are Modem Status, Attached Devices, Backup Settings, Set Password , and Modem Upgrade. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their name s. • [...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Settings and Maintenance 2-3 v1.0, September 2007 Modem S t atus Use the Modem Status screen to view the settings and statisti cs for the Mobile Broadband Modem. The Modem S tatus screen fields are explain ed in the followin g table. Figure 2-2 Ta b l e 2-2. Modem St atus Screen Settings and S tatistics De[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 2-4 Settings and Maintenance v1.0, September 2007 Att ach ed Devices V iew a list of devices attached to the Mobile Broadband Modem. For each device, the table shows the IP address, device name if available, and the Ethernet MAC address. Note that if the modem is rebooted, the table data is lo st until the[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Settings and Maintenance 2-5 v1.0, September 2007 Backup Settings The configuration settings of the Mobile Broadband Modem are stored in a configuration file in the modem. This fi le can be backed up to y our computer , restored, or reverted to factory default settings. 1. Log in to the modem at its defaul[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 2-6 Settings and Maintenance v1.0, September 2007 Erasing the Configuration Y ou can return the modem to its factory default settings by using the Erase feature. The factory default settings are shown in “Factory Default Settings” in Appendix A . 1. On the Backup Settings screen, click Erase. 2. The mo[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Settings and Maintenance 2-7 v1.0, September 2007 Setting the Password NETGEAR recommends that you ch ange the defau lt password to a more secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary wo rd s from any language, and should be a mixture of both upper-case and lower -case letters, numbers,[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 2-8 Settings and Maintenance v1.0, September 2007 T o upgrade the modem firmware: NETGEAR recommends that you back up yo ur c onfiguration before doing a firmware upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you might need to restore your configuration settings. 1. Download and unzip th e new software file from[...]

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    3-1 v1.0, September 2007 Chapter 3 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings include Port Fo rwarding, Port T riggering, W AN Setup, LAN IP Setup, Stat ic Routes, and Remote Ma nagement. Port Forwarding W ith port forwarding, you can ma ke local computers or servers available to the Internet for different services. For example, FTP uses TCP ports 20 and [...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 3-2 Advanced Settings v1.0, September 2007 Considerations for Port Forwarding • If the IP address of the local server PC is assigned by DHCP , it may change when the PC is rebooted. T o avoid this, you can assign a static IP address to your server outside the range that is assigned by DHCP , but in the s[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Advanced Settings 3-3 v1.0, September 2007 Port T riggering Port triggering opens an incoming port tempo rarily , and does not require the server on the Internet to track your IP address. Port trigge ring monito rs outbound traffic from your LAN to the Internet. When the modem detects traffic on the specif[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 3-4 Advanced Settings v1.0, September 2007 From the main menu, select W AN Se tup. The W AN Setup screen appears: 2. T wo options can be set in this screen: • Default DMZ Server . The Default DMZ Server feature is helpful when you u se some online games and vide oconferencing ap plications that are incom[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Advanced Settings 3-5 v1.0, September 2007 LAN IP Setup Y ou can use the LAN IP Setup screen to view or change the settings for LAN IP services such as TCPIP . T o view or change the LAN IP settings: 1. Log in to the modem at its default LAN address of http://modemlogin.net with its default user name of ad[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 3-6 Advanced Settings v1.0, September 2007 The following table explains the se ttings on the LAN IP Setup screen. Setting up the Modem as a DHCP Server A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server assigns IP , DNS server , and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the modem’ s LA[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Advanced Settings 3-7 v1.0, September 2007 • An IP address from the range y ou have defined. • Subnet m ask . • Gateway IP address is the router ’ s LAN IP address. • Primary DNS server , if you entered a primar y DNS address in the Basic Settings screen; otherwise, the router ’ s LAN IP addres[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 3-8 Advanced Settings v1.0, September 2007 T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1. In the Address Reservation table on the LAN IP Setup screen, sele ct the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete. 2. Click Edit or Delete. S t atic Routes Stat ic routes provide additiona[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Advanced Settings 3-9 v1.0, September 2007 • Gateway IP Address . This must be a router on the same LAN segment as your modem. • Metric V alue . T ype a number between 2 and 15. Th is represents the number of routers between your network and the des tination. Usually , a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 3-10 Advanced Settings v1.0, September 2007 3. Select the T u rn Remote Management On check box. 4. Specify which external addresses will be allowed to access the modem’ s remote mana gement. For security , restrict acce ss to as few externa l IP addresses as practical. Select one of these options: • O[...]

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    Technical Specifications and Factory Default Set tings A-1 v1.0, September 2007 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications and Factory Default Settings This appendix lists the technical specificatio ns and factory default settings for the modem. T echnical Specifications Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP , R[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual A-2 Technical Specifications and Factory Default Settings v1.0, September 2007 Factory Default Settings The factory default settings are shown below: Feature Default Behavior Login User login URL http://www .modeml ogin.net or http://www .modeml ogin.com User name (case sens i ti ve ) admin Login password [...]

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    Related Documents B-1 v1.0, September 2007 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more com ple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGE AR product. Document Link Windows XP and Vista Wireless Configuration Utilities http://documentation.netgear .com/r eference/enu/win[...]

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    Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.0, September 2007[...]