NETGEAR M621 manual

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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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 uct: Business Language: Engl ish Publication Part Numb er: 202-10251-01 Publication V ersion Number: 1.0[...]

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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 troubleshoot 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,[...]

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[...]

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 Compl e 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 p age in the manual. The PDF version of the comp lete manual opens[...]

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1-1 v1.0, November 2007 Chapter 1 Inst allation The Mobile Broadband Modem MBM621 connects your computer or router to a bro adband 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) Ethe[...]

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 operating normally . • Off: Power is [...]

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[...]

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 comp uter . 2. Insert your activ ated SIM card into the slot on the rear of the modem. 3. Attach the cover [...]

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 rnet local area network (LAN) port on your computer . and to the Ethe rnet port 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 [...]

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 S tatus 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[...]

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 light on the mode m lights up. 2. On your comp uter, open an Internet browser . 3. Connect to the mo dem by typi[...]

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 [...]

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 Int ernet 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 [...]

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 base d on their name s. •[...]

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 statist ics for the Mobile Broadband Modem. The Modem S tatus screen fiel ds are expla ined in the fo llowing table. Figure 2-2 Ta b l e 2-2. Modem St atus Screen Settings and S t atistics [...]

Mobile Broadband Mo dem MBM621 User Manual 2-4 Settings and Maintenance v1.0, September 2007 Att a ch 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 th[...]

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 your computer , restored, or reverted to factory defau lt settings. 1. Log in to the modem at its defaul[...]

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[...]

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 word s from any language, and should be a mixture of both upper -case and lower-case letters, numbers, [...]

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 bac k up yo ur c onfiguration before do ing a firmware upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you might need to restore your configuration settings. 1. Download and un zip the new software file fr[...]

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, S tatic 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 [...]

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 assig n a static IP address to your server outside the range that is assigned by DHCP , but in the [...]

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

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 v i de oconferencing ap plications that are inc[...]

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[...]

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 de fault gateway addresses to all computers connected to the modem’ s L[...]

Mobile Broadband Mod em MBM621 User Manual Advanced Settings 3-7 v1.0, September 2007 • An IP address from t he range you 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 address[...]

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 scre en, select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete. 2. Click Edit or Delete. S t atic Routes S tatic routes provide additiona[...]

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[...]

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

Technical Specifications and Fac tory Default Settings 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 St andards Comp atibility Data and Routing Protocols: TCP/IP ,[...]

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 .mode mlogin.net or http://www .mode mlogin.com User name (case sen s i tiv e ) admin Login password[...]

Related Documents B-1 v1.0, September 2007 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents yo u can use to gain a more com plete understanding of the techno logies used in your NET GEAR product. Document Link Windows XP and Vist a Wireless Configuration Utiliti es http://documentation.net gear .com/refer ence/enu/w[...]

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