NetComm NTC-40 series User manual

Quick Start Guide
NTC-40 Series - M2M WiFi Router

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Quick Start Guide
This guide covers the NTC-40 Series M2M WiFi Rotuers. This guide
provides a series of step by step instructions to ensure the conguration
of your router goes as smoothly as possible.
Please check that you have received all the items in your package:
Description QTY
NTC-40 Series M2M WiFi Router 1
Ethernet cable 1
Power Supply Unit 1
Antennas 4
Quick Start Guide 1
If any of these items are missing, please contact NetComm
Technical Support.

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NTC-40 Series - M2M WiFi Router
Overview of LEDs
LED Display Description
Power (red) Solid ON The red Power LED indicates correct power is applied to
the DC power input jack.
Tx/Rx
(amber)
Solid ON The amber LED will light upon data being sent to or
received from the cellular network.
DCD (green) Solid ON The green Carrier Detect LED illuminates to indicate a
Data connection.
Service
Type (green)
The green LED will illuminate when cellular network coverage is detected.
Solid ON 3G: indicates UMTS/HSPA available coverage
Blinking EDGE: indicates EDGE available coverage
Off 2G: indicates GSM/GPRS available coverage only.
RSSI (green) This green LED indicates the Received Signal Strength.
There are three possible states that the RSSI LED can operate in, based
upon signal level.
Solid ON HIGH - Indicates the RSSI level is -77dBm (high), or greater
Flashing MEDIUM - Indicates the RSSI level is between -91dBm and
-78dBm, (medium)
Off LOW - Indicates the RSSI level is less than -92dBm (low)

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Overview of the Cellular
Router Interfaces
SIM Card Bay
For insertion and removal
of the SIM card
SMA Female
For Main 3G antenna
connection
Mini USB Port
For insertion of the
Mini USB cable
SMA Female
For receive diversity
antenna connection
Reverse Polarity SMA Female Jack
For WiFi antennas Ethernet Port
Connect to a terminal
using RJ45 cable
Reset Button
Push to reboot the router
or enter recovery mode
2Way Captive Power Terminal Block
Power terminal block and the wide voltage
range of 8-28V DC simplify the installation in
different industrial environments
Voice (RJ-11) Port*
Insert one end of a RJ-11 Cable
into the Line port and the other end
into an analogue telephone
* Only active on the NTC-40WV

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NTC-40 Series - M2M WiFi Router
Conguring your Router
You will need an active SIM card to congure your router.
Step 1: Insert the SIM card
Press the SIM Eject button to eject SIM card bay. Make sure the SIM
card is inserted correctly by inserting the SIM the gold side facing down
in the direction as shown below:
Insert
SIM
Card
Press the
SIM Eject
Button
Step 2: Set up the Router
Connect the supplied antennas to the Router by screwing them onto
the antenna connectors. Connect the power adapter to the mains and
plug the output into the power terminal of the router.The red Power
LED on the panel should illuminate.
+VE -VE
Polarity of
Power Terminal
Polarity for 2 way captive
power Terminal Block
+
-

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Step 3: Connect Your Computer
Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port
of your router. Connect the other end of the cable into the LAN port of
your computer.
Wait a few seconds for your computer to establish connection with the
router. If the connection is not established automatically, verify that your
computer is congured to obtain an IP address automatically.

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NTC-40 Series - M2M WiFi Router
Step 4: Access Your Router’s Homepage
The NTC-40 Series router’s homepage can be accessed by using the
web address http://my.router, or alternately via default IP address
http://192.168.1.1.
This URL opens the management console, where you can:
View the status of your router.
Make changes to the routers congurations.
There are two system management accounts:
Root Manager Account Admin Manager Account
Username root Username admin
Password admin Password admin
The admin manager account allows user to manage all settings of the
router except functions such as Firmware Upgrade, Device Conguration
Backup and Restore and Reset to Factory Default Settings, which are
privileged only to the Root manager account.
To access the homepage:
Open your web browser and enter the URL http://my.router
Click Login and type the username/password for the Admin
manger account or Root manager account.
Then click on Submit.

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Step 5: Unlocking the SIM
If the SIM card is locked you will need to unlock it with the appropriate
PIN code. You can nd out if the SIM is locked by viewing the SIM
Status on the Status page:
If the SIM Status is “SIM PIN Required”, then follow the steps below to
unlock the SIM card:
From the menu, select Internet Settings -> Mobile Broadband
-> SIM Security. This will open up the page displaying SIM
Security Settings as shown below:
Enter the PIN code in the “PIN” eld and then enter it again in the
“Conrm PIN” eld.
You may select “Remember PIN” so that you will not have to enter
the PIN code each time the SIM is inserted. Alternatively you can also
disable SIM PIN protection by selecting “Disable PIN” from the “PIN
Protection” drop down menu.
Click Save.
Wait few seconds and verify that the SIM Status reads “SIM OK”.

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NTC-40 Series - M2M WiFi Router
Step 6: Connect to the Internet
Your router should automatically connect to the Internet if the SIM status
reads “SIM OK”. If it does not, follow the steps listed below to setup the
Mobile Broadband connection.
By default, the router is set to automatically congure the mobile
broadband connection. It tries to detect the correct APN and connection
details in order to connect to your Mobile Broadband service.
If the auto-conguration is unsuccessful, you will need to enter the
connection details as follows:
From the menu, select Internet Settings -> Mobile Broadband ->
Connection.
Unselect the “Automatically congure my mobile broadband” box
and click “Save”.

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Select a prole name from the pull down menu to save the prole
settings. You can congure and save the mobile broadband settings
the router will use to connect to a particular network.
Enter the connection details (APN Name) provided by your mobile
broadband service provider. You may need to enter a Username
and Password provided by your Mobile Broadband service provider.
Ensure the Mobile Broadband Connection radio button is set
to Enable.
Click Save.
Verify Connection Status
Click on the Status link to return to the status page.
The WWAN Status should be Up. The IP Address eld shows the
current IP address that the network has allocated for the Router.