NETGEAR MBR1515 User manual

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September 2012
202-11101-01
v1.0
LTE Broadband 11n Wireless
Router MBR1515
User Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Connect to the Internet
Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Router Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Router Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Router Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Log In to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Manually Configure Your Internet Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Broadband Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Mobile Broadband Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Ethernet Broadband Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Chapter 2 Wireless Network Configuration
Plan Your Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Wireless Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Configure WEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Configure WPA, WPA2, or WPA + WPA2 . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network. . . . . .29
WPS Button Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
WPS PIN Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Add Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
SIM Card PIN Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 3 Filter Content
View, Select, and Save Logged Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Log Message Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Block Sites and Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Block Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Set Your Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Schedule Firewall Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Enable Security Event Email Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Chapter 4 Manage Your Network
Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Show Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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View Attached Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Back Up, Restore, or Erase Your Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Back Up the Configuration to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Restore the Configuration from a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Erase the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Protect Access to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Change the Built-In Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Change the Administrator Login Time-Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Run Diagnostic Utilities and Reboot the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Upgrade the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Upgrade the Module Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Chapter 5 Advanced
SIM Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Wireless Station Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Restrict Access by MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Wireless Repeating Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Port Forwarding and Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Set Up a Default DMZ Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
DHCP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Reserved IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
QoS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
QoS Priority Rule List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
QoS Priority Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Dynamic DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Use Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Static Route Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Enable Remote Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
Basic Functioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Troubleshoot Access to the Router Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Troubleshoot the ISP Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Connect to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Troubleshoot a TCP/IP Network with the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Problems with Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Restore the Default Configuration and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

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Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Appendix B Wall-Mounting
Appendix C Compliance Notification
Index

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1. Connect to the Internet
This chapter describes how to configure your LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1515
Internet connection.
•Hardware Features
•Log In to Your Router
•Manually Configure Your Internet Settings
Note: For help with installation, see the LTE Broadband 11n Wireless
Router MBR1515 Installation Guide.
Note: For more information about the topics that are covered in this
manual, visit the support website at
support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx.

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Hardware Features
This section outlines the physical aspects of your LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router.
Position your router upright. Place the router near an AC power outlet in a location where you
can connect the cables you need for your home network. The router must also be located
where you can receive a strong mobile broadband signal while indoors if you are planning to
connect to the Internet using mobile broadband.
Router Front Panel
The router front panel contains control buttons and status LEDs. Use the LEDs to verify
status and connections.
Power
Signal Quality
WiFi
4G LTE
WPS
Internet
LAN
Ethernet WAN
Mobile Broadband/WiFi On/Off

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Table 1 describes each LED and button on the front panel of the router.
Table 1. LED descriptions
LED Activity Description
WPS Press the WPS button to open a 2-minute window for the router to connect with other
WPS-enabled devices. For more information about this function, see Use Push 'N' Connect
(WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 29.
Wireless On/Off This button can be used to control the WiFi radio or both the WiFi radio and mobile broadband
radio. Use the router interface to select the options. The default is set for WiFi radio only.
Power Solid green The router is turned on and operating normally.
Solid amber There has been a power-on self-test failure or device failure.
Off Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet Solid green There is an Internet session.
Blinking green Data is being transmitted over the Internet connection.
Blinking green and amber There has been a failover from WAN to mobile broadband.
Off No Internet connection detected.
WiFi Solid blue The WiFi local port is initialized.
Blinking blue Data is being transmitted or received over the WiFi link.
Off The wireless access point is turned off.
LAN Solid green The local Ethernet ports have detected wired links with computers.
Blinking Data is being transmitted or received.
Off No link is detected on these ports.
WAN Solid green The Ethernet WAN port has detected an active link.
Blinking Data is being transmitted or received.
Off No link is detected on these ports.
4G LTE Solid blue The router is in 4G LTE coverage.
Off No coverage is detected.

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Router Back Panel
The back panel of the router contains port connections.
Signal Quality Solid blue Excellent coverage detected.
Solid green Good coverage detected.
Solid red Low coverage detected.
Off No coverage detected.
RestoreFactory
Settings Locate the small hole outlined in red on the side of the router. Insert a paperclip into the hole and press for 6 seconds. Pressing the Restore Factory Settings button causes the Power
LED to blink briefly. After the button is held down for more than 6 seconds, the Power LED
flashes amber, and then turns green as the router resets to the factory defaults.
Table 1. LED descriptions (continued)
LED Activity Description
Ethernet LAN ports
Power On/Off button
Power adapter input
Ethernet WAN port
Slot for SIM card

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Router Label
The label on the side of the router shows the router’s MAC address, serial number, security
PIN, IMEI or ESN number, and factory default login information. It also contains the SSID and
passphrase that are unique to each router.
Restore
Factory Router label Router information
- WPS security PIN
- IMEI or ESN number
- Serial number
- MAC address
Direction of SIM card insertion
with unique
SSID and
passphrase
Settings:
Press for
6 seconds
Default access address, user name,
and password

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Log In to Your Router
The router is preinstalled with an active SIM card and works out of the box. No setup is
required for connecting to a 4G network.
Use your web browser to log in to the router to view or change its settings. Links to
knowledge base and documentation are also available on the router main menu.
Note: Your computer must be configured for DHCP. For help configuring
DHCP, refer to the documentation that came with your computer.
When you have logged in and do not click Logout, after 5 minutes of no activity the router
automatically logs you out.
To log in to the router:
1. Type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, and then press
Enter to display the login window.
2. Enter admin for the user name and your password (or the default, password).
For information about how to change the password, see Change the Built-In Password on
page 48.
Note: If you do not remember your password, you can restore the router to
its factory default settings, which resets the password. See Factory
Default Settings on page 83.
3. The following screen appears:
•Firmware Upgrade Assistant screen.The Firmware Upgrade Assistant screen
displays unless the Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in check box is cleared.

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Note: You can disable this automatic checking and updating feature during
future logins by clearing the Check for Updated Firmware Upon
Log-in check box, but NETGEAR recommends that you keep this
feature enabled to ensure that your router is using the latest updated
firmware.
•Router Status screen. The Router Status screen displays the current router
connection status. See Router Status on page 42.
4. You can manually configure the router settings. See Manually Configure Your Internet
Settings on page 13.

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Manually Configure Your Internet Settings
For you to connect to the network, an active broadband service account is required. Contact
your ISP for your user name, password, and the network name. You must also configure
some or all of the settings described in the following sections, depending on how you have
chosen to connect to the Internet:
•Broadband Settings on page 13.
•Mobile Broadband Settings on page 15 (not required if using Ethernet connection only).
•Ethernet Broadband Settings on page 17 (not required if using mobile broadband
connection only).
Broadband Settings
To manually configure your broadband Internet settings:
1. Log in to the router as described in Log In to Your Router on page 11.
2. From the main menu, select Broadband Settings.
3. Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this screen
are described in Table 2.
4. The following buttons are available:

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•Apply. Apply the changes that you made.
•Cancel. Discard changes.
Table 2. Internet connection settings
Fields and Check Boxes Description
Internet Connection Mode The choices are:
• Always use an Ethernet connection
• Use Ethernet connection first and if fail use mobile broadband
connection
• Always use mobile broadband connection (default)
Failover Detection Method1
1. This field is available only when the Internet connection mode is Use Ethernet first and if fail use mobile
broadband connection.
Select the failover method and enter the related information:
• DNS lookup using WAN DNS Server
• Perform a DNS lookup by a hostname
• Ping this IP address
Retry Interval is1Enter the retry interval.
Failover after1Enter how many retry attempts the modem should make before
failing over.
Resume after1Enter how long the modem should wait for primary link to be
stabilized before resuming use of the primary link.
Enable Hardware link detection Enter when the modem should fail over when the Ethernet link is
dropped. This detection is independent of the DNS / ping detection
methods.

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Mobile Broadband Settings
To manually configure your mobile broadband Internet settings:
1. Log in to the router as described in Log In to Your Router on page 11.
2. From the main menu, select Mobile Broadband Settings.
3. Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this screen
are described in Table 3.
4. Available buttons are:
•Connect. Manually connect to the network.
•Disconnect.Disconnect from the current network.
•Apply. Apply the changes that you made.
•Cancel. Discard changes.
•Refresh. Update the connection status.

Table 3. Mobile Broadband settings
Fields and Check Boxes Description
User Name Internet account login user name.
Password Internet account password for authentication.
Country Select User Defined from the drop-down list.
Internet Service Provider Select User Defined from the drop-down list.
Access Number The remote site’s phone number.
PIN code Pin code of the SIM card, where applicable.
APN Access point name.
PDP type Select the type of packet data protocol:
•IP
•PDP-IP
•PPP
•PPP-IP
Connect automatically at startup When this check box is selected, the modem automatically connects
to the network when powered up. This setting should be selected
after login information is provided.
Reconnect automatically when
connection is lost When this check box is selected, the modem attempts to reconnect to
the network when the connection is lost. Under normal situations, this
setting should be selected.
Roaming automatically When this check box is checked, the unit might roam to any available
operator in range and might incur roaming charges.
Wireless Button Configuration Select the option to determine the behavior of the Wireless On/Off
button on the front panel when it is pressed.
•Control WiFi Only. Pressing the button toggles the WiFi
function. If WiFi is turned on, pressing the button turns off the
WiFi. Pressing it again turns on the WiFi. This function is
available only if the WiFi function is enabled. The wireless
broadband function is unaffected.
•Control Both WiFi and Wireless Broadband. Pressing the
button toggles both the WiFi function and wireless broadband at
the same time. If WiFi is turned on, pressing the button turns off
the WiFi. At the same time, the wireless broadband connection is
disconnected. If you press the button again, WiFi is turned on
and the router attempts to reestablish the wireless broadband
connection. Depending on the coverage, wireless broadband
coverage might or might not be connected successfully.
Connection status Current mobile connection status.
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Ethernet Broadband Settings
To manually configure your Ethernet Broadband Internet settings:
1. Log in to the router as described in Log In to Your Router on page 11.
2. From the main menu, select Ethernet Broadband Settings.
The following question displays at the top of the screen:
Select the option based on the type of account you have with your ISP.
•If you need to enter login information every time you connect to the Internet, or you
have a PPPoE account with your ISP, select Yes.
•Otherwise, select No.
Then fill out the appropriate screen.
For details, see:
step •, Login required on page 17
or
step •, Login not required on page 19.
Note: If you have installed PPP software such as WinPoET (from
Earthlink) or Enternet (from PacBell), then you have PPPoE. Select
Yes. After selecting Yes and configuring your router, you do not
need to run the PPP software on your computer to connect to the
Internet.
•Login required
Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this
screen are described in Table 4.

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Table 4. Ethernet broadband settings when login required
Fields and Check Boxes Description
Internet Service Provider Select the service provided by your ISP. Other (PPPoE) is the most
common.
Login This login name is usually the name that you use in your email address.
For example, if your main mail account is [e-mail], then type
JerAB in this field.
Some ISPs (such as Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you
use your full email address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full
email address, then type it in the Login field.
Password Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP.
Service Name (If Required) If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here. Otherwise, this field
can be left blank.

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•Login not required
Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this
screen are described in Table 5.
Connection Mode Set the connection mode to Dial on Demand, Always On, or Manually
Connect.
• With the default setting, Dial on Demand, a PPPoE connection
automatically starts when there is outbound traffic to the Internet, and
it automatically terminates if the connection is idle based on the value
in the Idle Timeout field.
• When the connection mode is set to Always On, the PPPoE
connection automatically starts when the computer boots up, but the
connection does not time out. The router keeps trying to bring up the
connection after it is disconnected for some reason.
• If you select Manually Connect, you must go to the Router Status
screen and click the Connect button to connect to the Internet. The
manual connection does not time out, and you have to click the
Disconnect button on the Router Status screen to disconnect it.
Idle Timeout (In Minutes) An idle Internet connection will be terminated after this time period. If this
value is zero (0), then the router keeps the connection alive by
reconnecting immediately whenever the connection is lost.
Internet IP Address If you log in to your service or your ISP did not provide you with a fixed IP
address, the router finds an IP address for you automatically when you
connect. Select Get Dynamically from ISP.
If you have a fixed (static, permanent) IP address, your ISP has provided
you with an IP address. Select Use Static IP Address and type the IP
address.
Domain Name Server
(DNS) Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.
• If your ISP gave you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These
DNS Servers and type the primary and secondary addresses.
• Otherwise, select Get Automatically From ISP.
Note: If you get “Address not found” errors when you go to a website, it is
likely that your DNS servers are not set up correctly. You should contact
your ISP to get DNS server addresses.
Table 4. Ethernet broadband settings when login required (continued)
Fields and Check Boxes Description

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