NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem Setup Guide

(TG789Pvn)

Configure the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem

Make sure that system meets the following requirement prior to NETVIGATOR Wireless

Modem usage:

- Subscribers who have applied for this service

- One or more computers with 10/100Mbps Ethernet NIC

- For wireless access, computers should have one 802.11b/g/n wireless NIC.

- PC should have the browser software to configure the device.

To setup the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem, it requires the following steps:

1 Configure the PC as the DHCP client

1 Access to the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem

1 Initialize the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem (turn on the router mode)

1 Modem Setup

1 Wireless Setup

Configure the PC as the DHCP client

I. This means to configure the Ethernet NIC (can be wireless or wired) to DHCP client.

The example shown below is using the wired Ethernet NIC running on Win 7.’

II. From Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center >

Change adapter settings > Highlight and double click on the “Local-Area Connection”

III. Highlight “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”, and then click the “Properties”

button.

IV. Choose the options as below:

Then press “OK”.

Access to the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem

I. Physical connection:

A. Using Ethernet cable – connect the cable from your PC to any one of Ethernet port in

the modem

B. Using Wi-Fi inferface

1. Click icon on the bottom right system tray.’

2. Choose the wireless network with SSID “Default” and click “Connect”

3. Type in the Network Key (WLAN Security) that printed on the label of

NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem and then press “Connect”

4. It will show as “Connected” if successful

II. Run the browser program.

A. Make sure the proxy server setting is disabled. The web configuration page cannot be

displayed if proxy server is chosen.

B. To check the setting: Start -> Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections ->

LAN Settings. Tick the check box off if it is in use and click OK.

III. Using the browser to access to the URL: http://setup.net

IV. Login to the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem.

- The default Username is “user”, and the default Password is “user"

- Username and Password are case sensitive.

- Input the username and password then click the login button.

- If you forgot the username and password, you may press the reset button on the back of

the device to reset as default.

- After login, the status page will be shown as below.

- Note that the router mode is not switched on yet as the status of Internet Access shows

it is not ready and IP address not assigned.

Initialization (Turn on the router mode)

� Under Home Gateway > Initialization menu.

� Enter the email account in the User Account field.

� Enter the password of the email account in the Activation Code.

� After clicking the OK button, the backend system will validate the account information

with the link information.

� If the information does not match for 3 times, the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem

will reboot automatically.

� If the information matched, IP address will be assigned to the NETVIGATOR Wireless

Modem and the router mode will be switched on.

� Another status page will be shown afterward.

� Now the Internet Access is ready. PCs that are connected to the NETVIGATOR

Wireless Modem can gain access to the Internet directly without the need of PPPoE

login.

� The status page shows that Internet Access is ready. IP address is assigned to the

NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem.

� Users can check the @LED on the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem that the green

light is on.

Modem Setup

This included the configuration of

� Home Gateway / System Information

� This page summarizes important information on your Home Gateway. You may

need this information when you contact helpdesk.

� Home Gateway / System Restart

� This page for you to restart your Home Gateway.

� Home Gateway / Reset to Factory Setting

� It will erase all information stored in the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem and

restore its default configuration.

� Broadband Connection / Ping Test

� Allow users to test whether the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem can connect to

Internet or not.

� The default URL is www.netvigator.com which will respond to PING.

� Users can PING to any tested URL but not all URL will respond to PING.

� Toolbox / Game & Application Sharing (optional)

� Assigned Games & Applications (Port forwarding).

� By default, the whole intranet (PCs within your home) will be hidden from Internet

due to the Router feature called NAT. If the PC or particular devices need to be

seen from Internet, users can configure the DMZ or port forwarding to allow the

traffic to pass through.

� Port forwarding refers to the particular port being used by the service running on

the PC within your home that you want the service to be accessible from Internet.

� Unlike DMZ which allows all ports open and forwarding to it, users can state the

application name, the range of ports, and the protocol to the particular IP address

(or Physical address) of the PC.

� For example, configure an ftp server by port forwarding as shown below, then

click Add button

� Toolbox / User Management / Change Password

� The Username is “user”; and the default Password is “user”.

� Strongly recommend users to change the username and password frequently to

avoid any illegal activities that might occur from the Internet.

� Home Network / Interfaces / LocalNetwork

� DHCP IP assignment (optional)

� The default range id from 192.168.8.2 to 192.168.8.127

� Users can manually configure Reserved IP Address such as from 129,168.8.3 to

192.168.8.127 cab be statically assigned to a particular PC.

� Home Network / DMZ (optional)

� Allow users from internet to access the service on a PC within your home.

� After connect the DMZ server with LAN port, click Edit button.

� Choose the correct device, then click Apply button. Then confirm OK.

� After successful DMZ configuration, following page would be shown. Then in the

DMZ server, release the DHCP IP address and re-new the DHCP IP address.

Wireless Setup

� Home Network / Interfaces / Default (SSID Name)

� Default Network Name (SSID) is Default.

� Users are recommended to change the SSID, the WPA key if possible.

� The NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem allows WEP and WPA for data protection.

� Default WPA protection key printed on the label of the NETVIGATOR Wireless

Modem.

� Home Network / Interfaces / MAC Access Control (optional)

� Users can input the Wi-Fi NIC physical address so that only the particular devices

are allow to connect to the NETVIGATOR Wireless Modem.

� Default there is no MAC address control.

Modem Indicators

Color Meaning

off TG789Pvn power off

green on TG789Pvn power on

off TG789Pvn LAN port is down

green on TG789Pvn LAN port is up, without traffic

green blink TG789Pvn LAN port is up, with traffic

off no USB is inserted into TG789Pvn

green on one or both USB has been inserted into TG789Pvn

off TG789Pvn WiFi is disabled

green on TG789Pvn WiFi is enabled, without traffic

green blink TG789Pvn WiFi is enabled, with traffic

Voice off TG789Pvn voice port is disabled by default

off TG789Pvn WAN port is down

green on TG789Pvn WAN port is up

green blink TG789Pvn is under synchronization

off TG789Pvn is in bridge mode

green on TG789Pvn is in router mode

red on TG789Pvn can not login router mode PPPoE due to rejection

off no now TV

green on now TV (multicast) is running

off others

blue on firmware is being flashed into the TG789Pvn memoryUpgrade

Internet

Broadband

iTV

LED

Wireless

Ethernet

Power

USB