NetComm NB9WMAXX User manual

This User Guide provides basic instructions for connecting your NB9WMAXX to an Apple

Macintosh computer and to the Internet.

1. Ethernet Installation

2. Airport Installation

3. Modem Set-up

Before you can use this User Guide, you must have already established an ADSL service

with your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

These instructions provide a basic set-up conﬁguration that should get home or small ofﬁce

Macs up and running. This will be sufﬁcient for most users.

If you need to perform more advanced conﬁgurations, please see the comprehensive User

Guide on the supplied CD-ROM for additional instructions.

NOTE: NetComm Technical Support for this product only covers the essential installation and features outlined in this User Guide. For

detailed information regarding the advanced features of this product, please see the conﬁguring sections in the NB9WMAXX

User Guide on the supplied CD-ROM.

Connecting your NB9WMAXX

The NetComm NB9WMAXX Modem can be connected directly to your Mac via an

Ethernet interface. In addition, you can use your Mac’s Airport to connect to the

NB9WMAXX wirelessly.

Warning: Before you begin, turn the power off for all devices. These include your Mac and your NB9WMAXX Modem.

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Step 1 – Install the Hardware

To connect your modem using the Ethernet cable, follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Connect the ADSL cable.

Connect one end of the telephone cable provided to the port labeled ADSL on the rear

panel of your NB9WMAXX Modem. Connect the other end to your wall phone jack.

2. Connect the Ethernet cable.

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable provided to the Ethernet port on your Mac and the

other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of your NB9WMAXX ADSL Modem.

3. Attach the power connector.

Connect the AC power adapter to the Power connector on the back of the NB9WMAXX and

plug in the adapter into a wall outlet or power strip.

4. Switch on the power. Your NB9WMAXX will start up. Turn on your Mac.

Step 2 – Set up your Mac

This is how to conﬁgure your Mac to work with your NB9WMAXX ADSL Modem.

Mac OS 10.2.2

1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

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2. The Systems Preferences window opens.

3. In the Systems Preferences window, locate the “Internet and Network” heading and

click once on the Network icon. The Network window opens.

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4. If you want to use this Mac in more than place (perhaps at home as well as at your

workplace) or on more than one network, you can achieve this easily by setting up

a Location for each place or network. Swapping Locations then becomes a simple

matter of selecting the appropriate Location. If you wish to do this, you will need to

click on the “Location” pop-up menu and select “New Location…”. You will be asked

to name your new location.

5. Give your New Location a meaningful name and click OK. Make sure that the

Location you have just created is displayed in the Location pop-up menu.

6. If you do not wish to set up more than one Location, make sure that the Location

pop-upmenu is set to “Automatic”.

7. Click on the “Show” pop-up menu and select “Built in Ethernet”. Click on the TCP/

IP tab.The TCP/IP settings will be displayed. Click on the “Conﬁgure” pop-up menu

(“Conﬁgure iPV4” if you’re using Mac OS 10.3) and select “Using DHCP”. Click on

Apply Now to save the changes.

Your dialog box should now look like this:

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8. If your Mac does not accept an IP address from the DHCP server in your

NB9WMAXX and the IP address ﬁeld remains blank, try selecting “Using DHCP with

manual address” from the “Conﬁgure” popup menu (“Conﬁgure iPV4” if you’re using

Mac OS 10.3) and entering 192.168.1.3 in the “IP address” ﬁeld.

9. Click on the “Show” pop-up menu and select “Network Status”. Check to see that

the bullet alongside “Built-in Ethernet” is green.

10. Close the Network window by clicking the red close button (System 10.3) or

select “Quit System Preferences” under the “System Preferences” menu (System

10.2 or earlier).

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Step 1 – Install the Hardware

To connect your modem using Airport, follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Install your Airport or Airport Extreme card.

If your Airport is not already installed, follow the instructions in the User Guide that came

with your Mac to install an Airport or Airport Extreme card.

2. Connect the ADSL cable.

Connect one end of the telephone cable provided to the port labeled ADSL on the rear

panel of your NB9W Modem. Connect the other end to your wall phone jack.

3. Attach the power connector.

Connect the AC power adapter to the Power connector on the back of the NB9WMAXX and

plug in the adapter into a wall outlet or power strip.

4. Switch on the power. Your NB9WMAXX will start up. Turn on your Mac.

Step 2 – Set up your Mac

This is how to conﬁgure your Mac to work with your NB9WMAXX ADSL Modem.

Please note that, while it may be possible to connect wirelessly to the NB9WMAXX using Mac OS 9.x,only Mac OS X is supported.

1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences

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2. The Systems Preferences window opens.

3. In the Systems Preferences window, locate the “Internet and Network” heading and

click once on the Network icon. The Network window opens.

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4. If you want to use this Mac in more than place (perhaps at home as well as at your

workplace) or on more than one network, you can achieve this easily by setting up

a Location for each place or network. Swapping Locations then becomes a simple

matter of selecting the appropriate Location. If you wish to do this, you will need to

click on the “Location” pop-up menu and select “New Location…”. You will be asked

to name your new location.

5. Give your New Location a meaningful name and click OK. Make sure that the

Location you have just created is displayed in the Location pop-up menu.

6. If you do not wish to set up more than one Location, make sure that the Location

pop-up menu is set to “Automatic”.

7. Click on the “Show” pop-up menu and select “Airport”. Click on the “Airport” tab.

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8. Click the pop-up menu “By default, join” and select “Preferred networks”. Select

“wireless” from the list that is displayed.

9. With “wireless” selected, click on the “Edit” button at the foot of the list. The following

dialogue box is displayed.

10. If you have not done any changes in Wireless security settings then select “

WEP Security”, in the dialogue box, enter the WEP Password which is deﬁned :

a1b2c3d4e5

If you have changed wireless security settings to user deﬁned WPA KEY then select ,Using then select “WPA Security”, In the dialogue

box,enter the WPA password which is deﬁned by you while conﬁguring your wireless settings.

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11. Click OK.

12. Click on the TCP/ IP tab. The TCP/IP settings will be displayed. Click on the

“ConﬁgureiPV4” pop-up menu and select “Using DHCP”. Click on Apply Now to

save the changes.

Your dialog box should now look like this:

13. If your Mac does not accept an IP address from the DHCP server in your

NBWMAXX and the IP address ﬁeld remains blank, try selecting “Using DHCP

with manual address” from the “Conﬁgure iPV4” pop-up menu and entering

192.168.1.3 in the “IP address” ﬁeld.

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