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±.1

SETUP PROCEDURE (WITH USB KEY)

These steps explain how to quickly setup your Next G™ Gateway:

1:

Insert your SIM card (until you hear a click) into t he USIM slot on t he rear of t he Gateway.

±:

Connect t he yellow Et hernet cable to one of t he yellow LAN ports found at t he back of t he

Gateway.

3:

Connect

t he

ot her

end

of

t he

yellow

networking

cable

to

t he

Et hernet

port

on

your

computer.

4:

Connect t he power adapter to t he Power socket on t he back of t he Gateway.

5:

Plug

t he

power

adapter

into

a

wall

socket

and

press

t he

power

button

into

t he

ON

position.

6:

Configure t he Gateway t hrough t he Web User Interface (WUI).

NOTE:

Chapters 4 t hrough 8 explain how to set up and use t he WUI

7:

Save t he Gateway configuration and reboot (see section 7.13).

QUICK SETUP

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3.1

SETUP PROCEDURE (WITHOUT USB KEY)

These steps explain how to quickly setup your Next G™ Gateway:

1:

Insert your SIM card (until you hear a click) into t he USIM slot on t he rear of t he Gateway.

±:

Connect t he yellow Et hernet cable to one of t he yellow LAN ports found at t he back of t he

Gateway.

3:

Connect

t he

ot her

end

of

t he

yellow

networking

cable

to

t he

Et hernet

port

on

your

computer.

4:

Connect t he power adapter to t he Power socket on t he back of t he Gateway.

5:

Plug t he power adapter into a wall socket and press t he power button into t he ON position

(depressed).

6:

Configure t he Gateway t hrough t he Web User Interface (WUI).

NOTE:

Chapters 4 t hrough 8 explain how to set up and use t he WUI

7:

Save t he Gateway configuration and reboot (see section 7.13).

3.±

TCP/IP SETTINGS

It is likely t hat your computer will automatically obtain an IP Address and join t he network.

This

is

because

t he

Dynamic

Host

Configuration

Protocol

(DHCP)

server

(on

t he

device)

will

start automatically when your Gateway powers up.

This

automatic

assignment

requires

t hat

DHCP

is

configured

on

your

computers.

It

is

likely

t hat

t his

is

already

t he

case,

but

should

you

be

required

to

configure

t his,

please

see

t he

instructions on t he following page.

ADVANCED SETUP

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W I N D O W S

X P

To access t he dialog box t hat allows you to configure your network connection, click on Start >

Control Panel > Network Connections. Then right mouse click on t he Local Area Connection and

select Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) t hen select Properties

DHCP MODE

You can set your PC to DHCP mode by selecting Obtain an IP address automatically in t he dialog

box shown below.

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STATIC IP MODE

The following steps show how to assign a Static IP address to your PC using subnet 10.0.0.x.

1:

Change

t he

IP

address

to

t he

domain

of

10.0.0.x.

(1<x<±54)

wit h

subnet

mask

of

±55.±55.±55.0.

±:

Set t he default gateway and DNS server to t he gateway’s IP address.

NOTE:

The IP address of t he gateway is 10.0.0.138. (Default), so t he PC must be set wit h a different IP. In

t he case below, t he PC’s IP address is set as 10.0.0.±

3:

Click Ok to submit t he settings.