These step-by-step instructions will assist you in setting up and connecting your Netcomm NF18 modem to your Fibre or ADSL/VDSL broadband connection.

Modem Setup Instructions

• Fibre Modem Setup
  1. Plug the blue Ethernet cable into the the WAN port on the modem and plug the other end into the port labeled GE1/LAN1 on your ONT (that’s the fibre box usually found on your wall). Ensure your ONT is connected to the power and turned on.

  2. If you have a homeline, insert the grey telephone cable into the Telephone 1 port of your modem and the other end into your handset.

  3. Plug the power cable into the modem and the other end to your power socket. Turn on your modem by pressing the 'On/Off' button on the side of your modem.

  4. Plug the yellow Ethernet cable into any of the numbered Ethernet ports on the modem and plug the other end into your device (e.g. PC, TV, or game console).

  You should be up and running in a few minutes. Boom!

  You will find your Wi-Fi network name and password on the bottom of your modem. Check out setting up wireless on NF18 to change your Wi-Fi name and password.

  

  Cables

  Telephone cable (RJ-11 to RJ-11): This cable runs from the 'Telephone 1' port of your Netcomm modem to port on the back or bottom of your telephone device.

  Ethernet cable (RJ-45): This cable runs from the WAN port of your Netcomm modem to the LAN1/GE1 port of your ONT.

• ADSL/VDSL Modem Setup
  1. Plug the grey cable to a wall socket and the other end into the grey DSL port on the back of your modem.

  2. If you have a homeline, insert the grey telephone cable into the Telephone 1 port of your modem and the other end into your handset.

  3. Plug the power cable into the modem and the other end to your power socket. Turn on your modem by pressing the 'On/Off' button on the side of your modem.

  4. Plug the yellow Ethernet cable into any of the numbered Ethernet ports on the modem and plug the other end into your device (e.g. PC, TV, or game console).

  You should be up and running in a few minutes. Boom!

  You will find your Wi-Fi network name and password on the bottom of your Netcomm NF18 modem. Check out setting up wireless on NF18 to change your Wi-Fi name and password.

  

  Cables

  Telephone cable (RJ-11): This cable runs from the DSL port of your modem to your dedicated wall socket.

  Ethernet cable (RJ-45): This cable runs from the Ethernet/LAN port of your modem to the Ethernet plug on your computer device.