3G HOTSPOT USER GUIDE
Safety Precautions Read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless device. Do not switch on your device when the device use is prohibited or when the device use may cause interference or danger. Follow the rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities. Switch off your device near medical apparatus. Switch off your device in an aircraft. The device may cause interference to control signals of the aircraft.
Content Safety Precautions.................................................................................................... 1 1. Overview ................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3 1.2 System Requirements ..................................................................................... 6 2. Quick Start .......
1. Overview 3G Hotspot provides a simple way to use 3G connect to the Internet with any Wi-Fi-enabled device and to fulfill needs of sharing your internet connection during outside home. 1.1 Introduction Indicator Description 1 2 3 4 Fig 1.1 The device is equipped with four LED status indicators (Fig 1.1) including: Indicator Status Description SIM error, PIN verification failed or no Keep Red 1. Signal signal.
Green and flashing fast dialling Green and flashing slowly registering to 2G network Keep Green connected to 2G network Blue and flashing slowly registering to 3G network Keep Blue connected to 3G network Yellow and flashing fast dial failed power off, normal working mode or Unlit 3. Power/ Connect 4.
2. Wi-Fi/WPS Turn on/off Wi-Fi or WPS. ¾ When Wi-Fi is on, press and hold this button until the WIFI/WPS Indicator go out to turn off Wi-Fi. ¾ When Wi-Fi is off, press and hold this button for about 2 seconds until the WIFI/WPS Indicator start flashing to activate WPS. ¾ When Wi-Fi is off, short press this button to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Reset ¾ Short press the button until all the 4 LED indicators become blue and flashing and the device will reboot.
Fig 1.4 1.2 System Requirements ¾ CPU: Pentium 500MHz or above. ¾ Hard Disk: 50MB available space. ¾ Operating System: Windows7/VISTA/XP (SP2 and above ), Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Later, Up to X10.6.0. ¾ Display Resolving Power: 800 × 600 pixels or above (1024 × 768 is recommended). ¾ Interface: Standard USB 2.0 interface. ¾ Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6/7/8, Safari3/4/5. ¾ One or more computing devices that support Wi-Fi (802.11b/g).
2. Quick Start 2.1 Connect the Device Before you want to use the device, setup your device as following: 1. Insert SIM; 2. Insert MicroSD Card; 3. Insert the battery; 4. Hold the Power/Connect button to power on; 5. Connect this device to your terminal device. If you want to go to internet, manage LAN, connect your terminal device to 3G Hotspot via USB or Wi-Fi: ¾ Via USB: If your terminal device (such as desktop) is Wi-Fi disabled, you can connect them via USB cable.
Note: ¾ If the computer's CDROM doesn't run automatically after the device has been connected with computer via USB cable and the driver has been installed into computer, you are therefore have to double click shortcut 'Swich Tool for 3G Hotspot' on Desktop have to be double clicked in order to let computer to be able to access Internet by use of device via USB cable. ¾ If automatic installation failed, please check whether the antivirus and security software is working. If it is, close it and reinstall.
Fig 2.2.1 ¾ The Internet. You will go to the internet directly without any setting modification. ¾ My 3G Hotspot's Overview page. Enter the configuration home page to view status, customize settings or explore extra features. ¾ Set up my 3G Hotspot. Quick setup your device. 2. If you select the second option to the welcome page, you can overview the status of devices (Fig 2.2.2) in the home page. After login, you can go to advanced settings page to set the device, or go to admin setup. Fig 2.2.
Status Information Category Icon Display From no signal to excellent signal Signal Strength Not Connected WCDMA Unconnected WCDMA Connected UMTS Unconnected UMTS Connected HSUPA Unconnected HSUPA Connected Connection Status GPRS Unconnected EDGE Unconnected Roaming or not User MicroSD Card Roaming On Others EDGE Connected Roaming Off User number SD Security SD Insecurity SD Error SD Disabled SD Enabled SD Card not detected Battery Data Transmission GPRS Connected Battery level fr
Restart The device will restart and go back to home page automatically after some settings modification. And you need to re-log in. Power Off Press and hold the power button more than 2 seconds to power off the device.
3. Quick Setup To quick setup your network, make sure you have logged in; the default password is “password”. Click“Admin Setup”to quick set your device after log in . And you can do settings as following: ¾ Create an administrator: This password is used to log in to the home page, where you can view and customize your device settings. Your administrator password must be 1–20 characters long. If you forget this password, you need to reset the device to its default settings.
¾ WPA2 - Personal AES: A stronger, newer security standard. Limited to newer Wi-Fi devices. 8 to 63 ASCII characters needed. ¾ WPA2 - Personal TKIP/AES: A stronger, newer security standard. Limited to newer Wi-Fi devices. 8 to 63 ASCII characters needed. ¾ WPA/WPA2 - Personal: Wi-Fi devices that use either WPA or WPA2 can connect to the device. Supported by most Wi-Fi devices. 8 to 63 ASCII characters needed. The length of your Wi-Fi password depends on the type that you've selected.
4. Advanced Settings Advanced settings help you to configure Wi-Fi, Internet, Router, NAT and System. After making some modification, you should click "Save" to save all the settings or you can select "Cancel" to give up the modification. 4.1 Wireless LAN Settings WLAN Settings Make sure SIM has been inserted before you start settings. And you can turn on/off Wi-Fi; select Wireless Interface, set SSID, Regulatory Domain, Channel, Max Number of Users and enable/disable SSID Broadcast in WLAN Settings.
Security This part helps you configure the security of the wireless network. Select an encryption mode in the list and set your password. If you select "None", any Wi-Fi-enabled device can connect with the WLAN without the password. ¾ None: Not security. It is not recommended since anyone can access your device and use your internet connection. ¾ WEP 64 Bit - Shared: Lower security. Works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices. Recommended only if your devices don't support WPA or WPA2.
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provide a more intuitive way of wireless configuration between your device and the wireless client. Please make sure that the Wi-Fi-enabled devices you want to connect support this function. Enable WPS firstly before you want to use it. If you select the “PIN” way, input the client’s PIN to the "Client PIN" frame.
You can select other APN as default, edit or delete exist ones or create a new APN configuration (no more than 10 in the list). Set the profile name, APN, username and password and select Auth. Type when you want to create a new APN profile . Note: only input what you have received from your service provider and leave other fields empty. PIN Lock You can lock the SIM with PIN to protect the device against unauthorized use and unlock it.
¾ ¾ Hostname: the name of the device that you want to assign IP Address to. MAC Address: the MAC Address of the device that you want to assign IP Address to. ¾ IP Address: input the permanent IP Address that you want to assign to the device. You can determine to enable it or not, and can also add new client and edit or delete existing ones. IP Filtering IP filtering is used to control specific IP addresses to access . ¾ ¾ Select “No Filtering" to disable this function.
4.5 System Settings Basic Settings This part helps you configure System Language, Power-saving Mode, Change Password. ¾ ¾ ¾ Change Password: Input the new password; confirm it and click “Save” to finish the settings. Language Select: Select the language that you want to see during using the configuration. Power-Saving Mode (Sleeping Mode): When the device is in Sleeping Mode, the 3G modem radios, the Wi-Fi radio are off, and the power button is yellow and breathing.
5 Warning and Precautions Electronic Device Turn off your device near high-precision electronic devices. The wireless device may affect the performance of these devices. Such devices include hearing aids, pacemakers, fire alarm system, automatic gates, and other automatic devices can be affected. If you are using an electronic medical device, consult the device manufacturer to confirm whether the radio wave affects the operation of this device.
¾ The wireless device may interfere with nearby TV sets, radio and PCs. ¾ In accordance with international standards for radio frequency and radiation, use wireless device accessories approved by the manufacturer only. Cleaning and Maintenance ¾ Before you clean or maintain the wireless device, turn off it and disconnect it from the power. Otherwise, electric shock or short-circuit may occur.
6 FCC Regulations This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
7 RF Exposure Information (SAR) This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. The exposure standard for wireless devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg.
