Safety Precautions Read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the Do not place magnetic storage media near correct and safe use of your wireless device. your device. Radiation from the device may Do not switch on your device when the erase the information stored on them.
Quick Start Indicator Status The supported functions and actual Note WLAN • Steady on and in yellow green: The appearance are subject to your product WLAN is enabled; purchased. The following pictures are displayed for illustration purpose only. For details of your •...
• Interface: standard USB interface Step 4: Connect to a PC through an Ethernet ◆ • Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or Internet cable or WLAN. Explorer 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or Firefox 2.0, Safari 3.0 • If the indicator of the Ethernet interface connecting with a network cable is on, the PC lineate connection is successful.
The device can be placed horizontally or vertically on Make sure that the data card is connected to a table. Place the device on a higher place or near Note the device, or else you cannot use the Internet the window, so it can receive stronger service and some management pages are signals.
Accessing the Internet Wait for several minutes. If you are notified that the connection is successful, you can start the browser and enter the website address to Click Connection. access the Internet. • If you are required to enter the PIN code, Note Restoring the Factory Defaults enter the correct one.
Using the Management Page Item Green icon Red icon Management Page Overview The card is valid. The card is not Operation Functions inserted or is invalid. The PPP dial-up The PPP dial-up The following table shows the main operations in the connection is connection is not management page.
provider provides the relevant parameters, select Static Click Basic Status and enter their values. Otherwise, select Dynamic and the device automatically obtains them. Click Advanced on the right part of the page to Configuring PPP Dial-up Settings view the advanced status PPP Connection: Select the dial-up access mode.
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SSID Broadcast: Enable or disable the SSID WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK broadcast. • WPA-PSK: It is a 256-bit data encryption method that • Enabled: The device broadcasts the SSID of the can automatically change the key. WLAN and users can easily access the WLAN. In this •...
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Validating Quick Setup The last page of the wizard displays all the settings you have configured. • To accept the settings, click Finish. • To change the settings, click Back. • To quit the settings, click Cancel.
Configuring Your Computer Configuring the Wireless Network This takes the Windows XP operating system (OS) as an example to describe how to configure your computer. For other OSs, the configurations may be Choose Start > Control Panel > Network different and you need to configure them as required. Connections >...
Disabling Proxy Settings Configuring the PC Network The recommended configurations of the PC are as Start the Internet browser, and then choose follows: Tools > Internet Options. • Obtain an IP address automatically. • Deselect Use a proxy server for your LAN. Select the Connections tab, and then click LAN Configuring the Network Connection Settings.
Advanced Settings Overview System Management Click Advanced Settings, you can configure both the basic attributes and advanced parameters of the Click to access the System page. device, and also perform routine maintenance and Changing the Password management to the device. The following table shows the functions of the You can change the login password to prevent shortcut icons.
Click Reboot. Warning • The software programs for upgrading must come from the official website of Huawei or Viewing the Version Information the official website of the service provider. • Upgrading the software does not change the configuration of the client.
Enter the correct PIN code. Select Enable/Disable in the Auto Validate option button. Click Apply. Enter the current PIN code. Changing the PIN Code Click Apply. When the PIN code protection is enabled, you can reset the PIN code. Mobile Network Settings Click Select Modify in the PIN Code Operation list Click...
• If the service provider provides only the Dial-up Settings 3G service and the preferred mode is configured as 2G only, you cannot access the Internet. Click to access the Dial-up Settings page. • If the service provider provides neither the 3G nor 2G service, you cannot Configuring the PPP Settings access the Internet regardless of the...
• PPP Max Dial Time: Set the maximum waiting Deleting a Profile ◆ time when connecting to the Internet. Select a profile to be deleted in the Profile List Managing the Profile List drop-down list. Click Delete. Click to access the Profile Settings page. Creating a Profile ◆...
Enabling or Disabling the WLAN • Start IP Address/End IP Address: It is used to define the IP address range that the host can use during the IP address assignment. For example, in the network segment 192.168.1.0/24, the default IP address of the Click to access the WLAN Enable page.
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• Off: The terminals (PCs) connecting to the device Mode Description through the WLAN can communicate with each other. 802.11b Only The device can only work in the low Selecting a Country ◆ performance 802.11b standard • Country: It is used to identify the country. Different network mode.
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WPA-PSK|WPA2-PSK key to pass the authentication Parameter Description or choose No ENCRYPTION to skip the authentication. Allow The clients with addresses in the MAC • Shared: Shared key authentication. It can use only Addresses list are allowed to connect WEP. The user accessing the WLAN must use the with the device through the WLAN.
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• Mode: It refers to the WLAN accessing mode. The device can work in two modes, as shown in the following table. The default value is Access Point. Mode Description Wireless It is used to connect two or more access Bridge points.
Security Settings Click Security. You can configure the advanced LAN MAC Filter security settings. Your device supports MAC filtering based on a list of either denied or allowed computers. A common Firewall Switch method to restrict network access is to specify the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
computers in the local network. Enter values in the following text boxes: • Name: Enter a name to the service provided by Click the LAN. • WAN Port: Enter the WAN port of the LAN in Select Protocol and Status. which the computer provides services.
DMZ Settings UPnP Settings If your PC cannot run network applications through The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service allows the device, you can set the computer to access the other network users to control your device’s network Internet unlimitedly by configuring the IP address of features to realize the intelligent interconnection.
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Select Enabled/Disabled for Remote Status to enable or disable the service. Enter the IP address that can access and control your device. Click Apply.
Troubleshooting What to do if a PC in the LAN cannot access the You must configure the correct PPP user name Internet? and PPP password when you access the Internet through the device. Check whether they If the power indicator is off, you need to check are correct, and see "Configuring PPP Profile whether the power adapter is normally Settings"...
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What to do if bridging between two devices is Check and record the following data on the unsuccessful? network adapter of your PC: SSID, WEP type, and key. Make sure that the two devices work on the same channel. For details, see "Selecting a Check and record the following data on the WLAN Channel".
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Choose Edit > New > DWORD Value. Rename New Value #1 to TcpWindowSize. Right-click TcpWindowSize and then select Modify. Select Decimal and enter 65535 in the Value data text box, and then click OK. For the DWORD Value of DefaultRcvWindow, do the same operations as that of TcpWindowSize.
Abbreviations The Third Generation WLAN Wireless Local Area Network Access Point WCDMA Wideband CDMA Access Point Name WI-FI Wireless Fidelity CDMA Code Division Multiple Access DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name Server EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution Global System for Mobile communications GPRS...