User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction and Hardware Overview
- 2. Get Started
- 3. Manage the Mobile Broadband Connection
- 4. Secure Your Network
- Change the Modem Password
- Manage Port Forwarding for Incoming Traffic
- Manage Port Filtering for Outgoing Traffic
- Block Specific Services and Applications From Accessing the Internet and Allow All Other Services and Applications
- Allow Specific Services and Applications to Access the Internet and Block All Other Services and Applications
- View Services and Applications on the Blacklist and Remove a Service or Application From the List
- View Services and Applications on the Whitelist and Remove a Service or Application From the List
- Disable Port Filtering
- Manage SIM Card Security
- 5. Manage the Modem and Monitor Usage and the Network
- Upgrade the Firmware of the Modem
- Back Up and Restore the Modem Settings
- Return the Modem to Its Factory Default Settings
- View Monthly Data Usage
- Set a Plan Limit for the Data Counter
- Change the Billing Cycle Counter or Reset the Data Counter
- View Service Provider, Type of Service, and Signal Strength
- View Account Details and Other Details About Your Modem
- View Information About the Mobile Broadband Connection
- Set Up SMS Alert Messages
- Set the Data Limit for SMS Alert Messages
- View Alerts
- Turn Off the LEDs
- 6. Frequently Asked Questions
- What do I do when I can’t connect a device to the modem?
- What do I do when I can’t access the Internet?
- What do I do when the No Signal icon displays?
- Why is the download or upload speed slow?
- Can I connect multiple LAN devices to the modem?
- How do I access the modem’s web pages?
- What do I do if I forget my admin login password?
- How do I disconnect from the mobile broadband network?
- How do I find my computer’s IP address?
- How do I find a device’s MAC address?
- How do I find my mobile phone number?
- Where can I find more information?
- 7. Alerts and Troubleshooting
- A. Default Settings and Specifications
- B. Wall-Mount the Modem
DescriptionField
Enter the name or acronym of the mobile broadband service provider or any other information
that might help you to identify the APN profile.
Name
Enter the APN that provides access to the mobile broadband network. Use the information
that your mobile broadband service provider gave you.
APN
From the menu, select the authentication mode to access the mobile broadband network:
•
None. The service provider does not require authentication. This setting is the default
setting.
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PAP. The service provider uses Password Authentication Protocol (PAP).
•
CHAP. The service provider uses Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP).
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PAP or CHAP. The service provider uses either PAP or CHAP.
Authentication
If you select an authentication mode, enter the user name to access the mobile broadband
network.
Username
If you select an authentication mode, enter the password to access the mobile broadband
network.
Password
From the menu, select the packet data protocol (PDP):
•
IPV4. The mobile broadband network uses IPv4 only.
•
IPV4V6. The mobile broadband network uses either IPv4 or IPv6.
PDP
From the menu, select the PDP that is used for roaming:
•
None. The modem does not use the specified PDP for roaming. This is the default setting.
•
IPV4. The mobile broadband network uses IPv4 only for roaming.
•
IPV4V6. The mobile broadband network uses either IPv6 or IPv6 for roaming.
PDP
Roaming
9. Click the Save button.
The new APN profile displays on the page but is not the active profile until you select
it as such (see Select an APN Profile on page 24).
Select an APN Profile
Although rarely required, you can select an APN profile manually. The modem uses the
selected APN profile to establish a connection with the mobile broadband network of
the service provider.
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