Alcatel LINKZONE 2 Guide

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Alcatel would like to thank you for your purchase. We hope you will
enjoy your high-quality mobile communicaon experience.
For more informaon about your mobile hotspot or to download the
complete user manual version, please visit hps://us.alcatelmobile.com

Table of Contents
Geng to Know Your Mobile Hotspot ................................ 3
LED Descripon ........................................................................ 3
Indicators .................................................................................... 4
Inserng the SIM card .............................................................. 5
Removing the SIM card ............................................................ 6
Inserng/Removing the baery ............................................. 7
Charging Your Mobile Hotspot ............................................... 7
Charging other devices ............................................................ 8
Forgot your password?............................................................. 8
OS supported ............................................................................. 9
Connect your Wi-Fi device to your Mobile Hotspot ......... 9
Use the WPS .............................................................................. 9
Managing Your Mobile Hotspot ...........................................10
Accessing Your Mobile Hotspot ...........................................10
Access Using a USB Cable ....................................................11
Change Mobile Hotspot Admin Password ........................11
Change Mobile Hotspot Network Name (SSID) ...............12
Change Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Password ..........................12
How to use the Mobile Hotspot Whitelist Funcon .......12
Updang Your Soware Version ..........................................13
Safety and Use .........................................................................14
Radio Waves .............................................................................17
Licenses .....................................................................................21
General Informaon ...............................................................21
12 Month Limited Warranty .................................................22
Electronic Informaon ...........................................................22
This product meets all applicable naonal SAR limits
of 1.6 W/kg. Maximum SAR values can be found in
the radio waves secon of included user manual.
If device is being worn on your person, please
maintain a distance of 10 mm from your body in
order to prevent RF exposure. Please note that
mobile hotspot may be transming even if device
is not in use but powered on.
www.sar-ck.com

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Geng to Know Your Mobile Hotspot
Power key WPS key
Charging
out port
LED indicators
Charging in port
LED Descripon
Part Descripon
Power key Hold the Power key for 3 seconds to
power the device on/o.
WPS key Hold the WPS key for 3 seconds to
acvate the WPS funcon. Once
acvated, the Wi-Fi LED indicator will
ash every two seconds. If the network
is not accessed within 2 minutes, device
will automacally exit WPS mode.
LED indicators Displays Wi-Fi, signal, baery, and SMS
status.
Charging in
USB Port
Use the USB Type-C port to charge your
device and connect your device to the
client via the USB cable.
Charging out
USB port
Use the USB port to charge other devices,
such as tablets and smartphones.
Reset Press Reset key for 3 seconds to reset
device. All LED indicators will ash blue 2
mes to indicate that the device has been
reset to factory mode.

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Part Descripon
Reboot Hold Power key for 10 seconds to restart
device.
Indicators
When the hotspot is powered on, the following icons will
illuminate. For a descripon of the icons, please refer to the
table below:
Wi-Fi Indicator (Blue LED)
Solid Blue
Wi-Fi is acve.
Flashing Blue
WPS mode is acve.
Signal Indicator (Red or Blue LED)
Solid Blue
Registered and connected to network.
Good coverage: 3 LEDs all light up
Middle coverage: 2 LEDs light up
Weak coverage: 1 LED lights up
Flashing Blue
Network disconnected.
Solid Red
No network, no SIM card or SIM card error, limited or no
service.

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Baery Indicator (Red or Blue LED)
Solid Blue
3 LEDs light up blue: Baery level 80% - 100%
2 LEDs light up blue: Baery level 40% - 79%
1 LED lights up blue: Baery level 15% - 39%
Solid Red
1 LED lights up red: Baery level 0% - 14%.
Flashing
LEDs will ash while charging. Once the baery level is at
100%, 3 LEDs will display solid blue.
SMS Indicator (Blue LED)
Solid Blue
New message
Slowly Flashing Blue
Message inbox is full.
O
No new messages.
Soware update
Fast Flashing Blue
1. New Soware version download or installaon is pending.
2. In process of soware update installaon.
Inserng the SIM card
1. Open the back cover.
We suggest that you hold the Alcatel LINKZONE 2 in one hand
and put the p of your thumb of the other hand into the slot
and pull the cover outwards to open it.

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2. Press and push the Nano SIM card to install it in the SIM
card slot.
Removing the SIM card
Do not pull the SIM card out forcefully. Press and hold the at
spring, and then pull the SIM card out.

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Inserng/Removing the baery
Ensure that the pins on the baery are aligned with the pins
on the device before fully inserng the baery.
Close the back cover with the loopholes aligned.
Charging Your Mobile Hotspot
There are two ways to charge your mobile hotspot:
1. Charge using a charger and USB data cable
Connect the USB cable into the charging port as shown and
connect the charger to a power outlet to start charging.
When the device is powered o, it takes about 3 hours before
being fully charged.

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2. Charge using a computer and USB data cable
You can also charge the device by connecng it to a PC with
the USB cable.
When the device is powered o, it takes about 4 hours to
complete charging.
Note: When red baery indicator lights up, device should be
charged in order to protect the baery.
Charging other devices
Use the full-size USB port to charge other devices, such as
tablets and smartphones.
Forgot your password?
If you forget your password, just reset your device and you will
be back up and running in no me.
Use a paperclip or blunt pin to gently press the reset buon.
Reset key

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OS supported
Windows (32 bit & 64 bit) 7/8/8.1/10
Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.11 with the latest upgrade
Connect your Wi-Fi device to your
Mobile Hotspot
1. Power on your mobile hotspot.
2. On your computer or other Wi-Fi enabled device, search for
available Wi-Fi networks and select network name (SSID)
located on the label underneath the mobile hotspot baery.
Note: Wi-Fi name (SSID) and Wi-Fi Password is located on
the label underneath the mobile hotspot baery.
• From a Windows PC: Le-click Wireless Network
Connecon on the task bar to view available networks.
Choose the SSID from the list of available networks .
• From a Mac computer: Select System Preferences ->
Network -> Airport. Click Advanced to choose SSID from
the list of available networks.
• From an iOS device: Sengs -> Wi-Fi. Choose SSID from
the list of available networks.
• From an Android device: Sengs -> Wi-Fi sengs. Choose
the SSID from the list of available networks.
3. Enter password located on the label underneath the mobile
hotspot baery and click OK.
Use the WPS
If your Wi-Fi device supports WPS, you do not have to input the
password manually aer WPS connecon has been established.
Please follow the following steps:
1. Power on your Mobile Hotspot and enable the Wi-Fi
funcon.
2. Press and hold the WPS key on your device for 3 seconds
to start the Wi-Fi Protected Setup authencaon process.

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3. Enable the WPS funcon on your Wi-Fi device in order to
respond to this authencaon process.
4. Follow the system prompts on your Wi-Fi device to nish
the connecon.
5. If no Wi-Fi device is connected within 2 minutes, WPS
funcon will automacally close.
Managing Your Mobile Hotspot
Accessing Your Mobile Hotspot
You can access your Mobile Hotspot device informaon using
an Internet browser.
To access using a browser:
1. Connect to your hotspot device through Wi-Fi using the
network connecon soware on your computer. Provide
the Wi-Fi network password, if requested.
2. Open a browser and enter hp://mobile.hotspot or
hp://192.168.0.1 in the address bar. The Mobile Hotspot
login screen will appear.
3. Enter your Password in the eld provided.
You can nd your default admin password and Wi-Fi
password located on the label underneath the mobile
hotspot baery.
4. Select the Save Password checkbox if you wish to bypass
the login screen in the future.