Alcatel LINKZONE 2 Guide

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Start Guide
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.

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5. Click Login. If you entered the correct password, the Web
User Interface screen appears.
Access Using a USB Cable
1. Connect your Mobile Hotspot to your PC using the USB
cable.
2. Power on your device.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Select the Save Password checkbox if you wish to bypass
the login screen in the future.
6. Click Login. If you entered the correct password, the
Dashboard screen appears.
Change Mobile Hotspot Admin Password
1. Access hp://mobile.hotspot or hp://192.168.0.1.
2. Click Sengs in the navigaon area.
3. Select the Device Sengs tab.
4. Follow steps under Account Management to update your
Password.
5. Click Apply. If everything is entered correctly, the Admin
Password Changed dialog appears indicang the password
was successfully changed.

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Change Mobile Hotspot Network Name
(SSID)
1. Access hp://mobile.hotspot or hp://192.168.0.1.
2. Click Sengs in the navigaon secon.
3. Select the Wi-Fi Sengs tab.
4. Change the name that appears in the Network Name (SSID)
eld in the Wi-Fi Sengs area.
5. Select or deselect the Broadcast Network Name checkbox
to enable or disable broadcasng the hotspot’s Network
Name (SSID).
6. Click Apply to save your changes on the Wi-Fi Sengs tab
of the Sengs screen.
Change Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Password
1. Access hp://mobile.hotspot or hp://192.168.0.1.
2. Click Sengs in the navigaon area.
3. Select the Wi-Fi Sengs tab.
4. Change the value that appears in the Password eld in
the SSID area.
5. Click Apply in the SSID area to save your changes on the
Wi-Fi Sengs tab of the Sengs screen.
How to use the Mobile Hotspot Whitelist
Funcon
Your mobile hotspot is equipped with a “whitelist” funcon
that will allow you to secure your network’s privacy. When this
funcon is acvated, only users that have been granted access
by adding user’s MAC address will be able to connect to the
network. When the primary user deacvates this feature, all
other users will be allowed access to the network via Wi-Fi and
use of correct password.
1. Log into the web User Interface.

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2. Select Sengs -> Wi-Fi Sengs -> Whitelist or Blacklilst
of MAC.
3. Aer iniang the whitelist funcon, you need to know
the user client’s MAC address and add it to the list. The
format is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. The device is capable of
connecng up to 16 devices at one me. To maximize
connecon speeds while mulple users are connected, it
is recommended to limit the users to 10 at a me.
4. If you would like to remove a user on the whitelist, click
the buon and then click Yes to conrm and remove. This
user will no longer be allowed to connect to the network.
Updang Your Soware Version
Check the soware version currently installed on your mobile
hotspot
1. Using the web browser on your computer, go to
hp://mobile.hotspot.
2. Within the web User Interface, select the Sengs tab.
3. Under the Device Informaon secon, nd Soware
Version to idenfy which soware version is currently
installed on your device.
Update your mobile hotspot to the most recent soware
version
1. Using the web browser on your computer, go to
hp://mobile.hotspot.
2. Within the web User Interface, select the Sengs tab.
3. Under the Sengs tab, go to Device Sengs, nd
Soware Updates and click on the Check for Updates
buon in order to determine if a more recent soware
version is available for your Mobile Hotspot.
4. If an update to your Mobile Hotspot is available, a window
will display showing System update available. Click the
Download buon to download the update.
5. Once download has been completed, click the Update
buon to complete the installaon of the most recent
soware version for your Mobile Hotspot.

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Safety and Use
We recommend that you read this document carefully before
using your mobile hotspot. The manufacturer disclaims any liability
for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use
or use contrary to the instrucons contained herein.
Do not switch on your device when its use is
prohibited or when using the device may cause
interference or danger.
Follow rules or regulaons in hospitals and health
care facilies. Switch o your device near medical
devices.
Switch o your device while on an aircra. The
device may cause interference to aircra control
signals.
Turn o your device near high-precision electronic
devices. The device may aect the performance
of certain devices.
Do not aempt to disassemble your device or its
accessories. Only qualied personnel are authorized
to perform repairs on the device.
Do not place your device or its accessories in
containers with a strong electromagnec eld.
Do not place storage media near your device.
Radiaon from the device may erase the informaon
stored on them.
Do not subject your device to high temperatures
or aempt to use it in locaons where ammable
gases may be present such as fuel staons.
Keep your device and its accessories away from
children. Do not allow children to use your device
without supervision.
Only use approved baeries and chargers to avoid
the risk of explosion.
Observe the laws and regulaons of device use.
Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when using
your device.

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It is recommended that the device only be used in an
environment where the temperature is between -10°C and
50°C and humidity level is between 10% to 90%.
CONDITIONS OF USE
Abide by laws and regulaons of wireless device use while
on aircras.
Operaonal Warnings: Obey all posted signs when using the
mobile hotspot in public areas.
Follow Instrucons to Avoid Interference Problems: Turn
o your mobile hotspot in any locaon where posted noces
instruct you to do so. While on an aircra, power o your mobile
hotspot whenever instructed to do so by airline personnel.
Power mobile hotspot o when you are in health care facilies,
unless in designated areas. As with many other types of
equipment now in regular use, mobile hotspots can interfere
with other electrical or electronic devices, or equipment using
radio frequency.
Power mobile hotspot o when you are near gas or ammable
liquids. Obey all signs and instrucons posted in a fuel depot, gas
staon, chemical plant, or in any potenally explosive atmosphere.
When replacing the cover please note that your router may
contain substances that could cause an allergic reacon.
Do not expose your mobile hotspot to adverse weather or
environmental condions (moisture, humidity, rain, inltraon
of liquids, dust, sea air, etc.). The manufacturer’s recommended
operang temperature range is -10°C (14°F) to +55°C (131°F)
(the maximum value depends on device, materials and housing
paint/texture).
Over 55°C (131°F) the legibility of the router’s display may
become diminished, though this is temporary and not serious.
Do not open or aempt to repair your mobile hotspot yourself.
Do not drop, throw, or try to bend your mobile hotspot.
Do not use the mobile hotspot if it is damaged, cracked, or
broken to avoid injury.
Do not paint device.

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BATTERY
Only use baeries, baery chargers, and accessories
recommended by TCL Communicaon Ltd. and its aliates and
are compable with your hotspot device. TCL Communicaon
Ltd. and its aliates disclaim any liability for damage caused
by the use of alternate chargers or baeries.
Your mobile hotspot should not be disposed by way of
municipal waste. Please consult local regulaons for disposal
of electronic products.
BATTERY AND ACCESSORIES:
In accordance with regulaons, your baery will not be charged
upon purchase of device. Please charge baeries before rst
use.
For Non-Unibody Device:
Before removing the baery from your mobile hotspot, please
ensure that the mobile hotspot has been powered o.
Please Note the Following Precauons for Baery Use:
-Do not aempt to disassemble the baery (due to the risk of
toxic fumes and burns).
-Do not puncture, disassemble, or cause a short-circuit in the
baery.
-Do not burn or dispose of a used baery in the garbage or
store it at temperatures above 60°C (140°F).
Baeries must be disposed of in accordance with locally
applicable environmental regulaons. Only use the baery for
the purpose for which it was designed. Never use damaged
baeries or baeries not recommended by TCL Communicaon
Ltd. and/or its aliates.
This symbol on your mobile hotspot, the baery, and
the accessories indicate that these products must be
disposed of at collecon points at the end of their life:
-Municipal waste disposal centers with specic bins
for similar items or equipment
-Collecon bins at points of sale

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Used baeries will then be recycled, prevenng substances
being disposed of in the environment. Their components can
then be reused.
Proper Disposal in European Union Countries:
Such collecon points are accessible free of charge. All products
with this sign must be brought to proper collecon points.
Disposal in Countries Outside of European Union:
Equipment with this symbol are not to be thrown into ordinary
bins if your region has suitable recycling and collecon facilies;
instead they are to be taken to collecon points for them to
be recycled.
In the United States you may learn more about CTIA’s Recycling
Program at hps://www.ca.org
CAUTION: THERE IS A RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS
IMPROPERLY REPLACED. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES
AS INSTRUCTED.
WARNING: Cancer and Reproducve Harm
- www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
CHARGERS:
Home A.C./ travel chargers will operate within the temperature
range of: 0°C (32°F) to 40°C (104°F).
Chargers designed for your mobile hotspot meet the
standard for safety of informaon technology equipment and
oce equipment use. Due to dierent applicable electrical
specicaons, a charger that you purchased in one region
may not work in another region. They should be used for this
purpose only.
Specicaons of power supply (depending on the country):
Travel charger: Input: 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.5A
Output: 5V, 2A
Baery: 3.7 V Li-ion Baery
Typical Capacity: 4400 mAh
Radio Waves
THIS DEVICE MEETS GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES.

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Your router is a radio transmier and receiver. It is designed
and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for
exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy. These limits are part
of comprehensive guidelines and establish permied levels of
RF energy for the general populaon. The guidelines are based
on standards that were developed by independent scienc
organizaons through periodic and thorough evaluaon of
scienc studies. These guidelines include a substanal safety
margin designed to ensure the safety of all persons, regardless
of age and health.
The exposure standard for routers employs a unit of
measurement known as the Specic Absorpon Rate, or SAR.
The SAR limit set by public authories such as the Federal
Communicaons Commission of the US Government (FCC), or
by Industry Canada, is 1.6 W/kg averaged over 1 gram of body
ssue. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operang
posions with the router transming at its highest cered
power level in all tested frequency bands.
Although the SAR is determined at the highest cered power
level, the actual SAR level of the router while operang can
be well below the maximum value. This is because the router
is designed to operate at mulple power levels so as to use
only the power required to reach the network. In general, the
closer you are to a wireless base staon antenna, the lower the
power output of the router. Before a router model is available
for sale to the public, compliance with naonal regulaons and
standards must be shown.
The highest SAR value for this model router when tested is
0.97 W/Kg for use close to the body.
While there may be dierences between the SAR levels of
various routers and at various posions, they all meet the
government requirement for RF exposure. For body-worn
operaon, the router meets FCC RF exposure guidelines
provided that it is used with a non-metallic accessory with the
handset at least 10 mm from the body. Use of other accessories
may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
Addional informaon on SAR can be found on the Cellular
Telecommunicaons & Internet Associaon (CTIA) Web site:
hp://www.ca.org/

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The World Health Organizaon (WHO) considers that present
scienc informaon does not indicate the need for any special
precauons for use of routers. If individuals are concerned, they
might choose to limit their own or their children’s RF exposure
by liming the length of calls, or using “hands-free” devices to
keep routers away from the head and body. (fact sheet n°193).
Addional WHO informaon about electromagnec elds and
public health are available on the following website: hp://
www.who.int/peh-emf.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protecon against harmful interference in a
residenal installaon. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instrucons, may cause harmful
interference to radio communicaons. However, there is no
guarantee that interference to radio or television recepon,
which can be determined by turning the equipment o and
on. The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separaon between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent
from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician
for help.
Changes or modicaons not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.
For receiver devices associated with the operaon of a licensed
radio service (e.g. FM broadcast), they bear the following
statement:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon
is subject to the condion that this device does not cause
harmful interference.
For other devices, they bear the following statement:

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon
is subject to the following two condions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operaon.
Your router is equipped with a built-in antenna. For opmal
operaon, you should avoid touching it or damaging it.
As routers oer a range of funcons, they can be used in
posions other than against your ear. In such circumstances
the device will be compliant with the guidelines when used with
headset or usb data cable. If you are using another accessory,
ensure that whatever product is used is free of any metal and
that it posions the router at least 10 mm away from the body.
Please note by using the device some of your personal data
may be shared with the main device. It is under your own
responsibility to protect your own personal data, not to share
with it with any unauthorized devices or third-party devices
connected to yours. For products with Wi-Fi features, only
connect to trusted Wi-Fi networks. Also, when using your
product as a hotspot (where available), use network security.
These precauons will help prevent unauthorized access to
your device. Your product can store personal informaon in
various locaons including a SIM card, memory card, and built-
in memory. Be sure to remove or clear all personal informaon
before you recycle, return, or give away your product. Choose
your apps and updates carefully and install from trusted sources
only. Some apps can impact your product’s performance and/
or have access to private informaon including account details,
call data, locaon details and network resources.
Note: any data shared with TCL Communicaon Ltd. is stored
in accordance with applicable data protecon legislaon.
For this reason, TCL Communicaon Ltd. implements and
maintains appropriate technical and organizaonal measures
to protect all personal data. Examples include protecon
against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss,
destrucon of or damage to such personal data. Measures shall
provide a level of security that is appropriate with regards to: