Gtran Wireless DotSurfer GPC-2100 User manual

DotSurfer
USER MANUAL
2001 GTRAN Wireless Inc. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole
or in part is permitted, without prior written approval.
GTRAN Wireless Inc. and DotSurfer are registered trademarks of GTRAN
Wireless Inc.
GPC-2100
Version 2.1
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Contents
1. DOTSURFER INTRODUCTION........................................................... 3
2. WINDOWS 98 & 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, AND NT 4.0 ........................... 4
2.1 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 98 & 98SE, 2000, XP AND ME ............................................... 4
2.2 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 ........................................................................................ 6
2.3 UNINSTALLING THE DOTSURFER DRIVER AND PROGRAM FOR WIN 98 ........................ 9
& 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, AND NT 4.0 .......................................................................................................... 9
2.4 USING GT DIALER ............................................................................................................................ 10
2.5 SMS........................................................................................................................................................ 16
2.6 FAX - CONFIGURING DOTSURFER FOR WINFAX PRO.......................................................... 21
2.7 GT INDICATOR.................................................................................................................................. 24
2.8 UPDATING THE GT DIALER (GT UPDATER)............................................................................. 26
3. WINDOWS CE 3.0 AND POCKET PC 2002 ...................................... 27
3.1 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................. 27
3.2 UNINSTALLING THE DOTSURFER DRIVER AND PROGRAM .............................................. 29
3.3 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET............................................................................................... 31
3.4 GT DIALER USER MANUAL ........................................................................................................... 33
APPENDIX A: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS..................................... 40
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................... 40
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................... 40
APPENDIX B: SAFETY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION ..... 41
SAFETY AND HAZARDS ........................................................................................................................ 41
FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 41
GTRAN WIRELESS, INC. LIMITED WARRANTY & LIABILITY . 42
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1. DOTSURFER INTRODUCTION
GTRAN Wireless DotSurfer is a high-speed wireless Type II PCMCIA modem card that fits into
major laptops and PDAs. Allowing for wireless Internet connectivity under CDMA2000 network,
DotSurfer modem card delivers unmatched speed at up to 153 Kbps. At 86 mm in length,
DotSurfer modem card is small, compact and inserts perfectly into a laptop or PDA and has a
flexible antenna applicable for all mobile users.
All DotSurfer modem card packages include the following components:
- DotSurfer PCMCIA modem card with the flexible antenna
- Quick Start Guide
- CD-ROM containing the GT Dialer software and the User Manual
Product Features
- Flexible antenna
- Supports wireless data connection speeds up to 153 Kbps
- Minimizes laptop battery power consumption through Self Power Control
- Compact, lightweight 86 x 54 x 5 mm and only 35 grams
- Sends and receives SMS messages on networks that support 2-Way SMS
- Real time card status indicators while on-line
- Supports Windows 98 & 98SE, 2000, ME, NT 4.0, XP, CE 3.0, Pocket PC 2002, and Linux
2.2.14
* For instructions on installing under Linux 2.2.14, please go to www.gtranwireless.com.
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2. WINDOWS 98 & 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, AND NT 4.0
2.1 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 98 & 98SE, 2000, XP AND ME
You must install the software from the CD before inserting the DotSurfer
modem card!
a. Close all the other programs that are running before starting the application. Insert the
installation software CD into your CD-ROM drive. The InstallShield Wizard should run
automatically. If it does not, click Start-> Run and enter d:\Setup.exe. Replace d: with the
drive letter for your CD-ROM drive, if necessary.
b. The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the installation.
c. From the Setup screen, choose Typical and click Next> and follow the rest of the
instructions.
d. Restart your computer.
e. Insert the DotSurfer modem card into the PC slot of your laptop. Windows will automatically
search for and load a device driver for the DotSurfer modem card. You will see the screen
below. Once the device driver is loaded, the screen will disappear.
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* For WINDOWS 2000, you'll see the following Digital Signature Not Found screen. Click
the Yes button.
* For WINDOWS XP, you’ll see the following Hardware Installation screen. Click the
Continue Anyway button.
f. Now the DotSurfer modem card is ready for use!
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2.2 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
2.2.1 Checking Windows NT Version
Attention: For Windows NT, SystemSoft's Card Wizard version 5.2 or higher (or
other card management software), Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher and Windows
NT Service Pack 5 or higher are required (see below for details).
a. Verify that your Windows NT version is 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or higher installed by
selecting Start-> Run, type winver and click OK.
If the installed Service Pack version is lower than 5, please install Service Pack 6a before
continuing the DotSurfer installation. Windows NT Service Pack updates can be downloaded
from Microsoft's website www.microsoft.com.
b. Verify that your Internet Explorer (IE) version is 4.0 or higher. Launch Internet Explorer.
From the Help menu, click About Internet Explorer.
If the installed IE version is lower than 4.0, please install a newer version of IE before
continuing the DotSurfer installation. You can download the latest version of Microsoft
Internet Explorer from Microsoft's website at www.microsoft.com.
c. SystemSoft's CardWizard version 5.2 or higher (or other card management software) is
required. Verify that CardWizard version 5.2 or higher is installed. Launch the CardWizard
application from Start-> Programs-> CardWizard for Windows NT-> CardWizard
Windows NT. From the Help menu, click About CardWizard.
If CardWizard version 5.2 or higher is not installed, please install it before continuing the
DotSurfer installation. A 14-day trial version can be downloaded from GTRAN Wireless
website www.gtranwireless.com. An evaluation copy of CardWizard is also available on the
DotSurfer CD under the CardWizard directory.
2.2.2 Device Driver Installation
a. Insert the DotSurfer modem card into the PCMCIA slot. CardWizard will display a PC card
insertion notification window indicating GTRAN CDMA2000 1X DotSurfer card.
b. If CardWizard is not already running, launch the application from Start-> Programs->
CardWizard for Windows NT-> CardWizard Windows NT.
c. From the Options menu, select CardManagement.
d. Select GTRAN CDMA2000 1X DotSurfer Card from the Card List.
e. Write down the preferred COM port assigned to the DotSurfer modem card from the Card
List. This information is required later.
f. Click the Modems button.
g. If the Modems Properties screen pops up, click Add to go to next screen.
h. On the Install New Modem screen, click Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a
list, and click Next.
i. Click Have Disk from the next window.
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j. Insert the DotSurfer installation CD to the CD-ROM drive.
k. Enter D:\WinNT where D: is the driver letter of the CD-ROM drive. Click OK.
l. Select the GTRAN DotSurfer 153K Wireless Modem and click Next.
m. Select the Preferred COM Port recorded from step (e), and click Next.
n. During installation, Windows may ask you to insert the DotSurfer installation CD again. Click
OK. During the file copy stage, Windows may ask for the location of the driver file. Click
Browse, Open and OK.
o. Click Finish
p. On the Modem Properties screen, click Close.
q. If the next screen is the Card Management screen, click OK to close and exit the
CardWizard application. Skip the following steps and go to Remote Access Server
Installation procedures.
r. On the Modem Setup screen, click Yes to reconfigure the Dialup Networking.
s. On the Remote Access Setup screen, select GTRAN DotSurfer 153K Wireless Modem,
and click Continue.
t. On the Network Settings Change screen, click Yes to reboot your computer.
2.2.3 Remote Access Server (RAS) Installation - if not already installed
a. Verify that RAS is installed. Select Start-> Settings-> Control Panel.
b. Launch Network from the Control Panel.
c. Select the Service tab.
d. Check if Remote Access Service is already in the list.
e. If yes, click Close to exit the RAS installation and continue the DotSurfer applications
installation.
f. If not, click Add.
g. Select Remote Access Service and click OK. Insert Windows NT CD to finish file copying.
h. On the Add RAS Device screen, select GTRAN DotSurfer 153K Modem, and click OK.
i. On the Remote Access Setup screen, click Continue.
j. On the Network screen, click Close on the next two screens.
k. Click Yes to reboot your computer.
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2.2.4 DotSurfer Application Installation
a. Insert the software installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The InstallShield Wizard should
run automatically. If it does not, click Start -> Run and enter d:\Setup.exe. Replace d: with
the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive, if necessary.
b. Finish the installation by following the on-screen instructions.
2.2.5 NTComSet Execution
a. Select Start-> Run, and enter C:\Program Files\GTRAN Wireless\GT Dialer\NTComSet to
launch the NTComSet installation program. Or, click Browse to locate the NTComSet
program.
b. Select the COM port recorded from Device Driver Installation procedure step (e).
c. Click OK to exit the application.
d. Reboot your computer.
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2.3 UNINSTALLING THE DOTSURFER DRIVER AND PROGRAM FOR WIN 98
& 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, AND NT 4.0
a. Go to Control Panel and open Add/Remove Programs.
b. Among the programs currently installed, select GT Dialer and delete by clicking
Add/Remove.
c. Go back to Control Panel and open Modems or Phone and Modem Options. For Phone
and Modem Options, click on Modem tab.
d. Choose DotSurfer 153K Wireless Modem and click Remove.
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2.4 USING GT DIALER
Insert the DotSurfer modem card into your notebook computer. To run GT Dialer, double-click the
GT Dialer icon from the desktop or go to Start and select Program-> GTRAN-> GT Dialer.
2.4.1 Main Screen and Icons
Main screen shown below will appear once the GT Dialer is opened.
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Icon Description Icon Description
Local date and time
No new message
Connect to Internet New message arrived
Phone directory Roaming off
Read SMS messages Roaming
Send SMS message
Exit GT Dialer
Screen graphic, SMS tone,
default homepage set up
Sent box Screen color set up
Network connect or
disconnect
Modem diagnostic
information and
call history
Signal strength
Close application
No service Help
Card is inserted in the
notebook
Display phone number,
connection time and bytes
sent and received
Connected to network
Minimize screen
Dormant state
Decrease screen size one
step
TX bytes:
RX bytes:
Once connected,
transfer/receive byte
size
Increase screen size one step
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2.4.2 Network Connection
To connect to the network, open the GT Dialer and click the Connect/Disconnect button. To
access the Internet, simply click the Internet icon. To change the default website which is set up
under the Internet icon, click Setting and enter the desired website URL.
To disconnect, simply click the Connect/Disconnect button again.
2.4.3 GT Dialer Settings
From the main screen, click which is at the bottom of the screen.
 Background
Skin File - Visual appearance of the GT Dialer. Select a background and click OK.
Default Home Page - Input the web page you want shown when you click Internet from GT
Dialer.
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 User Info and Connection Settings
To connect to network - input the user ID, password, and DNS Server IP. Generally, use 'set
default value' (User ID, Password, Dynamic DNS Server IP). If you do not know your User ID and
Password, please consult your wireless service provider. Most systems use Dynamic DNS Server
IP. If you encounter network problems and you do not know the DNS addresses, please consult
your wireless service provider.
 SMS Alert
a. SMS Received Sound Alert - To have sound when you receive a new SMS, put a check
mark next to Use Sound Alert and select the sound under Sound Alert File. To remove the
SMS received sound, remove the check mark.
b. SMS Received Pop-Up Window - To have a pop-up window alert when you receive a new
SMS, put a check mark next to Use Popup Window.
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2.4.4 Color Set Up
This feature is to change the outline color of your GT Dialer.
a. Click which is at the bottom of the main GT Dialer screen.
b. Click Change color… and select the color you want
Do not set the color to black. You won't see some of the buttons on the
screen.
c. Click OK. The outline color of the GT Dialer screen will change.
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2.4.5 Detailed Connection Information
Click at the bottom of the main GT Dialer screen and you will see a screen as shown below.
OUT: Transferred packet size from the last connection
IN: Received packet size from the last connection
Click here to reset and start a
new tracking session.
Total Time: Total time connected since last tracking
session
This Month: Total time connected this month
Last Month: Total time connected last month
Usage information is an estimate only and may vary depending on your carrier's
billing policies.
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2.5 SMS
2.5.1 Sending and Receiving SMS Messages
 Sending SMS Messages
a. From the main GT Dialer screen, click Write Messages icon. NEW MESSAGE screen will
appear.
Click to change priority level:
NORMAL, URGENT,
EMERGENCY
b. Input receiver's phone number and text.
c. Once finished inputting, click one of the three buttons: SEND, SAVE, or SEND &SAVE.
SEND Sends new message without
saving in Sent box
SEND &
SAVE
Sends new message and saves
in Sent box
SAVE Saves new message in Sent box
without sending
BACK Goes back to main page
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 Reading SMS Messages
From the main screen, click Read Messages icon. RECEIVED MESSAGES screen will appear.
N
ext Message
Previous Message
Old Message
N
ew Message
REPLY Replies to sender
DELETE Deletes the message
BACK Goes back to the main window
 Sent Messages (Sent Box)
Click Sent Messages button from the main screen.
SEND Sends or resends a message
DELETE Deletes a sent message
Next Message
Previous Message
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DELETE
ALL
Deletes all sent messages in the
Sent Box
BACK Goes back to the main window
2.5.2 Address Book Management
On the main screen, click Address Book icon and Address Book screen will appear as shown
below.
Previous Address
N
ext Address
 Sending SMS and Email from the Address Book
Click to send SMS from Address Book.
This screen is the same screen as the one
you get from clicking Write Messages
from the main screen. The method of
sending messages is also same.
c.Click to send email from Address Book.
Clicking the icon will take you to the new
message in Outlook Express.
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 Searching in the Address Book
You may search by name, by phone number,
by e-mail,
by index number.
 Adding to the Address Book
From the Address Book screen, click NEW. If you enter the address information without first
clicking NEW, the information you input will NOT be saved.
a.
b. Input name, home number, office number, mobile number, and e-mail address. Click SAVE
and the inputted data will be stored.
 Editing the Address Book
a. Select the address to edit and update information.
b. When editing is finished, click SAVE.
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 Deleting from the Address Book
Select the address to delete and click DELETE.
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