Huawei E5830 User manual

E5830WirelessModemPCSetupGuide
AguidetosettingupyournewE5830WirelessModemonawindowsPC.
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Contents
Overview .................................................................................................................................................3
SetupInstructions ...................................................................................................................................4
StartinguptheE5830WirelessModemwithoutaPC .........................................................................12
ConnectingtotheE5830WirelessModemviaWiFi(PC) ..................................................................... 13
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Overview
Pleasefollowthestepsbelowtosetyour3E5830WirelessModemdeviceuponyourPC.Though
thedevicecomeswithadefaultSSID(thewifi‘name’ofthedevicethatcomesupwhenyouscanfor
availablenetworks)andadefaultsecuritykey,itisrecommendedthatyoupersonalisethis,tomake
yourdevice’snetworkmoresecure.
TheinstructionsgivenhereareforWindowsVista,butapplytoWindowsXPaswell(Some
terminologymightchangeifyou’reusingWindowsXP,butthesetupprocessremainsthesame)

SetupInstructions
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Step1
InsertyourSIMcardintotheE5830WirelessModem,andconnectittoyourWindowsPCusingthe
suppliedUSBcable.Makesurethedeviceispoweredoffwhenyoudothis.Windowsshould
recognizeit,andthe‘Installingdevicedriversoftware’balloonisseeninthesystemtray.
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Step2
Afterthedriverinstallprocessiscomplete,anAutoPlaypopupisseen.Clickon‘RunAutoRun.exe’.
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Step2(a)
Ifthispopupdoesn’tappearforsomereason:
1. Openthe‘Computer’window(or‘MyComputer’onWindowsXP)
2. Double‐Clickon‘CDDrive(X:)3Mobile’(‘X’inthiscasecanbeanydriveletter)
3. Inthewindowthatopens,doubleclickonDataCard_Setup.exe
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Step3
OnWindowsVista,aUserAccountControlpromptpopsup.Clickon‘Allow’
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Step4
ASetupwindowappears.FollowtheSetupthroughbyclickingon‘Next’whererelevant.AfterSetup,
whenpromptedtorestartthepc,clickon‘RebootNow’(Youcanselect‘Iwanttomanuallyreboot
later’ifyouwish,butdorestartbeforelaunchingtheprogram)
UnplugthedevicebeforerebootingyourPC.
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Step5
AfterthePCreboots,plugthedevicein.YoushouldgetthesameAutoPlaypopupasbefore.Clickon
‘RunAutorun.exe’andthenon‘Allow’ontheUAC(UserAccountControl)prompt
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Step5(a)
Ifyoudon’tgettheAutoPlaypopup,clickonthestartmenu.
NavigatetoAllPrograms>3MobileBroadbandManagerandthenclickonthe‘3Mobile
BroadbandManager’program,
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Step6
TheConnectionManagerstarts(3MobileBroadbandManager),andpromptsyoutochangeyour
networkName(SSID)andWifiKey(thesecuritykeyofyournetwork).Thoughyoudon’tneedto,it’s
recommendedthatyoudoforsecurityreasons.Clickon‘Yes’ifso.
(Ifyoudon’twanttochangethesedetails,clickonNo,andgotostep8)
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Step7
Onclickingon‘Yes’,the‘QuickSetup’tabopens.Youcannowchangethenameofyournetwork(in
theName(SSID)field)andtheSecurityKeyofyournetwork(intheWPA‐PSK(TKIP)field).
Chooseanameofyourpreference.Tomakethesecuritykeysecure,tryusingCAPITALletters,
numbersandsymbolsinyourkey.(Forexample:IfyouwantedyourpasswordtobeJanetWiFi,you
couldsetitasJ@n3tW!F!–thiswouldmakeitsecureaswellaseasytoremember)
Don’tchangeanyoftheDial‐upSettings,andclickonSave.
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Step7(a)
Afterchangingthenameandkey,itisrecommendedthatyouresetthedevice’sWiFi.Fromthe
dashboard,youcanclickonthe‘WifiOpen’button,thenonthe‘WiFiClosed’button.
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Step8
Thenclickonthe‘Connection’tab.Clickon‘Connect’.Youshouldseea‘Connecting3UK’popup
prompt.Onsuccessfulconnection,the‘Connect’buttonnowchangesto‘Disconnect’.
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Step9
That’sit!You’renowconnectedtotheinternet.Youcancontinueusingyourdeviceasitis,oryou
canunplugitanduseitoveraWiFiconnection.(YoucanconnectotherdevicestotheE5830Wireless
ModemviaWiFievenwhenit’spluggedintothecomputer.)

StartinguptheE5830WirelessModemwithoutaPC
TheE5830WirelessModemcanbestartedbyfollowingStep8above,butitcanalsobestarted
withoutitbeingconnectedtothePC.Stepsfordoingso:
1. PressandHoldthePowerbuttononthesideoftheE5830WirelessModemuntilitpowers
on.OnthemainLEDscreen,youshouldseeagreeniconinthetopleftcorner lightup.
Thismeansthatthedevicehasattachedsuccessfullytoanetwork.
2. TurnontheWiFibyclicking(notpressingandholding)theWifi/WPSkeyonthesideofthe
device.Ablueiconinthebottomleftcornerofthedevicelightsup.Thismeansthatthe
E5830WirelessModemhasitsWiFiturnedon.
3. ToconnecttheE5830WirelessModemtotheinternet,pressandholdtheinternetbutton
(whichhasan‘e’anda‘bulb’icononit)onthesideofthedevice.Youshouldseethe(M)
iconatthebottomrightoftheLEDscreenblinkrapidly–whenitgoestoasteadyblue
state,yourdevicehasbeenconnectedtotheinternet.
4. Whenall4LEDsonthedeviceareon,andsteady,yourdeviceisnowbroadcastingyour
mobilebroadbandconnectionoverWiFithatotherWiFidevicescanuse.
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ConnectingtotheE5830WirelessModemviaWiFi(PC)
AfteryourE5830WirelessModemhasbeenconfiguredandturnedon,youcanconnecttoitviaWiFi
insteadofviaUSB.ToconnectaPCtotheE5830WirelessModemviaWiFi(WindowsVista1):
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Step1
Turnthedeviceonandmakesureit’sconnectedtotheinternetandhasitsWiFiturnedon.
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Step2
IntheStartMenu,clickon‘ConnectTo’.
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Step3
Inthe‘ConnecttoaNetwork’windowthatopens,selectyourE5830WirelessModemnetwork.This
willshowupasthenetworknameoftheE5830WirelessModem.(Itwillbethenameyouconfigured
inthedashboardsettings.Ifyouleftthenetworknametoitsdefaultvalue,itwillresemble‘3‐
Mobile‐Broadband‐1234’)
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1ForWindowsXP,ClickontheWiFiNetworkiconintheSystemTray(nexttotheclock–bottomrightcorneroryour
desktop),andclickon‘ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks’.ThenfollowSteps3to4

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Step4
Selectthecorrectnetwork,andclickon‘Connect’.Windowsthenpromptsyouforanetwork
securitykey.Enterthenetworksecuritykeyforthedevice.(Thiswillbethenetworkkeyyouentered
inthedashboardsettingsorthedefaultkeythatwassuppliedtoyoualongwiththedevice)
ThenClickon‘Connect’.
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Windowsthenconnectstothenetwork.Atthenextscreen,choosetheoptionsyouwant,andclick
on‘Close’
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