Huawei EC306 User manual

HUAWEIEC306
UserGuide
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TableofContents
1.Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1
2.SystemRequirements........................................................................................................................ 
3.EC306Appearance.............................................................................................................................. 
4.TechnicalSpecifications.................................................................................................................... 
5.InsertingamicroSDCard ................................................................................................................. 
6.Usingthedevice.................................................................................................................................... 
InstallationProcedureforWindowsXP.................................................................................... 
InstallationProcedureforMacOS............................................................................................. 
InstallationProcedureforLinux................................................................................................ 25
7.ActivationofTataPhotonMaxServices................................................................................. 34
8.ServicesthatyoucanenjoywithTataPhotonMax........................................................... 
9.Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................ 
10.CareandMaintenance.................................................................................................................. 
11.WarningsandPrecautions......................................................................................................... 

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1. Introduction
otonMaxUSBDataModem.CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofHuaweiEC306TataPh
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WithTataPh ingadvantagesotonMax,youenjoythefo
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SuperiorIn‐buildingcoverage
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FreeRoamingacrossIndia
Getenhancedsignalreceptiononthemove
DedicateddatafrequencyforDataservicesandhencebetterinternetexperience
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TheUserGuidecontainsimportantinformationontheproperuseandcorrectoperationofyour
SBDataModem.Werecommendthatyoureadthisusermanualcarefullytoensureoptimal
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2. SystemRequirements
LaptopsaswellasDesktopsTat Modemworkswith
Th entsareasfollows
aPhotonMaxUSB
esystemrequirem
PCwithUSBPort
Hardwareconfigur ing
systems.
ationshouldsatisfythedemandofanyofthefollowingoperat
oWindowsXPSP2/SP3,WindowsVistaSP1/SP2,Windows7
MacOSX10.5and10.6withlatestupgrades
oLinuxUbuntu10.04/9.10/9.04,openSUSE11.3/11.2,Fedora
13/12/11,Debian 5.0,Xandros4.2,Mandriva2010.1/2010.0,RedFlag
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DisplayResolution：Above800x600
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OSCPURAM
WindowsXP
Windows2000 300MHzorfaster 128MBorhigher
WindowsVista 1GHzorfaster 1GB
Windows7 1GHzorfaster 1GB(32‐bit)or2GB(64‐bit)
MACOS10.4 PowerPCG3,G4orG5 256MB
MACOS10.5 Intel,PowerPCG4orG5
aster)(867MHzandf 512MB
MACOS1 .60 IntelProcessor 1GB
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Note:
IfyourPChaslowerconfiguration，theperformanceofyourdevicemaybelower.

3. EC306Appearance
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Pleasefi dbelowthedescriptionthatyouneedtoknowtostartusingyourdevice.
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NameDescription
1.USBPlug ItconnectsyourdevicetothePC.
2.RFOutputPowerPort ItconnectsanRFcabletotheUSBStickforRFtests.
3.Indicatorlight ItindicatesthestatusoftheUSBStick.
Green,blinkingtwiceevery2s:TheUSBStickispowered
on.
Green,blinkingonceevery0.2s:ThesoftwareoftheUSB
Stickisbeingupgraded.
ingGreen,blinkingonceevery2s:TheUSBStickisregister
withaTataPhotonWhiznetwork.
Green,solid:TheUSBStickistransmittingdataonTata
PhotonWhiznetwork.
ingBlue,blinkingonceevery2s:TheUSBStickisregister
withaTataPhotonPlusorTataPhotonMaxnetwork.
nsmittingdataonTataBlue,solid:TheUSBStickistra
PhotonPlusorTataPhotonMaxnetwork.
Off:TheUSBStickisremoved.
4.microSDcardSlot ToinstallamicroSDanduseitasadatastoragedevice

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TechnicalSpecifications
ModemType USBDongleNON‐RIUM
Mode EVDOREV.B
Frequency(Band) 800MHz
AntennaType Internal
Dimension 89mm×28mm×13.5mm
MemoryCardSlotSupport microSDcard
ExternalMemorySupport Upto4GB
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ServiceDownlinkSpeedsUpto UplinkSpeedsUpto
TataPhotonMax 6.2Mbps 3.6Mbps
TataPhotonPlus 3.1Mbps 1.8Mbps
TataPhotonWhiz 153.6Kbps 153.6Kbps
Actualinternetspeedwoulddepe n donmultiplefactorsliketimeofday,numberofsimultaneoususers,webpages
accessedetc
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Thisconnectionwillworkonspeedsupto6.2MbpswhereverTataPhotonMaxcoverageis
available.
InregionswhereTataPhotonMaxcoverageisnotavailabletheconnectionwillworkonTata
PhotonPlusspeeds(3.1Mbps)dependingontheavailabilityoftheseservicesinthose
regions.
InregionswhereTataPhotonPluscoverageisnotavailable,theconnectionwillworkonTata
PhotonWhizspeeds(153.6Kbps)

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5. InsertingamicroSDCard
1. SlidethecovertoremoveitfromtheUSBStick.
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2. Slidethecardholderdowntounlockit,andthenliftitupgentl
t,asshowninthefollo
uptolockitinplace.
3. InsertthemicroSDcardintothecardslo
4. Closethecardholderandslidetheholder
5. Replacethecoverandslideitintoplace.
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6. Usingthedevice
Fordifferentoperatingsystems,theinstallationprocessisdifferent.Pleasenotetheprocessfor
thefollowingOperatingSystems
InstallationProcedureforWindowsXP
1．ConnecttheUSBModemwithPC
ConnecttheUSBModemwithyourPCviaUSBport
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2．InstalltheDialer&Driver
IfPCopensthe“AutoRun”function,itwillpopupaninstallationinterface.Ifnot,pleasegoto
theCDasshowninthefigurebelowandopenitanddoubleclickthe“AutoRun.exe”fileorright
clickandclickonAutoplay.
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Pleaserefertothefollowingscreenshotsforthefurtherstepsofinstallation.
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Click“Next”andthentoagreewiththelicenseagreementclick“IAgree”.
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Click“Next”andthenchoosealocationpathforinstallationandclick“Install”.Incaseyoudonot
haveanyspecificlocationpreferenceyoumaychoosetocontinuewiththedefaultlocationand
click“Install”.
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leaseclickon“Finish”button.
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ouwillseeapromptwhichwillseekpermissiontoinstallanapplicationcalledTataPhotonTV.
isanapplicationwhichwillenableyoutowatchLiveTVOnlineanytime,anywhere.
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osubscribe,pleasevisitthewebsite“Setup”willonlyinstalltheapplicationonyoursystem.T
http://www.tataphoton.com/tata‐photon‐photontv.aspx
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Onceinstallationisfinished,pleasegobacktodesktop,clickontheicon“TataPhoton
Max” .
Assoonastheinstallationiscompletethedefaultdialerwillappearasfollows
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1. Pleaseclickonthe“Continue”button.Onclickingthebutton,thedialerappearsasfollows.
Clickonthe“Activate”buttonasshowninthebelowfigure.

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2. nclickingthe“Activate”button,thefollowingscreenappears.Pleaseselectthe
ntheservicesth
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Prepaid/Postpaidoptiondependingo atyouwishtooptfor.
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entlyscratchthesilverstriponthe“Activationcard”youhavereceivedwiththekit,to
tPIN.En digitPINnumberintextboxbelow“EnterPIN”.
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revealyour14‐digi teryour14
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Pleaseclickonthe“Ac ti va t e ”button
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3. Onclickingthe“Activate”button,thefollowingscreenappears.Themovingbarsindicatethat
theactivationisinprogress.
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.Youmayhavetowaitforacoupleofminutes.Onceactivationissuccessful,youwillseethe
followingscreen
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5. OnceactivationissuccessfulandOKbuttonispressed,thefollowingscreenappears.Please
enteryour10‐digitTATAPhotonNumberwhichwillbeavailableontheActivationcardin
theStarterKit.
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.Clickonthe“Connect”buttonandstartsurfing.
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Inobefollowedcasetheactivationfails,thefollowingsequenceofstepsneedst
1. Incaseactivationisunsuccessful,youwillseethefollowingprompt
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2. Pleaseclickonthe“OK”button.Thefollowingscreenwillappear.Pleaseclickonthe
“Activate”buttonasshowninthebelowfigure.Pleaserepeatthesamesequenceasstated
abovetocontinue.
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UnoftwareinstallationofApplicationS
1. ExitManagementprocedures.
ullitout
olpanel.
2. Removethedevicefromthesystemthenp
3. Open“Add/Removeprogram”inthecontr
4. Accordtheprompt,finishun‐installation.
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InstallationProcedureforMacOS
1．ConnecttheUSBModemwithPC
ConnecttheUSBModemwithyourPCviatheUSBport.
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2．InstalltheDialer&Driver
Insertthedeviceintocomputer
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Doubleclickiconof“TataPhotonMax” ,
Pleaseclick“Continue”tostarttheinstallation.
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