Huawei Mobile Broadband User manual

Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Modem
Designed
for Vodafone

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Welcome to your new USB data
modem, designed for Vodafone
with 3G and 3G Broadband.
We’ll now take you through the
simple process of setting it up, and
help you get started – so you can
make the most of now.
For more information, please see
the Troubleshooting section in this
Quick Start Guide.
What can I do with it? 2
Set up your modem 3
Run the software 4
Make a connection 6
SMS and Contact Management 7
TTroubleshooting 11

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What can I do with it?
Browse the web
You can now access the web wherever
you are (as long as there’s a data signal)
– and at 3G and 3G Broadband speeds.
This means that you only need your
computer and your Vodafone Mobile
Connect USB Modem to have all
the information and services on the
internet in front of you.
You can use the modem with either a
laptop or desktop computer.
Pick up emails
Keep up to date with your emails,
wherever you are. Sending and
receiving large attachments is
no problem, thanks to 3G and 3G
Broadband speeds.
You can also access your personal
email accounts – even web-based
accounts like Hotmail.
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Your Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem
will let you connect your laptop or desktop
computer over the Vodafone high-speed mobile
phone network, so you can browse the web,
collect emails or receive and send SMS text
messages.
Send and receive SMS text messages**
You can send and receive SMS text
messages straight from your computer.
The program provides an easy way
to view messages you have received,
write new messages, and manage
contact details for frequently-used SMS
numbers.
What is 3G Broadband?
3G Broadband is another name for
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
(HSDPA). This allows even faster data
speeds than 3G, and should make
downloading data and browsing the
web even faster than before.
If 3G or 3G Broadband is not available,
the GPRS network will be used
instead.
The Vodafone 3G Broadband network
is growing all the time. See your
Vodafone website for more details on
where it’s available.
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** SMS is currently only supported on computers running
Microsoft Windows.

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Set up your Huawei E220
modem
Before you can start using your new
modem, you’ll need to set it up.
You will need to have an activated
Vodafone SIM card – this should have
been provided when the modem was
purchased.
Remove the SIM card holder from the
side of the modem. Slide the SIM card
in as shown, making sure it’s firmly
in place.
Put the SIM card holder back into the
side of the modem.
You should have been supplied with
two data cables – one short and
single-ended one, and one long and
double-ended. You only need to use the
double-ended cable if a single one of
your USB ports does not supply enough
power (if it is a self-powered USB hub for
example).
Plug the single end of the data
cable into the modem as shown.
Plug the other end into your
computer’s USB port – if this
does not power the modem,
then use the double-ended cable.
This should automatically start the
software – see next page.
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For other versions of Windows
If you have an earlier version of
Windows®, then you may need to select
the start-up program using the file
explorer:
This is on the drive called Vodafone
Mobile Connect Lite.
The startup program is called
VMC_PBStarter.exe.
For Mac OS X systems
If you’re using Mac OS X 10.3.5 or
higher, you will need to install the
software from the CD-ROM (if provided),
or download it from the Support section
of www.business.vodafone.com.
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Run the software
For Microsoft®Windows Vista™
(32 bit) or Windows®XP systems
If your computer is running Microsoft
Windows XP, it should automatically
start the driver setup process (your
modem already contains the software
needed). This could take a few minutes
to complete. Then it will start the
Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software.
You’ll now see a license agreement
screen:
Agree to the licence agreement.
You’ll then see a new icon appear
in the bottom right of your screen.
If you need to start
Vodafone Mobile Connect
Lite again, just double-click
on the icon.
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Configuration
The first time you run Vodafone
Mobile Connect Lite, your modem will
usually be set as the default device
automatically.
If this is not the case, you will need to
select your data modem as the device
you want to use (you may have other
devices connected to your computer).
Click Manage Devices in the main
screen, then select the Mobile
Connect Modem (it may be called the
Huawei E220).
Select the Default check box.
Click OK.
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The software will then check with the
modem that everything is OK, and then
you’ll see the main window appear, with
a Connect button enabled.
A green tick will be displayed on top
of the icon in the bottom right-hand
corner of your screen. This indicates
the modem is ready to connect.
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Make a connection
Simply click on the Connect button
to open a data connection. The main
window will now show your connection
status and other information.
You should now be able to use your
usual web browser and email programs.
To close the connection, click
Disconnect.
Modem status
Your modem will also show the signal
status using the LED light on the front:
Green blinking: A GPRS network has
been found, and the modem is ready
to connect.
Green solid: Connected to a GPRS
network – data being sent and
received.
Blue blinking: A 3G network has
been found, and the modem is ready
to connect.
Blue solid: Connected to a 3G
network.
Light blue solid: Connected to a 3G
Broadband network.

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Other settings
You can customise the way the
software operates using the menus.
In Settings you can select a new
language, or whether you’d like the
software to start automatically when
Windows starts.
In Manage Connections you can
choose whether Vodafone Mobile
Connect Lite connects automatically
when it detects that your modem has
been plugged into your computer
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Use SMS Text Messaging and
Contact Management
With the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software you can receive and send SMS
(Short Message Service) text messages to and from your computer. The program
provides you with an easy way to view messages you have received, write new
messages, and manage contact details for frequently-used SMS numbers.
Send an SMS
Click Vodafone SMS on the navigation bar – on the left-hand side of the main
window – to open Vodafone SMS.
Click New at the left-hand end of the SMS toolbar to create a new SMS text
message.
After your SMS has been sent, it will be stored in the Sent list.