Huawei Pocket WiFi 3G Installation and operation manual

R207 v4.1 Upgrade Guide
Pocket WiFi 3G (R207)
Upgrade Guide
Huawei Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd.
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Table of Contents
1Upgrade Description................................................................2
2Preparation ............................................................................2
3Upgrade Procedure ...............................................................2
4Restore...................................................................................5
5Check Software version........................................................6

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1. UPGRADE DESCRIPTION
This document is the user guide outlining the upgrade procedure for the Huawei
R207. This document is strictly to be used only as a guide to upgrade the R207 to
v4.1.
2. PREPARATION
Please download the R207 v4.1 software package to your windows PC.
Prepare windows PC and USB line. Make sure the Operating System is
windows XP/vista/win7.
Do not shut down/restart computer during the upgrade.
3. UPGRADE PROCEDURE
Step 1: Power on the R207, and connect it to the PC by USB cable. Install the R215
software first, which is indicated and provided by the device.
Step 2: Once drivers are installed - open the ‘Computer Management’ window,
and select ‘Device Manager’ to check the ports - you should see the ‘Vodafone
Mobile Broadband Diagnostics Port’.

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Step 3: Run the downloaded file –‘R207 MobileWifi Firmware v4.1.exe’.
A flash updater window would pop up (Image below) –click Next.

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Note: The snapshot is only one example, the detailed version No. should refer to the
actual SW version.
Step 4: Click ‘Start’ to proceed with the update. This step sometimes need
‘upgrade’ code.

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Note: The snapshot is only one example, the detailed version No. should refer to the
actual SW version.

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Step 5: Successful completion should display ‘Update complete’ as in the below
image.
Note: The snapshot is only one example, the detailed version No. should refer to the
actual SW version.
4. RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
It’s mandatory to do this restore default setting after flashing the SW.
There are two ways to do this:
Open WebUI and login.
Help  Device Controls  Restore Default Settings
Press “Confirm” to restore.

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Press and hold the “Reset” key (near SIM card slot) for 5 seconds on your device
- it will restore the device.

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5. CHECK SOFTWARE VERSION
Go to the homepage: http://pocket.wifi/, and login.
Please select “Help -->”Diagnostics” and the device version should display 4.1.
Note: The snapshot is only one example, the detailed version No. should refer to the
actual SW version.