Huawei Pocket WiFi 4G Installation and operation manual

Pocket WiFi 4G R215 v3.1 Upgrade Guide
Pocket WiFi 4G (R215)
Upgrade Guide
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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
R215. This document is strictly to be used only as a guide to upgrade the R215 to
v3.1.
2. PREPARATION
Please download the R215 v2.4 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 R215, 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 –‘R215 MobileWifi Firmware v3.1.exe’.
A flash updater window would pop up (Image below) –click Next.

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Step 4: Click ‘Start’to proceed with the update.
Then the upgrade process will be going.
Step 5: Successful completion should display ‘Update complete’ as in the below
image.

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4. RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
It’s mandatory to do this restore default setting after flashing the SW.
Open WebUI and login.
Help Device Controls Restore Default Settings
Press “Confirm” to restore.

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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 3.1.

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