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R205 v8.0 Upgrade Guide
Pocket WiFi Pro (R205)
Firmware Update Guide
Huawei Technologies (Australia) Pty Ltd.
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Table of Contents
1. UPGRADE DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................1
2. PREPARATION ..........................................................................................................1
3. UPGRADE PROCEDURE .............................................................................................1
4. RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS ..................................................................................4
5. CHECK SOFTWARE VERSION ....................................................................................5
1. UPGRADE DESCRIPTION
This document is the user guide outlining the upgrade procedure for the Huawei
R205 (Pocket Wi-Fi Pro). This document is strictly to be used only as a guide to
upgrade the R205 to v8.0.
2. PREPARATION
Please download the R205 v8.0 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 R205, and connect it to the PC by USB cable. Install the
R205 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 –‘R205 PocketWiFi Firmware v8.0.exe’.
A flash updater window would pop up (Image below) –click Next.
Step 4: Click ‘Start’to proceed with the update.

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Step 5: Successful completion should display ‘Update complete’.

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4. RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
There are two ways to do this:
Open WebUI and login.
Mobile Broadband Device Controls Restore Default Settings
Press “Confirm” to restore.
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 8.0.