Huawei Vodafone Pocket WiFi R207 User manual

Quickstart Guide
Vodafone Pocket WiFi®
R207

1 Welcome
2 Device overview
3 Getting started
5 Pocket WiFi®Online
dashboard
6 Online dashboard
overview
7 Current network panel
8 Pocket WiFi®Monitor app
9 Hints and tips
10 Glossary
Welcome
to the world of mobile communications

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Your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®creates a personal portable Wi-Fi network. Use it
to share your secure mobile broadband internet connection with other Wi-Fi-
enabled devices, such as computers, Apple®iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, Android
smartphones and tablets like the Samsung®Galaxy Tab, or mobile gaming devices
like Nintendo®DSi.
You can use battery, mains or USB to power your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®. This
flexibility makes it easy to position your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®to get the best
mobile coverage.
Your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®uses open source programs licensed under the GNU
GPL (Version 2.0), BSD (Version 3.0), OpenSSL, Zlib/libpng, LGPL and Apache License.
You can download the source code free of charge from: http://vodafone.com/r207
for a period of three years from the distribution of this product.
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2014.
All Rights Reserved
Your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®is made exclusively for Vodafone by Huawei.
No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means
without prior written consent of Huawei.
Welcome
Notice
Licenses

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LED indicators
Micro USB port
Lanyard fastener
Power button
Device
overview
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SMS text messages
Green - new SMS
Blinking - Inbox full
Standby indicator
Pulsating - standby
Battery charge
Green - OK
Green blinking - charging
Red blinking - low
Firmware update
All LEDs - Green blinking - updating
All LEDs - Green - restarting
Wi-Fi network
On
Mobile broadband signal
Green - excellent
Amber - low
Red - no network
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Step 1
Insert your SIM and battery.
Step 2
Plug your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®into the mains* or your computer to
charge it while you are using it.
Step 3
Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to switch on your Vodafone
Pocket WiFi®. It will begin connecting to the Vodafone network.
Getting
started
Tip:
Charge your Pocket
WiFi®fully (mains: 3
hours) before using it
in battery mode.
*Please only use
the correct charger
for your region –
HW-050100x1W,
where “x” will be
one of U, E, B, A, or J,
depending on your
region. For details
about a specific
charger, please
contact your mobile
network operator.
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Replace back coverInsert batteryInsert SIM
Remove back cover

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Step 4
You may need to enter your PIN to unlock your SIM.
Also, when your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®connects to the mobile network for
the first time, you may be asked to activate your SIM. Activation is not always
necessary, so you may not see this.
Step 5
On your computer or device, select your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®network’s name
(its ‘SSID’) from the list of available networks, click Connect and enter the secure
Wi-Fi network key (the ‘WPA2 password’). The name and key are inside the back
cover of your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®and it’s also printed on your reminder card.
Congratulations - you are connected to the internet via Vodafone Pocket WiFi®.
Getting
started

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To check the status of your mobile broadband and Wi-Fi networks, manage
SMS text messages or change the settings of your Pocket WiFi®, you can use
the Vodafone Pocket WiFi®Online dashboard:
Connect to your Vodafone Pocket WiFi– ®via Wi-Fi or with a USB cable
If you installed your Vodafone Pocket WiFi– ®via USB, double-click the
Vodafone Pocket WiFi®icon that was created on your desktop
Alternatively - and particularly if you did not install via USB - open–
http://pocket.wifior http://192.168.0.1 in your web browser.
To use the Vodafone Pocket WiFi®Online dashboard via a USB cable or via
Wi-Fi, you need:
A computer with at least Windows XP– ®SP3, or
An Apple Mac with at least OS X– ®10.6 Snow Leopard.
You can also manage your Vodafone Pocket WiFi®via its Wi-Fi network,
but not via a USB cable, using:
Linux or Windows– ®8 RT, or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or any other smartphone or tablet.–
Pocket WiFi®
Online
dashboard
Tip:
Save the addresses
for your Pocket WiFi®
as favourites in your
web browser.

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Navigation tabs: Select Pocket WiFi®, SMS or Account view
Navigation bar: Select an area within each view
Current network panel: Status of the Vodafone network,
Wi-Fi network, battery and connected devices
Content area: Content for current area
Context help: Help for current area
Language selection: Defaults to browser language
Login/Logout: For advanced settings. The default password is ‘admin’.
Online
dashboard
overview
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The Current network panel appears on the right-hand side of every view in the
Pocket WiFi®Online dashboard, giving you a quick summary of the status of
your Pocket WiFi®. Below it are additional panels for battery, Wi-Fi and the
status of other devices sharing your Wi-Fi network.
Current
network
panel

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Pocket WiFi®
Monitor app
If you have an Apple iOS®or Android device, you can also check the status
of your Pocket WiFi®using the Vodafone Pocket WiFi®Monitor app.
Download the app from the iTunes or Google Play app stores.
iPad / tablet iPhone / smartphone

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Hints and
tips
Wi-Fi security
Please ensure that the Wi-Fi security settings meet your personal requirements.
To change the admin password, open the Vodafone Pocket WiFi®Online
dashboard:
– Enter ‘admin’ into the Password field and click ‘Login’
– Select Router on the Navigation bar
– Select ‘Router Settings’ from the left-hand Menu bar
To change your Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and the key:
– Select Wi-Fi on the Navigation bar
– Select ‘Security’ from the left-hand Menu bar.
Further Support
– Select Help on the Navigation bar in the Vodafone Pocket WiFi®Online
dashboard
– Select ‘Support’ from the left-hand Menu
The Content area will show how to contact Vodafone.
For a full user guide including further hints and tips, visit:
http://vodafone.com/r207

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Bearer Communication method used for data transport over the mobile network,
eg. 3G Broadband, HSPA, 3G, etc.
Home network The network of the mobile operator who provided your SIM.
Roaming You can use your mobile device on any other mobile network that has a
roaming agreement with your operator, whether in your country or abroad.
SIM Your Subscriber Identity Module is the small plastic chip that you will have
received together with your mobile contract. Your SIM has gold contacts
on one side.
WPA2 An alternative name for the Wi-Fi network key. On Macs with OS X this is
called ‘WPA2 personal’.
Glossary

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Notes

R207 Pocket WiFi®QSG 04/14_en_AU
© Vodafone 2014. Vodafone
and the Vodafone logos are
trade marks of the Vodafone
Group. Any product or
company names mentioned
herein may be the trade marks
of their respective owners.
The term Mobile Broadband together with the
‘birds’ design is a trademark of GSMC Limited.