Novatel Mobile Connect User manual

Quick Start Guide
Vodafone Mobile Connect
USB Modem

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Welcome to your new USB data
modem, designed for 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 8
Troubleshooting 11

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** SMS is currently only supported on computers running
Microsoft Windows.
What can I do with it?
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.
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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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 Uplink and Downlink
Packet Access (HSUPA/HSDPA). This
allows even faster data speeds than
3G, and should make transferring 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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MC950D
Set up your Novatel Wireless
MC950D 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.
Insert the SIM card into the modem.
You should have been supplied with a
long and double-ended data cable. The
modem can be plugged directly into a
USB port, or attached via the cable. A
holster is supplied to hold the modem
on the screen of your laptop if required.
You only need to use both plugs on the
double-ended cable if a single USB port
does not supply enough power (if it is a
USB-powered hub for example).
Plug the single end of the data cable
into the modem as shown.
Plug the double ended into
your computer’s USB port –
plugging into two USB ports will
increase power to the modem, but
a single port is normally sufficient.
This should automatically start the
software – see next page.
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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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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.support.
vodafone.com.
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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 Novatel Wireless MC950D).
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.
Customising Vodafone Mobile
Connect Lite
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. You can also choose
specific authentication settings
if required, select how usage is
displayed, and configure your APN
settings.
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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Modem status
Your modem will also show the signal
status using the LED light:
Red blinking: SIM card may be
missing or inserted incorrectly.
Red solid: GPRS/EDGE/3G/3G
Broadband cellular service is
currently not available.
Green blinking: GPRS service is
available.
Green solid: Connected to a network
using GPRS.
Violet blinking: EDGE service is
available.
Violet solid: Connected to a network
using EDGE.
Blue blinking: 3G service is available.
Blue solid: Connected to a network
using 3G.
Yellow solid*: 3G Broadband service
is available and is being used during
the download.
Cyan solid*: 3G Broadband service
is available and is being used during
the upload.
* The LED may appear to flash blue
and then yellow or cyan as the service
transitions between 3G and 3G
Broadband.

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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.