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MobileHotspot(R526)UserGuide
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OpenMobileR526UserGuide
www.openmobilepr.com
Version3.0/03.01.2010
2010OPENMOBILE.OpenMobileandthelogoaretrademarksofOpenMobile.Othermarksarethepropertyof
theirrespectiveowners.

TableofContents
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Intro...................................................................................2
Part1:UsingtheR526....................................................................2
ChargingtheR526Device................................................................2
OpeningtheBrowserInterface............................................................2
DeviceActivation.......................................................................6
TheBrowserInterfaceandSettings.......................................................10
Home.................................................................................11
CDMA.................................................................................11
Status..............................................................................11
Configuration........................................................................12
Diagnostics..........................................................................12
WiFi...................................................................................13
Status...............................................................................13
Configuration........................................................................13
Security............................................................................14
Router................................................................................15
PortFilter...........................................................................15
MACFilter...........................................................................15
Advanced..............................................................................16
AdvancedSettings....................................................................16
PortForwarding......................................................................17
UpgradeFirmware....................................................................18
Management........................................................................19
Help..................................................................................20
Part2:Warranty........................................................................20
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Part4:Glossary.........................................................................24

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ThankyouforpurchasingtheOpenMobileR526portablerouter. Thisdevicedoesn’tneedwires,cables,orsoftware
toconfigureitthroughyourWebbrowser.
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ThisguidedescribesthebrowserInterfacethatallowsyoutoconfiguretheR526.Forinformationaboutsettingup
yourdevice,devicemaintenanceandcare,etc.,consulttheprintedQuickStartGuidethatcamewithyourdevice.

WerecommendyoureadthismanualbeforeusingtheR526.
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Part1
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UsingtheR526

ChargingtheR526Device
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Note.
ThebatteryshouldbefullychargedbeforeusingtheR526forthefirsttime.Werecommendaninitialchargetime
ofapproximately2hours.Whenfullycharged,asolidgreenlightwillappearnextto‘Power’displayonthedevice.
Aredororangelightindicatesyouneedtore‐charge.IncludedinyourR526packageisanUSBPowerAdapter.

OpeningtheBrowserInterface

HowtoConnecttotheR526(WindowsUsers–forMACInstructionsseethenextsection)
1.TurnontheR526andensureyourWiFiisenabledonyourPCorlaptop.Youcanviewyouravailablewireless
networksbygoingthroughthecontrolpanel,networkconnectionsorsystemtray(lowerrighthandcornerofyour
screen).
2.Select“FRANKLIN_R526XXXX”asyourwirelessnetwork.

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Note.
Thelast4digits,‘XXXX’oftheSSIDisthelastfourdigitsofyourMACaddress.YoucanfindtheMACaddressofyour
R526onthelabelunderthebattery.
.
3.ClickConnect.
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ThedefaultsecurityfortheR526isWEP64‐bit.Thedefaultsecuritykeyis“12345”.Enter“12345”tocontinue
connectingtotheR526.Ifyouwouldliketochangethissecuritysettingafteryouhaveactivatedyourdevice,see
theWiFi>Securitysettingofthisdocumentforchangingsecuritysettings.
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4.WhenconnectedtotheR526youwillseetheconnectionas‘FRANKLIN_R526XXXX’–asshownbelow.

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5.Beforeproceeding,ensureyourwirelessconnectionpropertiesaresetto‘ObtainanIPAddressAutomatically’
ForWindowsXPandVista32‐bitusers,youcanright‐clickonyourwirelessnetwork,selectproperties,thenTCP/IP
properties.ForWindowsVista64‐bitandWindows7users,youcanclickon‘ViewStatus’asshownbelow

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
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6.Next,openyourwebbrowsertohttp://10.10.10.254.ThiswillbringyoutothewebuserinterfaceoftheR526.



DeviceActivation(Windows)
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Ifyourdevicehasnotbeenactivatedattimeofpurchase,youmustactivatenow.

ClickLoginbutton.Youwillbepromptedtoenteryourusernameandpassword.ThedefaultUsernameand
Passwordisadmin/admin.

ClickOK.Then,youwillseethepopupscreenrequiringActivationasbelow.

If you see the below notice, click
Activate.

After successful activation, Web browser of the R526 will open as below.

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DeviceActivation(MacUsersOnly)

1.GotoAirportIconattherightuppercornerofdesktoptapmenuandclicktoopen.

AirportonAirportoff 
EnsureyourAirportmodeisturnedontoallowyourcomputertosearchforavailableWiFinetworks.

2.Choose“OpenNetworkPreferences”onthedrop‐downmenuandselect“FRANKLIN_R526XXXX”ofyourWi‐Fi
networkandapplyit.


3.Nowthatyouareconnected,andyouneedtoactivatebeforeusing.

If you see the below notice, click
Activate.

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
After successful activation, Web browser of the R526 will open as below.

TheBrowserInterfaceandSettings

OpenyourWebbrowserandenterhttp://10.10.10.254intotheaddresswindow.
Thebrowserinterfacewillopen.
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YourR526usesabrowserinterfacetoconfigurethedevice.
Thebrowserinterfaceletsyou:
zViewthestatusofaspectsofyournetwork.
zSetupWEPorWPAsecurity,MACfiltering,portfiltering,andportforwarding.
zSetupahotspottoallowamaximumoffiveconnectionstoyourdevicewithouthavingtoshareyournetwork
nameandnetworkkey.

Home
TheHomescreenisthefirstscreenyouseeafterloggingintothebrowserinterface.Itisthemainpoint
ofentryforallyourworkinthebrowserinterface.Themenubarrunshorizontallyalongthetopofthebrowser
interface.ItshowshowmanyusersorWiFiembeddeddevicesareconnected.Italsodisplaysinformationabout
yourdevice’sconnectionstrengthandbatterylevel.

CDMA
TheCDMAmenuallowsyoutoupdateyourPreferredRoamingList(PRL)–providedbyyourcarrier,andprovides
internetconnectioninformationaswellandtrafficcounters.

MenuBar

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zStatus
TheCDMAstatusscreenisdividedintotwosections.
InternetConnections

ClickConnecttoconnecttoyour3Gnetwork.
TheR526comespre‐configuredwiththeinformationrequiredtoconnecttotheOpenMobilenetwork.
Itwillnotnormallyrequireanyadditionalconfigurationtothebasicsettingsunlessyouareusingthedevicebehind
acorporatefirewall,andthismayrequiretheappropriateproxyserversettingstobemodified.

TheInternetConnectionsectionalsodisplaysthefollowinginformation:
zNumberofbytesreceivedandtransmitted
zDurationofthecurrentconnection
zThedevice’sIPaddressandsubnetmask
zGatewayIPaddress
zDNSserverIPaddress
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TrafficCounters
TheTrafficCounterssectiondisplaysthefollowing:
zDateandtimeconnectionwasmade
zTotaldurationofconnection
zTotaldatabytesreceivedandtransmitted,plusthetotalforbothdirections
Thissectiondisplaysbothacumulative(lifetime)countandacountforthecurrentsession(whichcanbe
reset).
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zConfiguration

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TheConfigurationmenuallowsyoutoupgradeyourPreferredRoamingList.(PRL)–thePRLisprovidedbyyour
carrier.

zDiagnostics
Thismenugivesyouthe3Gmodeminformation.


WiFi

TheWiFimenuallowsyoutoviewstatusinformationforyourWiFinetworkandconfigureyourhotspot.

zStatus
ThisStatusmenugivesyoufollowingstatusinformation:
yNetworkName(alsoknownasSSID)
ySecuritymethodinuse
yIPaddressandmaskofthewirelessbrowserinterface

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yUsers(clients)informationcurrentlyconnectedtothedevice
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zConfiguration
ThismenuallowsyoutoselectormodifyWiFiprofile.
zNetworkMode:Thetypeofwirelessnetworkingyouarecurrentlyusing.Youcanchooseeithermodeamong
802.11bonly,802.11gonly,802.11b/gmixedmode.Thedefaultmodeis802.11b/gmixed
mode.
yNetworkName(SSID):YoucanchangeorinputnewNetworkName(SSID).SystemdefaultSSIDis
“FRANKLIN_R526XXXX”.IfyoucheckDon’tbroadcastbox,WiFiclientswhotryto
accesstheR526networkcannotseethisSSID.
yBSSID:MACaddressofR526
yFrequency(Channel):Theradiochannelthatthedeviceisusing.ThisshouldbeusuallysettoAutoandleft
unchanged.AvailablechannelsareAutoand1to11
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zSecurity
YoucanuseWEP(64‐or128‐bit),WPA,orWPA2security.

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ySecurity:Thetypeofsecuritytherouterisusing.ThisappliestotheSecureandtheTemporaryHotspot
profiles.
yAuthentication:Thereare2differenttypesofAuthentication.
1)OpenSystem:Openforallclients
2)SharedKey:OpenonlyforthosewhowerechosenasaSharedKey.
yNetworkKey:Passcodeorpasswordusedtoaccessthenetwork.Therequiredformatvariesbytypeofsecurity.

WEP(64bitor128bit):TraditionalWiFisecuritymode.
WPA(TIKPorAES):NewWiFisecuritymode.
1.SelectasecurityprotocolfromtheSecuritylist.(TheEncryptionboxdisplaysthecorrespondingencryption
level.)
2.EnteranewnetworkkeyintheNetworkKeybox.(Permissiblecharactersarelistedingrayjustunderthebox.)
3.ClickApply.
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Note.
WhenyouclickApply,youwillneedtoreconnecttoyourrouterbyclosingyourcurrentviewandre‐openinga

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browserconnectiontohttp://10.10.10.254.

Router
TheSettingsmenuallowsyoutosetPortFilteringandMACFilteringfunction.
zPortFilter
Portfilteringallowsyoutoconservebandwidthbypreventingnon‐businessapplicationsfromaccessing
theInternet,andtopreventapplicationssuchasonlinegamesfromaccessingtheInternet.
1.FromthePortFilteringscreen,selecttheEnablePortFilteringcheckbox.
2.SelectthecheckboxesfortheapplicationsforwhichyouwanttoallowaccesstotheInternet.
3.ClickApply.
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zMACFilter
MACFilterallowsyoutolimitaccesstoyourdevicetoonlythosedeviceswithaspecifiedMACaddress(aunique
codeassignedtohardwaresuchasnetworkadapters).

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FindingtheMACAddress
TheMACAddressisalsoknownasahardwareorphysicaladdressforadevice,usuallyanetworkadapter.
Itconsistsofsixpairsofnumbersandletters(forexample,00:21:9B:1C:64:34).
YoucanviewtheMACaddressforanydeviceconnectedtotheR526deviceintheWiFiClientssectionoftheWiFi
Statusscreen.(See“WiFiClients”onpage13.)
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Note.
Whenyouenablethisfeatureforthefirsttime,ensureyouaddyourwirelessMACfirst,thenclickApply.
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Advanced
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zAdvancedSettings
Thismenuallowsyoutoconfigureyourdevicetoenableautoconnection,EthernetPort,PowerSaving,andVPN
Passthrough.
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CDMAModem
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EnablingAutoconnectallowsyourdevicetoconnecttoyour3Gnetworkautomaticallywhenitisturnedon.

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EthernetPort
EnabletheEthernetPortwhenyouwanttoconnectyourcomputedirectlytotheR526usingaLAN(RJ45)cable.
Defaultis‘Disable’.
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PowerSaving
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yWiFiRadioOff‐YoucanusetheRadioOffmodetocustomizeyourdevicetoswitchtoalowpowermode 
whenyoudon’tusetheinternet.Thereare10minuteincrementsfrom10‐60minutes.Select
Nevertodisablethispowersavingfeature.
IfyouwanttoswitchtheWiFiRadioonearlierthanthetimeyousetinthismenu,youcan
easilypushthepowerbuttononetimelightly.AblueWiFiLEDofindicatesthatR526isready
toconnect.
yPowerOff‐ThePowerOffmodeallowsyoutochoosewhenyourdevicewillautomaticallypoweroff,tosave
batterylife,duetoinactivity.Thereare10minuteincrementsfrom10‐60minutesyoucanselect.
SelectNevertodisablethispowersavingfeature.
Router
yDHCPServer‐EnablingtheDHCPserverallowsthedevicetoautomaticallyassignalocalIPaddresstoanew
devicejoiningyournetwork(suchasawirelessprinteroranadditionallaptop).WhentheDHCP
serverisdisabled,youwillhavetoassignstaticIPaddressestoalldevicesonyournetwork.
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Note.
IfyouwanttodisabletheDHCP,pleasesettheIP,SubnetMask,Gatewayasbelow.
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IP:10.10.10.1~10.10.10.253

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SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
Gateway:10.10.10.254
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VPNPassthrough
yVPNpassthroughisrequiredifyouaregoingtoconnecttoaVPN(suchasacorporatesystem).
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zPortForwarding
Portforwardingallowsdesignatedusersorapplicationstoreachspecifiedservers,suchasFTPandDNSservers,on
yourcomputer.Also,someonlinegamesrequireincomingaccesstoworkproperly.
zEnablethePortForwardingSettingsandtypethelocalstaticIPaddressofthedevicehostingtheapplicationIP.
zClickApplywhenyouhavefinishedaddingapplications.
zYoucancommentonthisPortForwarding.
Note.
Youcannotuseportforwardingwithsomestandarddataaccounts.Touseportforwarding,youmayneedto
requestastaticIPaddressfromyourcarrier/serviceprovider..
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zUpgradeFirmware

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Youcanupgradeyourdevice'sconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.
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zManagement
zAdministratorSettings:Youcancreateanewadministrator’snameandpassword.
Note.
Whenyouchangethedefaultsettings,keepyounewinformationinasafeplace.
zExportSettings:ItallowsyoutobackupyoursettingstoyourPC,memorystick,CD,etc.
zImportSettings:Youcanrestorepreviouslysaved/backedupsettings.
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zResettoFactoryDefaults:ClickLoadDefaulttoresetyourR526tothedefualtfactorysettings.
zSystemReboot:ClickReboottorestartR526router.
zManualActivation:Itallowsyoutore‐activateyourunit.SeeSectionofthisguideforactivationinstructions.
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