Tp-link M7310 User manual

REV2.0.0 1910012091

User Guide

4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi

M7310

Contents

About This Guide.........................................................................................................1

Chapter 1. Get to Know About Your Mobile Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1. 1. Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1. 2. Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1. 2. 1.The Exterior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1. 2. 2.The Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. Set Up Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

2. 1. Install the Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2. 1. 1.Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2. 1. 2.Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2. 2. Connect to the Mobile Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3. Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3. 1. Via Phone Login Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3. 2. Via PC Login Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3. 3. Via tpMiFi App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 4. Manage Your Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4. 1. Track Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4. 1. 1.Check Data Usage on Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4. 1. 2.Check Data Usage on the Web Management Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4. 1. 3.Check Data Usage via SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4. 1. 4.Revise Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4. 2. Limit Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. 2. 1.Limit Data Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. 2. 2.Limit Monthly Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4. 3. Setup Free Data Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4. 4. Enable Mobile Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4. 5. Enable Data Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Chapter 5. Secure Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5. 1. Secure Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5. 2. Block Unwelcome Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5. 3. Lock SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 6. Share Files on SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6. 1. Access via Wi-Fi Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6. 2. Access via USB Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Chapter 7. Customize Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

7. 1. Specify Network Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

7. 2. Specify Network Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

7. 3. Set Network Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

7. 4. Configure Dial-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

7. 4. 1.Configure Dial-up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

7. 4. 2.Configure Network Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

7. 5. Configure DHCP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Chapter 8. Manage Your Mobile Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

8. 1. Save the Mobile Wi-Fi’s Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

8. 2. Change Login Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

8. 3. Set Up System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

8. 4. Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

8. 5. Update the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

8. 6. Update ISP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

8. 7. System Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

FAQ ................................................................................................................................60

About This Guide

This guide is a complement of Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation

Guide provides instructions for quick internet setup, while this guide contains

details of each function and demonstrates how to configure them.

When using this guide, please notice that features of the Mobile Wi-Fi may

vary slightly depending on the model, the software version you have, your

location, system language, and internet service provider. All screenshots,

images, parameters and descriptions documented in this guide are used for

demonstration only.

Conventions

In this guide the following conventions are used:

Convention Description

Underlined Underlined words or phrases are hyperlinks. You can click to redirect to a website or a

specific section.

Teal Contents to be emphasized and texts on the web page are in teal, including the menus,

items, buttons and so on.

The menu structures to show the path to load the corresponding page. For example,

Advanced > Wireless > Black List means the Black List page is under the Wireless menu

that is located in the Advanced tab.

Note: Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.

Tips: Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.

More Info

The latest software, management app and utility are available at Download

Center at www.tp-link.com/support.

The Quick Installation Guide can be found in the same place you found this guide

or inside the package of the Mobile Wi-Fi.

Specifications can be found on the product page at http://www.tp-link.com.

A Technical Support Forum is provided for you to discuss our products at

http://forum.tp-link.com.

Our Technical Support contact information can be found at Contact Technical

Support page at www.tp-link.com/support.

Chapter 1

Get to Know About Your

Mobile Wi-Fi

This chapter introduces what the Mobile Wi-Fi can do and its appearance.

It includes the following sections:

• Product Overview

• Physical Description

Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Mobile Wi-Fi

1. 1. Product Overview

The Faster Connections, The More You Can Do

Just insert a 4G SIM card to create your reliable personal Wi-Fi hotspot and

share instant 4G/3G connectivity with friends. The Mobile Wi-Fi, supporting the

latest generation 4G LTE network, can reach a faster download speed so that

users can enjoy HD movies without interruption, download files in seconds, and

hold a video chat without dropouts.

Artful Little Gadget and Built-in Battery for Life on the Go

The TP-Link Mobile Wi-Fi features a compact, elegant design and rechargeable

powerful battery very suitable for travel, business trips and outdoor activities.

With added flexibility, the device can be charged via a micro USB cable connected

to an adapter, laptop or portable charger for endless hours of 4G sharing.

Easy Management with the tpMiFi App

With the tpMiFi App, you can conveniently access and manage the Mobile Wi-Fi

right on your iOS/Android devices. The tpMiFi app allows you to set data limits,

control Wi-Fi access, send messages, and share media files to/from a removable

micro SD card.

Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Mobile Wi-Fi

1. 2. Physical Description

1. 2. 1. The Exterior

Menu Button Power Button

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Button Explanation

Button Description

Menu Button

• Press to enter the Menu Screen from the Home Screen.

• Press to switch between icons or options.

• Press to light on the screen.

Power Button

• Press and hold to power on/off the Mobile Wi-Fi.

• Press to turn on/off the screen display.

• Press to select an icon.

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Screen Display

Home Screen Displayed Item Indication

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Indicates the signal strength of the current network.

4G/3G/2G

Indicates successful network connection and the current network

type: 4G, 3G or 2G.

RIndicates you are in roaming service.

2Indicates that there is un-read message(s) and the number of them.

Displays the Wi-Fi status and the number of connected wireless

devices.

100% Displays the remaining battery power.

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Indicates the total data used. It will be cleared after the Mobile Wi-Fi

is reset.

5.0 M/S Indicates the current download speed of the data transmission.

Menu Screen Menu Description

Device Info

Home

Displays the information of data, signal strength, battery life and so

on.

Device Info

Displays the SSID (network name), password and login address of

the Mobile Wi-Fi.

Power Saving

If enabled, the Wi-Fi will be shut down if no wireless devices are

connected to the Mobile Wi-Fi for 10 minutes; and the Wi-Fi range

will be midium. For more information, please refer to Save the Mobile

Wi-Fi’s Power.

WPS

To enable the WPS function. Enable this function and immediately

press the WPS button on your wireles device. A success message

will appear on the screen, indicating successful WPS connection.

Wi-Fi Band To change the Wi-Fi band to 2.4GHz or 5GHz as needed.

Network Mode

To change the network mode: 4G preferred, 4G only or 3G only as

needed.

Data Roaming

To enable or disable the Data Roaming function as needed. We

recommend you to enable it when you are out of the mobile carrier

service area.

App Download

Scan the QR code to download the tpMiFi app to manage your

Mobile Wi-Fi.

Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Mobile Wi-Fi

1. 2. 2. The Interior

Micro SIM Card Slot

Micro SD Card Slot

Micro USB Input Port

Reset Button

Item Description

SIM Card Slot Insert a SIM card into the slot. A nano SIM card must be converted using the provided

SIM card tray.

Micro SD Card Slot Slide and lift up the slot cover, insert SD card and slide the cover back to lock. The

inserted SD card can be used for storage and media sharing.

Micro USB Input Port Plug in the USB cable to this port to charge your Mobile Wi-Fi or share SD card contents.

Reset Button With the Mobile Wi-Fi powered on, use a pin to press and hold this button until “Power

Off” appears on the screen to reset the Mobile Wi-Fi.

Chapter 2

Set Up Internet

Connection

This chapter introduces how to install the hardware and set up the internet

connection of your Mobile Wi-Fi.

It includes the following sections:

• Install the Hardware

• Connect to the Mobile Wi-Fi

Chapter 2 Set Up Internet Connection

2. 1. Install the Hardware

2. 1. 1. Installation

1. Remove the cover and the battery.

2. Slide and lift up the SIM card slot cover and insert the SIM card.

SIM

Note:

• A nano SIM card must be converted using the provided SIM card tray.

• The SIM card is not provided by TP-Link.

3. (Optional) Slide and lift up the SD card slot cover and insert a micro SD card.

The inserted SD card can be used for storage and media sharing.

Note:

• To learn how to store and share files via the SD card, please refer to Share Files on SD Card.

• The SD card is not provided by TP-Link.

4. Fit the battery into the slot.

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5. Replace the cover.

2. 1. 2. Power On

Press and hold (power button) until the welcome screen appears.

Note:

To power off, press and hold (power button) until Power Off appears on the screen.

Chapter 2 Set Up Internet Connection

2. 2. Connect to the Mobile Wi-Fi

1. After the Mobile Wi-Fi is powered on, you will see the following screen.

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Note: If other messages appear on the screen, please refer to Q2 of FAQ.

2. Follow the instructions to connect to the Mobile Wi-Fi. Here are two methods.

Note: If you use a computer to connect to the Mobile Wi-Fi, please set it to obtain an IP address

automatically.

Method One: Finding SSID and Password from the cover or the screen.

• On the cover:

On your device, go to Settings >Wi-Fi, select the SSID and enter the Wireless

Password which you can find inside the cover.

SSID:

TP-Link_XXXX

Wireless Password:

XXXXXXXX

Wi-Fi

TP-Link_XXXX

CHOOSE A NETWORK...

Other...

< Settings

• On the screen:

1 ) Press (menu button) to enter the Menu Page and switch to the Device

Info page.

Device Info

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2 ) Press (power button) to enter the Device Info page.

Device Info

SSID: TP-Link_XXXX

Password: XXXXXXXX

http://tplinkmi.net

Device Info

3 ) On your device, select the SSID and enter the Password which you find on

the screen.

Method Two: Via WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

If you have a WPS-supported device (such as Android phones or tablets), you

can connect to the Mobile Wi-Fi more easily using WPS button or PIN.

Note:

To use the WPS function, please make sure the SSID Broadcast function and wireless function are

enabled.

• Via the WPS button

1 ) Press (menu button) to enter the menu page and switch to the WPS

menu.

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WPS

2 ) Press (power button) to enter the WPS page.

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WPS

3 ) Press (menu button) and (power button) to enable the WPS function,

and then the Mobile Wi-Fi starts to scan WPS-supported devices.

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WPS

Connecting

4 ) On your WPS-supported device, go to Settings, turn on Wi-Fi, and click

Connect via WPS within 2 minutes.

Note:

The interfaces of the WPS function may vary in different wireless devices.

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5 ) The status of WPS will change from Connecting to Succeeded indicating

your WPS-supported device is connected to the Mobile Wi-Fi.

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WPS

Succeeded

• Via the PIN

1 ) On your WPS-supported device, go to Settings, turn on Wi-Fi, and go to

the WPS page to get the PIN.

Note:

The interfaces of the PIN verificatio may vary in different wireless devices.

Chapter 2 Set Up Internet Connection

2 ) On another device already connected to the Mobile Wi-Fi, visit

http://tplinkmifi.net, and log in with the default password: admin.

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3 ) Go to Device >Advanced >WPS, check the PIN box and enter the PIN of

your WPS-supported device in the field.

4 ) Click Start to start the WPS process, and the Current Status will change

from Idle to Succeed indicating your WPS-supported device is connected

to the Mobile Wi-Fi.

Chapter 3

This chapter introduces 3 methods to log in to the web management pages.

Demonstrations in this guide use the phone web management interfaces, while

some use the PC ones as those functions are only available on the PC web

management page.

Before login, make sure your device is connected to the Mobile Wi-Fi’s SSID.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Via Phone Login Entry

• Via PC Login Entry

• Via tpMiFi App

Chapter 3 Login

3. 1. Via Phone Login Entry

1. On your smart phone, visit http://tplinkmifi.net, and log in with the default

password: admin.

2. Create a new login password for security purposes and click Done.

3. Use the password you just created for future logins.

3. 2. Via PC Login Entry

On the PC web management interfaces, you can enjoy more features, such as

DHCP settings.

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