Vertex Wireless VW 100 User manual

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Table of Contents
Technical Specification 04
1. Product Overview 05
Package Contents 05
System Requirements 06
Features 06
Hardware Overview 07
2. Installation 09
Installing VW 100 Manager on to PCs (Window XP) 09
Installing VW 100 Manager on to PCs (MAC) 10
Checking the proper installation of the Driver 15
To Uninstall the USB Modem application 18
3. Connection Manager Operation Guide 20
Getting Started 20
Connecting to the Internet 22
SMS 23
Phone Book 25
Call 27
Setting 29
4. Trouble Shooting 34

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Technical Specifications
Standards
CDMA EVDO 1X 450 MHz
800 MHz
1900MHz
CDMA Frequency Range
VW110
Rx: 463 ~ 468MHz
Tx: 453 ~ 458MHz
VW140
Rx: 869.70 ~ 893.31MHz
Tx: 824.70 ~ 848.31MHz
Rx: 1931.25 ~ 1988.75MHz
Tx: 1851.25 ~ 1908.75MHz
Channel Bandwidth
CDMA 1.23MHz
Storage temperature
-30 °C ~ +70 °C
Operating temperature
-20 °C ~ +60 °C
Humidity
5 ~ 95%
Dimension
37(W) x 76(D) x 7.5(T)mm
Interface Type
USB
LED
1 LED(Status)

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Section 1. Product Overview
Package Contents
1. USB Modem (Model No. VW 100)
2. CD (For MAC & Linux Users)
3. User Manual

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System Requirements
The system requirements for using this software are summarized below:
● Recommended Specifications
CPU: Pentium III 550Mhz or higher, IBM PC-Compatible
RAM: 256MB or more
VGA: Video card with1024 x I 768 resolution and 65536 or more colors
HDD: 200MB or more hard disk space
OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher (Compatible with Vista version), MAC OS, Linux
● Minimum Specifications
CPU: Pentium II 300Mhz or higher, IBM PC-Compatible
RAM: 128MB or more
VGA: Video card with 800 x 600 resolution and 256 or more colors
HDD: 100MB or more hard disk space
OS: Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher, MAC OS, Linux
Features
1. PC-Based Connection Manager Software
2. Top Line Color LED with Status Indicators
3. Receive Diversity for Maximum Range and Throughput
4. RUIM Support (Optional)

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Hardware Overview
VW-100 has stylish compact and slim form factor to appeal design-oriented customers and
young opinion leaders.
1) Retractable Antenna
2) External Antenna Port : Able to improve signal reception and transmission with
External Antennna
3) LED Status Display : Show Status of the Modem.
4) RUIM Slot : USIM Card is inserted into this slot.
5) USB Connector : The PC and modem are connected via the USB connector.

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Hardware Overview
The Modem LED provides a quick check of its status.
Activity Description
OFF Modem is off
Blinking Red Modem is connected to the PC but no service area as per system
selection configuration
Blinking Purple 1x Mode, idle state
Solid Purple 1x mode, modem is connected to the 1x network,
dormant/traffic
Incoming call / conversation during EVDO connection or idle
Blinking Blue EVDO mode, idle state
Solid Blue EVDO mode, modem is connected to the network,
dormant/traffic

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Section.2 Installation
Installing VW 100 Manager onto PCs (Window Users)
The entire process will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. (Take Windows XP as an
example)
1) Please insert the modem into the PC.
Once the modem is plugged, the installation
will be started automatically.
2) Once the installation is completed,
the Connection Manager and USB
Driver is installed into the PC.
You will see “Your new hardware is
Installed and ready to use” message.
3) Connection Manager icon will be created on
desktop in Window.

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Installing VW 100 Manager onto PCs (Mac Users)
The entire process will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. (Take MAC Tiger as an
example)
1) Insert CD and wait for the CD device icon
to be appeared on your desktop.
Click on the icon to open the CD storage
and double – click on the
“osx-V1_09c+3-release.dmg” File.
2) Copy following two items: VertexWireless_SerialPort installer and Uninstaller
and paste at “Applications Folder”.

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Installing VW 100 Manager onto PCs (Mac Users)
3) Installing “Vertex Wireless _ Serial port Installer”
and then restart your computer.
4) Insert your USB modem into
any available USB port,
and wait for the VWMF icon
to be appeared on your desktop.
Right click on the VWMF icon and
select Eject “VWMF”.
**note: Every time the modem is inserted into
the PC, VWMF must be ejected to use
the modem.

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Installing VW 100 Manager onto PCs (Mac Users)
5) Go to “System Preference” -> Click “Network”
6) -> “Show” setting Vertex wireless Multi-Function. -> “PPP Options” Check each Option

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Installing VW 100 Manager onto PCs (Mac Users)
7) -> “Modem “
Select “ Vertex Wireless Multi-Function”
8) Go to PPP and configure connection
parameters as below.
1)Service Provider :
Enter the name to be displayed on the
“Profile Name”
2) Account Name :
If required, enter the User ID for the
Network provider.
3) Password :
Enter the password for the user name.
4) Telephone No. :
Specify the phone number to which modem
will connect.

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Installing VW 100 Manager onto PCs (Mac Users)
9) Modem icon will be displayed on the taskbar at the upper right corner. Indicating that the
connection manager is launched and ready to use.

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Checking the proper installation of the Driver
If the Driver has been installed properly, it is possible to check the proper operation from
Control Panel (the example below is for Windows XP)
1) Start Control Panel

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Checking the proper installation of the Driver
2) Select “System”
3) Select “Device Manager” from Hardware Tab

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Checking the proper installation of the Driver
4) As shown in below with boxes that shows “Vertex Wireless CDMA USB Modem” and “Vertex
Wireless CDMA USB Serial Device”, the Driver has been successfully installed.

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To Uninstall the USB Modem Application
1) To Uninstall VW 100 Modem Driver, Click “Control Panel”
And click “ADD or Remove Programs”

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To Uninstall the USB Modem Application
2) Find VW 100 Connection Manager Program. Click Change / Remove
(Remove the VW100 Modem from the USB Port)
3) Once uninstall is completed, you must restart computer before the new setting will take effect.
Section 3. Connection Manager

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Operation Guide
Getting Started
After plug the modem into the PC and run “Connection Manager”, the following
window is appeared. Connection Manager allows browsing internet, modifying modem
configurations.
1.1 Basic User Interface
1) Connect / Disconnect Button : Connect to the communication connection /
Disconnect from the communication connection.
2) Status Bar : Indicate the strength of the signal. More bars Indicate stronger signal.
3) Time : Indicate the Using time.
4) Unread Message: Indicates that you gave waiting text messages.
5) Voice Message : Indicates that you have voice mail messages.
6) Packet : Indicate the packet rate.
7) Manager Menu : Manager Menu allows you to conveniently move
to each Manager by one click.