Zoom Telephonics 3GM1086 User manual

3G HOTSPOT USER GUIDE

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Safety Precautions
Read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless
device.
Do not switch on your device when the device use is prohibited or when
the device use may cause interference or danger.
Follow the rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities.
Switch off your device near medical apparatus.
Switch off your device in an aircraft. The device may cause interference
to control signals of the aircraft.
Switch off your device near high-precision electronic devices. The
device may affect the performance of these devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble your device or its accessories. Only
qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the device.
Do not place your device or its accessories in containers with strong
electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your device. Radiation from
the device may erase the information stored on them.
Do not put your device in a high-temperature place or use it in a place
with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keep your device and its accessories away from children. Do not allow
children to use your device without guidance.
Use approved batteries and chargers only to avoid explosion.
Observe the laws or regulations on device use. Respect others’ privacy
and legal rights when using your device.
It is recommended that the equipment only be used in the environment where temperature
is between 0 and 50 and humidity is between 10% to 90%. Keep the equipment in the℃℃
environment where temperature is between -10 and 70 or humidity is between 10% to℃℃
90%.

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Content
Safety Precautions.................................................................................................... 1
1. Overview................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 3
1.2 System Requirements ..................................................................................... 6
2. Quick Start............................................................................................................. 7
2.1 Connect the Device ......................................................................................... 7
2.2 Basic Tasks ..................................................................................................... 8
3. Quick Setup......................................................................................................... 12
4. Advanced Settings.............................................................................................. 14
4.1 Wireless LAN Settings................................................................................... 14
4.2 Internet Settings............................................................................................. 16
4.3 Router Settings.............................................................................................. 17
4.4 NAT Settings.................................................................................................. 18
4.5 System Settings............................................................................................. 19
5 Warning and Precautions.................................................................................... 20
6 FCC Regulations.................................................................................................. 22

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1.Overview
3G Hotspot provides a simple way to use 3G connect to the Internet with any
Wi-Fi-enabled device and to fulfill needs of sharing your internet connection during
outside home.
1.1 Introduction
Indicator Description
Fig 1.1
The device is equipped with four LED status indicators (Fig 1.1) including:
Indicator Status Description
Keep Red SIM error, PIN verification failed or no
signal.
Keep Yellow Weak signal
Keep Green Good signal
Keep Blue Roaming and good signal
Blue and flashing slowly Roaming but poor signal
1. Signal
Unlit power off, normal working mode or
Sleeping Mode
2. Network Keep Red no network
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Green and flashing fast dialling
Green and flashing slowly registering to 2G network
Keep Green connected to 2G network
Blue and flashing slowly registering to 3G network
Keep Blue connected to 3G network
Yellow and flashing fast dial failed
Unlit power off, normal working mode or
Sleeping Mode
Keep Green normal battery power
Keep Yellow low battery power
Keep Red very low battery power and will power
off automatically
Green and flashing slowly charging
Blue and breathing Normal working mode
Yellow and breathing Sleeping Mode
3. Power/
Connect
Unlit power off
Blue and flashing slowly Wi-Fi on and transmit data
Green and flashing fast WPS connection is building
Keep Green for 5 Seconds WPS connection built
Keep Red for 5 Seconds WPS connection failed to build
4. WIFI/WPS
Unlit Wi-Fi off
Button Description
Fig 1.2
1. Power/Connect
¾Press and hold the power button more than 2 seconds to power on/off.
¾Short press the power button (less than 2 seconds) to connect/disconnect.
¾When the power indicator is blue and breathing, short press it (less than 2
seconds) to light all indicators.
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2. Wi-Fi/WPS
Turn on/off Wi-Fi or WPS.
¾When Wi-Fi is on, press and hold this button until the WIFI/WPS Indicator go out
to turn off Wi-Fi.
¾When Wi-Fi is off, press and hold this button for about 2 seconds until the
WIFI/WPS Indicator start flashing to activate WPS.
¾When Wi-Fi is off, short press this button to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Reset
¾Short press the button until all the 4 LED indicators become blue and flashing and
the device will reboot.
¾Press and hold more than 4 seconds until the indicators become green and
flashing, and the device will reset to factory default settings.
Connector Description
Fig 1.3
1. SIM Slot
A SIM can be inserted for connecting to the network.
2. Micro USB Connector
A terminal device can be connected via USB cable.
3. Micro SD Slot
A MicroSD card (maximum 16G supported) can be inserted for file transfer or storage.
Please do as the following to insert them (Fig 1.4).
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Fig 1.4
1.2 System Requirements
¾CPU: Pentium 500MHz or above.
¾Hard Disk: 50MB available space.
¾Operating System: Windows7/VISTA/XP (SP2 and above ), Mac OS X 10.4.9 and
Later, Up to X10.6.0.
¾Display Resolving Power: 800 × 600 pixels or above (1024 × 768 is
recommended).
¾Interface: Standard USB 2.0 interface.
¾Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6/7/8, Safari3/4/5.
¾One or more computing devices that support Wi-Fi (802.11b/g).

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2.QuickStart
2.1 Connect the Device
Before you want to use the device, setup your device as following:
1. Insert SIM;
2. Insert MicroSD Card;
3. Insert the battery;
4. Hold the Power/Connect button to power on;
5. Connect this device to your terminal device.
If you want to go to internet, manage LAN, connect your terminal device to 3G
Hotspot via USB or Wi-Fi:
¾Via USB: If your terminal device (such as desktop) is Wi-Fi disabled, you can
connect them via USB cable. After connected in the first time, driver will be
installed automatically.
¾Via Wi-Fi: It is better for you to connect the device to Wi-Fi-enabled devices
through Wi-Fi, for which you don’t need to install any driver.
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Note:
¾If the computer's CDROM doesn't run automatically after the device has been
connected with computer via USB cable and the driver has been installed into
computer, you are therefore have to double click shortcut 'Swich Tool for 3G
Hotspot' on Desktop have to be double clicked in order to let computer to be
able to access Internet by use of device via USB cable.
¾If automatic installation failed, please check whether the antivirus and security
software is working. If it is, close it and reinstall.
2.2 Basic Tasks
Power On
Press and hold the power button more than 2 seconds. And then short press the
Wi-Fi/WPS button to turn on Wi-Fi.
The power indicator will become blue and breathing automatically if you have no
actions in 30 seconds after powering on. You can use all normal functions of the
device in this mode.
Press any button or do some operation in the web UI to exit the sleeping mode.
Sleeping Mode
If you select “Auto” in “Power-Saving mode setting” (Advanced Settings – System –
Basic Settings), when there is no data transmission (Internet, Wi-Fi, LAN containing),
it will turn Sleeping Mode automatically.
When the device is in Sleeping Mode, the 3G modem radios, the Wi-Fi radio are off,
and the power button is yellow and breathing. It works only when battery is live.
Log in to the Configuration Page
1. Open the browser, and then input the address http://192.168.1.1. The first time you
do this after driver installed, a welcome page will display from which you have 3
choices as following (Fig 2.2.1):

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Fig 2.2.1
¾The Internet. You will go to the internet directly without any setting modification.
¾My 3G Hotspot's Overview page. Enter the configuration home page to view
status, customize settings or explore extra features.
¾Set up my 3G Hotspot. Quick setup your device.
2. If you select the second option to the welcome page, you can overview the status of
devices (Fig 2.2.2) in the home page. After login, you can go to advanced settings
page to set the device, or go to admin setup.
Fig 2.2.2