Zoom 4650 User manual

ZOOMCELL CAT M1 / CAT NB1
USB CELLULAR MODEM
QUICK START
This Quick Start is for your Zoom USB Cat M1 / CAT NB1 cellular modem.
This product has been certified for use on AT&T, Verizon, and other cell
networks. This Quick Start describes how to plug a micro SIM card into
the SIM slot of the modem, connect the antenna, power up the modem,
and then send commands through the USB port of a Windows or Linux
computer to connect to the Internet. More information, including
Windows Drivers and the AT command manual, are available on the web
at www.zoomtel.com/4650support

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Powering Your USB Modem
Your modem is designed to use the power supplied by your USB port. In
some 2G modes, your modem may draw up to 600 mA.In Cat M1 or CAT
NB1 mode your modem may draw up to 240 mA. if your USB port is not
capable of supplying the current you require, you may use the
supplemental Micro USB port on the side of the unit for power or you
may reduce the transmitted power using commands to the modem.
For more details, please see www.zoomtel.com/4650power .

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Figure 1

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Plugging a Micro SIM into the Micro SIM Slot of the
Modem
In order to use your modem, you need a compatible 3GFF SIM card,
which is also called a micro SIM card. You can use a SIM card for Cat M1
and/or Cat NB1 services from AT&T, Verizon and many other service
providers. This modem supports Cat M1/NB1 bands
B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B18/ B19/B20/B28/B39 (B39 Cat M1 only).
For information on how to order a SIM card from various providers
please see www.zoomtel.com/sim.
Note that Cat M1/NB1 is fairly new technology, and network coverage
varies significantly depending on the service provider and the extent of
its Cat M1 and/or NB1 network deployment.
Verizon users must use a SIM provisioned for CAT M1. SIMs from your
phone or other devices will not work with CAT M1 devices. CAT M1 SIMs
are available from your local Verizon Business sales representative. For
more information visit www.VerizonWireless.com and select Business.

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1If your USB modem is in a case, remove the screw used to secure
the SIM cover and slide the cover off in the direction of the arrows.
2Plug in a 3FF micro SIM at the location shown in Figure 1.
3If you removed the SIM cover in step 1, slide the cover back in place,
and then screw the cover down.
Connecting the Antenna
You need to connect an antenna to the modem’s SMA connector, using
either an antenna that may be included with your modem or one
compatible with your service provider.

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Using the Modem
We’ve included examples of setting up your modem with Windows and
with Raspberry Pi / Linux computers. If you want to install your modem
with a Raspberry Pi or Linux computer, please skip ahead to Installing
your Modem for Raspberry Pi or Linux. If you want to set up your
modem on a Windows computer, continue below.
If for some reason you need to access your USB modem with a terminal
program, the backspace key will not work on most terminal emulators. If
you make a mistake entering a command, you must retype the whole
command.

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Installing Your Modem on a Windows Computer
1Download the drivers for your modem from
http://www.zoomtel.com/4650support .
2Double click setup.exe to install the drivers.
If the Windows User Control dialog box appears, click Yes, and then
follow the prompts to install the drivers onto your computer.
3Plug your modem into an available USB port on your computer.
Windows will then install the drivers.
4To connect to the Internet, Click on the Network Icon on the
Taskbar. You should see the name of your service provider. It may
take 1 or 2 minutes for your service provider’s name to appear. If
your service provider’s name does not appear, that means your
modem is not registered on that service provider’s network. Please
see Troubleshooting your Internet Connection below.
5Click on your service provider’s name, then click Connect to connect
to the Internet. Once connected, you may open your browser and

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go to a familiar Web site. If it works, Congratulations! Your
installation is complete. If your modem is NOT working, please see
Troubleshooting your Internet Connection below.
Installing Your Modem for Raspberry Pi or Linux
Connecting your modem on Raspberry Pi or other Linux distributions,
including embedded Linux OS’s such as BusyBox, is controlled by the PPP
dialer command pppd. The steps below were tested for Raspberry Pi,
and other versions of Linux should work the same.
1Plug your modem into an available USB port. Raspberry Pi users
may need to use a USB extender cable to allow access to the other
USB ports. Zoom USB extension adapter Model 98240 can be
purchased from some online retailers.
2From a terminal window on your Raspberry Pi or Linux computer,
enter sudo su to elevate you to root access.

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3To enumerate your device, you will need to load the option driver.
To load the option driver, enter the following into the terminal
window:
# modprobe option
#echo 2c7c 0296 > /sys/bus/usb-
serial/drivers/option1/new_id
4Install the ppp package by entering the following command apt-
get install ppp
5Next you will need to create two scripts that pppd will use to create
the connection. You can either create the scripts using an editor
such as vi or download the scripts from
www.zoomtel.com/4650support
6The first script should be named zqdial. If you downloaded the
script, copy it into /etc/ppp/peers
7If you are creating the scrIpt, put the contents below into the
/etc/ppp/peers directory.

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#module configuration
/dev/ttyUSB3 460800
#pppd options
debug
nodetach
crtscts
hide-password
noauth
defaultroute
noipdefault
usepeerdns
# No ppp compression
novj
novjccomp
noccp
ipv6 ,
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
local