Zte MF970 User manual

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MF970
User Guide
ZTECORPORATION
NO. 55, Hi-tech Road South, Shenzhen, P.R.China
Postcode: 518057

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Getting to Know Your Device
Appearance
The following figure is for your reference only.
Left Side Front Right Side
1. micro-SIM Card Slot
Cover and Reset
Hole
Insert your micro-SIM
card.
Restore your device to
factory default settings.
2. FUNC Key
Press the FUNC Key to
access the options menu.
3. Power Key
Press the Power Key to
power on/off your device.
4. Screen
indicates the signal type,

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signal strength, battery, Wi-Fi,
etc.
5. Charging/micro-USB
Jack
Charge your device.
Connect the client to your
device via theUSB cable.
6. External Antenna
Connector
It is used to connect an
external antenna to enhance
thesignal strength.
Getting to Know Your Device
Indicators
When the device is powered on, the following icons may be
displayed on the LCD screen. For a description of the icons,
refer to the following table.
Icon
Description
Networksignal strength
/
Networktype
The user is inroaming status.
Connected tothe Internet.
Connected to the Internet in the Internet Wi-Fi

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mode.
New message(s)
Wi-Fi status and the number of connected users
Battery level
Installing the micro-SIM Card
1. Open the micro-SIM card slot cover, and insert a micro-SIM
card to the micro-SIM card slot.
NOTE:
Do not remove the cover entirely, because it is connected with
the device.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the device, do not useany other kind of SIM
cards, or any non-standard micro-SIM cardcut from a SIM card.
You can get a standard micro-SIM card from your service
provider.

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2. Close the micro-SIM card slot cover.
Charging Your Device
You cancharge your deviceby using theUSB cable or adapter.
Use the USB cable to connect your device directly to your
PC.
Use the adapter and USB cable to connect to the wall
outlet tocharge your device.

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NOTE:
The plug only fits one way to connect your device. Do not use
excessiveforce toinsert the plug.
Internet Access
Connection Scenarios
The device can access the Internet in two ways and it allows
multiple clients to surf on the Internet at the same time. The
following figures are for your reference only.
Cellular network mode: A micro-SIM card can be used to
access theInternet.

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Internet Wi-Fi Mode: Your device can be connected to a
WLAN device (such as a hotspot device or wireless router)
through Wi-Fi to access the Internet. The WLAN device must
be alreadyconnectedto theInternet.
NOTE:
Your device and the WLAN device must be in different subnets.
Connecting to Your Device
Using Wi-Fi
1. Power on your device.
2. Ensure that your computer or other client devices have
enabled Wi-Fi, andsearch for available wireless networks.
NOTE:
Refer to your Wi-Fi-enabled client device manual for further
details on how to search for wireless networks. If you use a
computer, you need to set your computer to obtain an IP
address automatically.

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3. Select the Wi-Fi name (SSID) of your device, and click
Connect.
4. Enter the Wi-Fi passwordif necessary, and click OK.
NOTE:
Refer to the chapter Getting to Know the Wi-Fi SSID and
Password toget the default Wi-Fi SSID and password.
5. Wait until the client device is connected to your device
successfully.
Using a USBCable
1. Connect acomputer to your device with a USB cable.
2. Power on your device and follow the system prompts to
complete softwareinstallation.
NOTES:
If the system does not automatically launch installation, you
can double-click the device installation icon in My Computer
toinstall the software.
The device driver will be installed at the same time.

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3. Wait until the computer is connected to your device
successfully.
Using the WPS(Optional)
If your client devi ce s upports WPS, you don’t have to input the
password manually after WPS is available. Please perform the
following steps:
1. Power on your device, and enablethe Wi-Fi function on your
device.
2. Enable WPS function. Please press the FUNC Key.
3. Select WPS to start Wi-Fi Protected Setup authentication
process.
4. Enable the WPS function on your client to respond this
authentication process.
5. Follow the system prompts on your client to finish the
connection.
NOTES:
The device will wait toreceive the access request of wireless
access client within 2 minutes.
For detailed operations about the client, please refer to the
client’s user manual.

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Getting to Know the Wi-Fi SSID and
Password
You can usethe following methods toget the default Wi-Fi SSID
and password.
View thelabel on the device.
Press the FUNC Key to access the options menu. Select
Device Info and the Wi-Fi SSID and password are
displayed onthescreen.
Logging in to the ZTE Mobile
Hotspot Configuration Page
1. Ensure that the connection between your device and the
client deviceis correct.
2. Launch the Internet browser and enter http://192.168.0.1 or
http://rogers.rockethub in the address bar.
3. Enter the password to log in to the ZTE Mobile Hotspot
configuration page. The login page appears as follows. The
following figureis only for your reference.

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NOTE:The default passwordis admin.
Changing the Wi-Fi SSID or
Password
1. Log into the ZTE MobileHotspot configuration page.
2. Select Wi-Fi Settings> Main SSID.
3. Change the Network Name (SSID) or the Password in the
Main SSID area.
4. Click Apply.

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Accessing the Internet
Cellular network mode
After a client device is successfully connected to your device,
you can access the Internet in Automatic or Manual mode. The
default modeis Automatic.
Mode
Operation
Automatic
Your device is automatically connected to the
Internet, you can surf on the Internet through
theclient.
Manual
1. Log in to the ZTE Mobile Hotspot
configuration page.
2. Select Settings > Connection Mode >
Manual, and thenclick Apply.
3. Click to back to the home page, and
click or .
You can also press the FUNC Key and
select Data Connection. Select Yes or
No.
NOTE:
To modify the parameters of your device, log in to the ZTE
MobileHotspot configuration page.

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Accessing the Internet
Internet Wi-Fi Mode
1. Log into the ZTE MobileHotspot configuration page.
2. Select Wi-Fi Settings> Internet Wi-Fi.
3. Set the Internet Wi-Fi Switch to Enable, and click Apply.
Thenset the Preferred Network toWi-Fi, and click Apply.
4. Connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
The following two methods are for your reference.
Click Connect next to the Wi-Fi hotspot you want to
connect to in the Wi-Fi Hotspot area, enter a password in
thePassword text box and clickYes.
Click Add Network, enter the Wi-Fi hotspot information in
theAdd Wi-Fi Hotspot area, andclick Apply.

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After the client device is connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot
successfully, you can access the Internet.
ZTE Mobile Hotspot Configuration
Page screen
When youlog in, the following interface appears.

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1. Status Check the status of the current connection.
2. Current networkpanel Check status of mobile network
connection, connected devices, upload and download data
speed, or change related settings.
3. Statistic Check your approximate cumulative data usage,
and data amount left statistic.
4. Status information Check device status information.
5. Indexbar Select thefunction to be used from the index bar.
Connected Device View
Click on Access device.
All of wireless devices connectedto your device will show on the
connected device window, including device name and MAC
address.

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Connection Settings View
Click Settings onMyrouter.
Connection mode
Select Connection Mode. The connection mode information is
shownin thefollowing figure.
Automatic: The device will automaticallyconnect to network
whenit is powered on.
Manual: The device will connect to network manually.
Network selection
Select Network Selection. The networkselectioninformationis
shownin thefollowing figure.

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Automatic: The device will search availablenetwork
automatically.
Manual: The device will search availablenetwork manually.
APN
1. Select APN.
2. Select Manual. Youcanset the Access Point Name (APN) in
thefollowing figure.

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Mode: If a fixed APN is provided by your service provider,
select Manual APN. Otherwise, please select Auto APN, and
the device will automatically obtain parameters.
Profile: It contains one or more profile names.
PDP Type: IPv4/IPv6/IPv4&IPv6.
ProfileName: It refers to the name that you assign tothe
new profile.
APN: Access Point Name. The APN contains 0-9 a-z A-Z . -
andit can't start with and end with .or -.
Authentication: Is provided by your Internet Service
Provider(ISP).Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
provides a simple method without encryption for the peer to
establishits identity using a 2-way handshake.
Challenge-Handshake AuthenticationProtocol (CHAP) is
used to periodically verify the identity of the peer using a
3-way handshake.
User Name: User nameis usedto obtain authentication from
theISP whenthe connectionis established.
Password: Passwordis used to obtain authenticationfrom
theISP whenthe connectionis established.
Click"Set asdefault" toset this profile as the default profile.
NOTE:
Please disconnect thedevice from the network before changing
settings.

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Wi-Fi Settings
You can set up wireless hotspot so that your mobile phone or
laptop could access network via it. Click Wi-Fi Settings on My
router.
Main SSID
Select Main SSID.
Multi SSID: 2 SSID can be used at the sametime.
NetworkName(SSID): SSID can be understood as network
name. When youchangetheSSID, please enter astring less
than 32characters as the name for your Wi-Fi. The string
contains numbers, letters (a-z, A-Z), special characters

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(!#()+-./%=?@^_{|}~) and space, andit cannot start and end
with a space.
Broadcast NetworkName(SSID): If you enablethis function,
the device will broadcast SSID. Other wireless devices can
discover and connect to this device.
Security Mode:
OPEN: Unencrypted mode. There are risks that the
network will be usedby unauthorizedindividuals. This
encryption modeisn’t recommended.
WPA2(AES)-PSK: It is thesecure version of WPA
withimplementation of the 802.11i standard.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: WPA Pre-Shared Key
(WPA-PSK). WPA2-PSKis thesecure version of
WPA withimplementation of the 802.11i standard.
Password: The pass-phraseneeds tocontain 0-9 a-z A-Z ! #
( ) + - . / % = ? @ ^ _ { | } ~
Max Station Number: Youcanselect the maximum number
of wireless terminals which canconnect tothe device.
Guest SSID
Select Guest SSID, and set Multi SSID toEnable.