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.