Quick Start Guide

Before You Begin
ReadthefollowingbeforesettinguptheE3000‐C18BBranchRouter.
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Location Considerations
ToensuretheE3000‐C18Boperatesefficiently,dothefollowing:
 Ensurethedeviceispositionedtoreceiveoptimalsignal.Avoidpositioningnearconcretewalls,
metalorreflectivesurfaces,oranyotherobjectsthatmayinterferewithRFreception.
 Ensureplentyofventilation.Avoidinstallingthedeviceinenclosed spaces.
 Dono
tinstallthedeviceindirectexposuretotheelements.Extremeheatorcoldcanandwill
impacttherouter'sperformance.
 RefertotheE3000‐C18BSafety,Regulatory,andWarrantyGuide(includedwithyourhardware)
formoreinformationaboutlocationconsiderations.
SIM Card for Wireless Connectivity
AwirelessbroadbanddataplanmustbeaddedtoyourCradlepointE3000‐C18Bforwirelessbroadband
connectivity.WirelessbroadbanddataplansareavailablefromwirelesscarrierssuchasVerizon,AT&T,
Sprint,andT‐Mobile.TheSIMcardmustbeactivatedandprovisionedbythecarrier.Contactyour
carrierfordetailsaboutselectin
gadataplanandabouttheprocessforprovisioningyourSIM.
Installing an External Modem
TheE3000‐C18BincludesaslotforanadditionalMC400LTEmodem.Thisenhancedcapabilityallowsfor
redundancy,advancedconfiguration,failover,andupgradability.TheE3000‐C18Bsupportsboththe
MC400‐600MortheMC400‐1200M.Refertothefollowingformoreinformation:
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InsertOptionalMC400 ExternalModem
MC400Webpage
MC400SpecSheet
MC400QuickStartGuide
Setup
ReadthroughthefollowingtosetupyourE3000‐C18BBranchRoute r.
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1. InsertanActivatedSIM.
a. Ifsettingupcellularconnectivity,dothefollowing:
b. RemovethemodemdoorcoveringtheSIMslots.