Wonderful Communication, Mobile Life. Welcome to HUAWEI E960 Wireless Gateway.
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Safety Precautions Read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct and safe use of your wireless device. For detailed information, see section 7 "Warnings and Precautions." Do not switch on your FWT when FWT use is prohibited or when FWT use may cause interference or danger. Do not use your FWT while driving. Follow the rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities. Switch off your FWT near medical apparatus. Switch off your FWT in an aircraft.
Table of Contents 1 Getting to Know Your E960..................................................................................................1 Appearance ....................................................................................................................1 PC Configuration Requirements ...................................................................................2 2 Quick Start..............................................................................................................
Enable/Disable PIN Code............................................................................................24 Unlock PIN code .........................................................................................................25 Modify the PIN code ...................................................................................................25 9 UMTS Setting .....................................................................................................................
1 Getting to Know Your E960 Your E960 supports HSDPA/WCDMA 2100, GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1900/1800/900/850, and network auto-switch. With the E960, you can experience wireless gateway and USB modem at any time and any place. Appearance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
y Steady on in green: Signal strength in level four or five (strong) Network mode y Double blinking in green: Searching the network y Blinking in green: Normal 2G network y Steady on and in green: GPRS/EDGE data service connected y Fast blinking in green: Downloading the upgrade mode y Blinking in blue: Normal WCDMA network y Steady on in blue: WCDMA data service connected y Steady on in cyan: HSDPA data service connected Note: When the gateway is initialized，it is steady on in green for three seconds.
2 Quick Start Gateway Mode Step 1: Insert the SIM Card 1. 2. 3. Take out the card socket from the E960. Insert the SIM card into the socket with the golden contact facing upward. Insert the card socket into the E960. Caution: When inserting or removing the SIM card, you must disconnect the E960 with the power adapter. Step 2: Connect the Power Adapter Please use the E960 compatible power adapter; otherwise, the E960 can be damaged.
Step 5: Place the E960 The E960 can be placed horizontally on a table, hanging against wall, or leaning against the pedestal. Place the E960 on a higher place or near the window, so it can receive better signal strength. Press the bayonet of the pedestal, and place the E960 into the pedestal as shown in the figure. Thus, the E960 can lean against the pedestal. Caution：To avoid electrical devices from interfering by the wireless signal, place electrical devices one meter away from the E960.
Note: 6. y If the program is not started, you can access the optical drive path of the E960, double-click the disk icon or right-click it, and then select Open. Double-click the AutoRun.exe file, the installation program starts. y Do not plug or unplug the E960 in the installation process. Enter the Mobile Partner, and you can perform the applications such as wireless accessing the Internet, SMS, email, and phone book.
3 Use the Management Console Login to the Management Console 1. Open the Internet Explorer, and then enter the address http://192.168.1.1. 2. Select the User Type; enter the Password, and then click . y Admin: Have the rights to view and modify the configurations, and the default password is admin; y User: Have the right to view only the basic information and the default password is user. Note： Only one user can log in to the E960 management page once, which is to prevent the configuration conflict.
Introduce the Management Page y Operation navigation area: Shows the main functions of the management console. y User operation area: Shows detailed information about the gateway and set relevant parameters. y Status display area: Shows the information about network connection and signal intensity in real time. Functions Operation The main gateway management console operations is shown in the following table.
Item Description SIM The SIM card is valid WAN The PPP dial access is successful WCDMA WCDMA network connected The SIM card is invalid or unavailable The PPP dial access is failed No WCDMA network Note： If the gateway connects to other netwok mode, the corresponding connection status is shown here. SIG The signal intensity from weak to intensive is shown as follows: Use the Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup Wizard guides you to the most important and basic configuration quick and easy.
2. 3. 4. If the PPP connection mode is Auto or On Demand, please refresh the interface to view the current connection status. If the PPP connection mode is Manual, please click Connect /Disconnect button to .connect or disconnect the network connection, Wait for a moment, interface displays connection successful, then you can open the Internet Browser and input the network site to surf the internet.
4 Quick Setup You can use the Quick Setup Wizard to configure the main parameters of gateway quick and easy. Click Quick Setup in the operation navigation to open the welcome interface of wizard, and then click prompts. to enter the PPP Profile Setting page following the page Configure PPP Profile The interface shows as follow figure. y Profile Name: Input a character string as profile name when the textbox default is null.
you need to enter the APN manually. The two parameters are provided by the network carrier. Select the Mode of PPP Connection PPP Connection: It is used to select the dial access mode. y Auto: After a device is started, the system automatically creates a permanent connection, no matter whether there is data transfer. y On Demand: The connection exists when there is data transfer, and disappears when there is no data transfer. y Manual: Manually dial up to create a connection.
SSID Broadcast: Enable or disable the broadcast function y Enabled: The gateway broadcasts the SSID of this WLAN, and users can easily access. Unauthorized users, however, can also easily access WLAN of this type. This type of WLAN has very low security level. y Disabled: The E960 does not broadcast the SSID of this WLAN. Before accessing a WLAN of this type, the user must get the SSID of the WLAN. In this manner, the WLAN security is ensured.
y WPA Pre-Shared Key：It requires a WPA key consisting of 64 random hexadecimal key or 8–63 random ASCII characters. ASCII key contains all input characters through the keyboard of your PC，hexadecimal key contains numbers of 0~9 and characters of A~F. y Network Key Rotation Interval：It is used to set how long a network key dynamically rotates. By default, the value is 0 second. To disable this function, you can set the value to 0 or Null.
Validate Quick Setup The last page displays the setting you have configured. y To accept settings, click to submit the information. y To make changes, click to return. y Click 14 to quit the settings.
5 Configuring Your Computer Window XP operating system is taken for an example hereinafter. For other operating systems, the configuration interface and configuration method may be slightly different. Please configure it according to the actual situation. Wireless Configuration The configuration of WLAN connection enables your PC connect to the E960 through the wireless network. If your PC need only connect to the E960 through Ethernet, you do not need to configure the WLAN.
4. If encryption parameter is set for the E960, the Wireless Network Connection appears and requires the network key and confirmation. The value you entered must be identical with that in WPA Pre-Shared Key or Network Key. 5. Wait a few minutes after you enter the correct value of the network key, the wireless connection icon displays in the status area in the lower right corner of the screen. Your PC can connect to the E960 automatically.
Note： You should configure the available connections to E960, and take Local Area Connection as an example. 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list box and then click Properties.
4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, and then click OK. Disable Proxy Settings 1. 2. 3. 18 Open the Internet Explorer，select Tools>Internet Options. Choose Connections and then select LAN Settings. Unpick the Use a proxy server for your LAN.
6 Introduce Advanced Setting In the Advance Settings interface, you can not only configure the basic attributes of the gateway, but also configure the other more advanced parameters and perform the daily maintenance and management to the gateway. In the operation navigation area, click Advanced Settings to enter the page as following figure. The following table shows shortcut icons.
Open the DHCP setting interface to choose the mode of IP address assignment. Open the interface to enable or disable WLAN. Open the WLAN setting interface. Open the interface to configure the MAC filter.
7 System Management On the system management page, you can modify password, upgrade software, restore factory defaults, restart device, and view the version information. Click to enter the system management page as following figure. Change the User password You can modify the entry password to prevent unauthorized users form logging on your management console. Note: y Administrators can modify only the administrator passwords. They cannot modify the passwords of common users.
2. Input the current password, then input the new password and confirm. 3. Click to save the setting. Upgrade the Gateway 1. Click . The system upgrading page is displayed. 2. Input the path or click updated. 3. Click to select the software image files to be . The system updates the software. Caution: y After the system is upgraded, the system automatically restarts. The whole process takes about 2 minutes.
Restore Defaults After the device is reset to factory defaults, you need to re-configure the gateway before accessing the network. If you need rebuild LAN or forget any parameters you can use this function. Click to open the restoring factory defaults page, and then click . Reboot the Device 1. Click 2. Click the . The reboot page is displayed. button, and you can reboot the gateway. View the Version Information Click to display the version information page.
8 SIM Setting You can perform setting and management on the SIM card and PIN code on the SIM setting page, consisting of enabling/disabling/modifing/unlocking PIN code. Note： y If you input the false PIN code over three times, the PIN code is locked. You need to input the PUK code to unlock. y PIN code must be 4~8 digits. Click to enter the SIM setting pag.
Unlock PIN code When the PIN code is locked, you need to enter correct PUK code to unlock the PIN code, Note： 1. 2. y If you have forgotten the PUK code, please contact your carrier. y If you input the invalid PUK code over 10 times, the SIM card is locked. You need to please contact your carrier for help. Input the correct PUK code. Input the new PIN code and confirm it. 3. Click to submit the setting. Modify the PIN code When the PIN code protection is enabled, you can modify the PIN code. 1. 2. 3.
9 UMTS Setting On the UMTS setting page, you can set the preference of connection modes and bands in searching a network. Click . The UMTS setting page displays as following figure. Choose Preferred Mode and Band You can set the preference of connection modes and bands in searching a network. 1. Click 2. Select the preference of connection mode in the Preferred Mode list box. The following table lists the details of connection modes. 26 , enter the Network Settings page.
Mode Performance Description 3G preferred Maximum rate: 2.4 Mbit/s The E960 automatically selects the data service mode according to the signal intensity of the network. The high-speed data service mode is preferred. GPRS preferred Maximum rate: 153.6 Kbit/s The E960 automatically selects the data service mode according to the signal intensity of the network. The low-speed data service mode is preferred. 3G only Maximum rate: 2.4 Mbit/s The E960 can only work in high-speed data service mode.
2. Select the mode of searching network. y Auto: The gateway can automatically search a network and login. y Manual: You need search network and login manually. 3. Click 4. If search network manually, please select searched network and click login. 28 to submit the setting.
10 Dial-up Setting You can configure PPP parameters and manage the Profile list. Click . The dial-up setting page displays as following figure. Configure PPP Properties 1. 29 Click to open the interface as following.
2. Enter correct parameters. y Profile List：It is used to select a Profile from an established dial access list. If the drop-down list is null, you need to create a Profile. y PPP Connection: It is used to select the dial-up mode. Dial-up mode description Auto After a device is started, the system automatically creates a permanent connection, no matter whether there is data transfer. On Demand The connection exists when there is data transfer, and disappears when there is no data transfer.
Introduce the Interface The following table shows details. Parameter Profile List Description Include all profile name Profile Name Input the name of the selected or created profile Dial-up Number Input the character string for PPP dial-up. For details, refer to the carrier. PPP User Name The user name used in PPP communication. It is provided by the network carrier. PPP Password It refers to the password used in PPP communication. It is provided by the network carrier.
11 IP Address Distribution You can configure the IP address Distribution mode of LAN. Your gateway’s DHCP server can allocate IP address for network devices automatically. If use DHCP server, ensure that the PC connected with the gateway is configured for obtaining IP address automatically also, refer to “PC Network Setting”. Click to display the DHCP setting page. y IP Address: The IP address of your gateway. By default, it is 192.168.1.1.
can range from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. The minimum IP address range is a single IP address. y DHCP Lease Time: The DHCP server assigns a IP address to each device connected to the LAN for a this amount of time. When the lease expires, the DHCP server will check if the device has disconnected form the LAN. If it has, the server will reassign this IP address to a newly connected device. This way can avoid waster of IP address resource.
12 WLAN Setting Enable/Disable WLAN 1. Click to displays The WLAN Module Settings page. 2. Enable or disable the WLAN mode. y Enable: You can use WLAN function and configure relevant parameters. y Disable: You cannot use WLAN relevant function. 3. Click to submit the setting. Basic Settings for WLAN Click 34 . You can perform basic settings on the WLAN.
Select Wireless Interface Wireless Interface: It refers to the SSID and MAC address used to identify the gateway. Enter SSID SSID: It refers to the server set ID used to identify a WLAN. A wireless terminal (such as a PC) can communicate with the E960 only when they have the same SSID. To ensure the WLAN security, please do not use the default SSID. You can enter a character string, such as MyHome, as the SSID. Enable or Disable the SSID Broadcast y Enabled: The WLAN is an open network.
Enable or Disable the AP Isolation y On: The terminals accessing the gateway through the WLAN cannot communicate with each other. y Off: The terminals accessing the gateway through the WLAN can communicate with each other. Select the WLAN Channel. y Country: It is used to identify the country. Different countries have different standards on channel usage. Each country defines a group of specific channels. y Channel: It refers to the channel the gateway works with. According to the IEEE802.
Configure Security Encryption You can set a security key for your wireless network to prevent your wireless LAN from data attack. To access the wireless network, you must set the wireless security key of your PC consistent with the security key of the wireless gateway. 802.11Authentication Mode y Open: Open system authentication. The user accessing the WLAN can use WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK to authenticate, or choose to non-authenticate. y Shared: Shared key authentication.
Set Access Attributes of the Client As shown in the following picture, you can set the Preamble Type, Max Associations Limit, Mode, and enable or disable the peer MAC address through the Bridge Restriction.
y Preamble Type: It has two options: Long and Short. When clients (PCs) support the Short setting, the WLAN can have a better performance in Short mode. y MAX Associations Limit: It refers to the maximum number of connections. It is used to set the upper threshold of WLAN clients connected to the gateway at the same time. A maximum of 128 clients can connect with the gateway in wireless mode. y Mode: It refers to the WLAN access mode. The gateway has two work modes, as shown in the following table.
MAC Filter Setting Click to display the WLAN MAC Filter Setting interface. You can control and manage the clients accessing WLAN to enhance security level. MAC Restrict Mode There are three parameter values, as shown in the following table. Value Description Disabled The MAC address restriction function is disabled. Allow The clients with addresses in the MAC Address columns are allowed to connect with the gateway through the WLAN.
13 Typical Networking Example Your gateway can form a WLAN through the WLAN interface, or can form a small-sized LAN through the four Ethernet interfaces connecting with a terminal device in small office or home office (SOHO). Your gateway also supports external concentrator, Ethernet switch, or router. To form a LAN with multiple PCs, you can extend the Ethernet interfaces through the concentrator or Ethernet switch.
14 Troubleshooting The PC in a LAN cannot access internet. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The power indicator is on, the E960 is normally connected with the power adapter. If the power indicator is off, you need to check whether the power is normally connected. There are five signal strength indicators on the E960 panel. The more green indicators are on, the stronger the signal strength. If all of the signal strength indicators are off, you need to check whether the area is covered by WLAN.
What to do if bridging between two EC506s is unsuccessful 1. 2. Make sure that the two gateways work on the same channel. For details, see”Choose Preferred Mode and Band”. Make sure that the MAC address of one gateway is in the peer MAC address list of another gateway. For details, see “MAC Addresses”. When the signal strength is normal, what to do if the downloading rate is much lower In this case, you may need to set the value in registry as following procedure. 1. 2. Click start and then select Run.
5. Rename “New Value #1” as “TcpWindowSize”. 6. Right-click “TcpWindowSize” and then select Modify in the shortcut menu.
7. Select Decimal and enter “65535” in the Value data text box, and then click OK. 8. For the DWORD value of DefaultRcvWindow, do the same operations as that of TcpWindowSize.
15 Warnings and Precautions Electronic Device y Turn off your wireless device near high-precision electronic devices. The wireless device may affect the performance of these devices y Such devices include hearing aids, pacemakers, fire alarm systems, automatic gates, and other automatic-control devices can be affected.
Storage Environment y Do not place magnetic storage media such as magnetic cards and floppy disks near the wireless device. Radiation from the wireless device may erase the information stored on them. y Do not put your wireless device, battery, or other accessories in containers with strong magnetic field, such as an induction cooker and a microwave oven. Otherwise, circuit failure, fire, or explosion may occur. y Do not leave your wireless device, battery, or charger in a very hot or cold place.
y The wireless device may interfere with nearby TV sets, radios and PCs. y In accordance with international standards for radio frequency and radiation, use wireless device accessories approved by the manufacturer only. Cleaning and Maintenance y Before you clean or maintain the wireless device, turn off it and disconnect it from the charger. Otherwise, electric shock or short-circuit of the battery or charger may occur.
16 3G Abbreviations The Third Generation A AC Alternating Current ARP Address Resolution Protocol AP Access Preamble APN Access Point Name C CDMA Code Division Multiple Access D DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name Server DL down link, downlink E EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution G GSM Global System for Mobile communications GPRS General Packet Radio Service GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node H HSDPA High Speed Packet Access HSDPA High Speed Downlink Pa
I IP Internet Protocol ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol L LAN Local Area Network LED Light Emitting Diode L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol M MSC Mobile Switching Center N NAT Network Address Translation P PCS Personal communication systems PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network POTS Plain Old Telephone Service PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol R RTT Radio Transmission Technology S SOHO Small Office Home Office SCP Service Control Point SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node S
VPN Virtual Private Network W WAN Wide Area Network WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WCDMA Wideband CDMA WI-FI Wireless Fidelity 51
