Standard Install Guide: Vodafone Mobile Broadband
Contents Vodafone Mobile Broadband Standard Install Guide ............................................4 Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application...............................5 Introduction................................................................................................................................................................5 Operating Systems & Software Requirements ......................................................................
How to add applications to the Shortcuts Bar .................................................................... 34 How to install the .Net Framework 2.0 silently ................................................................. 34 Which devices are supported by VMB 10? .............................................................................. 34 TCP/IP tuning parameters for Windows XP ........................................................................... 34 Further Information ...................
Vodafone Mobile Broadband Standard Install Guide Vodafone Mobile Broadband Standard Install Guide This document covers the installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application on Microsoft® Windows® operating systems in corporate environments. It explains the command line parameters for the installation. For large rollouts of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application using customised user profiles, please refer to our Enterprise Install Guide.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application Introduction This document is based on version 10.2 of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application (VMB 10). The installation of VMB 10 requires certain Microsoft software to be installed on the target computer. This software will be installed from the VMB 10 application media, e.g. a VMB 10 CD, if it is not already present.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application Application Languages All All All Help File Languages All All Multilingual Troubleshooting Network Optimiser Yes Yes No Conflicting Applications Management Yes Yes No Important – when using the ‘Corporate’ variant, you need to ensure that all the application prerequisites are installed on the target computers before installing or rolling out Vodafone Mobile Broadband.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application Network Optimiser Network optimisation software. Installing the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application manually Start the file setup_vmb.exe and follow the instructions in the windows presented by the installation process. Installation Sequence of Vodafone Mobile Broadband (‘Full’ variant) 1. Language Window The language of this window is determined by the system language settings of the computer.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 4. License Window The installation will proceed only if the user accepts the terms in the license agreement by clicking on the radio button labelled ’I accept the terms in the license agreement‘. Otherwise the ’Next >‘ button will not be enabled. This window can be hidden during installation by setting the element ‘AskEULA’ to ‘False’ in the .xml file. 5.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 7. TCP/IP Settings Window The ’Optimise Settings’ option is used to set some TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry. Allowing optimisation requires a reboot of the system after installation. This window can be hidden during installation by setting the element ‘AskTcpSettings’ to ‘False’ in the .xml file. The value of the TCP/IP Settings option is controlled by an entry in the .xml file, as are the actual TCP/IP settings to be applied.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 10. Features Window (only Custom Installation) Certain features offered by the mobile network operator (OpCo), but not wanted by the user, can be de-selected by the user. This window is customisable by entries in the .xml file in terms of visibility of the features. Features are ‘Optimisation Software’ and ‘SMS’. 11. Summary Window The Summary window displays the items chosen in the preceding installation windows.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 13. Final Window After a successful installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application, this window will be displayed. Clicking the ‘Finish’ button exits the installer. 14. Restart Window The installation of the ByteMobile Optimiser and TCP/IP Optimisation require a system reboot after the installation, and will cause this window to be displayed. The installation of Microsoft’s .Net Framework does not require a reboot.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 2. Auto Play Window When AutoPlay is enabled, Windows displays the AutoPlay window. 3. Setup Launcher Update Window Confirmation message shown when the Vodafone Mobile Broadband Lite installer finds a pre-installed variant of Vodafone Mobile Connect 9 that does not support the inserted USB device.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 7. Vodafone Network (OpCo) Window This window is the first one that is displayed after the setup_vmb_lite.exe application (setup launcher) has finished successfully. A mobile network operator must be chosen in order to continue with the Vodafone Mobile Broadband Installer. The installer tries to pre-select the mobile network based on the SIM that is inserted in the device.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 3. Files In Use Window This window informs the user if the Microsoft uninstallation process detects certain files or components which need to be removed, but are currently being used. 4. Progress Window This window informs the user about the status of the uninstall process by displaying a progress bar and the remaining time.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application Installing Devices After the application has been installed, devices (e.g. data cards or embedded data cards) can be installed. They can be inserted before starting Vodafone Mobile Broadband, or Vodafone Mobile Broadband can be started and the device can be inserted. Also, there is a Windows service which will start Vodafone Mobile Broadband when a device has been plugged in. 1.
Installation of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application 5. Advanced Window The Advanced window of the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application. From top to bottom: - No device state - Not connected state - Connected state.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line Installation and Customisation from Command Line Introduction The msiexec.exe Microsoft Windows Installer installs products and related components that have been included in an installation database file with the suffix .msi (also called an ‘installation package’) onto the target system. Every Windows Installer .msi database can be installed from the command line. The setup_vmb.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line i - Status messages w – Non-fatal warnings e - All error messages a - Startup of actions r - Action-specific records u - User requests c - Initial UI parameters m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information o - Out-of-disk-space messages p - Terminal properties v - Verbose output x - Extra de-bugging information + - Append to existing log file ! - Flush each line to the log * - Log all information, except for v and x options.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line REMOVE list of features delimited by commas To not install certain features, use REMOVE= on the command line. Features are SMS, or ByteMobile. Command Line Options for the VMB Application The following options are available: Parameter Values Description OPCO_PROP String Determines the operator network to be installed, e.g. 23415 for Vodafone UK, or 26202 for Vodafone.de.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line NETWORKRBGROUP_PROP 1 (default) 2 Should TCP/IP settings be optimized (Yes=1, No=2)? INSTALLDIR path string Installation folder. Only if the element in the mobile network operator settings XML file is empty. ROUTETOMARKET string Internal identifier for marketing to show how the installed product was delivered, e.g. download, CD etc.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line Command Line Options for the Setup Launcher setup_vmb.exe The following options are available. For a complete list of options please also see the Flexera InstallShield’s website: http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/doc/Helpnet/installshield12helplib/IHelpSetup_EXECmdLine.ht m Parameter Values Description /v string Passing options to the .msi file. Please note the command line option for msiexec.exe above. /s /L Run setup_vmb.exe silently.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line Examples for silent installations The following are the most important command line options of the setup_vmb.exe Setup Launcher. Description Example Remarks Silent /s /v”/qn” The switch /s controls the setup launcher and the switch /qn is passed from the setup launcher to the installer. Silent, and no restart /s /v”/qn /norestart” The switch /norestart ignores any re-start request. Silent, no restart, and logging /s /v”/l*v c:\temp\vmblog.
Installation and Customisation from Command Line setup_vmb.exe /s /L1032 /v"ADDLOCAL=ALL ADVERTISE=ByteMobile USEDEFAULTLANGUAGE=false /l*v c:\vmblog.txt /qn /norestart" B. Network operator (OpCo) known 1.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) How to display hidden files and folders in Windows explorer Windows XP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open Explorer. From the Tools menu, select ‘Folder Options… ‘. Click on the ‘View’ tab. Check ‘Show hidden files and folders’ in the list of advanced settings. Click on the ‘Apply’ button and if desired click on the ‘Apply to All Folders’ button. Windows Vista and Windows 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open Explorer.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) How to create Windows Installer log files Windows Installer logging can be enabled for a single installation with a command line parameter. Alternatively, logging can be enabled for all installations on the same computer by setting a registry key. 1. There is a command line option for the Windows Installer msiexec.exe. This option can be set in the command line or in the file setup.ini.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vodafone Certain Update Manager files will remain on the computer after uninstallation. This is expected behaviour. The components that install these files are marked as permanent and so will not be removed. Also, related registry database keys are not removed from the computer. Usually there is no problem with leaving the Update Manager files on any given computer.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Value Name Value Data Description AcceptedEULA Value Type REG_SZ true, false EULA pre-accepted? BuildVersion REG_SZ ... Version string identifier. ByteMobileIcon REG_SZ true, false (default) System-tray icon for debugging purposes. Can be set to ‘true’ manually if requested. ConflictingApps REG_SZ SilentAndPrompt Parameter for controlling conflicting application management.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) LockUsage REG_SZ boolean Locks the usage settings window so the settings cannot be changed. MaintainSettings REG_SZ boolean Preserve settings when an upgrade or update is performed on top of an existing version. OEMDetermined REG_SZ string Indicates how the OEM value was created. Possible values: Automatic Manual OptimizerClient REG_SZ None, ByteMobile Installed optimiser application. Reporting REG_SZ on, off Enable or disable reporting.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) false whereas the default for silent installations is true. VF_COUNTRY REG_SZ string Installed OPCO country, e.g. United Kingdom, or Germany. VF_PROD REG_SZ VMB Internal identifier. VF_PROD_PACKAGE REG_SZ Professional, Lite Internal identifier. VodafonePackageCode REG_SZ GUID MSI package code. VodafoneProductCode REG_SZ GUID MSI product code. VodafoneUpdateServer REG_SZ url URL of the Vodafone update server.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) SilentAndAutomatic management. SilentAndAutomaticOnce Automatic Manual ManualWLANOnly ManualWWANOnly ManualForFirstRun DisabledCannotBeEnabled DisabledCanBeEnabled ConfAppsProfileVersion REG_SZ string Conflicting applications profile version string. LockingCode REG_SZ string Locking code. OemDetermined REG_SZ string Automatic or manually set. ReportingCurrentToSendNumber REG_SZ string Reporting info data.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Mobile Network Operator Network Identifier Country A1 23201 Austria Airtel-Vodafone 23403 New Jersey Azerfon 40004 Azerbaijan Bite Latvija 24705 Latvia Bite Lietuva 24602 Lithuania Celcom Malaysia 50219 Malaysia Chunghwa 46692 Taiwan Cytamobile-Vodafone 28001 Cyprus DIALOG 41302 Sri Lanka du 42403 Dubai Elisa 24405 Finland Elisa Estonia 24802 Estonia Entel PCS 73001 Chile MobileOne 52503 Singapore M-Tel BG 28401 Bulgaria Proxim
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Vipnet 21910 Croatia Vodacom 65501 South Africa Vodacom Congo 63001 Congo (DRC) Vodacom Lesotho 65101 Lesotho Vodacom Mozambique 64304 Mozambique Vodacom Tanzania 64004 Tanzania Vodafone Albania 27602 Albania Vodafone Australia 50503 Australia Vodafone CZ 23003 Czech Republic Vodafone Egypt 60202 Egypt Vodafone ES 21401 Spain Vodafone Fiji 54201 Fiji Vodafone FO 28802 Faroe Islands Vodafone Ghana 62002 Ghana Vodafone Greece 20205 G
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Vodafone UK 23415 United Kingdom Which language identifier codes are used by VMB 10? The following language identifier codes are used by Vodafone Mobile Broadband 10.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Romanian (Romania) 1048 0x0418 ro-RO Russian (Russia) 1049 0x0419 ru-RU Slovenian (Slovenia) 1060 0x0424 sl-SI Spanish (Spain) 1034 0x040a es-ES Swedish (Sweden) 1053 0x041d sv-SE Turkish (Turkey) 1055 0x041f tr-TR How to add applications to the Shortcuts Bar Up to 10 shortcuts to applications can be added to the Shortcuts Bar at the bottom of the Standard and Advanced windows.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) OPCO.xml file. A description of these parameters can be found on the Microsoft website. The parameters are: TcpWindowSize: Determines the largest TCP receive window that the system offers for a particular connection. GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize: Determines the largest TCP receive window that the system offers for all connections. TCP1323Opts: Determines whether TCP uses the time-stamping and window-scaling features described in RFC 1323.
Further Information Further Information The Vodafone Business homepage contains applications and documentation for all Vodafone data products. • Vodafone Mobile Broadband application downloads • Data card firmware downloads • VPN documentation • FAQ • How-to guides • Etc… http://support.vodafone.com © Vodafone Group 2011. Vodafone, the Vodafone logos and Vodafone Mobile Broadband are trade marks of the Vodafone Group.
