Quick Start Guide Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick Designed for Vodafone
Welcome to the world of mobile communications 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 10 13 Welcome Set up your USB Stick Start the software Software overview Connect SMS text messaging SMS contacts USB Stick LED lights Signal strength Hints and tips Glossary
Welcome Your new Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Stick lets you connect your computer to the internet over the Vodafone high-speed mobile phone network. Browse the web You can now access the web and any other internet service wherever there’s a mobile phone network. Pick up emails Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are. You can also access your personal email accounts – even web-based accounts like Hotmail.
Set up your USB Stick • Remove the cap from the end of the USB Stick. Slide out the SIM holder from its slot, and insert your SIM as shown. SIM card • Push the SIM holder back into the USB Stick until it clicks. • If you are using a MicroSD memory card with your Stick (to allow your Stick to behave as a flash memory drive), insert the card as shown. MicroSD card • Plug the USB Stick firmly into your computer’s USB port.
Start the software On Microsoft Windows computers The first time you plug your USB Stick into a PC the software setup should start automatically, and proceed to set up your USB Stick. If for some reason the setup does not start, right click on the VMC Lite 9.3.x.x drive in ‘My Computer’ (Start Menu, Computer for Vista machines), select Explore and double-click the file called setup.exe on the USB Stick. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Software overview The first time you run the software, your USB Stick will usually be set as the default device. If it is not, click ‘Manage Devices’ and select your USB Stick there. 1 Connect/Disconnect Connect via the mobile phone network 2 Views View data usage, and additional software settings 3 Start SMS program Send, receive and manage SMS messages and contacts 4 Status Check the status of your connection 5 Help Help Topics, plus internet and hotline support.
Connect If a mobile network has been found, the Connect button in the Mobile Connections panel will be enabled. Clicking Connect connects to the internet across the mobile phone network. Now you can browse the web or use email. When connected, the Connect button text changes to Disconnect and a green ‘Connected’ indicator appears below the button. The radio waves on the Mobile Connections icon are animated whenever data is being transferred over the connection.
Click Vodafone SMS on the navigation bar in the main window of the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software to open the SMS program. SMS Text Messaging To send an SMS Click New at the left-hand end of the SMS toolbar to create a new SMS text message. The number displayed to the person who receives your message will be from your data SIM, not your mobile phone. Use a short ‘signature’ to make sure people know you sent them a message: Settings/Messages/ Signature.
Receiving SMS When you receive a new message, an SMS Notification is shown briefly so you can respond to it directly. The received message can also be read from the Inbox in the main Vodafone SMS window. The Vodafone SMS software will receive text messages whenever you have mobile network coverage.
SMS Contacts Click Contacts on the SMS navigation bar to open the Contacts list, in which you can save SMS numbers that you use frequently as contacts with names. New SMS Contact Clicking the New button on the SMS toolbar opens a new contact window. Enter the name and number of your contact using the international format for the number, eg. +447774477000.
USB Stick LED lights The LED light on your USB Stick shows which kind of mobile network has been found, and whether the USB Stick is connected to that network. Green blinking A GPRS network has been found – you could connect Green solid Connected via GPRS Blue blinking A 3G network has been found – you could connect Blue solid Connected via 3G Light blue solid Connected via 3G Broadband.
Hints and tips 10 If you don’t see your USB Stick in the list of devices – Remove the USB Stick – Re-start your computer – Re-insert the USB Stick. If no network can be found – Change your physical location: in a building, move closer to a window, move higher up, or go outside – (Windows) Select ‘View/View Available Mobile Connections’ and see if you can connect to a particular network in the list shown – Contact Support, and check that data services and roaming are enabled on your account.
For further help, please visit www.support. vodafone.com, or call Vodafone Support on XXX or XXXXXXX. – (Mac) Start the Vodafone Mobile Connect software, and select one of the other options in the lower part of the main window, eg. ‘3G Only’ – If you are using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), contact your company IT administrator.
If you are using a Windows machine and VMCLite does not install and/or the install progress bar keeps looping, this can indicate a failure with Windows detecting the device components – Go to Device Manager (normally located under Control Panel and System headings.
Glossary Built-in Mobile data card built into notebook computer. data card Enables data connections over the mobile phone network. Data card/ A device for a computer that is used to open a USB stick data connection over the mobile phone network. EDGE An enhancement to GPRS networks offering higher speeds, although not as fast as those provided by 3G, or 3G Broadband. EV-DO A high-speed mobile data standard used mostly in the USA.
3G Often referred to as the 3rd Generation of GSM technologies, UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) provides higher data speeds. 3G broadband An evolution of 3G to provide faster data speeds. Like many fixed-line ‘broadband’ services, 3G broadband provides a faster download speed than upload speed. Roaming Connecting via networks other than your own operator’s network. This typically occurs when you are abroad, but is also possible in your own country.
© Vodafone 2008. Vodafone and the Vodafone logos are trade marks of the Vodafone Group. Any product or company names mentioned herein may be the trade marks of their respective owners. Product Code: K3520-Z VMCLite 9.
