MF23 3G Wireless Router User Manual ZTE CORPORATION NO. 55, Hi-tech Road South, ShenZhen, P.R.China Postcode: 518057 Tel: (86) 755 26779999 URL: http://www.zte.com.cn E-mail: mobile@zte.com.
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Content Welcome ............................................................................................................................... 1 General Information .............................................................................................................. 1 Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................. 1 Cleaning and Maintaining .............................................................................
Chapter 1 Welcome Thank you for choosing ZTE MF23 3G Wireless Router (hereinafter referred to as “unit” or “router”). To get the most from your router and to keep it in the best condition, please read this manual carefully. The pictures, symbols and contents in this manual are for your reference only. They might not be completely identical with your router. ZTE operates a policy of continuous development.
MF23 User Manual National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Bulgaria France Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and public service Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Italy Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation.
MF23 User Manual Limited Warranty • This warranty does not apply to defects or errors in the Product caused by: i. Reasonable Router Appearance Disfiguration. ii. End User’s failure to follow ZTE’s installation, operation or maintenance instructions or procedures. iii. End User’s mishandling, misuse, negligence, or improper installation, disassemble, storage, servicing or operation of the Product. iv. Modifications or repairs not made by ZTE or a ZTE-certified individual. v.
Chapter 2 Getting started The router operates on the HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS network and GSM/GPRS/EDGE network and supports voice and data service. And the router is only suitable for family user, not suitable for industry user. Parts Supplied Parts Quantity 3G Wireless Router 1 External power adapter 1 User manual 1 Certificate of quality 1 Appearance LED Indicator Indicator State Description POWER ON External power supply works normally.
MF23 User Manual Indicator PHONE PPP 3G WIFI State Description OFF External power supply is disconnected or power off. Off Not in use. Blinking On Dialing, or there is an incoming call, the phone is ringing. On In calling. ON Internet connected. Blinking The router attempts to connect Internet. OFF Internet disconnected and not attempt to connect. ON RF signal is normal. Different color indicates different network. Red: GSM/GPRS/EDGE. Green: HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS.
MF23 User Manual 3. WPS: WPS button is used to start Wi-Fi Protected Setup authentication process. 4. Phone: Standard RJ11 connector for Telephone. 5. LAN: Ethernet connections to computer. 6. SIM: (U)SIM port for inserting (U)SIM card. Installation Inserting (U)SIM Card Insert the (U)SIM card into the (U)SIM port. Notes: Please power off the router and remove the external power adapter before removing or inserting the (U)SIM card, if not, the router or (U)SIM card may be damaged.
MF23 User Manual Notes: The router will adapt the Ethernet cable style (crossover or straight) automatically. Connecting with External Power Connect the external power adaptor to a standard power outlet. Insert the plug into the socket at the rear of the router. Switching on Your Device 1. Turn the power switch on to get started. Make sure that the phone is on hook before power on. Notes: Do not put anything on the top of the router. Do not lay routers to overlap each other when using. 2.
Chapter 3 Voice Making a Call Before making a call, make sure: • The (U)SIM card is installed. • The telephone cable (RJ11) is connected properly. • The POWER light is on. • The 3G light is on. To make a call: 1. Pick up the handset. 2. Key in the telephone number. 3. You can either press # key on the telephone to send the call, or wait 4~8 seconds for the call to be connected automatically. 4. Call will be connected. Notes: If there is no 3G indication, the RF signal is unavailable.
Chapter 4 Internet Access The router does not require any drivers, and it supports all operating systems with Ethernet LAN capability, such as Windows 2000, XP, Vista, MAC OS X and Linux. The router supports two computers surfing on internet using Ethernet cable at the same time. Note: All the parameter settings in this chapter are just for your reference. Please contact your service provider for detail. Preparation Before using the data service, make sure: • The (U)SIM card is installed.
MF23 User Manual Click Login to log in the router. Notes: If you click Save after you give user name and password, the router will save them, next time when you want to log in the router with the same user name and password, what you need to do is click Login. Settings Do not change any settings unless instructed by your service provider. If you want to make changes of settings, you need to disconnect the router from the network. After making changes, please reboot your router by turn off and on again.
MF23 User Manual 3. Set the PPP Authentication and then chick Next. 4. Set the SSID Configuration and then click Next. 5. Set the Security Configuration and then click Next.
MF23 User Manual 6. Show all the configurations and then click Apply to complete. If you want to modify, please click Back. (The figure is only for your reference as shown below). WAN Connection Click WAN Connection, you can configure how to connect to the Internet. There are three connection modes: • Auto Connect: The router will automatically connect to WAN when it is powered on. • On Demand Connect: The connection will be established when data transmission is required.
MF23 User Manual Click Apply to confirm your configuration, and then the PPP connection status will be shown in the figure. 3G Settings Wireless Info Select 3G Settings > Wireless Info, the 3G wireless information is shown in the following figure: Click Refresh to update the wireless information. Network Select Select 3G Settings > Network Select, the band selection mode is shown in the following figure: • Automatic: Router searches for valid network according to the wireless network.
MF23 User Manual • APN Setting: APN address mode. If a fixed APN is provided by your service provider, select Manual APN. Otherwise select the Auto APN, and the router will automatically obtain this parameter. • APN: APN string. • Dial No.: This dial number is used for data service connections. • PDP Type: Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Type. IP is recommended unless service provider instruct others. • PDP Setting: PDP address mode.
MF23 User Manual • IP Address: IP address for LAN interface. • Subnet Mask: Subnet mask for the IP address. • MAC Address: MAC address for the LAN interface. • DHCP Type: Define the DHCP type. By default, router is set as DHCP server. • DHCP Start IP: Allocate start IP address for IP pool. • DHCP End IP: Allocate end IP address for IP pool. The DHCP End IP address should be larger than the DHCP Start IP address.
MF23 User Manual Basic Select Wi-Fi Setting > Basic, the wireless network basic parameters are shown in the following figure: • Wi-Fi On/Off: Enable Wi-Fi or not. • Network Mode: If all of the wireless devices connect with this router in the same transmission mode, performance will be improved by choosing the appropriate wireless mode. • Network Name(SSID): Service Set Identifier (SSID). Enter a string less than 32 characters as the name for your wireless local area network (WLAN).
MF23 User Manual with each other. • BSSID: MAC address of the Wi-Fi. • Frequency(Channel): Choose the appropriate channel to optimize the performance and coverage of your wireless network. • WDS Mode: WDS enable router to communicate with other APs, WDS connection is two-way communication, APs should know each others wireless MAC address. And make sure that all APs share the same SSID and channel. WDS configuration is shown below: Step Description 1.
MF23 User Manual Click Apply to confirm your configuration. Notes: The maximum number of Wi-Fi users is 5. In the US, channels 12 and 13 are not normally used in order to avoid any potential interference in the adjacent restricted frequency band, 2483.5-2500 MHz, which is subject to strict emission limits set out in 47 CFR §15.205. So please do not use the frequency band 2483.5-2500 MHz.
MF23 User Manual • TX Power: Transmit power should be remained as the value of 100. • Short Preamble: The length of CRC block in the frames during the wireless communication. • Shot Slot: To indicate that 802.11g is using a shot time slot because there is no legacy station(802.11b) present. • Tx Burst: Tx burst allows router to deliver better throughput in the same period and environment in order to increase speed.
MF23 User Manual the only key in use at a given time. Whatever keys you enter for an access point, you must also enter the same keys for the client adapter in the same order. In other words, WEP key 1 on the AP must match WEP key 1 on the client adapter, WEP key 2 on the AP must match WEP key 2 on the client adapter, etc. Select Hex if use 10 or 26 hexadecimal numbers (0~9, a~f or A~F). Select ASCII if use 5 or 13 ASCII characters (case-sensitive).
MF23 User Manual WPS Summary, WPS Progress and WPS Status are all shown in the figure. To set WPS, select WPS mode, the two modes are described below: • PIN: There are two ways to use PIN mode, one is set PIN code on the client's wireless adapter(you can find the PIN code in AP PIN field of WPS Summary), the other way is set the client's PIN code in Client PIN field. • PBC: Press the WPS button of the router or select PBC, and then click Apply.
MF23 User Manual Notes: You can set the maximum 10 filtering items for MAC/IP/Port Filtering and URL Filtering. MAC/IP/Port Filtering Select Firewall > Mac/Ip/Port Filtering, the Mac/IP/Port Filtering is shown in the following figure: If you select Enable, the filter settings will appear: • Default Policy: Set how to handle the packet if none of the rules matches.
MF23 User Manual • MAC address: Set the MAC address that will be filtered. • Dest IP Address: Set the destination IP address that will be filtered. • Source IP Address: Set the source IP address that will be filtered. • Protocol: Set which protocol will be used for filtering. • Dest Port Range: Set the destination port numbers that will be filtered • Source Port Range: Set the source port numbers that will be filtered. • Action: Set how to handle the packet if it matches with the rule.
MF23 User Manual • IP Address: Set IP address for the virtual server. • Port Range: Set port numbers for the virtual server. • Protocol: Set protocol for the virtual server. • Comment: Type comment for the virtual server settings. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. DMZ You can setup a De-militarized Zone(DMZ) to separate internal network with the Internet.
MF23 User Manual You can configure system firewall to protect AP or router from being attacking. Select Firewall > System Security, the system security setting is shown in the following figure: Allow or Deny the remote management function and Enable or Disable ping from WAN filter on requirement, and then click Apply. SMS New Message Select SMS > New Message to enter into New Message Interface. Edit the new message. Click Send to send the message. Click Save to save the message to Drafts.
MF23 User Manual You can make the following operation: View/Send/Delete/Forward/Delete All. Drafts Select SMS > Drafts to enter into Drafts Interface. You can make the following operation: View/Send/Delete/Forward/Delete All.
MF23 User Manual Select Advanced > Management, the administrator settings information is shown in the following figure: To set new account, type new account and password, and then click Apply to confirm your configuration. Upgrade Select Advanced > Upgrade to upgrade the software version of the router. Click Browse..., locate the latest software version, and then click Upgrade. Notes: Do not upgrade software unless necessary. Wrongly upgrade action may cause router malfunction or can not work.
MF23 User Manual You can reboot the Home Gateway by webUI remotely, if the Gateway is not around you. PIN Manage Select Advanced > PIN Manage, the PIN manage is shown in the following figure: If you select Modify, the modification parameters are shown in the following figure: Type the old PIN code, and then type two times the new PIN code. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. Notes: Three time consecutive wrong PIN code entries will lock the (U)SIM card.
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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting • Make sure that the router is turned on and all the cables are connected correctly. • Check the RSSI, PPP and PWR LED’s are lit and NOT in a blinking state or off. Voice Related Problems Symptoms Possible Problems/ Solutions No Dial Tone. Please wait for 1~2 minutes after the router is turned on. If 3G LED light is blinking, you have no good RF reception. Change the location of the router.
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Chapter 6 Technical Parameters Network & Frequency Band EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz Power Adapter Input: 100V~240V(AC), 50/60Hz Output:+12V (DC), 700mA Max Data Service HSUPA 2Mbps UL HSDPA 7.
7 Chapter Glossary • AC: Alternating Current • APN: Access Point Name • DC: Direct Current • DHCP: Dynamic Host Control Protocol • DNS: Domain Name System (or Service or Server) • DoS: Denial of Service • EDGE: Enhanced Data GSM Evolution • ESSID: Expanded Service Set Identifier • Ethernet: A frame-based computer networking technology for local area networks (LANs) • GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications • GPRS: General Packet Radio Service • HSDPA: High Speed Downlink Packet