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U630 USER MANUAL WITH MOBILINK 2.0 ™
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a
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GU-90023610GU REVISION 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 2 2 1 Getting started ...........................................................................................................................................3 1.1 Your UMTS account......................................................................................................................................3 1.2 Your UMTS Merlin ...........................................................................................
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 3 3 1 GETTING STARTED In This Section • Description of Your UMTS Merlin • The UMTS Package • System Requirements • Care of Your UMTS Merlin • Installing MobiLink 2 on Windows 2000 • Windows 2000 detects your UMTS Merlin • Installing MobiLink 2 on Windows XP • Windows XP detects your UMTS Merlin This section will walk you through how to get started using your UMTS Merlin, including software and driver installatio
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 4 4 1.4 GETTING STARTED Before you use your UMTS Merlin, you must first: 1. Have an active UMTS account with a UMTS Service Provider. 2. Have a properly configured SIM (Provided by the Service Provider) – facilitates permission to use network. 3. Install the MobiLink 2 software, located on the installation CD. 4. Insert SIM card into the UMTS Merlin U630 SIM card slot. 5. Insert into the PC card slot on your PC for Micr
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 5 5 NOTE: TO REMOVE YOUR MERLIN, YOU MUST EXIT MOBILINK 2, THEN STOP THE MERLIN USING THE PC CARD TRAY ICON LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER OF YOUR PC. CLICK THE ICON AND SELECT STOP FROM THE DIALOG BOX. ONCE YOUR CARD HAS BEEN STOPPED, PRESS THE PC CARD EJECT BUTTON LOCATED ON YOUR PC AND REMOVE THE CARD COMPLETELY FROM THE PC CARD SLOT. GU-90023610GU Revision 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 6 6 1.7 INSTALLING MOBILINK 2 This portion of the guide will instruct you how to install the MobiLink 2 software from the Installation CD. 1.7.1 Windows 2000 Installation 1. Insert the installation CD in the CD drive of your PC. 2. If the auto-run does not start, double-click on the Autorun.exe on the CD. 3. The "Preparing to Install" window will appear as below. PREPARING TO INSTALL WINDOW 4. Following preparati
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 7 7 6. The “License Agreement” window will appear next. See Figure 2. FIGURE 2 7. Read the License Agreement and acknowledge your agreement by selecting “I accept the license agreement”. Then click Next. 8. The "Ready to Install the Program" window will appear. See Figure 3. FIGURE 3 9. Click Install. GU-90023610GU Revision 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 8 8 10. The "Installing MobiLink 2" window will appear while MobiLink 2 is being installed. See Figure 4. FIGURE 4 11. When the installation is complete, the "InstallShield Wizard Completed" window will appear. See Figure 5. FIGURE 5 12. Click Finish. 13. Restart your PC. GU-90023610GU Revision 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 9 9 1.7.2 Windows 2000 detects your UMTS Merlin 1. Insert the SIM card into the modem. The SIM card is required to connect to the Network. NOTE: SIM CARD CONTACT POINTS MUST FACE UPWARDS, AND THE ORIENTATION NOTCH MUST BE POSITIONED AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE. PLEASE SEE SECTION 1.6 ON SIM CARE AND INSERTION ANTENNA LED Modem Case (top side) PCMCIA Connector 2. Insert the modem into the PC card slot of your PC. Windo
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 10 0 After the Novatel Wireless Parent driver is installed, a “multifunction device” driver will be installed. Additional drivers installed are, the Novatel Wireless Modem Primary Port and the Novatel Wireless Secondary Port. See Figure 8, 9, 10, and 11. FIGURE 8 FIGURE 9 FIGURE 10 FIGURE 11 Windows has now detected and installed the drivers for your UMTS Merlin. Proceed to Section 2. GU-90023610GU
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 11 1 1.7.3 Windows XP Installation 1. Insert the installation CD in the CD drive of your PC. 2. If the auto-run does not start, double-click on the Autorun.exe on the CD. 3. The "Preparing to Install" window will appear as below. PREPARING TO INSTALL WINDOW 4. Following preparation the "Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MobiLink 2" will appear. See Figure 12. FIGURE 12 5. Read the information and
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 12 2 6. The “License Agreement” window will appear next. See Figure 13. FIGURE 13 7. Read the License Agreement and acknowledge your agreement by selecting “I accept the terms in the license agreement”. Then click Next. 8. The "Ready to Install the Program" window will appear. See Figure 14. FIGURE 14 9. Click Install. GU-90023610GU Revision 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 13 3 10. The "Installing MobiLink 2" window will appear while MobiLink 2 is being installed. See Figure 15. FIGURE 15 11. When the installation is complete, the "InstallShield Wizard Completed" window will appear. See Figure 16. FIGURE 16 12. Click Finish. 13. Restart your PC. GU-90023610GU Revision 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 14 4 1.7.4 Windows XP detects your modem 1. Insert the SIM card into the modem. This is required to connect to the Network. NOTE: SIM CARD CONTACT POINTS MUST FACE UPWARDS, AND THE ORIENTATION NOTCH MUST BE POSITIONED AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE. (SEE PICTURE IN SECTION 1.7.2). PLEASE SEE SECTION 1.6 "CARE OF YOUR MERLIN" ON ADDITIONAL SIM CARE AND INSERTION POINTS. 2. Insert the modem into the PC card slot of your PC
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 15 5 FIGURE 21 FIGURE 22 FIGURE 23 Windows has now detected and installed the drivers for your UMTS Merlin. Proceed to Section 2. GU-90023610GU Revision 1
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 16 6 2 MOBILINK 2 In This Section • Describing MobiLink 2 Software Suite • Starting MobiLink 2 • MobiLink’s Main Window • Using MobiLink 2 to connect to and disconnect from the Network • MobiLink’s 2 features • Create a data session with MobiLink 2 This section will describe the MobiLink 2 Software Suite, how to use MobiLink 2 to connect to and disconnect from the Network along with the various functio
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 17 7 2.2.1 Main Display Window Active Profile Selection Menu Icon Display Mobile Links Signal Strength Indicator WWAN, WiFi, Ethernet Connection Status 3G Network MOBILE VIEW Connect\Disconnect 2.2.2 Main Display Window Description Mobile Links: Active icon selection to change main display, as well as status indication for all the three types of connections. The blue line indicates which connection Wi
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 18 8 2.2.3 MobiLink 2 Buttons Menu button: Displays the various features of MobiLink 2 Web browser button: Launches your Web browser SMS Client button: Launches MobiLink's SMS client Address Book Client button: Launches MobiLink's address book client Online help button: Launches MobiLink's online help Minimize button: Will minimize MobiLink 2 Exit button: Will exit out of MobiLink 2
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 1 19 9 2.2.5 Creating a data session NOTE: PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE UMTS DATA ACCOUNT WITH A UMTS SERVICE PROVIDER, THE SIM MUST BE ENABLED FOR UMTS AND SMS AS REQUIRED. 1. Double-click on the MobiLink 2 icon that MobiLink 2 places on your desktop during the installation process. 2. The MobiLink 2 software will then initialize your UMTS Merlin. See Figure 24. FIGURE 24 3. If your SIM is locked you
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U U6 63 30 0 U US SE ER R M MA AN NU UA AL L P PA AG GE E 2 20 0 4. The Merlin will now search for available networks. See Figure 26. FIGURE 26 5. The Merlin will then attempt to "ATTACH" to the network, and if successful, you will see Figure 27. Depending on which technology it was originally set to the LED should blink green for GPRS or blue for UMTS. FIGURE 27 NOTE: ONCE ATTACHED TO THE NETWORK, YOU CAN CHOOSE AN AVAILABLE PROFILE TO CONNECT TO THE NETWORK FROM THE
