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Acer Connect M5 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Version: 1.0 

USER GUIDE 

Summary of Contents for AcerPower M5

Page 1: ...Acer Connect M5 Version 1 0 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...n this manual is subject to change without notice Some features described in this manual may not be supported depending on the Operating System version Images provided herein are for reference only and may contain information or features that do not apply to your device Acer Group shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in this manual ...

Page 3: ...tatus Internet LAN WiFi 13 5 Network Settings 17 5 1 Network Settings Quick setup 17 5 2 Network Settings Setup 19 5 3 Network Settings WiFi 22 5 4 Network Settings Advanced settings 24 6 SIM card 30 7 Settings 34 7 1 Settings Device information 34 7 2 Settings Device management 35 7 3 Settings Firmware Update 39 7 4 Settings System Log 40 7 5 Settings Mobile App 40 8 Regulatory Information 41 8 1...

Page 4: ... 7 Medical Devices 42 8 8 Vehicles 43 8 9 Warning 43 8 10 Explosive Device Proximity Warning 43 8 11 Wireless adapter regulatory information 44 8 12 EU Regulatory Conformance 45 8 13 Duty Cycle Attestation 45 8 14 Restrictions 45 8 15 EU Regulatory Compliance Radio 45 9 Limited Warranty 46 ...

Page 5: ...erience With an all day battery Acer Connect M5 can be used to provide internet access on the go as well as at home Paired with Web UI Acer Connect M5 provides a simple and secure user experience for personal device management 1 1 Package Contents The box should include the following items Acer Connect M5 USB Type A C Cable Quick Start Guide Warranty Card ...

Page 6: ...ct M5 is connected to the 5G network Flashing Green Starting up Your Acer Connect M5 is starting up SMS No light No unread messages All SMS messages have been read Green Unread messages A new SMS message has been received Check your SMS inbox in the Web UI Flashing Green Inbox is full You can delete messages via the SMS inbox in the Web UI Internet No light Internet data disconnection The internet...

Page 7: ... flashing light shows the battery level is between 0 to 20 It needs to be charged before it completely runs out of battery If the power supply is connected then the battery is charging 1 3 2 Rear View SIM slot USB C power port Ethernet port Power button 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 8: ...6 1 3 3 Bottom View Reset button Device label 1 2 ...

Page 9: ...ttery by plugging in the power adapter or powered USB port While the battery is charging the battery LED indicator will flash green When the battery is fully charged the battery LED indicator will remain solid green USB Cable You can use the device when the power adapter is connected via the USB Cable The Acer Connect M5 battery will charge while connected Note To ensure your Acer Connect M5 works...

Page 10: ...ts facing upwards 3 Fully insert the SIM card until it clicks into place Note Push the SIM into the slot smoothly with your nail Do not use any tool as it may damage the SIM 2 1 2 Charge the Battery 1 To power your device connect it to your power adapter connected via the USB Cable to charge it 2 Connect the power supply to the plug socket ...

Page 11: ...甲 Search Acer Connect M5 wireless network name SSID on your device 2 4GHz wireless network name AcerConnect M5 XXXX 2 4GHz 5GHz wireless network name AcerConnect M5 XXXX 5GHz 乙 Connect it 丙 Enter your WiFi password Note You can find your default WiFi password on the label located on the underside of the Acer Connect M5 B Connect your laptop to MiFi via USB cable You will see a virtual LAN port con...

Page 12: ...acer or http 192 168 1 1 into the address bar and press enter The Home page will then load as shown in the screenshot below On the Home page enter the password as found on device label on the bottom of the Acer Connect M5 and click Login Note You will need to change your password at first time you login ...

Page 13: ...atus SMS Battery Connected devices Data usage Disconnected Connected WiFi is enabled WiFi is disabled From no signal to excellent SMS inbox is full New message Unread message s in inbox From lowest power to full power Charging LAN is connected LAN is disconnected USB is connected USB is disconnected Connected devices Data usage ...

Page 14: ...12 4 Status You can click on Status to view basic information about your device You can spread out each item to see more detail information ...

Page 15: ...Status Internet LAN WiFi On the Internet page you will find information related to the 5G or 4G connection including network name network type signal strength band LTE cell identifier and IP addresses Internet ...

Page 16: ...14 LAN If you connect your laptop to the Acer Connect M5 via Ethernet cable you will see connection status IP address etc information WiFi 2 4GHz You can see all WiFi related information in the session ...

Page 17: ...15 WiFi 5GHz 4 2 Status Connected devices All connected and blocked devices are also displayed here you can block devices from accessing the network here ...

Page 18: ... usage Device will count data usage per month You can setup start date of each month Note this statistical data is calculated by device local system and is not equivalent to the data statistics of actual network provider ...

Page 19: ...ork Settings Quick setup You can make changes to basic connection settings here and enable disable data roaming On the next page you can change the 2 4 and 5GHz Wireless network name SSID SSID broadcast function or disable the WiFi ...

Page 20: ...18 On the final page you can setup your WiFi security settings and change the WiFi password ...

Page 21: ...l establish an internet connection automatically Selecting connection mode Manual will establish an internet connection manually You will need to click the connect button on the Internet status page to establish a data call Profile Management Profile management allows you to set up a new APN profile or edit delete existing profiles that have been created ...

Page 22: ...put the connection settings for your network provider a Profile name Dial number and APN are mandatory 3 Click Save How to delete a profile 1 Select the profile from the Profile name list 2 Click Delete Note The default profile cannot be deleted ...

Page 23: ...Network settings You can set the Network search mode to either Auto or Manual and change the network mode to either Auto 5G 4G or 4G only Ensure that you click Apply after making any changes If the Network search mode is set to Manual you can click Search to scan for networks and Register to connect to the network Note It is recommended that you keep the Network search mode set to Auto ...

Page 24: ...e SSID can be between 1 and 32 characters long SSID Broadcast This is enabled by default Note If you do choose to disable this the SSID will no longer be displayed and you will need to set up a connection to the SSID manually on your device Security You can choose the security mode Available options are Disabled WPA2 WPA WPA2 WPA3 or WPA2 WPA3 Encryption This is set to AES by default Available opt...

Page 25: ...2 11ax by default AP isolation You can enable or disable this function Bandwidth You can select from the available options via the drop down menu For 2 4GHz this is set to 20MHz by default For 5GHz this is set to 80MHz by default WPS WPS Enable WPS and click Start WPS to start connecting a WPS compatible device to the Acer Connect M5 Note Connect a wireless device to the Acer Connect M5 Wireless n...

Page 26: ...work LAN settings are displayed here The default Gateway address is 192 168 1 1 The default Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 The DHCP server is enabled by default and will automatically assign IP addresses to devices in the network WAN ping To improve security this option is disabled and the Acer Connect M5 will not respond to ping from the Internet ...

Page 27: ...ing your Acer Connect M5 by MAC address Click to add a device MAC address to the MAC filter table if a device is added to the table it will be blocked from accessing the network DMZ When an IP address is set to be a DMZ Demilitarized Zone host on the local network it is exposed to the internet External users will then have access to all services ...

Page 28: ...and establish functional network services for data sharing communications and entertainment Port forwarding Port forwarding allows external users to connect to services inside the local network LAN Click to create a new Port forwarding rule and specify the LAN IP address LAN ports WAN ports and Protocol types for traffic to be forwarded ...

Page 29: ...ental control you can restrict the websites that can be accessed by URL or URL keyword You can add a Parental control rule by clicking and entering the rule information including time and days when the rule is enforced for a device Please note that Parental control rules may only block websites and associated mobile applications may not be restricted ...

Page 30: ...es private online Before to enable VPN connection you need config VPN setting Press Config VPN to enter the setting page Username Enter your username of VPN service this could be option Password Enter password of VPN service this could be option Config file Press Browse to Upload the opvn file which you download from your VPN service provider Then Save config Turn on the VPN switch in below pictur...

Page 31: ...29 5 5 Network Settings Speed test Speed test You can use this tool to test your network speed ...

Page 32: ...Enable The PIN input page is displayed 2 Enter the PIN you want to set Your PIN must be between 4 8 digits 3 Click Apply 4 Tick Remember SIM PIN to remember the pin code How to disable a PIN 1 When a PIN is enabled click Disable The PIN input page is displayed 2 Enter the correct PIN 3 Click Apply ...

Page 33: ...irm PIN 3 Click Apply Note when a PIN code is entered incorrectly 3 times a PUK code is needed You can obtain this from the Network Operator How to verify PUK 1 Enter correct PUK code then enter the new PIN 2 Click Apply to confirm the new PIN code Note when a PUK code is entered incorrectly 10 times SIM will be locked permanently ...

Page 34: ...ou wish to delete in the Inbox 2 Tick the box in the far right column for the message s that you wish to delete 3 Click Delete How to delete all SMS 1 Left click at the top of the column to select all 2 Click Delete How to reply to an SMS 1 Left click the content of the message you wish to read 2 Write the reply message in the reply text box ...

Page 35: ... sent to your Acer Connect M5 to another mobile phone 1 Enable SMS forwarding to mobile phone 2 Enter the phone number you wish to have messages forwarded to 3 Click Apply 4 After clicking Apply all incoming SMS will be forwarded to that mobile phone number automatically 6 4 SIM card Data Usage ...

Page 36: ... or daily view to see the statistic chat Note device will keep only 3 month data 7 Settings 7 1 Settings Device information You can view information about your Acer Connect M5 device here such as the IMEI your mobile phone number serial number software version and MAC address ...

Page 37: ...upper case letters lower case letters and numbers The password should not be easily guessed or a word from the dictionary System time Enable daylight saving time Daylight saving time will be set automatically but can be overridden by changing this setting Time zone You can change the local time zone here Current date and time This will show your current local time according to the time zone select...

Page 38: ...backup current device configurations 2 On both Windows and Mac OS the default path is to save configurations to your Downloads folder and the file name will be configure bin How to restore the backup configurations 1 Click Browse to select a backup configuration file 2 Click Restore ...

Page 39: ...to reboot the Acer Connect M5 Reset Click Reset to reset all settings back to factory default settings Note that any custom settings will be lost so Backup a device configuration file as instructed above if you want to restore settings later ...

Page 40: ...nd hold the reset button on the bottom of the device for 10 seconds The Signal LED will flash blue and then green while the device is restarted Note that any custom settings will be reset back to factory defaults Reset button Device information sticker Languages You can change system language here 1 2 ...

Page 41: ...te available If new firmware is found you may click Download to begin the update The firmware update will take approximately 4 minutes to complete Note To do Firmware update the Acer Connect M5 device must with more than 30 battery Please do not power off your Acer Connect M5 device during the update process as this may damage it ...

Page 42: ...Settings System Log You can see system logs here 7 5 Settings Mobile App APP You can download the mobile APP by scanning this QR code Depend on your mobile system it will redirect to Apple Store or Google Play ...

Page 43: ...vice and accessories in a cool well ventilated area and away from direct sunlight Do not place the device in a container with poor heat dissipation Do not enclose or cover your device with clothes towels or other objects Put your device in places beyond the reach of children Do not allow children to use the wireless device without guidance Do not use your device at places for medical treatment in ...

Page 44: ...tning or thunderstorms 8 7 Medical Devices Operation of any radio transmitting equipment including wireless phones may interfere with the functionality of inadequately protected medical devices Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy or if you have any questions Switch off your device in health care faciliti...

Page 45: ...open the device by yourself Disassembling may result in damage to the device Small parts may also present a choking hazard When this device is switched on it should be kept at least 15 cm from any medical device such as a pacemaker a hearing aid or insulin pump etc Switch this device off when you are near gas or flammable liquids Strictly obey all signs and instructions posted in any potentially e...

Page 46: ...the airport staff and cabin crew before turning on your device s wireless adapter whilst on board The wireless adapter and your health The wireless adapter like other radio devices emits radio frequency electromagnetic energy The level of energy emitted by the wireless adapter however is less than the electromagnetic energy emitted by other wireless devices such as mobile phones The wireless adapt...

Page 47: ...kg averaged over 10 grams of body tissue It meets the requirements of the International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP For body worn operation this device has been tested and meets the ICNIRP exposure guidelines and the European Standard for use with dedicated accessories Use of other accessories which contain metals may not ensure compliance with ICNIRP exposure guidelines...

Page 48: ...80 24 n3 1710 1785 24 n7 2500 2570 24 n28 703 748 24 n78 3300 3800 24 WIFI 2 4G 17 WIFI 5G 17 5 9 Limited Warranty The product is covered by a limited warranty Please check the warranty booklet inside the product package for details ...

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