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D-Link DWM-156 User Manual

Section 3 - Basic Functions

Basic Functions

Software Overview

Once the program has been installed, you may launch the DWM-156 USB Modem application by double 

clicking on its desktop icon, or via 

Start

 > 

Programs

 > 

D-Link

 > 

D-Link USB Modem

.

Once launched, the D-Link Mobile Connection Manager icon will be displayed in the windows notification area. The 

D-Link Mobile Connection Manager provides all of the functions needed to manage your connection to a mobile 

service network.

Summary of Contents for DWM-156

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Page 3: ...er Defined Profile 14 Establishing a Connection 14 Ending a Connection 14 Profile Management 15 Connection Management 16 Current Connection 16 Connection History 17 Usage Management 18 Usage 18 Usage Statistics 19 Text Messaging SMS 20 New Reply Forward Text Message 21 Deleting a Message 21 Saving a Sender to Contacts 21 SMS Settings 22 Contact Management 23 Adding Contacts 23 Editing Contacts 23 ...

Page 4: ...DWM 156 User Manual Profile Settings 28 Band Settings 28 Network Selection 29 Call Settings 30 Missed Calls 30 Startup Options 31 Version Information 31 Troubleshooting 32 Glossary 33 Technical Specifications 36 ...

Page 5: ...uires no additional cables MicroSD card reader slot for optional removable storage Send group SMS messages to up to 25 contacts simultaneously Store up to 1000 outgoing SMS depending on SIM card capacity Control incoming calls with forwarding busy tone or continuous ringing The 3 75G HSUPA USB Adapter allows users with a computer to connect to mobile broadband networks HSUPA HSDPA UMTS GPRS GSM Wh...

Page 6: ... XP VISTA or Mac OS X 10 4 0 Pentium III or greater 128MB RAM or greater 50MB available disk space Internet Explorer v6 0 Firefox v1 5 A computer with an available USB 2 0 port Product Overview D Link DWM 156 3 75G HSUPA USB Adapter System Requirements Package Contents ...

Page 7: ...uct Overview Hardware Overview USB Port Connects the DWM 156 to a computer Status Indicator A multi colored LED indicates connection status information SIM Card Slot Accepts a standard SIM Card MicroSD Card Slot Accepts a MicroSD card up to 8GB ...

Page 8: ...ew Color Service Blinking Solid Yellow System Device Initializing No Signal Red SIM Card Service Searching Error No SIM Invalid SIM Green WCDMA Registered Connected Blue HSDPA HSUPA Connected Purple GPRS EDGE Registered Connected LED Indicator Information ...

Page 9: ...out the SIM card tray Figure 1 2 Insert the SIM card with the gold contacts facing down Figure 2 3 Push the SIM card tray back into the adapter Figure 3 4 Connect the adapter to a USB port on your computer Figure 4 5 Note To remove an installed SIM card pull out the SIM card tray and gently lift the card Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 SIM Card Installation ...

Page 10: ...3 towards the top of the adapter Figure B Close the MicroSD card slot cover Figure C 4 Plug the DWM 156 into a USB port on your computer 5 The computer may take a moment to recognize the 6 device A new removable disk will appear in your computer s list 7 of storage drives Note To remove a MicroSD card unplug the device from the computer Open the card slot cover and gently push the card in to eject...

Page 11: ...file labeled 3 setup exe to start the installation Follow the step by step instructions on the Installation 4 Wizard The D Link Mobile Connection Manager will launch 5 automatically Software Installation Before you install the software you must first install a SIM card into the USB adapter and connect the adapter to a USB port on your computer ...

Page 12: ...WM 156 USB Modem application by double clicking on its desktop icon or via Start Programs D Link D Link USB Modem Once launched the D Link Mobile Connection Manager icon will be displayed in the windows notification area The D Link Mobile Connection Manager provides all of the functions needed to manage your connection to a mobile service network ...

Page 13: ...the 1 Profile button Click the 2 New button to activate the wizard which will help you create a new profile Select the profile type 3 Use Default Profile or User Defined Profile Click Next to continue Use Default Profile Preset Select a Profile Name from the drop down menu Most of 1 the required information will be populated into the fields automatically If needed fill in the Phone Number APN Acce...

Page 14: ...ted you can use the mobile service network to browse the Internet send e mail send text messages and perform other tasks online If you wish to disconnect click the button again and the button will turn black to indicate you have successfully disconnected and are offline User Defined Profile Fill in the Profile Name Phone Number APN User Name 1 Password and Authorization Type Click 2 Finish to comp...

Page 15: ...edited when you are disconnected Deleting a Profile Click the 1 Profile button Select a user defined profile and click the 2 Delete button Click 3 Yes to confirm the deletion Deleting All Profiles Click the 1 Profile button Click the 2 Delete All button Setting the Default Profile Click the 1 Profile button Highlight the profile to use when the DWM 156 is started 2 Click 3 Set as Default profile R...

Page 16: ...er profiles from the drop down menu Connection Type Displays the mobile service technology that the service network uses Connection Band Displays the band of the current connection Connected Time Displays how long the current session has been active for Volume Displays the total amount of data received Rx and transmitted Tx Speed Displays the speeds for both transmitted and received data Top Speed...

Page 17: ...es of the profiles used Date Time The date and time of the connection Duration The duration of the connection in hours minutes and seconds Volume The total amount of data transmitted and received Tx The total number of bytes transmitted Rx The total number of bytes received Follow the steps below to clear the Connection History Click 1 Clear All Logs to clear the logs Click 2 Yes to confirm ...

Page 18: ...t on how long a connection will last These limits can either be set by usage 3G GPRS connections or by time Dialup connections Select 1 Tools Preference Select the 2 Usage tab Check the 3 Limit by Data checkbox Enter the desired value between 100MB and 10 000MB 4 Click 5 Apply to save the settings ...

Page 19: ... for both usage and time can be viewed from the usage menu Select 1 View Usage Select either the 2 Current Month or Previous Month tab Follow the steps below to clear the Previous month s logs Select 1 View Usage Select 2 Previous Month tab Click 3 Clear all logs Click 4 Yes to confirm ...

Page 20: ...r Manual Section 7 Text Messaging SMS Text Messaging SMS The DWM 156 can be used to perform all the text messaging functions that can be done on a mobile phone such as sending receiving replying forwarding and deleting SMS ...

Page 21: ...e to send 4 Click 5 Send to send the message Deleting a Message Saving a Sender to Contacts Click the 1 SMS button Select the messages you want to delete If you would like to delete all messages click 2 Select All Click 3 Delete to delete the selected messages Click 4 Yes to confirm Click the 1 SMS button Select a message 2 Right click on the selected message and click 3 Save to Contacts In the 4 ...

Page 22: ...ber its validity period and whether to store outgoing messages within the DWM 156 Mobile Connection Manager Click 1 Tools SMS Settings If needed enter the new Service Center number Choose the Validity 2 Period from the drop down list Check the box to store outgoing messages in the application 3 Click 4 OK to save the details ...

Page 23: ...tacts button Click the 2 Add button In the Add Contact window enter the contact name and telephone number 3 Click 4 OK to add the contact Click the 1 Contacts button Select the contact to edit 2 Click the 3 Edit button Modify the contacts details 4 Click 5 OK to save the changes Click the 1 Contacts button Select the contact to delete If you would like to delete all contacts click 2 Select All Cli...

Page 24: ...xport button Select the destination to save the vCard s 3 Click 4 OK to export the card s After the export a message will be displayed Click 5 OK to close Click the 1 Contacts button Click the 2 Import button Select the source of the vCard s 3 Click 4 Open to import the card s After the import a message will display the import information Click 5 OK to close ...

Page 25: ...e IMEI Phone Number Contact Usage and SMS Usage cab be found by clicking Support About D Link Mobile Connection Manager SIM Management includes functions such as enabling disabling a PIN changing the PIN1 PIN2 codes checking SIM information adjusting the phone number viewing contacts usage and viewing SMS usage ...

Page 26: ... a PIN number has been enabled you will always be asked to enter it before accessing the D Link Mobile Connection Manager software Disable If a PIN code is no longer required you may disable it via the following steps Click 1 Tools Enable Disable PIN code Disabled Enter the correct PIN code 2 Click 3 OK to disable the PIN Note The PIN is provided by your network service provider Warning The PIN co...

Page 27: ...Warning The PIN code must be entered correctly within three tries Failure to do so will cause the SIM card to become locked Note The PIN codes cannot be changed while the DWM 156 is connected to a mobile network Unlocking a PIN Code If the PIN code has been entered incorrectly three times and the SIM card has been locked follow the steps below to unlock it If a PIN is blocked the unblock window wi...

Page 28: ...0 bands 2G Only Restricts the DWM 156 to using 2G service on GPRS 850 900 1800 1900 bands Note If you accidentally configure the wrong settings go to Tools Reset Settings to Default Value To adjust the band settings follow the instructions below Click the 1 Profile button Select 2 Band tab Select Automatic 3G only or 2G only 3 Click 4 Apply and OK Profile Settings The Profile Settings page allows ...

Page 29: ...er s account and network availability Manual Users can also use DWM 156 to get the network list and select an available network to use To manually set the network follow the steps below Click the 1 Profile button Select the 2 Network Selection tab Select 3 Manual Click 4 Search to see all available networks Select a network operator and click 5 Apply Click 6 OK to finish Note When the band is set ...

Page 30: ...ed to voice mail Call Forward The incoming call will be forwarded to the phone number you enter into the Telephone Number text box Note The call settings query may fail if the network is busy in this case please try again later Call Settings Missed Calls Select 1 View Missed Calls If the call setting is None or Send Busy Tone D Link Mobile Connection 2 Manager AP will register the incoming call in...

Page 31: ...ng a connection Always ask before exiting application Enable Quick Start This mode runs a program in the background to help the D Link Mobile Connection Manager launch quickly 3 Click Apply to save the settings and finish Note Please reset these settings when you want to install on another PC or remove the driver The application version firmware version and firmware release date can be found by se...

Page 32: ...IN will be the same as it was before If you did not set a PIN please contact your mobile service provider 3 Why are the connection speed and data transfer rates slow Please check the network signal strength A low signal will result in poor performance 4 Why am I unable to receive SMS messages This may happen with the SIM card memory is full You may need to delete some messages to free up space 5 W...

Page 33: ...cifies routing information ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number The specific ID numbers for all radio channels used in cellular mobile communications Bps bits per second How data flow is measured DNS Domain Name System Helps route network traffic by making the addressing process more user friendly DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol How devices obtain IP addresses from a server DUN D...

Page 34: ...AN Local Area Network A data network with limited range but good bandwidth Mbps Megabits per second A data flow measure 1 048 576 bits second PPP Point to Point Protocol An internet connection method PIN Personal Identity Number A four to eight digit security code on the SIM which permits access to a user s mobile carrier network PUK Personal Unblocking Key A code used to unlock a blocked PIN numb...

Page 35: ...x A Glossary WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WCDMA is one of the main technologies in the implementation of third generation 3G cellular systems This product supports WCDMA up to 384kbps ...

Page 36: ...e Support USB 2 0 SMS Circuit switched GSM Packet switched GPRS SMS Manager Create edit forward and send messages Inbox outbox draft and sent folders Phonebook Import export add modify and delete records USIM Slot Standard 6 Pin SIM card interface Plug and Play Automatic software driver installation Connection Status Network name signal strength send receive rate LED Indicator Five color LED provi...

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