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Etisalat Travel Router  USER GUIDE

Getting Started

GETTING 

STARTED

The LED Indicators of the 3G Travel Router

The Travel Router has been designed to be placed on a desktop. 
The  LED  indicators  are  easily  visible  on  the  top  of  the  Router 
to  provide  you  with  information  about  network  activity  and 
status. See below for an explanation of each of the features.

LED

Icon

 Description

Power 

Lights up when powered ON.

3G

Lights up when the router is connected via 3G.

Wireless 

Lights up when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic. 

WAN / 
LAN

Light up when specific Ethernet connection is 

established, Blinks on WAN / LAN traffic and Blinks on 

Temporarily overridden to LAN mode.

The Power LED - Displaying Power and Battery Status

When Router is switched on and battery inside

Green:

power adapter is plugged in and battery is fully charged

Green in flashing:

power is provided by battery

Amber:

power adapter is plugged in and charging the battery

RED:

Battery power is low

When device is on without battery inside

Amber:

Power adapter is plugged in

When device is off and with battery inside

Amber:

power adapter is plugged in and charging the battery

The Connectors and Buttons of the 3G Travel Router

Side Ports

Reset

Press once to initiate LAN port function. Hold this button 

down for 10 seconds to reset to factory defaults.

WPS Button

Press once to initiate Wireless Protected Setup

3G USB Modem

USB port for connecting a compatible 3G USB Modem

WAN / LAN

RJ45 WAN Ethernet port for a Fixed Line (ADSL/Cable/

Satellite) network connection (factory default) or LAN 

port for wired Ethernet clients (computers, laptops etc.)

Power

Power connector, connects to DC 5V 2A Power Adapter

Network and System Requirements

Before continuing with the installation of your Travel Router, 
please  confirm  that  you  comply  with  the  minimum  system  
requirements below.

   Compatible  3G  USB  Modem  with  an  Active  SIM/Data 

Service if you want to use 3G Broadband service.

Note: 

Subject to terms and conditions from your 3G Mobile Broadband 
Service Provider.

   Computer  with  Windows,  Macintosh,  or  Linux-based 

operating  systems  with  a  working  Ethernet  network 
adapter with TCP/IP Protocol installed.

    A  web  browser  such  as  Internet  Explorer,  Netscape 

Navigator, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Safari etc.

Wireless Computer System Requirements

   Computer  with  a  working  IEEE  802.11b,  802.11g  or 

802.11n wireless adapter.

Modem Requirements

In  order  to  use  the  WAN  Ethernet  port  for  Internet 
connectivity  your  fixed  line  service  (Cable/xDSL/Satellite) 
modem must be equipped with an RJ45 Ethernet port. Many 
modems  have  both  an  RJ45  Ethernet  port  and  a  USB  port. 
If  you  have  a  modem  with  both  Ethernet  and  USB,  and  are 
using the USB port at this time, you will be instructed to use 
the RJ45 Ethernet port during the installation procedure. If 
your modem only has a USB port, you can request a different 
type  of  modem  from  your  Internet  Service  Provider,  or  you 
can purchase a modem that has an RJ45 Ethernet port on it. 

Summary of Contents for Travel Router

Page 1: ...User Guide...

Page 2: ...HE QUIETEST CHANNEL FOR YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK 6 3 GETTING STARTED 7 3 1 CONNECTING YOUR DEVICE TO THE ROUTER 9 3 2 DEFAULT SETTINGS 9 3 3 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER AND SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER 10 4 ADVA...

Page 3: ...nnection to a network client The device also features advanced security such as VPN pass through a full complement of wireless security options and a built in firewall The setup is simple via a web br...

Page 4: ...Placement...

Page 5: ...f difficulties persist even at close range please contact Etisalat Technical Support Note While some of the items listed can affect network performance they will not prohibit your wireless network fro...

Page 6: ...ur Travel Router to channel 11 See your phones user manual for detailed instructions If necessary consider switching to a 900MHz or 5GHz cordless phone Choose the Quietest Channel for your Wireless Ne...

Page 7: ...Getting Started...

Page 8: ...G USB Modem USB port for connecting a compatible 3G USB Modem WAN LAN RJ45 WAN Ethernet port for a Fixed Line ADSL Cable Satellite network connection factory default or LAN port for wired Ethernet cli...

Page 9: ...until the power LED lights up solid Green Step 2 Plug in the power Connect the power adapter to the port on the back panel of your Travel Router Then plug the other end of the power adapter into a wal...

Page 10: ...Connections icon Category mode only 3 Click the Network Connections icon 4 In the LAN or High Speed Internet window right click on the icon corresponding to your network interface card NIC and select...

Page 11: ...3G connection details such as a special APN Please enter any other relevant information on this screen as provided by Etisalat Click Apply to save the settings If everything is configured properly the...

Page 12: ...Advanced...

Page 13: ...port to be changed from WAN to LAN or LAN to WAN Ethernet Port status Description Current Current port status either WAN or LAN LAN Change the current port status to LAN WAN Change the current port s...

Page 14: ...ply press the Default button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer NAT Configuration Allows you to enable or disable network address translation NAT for this WAN connecti...

Page 15: ...simply dialing in a local point provided by your ISP The following screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle free configuration of the PPTP client on each client...

Page 16: ...onnection APN Enter the APN for your 3G service User Name Enter your 3G username Password Enter your 3G password Click Apply to save the settings LAN This Page allows you to change the LAN Local Area...

Page 17: ...you need to specify the following Destination Netmask if applicable select the Net range as the route type Gateway Interface ADVANCED ROUTING DYNAMIC Dynamic Routing uses the RIP protocol to allow th...

Page 18: ...Wireless...

Page 19: ...802 11b and 802 11g and 802 11n wireless devices are in your network Network Name SSID The SSID Service Set Identifier is the name of your wireless network Use a unique name to identify your wireless...

Page 20: ...ose Enabled TX Power This determines the output power of the antenna WMM Capable WMM Wi Fi Multimedia if enabled supports QoS Quality of Service for experiencing better audio video and voice in applic...

Page 21: ...re secure network connection when compared to WEP Use TKIP Encryption Type for WPA PSK and AES for WPA2 PSK After that please enter the key in the Passphrase field The key needs to be more than 8 char...

Page 22: ...utton in the web configuration interface WPS via PIN code You have to know the PIN code of the wireless client and switch it to WPS mode then input the wireless client PIN to the wireless router web i...

Page 23: ...Firewall...

Page 24: ...match any rules are accepted or dropped MAC IP Port Filtering Settings Name Description MAC Address MAC address of a local computer Dest IP Address Destination IP Address for the filter rule Source IP...

Page 25: ...y to save the settings DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application e g Games properly from behind the NAT firewall then you can open up the firewall restrictions to allow unres...

Page 26: ...packets received on the WAN interface SPI Firewall Enable Disable the SPI Stateful Packet Inspection firewall to improve the security of your Travel Router Click Apply to save the settings Content Fil...

Page 27: ...Administration...

Page 28: ...settings System Monitor Periodic Ping Settings The Periodic Ping Reset Monitor configures the Travel Router to transmit controlled ping packets to 1 or 2 user specified IP addresses Should the router...

Page 29: ...uter you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and then click the Browse button to locate the firmware file you just downloaded Once you have selected the new firmware file click...

Page 30: ...event log of your Travel Router The System Log feature also offers the ability to send your system log information to a remote syslog computer This means the system log information will be available...

Page 31: ...Trouble Shooting...

Page 32: ...se try the following steps to improve the wireless signal quality Ensure the battery of your Travel Router is fully charged Try to keep the Travel Router at least 6 inches away from the wall or other...

Page 33: ...device s web configuration using http 192 168 20 1 with username password of admin 6 What you can do if the Ethernet cable does not work properly The Travel Router s Ethernet port is a WAN port by de...

Page 34: ...Establishing Your Wireless Connection...

Page 35: ...E0 as the encryption key Windows XP Follow these steps 1 Open Network Connections Start Control Panel Network Connections 2 Right click on your Wireless Network Connection and select View Available Wi...

Page 36: ...Router as the network name 3 On the new window tick on Show Password and type in the network key in the Password field This example uses 3GT1WNE0 as the key After that click on OK 4 To check the conne...

Page 37: ...Wireless Connection 3 Choose Etisalat Travel Router 4 Tick Display Characters and type in the network security key This example uses 3GT1WNE0 Then click Connect 5 Tick on both Save this network and S...

Page 38: ...Introduction...

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