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Abbreviations and 

Acronyms 

 

CDMA 

Code Division Multiple Access 

 

 

 

ESN Electronic 

Serial 

Number 

EVRC 

Enhanced Variable Rate Coder 

 

 

 

GUI 

General User Interface 

 

 

 

PIN 

Personal Identification Number 

PUK 

PIN Unblocking Key 

 

 

 

SMS 

Short Message Service 

 

 

 

UIM User 

Identity 

Module 

 

Summary of Contents for EC321

Page 1: ...Wonderful Communication Mobile Life Thank you for choosing Huawei EC321 Data Card from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd HUAWEI EC321 Data Card User Manual ...

Page 2: ... trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective holders Notice The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Every effort has been made in the preparation of this manual to ensure accuracy of the contents but all statements information and recommendations in this manual do not constitute the warranty ...

Page 3: ...data card near high precision electronic devices The wireless data card may affect the performance of these devices Do not attempt to disassemble your wireless data card or its accessories Only the qualified personnel is allowed to service or repair the wireless data card Do not place your wireless data card and its accessories in containers with strong electromagnetic field Do not place magnetic ...

Page 4: ...6 The EC321 Manager GUI Description 11 Accessing the EC321 Manager GUI 11 Exiting the EC321 Manager 11 Introduction to the Main Interface 12 7 Menu 15 8 Internet Service 17 Network Connection Settings 17 Accessing the Internet 18 Volume Statistic 18 9 Call Service 21 Making a Call 21 Answering a Call 23 Supplementary Services 23 Volume Adjustment and Mute 24 Shortcut Keys for Call Service 24 10 SM...

Page 5: ... 49 PIN Code Management 49 System Settings 50 Diagnostics 52 15 Technical Parameters 53 16 FAQs on the EC321 Data Card 55 17 Warnings and Precautions 57 Electronic Device 57 Hospital 57 Area with Flammables and Explosives 57 Traffic Safety 58 Storage Environment 58 Children Safety 58 Operating Environment 59 Cleaning and Maintenance 59 Environmental Care 59 Emergency Call 60 Exposure to Electromag...

Page 6: ...you for choosing Huawei EC321 Data Card hereinafter referred to as the EC321 With the EC321 you can easily y Access the Internet y Make and answer calls y Send and receive messages y Use the contacts y Use the call logs service ...

Page 7: ...HUAWEI 3 2 What Is in Your Packing Box Your EC321 packing box includes y An EC321 data card y An earphone y A CD which contains a PDF document of user manual and a setup program y A quick start guide ...

Page 8: ...of the EC321 Your EC321 may be different It is subject to your actual one Antenna The EC321 adopts a built in antenna that can be pulled out and adjusted in any directions When using the EC321 you can adjust the angle of the antenna according to the actual signal reception situation so as to reach a most favorable signal reception quality ...

Page 9: ...Indicator status Meaning The indicator is off The EC321 is disabled The indicator is on all the time The EC321 is starting Single flash The indicator is flashing every two seconds y The EC321 is searching the network y The EC321 cannot find the network and needs to authenticate by the PIN or unlock by the PUK Double flash The indicator is flashing two times every two seconds The EC321 is in the st...

Page 10: ...CARDBUS y Display Resolution 800 by 600 pixels or above 1024 by 768 pixels is recommended Note If the configuration of your computer is inferior to the recommended configuration the running performance of the data card software may be affected Preparing the EC321 Note Whether a UIM card needs to be installed in your EC321 consult your network operator 1 Take out the EC321 from the protective cover...

Page 11: ...4 4 G Ge et tt ti in ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d HUAWEI 8 3 As shown in the following figure place the slot into the EC321 4 Insert the EC321 with the UIM card into the PCMCIA slot of your computer ...

Page 12: ...stalling the EC321 Manager 1 Put the EC321 CD into the CD ROM drive 2 The setup program starts automatically and the EC321 installation interface is displayed later Note If the auto run program does not start double click the Setup exe file in the drive path and then the program is running 3 The Choose Language dialog box appears Select an installation language and click OK 4 Follow the instructio...

Page 13: ...rom your computer follow the procedure below 1 Double click on the lower right corner of your interface A dialog box of Safely Remove Hardware will pop up 2 Select NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller and then execute the operation of stopping the use of the EC321 3 When the system prompts you that it is safe to remove the device pull out the EC321 Uninstalling the EC321 Manager Uninstall the EC321...

Page 14: ... you failed to enter the PIN code or the PUK code you can click Cancel to skip over the authentication of the PIN code Then the functions related to the UIM card such as connecting to the Internet making and answering calls sending and receiving text messages and reading the messages recorded in the UIM card are not available for you However you can still make emergency calls The PIN code and the ...

Page 15: ...EI 12 Introduction to the Main Interface Main Interface Overview The initial interface after the EC321 manager starts is as follows When you maximize the interface it is displayed as follows Shortcut Icons and Keys The following table describes the shortcut icons and keys provided by the EC321 Manager ...

Page 16: ...criptions are listed as follows The following table lists the status information when the interface is being initialized and in minimized status Status information Description Signal strength Displays the current network type and signal strength The larger the number of the bars is the stronger the signal is Network Information about the network status Duration of this connection Displays the dura...

Page 17: ...te appears here it indicates the data service is in hibernate status and you can answer and make calls Missed calls Displays the number of missed calls that have not been viewed in real time If there are any missed calls the number blinks New messages Displays the number of new messages in real time If there are any new messages the number blinks New SMS reports Displays the number of new SMS repo...

Page 18: ...ontacts to File 1 4 Contacts Storage Manager 1 5 SMS Storage Manager 1 6 Exit 2 Tools 2 1 Open Browser 2 2 Call 2 3 SMS 2 4 Contacts 2 5 Call Log 2 6 Volume Statistic 2 7 Diagnostics 3 Settings 3 1 Modify PIN Code 3 2 PIN Code Protection 3 2 1 Validate 3 2 2 Enable 3 2 3 Disable 3 3 Options ...

Page 19: ...7 7 M Me en nu u HUAWEI 16 3 4 SMS Settings 3 5 Network Connection Settings 4 Help 4 1 Help Topics 4 2 HUAWEI Online Support 4 3 About ...

Page 20: ...Save to finish Note y If you use the High speed Packet Data Service to access the internet enter 777 into the phone number For more information consult the network operator y If you use the Low speed Data Service Access to access the internet consult the network operator for all the information to be entered Deleting a Profile Select Settings Network Connection Settings on the menu bar Step Action...

Page 21: ...r on your computer and then you can access the Internet 4 Click to disconnect from the network Once the connection is established the following detailed information about the network connection is displayed on the main interface y The duration of the current connection y The data volume of the current connection y The volume rate and the top rate of the current sending and received data Volume Sta...

Page 22: ... last reset including sent and received volume statistic values and the duration of the connections y Last Reset Time Recording the time of your reset y Reset You can click it to clear the last volume statistic information and the total volume statistic information Note The above data of volume statistic is for your reference only ...

Page 23: ...old the control key to reject it y During a call you can press and hold the control key to end the call Making a Call The EC321 provides many easy and quick ways to make calls Entering a Telephone Number Directly You can make a call by entering a telephone number directly Step Action 1 Click or select Tools Call to display the Call interface 2 Enter a telephone number by one of the following ways ...

Page 24: ...k Call y If only one number in the selected contact the number is displayed on the Call interface and dialed out y If two or more number s in the contact double click the selected number in the pop up Select Phone Number interface or click Call after selecting the number The selected number is displayed on the Call interface and dialed out 3 Click to hang up Selecting a Recently Dialed Number You ...

Page 25: ...t When there is an incoming call you can hear the sound alert Step Action 1 Click or select Tools Call to display the Call interface 2 Click to answer a call 3 Click to hang up With the Setting of Display Alert An alert window is displayed when there is an incoming call You can choose to the options in the following table Option Description Click Answer Answer the call Click Reject Reject the call...

Page 26: ...oice so that the person you are talking to cannot hear you even though the line is still active y To increase the volume press y To decrease the volume press y To mute your voice press y To resume normal talk press Shortcut Keys for Call Service The following table lists the shortcut keys and their functions Shortcut keys Description Enter y After entering a call number press Enter to make the cal...

Page 27: ...tacts Click Contacts Select one or more contact s and click OK Select the number to send a message in the pop up dialog box and click OK Note y You can directly enter the numbers or select the numbers in the contacts y When you select more than one contact you can press Shift to select a sequence of contacts or press Ctrl to select the contacts one by one y If you select several receivers click th...

Page 28: ...rvice you can always operate in this way to display the Write interface or select contacts Inbox The Inbox stores the messages you have received It supports up to 1000 messages When the Inbox is full and a new message is coming the earliest message in the Inbox is removed automatically to the Trash The number of unread messages is displayed under the status information on the main interface in rea...

Page 29: ...t is enabled When there is a new message you can hear the sound alert Step Action 1 Click or select Tools SMS to display the SMS interface 2 Click Inbox to view the Inbox and check the new message Double click the message to view the detailed content y If the display alert is enabled When there is a new message you can see the alert window Option Description Click View on the alert window The cont...

Page 30: ...lick it to display the interface with the detailed contents and click Forward 2 Input the telephone number to forward to or click Contacts to select the number 3 The content of the message to forward displays automatically in the text box You can edit it 4 Click Send to forward the message Making a Call You can call back the number of a message sender Step Action 1 Select a message or double click...

Page 31: ...ssage sender to your contacts Step Action 1 Select a message or double click it to display the interface with the detailed contents and click Get Number 2 The New interface is displayed and the number of the message sender displays automatically in the blank field behind Mobile Number 3 Input the required information of this number 4 Click Save Outbox The messages you have sent out are saved in th...

Page 32: ...field behind Contacts You can change these numbers 3 Input the content for the new message 4 Click Send to send the new message Forwarding a Message In the Outbox you can forward a message that has already been sent out Step Action 1 Select a message or double click it to display the interface with the detailed contents and click Forward 2 Enter the telephone number to forward to in the blank fiel...

Page 33: ...nts then click Delete 2 The message s can be removed to the Trash Locking Unlocking a Message You can lock or unlock a received message to prevent the message from being deleted accidentally Step Action 1 Select one or more message s and right click 2 y Select Lock to lock the message y Select Unlock to unlock the message Saving a Number You can save the receiver number of a message in the Outbox ...

Page 34: ...ick a message 2 When the Write interface is displayed change the information and select Send Save or Clear Deleting a Message You can delete a message in the Draft Step Action 1 Select one or more message s and click Delete 2 The message s can be removed to the Trash Trash The message you deleted from the Inbox Outbox and Draft are all removed to the Trash Up to 1000 messages can be stored in the ...

Page 35: ...est report in this box is removed automatically In the SMS interface click Reports and the Reports is displayed Step Action 1 Select one or more message s and click Delete 2 If you are sure click OK and the return notification message is removed Message Storage Management Select File SMS Storage Manager and then you can import the messages saved in the computer UIM card and EC321 memory from one t...

Page 36: ...rrow to the left You can export the messages saved in the computer UIM card and HUAWEI Mobile Connect memory to a file Step Action 1 Select one or more message s and then right click 2 Select export to file In the Save as dialog box enter a file name with txt as its extension 3 Click Save and the messages are exported to the file SMS Settings Select Settings SMS Settings to display the SMS setting...

Page 37: ...1 10 0 S SM MS S HUAWEI 35 Note If no storage space is available in your UIM card for the reports the Request status report option is invalid For details contact your UIM card provider ...

Page 38: ... Tools Contacts to display the Contacts interface Creating a Contact The following table lists the procedure for creating a contact Step Action 1 Click New 2 Fill in the Name Mobile Number Family Phone Number Office Phone number E mail addresses and or the Comments 3 Click Save to save a new contact to the Contacts Modifying a Contact The following table lists the procedure for modifying a contact...

Page 39: ...3 The retrieved numbers appear in the blank field behind the Contacts Input the content for the message and click Send Making a Call You can dial out the number you have selected from the contacts The following table lists the procedure Step Action 1 Select a contact that contains the number to dial from the contacts and click Call 2 y If the selected contact contains only one telephone number the...

Page 40: ...Stop Search to stop searching Importing Exporting a Contact Importing a Contact The EC321 allows you to import the contacts from a file in a specified format to the EC321 Contacts The EC321 supports for importing of the txt and csv files Step Action 1 Select File Import Contacts From File 2 In the Open window select a file to import 3 Click Open and the contacts in the file are imported to the EC3...

Page 41: ...rom one to another Note The contacts information saved in the EC321 Memory can be lost because of the changes of the UIM card and PC Step Action 1 In the Contacts Manager window you can select the source position and the aim position for importing 2 Select an operation mode y Copy The contact information at the source position is kept y Move The contact information at the source position is delete...

Page 42: ...missed calls Step Action 1 Select one or more item s 2 Click Send and then the EC321 automatically retrieves the numbers in the selected items and the Write SMS interface is displayed 3 The retrieved numbers are automatically displayed in the blank field behind the Contacts Input the content for the message and click Send Making a Call You can dial the number of a missed call Step Action 1 Select ...

Page 43: ...d Call You can delete an item from the missed calls Step Action 1 Select one or more item s 2 Click Delete Click OK to confirm Received Calls Click Received calls and the Received calls interface is displayed Sending a Message You can send a message to the numbers of received calls Step Action 1 Select one or more item s 2 Click Send and the EC321 automatically retrieves the numbers in the items y...

Page 44: ...ave the number of a received call Step Action 1 Select an item 2 Click Get Number 3 The New contacts interface is displayed By default the EC321 saves the number to the Mobile column in the Contacts You can change the number if the number is not corresponding to the Mobile column 4 Click Save Deleting a Received Call You can delete an item from the received calls Step Action 1 Select one or more i...

Page 45: ...the message and click Send Making a Call You can dial the number of a dialed call Step Action 1 Select an item 2 Click Call 3 The Call interface is displayed and the selected number appears automatically on the interface and dialed out automatically at the same time Saving a Number You can save the number of a dialed call Step Action 1 Select an item 2 Click Get Number 3 The New contacts interface...

Page 46: ...1 12 2 C Ca al ll l L Lo og gs s HUAWEI 45 Deleting a Dialed Call You can delete items from the dialed calls Step Action 1 Select one or more item s 2 Click Delete Click OK to confirm ...

Page 47: ...ta card completely and the data card is inserted into the computer 2 Install the fax software on the computer 3 Select HUAWEI Mobile Connect 3G Modem as the modem for the PC fax software 4 Follow the relevant descriptions of the PC fax software to operate the fax Note This function needs to be supported by the network For more information consult the local network operator ...

Page 48: ...e Modification You can change your PIN code Step Action 1 Select Settings Modify PIN Code 2 Enter the current PIN code and the new PIN code Enter the new code again to confirm it 3 Click OK to modify it PIN Code Validation After accessing the EC321 management program you can still use the function of PIN code validation Step Action 1 Select Settings PIN Code Protection 2 Select Validate and you ca...

Page 49: ...nter the PIN code when the EC321 is started System Settings The system settings include the startup mode of the EC321 manager the alert mode for incoming calls the alert mode for messages and so on Select Settings Options Startup Click the Startup tab and you can set the EC321 manager to start along with the Windows or to be displayed in the minimized mode when it starts Option Description Launch ...

Page 50: ...a sound file is selected it plays on the sound card of computer whenever a call comes Earphone alert tone Check the check box The ring sounds on the earphone of data card when a call comes Note An alert file can be wav and mid files SMS Alerts Settings Click the SMS Alerts tab You can select the sound alert and display alert Option Description Alert window Check the box and an alert window is disp...

Page 51: ...321 and the UIM card Select Tools Diagnostics y Messages in Wireless Device This information is displayed in the format of XX YY XX indicates the amount of the existing messages and YY indicates the capacity of the data card y Contacts in Wireless Device This information is displayed in the format of XX YY XX indicates the amount of the existing contacts and YY indicates the capacity of the data c...

Page 52: ...Link 450 0 454 8 MHz Forward Link 460 0 464 8 MHz y EC321 Reverse Link 824 849 MHz Forward Link 869 894 MHz y EC351 Reverse Link 1850 1910 MHz Forward Link 1930 1990 MHz Radio power output 200 mW Services y Voice Service 8K EVRC y High Speed Packet Data Service Maximum Data Rate 153 6 kbps Reverse Link 153 6 kbps Forward Link y Asynchronous Data Service Maximum Data Rate 14 4 kbps y PC Fax Maximum...

Page 53: ...Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l P Pa ar ra am me et te er rs s HUAWEI 54 Item Description Battery Powered by the PC card slot uses laptop battery Operating temperature 10o C to 55o C Storage temperature 20o C to 65o C ...

Page 54: ... management software is completed Then install the EC321 hardware driver by following the guide for the hardware installation After Installing the EC321 Management Software the System Always Prompts Unidentified USB device Why If the prompt Unidentified USB device displays on the task bar your data card still can be used What Shall I Do If I Cannot Access the Internet 1 Check whether you have acti...

Page 55: ...lerts settings on the SMS Alerts tab How to Dial the Telephone Numbers with Sign Double click the key on the telephone service interface or input it through the PC keyboard Why I Cannot Paste the Telephone Numbers Telephone numbers that only contains 0123456789 are legal Confirm no other character is contained in the cut or pasted texts ...

Page 56: ...ng room OR intensive care unit ICU or coronary care unit CCU y Do not use your wireless data card at places for medical treatment where it is prohibited to use wireless devices Area with Flammables and Explosives In the area with inflammables and explosives disconnect your wireless data card from your PC and turn off the PC to avoid explosion and fire The area with inflammables and explosives incl...

Page 57: ...rd from your PC and turn off the PC before boarding an aircraft Storage Environment y Do not place magnetic storage media such as magnetic cards and floppy disks near the wireless data card Radiation from the wireless data card may erase the information stored on them y Do not put your wireless data card in containers with strong magnetic field such as an induction cooker and a microwave oven Othe...

Page 58: ...wireless data card may interfere nearby TV sets and radios y In accordance with the international standards for radio frequency and radiation use wireless data card accessories approved by Huawei only Cleaning and Maintenance y Before you clean or maintain the wireless data card disconnect your wireless data card from your PC and turn off the PC Otherwise electric shock or short circuit may be cau...

Page 59: ... to electromagnetic energy set by International Commission on Non ionizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP The limits include a margin designed to assure the safety of all persons regardless of age and health The rules for exposure to electromagnetic energy adopt SAR value as the basis of judgment The SAR value is measured in a standard mode That is this wireless product transmits with maximum transmi...

Page 60: ...CDMA Code Division Multiple Access E ESN Electronic Serial Number EVRC Enhanced Variable Rate Coder G GUI General User Interface P PIN Personal Identification Number PUK PIN Unblocking Key S SMS Short Message Service U UIM User Identity Module ...

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