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MF23

3G Wireless Router

User Manual

ZTE CORPORATION
NO. 55, Hi-tech Road South, ShenZhen, P.R.China
Postcode: 518057
Tel: (86) 755 26779999
URL: http://www.zte.com.cn
E-mail: [email protected]

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Page 1: ...MF23 3G Wireless Router User Manual ZTE CORPORATION NO 55 Hi tech Road South ShenZhen P R China Postcode 518057 Tel 86 755 26779999 URL http www zte com cn E mail mobile zte com cn ...

Page 2: ...zed in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and microfilm without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation The manual is published by ZTE Corporation We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice Version No R1 0 Edition Time Nov 2010 Manual No ...

Page 3: ...rting U SIM Card 5 Connecting to Phone 5 Connecting to Computer 5 Connecting with External Power 6 Switching on Your Device 6 Power Supply 6 About U SIM Card 6 Voice 7 Making a Call 7 Answering a Call 7 Internet Access 8 Preparation 8 Login 8 Settings 9 Quick Setup 9 WAN Connection 11 3G Settings 12 Router 13 Wi Fi Settings 14 Firewall 20 SMS 24 Advanced 25 Disconnecting from the Internet 27 Logou...

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Page 5: ...ized by ZTE Unauthorized accessories may affect the router performance damage the router or cause danger to you Do not attempt to dismantle the router There are no user serviceable parts Do not allow the router or accessories to come into contact with liquid or moisture at any time Do not immerse the router in any liquid Do not place objects on top of the router This may lead to overheating of the...

Page 6: ...s end user s sole remedy and ZTE s sole liability for defective or nonconforming items and is in lieu of all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose unless otherwise required under the mandatory provisions of the law Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of pro...

Page 7: ... GSM GPRS EDGE network and supports voice and data service And the router is only suitable for family user not suitable for industry user Parts Supplied Parts Quantity 3G Wireless Router 1 External power adapter 1 User manual 1 Certificate of quality 1 Appearance LED Indicator Indicator State Description POWER ON External power supply works normally ...

Page 8: ...onnect 3G ON RF signal is normal Different color indicates different network Red GSM GPRS EDGE Green HSDPA HSUPA UMTS Blinking RF signal is poor OFF RF signal is not available WIFI ON WiFi works normally Blinking Data transmission OFF WiFi works abnormally or this WiFi function is disabled Notes The indicators including PPP and 3G are all blinking in green when The U SIM card has not been installe...

Page 9: ...IM port for inserting U SIM card Installation Inserting U SIM Card Insert the U SIM card into the U SIM port Notes Please power off the router and remove the external power adapter before removing or inserting the U SIM card if not the router or U SIM card may be damaged Connecting to Phone Connect the telephone to the PHONE interface with a phone cable RJ11 Connecting to Computer Connect your com...

Page 10: ... POWER indicator should be lit on Notes When the router is turned off an incoming caller will hear the prompt like The number you have dialed is currently unavailable If the 3G LED is blinking constantly try to move the router to another location The router takes 1 2 minutes to initialize attach to the network and obtain an IP address Power Supply For normal operation connect the router to the ext...

Page 11: ... be connected Notes If there is no 3G indication the RF signal is unavailable Change the location of the router and make sure nothing is blocking it Making a Trunk Call If you are making a trunk call add the area code as normal E g 03 9612 3456 Making an International Call If you are making an international call key in the international access code followed by the country code area code and number...

Page 12: ... sure The U SIM card is installed The Ethernet cable is connected properly The POWER light is on The 3G light is on The PPP light is on Web browser requirement It is suggested that you use one of these web browsers to connect to the internet IE 6 0 or above Firefox 2 0 Netscape version 9 0 Login The router can be connected by RJ45 or by Wi Fi the SSID is ZTE Wireless Network By either connection m...

Page 13: ...click Login Settings Do not change any settings unless instructed by your service provider If you want to make changes of settings you need to disconnect the router from the network After making changes please reboot your router by turn off and on again Quick Setup The Quick Setup helps you to quickly set the basic settings of your router The following describe the steps and parameters of Quick Se...

Page 14: ...al 10 Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION 3 Set the PPP Authentication and then chick Next 4 Set the SSID Configuration and then click Next 5 Set the Security Configuration and then click Next ...

Page 15: ... Click WAN Connection you can configure how to connect to the Internet There are three connection modes Auto Connect The router will automatically connect to WAN when it is powered on On Demand Connect The connection will be established when data transmission is required Router will disconnect from the Internet if there is no data traffic going through during the Max Idle Time Manual Connect Conne...

Page 16: ...he following figure Click Refresh to update the wireless information Network Select Select 3G Settings Network Select the band selection mode is shown in the following figure Automatic Router searches for valid network according to the wireless network WCDMA Only Router searches for WCDMA network only GSM Only Router searches for GSM network only Click Apply to confirm your configuration APN Setti...

Page 17: ...al DNS Otherwise choose Auto DNS The router will automatically obtain parameters Authentication Password Authentication Protocol PAP provides a simple method without encryption for the peer to establish its identity using a 2 way handshake Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP is used to periodically verify the identity of the peer using a 3 way handshake User Name User name is used to ...

Page 18: ... IP Allocate end IP address for IP pool The DHCP End IP address should be larger than the DHCP Start IP address DHCP Lease Time Define how long the leased IP address will be expired and will relocate new IP address UPNP Enable Universal Plug and Play UPNP function or not Click Apply to confirm your configuration DHCP Clients Select Router DHCP Clients the DHCP clients parameters are shown in the f...

Page 19: ...ireless devices connect with this router in the same transmission mode performance will be improved by choosing the appropriate wireless mode Network Name SSID Service Set Identifier SSID Enter a string less than 32 characters as the name for your wireless local area network WLAN Broadcast Network Name SSID Disable or Enable Default this function If Enable is selected the router broadcasts the SSI...

Page 20: ...u set Repeater Mode your PC can search SSID of AP after connected 3 Select Phy mode CCK OFDM HTMIX or GREENFIELD CCK 802 11b OFDM 802 11g HTMIX 802 11b g n Mixed Mode GREENFIELD 802 11b g Mixed Mode 4 Select Encryp Type WEP TKIP AES If you select NONE all the data transmitted without encryption and other station can access router 5 Set peer AP s wireless MAC address on router Only Repeater Mode an...

Page 21: ... 100 ms Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a wireless network Specify a beacon interval value is recommended Data Beacon Rate DTIM A Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM informs next clients to listen to broadcast and multicast messages Fragment Threshold This value should remain at its default value of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly in...

Page 22: ... APSD enable or disable data flow using APSD during transmitting for power saving Click Apply to confirm your configuration Security Select Wi Fi Setting Security the Security parametersare shown in thefollowing figure Unless one of these encryption modes is selected wireless transmissions to and from your wireless network can be easily intercepted and interpreted by unauthorized users The securit...

Page 23: ...K WPA2 PSK the bottom part of the configuration page displays WPA parameters WPA Algorithm TKIP AES or AUTO Pass phrase You can input hexadecimal digits up to 64 characters or input ASCII characters choose a length of 63 characters or less Key Renewal Interval Define how long the key should be renew You can set Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Disable If disabled MAC address is not used to control ...

Page 24: ... code on the client s wireless adapter you can find the PIN code in AP PIN field of WPS Summary the other way is set the client s PIN code in Client PIN field PBC Press the WPS button of the router or select PBC and then click Apply Press WPS button on the client wireless adapter within two minutes and the negotiation process will be established Firewall You may setup firewall rules to protect you...

Page 25: ...m 10 filtering items for MAC IP Port Filtering and URL Filtering MAC IP Port Filtering Select Firewall Mac Ip Port Filtering the Mac IP Port Filtering is shown in the following figure If you select Enable the filter settings will appear Default Policy Set how to handle the packet if none of the rules matches ...

Page 26: ... the packet if it matches with the rule Comment type comment for the filter settings Click Apply to confirm your configuration URL Filtering You can setup content filter to restrict the improper content access Select Firewall URL Filtering the URL Filtering is shown in the following figure Type URL address and then click Add to add the URL address into the filtering list The new URL filtering item...

Page 27: ...rotocol for the virtual server Comment Type comment for the virtual server settings Click Apply to confirm your configuration DMZ You can setup a De militarized Zone DMZ to separate internal network with the Internet Select Firewall DMZ the DMZ setting is shown in the following figure If you select Enable set the DMZ IP Address and then click Apply to confirm your configuration System Security ...

Page 28: ...eny the remote management function and Enable or Disable ping from WAN filter on requirement and then click Apply SMS New Message Select SMS New Message to enter into New Message Interface Edit the new message Click Send to send the message Click Save to save the message to Drafts Inbox Select SMS Inbox to enter into Inbox Interface You can make the following operation View Delete Reply Forward De...

Page 29: ...ete All Drafts Select SMS Drafts to enter into Drafts Interface You can make the following operation View Send Delete Forward Delete All Advanced Status Select Advanced Status the system information is shown in the following figure Statistics Select Advanced Statistics the system statistics information is shown in the following figure Management ...

Page 30: ...uration Upgrade Select Advanced Upgrade to upgrade the software version of the router Click Browse locate the latest software version and then click Upgrade Notes Do not upgrade software unless necessary Wrongly upgrade action may cause router malfunction or can not work Restore Select Advanced Restore click Restore to set all the settings to their factory default values and the device will be tur...

Page 31: ...ing figure Type the old PIN code and then type two times the new PIN code Click Apply to confirm your configuration Notes Three time consecutive wrong PIN code entries will lock the U SIM card Disconnecting from the Internet If you want to terminate your Internet connection you can select Disconnect Internet from WAN Connection page and click Apply Turn off the router can also terminate Internet c...

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Page 33: ...d engaged tone as soon as I lift the phone off the hook Put the phone on hook and try again If you are connected to the internet using the 2G GSM network please disconnect this first After dialing the last digit I hear nothing silence When you have finished dialing you can press the key or wait 4 8 seconds to connect the call I can t make or receive a call when I am surfing on the net If you are c...

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Page 35: ... 6 Technical Parameters Network Frequency Band EDGE GPRS GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz HSUPA HSDPA UMTS 850 1900 2100MHz Power Adapter Input 100V 240V AC 50 60Hz Output 12V DC 700mA Max Data Service HSUPA 2Mbps UL HSDPA 7 2Mbps DL Dimensions W H D 138mm 102mm 27mm Weight About 400g ...

Page 36: ...ral Packet Radio Service HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access IP Internet Protocol LAN Local Area Network LED Light emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MTU Maximum Transmission Unit PDP Packet Data Protocol PIN Personal Identification Number PPP Point to Point Protocol PSTN Public Switched Telephony Network PUK PIN Unlocking Key RSSI Radio Signal Strength Indicato...

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