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Zte MF612 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ZTE MF612 3G Wireless Router User Manual...
  • Page 2 WELCOME Thank you for choosing the ZTE MF612 3G Wireless Router (hereinafter referred to as “unit” or “router”). To get the most from your router and to keep it in the best condition please read this manual carefully. The pictures, symbols and contents in this manual are for reference only.
  • Page 3 Glossary AC: Alternating Current APN: Access Point Name DC: Direct Current DHCP: Dynamic Host Control Protocol DNS: Domain Name System (or Service or Server) DoS: Denial of Service EDGE: Enhanced Data GSM Evolution ESSID: Expanded Service Set Identifier Ethernet: A frame-based computer networking technology for local area networks (LANs) GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications GPRS: General Packet Radio Service...
  • Page 4 (U)SIM: Subscriber Identification Module VOIP: Voice over Internet Protocol WCDMA: Wideband CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN: Wireless LAN WPA-PSK: Wi-Fi Protected Access–PreShared Key...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Content 1 General Information ................7 1.1 Safety Precautions ............... 7 1.2 Declaration ..................7 1.3 Cleaning and Maintaining .............. 8 1.4 Limited Warranty ................9 1.5 Limitation of Liability ..............9 1.6 Emergency Call ................10 2 Getting started .................. 11 2.1 Parts Supplied ................
  • Page 6 4.2.7 Advanced ................. 37 4.3 Logout ..................40 4.4 Disconnecting from the Internet ..........40 5 Troubleshooting ................41 6 Technical Parameters ..............43 Content...

  • Page 7: General Information

    Please use original accessories or accessories that are authorized 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.

  • Page 8: Cleaning And Maintaining

    approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to op- erate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 9: Limited Warranty

    1.5 Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect, special, inciden- tal or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in con- nection with using of this product, whether or not ZTE had been advised,...

  • Page 10: Emergency Call

    cost of substitute facilities or product, or any downtime cost. 1.6 Emergency Call Do not rely on the 3G Wireless Router to provide emergency call in all situations. Your 3G Wireless Router only supports emergency dialing when there is power and connection to the mobile network. If the power fails, the router can not work.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    2 Getting started The router operates on the HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS network and GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE network and supports voice and data service. 2.1 Parts Supplied Parts Quantity 3G Wireless Router External power adapter User manual Certificate of quality 2.2 Router Appearance Top View Left View 2.2.1 LED Indicator...

  • Page 12: Power Switch

    Indicator State Description External power supply works normally. 1. PWR External power supply is disconnected or power off. Wi-Fi works normally. 2. Wi-Fi Data transmission. Blinking Wi-Fi works abnormally. Internet connected. The router attempts to connect Internet. Blinking 3. PPP Internet disconnected and not attempt to connect.

  • Page 13: Interface And Installation

    2.3 Interface and Installation 2.3.1 Interface Description Rear View of Router (1) USB: Test and diagnostic interface for factory use only. (2) WPS:WPS button is used to start Wi-Fi Protected Setup authentica- tion process. (3) ANT: External antenna connector. If external antenna is connected, the internal antenna is of no effect.
  • Page 14 Warning: 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. 2. Connect the telephone to the PHONE interface using phone cable (RJ11).

  • Page 15: Power Supply

    6. Wait 1~2 minutes after turning the router on before you use the service. The RSSI & PWR indicator should be lit on. Note: When the router is turned off, an incoming caller will hear the prompt like “The number you have dialed is currently unavailable.’’ If the RSSI (Radio Signal Strength Indicator) LED is blinking constantly then try moving the router to another location.

  • Page 16: Voice

    3 Voice 3.1 Making a Call Before making a call, make sure: The (U)SIM card is installed. The telephone cable (RJ11) is connected properly. The PWR light is on. The RSSI light is on. Pick up the handset. 1. Key in the telephone number. 2.

  • Page 17: Internet Access

    4.2.1 Login The router can be connected by RJ45 or by Wi-Fi (the SSID is “ZTE Wireless Network”). By either connection mode, you should set to obtain an IP ad- dress automatically in the attribution setting of Internet protocol(TCP/IP).
  • Page 18 User name: admin Password: admin Click Login to log in the router. Note: If you check Save after you give user name and password ,the router will save them, next time when you want to log in the router with the same user name and password, what you need to do is click Login.
  • Page 19 Quick setup guide you how to set the basic parameters for your router in the most safe way. Click Next to go to PPP Profile Configuration in the following figure: Set APN for PPP profile, if you obtain a fixed APN from your service provider, please select Manual APN, otherwise select Auto APN, and then type the APN string.
  • Page 20 Choose PPP authentication mode ,CHAP or PAP, and then give PPP user name and password to the corresponding authentication mode. Click Next to go to SSID Configuration in the following figure: Service Set Identifier(SSID) is used to uniquely identify your WLAN. If you enable SSID Broadcast, the gateway will broadcast the SSID, and other device can detect and connect with it.

  • Page 21: Wan Connection

    Make sure that all the parameters shown in the figure are correct, and then click Apply. 4.2.2 WAN Connection Click WAN Connection, you can configure how to connect to the Internet in the following figure: There are three connection mode: 1.

  • Page 22: Settings

    4.2.3 3G Settings 1. Wireless Info Select 3G Settings Wireless Info, the 3G wireless information is shown in the following figure: Click Refresh to update the wireless information. 2. 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 wire- less network.
  • Page 23 APN Setting: APN address mode. If a fixed APN is provided by your service provider, select Manual APN. Otherwise select the Auto APN, and the router will automatically obtain this parameter. APN: APN string. Dial No.: This dial number is used for data service connection. PDP Type: Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Type IP is recommended un- less service provider instruct others.

  • Page 24: Router

    when the connection is established Password: Password is used to obtain authentication from the ISP when the connection is established. Click Add to define a new APN profile, and then click Save to save the profile. Click Set default to set the parameters to their default value. Select one profile and click Delete to delete it.

  • Page 25: Wi-Fi Setting

    Click Apply to confirm your configuration. 2. DHCP Clients Select Router DHCP Clients, the DHCP clients parameters are shown in the following figure: 4.2.5 Wi-Fi Setting 1. Station list Select Wi-Fi Setting Station List, the wireless network stations are shown in the following figure: 2.
  • Page 26 Wi-Fi On/Off: Enable Wi-Fi or not. Network Mode: If all of the wireless 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).
  • Page 27 BSSID: MAC address of the Wi-Fi. Frequency(Channel): Choose the appropriate channel to optimize the performance and coverage of your wireless network. WDS Mode: WDS enable router to communicate with other APs, WDS connection is two-way communication, APs should know each others wireless MAC address.
  • Page 28 The HT physical Mode parameters are shown below: Operating Mode: In Mixed Mode, packets are transmitted with a preamble compatible with the legacy 802.11a/g, the rest of the packet has a new format. In Green Field, high throughput packets are transmitted without a legacy compatible part.
  • Page 29 Beacon Interval: The router broadcasts beacon message to an- nounce that it has buffered frames to deliver. The default value is 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.
  • Page 30 wireless communication. Shot Slot: To indicate that 802.11g is using a shot time slot because there is no legacy station(802.11b) present. Tx Burst: Tx burst allows router to deliver better throughput in the same period and environment in order to increase speed. Pkt_Aggregate: Increase efficiency by aggregating multiple appli- cation packets data into a single transmission frame.
  • Page 31 valid or empty. Shared: The WLAN clients who have the same WEP key with wireless gateway can pass the authentication and access the wireless network. WEPAUTO: Select WEP security automatically. WPA-PSK: WPA Pre-Shared Key, Enter the Pre-Shared key as a plain text (ASCII) pass-phrase of at least 8 characters.
  • Page 32 5. WPS Select Wi-Fi Setting WPS, the WPS configuration is shown in the following figure: Select Enable, click Apply, the WPS settings are shown in the follow- ing figure: Internet Access...

  • Page 33: Firewall

    WPS Summary, WPS Progress and WPS Status are all shown in the figure. To set WPS, Select WPS mode, the two modes are described below: There are two ways to use PIN mode, one is set PIN 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.
  • Page 34 Default Policy: Set how to handle the packet if none of the rules matches. MAC address: Set the MAC address that will be filtered. Dest IP Address: Set the destination IP address that will be filtered. Source IP Address: Set the source IP address that will be filtered. Protocol: Set which protocol will be used for filtering.
  • Page 35 Click Apply to confirm your configuration. 2. URL Filtering You can setup content filter to restrict the improper content access. Select Firewall URL Filtering, the URL Filtering is shown in the fol- lowing figure: Type URL address, and then click Add to add the URL address into the filtering list.
  • Page 36 If you select Enable, the Virtual Server Settings will appear: IP Address: Set IP address for the virtual server. Port Range: Set port numbers for the virtual server. Protocol: Set protocol for the virtual server. Comment: Type comment for the virtual server settings. Click Apply to confirm your configuration.

  • Page 37: Advanced

    If you select Enable , set the DMZ IP address ,and then click Apply to confirm your configuration. 5. System Security You can configure system firewall to protect AP or router from being attacking. Select Firewall System Security, the system security set- ting is shown in the following figure: Allow or Deny the remote management function and Enable or Dis- able ping from WAN filter on requirement, and then click Apply.
  • Page 38 2. Statistics Select Advanced Statistics, the system statistics information is shown in the following figure: 3. Management Select Advanced Management, the administrator settings informa- tion is shown in the following figure: To set new account, type new account and password, and then click Apply to confirm your configuration.
  • Page 39 Click Browse..., locate the latest software version, and then click Upgrade. Note: Do not upgrade software unless necessary. Wrongly upgrade action may cause router malfunction or can not work. 5. Restore Select Advanced Restore, click Restore to set all the settings to their factory default values, and the device will be turned off.

  • Page 40: Logout

    If you select Modify, the modification parameters are shown in the following figure: Type the old PIN code, and then type two times the new PIN code. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. Note: Three time consecutive wrong PIN code entries will lock the (U) SIM card.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    5 Troubleshooting 1) Make sure that the router is turned on and all the cables are con- nected correctly. 2) Check the RSSI, PPP and PWR LED’s are lit and NOT in a blinking state or off. A) Voice Related Problems Symptoms Possible Problems/ Solutions Please wait for 1~2 minutes after the router is...
  • Page 42 B) Internet Related Problems Symptoms Possible Problems/ Solutions I cannot access the Please check your configuration settings. internet at all. Please wait 1~ 2 minutes for the router to initialize. Check your service indicator LED’s. The download or upload The speed is dependent on signal strength. speeds are very slow.

  • Page 43: Technical Parameters

    6 Technical Parameters Network & Frequency Band: EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz LED Display: a. Power Indicator b. Wi-Fi Indicator c. PPP Indicator d. Radio Signal Strength Indicator External Interface: a. External Power Socket b. Phone Interface (PHONE) c. Data Interface (LAN) d.
  • Page 44 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.

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