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  • Page 1 ZTE MF612 3.5G Wireless Router User Manual...
  • Page 2 WELCOME Thank you for choosing the ZTE MF612 3.5G 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 ...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Content 1 General Information ............ 6 1.1 Safety Precautions ................ 6 1.2 Declaration ..................6 1.3 Cleaning and Maintaining ............. 7 1.4 Limited Warranty and Liability ............8 1.5 Emergency Call ................9 1.6 Safety Instructions for Power Supply ........... 9 2 Getting started ............
  • Page 5 3.2 Answering a Call................16 4 Internet Access............17 4.1 Preparation .................. 17 4.2 Settings ..................18 4.2.1 Login ............... 18 4.2.2 Quick Setup ........... 19 4.2.3 WAN Connection .......... 22 4.2.3 3G Settings ............ 23 4.2.5 Router ............25 4.2.6 Wi-Fi Setting ..........

  • Page 6: 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 7: Cleaning And Maintaining

    operate 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 8: Limited Warranty And Liability

     ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in connection with using of this product, whether or not ZTE...

  • Page 9: Emergency Call

    interruption of business, cost of capital, cost of substitute facilities or product, or any downtime cost. 1.5 Emergency Call Do not rely on the 3.5G Wireless Router to provide emergency call in all situations. Your 3.5G Wireless Router only supports emergency dialing when there is power and connection to the mobile network.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    2 Getting started The router operates on the HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS networks and GSM/GPRS/ EDGE networks and supports voice and data service. 2.1 Parts Supplied Parts Quantity 3G Wireless Router External power supply User manual RJ45 (Ethernet) cable RJ11 (phone) cable 2.2 Router Appearance Top View Left View 2.2.1 LED Indicator...
  • Page 11 LED Indicators Indicator State Description External power supply works normally. 1. PWR External power supply is disconnected or power off. Wi-Fi works normally. Blinking Data transmission. 2. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi works abnormally, or is disconnected. Internet connected. The router attempts to connect Blinking 3.

  • Page 12: Power Switch

    2.2.2 Power Switch Turn the router On or Off by pressing the power switch at the rear of the router. Power Switch 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 authentication process.

  • Page 13: Installation

    2.3.2 Installation 1. Insert the USIM card into the USIM card holder from the side of the router. a) Pull the plastic holder out. b) Insert the USIM card with the metal contact area facing upwards into the holder. c) Insert the plastic holder into the router. You can hear a click when the USIM card locks in place.

  • Page 14: Power Supply

    Warning: Please power off the router and remove the external power adapter before removing or inserting the USIM card, if not, the router or USIM card may be damaged. 2. Connect the telephone to the PHONE interface using phone cable (RJ11).

  • Page 15: About The Usim Card

    In case of power failure or when there is no available external power supply, the router cannot work. 2.5 About the USIM Card Avoid handling the USIM card unnecessarily. Hold the card by the edges to prevent static damage. Keep the USIM card away from electrical and magnetic appliances.

  • Page 16: Voice

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

  • Page 17: Internet Access

    4 Internet Access The router does not require any drivers, and it supports all operating systems with Ethernet LAN capability, such as Windows 2000, XP, Vista , MAC OS X and Linux. The router supports two computers surfing on internet using Ethernet cable at the same time, and also supports Wireless LAN connection.

  • Page 18: Settings

    4.2 Settings Do not change any settings unless instructed by your service provider. To make changes to your settings you need to disconnect the router from the network. After making changes reboot your router by turn off and on again. 4.2.1 Login The router can be connected by RJ45 or by Wi-Fi (the SSID is “Cellcom Router”).

  • Page 19: Quick Setup

    the same user name and password, what you need to do is click Login. When you successfully login, the following screen appears: The whole interface is divided into two parts. Related functions can be executed by operation in the related areas. ...
  • Page 20 Step2. Set 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. Dial No. is provided by your service provider. Step3.
  • Page 21 Step4. Set 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. Step5. Set Security Configuration in the following figure: Encryption will keep your traffic from being unauthorized monitor and access, select one encryption mode from the list, and then set key and/or algorithm for it.

  • Page 22: Wan Connection

    Step6. Show the Configuration in the following figure: Make sure that all the parameters shown in the figure are correct, and then click Apply. 4.2.3 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 23: Settings

    3. Manual Connect: Connect to Internet manually. Click Apply to confirm your configuration, and then the PPP connection status will be shown in the figure. 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.
  • Page 24  Automatic: Router searches for valid network according to the wireless network.  Only WCDMA: Router searches for WCDMA network only.  Only GSM: Router searches for GSM network only. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. 3. APN Setting Select 3G Settings→APN Setting, the APN parameters are shown in the following figure: ...

  • Page 25: Router

     DNS: If a fixed IP address is given by your service provider, then choose Manual DNS. otherwise ,choose Auto DNS ,and 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.
  • Page 26  IP Address: IP address for LAN interface.  Subnet Mask: Subnet mask for the IP address.  MAC Address: MAC address for the LAN interface.  DHCP Type: Define the DHCP type. By default, router is set as DHCP server. ...

  • Page 27: Wi-Fi Setting

    4.2.6 Wi-Fi Setting 1. Station list Select Wi-Fi Setting→Station List, the wireless network stations are shown in the following figure: 2. Basic Select Wi-Fi Setting→Basic, the wireless network basic parameters are shown in the following figure:...
  • Page 28  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 29  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. And make sure that all APs share the same SSID and channel.
  • Page 30 is normally very sensitive.  MCS: The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) is a value that determines the modulation, coding and number of spatial channels.  Reverse Direction Grant(RDG):Enable RDG or not.  Extension Channel: Set extension channel. Extension channel is also able to send and receive data.
  • Page 31  Beacon Interval: The router broadcasts beacon message to announce 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.
  • Page 32 100.  Short Preamble: The length of CRC block in the frames during the 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.
  • Page 33 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 security modes are described below: Open: You can authenticate successfully with a SSID, whether it is valid or empty.
  • Page 34 WEP key 2 on the client adapter, etc. A WEP is either 10 or 26 hexadecimal digits (0~9,a~f and A~F)based on whether you select 64 bits 128 bits in the Encryption Strength drop-down list. If the Authentication type is WPA-PSK , WPA2-PSK or WPA- PSK/WPA2-PSK , the bottom part of the configuration page displays WPA parameters.

  • Page 35: Firewall

     WPS: Enable or Disable this function. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. 4.2.7 Firewall You may setup firewall rules to protect your network from virus, worm and malicious activity on the Internet. Note: You can set the maximum 10 filtering items for MAC/IP/Port Filtering and URL Filtering.
  • Page 36  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.
  • Page 37  Comment: type comment for the filter settings. Note：Filtering rules are matched one by one, if met this provision, it will not continue to match the rules listed below. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. Click Delete to delete the rule which you selected.
  • Page 38 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. Select Enable, and input the detail information in the Virtual Server Settings area, and then click Apply to add a new rule.
  • Page 39 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. 5.

  • Page 40: Advanced

    Disable ping from WAN filter on requirement, and then click Apply. 4.2.8 Advanced 1. Status Select Advanced→ Status, the system information is shown in the following figure: 2. Statistics Select Advanced → Statistics, the system statistics information is shown in the following figure: 3.
  • Page 41 You can change the password for administrator only. You can change the account and password for user. Click Apply to confirm your configuration. 4. Upgrade Select Advanced→Upgrade to upgrade the software version of the router. Click Browse..., locate the latest software version, and then click Upgrade.
  • Page 42 5. Restore Select Advanced→Restore, click Restore to set all the settings to their factory default values, and the device will be turned off. 6.Shutdown Select Advanced→Shutdown, click Shutdown to turn the router off. Note: Router is powered off only when the PWR indicator is off. And do not press the power switch during the shutdown process.

  • Page 43: Logout

    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 USIM card. 4.3 Logout Select Logout, a pop-up windows will appear as shown in the following figure : Click OK to logout the router.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    5 Troubleshooting 1) Make sure that the router is turned on and all the cables are connected 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...
  • Page 45 Symptoms Possible Problems/ Solutions When you have finished dialing After dialing the last digit I hear wait 4-8 seconds to connect the nothing /silence. call. If you are connected using the 2G (GSM) network then you cannot surf the net and make a I can’t make or receive a call phone call simultaneously.

  • Page 46: Technical Parameters

    6 Technical Parameters  Network & Frequency Band: EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS: 850/1900/2100MHz Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g  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.
  • Page 47 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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