MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual CONTENTS Getting started Connecting to the Internet Updating your network settings Selecting the Network Type Selecting the Registration Mode Connection Profile Management Network Statistics Viewing your network statistics Clearing your network statistics Online Updates Diagnostic Information...
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MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual PIN Security Settings Enabling and Disabling PIN Verification Changing your PIN Verifying your PIN Unlocking a blocked UIM, SIM or USIM Sending a Text Message Using your Inbox Outbox, Draft, Important, Deleted, and Reports Test Message Settings...
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Getting started Once you’ve followed the instructions in the iiNet MobiiBroadband 3G Quick Install Guide, start the iiNet software to use your USB modem. Start the iiNet software to use your USB modem. NOTE: If you enter your PIN or PIN Unblocking Key (PUK) incorrectly, you won’t be able to use the Internet or...
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Connecting to the Internet Connect to the Internet through your USB modem. • icon at the bottom of your screen tells you that you’re connected to the Internet. • icon at the bottom of your screen tells you that you’re not connected to the Internet.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Updating your network settings Your MobiiBroadband 3G should automatically detect and connect. If it doesn’t, follow these instructions and we’ll have you up and running in no time. This section will help you to update your network settings.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual SELECTING THE REGISTRATION MODE Search for and register with a mobile network automatically or manually. To register automatically with a network Choose Tools > Options > Network. Click the REGISTRATION MODE tab. Select Auto search and register.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Connection Profile Management Simplify your Internet connections by creating connection profiles for different networks. To create a dial-up profile Choose Tools > Options > Profile Management. Click NEW and choose your settings. Click OK. Click YES.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Network Statistics Your iiNet software keeps track of some statistics that can be useful for troubleshooting any issues you have. The software keeps track of your current connection’s duration, upload and download rates, and the amount of upload and download traffic.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual CLEARING YOUR NETWORK STATISTICS Follow this procedure to reset your network statistics and start recording them again. To clear your network statistics Click Right-click in the navigation tree. Choose Reset Statistics. Click YES.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Online Updates Your iiNet software supports online software updates. To update your iiNet software online Choose Help > Online Update. iiNet checks whether a software update is available. Click DOWNLOAD. Click INSTALL. Click FINISH. Your software has been updated.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Diagnostic Information Use your iiNet software to view and save diagnostic information about your USB modem. VIEWING DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION To view diagnostic information Choose Tools > Diagnostics. View the diagnostic information about your USB modem.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual PIN Security Settings PIN verification protects your UIM card, SIM card or USIM card from being used by someone else. ENABLING AND DISABLING PIN VERIFICATION Your USB modem will ask you for your PIN when it starts if PIN verification is enabled.
UNLOCKING A BLOCKED UIM, SIM OR USIM Unlock a blocked UIM, SIM or USIM card with the Pin Unblocking Key (PUK). To unlock a blocked card Launch the iiNet service. The Unlock PIN dialog box is displayed. Enter the correct PUK. Enter the new PIN.
Send, receive, and manage text messages with your iiNet software. In the not so distant future your iiNet MobiiBroadband will allow you to send, receive and manage text mes- sages using your iiNet software. Keep this manual handy and refer to it when this function in enabled.
You can search for a text message by entering a word or phrase you remember from it. • When you search for a text message, the list of matched messages refreshes. If iiNet couldn’t find the message, you’ll see no results.
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MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual VIEWING AND MANAGING A TEXT MESSAGE When viewing a text message, you have the options to reply to, forward, or delete it. If visual text message alerts are switched on, you’ll see a dialog box on the lower right-hand corner of the screen whenever you get a text message.
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MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual EXPORT TEXT MESSAGE Export text messages from iiNet to a *.csv (comma separated values) file. To export text messages Click Choose Local. Either: Right-click on the message list and choose Export All SMS, or Select one or more messages. Right-click the selected messages and choose Export Selected SMS.
Reports stores your delivery notifications from text messages you’ve sent to others. NOTE: iiNet keeps the text messages you delete from Local in the Deleted box, in case you want to recover them. Text messages deleted from other locations are permanently deleted and can’t be recovered.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual TEST MESSAGE SETTINGS ENABLING TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS Set an audio or visual alert for whenever you receive a text message. To set visual text message alerts Choose Tools > Options > Text Message. Tick ‘Show of notification’ when a new text message arrives. When you receive a text message, you’ll get a dialog box with these options:...
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MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual DELIVERY REPORTS Delivery reports tell you whether or not someone received your text message. Enabling delivery reports Choose Tools > Options > Text Message. Tick REQUEST DELIVERY REPORT.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Using your iiNet phonebook Your iiNet phonebook helps you to manage your contacts. This section explains how to create, delete, view and find contacts; organise contacts into groups; and import or export your contacts. CREATING A CONTACT We’ll use the example of creating a contact in Local (the storage on your PC).
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual To find a contact Click In the navigation tree, click Local. Click Enter all or part of a phone number, address or contact name to search for. VIEWING, EDITING OR DELETING A CONTACT We’ll use viewing a contact in Local (the storage on your PC) as an example.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual USING CONTACT GROUPS CREATING A GROUP Create a group to help organise your contacts. NOTE: • Group names must be unique. • You can only put the contacts stored in Local into groups. To create a group Click In the navigation tree, right-click Local.
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MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual ADDING A CONTACT TO A GROUP To add a contact to a group Click Do one of the following: Option Description To create a contact and add it to a group In the navigation tree, select a group.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual CREATING A GROUP Delete a contact group and move all the contacts in it to Local. To delete a contact group Click In the navigation tree, right-click a contact group and choose ‘Delete Group’. Click OK.
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MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual To export contacts to .csv Click Choose Local. Do one of the following: • Right-click on the contact list and choose Export All Contacts. • Select one or more contacts. Right-click the selected contact(s) and choose Export Selected Contacts.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual Frequently Asked Questions WHY CAN’T I ACCESS THE INTERNET? NOTE: Contact us if your wireless hasn’t been activated - we’ll ensure you’ve got the correct settings. To troubleshoot Internet access Make sure you’ve activated wireless networking.
MobiiBroadband 3G - Manual WHY CAN’T I PASTE PHONE NUMBERS? Phone numbers can only contain the characters 0-9, #, *, and +. Make sure no other character is in the text you’re trying to paste. WHY IS ONLY PART OF THE CONTENT I PASTED INTO A TEXT MESSAGE DISPLAYED?
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