Huawei Turbo Stick E182 User manual
Getting started guide
Turbo Stick
Huawei E182
Thank you for purchasing a Turbo Stick from Bell. This Turbo
Stick will enable you to connect to the Internet. This guide
provides an overview of your new Turbo Stick and details on
how to configure your computer for use with this Turbo Stick.
Getting started 2
System requirements 3
Inserting your Bell SIM card 4
Preparing your computer for installation 5
Installation 6
Start-up 8
Using your Turbo Stick 10
Hardware overview 11
Inserting and removing your Turbo Stick from your computer 12
Unblocking a SIM card 13
Troubleshooting 14
Welcome
1
Before installing your Turbo Stick, please ensure you
have the following:
A Bell wireless account with a Mobile Internet plan. (If you don’t
have an account or a Mobile Internet plan, speak with a Bell
account representative to get set up.)
An active Bell SIM card.
Your Mobile Directory Number (MDN),
or phone number ______________________________
.
Getting started
2
WINDOWS
Operating system
Microsoft® Windows XP (SP 2 & 3, 32/64 bit),
Windows Vista™ (SP 1 & 2, 32/64 bit) with 500 MHz
CPU, or Windows 7 (32/64-bit) with 1 GHz CPU
Card slot 1 USB 1.1 or 2.0 port
COM ports 2 free COM ports
I/O Resources 1 IRQ, 4096 bytes of I/O space
Memory 512MB (XP), 1GB (Vista), or 1GB (7)
Disk space 50MB
To install and operate your Turbo Stick, ensure your computer has
the following system resources:
System Requirements
3
Your Turbo Stick requires an activated Bell SIM card to function. If
the SIM card was not inserted at the time of purchase, please
insert it now, as described below.
1. Slide the back cover to remove it from the Turbo Stick.
2. Insert the SIM/USIM card and the microSD card into the
corresponding card slots, as shown in the following figure.
3. Replace the back cover and slide it into place.
NOTE
Ensure that the beveled edge of the SIM/USIM card is properly aligned with that of the
SIM/USIM card slot and the microSD card is inserted according to the direction as labeled
on the microSD card slot.
Do not remove the microSD or SIM/USIM card when the card is in use. Otherwise, the
card as well as your Turbo Stick may get damaged and the data stored on the card
may be corrupted.
Inserting your Bell SIM card
4
1. Ensure your antivirus and firewall programs are set to allow
software installation.
2. Ensure you have Administrator Rights and the user name
and password – check your computer’s Help files for details
on this feature.
Preparing Your Computer for Installation
5
Installation
Installing your Turbo Stick is easy, simply follow these instructions.
If you have a current version of Mobile Connect on your computer,
the version on your Turbo Stick will uninstall the current version
automatically before installing the new one.
Insert your Turbo Stick into a USB port. Do not forcibly insert it as
this may damage both the device and the port. Your Turbo Stick
powers on when inserted, and your computer may beep.
Follow the InstallShield® Wizard,
it will guide you through the
process of installing the Mobile
Connect application starting with
the language selection.
Use the Next and Back buttons
to navigate through the
installation steps.
To continue the installation, you
must read and accept the terms
of the License Agreement.
6
Once the installation is complete, you may need
to restart your computer. If a restart is not required,
Mobile Connect will launch automatically. If your
computer restarts, launch Mobile Connect by
double-clicking on the Mobile Connect icon.
The installation process may take
several minutes to complete with
no progres shown on the progress
bar – please be patient. Select
Finish to complete the installation.
7
Start-up
With your Turbo Stick inserted, double-click on the Mobile Connect
icon from your desktop.
Mobile Connect will initialize, scan for your Turbo Stick,
and the main program window will appear with
“Bell high-speed network is available.” Click “Connect.”
IMPORTANT
Once a connection has been established, the application may open your
web browser and load a predetermined URL. This is to demonstrate
that Internet access is operating correctly. If you wish to disable
this Auto Launch web browser feature or change the start page,
you may do so prior to connecting by following these instructions:
Go to Tools. Select Profiles. Profiles window will be displayed.
Select Profile named “Bell high-speed network”. Click Edit.
Select the “General” tab at the top of the window.
Uncheck Auto Launch browser checkbox OR if you want a different
web page to automatically launch, enter the desired web address in
the text box.
8
Mobile Connect will initialize, scan for your Turbo Stick, and the
main program window will appear when Bell service is found.
When you try to connect, Mobile Connect will check if your Turbo
Stick and account have been activated on the Bell network.
Your Turbo Stick must be activated and in an area with network
coverage to operate on the Bell Mobility data network.
To download the full Mobile Connect user manual or software
updates, please visit bell.ca/mobileconnect
9
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