Novatel Mobile Connect User manual

Quick Start Guide

Vodafone Mobile Connect

USB Modem

Welcome to your new USB data

modem, designed for 3G and 3G

Broadband.

We’ll now take you through the

simple process of setting it up, and

help you get started – so you can

make the most of now.

For more information, please see

the Troubleshooting section in this

Quick Start Guide.

What can I do with it? 2

Set up your modem 3

Run the software 4

Make a connection 6

SMS and Contact Management 8

Troubleshooting 11

** SMS is currently only supported on computers running

Microsoft Windows.

What can I do with it?

Your Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem

will let you connect your laptop or desktop

computer over the Vodafone high-speed

mobile phone network, so you can browse the

web, collect emails or receive and send SMS

text messages.

Browse the web

You can now access the web wherever

you are (as long as there’s a data signal)

– and at 3G and 3G Broadband speeds.

This means that you only need your

computer and your Vodafone Mobile

Connect USB Modem to have all

the information and services on the

internet in front of you.

You can use the modem with either a

laptop or desktop computer.

Pick up emails

Keep up to date with your emails,

wherever you are. Sending and

receiving large attachments is

no problem, thanks to 3G and 3G

Broadband speeds.

You can also access your personal

email accounts – even web-based

accounts like Hotmail.

•

Send and receive SMS text

messages**

You can send and receive SMS text

messages straight from your computer.

The program provides an easy way to

view messages you have received, write

new messages, and manage contact

details for frequently-used SMS

numbers.

What is 3G Broadband?

3G Broadband is another name for

High-Speed Uplink and Downlink

Packet Access (HSUPA/HSDPA). This

allows even faster data speeds than

3G, and should make transferring data

and browsing the web even faster than

before.

If 3G or 3G Broadband is not

available, the GPRS network will be

used instead.

The Vodafone 3G Broadband network

is growing all the time. See your

Vodafone website for more details on

where it’s available.

•

MC950D

Set up your Novatel Wireless

MC950D modem

Before you can start using your new

modem, you’ll need to set it up.

You will need to have an activated

Vodafone SIM card – this should have

been provided when the modem was

purchased.

Insert the SIM card into the modem.

You should have been supplied with a

long and double-ended data cable. The

modem can be plugged directly into a

USB port, or attached via the cable. A

holster is supplied to hold the modem

on the screen of your laptop if required.

You only need to use both plugs on the

double-ended cable if a single USB port

does not supply enough power (if it is a

USB-powered hub for example).

Plug the single end of the data cable

into the modem as shown.

Plug the double ended into

your computer’s USB port –

plugging into two USB ports will

increase power to the modem, but

a single port is normally sufﬁcient.

This should automatically start the

software – see next page.

•

Run the software

For Microsoft®Windows Vista™

(32 bit) or Windows®XP systems

If your computer is running Microsoft

Windows XP, it should automatically

start the driver setup process (your

modem already contains the software

needed). This could take a few

minutes to complete. Then it will start

the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite

software.

You’ll now see a license agreement

screen.

Agree to the licence agreement.

You’ll then see a new icon appear

in the bottom right of your screen.

If you need to start Vodafone Mobile

Connect Lite again, just double-click

on the icon.

•

For other versions of Windows

If you have an earlier version of

Windows®, then you may need to select

the start-up program using the ﬁle

explorer:

This is on the drive called Vodafone

Mobile Connect Lite.

The startup program is called

VMC_PBStarter.exe.

For Mac OS X systems

If you’re using Mac OS X 10.3.5

or higher, you will need to install

the software from the CD-ROM (if

provided), or download it from the

Support section of www.support.

vodafone.com.

•

Conﬁguration

The ﬁrst time you run Vodafone

Mobile Connect Lite, your modem will

usually be set as the default device

automatically.

If this is not the case, you will need to

select your data modem as the device

you want to use (you may have other

devices connected to your computer).

Click Manage Devices in the main

screen, then select the Mobile

Connect Modem (it may be called

the Novatel Wireless MC950D).

Select the Default check box.

Click OK.

•

The software will then check with the

modem that everything is OK, and then

you’ll see the main window appear, with

a Connect button enabled.

A green tick will be displayed on top

of the icon in the bottom right-hand

corner of your screen. This indicates

the modem is ready to connect.

•

Make a connection

Simply click on the Connect button

to open a data connection. The main

window will now show your connection

status and other information.

You should now be able to use your

usual web browser and email programs.

To close the connection, click

Disconnect.

Customising Vodafone Mobile

Connect Lite

You can customise the way the

software operates using the menus.

In Settings you can select a new

language, or whether you’d like the

software to start automatically when

Windows starts. You can also choose

speciﬁc authentication settings

if required, select how usage is

displayed, and conﬁgure your APN

settings.

In Manage Connections you can

choose whether Vodafone Mobile

Connect Lite connects automatically

when it detects that your modem has

been plugged into your computer.

•

Modem status

Your modem will also show the signal

status using the LED light:

Red blinking: SIM card may be

missing or inserted incorrectly.

Red solid: GPRS/EDGE/3G/3G

Broadband cellular service is

currently not available.

Green blinking: GPRS service is

available.

Green solid: Connected to a network

using GPRS.

Violet blinking: EDGE service is

available.

Violet solid: Connected to a network

using EDGE.

Blue blinking: 3G service is available.

Blue solid: Connected to a network

using 3G.

Yellow solid*: 3G Broadband service

is available and is being used during

the download.

Cyan solid*: 3G Broadband service

is available and is being used during

the upload.

* The LED may appear to ﬂash blue

and then yellow or cyan as the service

transitions between 3G and 3G

Broadband.

Use SMS Text Messaging and

Contact Management

With the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite software you can receive and send SMS

(Short Message Service) text messages to and from your computer. The program

provides you with an easy way to view messages you have received, write new

messages, and manage contact details for frequently-used SMS numbers.

Send an SMS

Click Vodafone SMS on the navigation bar – on the left-hand side of the main

window – to open Vodafone SMS.

Click New at the left-hand end of the SMS toolbar to create a new SMS text

message.

After your SMS has been sent, it will be stored in the Sent list.

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