Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1.1 NEC
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GPRS Dial Up User Guide Windows ME.
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iii Table of Contents GPRS Dial Up ................................................................................................................... .............. 1 What is GPRS Dial Up? .............................................................
1 GPRS Dial Up This section provides a description of: • GPRS Dial Up • NEC USB Drivers • GPRS Dial Up Frequently Aske d Questions document location What is GPRS Dial Up? GPRS (General Packet Ra.
2 What Is Needed to Make GPRS Work? This section provides the equipm ent, software, and services n ecessary in order to install the USB Drivers and create a GPRS connection to access the Internet. Equipment The equipment that is required includes: • NEC Wireless Phone.
3 System Requirements The lists below describe the computer syst em requirements for installing the NEC USB Drivers on a personal computer or laptop. Hardware Requirements • Processor: 133 Mhz (mini.
4 USB Drivers This section provides the information of: • Why do I need to create a folder on the C: drive called USBTools? • How do I copy the required NEC USB Drivers for Windows ME? • How do .
5 Copying the NEC USB Drivers If you have not created the “USBTools” folder on the C: drive as instructed on page 4, do so now. To copy the USB Drivers from the NEC website to USBTools folder: 1. Locate the USB Drivers at the website: www.nechdm.com .
6 4. Select USBTools folder to display in the Save in: field and click the Save button. The zip file is saved to the USBTools folder. 5. Close the Internet window.
7 6. Double-click UsbDriverVer1-1-1 zip icon. For Classic mode, the WinZip window displays with a li st of files. Click on the Extract button to display the Extract dialog box. Make sure that the All files button is selected and the Use folder names box is checked.
8 Connecting the NEC USB Cable To the NEC Wireless Phone Before installing the USB drivers, connect the USB cable to your computer and the NEC Wireless Phone. 1. Find the location of the USB port on your computer. 2. Insert the computer end of the USB cable into the computer’s USB port.
9 Installing the NEC USB Drivers After you connect the USB cable to your co mputer, plug the cable into your NEC Wireless Phone, and power-on the phone, the Add New Hardw are Wizard displays. 1. Click the Specify the location of the driver button. Click Next to continue to the next wizard screen.
10 2. Click the Specify a location box. • Remove any checkmark in the Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…) box. 3. Click the Browse button. The Browse box displays. Find and click on Win98 in C:USBToolsUSB Driver Ver1.1.1 . The folder name Win98 is highlighted.
11 5. Click Next ..
12 6. Click Finish . The Add New Hardw are Wizard displays again to install the next USB driver. 7. Windows ME will display f our (4) more sets of the Add Ne w Hardwa re Wi zard screens to install the remaining USB driv ers. Follow the previous USB driver instructions for each set of the Add New Hardw are Wizard screens.
13 Technical Support and Assistance For technical support and assistance, during regular business hours (Central Standard Time), contact NEC at: 1-800-637-5917, Option 3 Uninstall NEC USB Drivers Process To uninstall the NEC USB Dr ivers from your computer: 1.
14 GPRS Dial Up Settings This section provides the information of: • How do I create a new Internet connection in ord er to utilize the NEC Wireless Phone as a modem? • How do I use the new Intern.
15 4. Enter a name, such as “m-mode” in the name field. Select NEC Portable Phone USB Modem in the drop-down list. Click Next to continue. 5. Type *99# in the Phone number field and click Next . Select United States of America in the drop-down list.
16 6. Click Finish ..
17 7. Go to Dial-Up Networking . Double-click the m-mode icon. The Connect To window displays..
18 8. Click the Properties button..
19 9. Remove the checkmark in the Enable software compression box. Select Security tab..
20 10. The User name and Password fields should remain blank, as they are not used to log onto the GPRS interface. Click OK ..
21 11. Go to Dial-Up Networking . Double-click the m-mode icon. The Connect To dialog window displays..
22 12. Click the Connect button. 13. Wait for confirmation of connection. 14. Click on the desktop Internet Explorer © icon and begin acce ssing the Internet.
23 Using the New Internet Connection Each time that you want to us e the AT&T GPRS connection: 1. Check the NEC Wireless Phone’s battery level icon in the status bar of the Idle screen for sufficient charge. The USB cable does not charge the phone’s battery.
24 Disconnecting GPRS Exiting or closing the browser does not te rminate the GPRS connection. The GPRS connection is still active. To disconnect the GPRS connection: 1. Close all browser windows. 2. Right click on the desktop icon or the taskbar icon (lower right corner of screen) for the mMode connection.
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If you have not bought NEC 1.1 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data NEC 1.1 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, NEC 1.1 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get NEC 1.1 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of NEC 1.1, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime NEC 1.1.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with NEC 1.1. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device NEC 1.1 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
