BT E180 Quick Start Manual

BT Mobile Broadband

E180 HSPA USB Stick

Quick Start Guide

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Welcome to your new E180 HSPA USB Stick

Thank you for choosing BT. This box includes your E180 HSPA USB Stick
which will give you access to the Internet via our high speed HSPA, 3G
and GPRS mobile networks. Whether you are in a café, on the train or in
an airport, the E180 allows you to stay connected and collaborate with
customers and colleagues from wherever you are.

This guide will take you through the simple process of how to set up your
new device so you can get started straight away.

Contents

What’s in your pack 4

First things rst 5

Windows® or Mac® system requirements 7

Insert your E180 8

What is BT Access Manager? 10

Connect to the Internet with BT Access Manager 11

Removing the E180 12

Removing BT Access Manager 12

Safety information 13

Acronyms and Abbreviations 17

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Your pack should include these items:

What’s in your pack

The E180 Quick Start guide USB cable

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1 Insert the BT SIM card into your E180, as shown below:

First things rst

i. Turn the USB Modem

face down and slide off
the cover in the
direction shown.

ii. With the notch in the SIM

card at bottom right, and
the BT logo upwards,
slide the SIM card into
the slot.

iii. Slide the cover

back on.

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2 Before you plug in your E180, here are a few things about your E180 that you

might want to know rst before you use it.

You can rotate the USB connector out of the top of the USB Modem.

Indicator is… this means…

Solid Green the E180 is connected to a GPRS (GSM/GPRS/EDGE) network

Solid Blue the E180 is connected to a UMTS (3G) network

Solid Cyan the E180 is connected to a HSPA (HSDPA/HSUPA) network

Off the E180 is removed and not connected

Intermittent blinking means the device is registered to but not connected to the relevant
network (connect using BT Access Manager).

Rapid Green blinking means the E180 is on but not registered/connected (eg. no network
coverage available).

Status indicator