Franklin CDU-680DOrA User Manual

CDU680 Quick Installation Guide Windows Mac Linux Ver-UAC01

CDU-680DOrA Mobile Broadband USB

TM

Modem+Disk

Quick Installation Guide

Ver. CDU680-UAC01

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CDU680 Quick Installation Guide Windows Mac Linux Ver-UAC01

Setup for Windows® PC Users

For Windows® 2000, XP, Vista users only, Mac users please skip to “Setup for Mac
Users”

Before connecting your PC or laptop to your service provider for Mobile Broadband Data Service, you must
first install the Connection Manager software on your PC or laptop.

Connection Manager Software Installation (for Windows® 2000, XP, Vista users only)

1. Insert the CDU-680 USB Modem+DiskTM into an USB slot on your PC. The device will be shown as a

removable storage (CDU680_UMSD) on your computer. Go to the correct directory below to locate the
installation files. Now please double-click on “Setup.exe” file to start.

2. This will automatically launch the InstallShield® Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup
process.

3. Click ‘Next’ to install the software into the default destination. To install to a different folder click ‘Browse’
and select destination folder.

4. Make sure to select both Device Driver and Modem Manager UI, click ‘Next’.

5. Click “install” and wait for Installation to complete.

6. Wait for your PC to reboot. You may need to restart your PC manually by selecting
Start>Shutdown>Restart.

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Starting a Data Session

CDU680 Quick Installation Guide Windows Mac Linux Ver-UAC01

1. Double-click the “ACS CDU-680 Modem Manager

on your Windows® desktop to launch the application. You will see this user interface below appears:

2. Now your Franklin CDU-680 USB Card has to be inserted into one of the available USB slots on your
computer. Once it is detected, the screen on the Connection Manager will start to change. The modem
will go through a series of tasks to prepare the modem for a data session, these include:

i. Initializing the modem

ii. Checking the connection

iii. Searching for service

3. Once the modem completes the above tasks, which may take a few minutes, the window in the user
interface will show: “Disconnected” indicating the modem is ready to connect to the Data Service. If the
signal is low or does not exist at all, move to a different location to achieve the best signal condition in
your area.

” Connection Manager Software icon

4. From here, click “Go” to start a data session. Click the minimize
interface, the icon:

user interface again, click the icon:

will appear in the System Tray on the right side of the Task Bar. To display the

in the System Tray.

button to minimize the user

Ending a Data Session

To end a data session, click the “Stop” button on the user interface. Close the Connection Manager window
by clicking

. It is now safe to remove the USB Card from your computer.

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