Huawei R208 User Manual

User Guide
Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi
R208

Designed
by Vodafone

Welcome

to the world of mobile communications

1 Welcome
2 Device overview
3 Getting started: Step 1
4 Getting started: Step 2
5 Mobile Wi-Fi web UI

application screen
6 Current network panel
7 Mobile Wi-Fi view
8 Storage view
9 SMS view
10 Account view
11 Device status screen
icons
12 Hints and tips
17 Glossary

Welcome

System
requirements

To use the Voda fone
Mobil e Wi-Fi R2 08
you nee d a device
with W i-Fi cap ability.

The Vodafone Mobile Wi- Fi R208 creates a personal por table Wi­Fi zone which allows several Wi-Fi enabled devices (for example
PCs, Apple® iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, or mobile gaming devices
such as Nintendo® DSi, Android devices including the Samsung®
Galaxy Tab) to share a secure mobile internet connection.

The dev ice is batter y, mains or USB powered, and this fl exibility
allows the device to be positioned for best mobile coverage
and then share this coverage between sever al devices via Wi-Fi.

Note: you will get better Wi-Fi per formance when the device is
being charged compared to when it is running from the batter y.

Advanced confi guration using a cable or Wi-Fi

To perform advanced confi guration of the device browse to the
web UI

http://VodafoneMobile.wifi or http://192.168.0.1 from a

computer running Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1 recommended),
Windows Vista™ (SP2 recommended), or Windows
recommended), a computer running Linux (Wi-Fi confi guration
only, not cable), or an Apple Mac running Mac OS

®

XP (SP3

®

X 10.5 (Intel®),

10.6 or 10.7 (all with latest updates).

Advanced confi guration for iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch /
smartphone / tablet users

Apple device users should use the Safari browser to browse to
the web UI http://VodafoneMobile.wifi or http://192.168.0.1 , or
download the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi Monitor app. Smar tphone
and tablet user s can check the device status by downloading the
Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi Monitor app from the App Store in iTunes
or the Android Market / G oogle Play. See Page 16 for sample app
screenshots.

1

Device overview

Micro SD
card slot

Reset

button

SIM car d

slot

Tip:

To save powe r the
display is dimmed
afte r 10 seconds and
swit ched off af ter a
fur ther 5 secon ds.
The re d LED flash es
slow ly to ind icate th e
devi ce is on but the
disp lay is switc hed
off.

The sc reen can be
disp layed by brie fly
touch ing the powe r
on/off button.

The sc reen will
also be displayed
whenever the
stat us of the devi ce
changes.

2

Status

display

WPS

button

Micro

USB

socket

Aerial

socket

Red
LED

Power
on/off

Status Display

Bearer

Network

signal

Indicative cumulative

upload & download

data volume

Wi-F i status
and num ber

of users

Connect
duration

Unread

messages

Roaming
indicator

Battery

Network

operator or

additional

information

End User Licence Agreement (EULA)

Please ensure that you have read and accepted the sof tware
EULA for your country before using the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi
application or device. The EULA is available here:

www.support.vodafone.com/VodafoneMobileWiFi/R208

Getting
started:
Step 1 of 2

Note: On ce setup
is comp lete, when
conne cted to the R20 8
via USB ( and you have
inst alled the so ftware
onto your PC) you
can acc ess the R208
configuration screen by
clicking on the Mobile
Wi- Fi desktop i con

Alternatively, if you
are con nected ove r
Wi- Fi, you can e nter the
follow ing addre sses into
your browser:

http://VodafoneMobile.
wifi or http://192.168.0.1

You may want t o save
these a ddresses a s
favourites in your
brows er so you can
acces s the Mobile W i-Fi
web UI application
screen easily.

To prepare the Vodafone Mobile Wi-F i R208, you need to 1.
inser t your SIM (and MicroSDHC card if you are using one for
fi le storage and sharing) before use.

SIM card

MicroSD card

.

The dev ice has a built-in battery, and is now ready to use - 2.
plug it into the mains or your PC. The battery will be charged
in the background. Make sure the device is fully charged
(approximately 3 hours) before using it in battery mode.
Please only use the correct charger for your region –
HW-050200E3W (European) and HW-050200U3W
(American).

Switch on the dev ice by pressing and holding the power 3.
button for 3 seconds. The device will go through its
star t-up sequence, and will automatically connect to the
network unless a PIN code is required. Check the display for
connection status.

3

Getting
started:
Step 2 of 2

Tip:

A doubl e tap of the
power k ey will show
the cur rent Wi- Fi
network name and
Wi- Fi netwo rk key on
the de vice displ ay.

The Voda fone
Mobil e Wi-Fi R2 08
will automatically
conne ct to the Mobi le
Broa dband net work
whe n it is pow ered on .

If required, this
defau lt automati c
network connection
can be ch anged to a
manual connection
via th e web UI of the
device.

4

The Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure Wi-Fi net work key 4.
are engraved on the back of the device (see diagram below for
location). Use the normal Wi-Fi application on your computer
or device to connect. Select the Mobile Wi- Fi network from the
list of available Wi-Fi networ ks, click Connect and enter the
WPA2 password (secure Wi-Fi net work key). If your connecting
device has WPS functionality, you can press and hold the
WPS button on the R208 when prompted during the Wi- Fi
connection process . There will be no requirement to enter the
network key.

WPS buttonNetw ork name and k ey

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Congratulations – you now have internet access via Vodafone
Mobile Wi-Fi.

When you are connected to the Vodafone Mobile Wi- Fi R208 5.
via Wi-Fi or a USB cable, you can access the Vodafone Mobile
Wi-Fi confi guration screen by clicking on the Mobile Wi-Fi
desktop icon

http://VodafoneMobile.wifi or http://192.168.0.1 into

either

(if you have installed via USB), or by typing

your web browser. You can change settings and check the
device and net work status from this browser page.