NEC GPRS Dial Up User Manual

GPRS Dial Up

User Guide

Windows ME

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NOTE: Use of this GPRS Dial Up connection requires the purchase of an optional NEC

Authorized Accessory, the NEC USB cable. Your service provider can tell you where to purchase this USB cable. WARNING: Use of anything other than an NEC Authorized Accessory approved for your model of wireless phone may void your wireless phone warranty and may be dangerous.

This document contains pictures that were captured by live Windows systems while installing USB Drivers and establishing GPRS connections. Windows ME may display other dialog boxes and screens during installation and setup procedures that are informational and quickly disappear as Windows accomplishes each stage of processing. Windows may also display other screens that ask for information that is not relevant to making a successful GPRS connection. Windows displays a variety of these screens depending upon the configuration that you have already setup and established on your computer. You should provide the information that these screens request and follow the wizard process.

Table of Contents

GPRS Dial Up................................................................................................................................. 1

What is GPRS Dial Up?.............................................................................................................. 1

What are NEC USB Drivers? .....................................................................................................1

Frequently Asked Questions Document ..................................................................................... 1

What Is Needed to Make GPRS Work?.......................................................................................... 2

Equipment................................................................................................................................... 2

Software...................................................................................................................................... 2

Services....................................................................................................................................... 2

System Requirements...................................................................................................................... 3

Hardware Requirements.............................................................................................................. 3

Software Requirements...............................................................................................................3

USB Drivers....................................................................................................................................4

Creating “USBTools” Folder......................................................................................................4

Copying the NEC USB Drivers.................................................................................................. 5

Connecting the NEC USB Cable To the NEC Wireless Phone.................................................. 8

Installing the NEC USB Drivers................................................................................................. 9

Technical Support and Assistance............................................................................................ 13

Uninstall NEC USB Drivers Process........................................................................................13

GPRS Dial Up Settings.................................................................................................................14

Creating a New Connection...................................................................................................... 14

Using the New Internet Connection.......................................................................................... 23

Disconnecting GPRS ................................................................................................................24

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GPRS Dial Up

This section provides a description of:

• GPRS Dial Up

• NEC USB Drivers

• GPRS Dial Up Frequently Asked Questions document location

What is GPRS Dial Up?

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a standard feature in GSM phase 2 wireless phones, which provides a TCP/IP wireless path to the Internet utilizing a GSM wireless phone and a computer. This GPRS features provides a packet style data interface to the Internet. Billing for usage of this interface is typically based upon the amount of transmitted data and does not depend upon the length of time that the Internet session is connected.

Your NEC Wireless Phone can be connected to your laptop or desktop computer and used for a GPRS dial up connection instead of using a modem with a telephone line.

When you use the GPRS Dial Up, AT&T Wireless will charge applicable data rates for access to GPRS Data Capable services.

What are NEC USB Drivers?

The NEC USB Drivers contain the files that assist with the bi-directional flow of data between the NEC Wireless Phone and your computer’s Windows® ME operating system

when it is connected to the Internet via the NEC approved USB cable.

NOTE: If you have already installed the USB Drivers for the synchronization

process to use Intellisync software, you DO NOT NEED TO RE-INSTALL THE USB DRIVERS FOR THE GPRS DIAL UP. You may skip the USB Drivers section and continue with the GPRS Dial Up Settings.

If you would like to use the synchronization function, refer to the NEC Wireless Phone User Guide, Intellisync® Lite For NEC Wireless Phones Installation Guide, and Intellisync® Lite For NEC Wireless Phones User Guide for synchronization information.

Frequently Asked Questions Document

GPRS Dial Up Frequently Asked Questions and Glossary document can be found at the website www.nechdm.com

What Is Needed to Make GPRS Work?

This section provides the equipment, software, and services necessary 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.

• NEC approved USB cable to connect the NEC Wireless Phone to the computer.

• Desktop computer or laptop with the system requirements stated on the next page.

Software

The software that is required includes:

• USB Drivers

(Location instructions are provided in Copying the NEC USB Drivers on page 5.)

Services

The service that is required:

WARNING: To use the features described in this guide, the phone must be turned on.

• WinZip©

To copy and extract the necessary USB Drivers from the NEC website requires the assistance of WinZip software. You can obtain WinZip from the website:

www.winzip.com.

• GPRS service that is data capable from your wireless network service provider. To take advantage of GPRS features, you must subscribe to them through your wireless network provider.

• ISP (Internet Service Provider) service to access and download the NEC USB Drivers.

Do not turn on or use the wireless phone when such use may cause radio frequency interference with equipment or dangerous situations.

System Requirements

The lists below describe the computer system requirements for installing the NEC USB Drivers on a personal computer or laptop.

Hardware Requirements

• Processor: 133 Mhz (minimum) or higher

• RAM: 32 MB for Windows ME

• Drives: Hard disk with 30 MB available

• Supported Connections: USB

Software Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows ME

• NEC USB Drivers

• WinZip

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 I connect the USB cable and NEC Wireless Phone to the computer?

• How do I install the NEC USB Drivers?

• Who do I contact regarding technical support and assistance?

• How do I uninstall the NEC USB Drivers?

NOTE: If you have already installed the USB Drivers for the synchronization

process, you DO NOT NEED TO RE-INSTALL THE USB DRIVERS FOR THE GPRS DIAL UP. You may skip the USB Drivers section and continue with the GPRS Dial Up Settings.

Creating “USBTools” Folder

Create a folder on the C:\ drive called USBTools. The NEC USB Drivers will be copied to the USBTools folder to make it easier to find

the downloaded drivers for the installation process.

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. Select Toolbox and GPRS Dial Up.

2. Click on Install USB Drivers. The File Download dialog box displays.

3. Click the Save button. The Save As dialog box displays.

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. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer. Open the USBTools folder.

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