Vodafone R101 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

Vodafone WiFi Sharing Dock
Vodafone R101

2

Welcome

to the world of mobile communications

1 Introduction

2 Device Overview

3 Getting Started

5 Connecting to the Vodafone

WiFi Sharing Dock

6 Configuration

7 Web UI information

8 Advanced Configuration

1

The Vodafone WiFi Sharing Dock is an accessory for your Vodafone Mobile
Broadband USB Stick, and allows several WLAN-enabled devices (for example
PCs, mobile gaming devices, digital music players) to share a secure mobile
internet connection. The Sharing Dock allows you to position your USB Stick
for best mobile coverage, and then shares this coverage between devices via
WLAN.

The Sharing Dock can be used with many Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB
Sticks. For an up-to-date list of the currently supported Vodafone Mobile
Broadband USB Sticks please visit the Vodafone global support site
http://support.vodafone.com/sharingdock.

System Requirements

To use the Vodafone WiFi Sharing Dock you need a Vodafone Mobile
Broadband USB Stick, a device with WLAN capability (supporting WiFi 802.11
b/g/n) and an internet browser.

Introduction

2

Device
Overview

Tip:
The 3G Connectivity LED on your

Mobile Broadband USB Stick indicates

the type of connection your USB Stick
has made with the mobile network. A
fl ashing 3G Connectivity LED (green,
blue or cyan) means the USB Stick is
in the process of connecting to the
network.

GREEN ■ GPRS/EDGE
BLUE ■ 3G
CYAN ■ HSPA
The WLAN Connectivity LED on your

WiFi Sharing Dock will fl ash when the
WLAN is on and users are connected.
It will be solid when WLAN is on but no
users are connected. If it is not lit, then
WLAN is off.

WPS

button

Reset button

underneath

Power switch

Ethernet

connector and

activity LED

Internet

traffi c

WLAN

connectivity

Power

LED activity

Power:

On / Off

WLAN connectivity: Traffi c between devices and Sharing Dock
Internet traffi c: Traffi c between USB Stick and mobile network
Mobile Broadband signal strength: Excellent (3 bars) / Very good /

Good (1 bar)

Ethernet activity: LAN traffi c via the Ethernet cable

Mobile

Broadband

signal

strength

USB Stick

connector

LEDs