Vodafone R210 User Manual

User Guide
Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi
R210

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 SMS view
9 Account view
10 Device status screen

icons
11 Hints and tips
16 Glossary

1

The Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R210 creates a personal portable Wi-Fi
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 device is battery, mains or USB powered, and this fl exibility
allows the device to be positioned for best mobile coverage and
then share this coverage between several devices via Wi-Fi.

Advanced confi guration using 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

®

XP (SP3
recommended), a computer running Linux or an Apple Mac
running Mac OS

®

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. Smartphone
and tablet users can check the device status by downloading the
Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi Monitor app from the App Store in iTunes
or the Android Market / Google Play. See Page 15 for sample app
screenshots.

Welcome

System
requirements

To use the Vodafone
Mobile Wi-Fi R210
you need a device
with Wi-Fi capability.

2

Status Display

End User Licence Agreement (EULA)

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

www.support.vodafone.com/VodafoneMobileWiFi/R210

Device overview

Tip:

To save power the
display is dimmed
after 10 seconds and
switched off after a
further 5 seconds.

The screen can be
displayed by briefly
touching the power
on/off button.

The screen will also be
displayed whenever
the status of the
device changes.

Note:

When the Wi-Fi is set
on it stays on and
will go into stand-by
mode when not being
used. In standby mode
the battery should
last a minimum of 18
hours. To save power
in battery mode switch
the device off.

Micro SD
card slot

Micro USB

slot

Power
on/off

SIM card

slot

WPS

button

Reset

button

Status

display

Wi-Fi status

and number

of users

Unread

messages

Network

signal

Battery

Network

operator or

additional

information

Roaming
indicator

Connect
duration

Indicative cumulative

upload & download

data volume

Bearer

3

To prepare the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R210, you need to 1.
insert your SIM (and MicroSD card if you are using one for fi le
storage) before use.

The device is now ready to use - plug it into the mains or your 2.
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.

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

Use the normal Wi-Fi application on your computer or device 4.
to connect. Select the Mobile Wi-Fi network (SSID) from the
list of available Wi-Fi networks, click Connect and enter the
WPA2 password (secure Wi-Fi network key). The SSID and
Wi-Fi key are printed on the back of the R210 device, and are
also on the Reminder Card.

Getting
started:
Step 1 of 2

Note: Once setup
is complete, when
connected to the R210
via Wi-Fi (and you have
installed the software
onto your PC) you
can access the R210
configuration screen by
clicking on the Mobile
Wi-Fi desktop icon

.

Alternatively, you can
enter the following
addresses into your
browser:

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

You may want to save
these addresses as
favourites in your
browser so you can
access the Mobile Wi-Fi
web UI application
screen easily.

SIM card

Micro SD

card

4

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

When you are connected to the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi 5.
R210 via Wi-Fi, you can access the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi
confi guration screen by clicking on the Mobile Wi-Fi desktop
icon

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

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

browser. You can change settings and check the device and
network status from this browser page.

Getting
started:
Step 2 of 2

Tip:

A double tap of the
power key will show
the current Wi-Fi
network name and
Wi-Fi network key on
the device display.

The Vodafone
Mobile Wi-Fi R210
will automatically
connect to the Mobile
Broadband network
when it is powered on.

If required, this
default automatic
network connection
can be changed to a
manual connection
via the web UI of the
device.