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User Guide

Vodafone Mobile

Broadband USB Stick

K4305

Designed

by Vodafone

Welcome

to the world of mobile communications

1 Welcome

3 Set up your USB Stick

4 Windows 8 installation and

user experience

8 Connection window

9 QuickStart window layout

10 QuickStart view: Current

network panel

11 SMS view

12 Account view

13 USB Stick LED lights

14 Hints and tips

18 Glossary

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Your new Vodafone Mobile Broadband USB Stick connects your

computer to the internet over the Vodafone mobile phone

network. The Vodafone QuickStart technology built into the

device lets you connect quickly, simply and easily.

Browse the web

You can now access the web and any other internet service

wherever there’s a mobile phone network.

Pick up emails

Keep up to date with your emails, wherever you are.

Send and receive SMS text messages

You can send and receive SMS text messages straight from your

computer. The SMS application provides an easy way to view

messages, write new ones, and manage them.

Always Best Connected (ABCd)

ABCd allows you to prioritise available broadband connections

so that you can switch automatically between them as they

become available. Simple to set up so that automatic handover

occurs between WiFi and mobile broadband access.

Welcome

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Note:

Linux users can access

the Vodafone Mobile

Broadband application

by entering either of the

following addresses into

your browser: http://

VodafoneMobile.vmb or

http://192.168.9.1.

Welcome System Requirements

To use this USB Stick and the Vodafone Mobile Broadband

application, you need:

A computer running Microsoft – ® Windows® 8, Windows® 7

(SP1 recommended), Windows Vista™ (SP2 recommended), or

Windows® XP (SP3 recommended), or an Apple Mac running

Mac OS® X 10.5 (Intel®), 10.6 or 10.7 (all with latest updates),

or a computer running Linux Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, 10.10, 10.04;

OpenSUSE 11.4, 11.3; Fedora 14; Debian 6.0, 5.0 or Mandriva

2010.2, 2010.1, 2010.0. There may be some limitations in the

Linux implementation.

A USB socket –

Administrator rights on your computer. –

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Step 1

Slide the front cover off the USB Stick, and insert your SIM as

shown. If you are using a MicroSD memory card with your Stick

(to allow your Stick to behave as a fl ash memory drive), insert

the card as shown. Replace the front cover. The back cover also

slides off to allow you to change covers.

Step 2

Plug the USB Stick fi rmly into your computer’s USB port.

You should see a progress bar whilst the Vodafone Mobile

Broadband service is installed on your computer from the

USB Stick. Once setup is complete, the Vodafone Mobile

Broadband application is started automatically, and you are

connected to the Vodafone network (if a PIN is required you

will see a popup screen requesting it before you can connect).

The LED on the USB Stick will change from fl ashing to solid, and

you will see 2 popup screens.

Set up your

USB Stick

Note: Some computers

may be set up to

prevent automatic

installation of the VMB

Lite service from your

USB Stick. In this case,

follow the steps in the

hints and tips section

to manually install the

VMB Lite service on your

computer.

On a Windows 8 PC

the user experience is

slightly different. This is

explained on the next

page.

SIM

card

MicroSD

card

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On a Windows 8 PC the Mobile Broadband user experience

is slightly different as the mobile network connectivity is

managed within the Windows 8 operating system. When you

plug in the USB Stick, you need to open the ‘charms’ (Search,

Share, Start, Device and Settings), and select Settings >

Networks > Mobile Broadband.

Select Connect Automatically if required, then click Connect.

Initially the Connection Manager will show ‘Get recommended

app’ and this will change to ‘View my account’ when the Mobile

Broadband application has been automatically downloaded by

Windows 8.

Windows 8

installation

and user

experience

Note:

The Mobile Broadband

application can be

launched by selecting

the application Tile or

View My Account Link in

the Networks area of the

Settings charm

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Setting up Pay as you go mobile broadband

To use Pay as you go mobile broadband, you need to have a Pay

as you go SIM. The Vodafone Mobile Broadband Lite application

Account Type must also be set to Prepay, so that the My Account

menu appears.

To change the Account Type, switch to Advanced view and click

on Application menu, Options, Account Type. Select Prepay.

This will enable you to use the following Pay as you go options in

the My Account drop down menu:

Balance check: Check the balance in your account or

what’s left in your broadband add on.

Buy Data Add on: You can purchase data add ons after

activating your top-up voucher.

Voucher top-up: This lets you activate your top-up

voucher.

Debit/Credit card top-up: Top-up your Pay as you go account

using your credit/debit card.

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To use Pay as you go mobile broadband just follow these 3 easy

steps:

1 Register your Pay as you go SIM

You can get free credit by registering your Pay as you go mobile

broadband SIM on My Vodafone. Just follow these simple steps:

log on to vodafone.ie/myvodafone −

enter your mobile broadband number −

a text with the verifi cation code will be sent to that number −

you can view this text by clicking the SMS button on the −

Vodafone Mobile Broadband Lite menu

complete the new customer registration details −

set your account type to mobile broadband by selecting ‘I will −

mainly use for mobile broadband’. If an error message appears,

check at the top of the page for a registration complete

message. Then logout and login again to continue.

2 Add credit to your account

There are four ways in which you can add credit to your account:

click on the −Debit/Credit card top-up on the Vodafone Mobile

Broadband Lite menu

click ‘Top-Up’ in myvodafone.ie −

buy a top-up voucher in any Vodafone store or usual top-up −

outlets

by calling −1850 20 40 20.

If you have activated

your top-up and not

purchased a data add

on you will be charged

default data rates.

Buying a broadband

add on is simple to do

and gives you the best

value rates.

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3 Purchase a broadband add on

Before you can purchase a broadband add on you need to have

credit on your account. Broadband add ons can be bought the

same way you buy credit:

by clicking −Buy Data Add on on the Vodafone Mobile

Broadband Lite menu

on vodafone.ie/myvodafone −

in store −

by calling −1850 20 40 20.

Choose from daily, weekly or monthly broadband add ons.

(Visit vodafone.ie for further information on current pricing and

broadband add ons.)

Important

Once you’ve bought your add on you will need to activate it. All

you have to do is disconnect and then reconnect your browser

session. This ensures that you do not get charged default data

rates.

(Note: If you have any remaining data balance in a previous add on

then it will be lost when you purchase a new add on.)

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Connection

window

Connect/Disconnect

Connect to the internet via the mobile phone network or

Wi-Fi, to browse the web or use email

Status

Check the status of the current connection

Shortcuts

Select services, applications and tools

Menu bar

Device and network settings and diagnostics, SMS

functionality, manage your account.

Help

View Help topics

Always Best Connected

Confi gure connection preferences

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Note: Once setup

is complete, you

can always access

the Vodafone

Mobile Broadband

application when

your USB Stick

is inserted into

your computer by

clicking the desktop

icon

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Note: Every window

in the QuickStart

application has this

same standard layout.

Context-sensitive

help for each window

is always available

at the bottom of the

window.

Sometimes an

additional Menu bar

will appear on the left

of the window

Navigation tabs – Select QuickStart, SMS or Account view

Navigation bar – Select an area within each view

Current network panel – Status of mobile broadband

network connection

Content area – Content for current area

Context help – Context-sensitive help for current area

(scroll down)

Language selection – Defaults to browser language

QuickStart

window

layout

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In the QuickStart view Settings area you can:

Set options for automatic connection to the mobile network –

Specify the SIM PIN number (if required by your network) –

Set other options via the Menu bar on the left-hand side of the –

window.

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Note: Whenever you

insert your USB Stick

into your computer

you are connected to

the mobile network.

If you are running

Linux you will need

to open the browser

manually.

Automatic network

connection can be

disabled from the

Settings area in the

QuickStart view.

The QuickStart

application can also

be accessed from

the Vodafone Mobile

Broadband desktop

icon.

The Current network panel appears on the right-hand side

of every screen within the QuickStart application. ‘Roaming

network’ is displayed when you are roaming on another

operator’s network, or ‘Home network’.

Mobile number – Shown if permitted by your network operator

Signal – More bars indicates better mobile broadband network

signal

Status – Tick when connected to network; Cross when not

connected

Network – Name and type of currently connected network

Time connected – For current connection to network

Total volume – Approximate cumulative data usage

Up / Down – Approximate connection speed: ‘Up’ to the

network from your computer, and ‘Down’ from the network

QuickStart

view: Current

network panel

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The SMS view has six options on the Navigation bar covering

all messaging functions: Inbox, Write, Sent, Draft, Settings

and Help.

Note: When you

select the checkbox

in the title bar of the

Inbox, Sent folder

or Draft folder, all

messages in that

folder are selected.

This is useful if

you want to delete

multiple messages.

It is not possible to

forward multiple

messages.

In the Settings area

you can select or

de-select the SMS

preview in the

QuickStart view.

SMS view

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The Account view has fi ve options on the Navigation bar:

Balance, TopUp, Account details, Account type and Help.

Under TopUp prepaid account customers have 3 options:

They can TopUp by Voucher or Online and even add extra data

bundles. Under the Balance option prepaid customers can

view their current account balance. Click the Refresh button to

update the balance value.

Note: The options

that are displayed on

the Navigation bar

are dependent on the

account type selected.

Account

view

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Signal strength

The LED light on your USB Stick shows which kind of mobile

network has been found, and whether the USB Stick is

connected to that network.

Green blinking

A GPRS network has been found – you could connect

Green solid

Connected via GPRS

Blue blinking

A 3G network has been found – you could connect

Blue solid

Connected via 3G

Light blue solid

Connected via 3G Broadband.

The strength of the mobile or Wi-Fi network signal is shown

by the symbol to the left of the Connect button, and by the

icon in the Windows Notifi cation area.

The more bars that are fi lled in, the better the signal quality.

At least one bar must be fi lled in order to connect.

USB Stick LED

lights

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Vodafone Mobile Broadband software manual installation

On Microsoft Windows computers

Plug your USB Stick into your computer

Right-click on the VMB Lite 10.* drive in ‘My Computer’ –

(Start menu>Computer on Vista and Windows 7)

Select ‘Open’ or ‘Explore’ –

Double-click the fi le called setup_vmb_lite.exe on your –

USB Stick

You will see a progress bar. –

It may take a few minutes to set up your USB Stick, but

once setup is complete, the Vodafone Mobile Broadband

application will start and automatically connect you to the

mobile network. If for some reason the application does not

start, select Vodafone Mobile Broadband from the Windows

Start menu, or double-click the Vodafone Mobile Broadband

desktop icon.

On Mac OS X computers

When you plug your USB stick in for the fi rst time, a disk

named Vodafone Mobile Broadband will popup on your

desktop. Double click on the Vodafone Mobile Broadband

app to start installation. You will be asked to select your

account type during this process. Vodafone Mobile

Broadband will start automatically after installation.

Hints

and tips

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The application won’t install on Windows

If the software does not install, or the install progress bar

keeps looping

From the Windows Start menu, select – Settings>

Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager

Expand ‘Universal Serial Bus Controllers’ –

Right-click ‘USB Mass Storage Device’ and select ‘Uninstall’ –

If your devices are not reloaded, select ‘Scan for Hardware –

changes’ from the ‘Action’ menu.

Cannot open QuickStart application window

The following things may prevent you from opening the

Vodafone QuickStart application window by double-clicking

the desktop shortcut:

Your computer already has a connection via an ethernet –

LAN cable

Your computer already has a connection via a Wi-Fi network –

You may be using a VPN (Virtual Private Network). –

Unplugging the LAN cable, switching off Wi-Fi on your

computer, or exiting your VPN , and then re-inserting the

USB Stick, or re-starting the PC may solve the problem.

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No network can be found

Change your physical location: in a building, move closer to a

window, move higher up, or go outside

Open the QuickStart application window –

Select the Settings heading on the Navigation bar –

Select the Network entry in the Menu bar on the left –

Click ‘Search’ to search for available networks –

See if you can connect to one of the allowed networks –

listed

Click ‘Save’ to save your change –

If you are abroad, contact Support, and check that data –

services and roaming are enabled on your account.

Re-installing the software

If you want to re-install the software from the USB Stick, you

need to fi rst delete the Vodafone Mobile Broadband Service

software from your computer.

From the Windows Start menu, select Settings> –

Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs (XP) or Programs

and Features (Windows 7)

Run the Vodafone Mobile Broadband Uninstaller –

Re-insert your USB Stick and the software will re-install. –

Note: If you can

see the application

window in your

browser, you can

find more hints

and tips in the Help

area. Selecting the

Help option on the

Navigation bar in

any view, and then

‘Diagnostics’ in

the Menu bar, may

help you to identify

a problem. This

area also shows

information that

may be required if

you need to contact

Support at your

mobile network

operator. Select

‘Support’ from the

Menu bar for more

information and local

support.

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No connection can be opened (1)

Check the device status (click on desktop shortcut, select –

the QuickStart tab, Help on Settings bar, and select

Diagnostics from the menu). This may indicate the source

of the problem.

No connection can be opened (2)

Wait a few minutes and try to connect again. This is most

often a temporary problem, especially if an ‘Error 631’ or

‘Error 619’ isreferenced. If the problem persists, please call

Support.

Close the application window and then re-open it –

Re-start your computer –

Open the QuickStart application window –

Select the Settings heading on the Navigation bar –

Select the Network entry in the Menu bar on the left –

Check which option is selected. If the option is set to a –

‘Preferred’ option, set it to an ‘Only’ option

Click ‘Save’ to save your change –

If you are using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), contact the –

administrator of your VPN

Select the Account tab –

Select the Account type heading in the Navigation bar –

Check that the type of account you have with your mobile –

network operator is selected in the drop-down menu.

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Bearer Communication method used for data transport over the mobile

network, eg. 3G Broadband, HSPA, 3G, etc.

Built-in data card Mobile data card built into notebook computer. Enables data

connections over the mobile phone network.

USB stick A device for your computer that you can use to open a data

connection over the mobile phone network.

EDGE An enhancement to the GPRS bearer offering higher speeds,

although not as fast as 3G Broadband.

GPRS The General Packet Radio Service is a bearer offering higher data

speeds than GSM, on which it is based.

GSM Global System for Mobile Communication.

Home network The network of the mobile operator who provided your SIM.

HSPA High-Speed Packet Access bearer, enhancing 3G, including both

HSUPA (Uplink) and HSDPA (Downlink).

HSUPA High-Speed Uplink Packet Access bearer.

3G The third-generation mobile phone service, as UMTS (Universal

Mobile Telecommunications System) is also known, is a bearer

providing higher data speeds.

3G broadband The latest enhancement to the 3G bearer.

Roaming You can use your mobile device on any other mobile network

that has a roaming agreement with your operator, whether in

your country or abroad.

SIM Your Subscriber Identity Module is the postage-stamp-sized chip

that you will have received together with your mobile contract.

Your SIM has gold contacts on one side.

Glossary

Product Code:

K4305 09/12_en_IE

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the Vodafone Group. Any product or

company names mentioned herein

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respective owners.

The term Mobile Broadband together with the

‘birds’ design is a trademark of GSMC Limited.