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    i D-Link DWR-730 User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to r evise this publication and to make changes in the con tent hereof without obliga tion to notify any person or or ganization of such revisions or changes . T rademarks D-Link and the D -Link logo are trademarks or r egister ed trademarks of D -Link C orporation or its subsidiaries in the U[...]

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    ii D-Link DWR-730 User Manual T able of Con tents Prefac e ................................................................................. i T rademarks ...................................................................................... i Product Overview .............................................................. 1 P ack age C ontents ....[...]

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    iii D-Link DWR-730 User Manual T able of Con tents Networking Basics ........................................................... 50 Check your IP addr ess ............................................................... 50 Statically Assig n an IP address ............................................... 51 W arnings and Declarations .................[...]

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    1 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view • D-Link DWR-730 HSP A+ M obile Router • Battery • USB cable • P ower adapt er S y stem Requir ements • A compatible (U)SIM car d with ser vice 1 • C omputers with Window s ® , Macintosh ® , or Linux-based operating syst ems • Internet Explor er 6 or higher , F iref ox 2.0 o[...]

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    2 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction The D-Link DWR-730 HSP A+ Mobile R outer is a palm siz ed 3G router , slim and small enough t o carr y in your pocket. It allows you to ac cess and share y our 3G mobile Internet connection anywhere and anytime . The DWR-730 functions as a W i-F i router allowing W i-F i capabl[...]

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    3 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view F ront Po wer Button Reset Button WiF i/WPS Button Status LEDs Indicator Color Solid Blinking (R apid) Blinking (Slow) SMS LED Green New incoming message Inbox full Signal LED Purple HSP A+ Net work T ransmitting Blue WCDMA/HSDP A/HSUP A netw ork T ransmitting Green G[...]

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    4 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view Back P or t/LED F unc tion Micro USB P or t Connects to a PC or pow er adapter through the included USB cable. MicroSD Slot Acc epts a MicroSD card. Micro USB Port MicroSD Slot[...]

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    5 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W ireless Installation C onsider ations The DWR-730 can be acc essed using a wir eless connection from vir tually an y wher e within the opera ting range of your wireless network. Keep in mind, how ever , that the quantity , thick ness and location of walls, ceilings , or other objects that the[...]

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    6 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1. Remove the back c over of the DWR-730, and r emove the batt er y . P r oduc t S etup 2. Inser t the SIM card with the gold contacts facing down. Make sure that you insert the SIM card in the right direction. 3. Replace the battery and the back cover .[...]

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    7 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation W iF i/WPS C ongur ation  Shor t press (1 second) the W iF i/WPS button to enable WPS. The WiF i/WPS LED will ash for 2 minutes, allowing devic es to connect. WPS will be disabled after 2 mintues.  Long press (5 seconds) the WiF i/WPS button to enable/disable W iF i. The WiF i/ WPS [...]

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    8 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W eb -Based C ongur ation Utility Y ou can use the web-based conguration utility to manage your wireless net work. It allows you to set wireless encr yption, contr ol access to the wireless network. Note : The web-based conguration utility and its associated f eatures are f or both Mo[...]

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    9 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet C onnec tion S etup W izar d Once logged into the w eb inter face of the rout er , the Setup > Internet page will appear . Click the Internet Connection Setup W izard button to quickly congure y our router using the setup wizar d. If y ou wan t to enter your settings without run[...]

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    10 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Next to continue . Cre ate a new passw ord an d then cl ick Next t o con tinue. Cong ure your 3G Inte rnet Conn ec tion set ting s a nd then click Next to continue .[...]

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    11 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Click Connec t to save your settings. Once the router has nished rebooting, click C ontinue . Please allow 1-2 minutes to c onnec t.[...]

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    12 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Internet Setup If you want t o enable Aut o APN, tick the check bo x. Enter the name of your ISP . Enter a username. Enter a passwor d. Enter the APN description. Set to Alwa ys On , On Demand , or Manual . Enter a maximum idle time in minutes. Enter 0 to allow the connection to idle inden[...]

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    13 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Settings If you want to congur e the wireless settings on your router using the wizar d, click W ireless Connection Setup W izard . If you want to manually congur e the wireless settings on you r r out er clic k M anua l W ire less C onnectio n Se tup and ref er to Manual Wire[...]

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    14 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Enter the SSID (Service Set Identier). The SSID is the name of y our wireless network. Creat e a name using up to 20 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive. It is re c om me nd ed tha t y ou tic k t he che ckb o x to us e WP A wireless encryption to secure your wir eless network . Click Ne[...]

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    15 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration The final menu appears to indicat e that setup is complete . Y ou should write down the W ireless Network Name (SSID) and N e tw or k K ey for future ref erence when connecting other wireless devices to y our wireless network. Click Save t o nish the Securit y Wizar d.[...]

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    16 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Manual W ir eless Setup Check box t o enable wireless and ent er Router mode, uncheck t o disable wireless and ent er Modem mode. I n Modem mode , you will need to use the Micro USB cable to connect the router to your PC. Enter a wireless netw ork name. Choose the wireless channel. Choose the[...]

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    17 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Network Setup Enter the rout er IP address. Enter the subnet mask. If you want to enable DHCP Server , check Enabled . Other wise, check Disabled . Enter values f or the DHCP IP address range . Router IP Addr ess: Subnet Mask: Enable DHCP Ser ver: DHCP IP Addr ess Range: Use this section to c[...]

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    18 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SIM Settings If you would like t o enable or disable the PIN authentication fuction, click Enable/Disable PIN F unction. Enable/ Disable PIN F unction: Modify PIN Code: If you want to modify the current or default PIN value, click Modify PIN C ode to change it.[...]

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    19 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration MA C F ilt er Use M AC (Media Acc ess Con trol) F ilters to allo w only specic computers or devices to acc ess your wireless network. Select Enabled t o enable M AC ltering, and enter the MA C addresses of the c omputers and devices you want to have access; all other computers and devic[...]

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    20 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dvanc ed I nt ernet Settings Determine whether the rout er will search f or available carriers automatically , or to only connect to the carrier you specify . Enabling Da ta Roaming will allo w the route r to use your data connection when on an outside carrier ’ s network. Disabling it wi[...]

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    21 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dvanc ed W ir eless Enable to allow any wireless client to nd your wireless network . Disable to require all wireless clients to manually enter your wireless network ’ s SSID and settings to connect. Se t the tr an sm it po w er an d st re ng th of yo ur wir el es s network. H igher se[...]

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    22 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration A dministr at or S ettings Enter a passwor d. V erify the password . P assword: V erify Passwor d: Use this section to change the password f or the Administra tor account.[...]

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    23 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration M icr oSD C ard Reader The DWR-730 allo ws you to share les stored on an inser ted MicroSD card. Once you enable the MicroSD card reader , you will see a new USB device appear as a storage/memory device on your computer allo wing you to modify les directly . Y ou must inser t a MicroSD [...]

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    24 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration SMS Messages The DWR-730 allows y ou to read , write, and send SMS messages directly from the user int er face. Note: Y ou must inser t an active SIM card to use this f eature .[...]

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    25 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F ac tor y Reset Cli ck thi s butt on to res tor e all setti ngs to the fact ory defaults. Restore T o F actor y Default: Use this section to restor e the router to the factory default settings.[...]

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    26 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration F irm ware Upg rade Aft er dow nloa ding a rm war e le to yo ur comp ute r , clic k Choo se Fi le to sel ect the rm war e le , then clic k Upgr ade to start the upg rad e proc ess . Note: Do not turn o or disconnect the power during the upgrade pr ocess, or y ou may cause damag[...]

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    27 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Devic e Informa tion All of your Internet and network connection details are display ed on this page. The rmwar e version is also displayed her e. Displays the rm ware version. Displays inf ormation about the W AN. Displays inf ormation about the LAN. General: W AN: LAN:[...]

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    28 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Sta tistics All of your Internet trac details ar e displayed on this page . Clears the trac statistics information. Clear History :[...]

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    29 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration W ireless Inf ormation All of your wir eless connection details are displayed on this page . Displays the wireless clients and their MA C addresses. Number of wireless clients:[...]

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    30 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Suppor t The Support sec tion contains additional inf ormation about the router and its various settings f or refer ence.[...]

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    31 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity W ireless Securit y This section will show you the di erent levels of security you can use to pr otect your data from in truders. The DWR-730 oers the f ollowing types of security : • WP A2 ( W i-Fi P rotected A ccess 2) • WP A2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) • WP A ( W i-Fi P rotected A ccess) [...]

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    32 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WEP It is recommend ed to enable encr yption on your wireless router befor e your wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may deg rade when enabling encr yption due to the added o verhead. 1. Log into the we[...]

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    33 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity Wha t is WP A? WP A, or W i-F i Pr otected Access , is a Wi-F i standard that was designed t o improve the security fea tures of WEP ( Wir ed Equivalent Privacy). The 2 major impro vements ov er WEP: • Improv ed data encr yption thr ough the T emporal Key Integ rity Prot ocol ( TKIP). TKIP scram[...]

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    34 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity C ongure WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK It is recommend ed to enable encr yption on your wireless router befor e your wireless network adapters . Please establish wireless connectivity befor e enabling encr yption. Y our wireless signal may deg rade when enabling encr yption due to the added o verhead. 1. [...]

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    35 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C onnec t to a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s V ista™ Windo ws ® V ista ™ users may use the built-in wireless utility . If you are using another company ’ s utility or Windo ws ® 2000, please refer to the user manual of your wireless adapter for help with conn[...]

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    36 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure W ir eless Securit y It is recommended to enable wir eless security ( WEP/WP A/WP A2) on your wireless r outer or acc ess point befor e conguring your wireless adapter . If you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the security key or passph[...]

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    37 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. Enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router and click C onnect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . If the connection fails, please verify that the security settings are correct. The key or passphrase must be exactly the[...]

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    38 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C onnec t to a W ireless Netw ork U sing W indow s ® XP Windo ws ® XP users may use the built-in wireless utilit y (Zer o Conguration Utility). The follo wing instructions ar e for S ervice Pack 2 users. If you are using another company ’ s utilit y or Windo ws ® 2[...]

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    39 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure WEP It is recommended to enable WEP on your wireless router or access point before conguring your wireless adapter . I f you are joining an existing network, you will need to know the WEP key being used. 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID) you would lik[...]

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    40 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. T he W ireless Network C onnection box will appear . Enter the same WEP key that is on your rout er and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . If the connection fails, please v erify that the WEP settings ar e c orrect. The WEP k[...]

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    41 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network C ongure WP A-PSK 2. Highlight the wireless network (SSID ) y ou would like to connect t o and click Connect . 1. Open the W indows ® XP Wireless Utility by right-click ing on the wireless comput er icon in your system tr ay (lower -right corner of screen). Select View[...]

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    42 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 5 - Connec ting to a Wir eless Network 3. The Wir eless Network Connection box will appear . Enter the WP A-PSK passphrase and click Connect . It may take 20-30 seconds to connec t to the wireless network . If the connection fails, please v erify that the WP A-PSK settings are c orrect. The WP A-PSK passphrase [...]

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    43 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting This chapter pr ovides solutions t o problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the DWR-730. Read the following descriptions if y ou are having problems. ( The e xamples below are illustr ated in Windows ® XP . If y ou hav e a dieren t operating sy[...]

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    44 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Section 6 - T roubleshooting • Congur e your Internet settings: • Go to Star t > Settings > C ontrol P anel . Double- click the Internet Options Icon. F rom the Security tab , click the butt on to r estore the settings to their defaults. • Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dial[...]

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    45 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics D-Link wireless products are based on industr y standards to pro vide easy-to-use and compatible high-speed wireless connectivity within your home, business or public access wireless networks. Stric tly adhering to the IEEE standard, the D-Link wireless family of products will allow you to [...]

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    46 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics What is Wir eless? Wir eless or Wi-F i technology is another way of connec ting your computer to the net work without using wires. Wi-F i uses radio frequency to connec t wirelessly , so you have the fr eedom to connect computers an ywhere in your home or oce network. Wh y D-Link W irele[...]

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    47 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Who uses wir eless? Wir eless technology as become so popular in recen t years that almost ever yone is using it, whether it ’ s for home, oce, business, D-Link has a wireless solution f or it. Home • Gives everyone at home broadband ac cess • Sur f the web , check e -mail, instant[...]

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    48 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics Wher e is wireless used? Wir eless technology is expanding every where not just at home or oce. People like the freedom of mobility and it ’ s becoming so popular that more and more public facilities now pro vide wireless ac cess to attr act people. The wireless connection in public pl[...]

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    49 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix A - Wireless Basics There ar e basically two modes of network ing: • Infrastructure – All wireless clients will connect to an acc ess point or wireless rout er . • Ad-Hoc – Directly connecting to another computer , for peer-to-peer communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer , such [...]

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    50 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Networking B asics Check y our IP address After you install your new D-Link adapter , by default, the T CP/IP settings should be set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP ser ver (i.e. wireless router) aut omatically . T o verify your IP address, please f ollow the steps below . Click on St[...]

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    51 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix B - Networking Basics Statically A ssign an IP address If you are not using a DHCP capable gatew ay/router , or you need to assign a static IP addr ess, please f ollow the steps below: Step 1 Windo ws ® Vista ™ - Click on S tar t > Contr ol P anel > Network and Internet > Netw ork and Sharing C ent[...]

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    52 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix C - Warnings and Declarations FC C Regulations: This device c omplies with par t 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter f erence , and (2) this device must accept an y inter f erence r eceived, including in ter fer ence that may [...]

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    53 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix C - Warnings and Declarations RF Exposure Informa tion (SAR) This device meets the go vernment’ s requirements f or exposure to radio w aves . This device is desig ned and manufac tur ed not to exc eed the emission limits for exposur e to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the F ederal C ommunications Commis[...]

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    54 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix C - Warnings and Declarations This product belongs to Class II devices This equipment can be opera ted in the follo wing countries: A T BE BG CH Y CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT IS LI L T L U L V MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Pr oduc ts with 2.4–GHz W ireless LAN Devices F rance L ’utilisation de cet [...]

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    55 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix C - Warnings and Declarations Declaration of C onformity 1. Health (Article 3.1(a) of the R&T TE Dir ec tiv e) Applied Standar d(s): EN62311: 2008/ IEC 62209-2:2010 2. Safety (Article 3.1(a) of the R&T TE Dir ec tiv e) Applied Standar d(s): EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009 3. Electromagnetic compatibility (A r[...]

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    56 D-Link DWR-730 User Manual Appendix D - T echnical Specications T echnical Specications Inter faces  802.11g/b wireless , compatible with 802.11n devices  Micro USB por t  MicroSD slot GSM Band (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)  850/900/1800/1900 MHz  P ower Class 4 (850/900 MHz)  P ower Class 1 (1800/1900 MHz) UMT S/HSDP A Band 1  850/[...]