Chapter 5 WAN Setup

Table 30 3G Backup (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

3G Status

This field displays:

 

• NoDevice when no 3G card is inserted,

 

• Disabled when the 3G WAN is not activated,

 

• Up when the 3G WAN connection is up,

 

• Down when the 3G connection is down,

 

• NoResponse when there is no response from the inserted 3G

 

card,

 

• NeedPIN if the PIN code you entered in the PIN field is not the

 

right one for the 3G card you inserted,

 

• NeedPUK if you enter the PIN (Personal Identification Number)

 

code incorrectly for three times and the SIM card is blocked by

 

your ISP, or

 

• DamagedSIM when the SIM card is damaged or not inserted.

 

If a link displays in this field, click the link to view more status

 

information or enter the correct PIN or PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)

 

code.

 

 

User Name

Type the user name (of up to 70 ASCII printable characters) given to

 

you by your service provider.

 

 

Password

Type the password (of up to 70 ASCII printable characters) associated

 

with the user name above.

 

 

PIN

A PIN (Personal Identification Number) code is a key to a 3G card.

 

Without the PIN code, you cannot use the 3G card.

 

If your ISP enabled PIN code authentication, enter the 4-digit PIN

 

code (0000 for example) provided by your ISP. If you enter the PIN

 

code incorrectly, the 3G card may be blocked by your ISP and you

 

cannot use the account to access the Internet.

 

If your ISP disabled PIN code authentication, leave this field blank.

 

 

Dial string

Enter the phone number (dial string) used to dial up a connection to

 

your service provider’s base station. Your ISP should provide the

 

phone number.

 

For example, *99# is the dial string to establish a GPRS or 3G

 

connection in Taiwan.

 

 

APN

Enter the APN (Access Point Name) provided by your service provider.

 

Connections with different APNs may provide different services (such

 

as Internet access or MMS (Multi-Media Messaging Service)) and

 

charge method.

 

You can enter up to 31 ASCII printable characters. Spaces are

 

allowed.

 

 

Connection

Select Nailed Up if you do not want the connection to time out.

 

Select on Demand if you do not want the connection up all the time

 

and specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field.

 

 

Max Idle Timeout

This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the P-

 

2812HNU-51c automatically disconnects from the ISP.

 

0 means the Internet session will not timeout.

 

 

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