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    Page 1 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 Mobi le Hotspot R out er (R52 6A) U ser Guide Fr anklin W ireless R526A U ser Guide www .franklinwirele s s.com / V ersion 03 . 28 .2 0 12 ⓒ 2010 FRANKLIN . FRANKLI N and the logo are trademar ks of FRANKLIN. Other marks are the property of their respective owners. T able of Cont ents Intr o. . . . . . . [...]

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    Page 2 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 Thank you for p urchasing the Franklin W irele ss R526A por table router . This device doesn ’ t need wires, cables, or softwar e to configure it through your We b brows er . This guid e describ es the brow ser Interface that allows you to configure the R526A. For inf ormation abou t setting up your devic[...]

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    Page 3 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 2. Select “ FRANKLIN _R526A XXXX” as your wireless netw ork . Note. The last 4 digits, ‘ XXXX ’ of the SSID is the last four digit s of your MAC ad dress. Y ou can find the MAC address of your R526 on the label under the battery . . 3. Click Connect . The default security f or the R526A is WEP 64- b[...]

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    Page 4 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 4. When connected to the R526 you will see the connection as ‘FRANKLIN _R526A XXXX’ – as shown below . 5 . Bef ore procee d ing, ensure your wirele s s connection properties are set to ‘Obtain an IP Addres s Automatically . ’ For W indows XP and V ist a 32- bit users, you can right -click o n your[...]

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    Page 5 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012[...]

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    Page 6 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 6 . Next, open your web browser to ht tp:/ / 192.168.5.1 . This wi ll bring you to the web user interf ace of the R526 A.[...]

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    Page 7 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 Device A ctivation (W indows) If your device has not been activat ed at time of purchase, you must activ ate now . Bef ore you activate, you nee d SPC, MDN and MIN from the Carrier providing the service . C lick Log in butt on . Y ou wil l be prompte d to enter y ou r username and passw ord. Th e default Us[...]

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    Page 8 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 Input the 10 digit MD N (Mob ile Directory Nu mber) and MIN (Mob ile Identification Number) then click Apply . The MDN and MIN a re provide d by your carrier . Plea s e cont act your carrier f or th e correct MDN and M IN. Device A ctivation (Mac U sers Only) 1. Go to Airport Icon at the right upper corner [...]

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    Page 9 / 27 R52 6A_UG_Rev1.0_EN_29032 012 3. Now that you are connecte d, th e Activation proce ss consists of 2 st eps.  1 st st ep is to inpu t SPC. Inpu t six ‘ 000000 ’ for SPC (the SPC can be unique to the Carrier , confirm with your own Carrier bef ore attempting to activ ate) an d click Apply . If th e Activa tion Code i s incorrect, [...]

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    Page 10 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 The Browser Interf ace and Settings Open your Web browse r and enter http:// 192.168. 5.1/ or http://c dm a_ap.hotsp ot/ into the addre ss windo w . The brows er interface will open. Your CDMA and WiFi u se a browser interfac e to configur e the device. The browser interface lets yo u:  View the status o[...]

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    Page 11 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 It shows how many u sers or WiFi e mbedded devices are connected . It also displays information about your device’s connection strength and battery level. CDMA The CDMA menu a llows you to set your au thentication or CDMA auto con nection option . It also provides intern et connection information as well [...]

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    Page 12 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012  Total duration of con nection .  Total data bytes received and transmitted.  Total data bytes for b oth directions. This section displays a count for th e device ’ s usage infor mation. Click Reset Counters to in itialization o f counters.  Configu r ations The Configuration s menu allo ws y [...]

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    Page 13 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 The CDMA Modem s ection displays th e following:  Device ’ s manufacturer.  Device ’s model name.  Device’s CDMA firmwar e version in use.  Electronic Serial Numb er(ESN).  Mobile Equipment IDentifi er(MEID).  Mobile Directory N umber(MDN).  PRL version in use. Network The Network[...]

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    Page 14 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012  Network Addr ess Server This menu allows you to modify WiFi DHCP IP range. - DHCP Server: E nabling th e D HCP server allo ws the d evice to au tomatically assign a local IP address to a n ew device joining your network (such as a wireless printer or an additional laptop). When the DHCP server is disabl[...]

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    Page 15 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012  Basic This menu allows you to modify WiFi and Secure Prof ile. - Network Mode: The type of wireless net working you are currently using . You can choose either mode among 802.11b only, 802.11g on ly, 802.11b/g mix ed mo de. The defaul t mode is 802.11b/g mix ed mode. - Network Name (SSID): You can chang[...]

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    Page 16 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 - WEP(64bit or 128bit): Traditional WiFi certification program mod e. - TKIP/AES: Data encryption mode. 1. Select a Security Metho d from th e security list. 2. Select the Encry ption mode. 3. Enter a new network k ey in th e Passphrase b ox. (Permissible ch aracters are listed in gra y just under the bo x.[...]

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    Page 17 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 This menu allows you to configure your d evice to enable Port Filtering, VPN P assthrough, Po rt Forwarding, DMZ, Backup Configuration, Power Saving, Firmwar e Upgrade, an d so on.  Firewall The Firewall menu allow s you to set Port Filtering and VPN Passthrough fu nction. 1) Port Filtering Port filterin[...]

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    Page 18 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 - L2TP/IPSEC/PPTP: VPN t unneling p rotocol s.  Traffic Cont r ol This menu allows you to set Port Forward ing and DMZ fun ction. 1) Port Forwar ding Port forwarding allo ws designat ed users or ap plications to r each specified s ervers, such a s FTP and DNS s ervers, on your compu ter. Also, some onlin[...]

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    Page 19 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 DMZ function is a host on the internal network t hat has all ports exp osed, except those p orts otherwise forwarded. The Mode set enable and enter the local static I P address.  Management You can create a new administrator ’ s name and password. Also you configure your device to apply Backup Configur[...]

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    Page 20 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 3) Power Man agement - Ethernet Port: You can set m ode of th e Ethernet p ort. En able mode allows you to connect of u sing Eth ernet cable (UTP cable). - Radio Off : You can us e the Radio Off mode to custo mize you r device to switch to a low p ower mode when not in use. There are 10 minu te increm ents [...]

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    Page 21 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 Help Help menu gives you the informa tion ab out cu st omer servi ce, th e Quick Start Guide, full Us er Guide, Frequently Ask ed Questions, & T roubleshooting.  User Guide  QSG P ar t 2 W arran t y Manufacture r ’ s Lim ited O ne - Y ear W arranty: Franklin W ireless (the company) w arrants t o[...]

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    Page 22 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 re sponsi ble f or and d oes not gu aran tee restor ation of any third -party sof t ware, personal in f ormation or memory data containe d in, store d on, or integr ate d with any wirele s s device, whether un der warranty or not, returned to Franklin W ireless’ au thorize d distributors for repair or ser[...]

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    Page 23 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 Part 3 F AQ Q: What is the R526 A ’s main purp ose unlike other routers? A: The R526A is a p ortable WiFi router t hat fits in the palm of your han d. It will allow you to co nnect up to 5 devices to access the internet , such as laptops, digital came ras, portable game con soles or mobile pho nes . Q: Wh[...]

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    Page 24 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 A: When the R526A is tethered via a USB cab le to a comput er, the device will not fun ction as a h otspot. In this mode the R526A can be charged, or re-charged only. Q. What is t he LAN po rt of R526A can be u sed for? A: The LAN Port of the R 526A is user s who have a lapto p or desktop computer whi ch do[...]

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    Page 25 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 Q: What does the user o f the R526A ne ed to begin to d o configuration an d activation? A: See section 1 of this manua l for activation in structions. Q: What if the R526A can not access the in ternet even tho ugh the unit h as been activated? A: Verify your network & signal strength for optimal per fo[...]

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    Page 26 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 ● Hotspot — A WL AN access point or area f or connecting to th e Internet. ● HTTP — Hypertext T ransf er Pro tocol. An application-level protocol for accessing the World W ide W eb over the Internet. ● IP address — Int ernet Protocol addre ss. The address of a device att ach ed to an IP network [...]

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    Page 27 / 27 R526A_U G_Rev1.0_EN_29032012 ● T elnet — T e lecommunication Network. A network protoc ol u sed on the Internet or on loc al area networks. ● TFTP — T ri vial F i le T ransf er Protoc ol. A file transfer pr otocol with a subset of FTP functio nality . ● UDP — U ser Datagram Prot ocol. A si mple transport protoc ol u sed to [...]