How to connect a modem to a laptop

How to connect a modem to a laptop

Modems operating in 3G networks from cellular operators are perfectly complyed with modern laptop models. This is an excellent solution if there is no other feature to connect to the Internet. Such modems are compact, provide sufficient communication speed, operate on wireless technology. The disadvantage is only a high traffic rate, but when there is no other choice, we buy a modem, connect, configure.

1
Turn on the laptop, wait until the operating system is full. Remove the cap protecting it from dust from the modem. Connect the modem to any free USB portable portable computer. The USB port of the laptop is designed so that it is impossible to insert a modem in it wrong. If the modem is not included in the port, it means that it must be rotated at an angle of 180 degrees around the axis. Do not make too much effort so as not to damage the connector and contact modem contacts. He must enter the connector easily.


2
On some modem models there is a special ON / OFF button. If this switch is on your modem, then install it in the "Enabled" position.


3
Wait for a while, let the operating system detect a new device, then the driver installation will start. A safe completion of the installation of the modem will report inscription on the screen. For example, this is "the device is installed and ready to work." Usually it is on the screen at the bottom right.


4
Check the readiness of the modem to work. The 3G modem has no own power source, so when connecting it to the USB port, the LED will challenge the modem. This indicator gives a power signal from a laptop.


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Take the installation disk attached to the modem. Install the software you need from it required for correct operation of the modem. Choose in the Automotive dialog box and follow the tips on the screen. In the "Program Installation Wizard" window, select the Folder of the program or leave the default folder. You can learn about the successful driver and software installation on the appearance in the control panel of the icon corresponding to the USB device. If the installation process has ended with an error, opposite this icon will be a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark. Remove the installed software, restart the laptop and repeat the installation from the disk again. The failure repeatedly, it means that the USB port is defective or the disc is damaged.


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Connect to the Internet, double-clicking on the label on the "desktop", for example, "MegaFon Internet". In the Internet connection setup window, select "Connect". Enter an individual login and password in the appropriate open windows fields. Using the browser available on the laptop, start your trip to the World Wide Web.


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Extraked by a USB modem as well as any USB device - click the triangle button in the lower right corner of the taskbar, in the menu that opens, select the USB device icon, in the Menu Device list, find the modem name, click on it, and the message will appear that the device can be removed.


If you successfully install the modem control program in the bottom corner to the right in the taskbar, the appropriate program icon will appear. Use it for important and useful information: the status of your personal account, the speed of receiving and transmitting data, the daily traffic flow rate.

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