Linux Driver Tool User Guide

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

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Introduction

This document instructs how to install data card driver tool in a Linux OS environment and how to configure the dialup connection for the data card.

The Linux OS referred to in this document is 2.6.18 kernel version or later, and this user guide use the FedoraCore 6.0 Linux distribution version.

2         Intall the Linux Driver Tool

2.1        Extract the package of the Linux Driver Tool for HUAWEI Data Card device on the Desktop. Then you will get the “driver” directory.

2.2        Open the Terminal tool and switch the user into super user (root).

2.3        Enter the directory path of the Linux Driver Tool. For example, as the follows:

2.4        Type the command of “./install”, and make the path of the “driver” directory as the parameter, then click the “Enter” button to install the Linux Driver Tool.

3         Configuring Dialup Connection for Fedora

3.1        Open “Network Configuration”

    Application->System setting->Network

Figure 1 Open Network Configuration

3.2        Add new device and create a dialup connection

Figure 2 Select Device Type

Figure 3 Select modem device

Figure 4 Select provider

Figure5 IP address settings

Figure6 Apply new connection

3.3        Save the configuration

Figure 7 Save all  configuration

3.4        Open the terminal tool and change the user into root

 

3.5        Enter the shell command as shown the image and then press “Enter” button.
Note: The string “uninor” is the apn name and it changes from one operator to the other. The following are the common apn names used for different operators in India (However, please check the APN Name from your operator):