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  ZTE MF288 User Guide

 

2 Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION

 

10. LAN 

RJ45 Ethernet connector for connection to computer. 

 

Indicators 

Indicator

 

State

 

Description

 

Power 

 

Green steady 

Power on. 

Green blinking 

Power save 

Off 

Power off 

Voicemail 

 

Green blinking 

New voicemail waiting 

Off 

No new voicemail 

Information 

 

Green steady 

New information(Unread SMS & FOTA update) 

Green Blinking 

Inbox is full   

Off 

No new information 

Wi-Fi 

 

Green steady 

Wi-Fi on 

Green Blinking 

Active data connection or FOTA upgrading 

Off 

Wi-Fi off 

Battery 

 

Green steady 

Between 100% and 11% discharging (charger not present) 

Green blinking 

Charging (charger present) 

Red steady 

Less than 10% discharging(charger not present) 

Off 

Battery not present 

Network 

 

Green steady 

Connected to the LTE network 

Green blinking 

Roaming (LTE network) 

Blue steady 

Connected to the UMTS or HSPA network 

Blue blinking 

Roaming (UMTS or HSPA network) 

Red steady 

No  service,  limited  service,  no  SIM  Card  or  other  abnormal 
status 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for MF288

Page 1: ...MF288 User Guide ZTE CORPORATION NO 55 Hi tech Road South ShenZhen P R China Postcode 518057 Tel 86 755 26779999 URL www ztedevice com E mail mobile zte com cn ...

Page 2: ...lized in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and microfilm without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation The manual is published by ZTE Corporation We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice Version No R1 0 Edition Time August 09 2017 ...

Page 3: ...Setup 9 Message Waiting 9 Retrieving Messages 9 WebUI Configuration 10 Accessing the Configuration Page 10 Login 10 Settings 10 Network Settings 10 Wi Fi Settings 14 Router Settings 16 Firewall 17 Update Management 23 Device Settings 23 Information 25 Detail Information 25 Data management 26 SMS 27 Operating Messages in Native 27 Operating Messages in nano SIM Card 28 Warning and Notice 29 Safety ...

Page 4: ...ISED Notice 31 Troubleshooting 32 ...

Page 5: ...i Fi button Turn Wi Fi function on or off 2 WPS button To activate the WPS function 3 Indicators Indicates the status of your device 4 External antenna To strengthen signal 5 Reset button Reset your device 6 Power Switch Turn your device on or off 7 USB USB storage port 8 Phone RJ11 connector for connection to telephone 9 Power Socket Connector for the external power supply ...

Page 6: ...Blinking Inbox is full Off No new information Wi Fi Green steady Wi Fi on Green Blinking Active data connection or FOTA upgrading Off Wi Fi off Battery Green steady Between 100 and 11 discharging charger not present Green blinking Charging charger present Red steady Less than 10 discharging charger not present Off Battery not present Network Green steady Connected to the LTE network Green blinking...

Page 7: ... nano SIM Card WARNING Switch off your device before installing or replacing the nano SIM card Only 4FF nano SIM card is supported for use in this device To avoid damaging the device please only use the card that is provided by your service provider and ensure that the nano SIM card contacts are facing down when inserting it into the nano SIM slot 3 Insert the battery and close the back cover ...

Page 8: ...t Switching on Your Device Flip on the Power Switch to get started Make sure that the phone is on the hook before you power on NOTE Do not put anything on the top of the device Do not stack multiple devices on top of each other during usage About nano SIM Card Avoid handling the nano SIM card unnecessarily Hold the card by the edges to prevent static damage Keep the nano SIM card away from electri...

Page 9: ...lowing steps 1 Make sure that Wi Fi is enabled Please check the Wi Fi Setting on the WebUI Configuration page or check the Wi Fi indicator 2 Use your normal Wi Fi application on the client to search for available wireless networks NOTE Please set the client to use DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically and the client will get an IP address like 192 168 0 1 3 Select the SSID wireless networks n...

Page 10: ...device 2 Please check that the WPS Setting on the WebUI Configuration page in enabled 3 Press the WPS button on your device to start the Wi Fi Protected Setup authentication process 4 Enable the WPS function on your client device 5 Follow the system prompts on your client to finish the connection process Accessing the Internet After the client is connected to your device successfully you can acces...

Page 11: ...l press the Flash or Talk key on your phone to put the first party on hold When you hear a dial tone dial the second party s number wait up to four seconds When the second party answers press the Flash or Talk key again to complete the three way connection If the second party does not answer press the Flash or Talk key to end the connection and return to the first party NOTE If your phone does not...

Page 12: ...o forward your calls 3 Press the key Example 21 1234567890 forwards your calls to the phone number 123 456 7890 4 Wait for 3 seconds until you hear a confirmation tone for the forwarding process to complete before hanging up NOTE To un forward calls press 21 wait for 3 seconds until you hear a confirmation tone for the un forwarding process to complete before hanging up Forward when busy 1 Press 6...

Page 13: ... wireless voicemail Follow the steps below to set up and use your voicemail Setup Dial 1 on any home phone connected to your device and wait for 2 4 seconds to connect to your wireless voicemail Simply follow the voice prompts to complete setup Message Waiting There are two indicators for a new message waiting 1 the voicemail indicator and 2 an intermittent dial tone The voicemail indicator on you...

Page 14: ... the address bar NOTE It is recommended that you use IE 8 0 or later Firefox 31 0 or later Opera 23 0 or later Safari 6 2 or later or Google Chrome 36 0 or later 3 The login page will appear as follows Login In the WebUI Configuration page select the desired language and input the password the default Password is admin Click Login to proceed Settings Do not modify any settings unless instructed by...

Page 15: ...work first After changing the connection mode to Manual you need to go to the home page and click Connect to connect to the Internet Network Selection Select Settings Network Selection Automatic The device will search for the available network automatically Select Settings Network Selection Manual Search click to choose a network and click Register to join it ...

Page 16: ...isconnect from the cellular network first APN Setting Select Settings APN The APN parameters are shown in the following figure Set as default Click to set current profile as the default profile To add a new APN profile follow the steps below 1 Select Manual mode in the figure above 2 Click Add New to access the following figure ...

Page 17: ...rofile PDP Type Select PDP type Profile Name Type the profile name APN Type the APN string Authentication Password Authentication Protocol PAP provides a simple method without encryption for the peer to establish its identity using a 2 way handshake Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP is used to periodically verify the identity of the peer using a 3 way handshake User Name User name i...

Page 18: ...TION The Profile Name and APN are mandatory others are optional If the Authentication is set to NONE you don t need to set the User Name and Password Wi Fi Settings Basic Settings Select Settings 2 4GHz 5 0GHz The wireless network basic parameters are shown in the following figure ...

Page 19: ...lated If you check it your wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each other Security Mode The security modes are described below Mode Description OPEN Authentication and encryption won t be active There are risks that private information can be intercepted or that the network will be used by unauthorized individuals WPA2 AES PSK A more secure version of WPA with implementation of t...

Page 20: ...need to provide the specified PIN to connect to the network when using WPS PBC Press the WPS button of the device or select PBC and then click Apply Press the WPS button on the client wireless adapter within two minutes and the negotiation process will be established NOTE Your device has two WPS selections to configure the two Wi Fi SSIDs Router Settings Select Advanced Settings Router The router ...

Page 21: ...ase Time Define how long before the leased IP address will expire The new IP address will be reallocated after the IP address has expired Click Apply to confirm your configuration Firewall A firewall protects your connected devices against malicious incoming traffic from the Internet The firewall cannot be disabled but the following settings are available Port Filtering Select Advanced Settings Fi...

Page 22: ...les matches Accepted Internet traffic is allowed by default Only traffic from the selected applications will be blocked from accessing the Internet Traffic is identified by port numbers In particular you need to know the port numbers and the protocol TCP UDP used by outgoing traffic Dropped Internet traffic is blocked by default Only traffic from the selected pre defined or custom applications is ...

Page 23: ...ilter settings NOTE If rules are in conflict with each other the first to be triggered will determine how that traffic is handled Click Apply to confirm your configuration Click Delete to delete the rule which you selected To add a new rule 1 Select Enable in the Port Filtering area 2 Click Apply 3 Input the detailed information in the MAC IP Port Filtering Settings area 4 Click Apply in the MAC I...

Page 24: ...ddress Set the IP address for the virtual server Port Range Set port numbers for the virtual server Protocol Set the protocol for the virtual server Comment Type a comment for the virtual server settings Click Apply to confirm your configuration Click Delete to delete the rule which you selected To add a new rule 1 Select Enable in the Port Forwarding area 2 Click Apply ...

Page 25: ...igure Type the URL address and then click Apply to add the URL address into the filtering list The new URL filtering item will be shown in the Current Webs URL Filters field UPnP Universal Plug Play UPnP is a set of networking protocols that allows network devices such as PCs printers Internet gateways Wi Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other s presence on the netwo...

Page 26: ...e that allows full access and connectivity from outside traffic through the firewall to a specific internal device without being filtered or blocked by your device Select Advanced Settings Firewall DMZ and the following page will appear If you select Enable the DMZ Settings will appear Enter the IP address of the device you want to communicate with the Internet unfiltered and then click Apply to s...

Page 27: ...ou can change the Auto check Cycle to the desired update schedule Disable will set the device to not check for device updates automatically You can click the Check button to manually check for new software at any time Device Settings PIN Management Select Advanced Settings Others PIN Management The PIN management is shown in the following figure PIN Status Shows the current PIN status and allows y...

Page 28: ... The PIN code is required every time the device is restarted Reset Select Advanced Settings Others Reset factory settings to set all the settings to their factory default values and then the device will restart automatically Restart Select Advanced Settings Others Restart Device to restart your device manually SNTP Select Advanced Settings Others SNTP You can set the device s time manually or set ...

Page 29: ... Zone Choose your time zone from the drop down list Daylight Saving Time Enable or disable the Daylight Saving Time Click Apply to confirm your configuration To set the device s time manually follow the steps below 1 Choose Manual Set Time from the Time Set Mode drop down list 2 Set the time and then click Apply to confirm your configuration Information This function allows you to view system info...

Page 30: ...er Guide 26 Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION Data management Click from home page If you select Enable the Data management will appear you can configure your data settings on this screen ...

Page 31: ...om your ISP Operating Messages in Native You can check the messages saved in your device Device SMS Click SMS from home page to access the following figure All the received messages saved in your device will be displayed here Click New to create a new message the message screen will appear click Send to finish Click below the message entry to forward message ...

Page 32: ...ck Delete to delete them Click Refresh to refresh manually You can save the message in the Draft box too Operating Messages in nano SIM Card You can check the messages saved in your nano SIM card SIM SMS Click next to the Device SMS to select SIM SMS on the drop down menu then access the following figure All the received messages saved in the nano SIM card will be displayed here Click Delete to de...

Page 33: ...not allow the device or accessories to come into contact with liquid or moisture at any time Do not immerse the device in any liquid Do not place objects on top of the device This may lead to overheating of the device The device must be placed in ventilated environment for use Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or store it in hot areas High temperature can shorten the life of electronic d...

Page 34: ...e law Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in connection with using of this product whether or not ZTE had been advised knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages including but not limited to lost profits interruption of business cost of capital cost of s...

Page 35: ...ound under the Display Grant section of http www fcc gov oet fccid after searching on FCC ID SRQ MF288 ISED Notice This device complies with Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada license exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause...

Page 36: ...your service indicator LED s The download or upload speeds are very slow The speed is dependent on signal strength Check your signal strength and network type Failing to visit the WebUI configuration page Enter the correct address The default address is http 192 168 0 1 or http setup zte Only use one network adapter in your PC Do not use any proxy server Failing to establish a connection between y...

Page 37: ...ZTE MF288 User Guide Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION 33 For more assistance please Visit www ztedevices ca Call the Service Hotline 1 866 644 3056 ...

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