MTS allows you to purchase a USB modem that gives access to the mobile Internet through the SIM card with the selected tariff plan. About its connection with a computer or laptop and want to tell in the next step-by-step instruction.
It is known that MTS has several different modem models, characterized in both externally and used software. However, these differences are not fundamental, so our management can be considered universal, and the user should consider only the features of the design of the equipment and the location of the interface elements in the downloaded software.
Step 1: Preparation of a modem and a connection with a laptop
If you have not yet unpacked a modem and did not insert a sim card into it, it's time to do it now, because then the device will need to connect to the laptop. Consider that in some models the lid is behind, and in other tray for the SIM card, it is advanced on the side. You just need to explore the design features of the selected model and gently push the tray or cover to access the chip connector.
After installing the SIM card, remove the protective cover from the USB connector and insert the equipment into your laptop by selecting any free USB port for this.
Wait for notifications that the operating system has successfully discovered new equipment, and then go to the next step.
Step 2: Search and Install Drivers
Setting the MTS modem is made through branded software, executed and driver role. It must be downloaded separately and then install it in Windows. Best do it through the official website:
Go to the official website of MTS
- Use the reference above to get to the MTS portal main page. There on the top panel, select "Support".
- In the "Mobile Internet" category you are interested in the inscription "Software for Modems and MTS Routers". On it and click to go to a new tab.
- After displaying the list, find the appropriate modem model and click on the "Download" inscription in the third column of the table.
- Start the archive download. Wait for this operation to complete, and then open the directory and find the executable file there.
- Immediately after its opening, the search for updates will begin. At the same time, the modem itself must be connected to a laptop so that the update wizard has found the required files.
When the instructions appears on the screen, follow them by using the installer prompts. You will be notified of the successful end of installation. This means that you can move to the final stage.
Step 3: Setting Modem MTS
It remains only to configure network equipment for correct operation, since initially access to the network may not be. This is carried out through the most software or using the functionality built into the OS. Each of these methods has its own features and nuances of implementation. Read about them in the maximum detailed form, read in a separate manual from another of our author by reference below.
Read more: Setting up USB modem MTS
Upon completion of configuration, you can safely go to work on the Internet by opening any convenient browser for this. In the future, through the modem driver, it is recommended to track the remnants of traffic and the state of balance.