After purchasing a USB modem from megaphone, there is a need to connect the device itself to the laptop. This can be done literally in a few minutes, and the difficulties faced by novice users are in the process of setting up the device. Today we offer your familiarization of the step-by-step universal manual for connecting modems from the company mentioned to Laptop running the Windows operating system.
Step 1: Preparation of the modem and a laptop connection
If you have not yet unpacked an existing USB modem from MegaFon and did not insert a SIM card into it, now it's time to take this operation. Each device model has its own design features, so we cannot provide instructions for installing SIM cards for each existing product. Instead, we offer general recommendations. It will be enough for you to just look at the device itself to understand which side it removes the cover or is the tray for the SIM card. After that, just install this small chip there and go further.
Now we can assume that the equipment is ready to work. Insert it into any free USB port on a laptop and wait for notifications that the operating system has detected a new device.
Step 2: Download and install drivers
Though the modem from the megaphone and was discovered Windows, now it is not yet able to connect to the Internet, because there are no necessary drivers on the laptop. They need to be downloaded separately from the official site, given the compatibility of different software versions used by the modem model. Let's consider the general principle of obtaining relevant files.
Go to the official website of MegaFon
- Take advantage of the link above to get to the official website of the MegaFon. Open a section called "Catalog of goods".
- In the list that appears, select the category "Modems and Routers" and go to "Modems".
- As you can see, now only one actual modem model is displayed here. If you purchased it exactly, click on the image to go to the product page. Otherwise, move to the "All" tab.
- Here, check the checkbox "including archive".
- Lay in the list the appropriate model of the equipment and go to its page.
- Roll down a bit down the tab where you find the "Files" category.
- Among the list of all available downloads, select the Connection Manager content line to work with OS Windows.
- After pressing the row with the component, the program will start. Wait for the end of this operation and start the received executable file.
- Mark the "Advanced Settings" marker if you want to specify the MEGAFON internet program to the hard disk, the Megafon Internet program will be installed on the hard disk.
- Complete installation by following the instructions displayed on the screen.
- When you first start the Modem Setup Application, activate the service to get the ability to connect to the Internet.
Now the megaphone device is successfully connected to a laptop, it remains only to set up to access the network.
Step 3: Setting up a USB modem
Configuring a USB modem is performed through the branded application that we have just installed. The principle of setting depends on the type of modem. For 4G and 3G process can be slightly different, as is the implementation of the graphical interface in the software. Detailed instructions for implementing the task you will find in another manual on our website by clicking on the link below.
Read more: Setting up USB modem MegaFon
We just understood with the principle of connecting a modem from a megaphone to a laptop - as seen, this operation is performed in just three simple steps.