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garyMcc_1114201
SMARTY Pioneer
14-01-2023
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Data only SIM apn settings for mobile router

Could someone tell me the correct. Settings to setting up a data only SIM with a 4G router

Data
  • SimonGuru's avatar
    SimonGuru
    14-01-2023

    To configure an APN for 4G LTE Modem:

    1. Launch a web browser from a device that is connected to the modem. The device can be a computer that is directly connected to the modem or a client from a router that is connected to the modem.
    2. In the address field of your web browser, enter http://192.168.5.1.
    3. In the Sign In field, enter the modem password and click the Sign In button. The default password is password (case-sensitive).
    4. Select Settings > Mobile > APN.
    5. To add a custom APN profile, click the Add button.
    6. Enter the settings for the new APN profile and click the Save button.
      You have successfully configured an APN for your 4G LTE Modem
    7. Or Just use a spare phone cheap one or your phone and set up as a mobile hotspot as if you have smart tech ie camera or using lots of devices connected to your router then you will be sucking data like mad 

    I have a tplink 4g router that you can plug a dongle in like a USB stick but it has a sim in that you plug in the USB port of the router and then at least you can keep a eye out on data usage and also remove the dongle to use whilst travelling they are quiet cheap from amazon or ebay and just make sure you get on that is unlocked or compatible with the 3 network that smarty uses 

     

    Hope It Helps 

     

    Simon 

  • bf1-1's avatar
    bf1-1
    18-03-2023

    The settings you want are listed in this help article:

    https://help.smarty.co.uk/en/articles/1982022-windows-apn-settings

     

    I'll reproduce them here because the formatting isn't very obvious as to which settings you need:

    Access Point Name: mob.asm.net
    Username: (blank)
    Password: (blank)
    Proxy Address: leave blank
    Proxy Port: leave blank
    Network Type Preset: IPv4
    Authentication Type: none

     

    I bought my 4g LTE usb modem new off eBay and I was only able to get it to connect when I changed the Network Type Preset (or "PDP Type" in my router settings) to "IPv4/IPv6". When I had it selected as "IPv4" from the drop-down menu, it wouldn't connect, and I tried for ages, but as soon as I changed it to "IPv4/IPv6", the icon in the router display changed to "4g online" and I was able to start browsing youtube. I was sat in my car in a Greggs car park with my Windows 10 laptop connected via ethernet at the time (my usb dongle connects as ethernet as it's plugged directly into my laptop).

    Here's my screenshot of the working settings:

    4G LTE modem APN settings

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  • bf1-1's avatar
    bf1-1
    SMARTY Pioneer
    18-03-2023

    4G LTE usb modem APN settings

    • PeterAle_875312's avatar
      PeterAle_875312
      SMARTY Pioneer
      11-07-2023

      Having same problem with an Huawei mobile wifi device. 

  • SimonGuru's avatar
    SimonGuru
    SMARTY Maverick
    14-01-2023

    To configure an APN for 4G LTE Modem:

    1. Launch a web browser from a device that is connected to the modem. The device can be a computer that is directly connected to the modem or a client from a router that is connected to the modem.
    2. In the address field of your web browser, enter http://192.168.5.1.
    3. In the Sign In field, enter the modem password and click the Sign In button. The default password is password (case-sensitive).
    4. Select Settings > Mobile > APN.
    5. To add a custom APN profile, click the Add button.
    6. Enter the settings for the new APN profile and click the Save button.
      You have successfully configured an APN for your 4G LTE Modem
    7. Or Just use a spare phone cheap one or your phone and set up as a mobile hotspot as if you have smart tech ie camera or using lots of devices connected to your router then you will be sucking data like mad 

    I have a tplink 4g router that you can plug a dongle in like a USB stick but it has a sim in that you plug in the USB port of the router and then at least you can keep a eye out on data usage and also remove the dongle to use whilst travelling they are quiet cheap from amazon or ebay and just make sure you get on that is unlocked or compatible with the 3 network that smarty uses 

     

    Hope It Helps 

     

    Simon 

  • GinaJOL_1367577's avatar
    GinaJOL_1367577
    SMARTY Maverick
    04-04-2023

    Thanks to all for trying to answer this. It's really hard to get Smarty Tech to understand that it's not a phone I'm setting up but a router on a data only SIM. I think I'll try the spare mobile idea, as I'm getting a bit fed up with Smarty and this might be the last few months I bother with them.

    • Lorrain_2006049's avatar
      Lorrain_2006049
      SMARTY Pioneer
      21-04-2023

      I’m going through the same it’s a nightmare, so frustrating, I’m going to ditch Smarty I can’t cope with the stress 😢

  • bf1-1's avatar
    bf1-1
    SMARTY Pioneer
    18-03-2023

    The settings you want are listed in this help article:

    https://help.smarty.co.uk/en/articles/1982022-windows-apn-settings

     

    I'll reproduce them here because the formatting isn't very obvious as to which settings you need:

    Access Point Name: mob.asm.net
    Username: (blank)
    Password: (blank)
    Proxy Address: leave blank
    Proxy Port: leave blank
    Network Type Preset: IPv4
    Authentication Type: none

     

    I bought my 4g LTE usb modem new off eBay and I was only able to get it to connect when I changed the Network Type Preset (or "PDP Type" in my router settings) to "IPv4/IPv6". When I had it selected as "IPv4" from the drop-down menu, it wouldn't connect, and I tried for ages, but as soon as I changed it to "IPv4/IPv6", the icon in the router display changed to "4g online" and I was able to start browsing youtube. I was sat in my car in a Greggs car park with my Windows 10 laptop connected via ethernet at the time (my usb dongle connects as ethernet as it's plugged directly into my laptop).

    Here's my screenshot of the working settings:

    4G LTE modem APN settings

  • NigelNew's avatar
    NigelNew
    SMARTY Rookie
    17-12-2023

    Same problem for me.  Zyxel router and ZTE USB mobile data dongle.  The parameter that I seem to need is called "Dial String".  Anybodyany suggestions ?

    N.B.  It is anoying that the Smarty page listed in January and March 2023 by SimonGuru and BF1-1 no longer exists !!

    • MSF's avatar
      MSF
      SMARTY Guru
      17-12-2023

      NigelNew Did you follow the other solution and get to the Settings page for the router?

      The significant thing is usually the APN

      • NigelNew's avatar
        NigelNew
        SMARTY Rookie
        17-12-2023

        192.168.5.1 does not do anything on my network.  Instead 192.168.1.1 gets me to the settings page of the router and have sent this to Smarty support.  Limited response from them so far.

        I have an APN from Smarty and have asked them for some other settings.  The most crucial seems to be "Dial String".   I tried leaving this setting blank, but my router gives an error message and will not work without a Dial String