Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Management Information System DOC# MNL0002 USIGN GPRS Using GPRS Introduction Keeping in mind the nature of MIS activities it is necessary for all provincial MIS staff to remain connected with central MIS office, thus internet is the best medium of communication between central MIS office and provincial MIS staff, but unfortunately it seems difficult to arrange standard internet for our provincial staff in shorter time, thus as interim solution we are providing our provincial staff with EDGE -GPRS Modems to enable them use their mobile internet to communicate with central MIS. This document is a short manual which describes how to connect to internet with EDGE-GPRS Modem using internet from active GSM operators in Afghanistan. 1. What is EDGE-GPRS Modem: It is a plug and play USB device with a slot for GSM sim card, a user can connect to internet using this device and his internet enabled GSM sim card. 2. How to enable internet services in a sim card? In order to use EDGE-GPRS Modem to connect a computer to internet, the services should first be activated for the GSM sim card which will be used with the modem, following describes how to enable internet for Afghan GSM Operator sim cards.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Management Information System
DOC# MNL0002 USIGN GPRS
Using GPRS
Introduction Keeping in mind the nature of MIS activities it is necessary for all provincial MIS staff to remain connected with central MIS office, thus internet is the best medium of communication between central MIS office and provincial MIS staff, but unfortunately it seems difficult to arrange standard internet for our provincial staff in shorter time, thus as interim solution we are providing our provincial staff with EDGE -GPRS Modems to enable them use their mobile internet to communicate with central MIS. This document is a short manual which describes how to connect to internet with EDGE-GPRS Modem using internet from active GSM operators in Afghanistan.
1. What is EDGE-GPRS Modem:
It is a plug and play USB device with a slot for GSM sim card, a user can connect to internet using this device and his internet enabled GSM sim card.
2. How to enable internet services in a sim card? In order to use EDGE-GPRS Modem to connect a computer to internet, the services should first be activated for the GSM sim card which will be used with the modem, following describes how to enable internet for Afghan GSM Operator sim cards.
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a. Afghan Wireless 1. Fill your mobile with 1000 AFS credit 2. Using sms send your mobile phone model to 999
3. You will receive a message confirming that your internet will be activated in next 24
hours 4. Within 24 hours you will receive configuration message, 5. Save/install the configuration, 6. Restart your phone 7. Internet is activated in your sim card
b. MTN
1. Send an SMS with text MTN to 667
2. After sometime (6 hours) You will receive a message confirming internet activation in
your sim card 3. You will also receive configuration message 4. Save/Install the configuration 5. Restart your phone
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b. Roshan Telecom 1. Send an SMS with the text GPRS ON to 167
2. Retrieve your phone settings by sending your phone model to 167.
3. You will receive a message confirming internet activation in your sim card 4. You will also receive configuration message 5. Save/Install the configuration 6. Restart your phone
c. Etisalat
1. Call 888 for activation of internet in your sim card
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2. Using EDGE-GPRS Modem
a. Installation 1. Insert the sim card in the slot which is available in back side of the device
2. Plug the modem device to your computer 3. Wait for window to appear
4. Select the first option 5. The EDGE-GPRS Modem software installation will start
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6. Keeping pressing next button until following window (driver installation) appears
7. Wait until the driver installation is complete 8. Press finish button
9. The software and driver is installed, now you will find following software icon in your desktop ( you can also find this in start menu > programs > Edge Modem)
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b. Creating connection profile
1. Run the EDGE Modem software from desktop or start menu
Screen clipping taken: 1/27/2011 2:46 PM
2. Above is the main screen of EDGE Modem software, wait until the sim card is registered 3. Once the sim card is registered the upper right corner of the window will show ta signal
indicator and name of your GSM operator as shown bellow
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4. Now it is time to create your connection profile to do this follow the steps bellow 5. From tools menu select settings
6. Based on your operator fill the required information as shown below
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1. MTN/Areeba
Connection Name: MTN
User Name: Blank
Password Blank
Operators: Other
APN: internet.mtn.com.af
2. Roshan
Connection Name: Roshan
User Name: gprs
Password roshan
Operators: Other
APN: internet
3. Afghan Wireless
Connection Name: AWCC
User Name:
Password
Operators: Other
APN: internet
7. Once you filled the required information click the apply button to save the profile
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9. And click the traffic button to return to home screen
10. Now from the network connect dropdown box select the profile name which your created for your sim card
11. After selecting the profile, click the connect button
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12. Wait until the connection is established
13. Once connected, a small message will pop up from the right lower corner of the window confirming the connection
14. You will see the connection progress in graph chart as following