How to setup Virgin 3G USB Modem with DrayTek Router?05/28/2008 10:06 PMSetup guide for the Draytek 2910 router
Link to guide with screenshots here
Introduction
With the latest firmware, a 3.5G HSDPA USB modem (such as the Virgin USB modem) can plug into the Vigor2910 USB port and operate as one of the WAN ports. Load Balancing (the internet traffic is spread across multiple WAN ports) and Fail-Over (when the secondary WAN is used only when the primary WAN is not available) are both supported. Because 3.5G uses wireless which has a very good mobile coverage, it can make an effective emergency backup connection.
Requirements
A Vigor2910 Router
A Virgin USB Modem (Huawei E220)
The 3G SIM card provided by Virgin
STEP 1:
In web browser (IE or Firefox) access the menu page of Vigor2910 (default IP address is http://192.168.1.1)
STEP 2:
Go to WAN > General Setup In WAN2
Note Virgin uses PAP for authentication unlike the other mobile broadband providers in Australia so we need to force the router to switch from CHAP to PAP.
Work around
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Select Enable: YES
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Configure wan2 Physical Mode as Ethernet, then click ok.
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Go to WAN > Internet Access
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Select PPPoE for the WAN2 connection
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Click the details button on the WAN 2 connection
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Configure PPPoE ,PPP Authentication as PAP only.
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Click ok
Go to WAN > General Setup In WAN2
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Select Physical Type: 3G USB Modem
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE: WHEN THE WAN2 IS SET TO 3G USB MODEM, THE ETHERNET PORT P1/W2 WILL BE DISABLE. PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT ANY NETWORK DEVICE INTO THIS PORT.
STEP 3:
Go to Internet Access. In Access Mode select PPP and click Details Page.
STEP 4:
In Details Page
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PPP Client Mode: Enable
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SIM PIN code: < enter your PIN code if required >
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APN Name: VirginBroadband (Warning it is case sensitive)
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Click "Apply" button
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Click "Ok" button
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You do not need PPP Username and Password for Virgin 3G.
STEP 5:
Power off DrayTek Vigor2910, connect the 3.5G HSDPA USB modem to the USB port and power on. You can also check your online status in Vigor2910 or check ACT status on the modem.
Note: All credit for this guide belongs to Draytek, not only did "borrow" their exising guides, they also provided the work around. Thanks Roy and the team at Draytek
To be very clear my opinions and thoughts are NOT representative of my employer and I don’t expect to be beaten with them :-)
Oh and finally.. they are mine… so please consider then to be copyright © but all you have to do is bounce me an email and I’ll likely let you use them.
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