Installing the Huawei E5832 iMo as a USB 3G Modem on MacOS

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The E5832 is a very handy little device indeed - one of the first battery-powered 3G wireless routers on the market.

Taking a SIM card and providing 3G data service at up to 7.2Mbps, the device is also a WiFi access point, meaning that you can share the 3G connection between multiple WiFi enabled clients. Whilst these devices have been available for a while now, this device is battery-powered and measures only 93mm x 48mm!
Featuring a microSD card slot it can also be used as a USB file store.
When connected to a PC or Mac via the supplied USB cable, it can also be used as a USB 3G dongle modem.


Key Features

  • Flexible WiFi Hotspot
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g
  • HSUPA/HSDPA/UMTS 2100/900 MHz
  • EDGE/GPRS/GSM 1900/1800/900/850 MHz
  • Equalizer and receive diversity (UMTS 2100/900 MHz)
  • HSUPA data service of up to 5.76 Mbps
  • HSDPA data service of up to 7.2 Mbps
  • MicroSD card slot
  • Li battery
  • LED display
  • Plug and play
  • SMS service


Installation

Insert the Huawei e1750 into an available USB port on your Mac, the new device will be detected as a USB storage device:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

Double click the installer file:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

Click Continue:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

Read the license agreement and click Continue:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

Click Agree if you accept the terms and conditions:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

Click Install. The required program files will now be copied to the Mac. Once complete click Close:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

An icon will have been added to your Applications folder for the Mobile Partner software:

Installing the Huawei E1750 on MacOS

Launch the application:

Installing the Huawei E5832 on MacOS

Open the Tools menu and select Options. Click on Profile Management:

Installing the Huawei E5832 on MacOS

Click on the option to create a New profile. Leave the access number at the default value of *99#.

Enter a suitable name for the new profile, this can be anything meaningful to you simply to identify the profile.

Set the APN field to Static and enter in the appropriate Access Point Name for your network operator:

Vodafone - internet
Orange - orangeinternet
O2 - mobile.o2.co.uk
T-Mobile - general.t-mobile.uk
Three - three.co.uk

NOTE - other APNs are available, contact your network provider for the correct information.

Enter in the appropriate username and password details for your network operator:

Vodafone - 'web' for both
Orange - leave blank
O2 - 'web' for both
T-Mobile - leave blank
Three - leave blank

Again, other details are available depending on your service, consult your network operator for the correct details - but to be honest you can mostly get away with anything, connections are not authenticated by username and password but by your SIM's profile with the billing system.

Installing the Huawei E5832 on MacOS

Once all settings have been entered click Save and then set the profile as the Default.

The profile will then be listed in the main connection screen. To initiate the connection, click the Connect button.

To configure the WiFi and more advanced functionality of the iMo unit, read this article - http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/configuring-huawei-e5832-e5830-imo