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1. Ss n mwcio gt network name mwcio gt plmn mwcio gt lac mwcio gt cid zpt sprintf zp Meldung s mini message Ss error message Ss n mwcio gt message mwcio gt mini_ message mwcio gt error message zpt sprintf zp commend Ss answer Ss n mwcio gt command mwcio gt answer Display gt Caption z end shared memory is valid if mwcio NULL shared memory is valid if mwcioh NU UnmapViewOfFile mwcio mwcio NULL 1 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg Page 36 of 49 MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 37 of 49 CloseHandle mwcioh mwcioh NULL In case you use Pascal as programming language then the following site can provide you with valuable information http projects coltishware com mwpas You can send commands to MWconn per Shared Memory A short description of the valid commands in this context can be referred to in the sample program code for the structure element commana Please take note that due to security reasons MWconn initially grants the user read only rights for the shared memory If you want to write commands in this segment then you must register the respective user with the write access rights For this purpose it is necessary to enter the respective username in the line IPC of the file MWconn ini Refer to chapter 10 for further details 12 Internet Connect and Disconnect St
2. 1 Number of the sender 2 The SMS content if req the portion after the keyword s below 3 Like 2 however only characters numbers space character _ Is converted to a character As compared to the placeholder 2 the placeholder 3 offers additional security as using it prevents the transfer of any control or functional characters Then for example from the command echo 3 you do not get echo hallo amp delete c datei txt instead what we get is echo hallo _ delete c__datei_txt Thus this does not pose any uncalculated risk for your files and full stop is accepted E Browse Post clicking on the search button you can navigate within the file system with mouse click supported action Use this option to your advantage in order to avoid errors during the entry of path and program names v Execute hidden MWconn ini CMD1 In order to configure such that the desired program is invisible i e it runs without a window and without an entry in the taskbar check this option L Sender not for Linksys MWconn ini SMS1 The command defined above is only executed when the SMS or the call originates from the sender that has been defined here Please enter the sender s number in the normal international form with the prefixed plus characters Example 1555111111 If there is more than one number which shall be accepted enter them all up to 10 and separate them by commas If you do not enter any data for this section
3. Automatically connect at program start MWconn ini CONA If MWconn post initialization of the modem should also immediately establish connection with the Internet Standard then this option must be checked Automatically disconnect at program end MWconn ini CONA Here the option must be checked if the Internet connection should be immediately disconnected once the MWconn program has been closed Standard 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 19 of 49 L Avoid connection MWconn ini ENDC In case you are using a tariff which charges higher costs within a specific time frame of day you can MWconn have to popup a corresponding warning message For this purpose enter start and end of this period of time Use the 24 hour representation e g 20 45 Please enter a spaciously laid out period of time On the one hand your PC clock might not be adjusted exactly on the other hand MWconn will wait more than minute before it terminates a connection automatically For to get a warning message around midnight e g in case of Dayflats from Fonic or T Mobile enter 23 55 to 00 05 Avoid connection and end the program afterwards MWconn ini ENDC E If you check this box MWconn will end itself after having terminated the connection Optionally you can advice MWconn to shutdown the Computer see section Start End Connection mode not for Linksys MWconn ini CON Y
4. counter is cleared In this case the counter is not reset at program start For exact details refer to chapter 9 section Log or chapter 10 section DAY In chapter 10 section ERR you can find further information pertaining to the character combinations with which MWconn displays the various possible connection errors instead of the data volume when errors occur The window then displayed e g Connection error CRC7 for few checksum errors to Connection error CRC9 for too many checksum errors Please note The data volumes that are displayed or logged by MWconn as well as the online time are not a reliable basis for the monthly billing For one thing the possibility of errors cannot be ruled out for another thing the Internet provider bills and does invoicing in a different manner Often rounding of up to a full 10 kByte is done a few in fact round up rather generously much to the disadvantage of their clients to the next 100 kByte MWconn on the contrary calculates exactly to the tune of accuracy of up to 1 kByte Changes that could possibly be required for the connection log that is generated by MWconn can be defined via the configuration per configuration program CONFIG exe Log or the file MWconn ini RND for exact details refer to chapter 9 or 10 The continous display of signal strength is useful in cases when the user does not have a permanent location train car or when the user wants to identify the optimal locat
5. then anyone is accepted L Keyword not for Linksys MWconn ini SMS1 Only SMS which contain the keyword that has been defined here will trigger the execution of the command that has been defined above MWconn ignores upper lower case in this context In order to avoid problems with various SMS character sets only numbers and characters are best used without country specific special characters like for e g a B for the keyword The usage of this option in cooperation with a defined sender number refer to the previous paragraph is recommended due to security reasons In case you do not enter anything here then this will lead to the command execution by SMS with any kind of content SMS not for Linksys There is a small SMS manager integrated in this tab Switch between Inbox and Outbox by clicking the corresponding button Selected SMS can be replied on new SMS can be created and transmitted v SMS reception f Ommended not for Linksys MWconn ini MOD M If you wish to be able to invoke a display of the SMS short messages that have been received by your modem on the screen you must set this option Precise information pertaining to the receipt of SMS can be found in chapter 14 E Phone book not for Linksys MWconn can display a name left to every phone number in the list For this please add the appropriate entries to the phone book in file sms_name ini The easiest way to accomplish this is to write
6. 450 kB s The sum derived from the receiving and sending speed can always be seen 4 Monochrome gauge icon For the benefit of a clearly visible display the unicolored pointer only moves to the tune of 90 degrees Three different pointer types represent the various speed ranges dotted thin line thick line Under the pointer you can see the usual signal strength in the form of one to five small symbols In case your taskbar background is not dark the icon colors can be switched from white to black please refer to chapter 9 section Global or chapter 10 section MOD B for further details in this context 5 Monochrome digit icon This icon contains vast information operating mode signal strength receiving speed and apart from this the sending speed Contrary to the other icons both speed values are displayed numerically to the exact degree of accuracy of up to kB s Even here you can switch the color to black as described in the section above 6 Monochrome bar icon In its classic form the operating mode is displayed as a character and the signal strength is displayed in the form of one to five bars The speed bars for sending and receiving data are displayed under it The GPRS speed is thereby displayed as a dotted line the UMTS range as straight line that has been drawn through and the HSPA range in the form of a dotted filled out bar In order to retrieve a detailed text display move the mouse pointer to the signal streng
7. ACCESS MWCONN_IO OFN FILE MAP READ Global MWCONN_ IO OFN FILE MAP READ MWCONN_ IO define MVOF a if mwcioh NULL amp amp mwcio NULL mwcio mwcio_ t MapViewOfFile mwcioh a 0 0 sizeof mwcio t MVOF FILE MAP ALL ACCESS MVOF FILE MAP READ if mwcio NULL shared memory not valid Display gt Caption MWconn shared memory could not be read else shared memory is valid Zp Z zp sprintf zp structure length lu Bytes Strukturversion Su program version u u Prozess Zahler lu n mwcio gt len mwcio gt structure version mwcio gt program version gt gt 8 mwcio gt program version amp 255 mwcio gt process counter zp sprintf zp cumulated data volume lu kBytes cumulated online time lu minutes n mwcio gt volume mwcio gt time zp sprintf zp actual online time lu seconds actual last offline time lu seconds n mwcio gt online time mwcio gt offline time zp sprintf zp upspeed lu kBytes s downspeed lu kBytes s n mwcio gt upspeed 1000 mwcio gt downspeed 1000 zp sprintf zp mode of operation s signal strength 02u roh Suss vidBm n mwcio gt opmode 1 GPRS mwcio gt opmode 2 UMTS unknown mwcio gt signal raw mwcio gt signal percent mwcio gt signal_ dbm zpt sprintf zp network name Ss PLMN Ss MEACE A TSSA Cell ID
8. Operating mode GPRS Searching for network No Service Sending SMS 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg Page 45 of 49 You are using a modem by the company Novatel however you have not installed the required DLL File NwtGatewayDLL dll for the communication with this modem type MWconn functions inspite of this as it is not dependant on this file But due to technical reasons SMS Receipt is then possible only during program start and not during the program run The Prepaid query does not function In case you want to install this DLL file at a later stage then proceed as per description in chapter 2 Please take note that you only use the DLL file that is associated with your modem For the case that you install an inappropriate DLL with the same name your modem will not function properly or not function at all MWconn is capable of automatically detecting the COM Port the available networks or the APN This process can take a few seconds Please be patient during this process The COM Port the automatically detected networks that are available or the APN have been registered in the configuration CONFIG exe Device CONFIG exe Network or MWconn ini Subsequently please verify the entry Automatic detection was unsuccessful In case of network or APN detection a reason for this could be insufficient signal strength of the network Please try to find a better location or enter the required network or APN ma
9. an automatic start of the Internet browser then the entry is as follows c programs mozilla firefox firefox One of the programs that is started by MWconn in this manner is also closed automatically with the closing of MWconn Should an MWconn session be aborted due to a system or program error then you must end the programs started in this manner manually via the Task Manager If you do not want an automatic end then use a trick and insert the OS Operating System command cmd c before the program name In this case the line is as follows cmd c c programme mozilla firefox firefox In case you are using the remote control function Execute subsequent to SMS reception or Execute subsequent to incoming call see above then there are other modified commands that are available In addition to the normal command line options there are also special commands that are permitted MWCONN_CONNECT Establish connection MWCONN_DISCONNECT Disconnect connection MWCONN_RECONNECT End existing connection and re connect MWCONN_END End MWconn program 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 24 of 49 You can combine such a special command with a command line prompt respectively wherein the latter is inserted directly after this e g MWCONN_CONNECT testprogramm exe Furthermore you can use the following in the command line placeholders 0 Number of the sender without the leading plus sign
10. and insert the OS Command cmd c before the program name The line then looks like this CMDi cmd c c programs mozilla firefox firefox In order to configure such that the desired program is invisible i e it runs without a window and without an entry in the taskbar then insert a semicolon as the first character after CMD1 Example 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 30 of 49 CMD2 CMD3 SMS1 SMS2 SMS3 SMSC IPC CMD1 c programs myprogram exe MWconn establishes a connection anew if too many data transfer errors occur If you want that likewise also the command should be executed anew then insert a comma as the first character after CMD1 Should this result in the command being executed while the start or the close of MWconn then use an exclamation mark resp a vertical pipe character instead of the comma Likewise the combination with the semicolon that has been mentioned in the previous paragraph is also possible Example CMD1 cmd CONFIG exe External In case one command line parameter does not suffice then you have the option to insert another one CONFIG exe External And here a third command line parameter can be entered CONFIG exe External You can remote control your PC with MWconn Every SMS that is received can trigger a pre defined command refer to CMD1 In order to achieve this insert a semicolon in this line The command that has
11. apply settings for the MWconn program not only via the configuration program CONFIG exe or per the file MWconn ini in fact you can also parameterize via command line parameters For this purpose retain the original name of the program as MWconn exe such that you can define the program function with the first parameter that you apply The same rules are valid for this parameter as were applicable for the selection of operating mode for of the program names e g UMTS GPRSUMTS etc refer to chapter 5 In this manner you can apply additional settings that are subject to frequent change directly when the program is called and as a command line if present after the 4 parameter of the operating mode The Shortcut to UMTS exe same syntax as valid for the lines of the file MWconn ini refer to chapter 10 is also Aer applicable here The lines that have been Target type Application stated in the previous chapter must be placed within inverted commas when a applied as parameters These parameters Target have precedence over the lines in the file Thereby please take note that on re writing of the file the parameters are automatically Shortcut to UMTS exe Properties General Shortcut Compatibility Target location Intemet Start in C Programs intemet applied by MWconn to the file as well z This re writing can be forced by the para Shortcut key None meter INIWRITE INIWRITEEXIT results in the same but additionall
12. are not permitted to reproduce the same without written consent 19 Liability Inspite of due diligence on our part during programming a guarantee for error free functioning cannot be undertaken Any liability is excluded in so far as this is legally permissible With respect to this document as well as the Internet addresses that have been mentioned in the program it deals with references to external offers for which we do not take any responsibility and from which we must distance ourselves due to legal implications Competent court of jurisdiction is Nuremberg To the extent that individual sentences of this document are not legally effective the rest retain their validity 20 Thank you to all who have supported me during the development of this program With error messages ideas and technical info If you would like to financially support the development further development as well as download options we would appreciate that you click on the Donate button in the MWconn website or that you send a small amount to Markus Weber IBAN DE98 7609 0500 0220 6987 09 BIC GENODEF 1S06 Markus B Weber Nuremberg 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg
13. by NDIS commands please insert the Letter N into this line O CONFIG exe Global If you have primarily activated the mini window option of MWconn and would like to view a colored representation of the mode of operation then it is best that you switch on this option In the case of GPRS the mini window is then displayed in green instead of blue P CONFIG exe Log A service log is activated for test and verification purposes MWconn then generates a file with the name servilog txt in which all the most important system steps are registered This file provides the experienced user as well as the developer with valuable information in case of problems with the program or with the hardware in use Technical note If the service protocol option has been switched on then MWconn takes a little longer to start R CONFIG exe Global You can activate the warning tone with this flag which alerts you in case of network switch over This is particularly interesting during automatic switch over of network selection abroad as depending on network operator various data transfer costs can accrue S CONFIG exe Global For test purposes it is sometimes advantageous that the user is informed about every cell hand over or switch over In case your modem supports the display and output of the Cell ID then in the case of MOD s the user is informed about all cell hand overs via a short double beep You can thus identify the operating mode via the tone pitc
14. exe Network If you have activated the Homezone display refer to HOMU and HOMO you can set this flag to automatically disconnect a connection as soon as MWconn clearly detects that you are located outside the Homezone Please take note that it can take a few minutes before the connection is disconnected as the Homezone Status is verified approximately only every 10 minutes Due to security reasons in the case of a disconnect the connection will not automatically be re established I CONFIG exe Log In case your modem supports this feature then with every cell hand over or switch over to roaming additional information is written to the connection log PLMN LAC CID refer to chapter 6 for more details The prerequisite is naturally that the connection log has been activated refer to RND J CONFIG exe Log Every change in signal strength is written to the connection log also refer to RND K The PIN will not be stored That may be useful for security reasons if the computer is used by several people who shall not all gain access to the mobile Internet 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 32 of 49 M CONFIG exe SMS If you want to receive the SMS Short messages received by your Modem on your screen then you must activate this flag Please refer to chapter 14 for exact details pertaining to the receiving of SMS N CONFIG exe Connection If your modem needs to be controlled
15. file into this folder To administer SMS a small SMS manager has been integrated into the configuration program CONFIG exe There you can scroll through all received SMS reply or send new SMS While MWconn is not attached to the radio network outbound SMS are stored in memory They will be sent as soon as a connection has been established Such SMS are marked with an asterisk in SMS list Please note a special feature for modems of type Novatel In case you were required to remove the DLL file NwtGatewayDLL dll that you have been supplied with along with Novatel due to technical problems e g while using OS Vista then MWconn cannot send any SMS and can read the SMS that have been received only shortly after program start This means that you will be able to retrieve a view of SMS that you have received during the course of your Internet connection only when you start MWconn the next time subsequently A remote control of the PC per SMS in this case is only possible with many limitations Long SMS Technically SMS messages cannot exceed a length of 160 characters Despite this limitation many devices are able to send and receive longer messages using a special procedure Every text with more than 160 characters is split into smaller parts by the sender and reassembled to one long message by the receiver Because the receiving device needs to know which parts belong to which long message every message part is preceded by a header MWconn wi
16. folders and copy the required program instances of MWconn together with the original file MWconn ini into this folder If you require different connection settings for both modems then you can change the dial up connection name for one of the modems from Internet to another name of your choice Exact information in this context can be found in chapter 10 in the section CON as well as in chapter 11 Unfortunately some wireless modems do not allow the manual switching of operating mode during a connection Thus in these cases MWconn disconnects the connection for a short time switches to the required operating mode and then re establishes the connection anew once again When you click on mwconn com update in the context menu MWconn requests an internet page with the number of presently available download version Thereafter the program shows you the appropriate update information Besides these two page requests there is no information sent through the Internet During the program run MWconn purposely delays the activation of the standby mode and hibernation The time is used to end an existing Internet connection in an orderly manner if required before the wireless modem does not receive any power As soon as you activate the PC once again MWconn initializes the modem anew and re establishes the Internet connection MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions have configured MWconn in such a manner that my VPN Acces
17. ini MAXV und MAXT Here the same occurs as with pre warning refer to the section pertaining to this topic however in this case you will hear the acoustic signal three times in succession And the Euro coins start falling faster from this point onwards Terminate connection at MWconn ini MAXV und MAXT If you enter a value for data volume or time here then the connection will be automatically terminated as soon as this limit is reached MWconn will not establish a connection for as long as corresponding action pertaining to this value has been taken or the related counter has been reset Generate statistics connlog_vol txt connlog_tim txt For the data volumes that are accrued as well as for the online time simple graphical analyses can be generated If you click on the respective buttons then MWconn writes the related evaluation and analysis as a semi graphic in the text file that has be given Additionally a CSV file with the same name is generated extension CSV which summarizes all the day s values in a table You can generate further high quality graphical evaluations and analyses per table calculation program The image graphic that is generated by MWconn directly uses a non linear resp a non continuous linear 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 22 of 49 scale Six equidistant parts of the common logarithm are used for the data volumes This means that t
18. log and the service log v Activate connection log connlog txt feeommended MWconn ini RND Every dial up and every connection termination is logged in a file called connlog txt Additionally this file also contains information regarding the accrued data volumes as well as the online time The current counter reading can be seen under the activate check box option for data volumes and online time respectively Please note that the values displayed and logged by MWconn are no reliable basis for invoicing or monthly billing The network operator will always generate the invoice based on the data usage that he has determined himself and by his own calculation mechanism Reset now The data volumes or the online time counter is reset to zero You will need to use this option especially when you have decided for the continuous counting of data volumes instead of opting for a monthly resetting of the counter see below for further explanation Also when the option to set the counter reading manually has not been provided to you this option is still available The related description can be found at the end of chapter 10 Reset monthly MWconn ini DAY MWconn will always set the related counter at 00 00 hours to zero on the calendar date of the respective calendar month that has been selected here In case you should not be online on the related date then the counter will be reset on the next possible opportunity post this date This
19. modem Post the next start of MWconn the PIN will be automatically written to the file in masked format e g CRYPT152637489 This masking is only intended as a visual cover and is not an absolute protection against unauthorized decoding If the SIM card does not require a PIN at all then no data needs to be entered for this section CONFIG exe Network Enter the network to which the user needs to be logged in to The network name must be exact and complete in its form e g E Plus BASE T Mobile D o2 de Vodafone de Please note that the network names can vary depending on the modem and SIM card that is being used Alternatively to the network name you can specify the numeric PLMN code of the network e g NET 26203 If you require an automatic network selection then do not enter any name here If you want to detect which network is currently available then insert a question mark in the line NET MWconn then searches with the next start of the program for all the networks that are currently available and writes their names to this file Example NET BASE Vodafone de o2 de T Mobile D You must subsequently correct these lines of the file whereby you will have to delete all the unknown foreign network names the semicolons as well as the question mark Example NET 02 de While using the CONFIG exe program you only need to use the Network analysis button to detect networks Especially in the case of automatic network selection p
20. of ca 3 minutes since the time of the last send action Remote control per SMS If you want to avail of this option then you can start user defined commands or programs per SMS and thus remote control your PC Ideal for this purpose is an SMS Flat rate for the individual network You can thus for example access your PC via remote control through the Internet and post completion of the task disconnect it from the Internet once again In fact even remote controlled shut down of the PC is possible No Internet connection is required for the remote control function It suffices if the wireless modem is attached to the mobile network Remote control per SMS is considered an especially secure procedure and the threat of unauthorized access or rogue attacks is very rare Naturally basic fundamental security rules are valid hereby as well If for example you enter the command 2 and define neither a sender number nor a keyword then any SMS writer can execute any desired command on your computer It is therefore recommended that the placeholder 2 be used only in places where it is absolutely and mandatorily required and that the concrete startup commands are entered with the options that are available to the user Likewise well defined values for the sender number and keyword should be a standard that needs to be adhered to It is always safer to use the placeholder 3 instead of the placeholder 2 The infiltration of unwanted commands is
21. other starting GPRS exe will terminate UMTS exe CONTROL exe controls a parallel running UMTSGPRS exe etc If you want to use several UMTS modems simultaneously it is necessary to divide the programs into program groups Each program must be supplied with the appropriate group number at start up Example INSTANCE 5 Uninstall Naturally we hope that you are satisfied with MWconn and would not like to discontinue usage immediately If you do wish to discontinue usage then a simple deletion of the program files is enough to do so In case you had chosen to install MWconn in a new empty folder during the process of installation then simply delete this folder A special uninstalling program is not required MWconn is a very clean program This denotes that it does not apply any changes to your system settings It does not install any libraries DLLs in system folders is not registered in the registry and does not install unnecessary desktop shortcuts or icons in the start pane This means that you can easily uninstall it when you wish to discontinue usage without the program leaving any residual fragments 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 11 of 49 6 Normal Post starting MWconn displays a window with the following information Markus B Weber D Nurnberg MWceonn Version 0 0 0 00 00 0000 BASE 26203 001B 926F UMTS 50 83dBm up 0 7 kB s 0000 29 0004903kB down 4
22. program Tip In case you do not install MWconn anew and instead only wish to update to a new version then it is enough to start the MWconn exe program inside an empty folder to choose Manual installation and select the folder which contains the old MWconn programs During the course of an update MWconn automatically generates a file with the name MWconn_old exe With the help of this EXE you can revert to the previous version at a later stage Please verify all the configuration parameters post every update and every downdate per CONFIG exe or MWconn ini MWconn does not require any parameter to be invoked and does not have any buttons this makes usage and operation very easy Inspite of this the program fulfills various tasks For purpose of fulfilling all these tasks it orients itself based on the configuration parameters and its name Rename the programs or create copies based on what is required In our example we have decided on four instances of the program and therewith cover the most important of its functions f C MWconn SEE ae File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help J gt 5 Search Folders i Address B C MWconn x Go conn conn conn UMTS exe UMTSGPRS exe CONFIG exe First all program instances initialize the wireless modem at the start and then start the connection with the Internet An exception is in the case of both the last mentioned programs that are contained in the following list The user specifie
23. supports the required query commands you can decide in which case MWconn shall display the battery icon Example BATT 50 15 At less than 50 battery power the icon is displayed It will flash at less than 15 In this line you can insert the so called flags These are characters which help to activate specific program functions Naturally the combination of multiple characters is also allowed B CONFIG exe Global Monochrome icons are displayed in black instead of white in the taskbar and are thus easily visible and identifiable against a lighter background If you are using the Vista Operating System or newer then unfortunately only the black color is possible for the warn icons C CONFIG exe Global For the display in the mini window so far as your modem supports this feature the numerical code is displayed instead of the current network name e g PLMN LAC Cell ID Further information pertaining to numerical codes can be found in chapter 6 c In the mini window the data volume is displayed permanently i e it does not switch to the data transfer speed display dynamically d In the mini window the data transfer speed is displayed permanently i e it does not switch to the data volume display dynamically D CONFIG exe Global In the mini window the online time is displayed additionally Due to restricted space availability this is alternatively displayed with the data volumes in cycles of app 5 to 10 seconds E CONFIG e
24. the name together with the number into addressee input field If you want to revise the phone book change or delete entries open it by clicking the button Phone book and edit the file which will be opened afterwards E Send not for Linksys The entered text will be sent to the selected destination phone number As long as MWconn is not attached to a radio network this SMS is stored in memory and sent at next occasion the program gets a radio connection You can identify such temporarily stored SMS by the leading plus sign in SMS outbox list 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 25 of 49 10 Configuration file MWconn ini A message is invoked when MWconn is started for the first time which refers to the file MWconn ini An array of information must be entered in this file Double clicking on the file name and update the lines in the manner described below MWconn can detect some of the information on its own you should leave the corresponding lines empty All values that are automatically entered must be subsequently verified Tip Instead of opening the MWconn ini file via Text editor you can basically use the configuration program CONFIG exe that is easy to use When you move the mouse cursor over one of the data fields a short text tool tip is displayed a few seconds later which mentions the respective parameter name for which you will find an exact description in this chapt
25. the problem is still not solved then you can refer to a short description of the Microsoft Error numbers here xxx in the Internet support microsoft com scid kb en us 824864 Notes pertaining to individual error numbers are also enlisted in the following sections According to the settings defined in the configuration which determines a network adaptor is to be used instead of a dial up connection in order to establish a connection However no appropriate adaptor was found Please verify the related configuration settings CONFIG exe Connection or MWconn ini CON In case you have defined an adaptor name then please take note of the exact written representation Failure in establishing connection per network adaptor Should you have entered the adaptor name then please check the related setting in the configuration CONFIG exe Connection or MWconn ini CON One reason for this error could also be an incorrectly entered APN CONFIG exe Network or MWconn ini APN It is taking too long to establish a connection per network adaptor and the action was hence aborted Refer to Connection error 2 for the possible causes for this error MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Connection error 619 Connection Error 623 Connection error 633 Connection error 680 Connection error 711 Connection error 756 Connection error CRC 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg Page 43 of 49 The most common error
26. the re establishment of connection anew at all The same is valid for all other error types Thereby the keywords mean FRZ Connection freeze Data is sent but no data is received CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check TME Time outs ALG Grouping error FRM Framing error BUF Buffer overflows CONFIG exe Monitoring With the entry of a number after the character L you define the time from which errors that have occurred are displayed in the program window of MWconn Thereby LO means immediately L5 means post reaching half the number of tolerable errors and L9 refers to just prior to termination of connection CONFIG exe Start End The number after the keyword NOC defines the time in minutes for which a state without an operative or functioning connection is tolerated before the program is closed on its own NOCO refers to no time limit recommended Example You want that MWconn closes on its own as soon as 20 minutes have passed by without a working connection having being established For this purpose enter ERR NOC20 CONFIG exe Monitoring MWconn monitors an active connection continuously and re establishes it anew if something is amiss When no data is transferred because you are for example looking through an Internet page and thus have not activated any links MWconn does not know in this case whether the lack of data transfer is a voluntary action on the user s part or whether there has been a time out in the connection due
27. the screen You can select the type of icon yourself in the configuration refer to chapter 9 section Global or chapter 10 section ICON Umit wal gt Dy 17 17 There are five different types of icons that are available 1 Standard icon The signal strength is displayed in the form of one to five yellow bars under the MWconn Logo The background is red during a GPRS Connection it is blue during an UMTS Connection 2 Standard icon with speed icon In addition to the standard icon that has been described above a speed icon is also displayed It contains two scales the one below displays the receiving speed the one above displays the sending speed Depending on the speed range individual scaling is used normal GPRS speed 0 to 6 7 kB s normal UMTS speed 6 7 to 48 kB s and HSDPA speed 48 to 450 kB s The scale that is currently in use can be detected from the symbol in the icon centre Tractor car or a bullet train high speed train 3 Colored gauge icon Down towards the left there is a character which displays the operating mode G for GPRS U for UMTS and E for GPRS in the EDGE speed range H for UMTS in the HSPA speed range L for LTE On its right the signal strength is displayed in the form of one to five vertical bars The upper part of the icon contains a 180 degree pointer display which uses three ranges red for the GPRS range blue for the UMTS range and yellow for the HSPA range full deflection corresponds to
28. thus prevented to a certain extent because no special characters can be transferred in this case You can entirely omit the usage of 2 and 3 if the program that is started per SMS refers to the content of the last received SMS from the file sms1 txt More information pertaining to remote control per SMS can be found in the section External in chapter 9 and in the sections CMD1 and SMS1 in chapter 10 Remote control per call You can remote control your PC not only per SMS in fact you can do this even per call In case your modem supports this it is even possible to interpret the telephone number of the caller Hereby you can ensure that your PC reacts only to your call and not to the call of others who has possibly just got the wrong number MWconn does recognize the call it however does not accept it so that as a rule you do not have to incur any costs for the call With respect to the parameterization the same is valid as for SMS see above Only the defining of a keyword as well as the usage of the placeholders 2 and 3 is not possible In case you have problems with the Caller ID recognition please verify whether the incoming call is identified with a number refer to the connection log connlog txt In case of certain modems the Caller Line Identity Display CLIP does not function possibly this feature is also deactivated in your telephone network Unfortunately not all wireless modems and not all mobile prov
29. types occurs frequently and you do not want that the connection is re established anew every time the error occurs then increase the number of permissible times for this error type Then MWconn will wait for a little longer in order to establish the connection anew In case you enter zero then the related error type will not be monitored by MWconn anymore FRZ Connection freeze Data is sent but no data is received CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check TME _ Time outs ALG Grouping error FRM Framing error BUF Buffer overflows For the normal case we recommend that standard values be used which can be entered at any given time frame via pressing the Standard values button Display connection errors MWconn ini ERR L Here you determine from when or from what point the connection errors that occur need to be displayed Thereby O signifies immediately 5 post encountering half the number of permissible errors that can be tolerated and 9 only shortly prior to connection abort and reconnect 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 21 of 49 L Battery energy MWconn ini BATT If the connected device has its own battery and supports the required query commands you can decide in which case MWconn shall display the battery icon Log You can activate a series of logging functions via this registered tab MWconn differentiates between two types of logs the connection
30. 3 55 00 05E Display a warning message when connected at midnight If the user does not respond within 90 seconds MWconn will terminate the connection automatically and end itself afterwards Optionally you can advice MWconn to shutdown the Computer see END S Please enter a spaciously laid out period of time On the one hand your PC clock might not be adjusted exactly on the other hand MWconn will wait more than minute before it terminates a connection automatically CONFIG exe Start End In case you want to initialize that MWconn closes on its own as soon as the Internet connection remains unused for a while Constant data transfer of less than 1 kByte s then you can enter the required qualifying time here This is especially useful when you want to begin a download and further require that the program closes automatically post completion of the download Example END 20 Close MWconn post a lapse of a period of 20 minutes of inactive connection e g 20 minutes post end of download END 20C Same as example above but only the connection will be terminated the program continues END 120F This setting defines that MWconn is always closed after 2 hours of uninterrupted online time irrespective whether data has been transferred or not END 20S or END 20FS Not only is the program closed but the PC is also shut down END 20R or END 20FR The PC will be shut down and subsequently restarted END 0S or END OR Only in combination wi
31. 4 9 kB s Top Network name to which you as a user are subscribed in case of errors MWconn will display the respective error message instead of the network name Centre left active operational network type and acceleration GPRS EDGE UMTS HSPA or LTE Centre Signal strength in percentage terms and in dBm Down left Duration of online time in hours and minutes Down centre Sum of the transferred data volumes in Kilobytes in case of data transfer errors an error information is displayed instead of the volume Centre right Speed of data transfer to the Internet in Kilobytes per seconds Upload Down right Speed of data transfer from the Internet in Kilobytes per seconds Download If your wireless modem supports this then additional information is appended after the network name e g 26203 0001 5B51 The five digit number stands for PLMN Public Land Mobile Network this is a combination of MCC Mobile Country Code and MNC Mobile Network Code The three digit MCC in the example 262 describes the country the two digit MNC in the example 03 the cellular network The four digit hexa decimal 0001 in the centre stands for the LAC Location Area Code and the latter hexa decimal in the example 5B51 for the Cell ID The counter for the transferred data quantity and the online time that is in use always restarts at the beginning of every program If you wish you can also define a specific date in the month on which the
32. MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 1 of 49 conn Internet Access Software for the Mobile Internet This document contains the information pertaining to installation and configuration of MWconn as well as some basic instructions to fulfill the pre requisites for this operation This includes the installation of the driver for the wireless modem and if nec the configuration of the appropriate dial up connection under Windows Content Chapter Page O Quick start 2 1 Introduction 3 2 Installing the device driver 4 3 Firmware Upgrade 6 4 Create dial up connection 6 5 Install uninstall MWconn 7 6 Normal 11 7 Minimal 12 8 Maximal 13 9 Configuration program CONFIG exe 14 10 Configuration file MWconn ini 25 11 Setting of parameters and program control 34 12 Internet Connect and Disconnect 37 13 Monitoring of the Internet Connection 37 14 SMS and PC remote control 38 15 Prepaid 40 16 Problem solving 42 17 User license 49 18 Copy rights 49 19 Liability 49 20 Thank you 49 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 2 of 49 0 Quick start This chapter is significant for all those who do not tend to get too involved in the instructions and would rather plunge into the new Software adventure directly instead However please note that higher related or connection costs can occur as a result of incorrect or absent program settings especially in cases when di
33. PUT gt is replaced with the code that needs to be entered at a later stage via invoking of the load function from the menu URL USSD for Homezone status request MWconn ini HOMU In case you use a tariff with the so called Homezone option then it would be interesting for you to know whether invoicing is based on the Homezone Tariff or not The network operator provides options for this purpose which allow the user to query the Homezone Status per Internet site or USSD Code MWconn can complete this task for you If you can identify your network in the standard settings then select it directly Otherwise you will need to enter the query data in the following three data fields manually MWconn always verifies the Homezone Status at the start of the connection and thereafter within intervals of ca 10 minutes and subsequent to every cell hand over as long as this is supported by the modem The display takes place through an H in the info section of the taskbar In case you use a volume tariff then do take note of the fact that additional data volumes are required via the Homezone query However contrary to normal surf activities this is considerably less or negligible In case that you manually enter the parameters for the Homezone query enter the address of the related Internet site or the USSD Code in this field Examples indikator o2online de 130 Text pattern for in homezone MWconn ini HOMI In order to be able to interpret
34. Start End or MWconn ini ERR NOC has been exceeded Thus MWconn is shutting down on its own You have started MWconn when another program instance is still active In this case the previously opened instance of MWconn should close on its own If you receive an error message then the auto shut down of the previous instance was not successful Then please end MWconn manually MWconn Could not open the initialization file Pleas ensure that it is not being used by another program for example via an Editor The data volumes or the online time warning limits that you have defined have been exceeded The absolute limit for the data volumes or the online time that you have defined has been exceeded MWconn will close the connection due to this reason Re establishing connection anew is only possible when you edit the respective limits refer to the sections Log or MAXV MAXT in the chapters 9 and 10 or if you have started a new time range for the counter refer to date entry in the section DAY Per configuration program CONFIG exe you have the additional option to set both the counters to NULL manually For this purpose select the registered tab Log The shut down action that has been defined per configuration refer to the section Start End or END s of the chapter 9 and 10 could not be executed The reason for this could be the absence of relevant authorization for the shut down of the PC If none of the above mentioned measur
35. Wconn Logo and Install Dialogue In case you do not want the display of the MWconn Logo at start apply the word NOSPLASH as a parameter at program start Unfortunately this setting can however not be integrated in the MWconn Configuration because the initialization file MWconn ini is interpreted only for a few seconds post program start 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 35 of 49 If you want to install MWconn quietly and having it created the dial up connection Internet without any query message on the screen apply the SILENTINSTALL parameter at program start You can mute the audio output of MWconn by clicking the appropriate function in context menu opened with right mouse key or supplying the program with the parameter MUTE at startup Local program control per file system As soon as it is started the settings that have been applied to MWconn cannot be edited anymore You must first close MWconn and then re start the program post editing to apply the new settings Nevertheless you have the option to intervene in limited capacity during the regular program run MWconn recognizes different special commands which you can pass on to the program in the form of a correspondingly named empty file respectively MWCONN_CONNECT MWCONN_DISCONNECT MWCONN_RECONNECT und MWCONN_END It is thus possible to control the most important functions from an external program Establishing c
36. al up is in close connection with foreign networks For the following step by step implementation we assume that the wireless modem along with the inserted SIM card has been deployed in the PC and that all the drivers have already been installed Your user account should contain the authorization for the purpose of creation of a new dial up connection Unzip the files contained in the file MWconn zip Start the MWconn exe per double click mouse action Select Standard Installation option Confirm the creation of the dial up connection with the name Internet Enter the APN as well as the PIN in the CONFIG exe program Start the connection for example GPRS Start gt Programs gt MWconn gt GPRS exe If it operates correctly and connection to the Internet has been established then drag the program window of MWconn to the taskbar or another option could be dragging the same directly to the Start Button so that the program window is now converted into a mini window Now click to end the program with the right mouse click action on the mini window _MWconn saves this window position as the default position and is now ready for use In case you want to customize MWconn based on your personal requirements e g in order to activate the connection protocol connection log or to activate the volume monitoring then use the CONFIG exe program for this purpose This can be found under Start gt Programs gt MWconn gt CONFIG ex
37. apter 3 Please close the instance of the active MWconn Program prior to starting the configuration Info You can find information pertaining to the program version and short information w r t copyrights as well as legal liability However please refer to the exact details explained at the end of this document L Comment MWconn ini REM You can enter a required comment in this field This is useful if you use various initializing files and would thus like to identify the corresponding file In case of a client specific program version the field can be used for specific purposes Please refer to the additional description provided by your supplier in this regard Global Here various visual and acoustic outputs of the program can be customized Standard settings In case your Internet provider is listed in this box you can load the most important parameters very easily Afterwards please check every of these parameters especially the APN on tab Network In case you did not find your provider on the list try to update the list form Internet first If this does not help please retrieve the necessary data from the Internet site of your provider or from one of its shops We would be very grateful if you could append these informations to the MWconn Wiki so that they will be available for other users Termination query MWconn ini ENDM Here you can select the program s termination behaviour Choo
38. art the MWconn instance that corresponds to your dial up requirement e g GPRS exe The program window with information pertaining to the current status of the initialization is displayed As soon as the initialization has been completed MWconn establishes the Internet connection exceptions refer to chapters 5 9 or10 In order to end the Internet connection once again it suffices that MWconn is merely closed You can accomplish this via clicking on the close button X top right corner of the normal program window or via clicking the respective option in the program window or via right click mouse action in the status bar icon Please be patient while MWconn takes a few additional seconds to complete an ongoing process and thus takes a little while to end an existing connection or end the network search properly The program in this case has registered the close option selected by you and is in the process of completing it If MWconn has not permitted the ending of the connection refer to chapter 5 you must end the connection manually For this purpose use the right mouse click action on the icon of the active connection located in the bottom right section of the info section of the taskbar or click on the program window of MWconn or click on the MWconn lIcon in the status bar Select Disconnect in the menu that is invoked 13 Monitoring of the Internet Connection MWconn continuously monitors the Internet connection that has been starte
39. ayDLL dll NwtGatewayConfig ini loader dll Post copying open the file NwtGatewayConfig ini via a double click and verify whether the entry NeedPrimaryPort NO can be found In case it cannot be found then you must edit the related line from YES to NO Novatel MC950D This USB Stick installs an external read only drive post insertion The Autostart function should have already been deactivated by you as otherwise the Standard Software is started In order to deactivate the drive and facilitate access to the UMTS Modem you can start the file LiteAuto exe Option GI0225 black Web n Walk Stick To get the required drivers you should install the original software packet delivered with the stick Eventually the Autostart entry must be deleted see Start gt All Programs gt Autostart The driver will install itself as Wireless Network It is not required to create the dial up connection as described in the following chapters MWconn will recognize the modem automatically If the connection cannot be established successfully please switch to NDIS commands in the configuration by program CONFIG exe Connection or by file entry MWconn ini MOD Option GS ICON If you are using this USB Adapter known as Easy Box at Vodafone you should first execute a connection connect and disconnect action with the original software Thereafter you must access Start gt Connect to gt Show all connections and deactivate 16 12 2013 Markus B Web
40. been entered for CMD1 is subsequently not executed post establishing the connection instead it is executed post receipt of the SMS To prevent the execution of the command post receipt of all SMS you can restrict this function to a specific sender or a specific SMS content For this purpose enter the telephone number of the authorized sender in international format e g 1555 before the semicolon If there is more than one number to be accepted please enter all of them up to 10 and separate them by commas In case you accept commands only from SMS which contain a specific keyword then insert this keyword after the semicolon For example a combination of both is as follows SMS1 15551234567 SECRETWORD Verification of the keyword does not differentiate between upper and lower case In order to avoid problems with various SMS character sets only numbers and letters are best used without country specific special characters like for e g a B for the keyword MWconn offers you the possibility of usaging of several other commands in the line CMD1 while using the option of remote control per SMS In addition to the normal command line options there are also special commands that are permitted MWCONN_CONNECT Establish connection MWCONN_DISCONNECT Disconnect connection MWCONN_RECONNECT End existing connection and re connect MWCONN_END End MWconn program You can combine these special commands with a command line prompt respectively
41. can restrict this to one specific SMS see below for further details If you have clicked on this button then MWconn knows that you want to use the remote control function and possibly cannot view details on your PC Therefore no SMS notification is displayed on the screen Instead a short acoustic signal rings respectively and the SMS is written to the SMS Log maximum character length of 160 characters Execute subsequent to incoming call when offline not for Linksys MWconn ini SMS1 The same is valid as in the case of Execute subsequent to SMS reception However instead of the SMS an incoming call acts as the trigger to execute this function This functions only as long as MWceonn is not online Take note that the recognition of an incoming call is not supported by many modems A few modems do in fact support recognition of incoming calls however this is then signaled without the call number of the caller If required inquire with the dealer prior to the purchase of a modem specifically in this regard The same is valid while finalizing an Internet Mobile Telephony contract as incoming calls are fundamentally blocked in the case of a few providers Shell command MWconn ini CMD1 The command line that is entered in this section is executed by MWconn depending on the defined values see above e g directly post the establishing of an Internet connection or post the receipt of an SMS For example if you want to execute
42. ccording to the following sample COM Linksys 192 168 1 1 admin admin If you are using a device which provides only one serial port and requires to establish the data connection over this single port you can switch MWconn to single port mode COM NONE Unfortunately several displays cannot be made during this single port connection In case you want to forbid MWconn the use of any serial port completely then enter COM NONE DEV CONFIG exe Device In exceptional cases MWconn cannot determine the device type correctly Then it is recommended to enter it manually 1 Option 2 Novatel 3 Huawei 4 Sierra 5 Ericsson 6 Qualcomm 7 Samsung 8 ZTE 11 Sony phone 12 LG phone DEVI CONFIG exe Device If you want MWconn to send additional commands to the modem right after standard initialization has finished please enter them here Loosely followed the C notation there may some special sequences being used r for CR R for CR with subsequently receiving the answer p for 0 5 seconds delay P for 5 seconds delay x41 for a character in hex code here 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 26 of 49 PIN NET APN PPQ PPC CONA CON the letter Aas an example and for a regular backslash In case you want to suppress the standard initialization start this line with CONFIG exe Device Update this line with the valid PIN for the SIM card that is located in your wireless
43. ccording to the same rules as those for MAXv Valid units of measurement are minutes hours and days Unit descriptions are min h and d Example MAXT 90min 4h 1d CONFIG exe Network In case you use a tariff with the so called Homezone option then it would be interesting for you to know whether invoicing is based on the Homezone Tariff or not The network operator provides options for this purpose which allow the user to query the Homezone Status per Internet site or USSD Code MWconn can complete this task for you For this purpose enter the address of the related Internet site of the USSD Code in this line MWconn always verifies the Homezone Status at the start of the connection and thereafter within intervals of ca 10 minutes and at every cell hand over as long as this is supported by the modem The display takes place through an H in the info section of the taskbar In case you use a volume tariff then do take note of the fact that additional data volumes are required via the Homezone query However contrary to normal surf 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 28 of 49 HOMI HOMO ERR PING activities this is considerably less or negligible Examples HOMU indikator o2online de HOMU 130 CONFIG exe Network In order to be able to interpret the answers w r t the Homezone query MWconn always searches for a specific sample text in the answer or response The samp
44. con Select the Prepaid credit option in the menu that is consequently invoked The credit query is started after a short period of time If the action has been 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 41 of 49 successful then the credit status that has been retrieved is displayed on the screen and also written to the connection log conlog txt In case you face difficulties with the integrated credit query then we recommend you to execute a firmware update of your wireless modem first If this does not help then you can also determine the credit via the service console in CONFIG exe registered tab Device AT CPIN In case the response is SIM PIN then enter the correct PIN with the following command AT CPIN xxxx Now wait for ca 15 Seconds AT CUSD 1 100 15 The response from your network operator is displayed after a period of ca 15 seconds Should your provider not use the code 100 for the prepaid query but another code then you can customize MWconn correspondingly Further information in this context can be found in the chapters 9 and 10 CONFIG exe Network or MWconn ini PPQ The current credit can naturally be retrieved only for prepaid cards In case you call for your bill So called postpaid as is usually the case with many mobile telephony service providers then the prepaid query does not retrieve any result set Load prepaid account Most of the m
45. d by you It verifies continuously whether the connection is still active and exists and re starts it in case it has been terminated manually or due to technical reasons The quality of the connection is also monitored on a continuous basis As soon as too many data transfer errors occur within a short span of time or the connection is frozen i e no data is being transferred MWconn will terminate the connection and re establish it anew A fine tuning option w r t the tolerance level can be found in chapter 9 in the section Monitoring or in chapter 10 in sections ERR and PING If you want that MWconn is automatically closed in case of absence of connectivity over a long period of time then you can achieve this via the keyword NOC entered for the parameter ERR refer to chapter 10 A significantly more comfortable option is via corresponding entry in the registered tab Start End of the configuration program CONFIG exe Likewise the defaulting of values for a maximum online or inactivity time is also possible You can also configure MWconn such that it not only closes on its own but also shuts down the PC in this case You can find further details pertaining to this option in chapters 9 and 10 in the sections Start End or END respectively Irrespective of the automatic connection monitoring feature you can also terminate an existing connection manually in order to be able to establish a possibly more reliable connection sub
46. e And if an error occurs during the installation or if you wish to know more about the other available options and functions of MWconn then please read ahead 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 3 of 49 1 Introduction We are pleased that you would like to use MWconn This is not a commercial product The product is a result of the effort to overcome certain limitations The author had technical difficulties in the beginning of 2006 to initialize dial up into the mobile Internet with the programs that were available on the market and decided to develop an alternative for the same The aim was to develop very simple software that merely initializes the wireless modem and avoids all other additional superfluous functions Indeed this software has grown in the interim period Many users introduced ideas and error messages Besides pure installation MWconn now boasts of including an entire series of other functions Display of speed data volumes online time operating mode signal strength network name Cell ID Various display forms like Tray Icon mini window and Start button Inlay Warning in case of exceeding data volumes and online time UMTS and GPRS network analysis Connection monitoring and automatic re establishment of connection even after blocking Receiving sending SMS PC remote control per SMS and call Detailed log functions integrated service terminal Timer f
47. e can be used for connection monitoring As a destination address you should always select a reliable Internet server which you consider as a reliable source for the return of responses for the test sendings e g your Internet provider Verify this simply per Ping command via Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command prompt to determine whether the server you have selected sends back a response If you have determined multiple destination addresses that you consider reliable enter these in the fields 1 IP to 3 IP MWconn will then always use these destination addresses in the given sequence in order to test the connection when no data is being transferred If you do not enter any data in this line then the option of detection of connection errors works with less reliability In case you enter 000 000 000 000 for 1 IP MWconn then randomly searches for three possible IPs for the purpose of connection verification and uses these Entering virtual IPs can lead to MWconn sending across test packets less frequently and thus can avoid heavy data traffic The IPs 999 1 0 0 to 999 99 0 0 signify a delay of 1 to 99 cycles per 5 to 8 seconds For example entering the IP 999 3 0 0 will mean that MWconn delays the sending of the test packets by approximately 20 seconds L Connection error tolerance for Linksys only FRZ value MWconn ini ERR Here you can set the degree of tolerance of connection errors by MWconn If one of the error
48. ecessary whether this has been newly created Subsequently please verify and check this automatically created connection Only highly experienced users are recommended to create the dial up connection themselves in order to thereby be able to apply personal adaptations or customizations In the case of certain networks it could be necessary that the username and the password be additionally entered You must enter this in the configuration per program CONFIG exe Connection or directly in the file MWconn ini PASS You can refer to further information in this regard in the chapters 9 and 10 section Connection or PASS 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 7 of 49 5 Install uninstall MWconn The easiest way to install MWconn is to unpack the downloaded file mwconn zip into a new folder to start the program MWconn exe and to answer the program s query with Standard installation Thereby the program will be copied to the start menu including all needed supplementary files You can find them at the folder MWconn Alternatively you can install the program into any folder you like if you decide to perform a manual installation Create a folder for MWconn The location and name are based on user discretion We use C MWconn as the folder name Copy the file MWconn exe in this folder For MWconn you require very little space on your disk ca 0 3 MB is enough for each instance of the
49. ected APN can lead to higher connection costs E Send now specific USSD Code nicht bei Linksys USSD Codes are being used for special network operations e g querying prepaid credit or selecting a specific tariff The required codes differ from network provider to network provider but usually start with an and end with a Using this button you can send any USSD code Please consult your network provider to get a detailed description of the available codes 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 18 of 49 E E SMSC not for Linksys Mwconn ini SMSC Insert the number of your short message service center here if you plan to send SMS Use international format e g SMSC 15550000 Prepaid credit query not for Linksys Mwconn ini PPQ Here you can define the USSD Code for the query of the prepaid credit Standard is 100 In case your network operator uses another code then you must enter this code here if you wish to use the option of prepaid credit query Prepaid credit load new credit not for Linksys MWconn ini PPC In case you want to simplify the task of loading of the prepaid credit you can enter a template for the entry of the load or recharge code here A defaulted sMs initializes the request for the loading of credit per SMS Examples here for the provider Simyo de PPC 104 lt INPUT gt PPC SMS 74696 lt INPUT gt The text lt IN
50. een transferred per session in fact it is also capable of doing the same for all the Kilobytes that have been transferred for a month The same is valid for online time Enter the calendar days here always 1 to 31 respectively on which the counter must re start respectively Example DAY 27 28 In this case the volume counter will always be reset to zero on the 27 and the online time counter will always be reset to zero on the 28 To get a reset every day enter DAY 32 32 Should it not be required that the counter be automatically reset on a monthly basis then enter 99 instead of the calendar days The volumes will then be counted continuously Obviously this is not an infinite count the counter is reset and restarts from the beginning post 1000 GB or 10000 hours else the numbers will then be unmanageable CONFIG exe Log You can configure MWconn to log every connection instance in the file with the name connlog txt For this purpose enter the round up limits for the data volumes and the online time that need to be totaled here kByte and Minutes are the valid units of measurement Example RND 100 15 MWceonn will then round up the data volumes to the next 100 Kbytes and the online time to the next 15 minutes at the end of every connection The number in the example 100 the round up value is for the number of kBytes to which round up at the end of every connection should take place the 15 represents Online time round up to the next fu
51. er Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 5 of 49 the new wireless network connection that has been created by the software Otherwise at a later stage on selection of dial up with MWconn you will always receive the Connection error 633 Qualcomm Gobi Some Notebook PCs are equipped with an UMTS module from Qualcomm Incorporated MWconn detects this so called Gobi module automatically However you need additional files which have to be copied into your MWconn folder QCWWAN d11 or QCWWAN2k d11 or GobiApi d11 all from Qualcomm and MWconnQC d11 To load or change the firmware of the Qualcomm Gobi module the command line tool MWfwman exe should be very helpful Please consult the MWconn website for download locations of the file MWconnQC d11 as well as the program MWfwman exe Linksys Router Naturally you do not require a driver for the router Linksys WRT54G3G The router must be completely configured via the HTML Menus inclusive of network selection PIN and APN The following settings functions are unfortunately not possible via MWconn Cell ID display receiving and sending SMS audio signal for roaming PIN service console Netlock query network analysis APN connection name identification active monitoring only FRZ is possible PC remote control The data volume display functions only in 10 kByte ranges Mobile Phones If MWconn does not recognize your phone automatically you can enter the required s
52. er Precise description w r t to working with the CONFIG exe program has however been dealt with in chapter 9 The location in the CONFIG exe program at which you find the settings that have been described here can be identified here in the chapter through the information in the square brackets respectively Line 01 of the file MWconn ini should never be manually edited Should it be required nevertheless under exception cases that the internal program data like window position counter reading etc be edited then you can find the exact description of the contents of this line at the end of the chapter Important In case of doubt of data that is to be entered please adhere to the information provided to you by your Internet provider In certain individual cases it could be that higher connection costs are incurred If you are using the Linksys Router then you must apply the most important settings via the HTML Menu of the router A few functions of MWconn are not active in this case the related settings are ignored You can refer to further information in this context in chapter 2 LAN CONFIG exe Button down left section Here you can define whether the program output of MWconn should take place in German LAN Deutsch or English LAN English COM CONFIG exe Device The command port that is assigned to the wireless modem can be given here e g COM COM5 Most of the modems possess multiple ports therefore please take note of the f
53. es lead to the solving of the problem then test whether the problem occurs even after a machine re boot If the error is frequently identifiable and can be reproduced then please activate the service log configuration program CONFIG exe section Log or configuration file MWconn ini section MOD pP refer to chapter 9 or 10 and post a short error description along with the generated log servicelog txt to the MWconn forum A few messages that are raised in the program window of MWconn inform you about the current functional status Colors are blue or violet Modem type Novatel 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn has found a modem or a mobile phone of the defined type in the Windows Device Configuration In case this is not the device that you would like to use for Internet access then you should either deactivate it so that MWconn detects another connected device or you should enter the required device in the configuration CONFIG exe Device or MWconn ini COM Further information in this context can be found in the relevant section of chapters 9 or 10 MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Novatel DLL emulation activated Searching COM port COM50 Network determination APN determination COM port has been entered Network list has been entered APN has been entered COM port not found No network available Could not determine APN Already connected Operations mode selection failed
54. ettings manually Two settings in CONFIG exe are mandatory the serial port on tab Device and the name of the dial up connection at tab Connection After you have installed the phone s driver you can retrieve the serial port using Windows device manager Start gt Run devmgmt msc If there is no serial port of the mobile device you can use the modem port instead enter the port followed by NONE e g COM3 NONE In this case some of MWconn displays do not operate during a connection Other devices Every dial up connection which has been configured in Windows can be used and monitored by MWconn To do so please enter the name of the dial up connection on tab Connection in CONFIG exe Special initializations can be arranged using the input fields Serial port and Commands on tab Device If no initialization is required enter NONE at Serial port 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 6 of 49 3 Firmware Upgrade If you want to update the device software of your wireless modem to a new version and therefore wish to execute a so called Firmware Upgrade please use the software that has been exclusively provided by the manufacturer or supplier of your modem especially for this purpose As Firmware Upgrades are not risk free and it is thus not a rarity that the data modem has thus been irreparably damaged execute such an update as an advantage only in cases when it is mandatorily requi
55. f Murphy s Law always at the other end of the room Erie g Cana With respect to the Mobile Internet la ae maximum possible signal strength that can be detected would be useful And it is exactly this that you can activate with MWconn with the maximize button of the program window not with CONTROL exe UMIS 0500 25 Parallel to the visual display the percentage details of the signal strength is displayed in the form of a Morse signal Thereby the abbreviated digit form is used 0 1 orto 4eeee Beccece G eeee or to QO e Such that you are not required to learn the signals by heart the tone pitch also changes along with a change in the signal strength For all the first digits respectively decile rank the tone pitch of the previous signal strength is displayed So you can immediately hear and identify whether the last change of the antenna position has led to an improvement increasing tone pitch or a deterioration decreasing tone pitch 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 14 of 49 9 Configuration program CONFIG exe In order to customize program settings to suit your personal requirements there is an efficient method of doing so with effect from Version 2 0 The program CONFIG exe Should this program not be located on your PC then simply copy one of the other program instances e g UMTS exe and rename it to CONFIG exe Double clickin
56. firewall a few seconds after MWconn has established a connection What are the consequences of this warning on the application There exists a UMTS connection Why does the data transfer speed very often not exceed more than 20 kBytes s use two different modems alternatively for mobile Internet Must mandatorily change the settings in the file MWconn ini every time or will it work even if do not edit the file Post switching of the operating mode UMTS GPRS per context menu the connection is disconnected for a short period During the Update verification a browser window is opened and my PC sends data What information is being sent When MWconn runs it always takes many seconds until the hibernation or standby mode of my notebook is activated 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg Page 47 of 49 In the case of HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access it does not deal with an individual operating mode instead in this case it deals with a communication method of the standard UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System HSDPA capable PC cards then always use this communication method automatically when it is available The fact that HSDPA is being used is only identifiable by virtue of the instance of the Downlink data transfer speed increasing to more than 48 kBytes s Correspondingly the same is valid for EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution as an additional modulation method of the operati
57. for this is an incorrectly entered APN Further information pertaining to the subject of APN can be found in the section Connection in chapter 9 and in the section APN in chapter 10 If you are sure that the APN that has been entered is correct then another possibility is that external connection software has registered the APN in the modem configuration You can remove this entry via the device manager For this purpose click on Start gt Run The device manager is executed with the command devmgmt msc You will find the entries that need to be deleted in the Advanced tab in the properties section of the modem that you are using under Extra Initialization commands Alternatively you can allow MWconn to delete these initialization commands For this purpose click on the data entry field APN in the registered tab Network in CONFIG exe In case initialization commands exist then MWconn will offer an auto delete of these entries More possible reasons for this error Your mobile network is currently overloaded and cannot accept new connections Your SIM card has been deactivated or has not been activated yet This error occurs frequently if you have installed MWconn as a service on Windows Vista If this service is configured to run for a user for whom the entry Internet is absent in the Windows dial up connections then you should update this entry for the related user or allow the service to run with that particular user wi
58. g data in Bytes s unsigned char opmode mode of operation 0 unknown 1 GPRS 2 UMTS unsigned char signal raw signal strength as GSM standard value 0 31 unsigned char signal percent signal strength in percent 0 100 valid only if signal _raw gt 0 signed short signal _dbm signal strength in dBm char network name 30 1 1 network name 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions nar nar nar nar nar nar nar nar mw c o c c g c unsigned char battery battery status 0 unknown C u u c plmn 6 1 Public Land Mobile Network containing MCC and MNC lac 4 1 Location Area Code cid 4 1 Cell ID message 64 1 message text mini_message 48 1 mini message text error message 32 1 if appl error message text rnc 4 1 RNC ID nsigned char internall 1 reserved nsigned long internal2 6 reserved answer 600 answer to AT command or MWCONN_ PATH CLO ty void _fastcall TForml Tick TObject Sender test procedure for output of all program information HANDLE mwcioh handle of shared memory mwcio_t mwcio stat char B ic char z 4000 Zp open and assing shared memory mwcioh NULL mwcio NULL defaults case of error define OFN a n if mwcioh NULL mwcioh OpenFileMapping a false n OFN FILE MAP ALL ACCESS Global MWCONN_I0 OFN FILE MAP ALL
59. g on the CONFIG exe will invoke the program settings of MWconn These sub divide themselves into various sections which in turn are distributed across nine registered tabs In order to select the required section click on the related tab the flag on the top of the respective tab The following sections of the chapter describe the setting options contained within each of the sections respectively Mouse over action on the data entry fields while navigating through them raises a small message w r t e g COM These messages are related to the associated parameter in the file MWconn ini which will be further described in the following chapter Likewise here in the chapter you will find references to the respective parameter in the file MWconn ini These references are represented in square brackets As a rule many of the setting options are not required for the pure purpose of establishing a connection instead they provide the user with additional functionalities or additional comfort The settings that are mandatorily required have been marked in yellow in the following sections The settings that we recommend you to apply in addition to these have been marked in In case you use the Linksys Router you must apply the most important settings via the HTML Menu of the router A few functions of MWconn are not active in this case the related settings have been identified with not for Linksys and are ignored by the program Also refer to ch
60. h GPRS 500 Hz UMTS 1000 Hz T CONFIG exe Global Hereby the user forces the normal program window of MWconn not the mini window to always be placed in foreground Y Perform a modem reset at every program termination Z CONFIG exe Connection If you start another connection tool from time to time and if that tool changes the APN in modem initialization commands in the device configuration use this key to have MWconn automatically deleted these commands at every program start No context menu entry for No opmode selection No context menu entry for GPRS only No context menu entry for UMTS preferred No context menu entry for UMTS only No context menu entry for LTE preferred 6 No context menu entry for LTE only REM CONFIG exe Info You can enter the required comments in this line This is subsequently useful when you use various initialization data and would like to identify them correspondingly In the case of client specific program versions the line can be used for special purposes Please refer to the additional description in this context that has been provided to you by your supplier LLEN CONFIG exe Log This is to limit the file sizes for connlog txt and servilog txt size unit is kiB LDIR CONFIG exe Log If you want MWconn to write the logs into a separate folder please enter its location here DIR f you want that the MWconn program instances GPRS exe UMTS exe etc do not use their own fo
61. he scaling takes place according to the sample 1 1 5 2 2 3 3 4 7 6 8 10 15 22 33 47 68 100 150 etc The online time is represented in a discontinuous linear scale For times to be represented for values of up to one hour MWconn uses the 5 minutes grid for times greater than one hour it uses the 30 minutes grid Write cell id to connection log not for Linksys MWconn ini MOD I In case your modem supports the output and display of the Cell ID every cell hand over or switch over to roaming is contained in the connection log PLMN LAC CID refer to chapter 6 for more details Write signal strength to connection log MWconn ini MOD J Every change in the signal strength is logged in the connection log This is as the logging of the Cell ID mainly useful for test and analytical purposes L Maximum log length MWconn ini LLEN This is to limit the file sizes for connlog txt and servilog txt size unit is kiB L Logfile path MWconn ini LDIR If you want MWconn to write the logs into a separate folder please enter its location here Activate service log servilog txt MWconn ini MOD P A service log can be activated for test and verification purposes MWconn then generates a file with the name servilog txt in which all the important system steps are entered This file provides the experienced user as well as the developer with valuable information in case of problems with the program or with the hardware
62. he hardware in use then if possible please start the service log at the earliest per CONFIG exe Log service log or per file MWconn ini MOD P and attach this to your post in MWconn forum 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 49 of 49 17 User license The private as well as the commercial or official usage of MWconn are free Your opinion of the program is appreciated and welcome Please post a few lines in MWconn forum www mweonn info Your e mail ID will be kept confidential and will not be forwarded to a third party without your prior explicit consent 18 Copyrights The program file MWconn exe as well as the files with the associated operating information MWconn Manual pdf this document and MWconn_Anleitung pdf may be freely copied and reproduced The following terms and condition are to be accepted None of the three files may be changed or edited All three files must always be provided together missing files can be downloaded from www mwconn com or can be requested from the above mentioned mail address Subject Download Release against payment is not permissible The provision or reproduction in connection with one or more other product s or even service s is only permitted with prior consent and approval of the program author Important Program instances which display a special company logo not the MWconn logo are subject to special copyright you
63. he standard initialization start this line with C PIN for inserted SIM required for Linksys only per HTML Menu MWconn ini PIN Enter the valid PIN for the module SIM that is located in your wireless modem MWconn will save the PIN in masked form This masking is only intended as a visual cover and is not an absolute protection against unauthorized decoding Should you not want the saving of the PIN then leave this data field empty MWconn will then consequently ask you for the PIN with every instance of modem initialization In case the SIM card does not require a PIN at all then likewise no data needs to be entered here In order to subsequently empty this data field you must check the new entry option and delete the field content thereafter v Modem reset at Program end MWconn ini MOD Y If selected MWconn will perform a modem reset each time the program terminates v No menu entry for MWconn ini MOD 0 6 If there are difficulties with one of the modes of operations you can suppress the corresponding entry of MWconn s context menu L Service terminal not for Linksys You have the option to directly establish connection with your wireless modem This is exclusively intended for the case of maintenance or technical service or for the detection of errors Use this option only when you are well acquainted with its function and please adhere strictly to the service information of your modem s manufacturer Details can m
64. ia org wiki PLMN Network name optional after the name locked in case your SIM card does not have access for this network If you want to manually target a network from the list then mouse click action suffices in this case The relevant network name is thereby applied to the data field that is located under it v G U not for Linksys Check the box G or the box U if you want to perform the network analysis for GPRS resp UMTS networks only MWconn will then be twice as fast with its network search Only this network feeommended not for Linksys MWconn ini NET With most wireless modems automatic network selection is a standard Mostly the network of your provider will be automatically selected Should unknown or foreign networks also be available and your provider allows access of these per Roaming then if req the modem switches to this network If you do not wish for this e g because you want to avoid higher connection costs you should enter the network manually For this purpose enter the name of the network that you require As in this case it is imperative that the exact representation is reproduced we recommend that a network analysis be executed see above and the name be then selected from this list Alternatively you can enter the numeric PLMN code of the network e g 26203 Automatic show warning if not MWconn ini NET In case your provider allows the access of various networks yo
65. ial stages and function only with mobile phones by Sony Ericsson e g K610i Unfortunately the selection of a connection type GPRS UMTS is in this case not possible per MWconn as the related commands are not supported by the mobile phone driver The following text will focus on wireless modems All this naturally holds true and validates also for the trials of supported mobile phone types The actions that have been described in this operating information booklet are with reference to Windows XP Similar working procedures are also valid for users of Windows 2000 Vista or Windows 7 Note w r t Windows Vista and newer If you insert a modem of the brand Novatel it could be the case that the modem does not function correctly with the DLL NwtGatewayDLL dll that has in turn been provided by Novatel Should there be problems with this then copy this DLL file on an external drive and delete this from its original folder Post a re start action this DLL will not be used anymore MWconn has been programmed such that it functions correctly even without the Novatel DLL because alternatively it can communicate directly with the modem Unfortunately in this case it is subsequently not possible to receive and send SMS or query the prepaid account during the program run 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 4 of 49 2 installing the device driver If you have already installed the software pac
66. iders do support the passing through of calls Please inquire with your supplier or your mobile telephony service provider beforehand regarding the availability of this option 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 40 of 49 You can find more information pertaining to remote control per SMS in the section External in chapter 9 and in the sections CMD1 and SMS1 in chapter 10 Example for remote control Let us assume that your PC at home is equipped with a SIM card but is basically not logged onto the Internet You are in office and have Internet access that is externally accessible too and would like for your PC at home to go online and subsequently connect to you per remote control software For example you can use RealVNC by www realvnc com as remote control software The settings in MWconn am MWconn Configuration Info View Device Network Connection Monitoring End Log Extern External programs which are to be startet by M vconn 1st shell command Execute subsequent to SMS reception v Execute hidden Browse M WCONN_CONNECT yvne bat 3 Sender 1555111123 Keyword SECRETWORD You will naturally enter the telephone number of your SIM card as the sender and you can select any required keyword secret word that only you are aware of You will need to create a new file called vnc bat in the MWconn folder echo off ping 127 0 0 1 n 30 c p
67. ies to the device configuration as well i e you can assign a unique modem device to every profile To get these configuration files please create multiple copies from the standard configuration file MWconn ini and give these copies specific names e g Vodafone ini Swisscom ini Orange ini It is necessary to keep the file name extension ini Create Profile Switch MWconn contains an external profile switch which has been integrated into the program That means the profile switch s executable file does not differ from the other executables So you can create the profile switch by copying one of the other executables e g CONFIG exe and naming this copy PROFILE exe As you already know every MWconn program copy will read its own file name at startup and then act accordingly Switching between Profiles To change the profile you simply need to start PROFILE exe Every start of this program will switch to the next stored profile in alphabetical order and display the profile s name in a splash window The chosen profile applies to all MWconn programs dial in programs GPRS exe UMTS exe etc as well as to the configuration program CONFIG exe The name of the currently active profile will be shown in the title of the program s main window Configure Profiles At start all created profiles have the same content because you simply copied the standard profile MWconn ini Therefore these profiles must be conf
68. if you plan to send SMS Use international format e g SMSC 15550000 not in CONFIG exe For the communication with other programs IPC MWconn uses a shared memory amongst other features which is called MWCONN_IO This segment can be read by all programs In case you want to write in this segment in order to transfer commands to MWconn then you will have to allow free access to the relevant user for this segment Example IPC myPC myUserName or IPC myUserName IPC ALLUSERS access for all users and wee 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 31 of 49 ICON BATT MOD Further information in this context can be found in chapter 11 Local program control per Shared Memory CONFIG exe Global If you would prefer to minimize the program window of MWconn as a taskbar icon then you can retrieve the most important status information if you move the mouse cursor over the icon tool tip Depending on the icon type some of this information is also represented graphically or numerically directly in the icon You can select the icon type via the corresponding number in the ITCON line 1 Standard Icon 2 Standard Icon with speed icon 3 Colored gauge icon 4 Monochrome gauge icon 5 Monochrome digit icon 6 Monochrome bar icon You can find an exact description of the individual icons in chapter 7 CONFIG exe Monitoring If the connected device has its own battery and
69. igned long len length of this structure in bytes unsigned short structure version version of this structure 3 unsigned short program version version of MWconn program main version 256 subversion unsigned long resl 3 reserved data for transfer direction external gt MWconn char command 100 commands to be executed by MWconn MWCONN CONNECT connect to Internet MWCONN DISCONNECT disconnect from Internet MWCONN RECONNECT reconnect to Internet MWCONN END close program ATI AT command to be sent to device hier ATI La for Novatel devices only with Novatel DLL N 250 4000 ATI same but including delay periods reception starts 250ms post sending maximum receive time 4 seconds MWCONN PATH retrieve present program path data for transfer direction MWconn gt external note not all data modems supply all types of information unsigned long process counter this counter is being incremented by MWconn as soon as new data has been written zu shared memory unsigned long volume cumulated data volume in kBytes unsigned long time cumulated online time in minutes unsigned long online time actual online time in seconds 0 offline unsigned long offline time actual last offline time in seconds unsigned long upspeed actual speed of sending data in Bytes s unsigned long downspeed actual speed of receivin
70. igured now with their specific settings by using the configuration program CONFIG exe Of course you alternatively can edit the files directly with a text editor just double click them If you are going to use several modems that ought to stay connected to your pc it is essential to define the particular command port in the configuration per configuration program CONF G exe Device or the file MWconn ini COM for exact details refer to chapter 9 or 10 Using these Profiles As soon as you got through with the steps described above the profiles are ready to establish connections and can be switched by using the profile switch Please do not forget to insert the appropriate SIM card every time you switch to another profile In case the wrong PIN has been sent to often to the modem the SIM card will be locked and has to be unlocked with the PUK PIN unlock key You can avoid this situation by setting the PINs of all your SIM cards to the same digit combination Deactivate the Profile Switch If you plan to use only one profile and want to get rid of the profile switching mechanism simply delete the file profile ini Afterwards only the regular configuration file MWconn ini will be used To get back to multi profile mode start PROFILE exe again Separated Installation Special demands will require separate installations of MWconn in particular if you want to run different MWconn versions or DLL versions or if you need to se
71. in use Technical note If the service protocol option has been switched on then MWconn takes a little longer to start Start End You define whether MWconn starts automatically with the PC Start the conditions that can lead to the closing of the program and what should subsequently happen E At every PC start start also Here you define which MWconn program instance should start automatically on booting of the PC Exact information in this context can be found in chapter 5 Delay after program start MWconn ini SDLY Especially when you want to start MWconn at a specific point of time or allow it to auto start at which the wireless modem is not yet ready for use or has not yet been initialized then it is recommended that the running of the program at start be delayed Enter the delay in seconds in this section Delay after standby MWconn ini SDLY Independent of the delay time after program start you can specify a delay time for resuming after standby resp hibernating Terminate program if not connected MWconn ini ERR NOC In case your wireless modem does not detect any available network then MWconn waits until these networks are available and displays Searching for networks in the interim process while it executes its search If you want to end the program if no network is available post a considerable time lag then enter that time duration here Terminate when connection error MWconn ini MOD E MWconn no
72. ine what should happen post program end You can configure MWconn such that the PC merely shuts down or shuts down and subsequently restarts However please take note that an auto shut down action could result in a loss of unsaved data of other files Therefore always save any possibly open files beforehand External You can enter external programs that need to be started by MWconn in this registered tab Execute subsequent to program start MWconn ini CMD1 As soon as MWconn starts it will execute the given command line Execute subsequent to program end MWconn ini CMD1 The command line is executed as soon as MWconn closes It does not matter whether you have closed the program yourself or whether MWconn has been closed on its own due to one of the pre defined values in the configuration Execute subsequent to first connection start MWconn ini CMD1 The command line located here is executed as soon as MWconn has established the first connection Execute subsequent to every connection start MWconn ini CMD1 The command line is executed after every connection dial up is established i e also in cases when MWconn automatically ended the connection due to errors in transfer and has had to re establish connection anew Execute subsequent to SMS reception not for Linksys MWconn ini SMS1 The command line entered for this following section is executed as soon as MWconn has received an SMS In case of requirement you
73. ion and the optimal direction for an external antenna The signal strength is displayed in percentage terms as well as in unit dBm terms As a rule due to the fact that the wireless modems only distinguish between ca 30 various types of signal strength levels ranges the percentage display always increases by multiple percentage points during a switch over While you can access GPRS almost comprehensively across regions the UMTS network access is excluding the primary service areas areas of high population density either impossible or only possible with extreme difficulties Even more important in this case is a good external antenna Please take note of the antenna gain during purchase of the same This value is given in dBi terms and should lie about 10 or more dBi as far as possible Many providers refrain from providing information regarding the antenna gain 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 12 of 49 unfortunately with good reason to do so A few others provide exaggerated values Today there is a wide range of cost effective UMTS Antennae We would recommend the Internet site by Ing Friedrich Rappl www brennpunkt srl de eshop html 7 Minimal Is the MWconn program window too big or is it coming in the way of your workspace on screen Then simply minimize it with the minimize button The window transforms itself into an icon and integrates itself into the status bar of
74. is also valid if the detected date is not present in the current calendar month e g the 31 in the month of February MWconn then executes the resetting on the 1 day of the following month The selection of the never option leads to continuous counting A resetting of the counter then takes place only manually see above Nonetheless there is naturally also a technical limitation In case the counter reaches a value of 1 TByte 1000 GByte or 10000 hours more than one year it automatically resets itself to zero Each connection round to next MWconn ini RND Basically MWconn rounds up to the next full kByte and the next full minute at the end of every connection This is due to technical reasons it does not however have any negative effects as it thus corresponds with the smallest round up value that is normal with the providers A few Internet providers however round up to 10 50 or even 100 kByte or to 10 15 or 180 minutes In order to consider this also in MWconn you can enter the round up value here Pre warning MWconn ini MAXV und MAXT In case you want to be warned if a specific data volume or online time limit has been exceeded then enter that particular limit here In case of exceeding this limit MWconn warns you with an acoustic signal two long tones From this point on you will see an additional icon in the down right section of the screen wherein Euro coins slowly fall from top to bottom Warning MWconn
75. k operator An incorrect APN can lead to higher connection costs in certain individual cases CONFIG exe Network You can define the USSD Code for the query of the prepaid credit Many network operators use 100 In case your network operator uses another code then you must enter this respectively if you want to use the option of prepaid credit query CONFIG exe Network In case you want to simplify the task of loading of the prepaid credit you can enter a template for the entry of the load or recharge code here An SMS as a prefix initializes the request for the loading of credit per SMS Examples PPC 104 lt INPUT gt PPC SMS 74696 491770610000 lt INPUT gt The text lt INPUT gt is replaced with the code that needs to be entered at a later stage via invoking of the load function from the menu CONFIG exe Connection Here you decide if MWconn connects to and disconnects from the Internet when the program is started or terminated Enter the letters S and or E for this purpose CONFIG exe Connection Normally MWconn uses the dial up entry with the name Internet in order to automatically establish an Internet connection and disconnect an existing connection at program end In case you want to use another dial up entry then you can enter the name here In case you do not want to establish an automatic connection through MWconn insert a semicolon directly after the equal sign Correspondingly the same is valid for the ending of co
76. ket of the network operator that accompanies your wireless device on your PC the necessary drivers would have been installed along with this If you do not want to install the original software you must at least install the driver for your wireless modem as a minimum pre requisite This can be mostly found in the CD that accompanies the modem A few manufacturers also cater to the downloading of the driver In case you have no other possibility to obtain the driver that is associated with your corresponding modem then you could try to use and retrieve the same from the manufacturer s website some links http www mweconn info wiki index php Treiber or per Windows Update Service Post insertion of the modem click on Yes establish connection with Windows Update Follow the instruction on the screen and refer to chapter 3 post successful installation of the driver Please take note of the special features of specific device types Huawei E220 There can be conflicts with the original software with the usage of this USB Adapter also known as Mini Modem or Easy Box II This apparently also blocks the serial interface of the USB Adapters when the program fails to run at all If you wish to use MWconn you should deactivate the Autostart function for the USB CD ROM Drive This is either a temporary action via pressing of the SHIFT key or a permanent action via a change in the registry For more information refer to en wikipedia org wiki Autoru
77. lders for their inputs and outputs MWconn ini connlog txt etc but that instead they should use another folder at another location then enter the path of the respective folder here In case no initialization file MWconn ini is located there at the start of MWconn then a new file is generated MWconn thereby uses the initialization file from the program folder as a sample template Important The DIR line must be located in the 3 line of the initialization file OP WN O 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 33 of 49 Please note that the file MWconn ini should not be edited for as long as MWconn is active Please close the program prior to applying changes in the file As stated earlier on line 01 should not be edited as it is used as a cache for internal program data Nevertheless under exceptional circumstances should you be mandatorily required to apply changes then the following description w r t the structure of this line will help in better understanding of its contents 01 3AA999999999 7777888822114 56666660000000000000000 01 line number with a subsequent space character should not be edited 3 recently selected mode of operation 1 GPRS 2 UMTS 3 GPRS UMTS 4 UMTS GPRS 5 LTE 6 LTE UMTS GPRS 9 none AA currently not used should not be edited 999999999 total sum of data volumes in Kilobyte separator should not be edited 77778888 x and y coordinates of the prog
78. le text for the status within the Homezone must be entered in this field Please take note thereby with regards to the exact spelling and text representation and usage of HTML codes The latter can be retrieved by the user when they choose to invoke and view the source text of the Internet site Example HOMI You are located within your homezone CONFIG exe Network The same is valid for this data field as described in the previous section The sample that you enter here is however valid for the case that you are located outside your Homezone Example HOMI You are located outside the range of your Homezone CONFIG exe Monitoring As already stated in the sections above MWconn automatically terminates a connection when the connection quality falls short of a few certain basic minimal requirements Subsequently the connection will be re established anew Via this line ERR in the file MWconn ini you can define the minimum requirements for the connection quality We recommend the standard setting which you can also initiate at a later stage via the entry of ERR Entering numbers after the three character keyword you can define the error tolerance for the respective error type CRC5 signifies for example that MWconn should re establish the connection anew after five in succession of short intervals of error having occurred CRC100 increases the error tolerance of CRC errors manifold and with CRCO you define that CRC errors will not lead to
79. lease always note the network name that is displayed by MWconn It can especially occur in border areas whereby you use a foreign network as an oversight and thus have to incur higher costs Thus it is best to opt for manual network selection or use the acoustic warning in the case of network switch over MOD R see below If your provider allows access to various networks then the question of manual network selection possibly does not arise at all At best use the automatic network selection option together with the warning to alert on switch over to foreign or unknown networks The networks that you can use in the most cost effective manner can be provided in list form The list is separated via semicolons Exact written representation is important please do not insert any additional empty spaces Example NET 02 de T Mobile D CONFIG exe Network Enter the so called Access Point Name e g internet eplus de or web vodafone de You can obtain further information from your network operator In case you do not enter anything then MWconn tries to detect the APN itself at the next program start Subsequently verify the entry that is automatically inserted A list of all the APN that are used worldwide can be found for example here www mwconn info wiki index php Standard_settings If you want to use an empty APN enter the word NONE If you are unsure whether the APN that has been entered is correct or not then please inquire with your networ
80. ll 15 minutes CONFIG exe Log In case you use a data volume tariff it is then to your advantage if MWconn warns you prior to exceeding the permissible data volume that is included You can define up to three various data volume limits in this parameter line The data represented one after another in succession refers to the pre warn limit warn limit and the limit for automatic termination of the connection Example MAXV 67500k 500M 1G In this case MWconn will execute a warning tone post usage of 67 5 MBytes three short and one long tone and display a corresponding icon in the windows status bar After 500 Mbytes a more urgent warning is sounded three tones and an icon with faster animation and after 1 GByte of data volumes the connection will be automatically terminated It can only be re established when a new counter cycle begins refer to the section on DAY If you want to establish a connection prior to this then you must increase the limit for the automatic termination of connection here 1 GByte Please note that the details without the unit of measurement are always represented as k kByte Decimal commas or decimal points are not valid Limits the exceeding of which should not have any consequences can be simply set by you to zero e g MAXV 0 500M 0 CONFIG exe Log Just as in the case of MAXV you can also define a warning prior to the exceeding of specific online time here The provision of the three possible limits is a
81. ll show the contents of these headers in curly brackets For example this is one long message which has been split up into two smaller ones 10121 This is the first part exactly 153 characters of text 10122 This is the second and last part Every header consists of 7 characters Therefore the usable length of every text part is limited to 153 characters This is the header format with details 1lrrmi 1 lower case letter for long rr reference number important in case you send more than one long SMS to the same phone number The reference number must be the same for each part of the same long SMS m total number of parts of this long SMS at least 2 i index number of this part starting with 1 The numbers may appear in hexadecimal representation 0 9 A F MWconn does not automatically split transmitted text messages but it can send long SMSs if the user or an external program splits the long texts and supplies the text parts with headers in the format mentioned above Please note Transmitting long text messages is more expensive than transmitting regular text messages This is because Internet providers are charging each text component For long SMSs you need to use 7 characters of space for every header which means this space is no longer available for the text it is often cheaper to send several regular SMS text messages than one long message 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Ope
82. m your Internet connection as well as re establish connection anew With the help of data entry in this registered tab you can define the type of monitoring and the error tolerance level v Signal Strength query more frequently Mwconn ini MOD F For special applications especially when adjusting an antenna it is recommended to reduce the query interval for signal strength gauge by checking this box Connection monitoring by DNS ping soft f eOmmended not for Linksys MWconn ini PING 999 111 0 0 999 3 0 0 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 20 of 49 When no data is transferred because you are e g looking through a single Internet page and thus have not activated any links MWconn does not know whether the lack of data transfer is a voluntary action on the user s part or whether there has been a time out in the connection due to a data transfer error This can be identified with the help of a so called Ping Test send to a defined destination address IP in the Internet If you activate the sending of the DNS Ping MWconn then sends a test packet to the so called Domain Name Server DNS in the case of absence of data traffic This server is responsible for resolving of Internet addresses and as a rule always returns a reliable response In case the response packet is not received within a specific time frame then MWconn knows that the connection is n
83. n deactivated A few Notebooks provide the option of saving power Check the power or energy settings of your Notebook and if required activate the Card Bus Interface No data could be read from the wireless modem Check whether it is correctly connected to the PC The wireless modem does not react correctly to the commands that have been sent Check whether the modem is correctly connected to the PC Check whether the SIM card has been correctly inserted in the wireless modem The SIM card in the wireless modem requires a PIN Enter the correct PIN in the file MWconn ini You can easily do this via the Device tab in the configuration program CONFIG exe The PIN that has been registered in the file MWconn ini is invalid Please take this error seriously and enter the correct PIN Else you run the risk of blocking the SIM card An incorrect PIN has been entered on a frequent basis Search for the 8 digit PUK in your documents and enter this together with the required new PIN in the file MWconn ini The line then displays e g PIN 12345678 1234 The entered PUK is invalid Take note that a SIM card becomes unusable in the case of incorrect PUK being frequently entered Open the file MWconn ini per double click mouse action and follow the note in line 04 of this file Error in trying to establish connection As a rule this is a problem with the network MWconn will then try to re establish connection anew on its own accord If
84. n or www tuneup de In case the Start of USB option in the BIOS of your PC is active you must deactivate it If you are unable to deactivate the auto start function then the only remaining option is uninstalling of the original software As the driver is also deleted along with the process of uninstalling you are thus required to manually re install the driver The driver is located in the folder Driver in the USB ROM Drive of the Adapter For this purpose start the device manager Start gt Run devmgmt msc expand the option Connections COM und LPT and use the right mouse click action to click on the first of the yellow question marks In the subsequent menu that is invoked you need to select Update driver Follow the instructions and repeat the procedure with the second yellow question mark Novatel With modems by Novatel a special DLL file is required if the entire range of functions is to be used MWconn also functions without this file however in which case certain limitations need to be accepted SMS receipt only during program start SMS cannot be sent no prepaid query Thus it is recommended that this DLL is installed along with both accompanying files In case you cannot locate these three files in your PC normally they are located in the folder Windows System32 simply copy them from the CD of your modem directly to the new folder in which MWconn will be installed or wherein it has already been installed NwtGatew
85. ncheck the Lock the taskbar option For this purpose click with the right mouse click action on the taskbar down below and uncheck the Lock the taskbar option in the context menu that is invoked Drag horizontally to the right to create space in the Quick Launch Subsequently drag the program instances that you use most frequently with the left mouse key and subsequently drop them into the Quick Launch pane Thereafter you should re check the Lock the taskbar option in the context menu Auto start on log in If you want a fully automatic initialization then drag and drop a reference to MWconn in the Startup folder This folder can be found under Start gt Programs gt Startup Auto start on machine boot up of PCs In case it is necessary that MWconn also starts during the booting of the PC even when no users have logged in as yet e g for the purpose of remote control per VNC then this is a task that needs to be configured for the Windows Services MWconn does not only function as a program instead it can also be started as a so called Windows Service as it fulfils all the necessary pre requisites for the communication with the operating system The configuration program CONFIG exe simplifies the task of setting up of the Windows Service for you Start as an administrator go to the register tab Start End and select the program version that needs to be thus configured Example UMTSGPRS exe Post clicking on Co
86. nding of SMS not be executed by you or via one of the programs configured by you to do so then please close MWconn immediately This could possibly be charged to your credit account by your provider MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Graphics compressed only Page 46 of 49 You have switched off graphic compression in the configuration MWconn has sent the deactivation packet to the compression server IP 1 2 3 4 but has not received any response Either an error has occurred at the server or your network operator uses another method for compression In this case switching off of compression via MWconn is not possible At best you can deactivate this function in the configuration In conclusion this chapter deals with a list of frequently asked questions Updates will take place with each version How do edit the PIN Inspite of correct settings in the configuration MWconn does not receive any SMS There are other files in the same folder in which the MWconn exe program is located what are these other files used for want to install a new version of MWconn Can continue to use the older settings Sometimes start MWconn anew because the modem has initialization problems Must mandatorily close the program prior to this action It takes a very long time to detect a bad connection with MWconn or Sa What can do in order to end the connection and re establish it anew The con
87. nection log connlog txt is unclear to me How can generate a table that only contains data volumes 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg The PIN of the SIM card cannot be edited with MWconn Should you want to change your PIN at some point of time then insert the SIM card in a customary mobile handset and use its function to change the PIN Probably there are too many SMS that have been stored in your SIM card Insert the SIM in a customary mobile handset and delete all the SMS from the SIM Subsequently the SMS receipt function should start working You start the Internet connection within the domain of the respective operating mode e g GPRS UMTS GPRS or without a defaulted operating mode with the program files GPRS exe UMTS exe UMTSGPRS exe GPRSUMTS exe and CONN exe The file CONTROL exe serves as an additional operating surface for one of the pre named programs In the case of the file MWconn ini it pertains to the configuration file w r t MWconn You can open the same with the program CONFIG exe or with a text editor All the configuration settings for the program are stored in this file The file connlog txt contains the connection log Should a file called servilog txt exist then you can find log outputs for verification purposes in it The sms txt contains all the SMS that have been received the file sms1 txt contains the last received SMS respectively Yes Informations concerning the update proce
88. nfirm MWconn installs itself as a Windows service Once again in order to deactivate this automatic program start select nothing and likewise click on Schedule MWconn will then remove itself as a service from the Windows Configuration The latest time frame by which you should do this is when you delete MWconn from your PC however in case you forget to do this it does not have any damaging effects you can always execute the delete action with the command line sc delete MWconn_Internet Please take note that you will have to envisage certain limitations due to the special authorization concept in the case of Windows Vista and newer Unfortunately in this case the interaction of Windows Services with the user is not possible via a direct method thus MWconn can only run without a window Nevertheless you can control the program For this purpose start the administrative window of Windows Service per menu or via the command line services msc go to the Properties of the service MWconn_ Internet and there use the buttons Pause Resume as well as Stop You can thus stop the existing communication resume the service or stop the MWconn service completely Independently thereof you can also deploy the program instance of CONTROL exe in order to retrieve the status displays of MWconn This program instance functions practically as a remote control for the regular MWconn Programs that run in the background e g UMTS exe etc In ca
89. ng mode GPRS General Packet Radio Service Speeds of more than the otherwise usual 6 7 kBytes s that is available in case of GPRS are facilitated via EDGE Presumably you have entered one or more IP Addresses to test the connection CONFIG exe Monitoring or MWconn ini PING or deactivated the graphic compression CONFIG exe Network or MWconn ini MOD G in the configuration Your firewall warns you w r t the program MWconn exe because this tries to send packets to the Internet However regular sending of the packets is necessary in order to verify the reliability of the connection or in order to switch off the graphic compression The test packets for the purpose of testing the connection do not contain any data thus no personal data is transferred Please allow the program MWconn exe to send the packets Perhaps your firewall does not warn you about the program MWconn exe instead it raises a warning for the program ping exe In this case it was not possible for MWconn to directly send the packets it therefore had to use the OS command PING Even this is correct functionality in order that you should allow sending of packets in this case as well This can be due to bottlenecks in the mobile network of the network operator that you use Or it could be that its gateway between the mobile network and Internet has been weakly dimensioned You can use MWconn also with two different initialization files For this purpose create two
90. nnection Example CON Internet 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 27 of 49 PASS DAY RND MAXT HOMU In this case MWconn will establish the connection automatically it will however not disconnect the connection on its own when the program ends If you are using several wireless modems simultaneously then it is possibly necessary to enter the type of connection that needs to be established With a preleading comma MWconn will only use the network adaptor for the establishment of connection with a character vertical pipe character instead you will enforce the use of a dial up connection You can also specifically enter a network adaptor whereby you need to enter a part of the name behind the comma Example CON HSxPA Please take note of the exact written representation in each case CONFIG exe Network In case it is required by your network operator that you enter the username and the password for the establishment of connection this line must be filled with corresponding data First the username then a semicolon and then the password Example PASS user password There are separate data fields that have been provided for CONFIG exe Due to security reasons the name and the password of MWconn are saved in masked form For further information refer to the description for PIN CONFIG exe Log If required MWconn sums up not only the data volumes that have b
91. nually The required connection to the Internet has already been established at the start of MWconn MWconn will then monitor this and display the signal strength continuously A selection of operating mode is not executed as this is not possible during an active connection Note In the case of modems of type Novatel then it could lead to problems if the connection is already established at program start Please end the connection manually beforehand The modem in use has not accepted the defaulted operating mode GPRS UMTS LTE The defaulted value of the modem will be used In case your modem categorically does not accept the operating mode then you best start MWconn as CONN exe The given operating mode is pre selected The wireless modem is trying to log in to the network with the required operating mode Please be patient as this process takes a few seconds If the network search lasts for more than 3 minutes then there is either no reception or the entry for the manual network selection is incorrect CONFIG exe Network or MWconn ini NET Try a network analysis Further info in this context can be found in the relevant section of chapters 9 or 10 The required network could not be reached A possible reason for this can be that a network has been entered via manual network selection which in turn is locked for your SIM card MWconn is capable of sending a new SMS information can be found in chapter 14 Should the se
92. obile telephony service providers allow the loading of prepaid credit per numerical code Such a numerical code is valid only for the purpose of loading credit once You receive this when you purchase a recharge card or per print out from a prepaid vending machine Under normal cases the numerical code is entered per mobile phone with the help of a special key sequence To save you the trouble of having to take out the SIM card from your wireless modem every time MWconn has an individual load function feature for the prepaid account For this purpose use the right mouse click option on the program window and then select the Load Prepaid option in the menu subsequently Post lapse of a few seconds a separate window is invoked wherein you must enter the command code required for your mobile telephony service provider This often begins with 104 followed by the recharge numerical code and ended with the hash sign For example per USSD Code 104 1234567890123456 per SMS SMS 74696 491770610000 1234 Format SMS lt Destination number gt lt Short message Service centre gt lt space gt lt Recharge PIN gt For certain providers you must enter another functional number e g 101 instead of 104 or in the case of reload or recharge per SMS another keyword needs to be given Exact information can be found in the introduction of your prepaid SIM In case there are difficulties with this function then likewise as described above yo
93. ollowing For modems type Huawei the UI Interface must be given For car modems ds type Novatel the Primary Port must be given In case the DLL file NwtGatewayDLL dll is not available Primary Port and Secondary Port must be separated via a semicolon example COM COM5 COM6 For modems type Option the Applications Port must be given Forc modems ards type Sierra the AT Command Port must be given For phones type Sony Ericsson the Device Management must be given As a rule the correct type description of your modem can be found on the lower side of the modem the upper part mostly contains only the label or overprints of network operators In case you do not enter any data for com then MWconn detects the required port name at every program start automatically from the Windows Device Configuration recommended You can start the physical search for the port via entry of a question mark not recommended in a normal case MWconn then searches for the port itself at the next program start and writes it to the file Subsequently verify the entry For this type of search you should disconnect all devices that are connected via serial ports to the PC In case your wireless modem is located in a router of type Linksys WRT54G3G then instead of the serial port enter the text Linksys here Should you have changed the IP or the username password in the router due to security reasons then append the text Linksys a
94. onnection termination of connection and the closing of the MWconn program The rather inelegant form of entering command per file has been implemented because it allows for easy integration in other external programs Practically every programming language provides the possibility to generate files in a very simple manner For example in case you are using a Windows Batch File bat the following line suffices echo x gt C Your_ MWconn_Folder MWCONN_CONNECT The file that has been applied as a command is deleted by MWconn as soon as the command has been recognized In order to prevent the accidental loss of valuable data MWconn does not delete files that are larger than 30 Bytes Thus for the purpose of program control it is always best to generate empty or almost empty files Local program control per Shared Memory In case you yourself are a software developer and would like to control MWconn from another program then you can also use a direct method for this Applying of parameters per Shared Memory Likewise this method also ensures that you can read all the outputs of MWconn signal strength data volumes etc However substantial programming knowledge is required for this purpose The following section represents the code structure that is required for this purpose and a part of a sample program code programming language is C typedef struct structure for data exchange with external programs uns
95. ons all the characters for the name and password are displayed as masked entries with asterisk Graphics compression off if possible MWconn ini MOD G Most mobile networks compress the images that are present in the websites This has three advantages Firstly there is not too much load on the network and more users can surf at the same time Secondly the speed at which the sites are invoked is accelerated as less data also requires less time to get transferred Thirdly and finally graphics compression helps you save costs in case you use a volume based tariff plan Naturally compression also has a disadvantage Graphics are displayed in low quality and in individual cases there are also functional problems with the display of websites Setting this option checking this option will switch off the graphic compression in general If the option has been set MWconn then sends a compression deactivation packet to the compression server IP 1 2 3 4 Please note that this general switching off does not function with all networks Delete external initialization commands with APN MWconn ini MOD Z If you start another connection tool from time to time and if that tool changes the APN in modem initialization commands in the device configuration check here to have MWconn automatically deleted these commands at every program start Monitoring MWconn can monitor the quality of your Internet connection and if necessary it can disconnect fro
96. or program end or shutdown Script optimization Query and recharge option for Prepaid Tariffs Inspite of the wide range of functional capabilities that it possesses today MWconn remains handy It requires less than 0 3 MB disk space its processor load is virtually negligible and caters to easy usage The user can start the program via a single mouse click and subsequently establish connection with the Internet System requirements MWconn can be deployed on PCs with the operating system Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 8 and Embedded For Ubuntu there is the program ixconn available For access into the wireless network you require a suitable wireless modem inclusive of the respective drivers You can find a list of supported modems here www mwconn info wiki index php Datenkarten In case your wireless modem is not located in your PC it is located in a router of type Linksys WRT54G3G MWconn cannot directly access the modem Instead it uses the HTML Menus of the Router The functions are then correspondingly restricted For example the signal strength can only be displayed in approximate levels ranges SMS receipt and Prepaid query is not possible Please take note that you must apply the basic settings network selection PIN APN via the HTML Menus of the router MWconn does not function with PC modems only in fact it also works in tandem with few specific mobile phones These program modifications are however still in tr
97. ostly be found in the Internet if you enter the modem type and a few of the AT commands that have been enlisted below in the search engine MWconn will always use the serial port for the service console which has been entered in the data field Serial port If no data has been entered here then MWconn identifies the port automatically Commands that are supported by most modems AT Test command modem must respond with OK ATI Output pertaining to manufacturer information AT CGMR Output pertaining to the firmware Version of the modem AT CPIN Query whether a PIN is required AT CPIN 1234 Enter PIN AT CGDCONT 1 IP aaa Enter APN aaa AT COPS Display selected network AT COPS List received networks AT COPS 1 0 nnn Select network nnn AT CSQ Display signal strength 0 31 m Netlock not for Linksys MWconn can identify whether your modem is linked to a specific mobile wireless network thus in turn possessing a so called Netlock You can start the related query via clicking on this button It may take a few seconds to fetch a result set for the query Please note that not all modems do accept the standard query commands Therefore in certain individual case it is possible that MWconn has not been able to identify the existing Netlock Likewise due to reasons pertaining to hardware incompatibilities the possibility of an automated query option of so called SIM Locks is foregone SIM Locks are locks which your modem maps
98. ot functioning correctly and will re establish it anew Please note that the active test of the connection per DNS Ping or ICMP Ping also refer to the following sections causes additional data traffic maximum ca 50 to 150 kBytes hour You should consider this against the backdrop of the selected billing tariffs In case you are required to pay for each kByte then it is better not to use the option of active connection monitoring Likewise please note that through the option of active connection monitoring you are naturally responsible for additional data traffic w r t the selected destination address respectively even if this data traffic is minimal This is also valid for destination addresses that are automatically detected if required Connection monitoring by DNS ping frequently not for Linksys MWconn ini PING 999 111 0 0 This type of connection monitoring is more reliable as the previous option it however generates more data traffic Also your Domain Name Server is subjected to more load than necessary through the frequent test packets In case you require a very quick detection of connection errors you can still select this type of monitoring In addition to this we recommend that in this case other destination addresses are also used refer to the next paragraph Connection monitoring by ICMP ping recommended for Linksys MWconn ini PING If you select this option the Internet server of your choic
99. ou can specify which connection setting or which device MWconn should use to establish connection Basically we differentiate between a dial up connection and a network connection You can enter the details manually if required In case you do not use various wireless modems then the automatic setting is recommended MWconn then searches by itself for the appropriate connection Connection name not for Linksys MWconn ini CON If you have decided to apply the connection settings manually then enter the name for a dial up connection here refer to Start gt Connect to and for a network connection enter the name of the corresponding device from the device list Start gt Run gt devmgmt msc For the latter it suffices to enter only part of the device name for example HSxPA If you had used the original software of the network operator or at least installed the same and this in turn had created a dial up connection then please enter the name of this connection MWconn will then use this connection Please always take note of using the correct written representation Use NDIS commands if applicable not for Linksys MWconn ini MOD N If your modem needs to be controlled by NDIS commands please check this box Identification Name and Password for Linksys only with HTML Menu MWconn ini PASS If your network operator requires a specific username and password then you must enter both of these entities here Due to security reas
100. ou immediately prior to this Instead of the number as described in the previous section MWconn can also display a combination of letters This then points to errors of greater consequence that occur during a connection In this case MWconn terminates the connection and re establishes it anew once again The significance of the letters has been described in chapters 9 and 10 in the sections Monitoring or ERR In case the Connection error FRZ occurs frequently then this could be due to an unfavorable configuration in TCP IP Parameter in Windows Technical information can be found in the Internet http en wikipedia org wiki Maximum_Transmission_Unit The values 1000 or 500 have been reserved for MTU and 100000 MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions No connection accomplished Conflict with other MWconn MWconn ini gesperrt locked Volume time warning Volume time exceeded Shutdown error Page 44 of 49 for TcpWindowSize You can however safely experiment with other values The reason for the FRZ error can also be very low signal strength Your modem then does indeed receive the signal of the base station while on the other hand your modem s signal is too weak in order to reach the base station successfully In this case only a change of location or the usage of an external directional antenna helps The maximum time without a functional or active connection entered for ERR NOC in the configuration CONFIG exe
101. parate SMS management MWconn is small enough to be installed more than once The easiest way is to carry out these steps Standard installation routine of MWconn Right click on Start gt Programs gt MWconn an choose Rename Rename program folder e g MWconn with Vodafone Repeat the standard installation routine If desired the new folder may be renamed e g MWconn with Orange 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 10 of 49 Now you have two installations with separated configuration data available Set up with Start gt Programs gt MWconn with Vodafone gt CONFIG exe Start gt Programs gt MWconn with Orange gt CONFIG exe Access using the desired tariff resp modem can be initiated with Start gt Programs gt MWconn with Vodafone gt UMTSGPRS exe Start gt Programs gt MWconn with Orange gt UMTSGPRS exe Don t forget to insert the correct SIM card because the PIN MWconn is sending will only be accepted by the appropriate SIM It may be useful to use the same PIN on both SIM cards This will help to avoid potential locks when the wrong PIN is sent repeatedly If you use several modems that ought to stay connected to your pc it is essential to define the particular command port in the configuration per configuration program CONFIG exe Device or the file MWconn ini CoMe for exact details refer to chapter 9 or 10 Usually MWconn programs affect each
102. ram window in the screen coordinates from upper left corner 2211 Date and month of the last program run for the automatic re setting of the counter 4 window view 1 normal 2 mini window 3 Mini window with two rows 4 Icon separator should not be edited 5 if req short information that is to be displayed for CONFIG exe 666666 total sum of online time in minutes Rest currently not used must contain 10 zeroes and should not be edited All the numbers entered in line 01 use leading zeroes This means that for example if you wish to enter an online time of 180 minutes you must enter the number sequence 000180 after the first number post second dash of line 01 Under no circumstances should the line length be changed it thus cannot be increased or decreased Each one of the numbers that is to be edited must be overwritten In case you inadvertently change sections of line 01 such that MWconn does not function in the correct manner anymore then copy a sample installation of the program in a another special folder You can copy a correct version of line 01 from the newly generated fresh MWconn ini file and insert the contents into your old initialization file 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 34 of 49 11 Setting of parameters and program control This chapter is specially intended for the experienced PC users who are confident with working with parameters You can
103. rating instructions Page 39 of 49 Sending of SMS by machine MWconn provides other programs with the option of sending short messages To make this process uncomplicated and also facilitate the usage of batch files data exchange per files is used in this case For this purpose MWconn checks on a regular basis whether a file whose name meets the format sms_ExampleApplication__155500123 txt exists in the folder sms_send in MWconn working directory If yes then the text that is contained therein is sent and subsequently the file is moved to the folder sms_out The destination address must be provided in international format the plus sign is omitted in the file name The maximum text length is 160 characters Example of application In case you want to send an SMS from a new batch file e g senden bat then generate this file with the name send bat and the following content echo Hello this is an automatically sent SMS gt sms_send sms_test__ 155500123 Double clicking on the icon of send bat will send an SMS with the above mentioned content and to the number 155500123 Naturally you can also write the above mentioned echo command directly in the Windows command line or in the data entry field of Start gt Run In order to prevent duplication of SMS that is sent or that it is continuously sent across in the case of a program error MWconn sends the consecutive SMS with the same destination and same content only post lapse of a time lag
104. red Given a case wherein you have minimal experience with the system configuration of Windows please allow an expert to execute and complete this upgrade It can happen that you are not able to establish an internet connection even after the correct run of such an upgrade In this case please verify whether a new driver is required and subsequently install this refer to chapter 2 Eventually you must specifically apply a driver upgrade via the device manager Start gt Run gt devmgmt msc Subsequently check the device entry in the dial up connection with the name Internet Possibly a new device name gets registered via the installation of the new device driver which in turn needs to be used by the user instead of the older entry for the purpose of establishing connection 4 Create dial up connection For the purpose of connecting to the Internet you require a dial up connection with the name Internet exception you are using the Linksys Router or a modem which has been registered as a network adaptor If you have already installed an Internet Software package of your network operator then the required dial up connection possibly already exists You can rename this to Internet and use it for MWconn Note For renaming a dial up connection as well as creating a new connection you may have to be logged in as an administrator With every start action MWconn verifies whether the required dial up connection is available and if n
105. rmally disconnects an erroneous connection and re establishes it anew Instead of this if you want that MWconn terminates itself when there is a connection error then click on this option Terminate when PC goes standby MWconn ini END Z If this box is checked MWconn will terminate as soon as the computer is going to invoke standby mode Countdown MWconn ini END You can define whether MWconn closes or ends on its own post a pre defined time period Thereby you can select whether the connection activity needs to be considered If yes then the program will not be closed for as long as the connection is active Active signifies that considerable data traffic is taking place minimum 1 kByte s MWconn then waits until no connection activity takes place over the defined time period and ends thereafter This is especially useful if you want to execute a large download in your absence and subsequently wish for the connection to be automatically disconnected or want the PC to shut down on its own see down below for automatic shut down 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 23 of 49 During the count downs you will see a small icon in the information area of the taskbar down right in the screen which continuously shows you the remaining time in minutes or in hours with an h appended after it After automatic program end MWconn ini END You can def
106. rograms realvnc vnc4 winvnce4 exe connect 1 cls echo Terminate the connection pause echo x gt MWCONN_D ISCONNECT At the PC at home RealVNC Server starts as a service and your PC at office will start RealVNC Listening Viewer The sequence You are sitting in your office and send out an SMS with the following content to your modem at home SECRETWORD 110 120 130 140 110 120 130 140 in this example refers to the current IP of your Internet access at office Consequently your PC at home will dial up and connect to the Internet and subsequently connect to you To end the process you just need to press the lt ENTER gt key in the open window of the file vnc bat Thus your PC at home will terminate the connection 15 Prepaid Naturally you can use MWconn also in combination with a prepaid SIM Prepaid volume tariffs are suited for the occasional retrieval of mails and to chat with friends or business partners As a rule the current status and value of your prepaid credit can be retrieved per mobile phone with the abbreviated dialing of 100 In order to save you the hassle of having to take the SIM card out of the wireless modem and inserting it into your mobile phone every time you want to merely query the credit status MWconn possess a function for the very same purpose While attached to the network use the right mouse click option to click on the MWconn program window or in the mini window or on the status bar i
107. s This also includes code segments which can establish connection with the Internet MWconn naturally contains such program components establishing connection switching off the graphics compression connection to the Linksys Router To ensure that you have not received a virus during download it is recommended that the program be verified and checked with an online file scanner For example www kaspersky com scanforvirus Due to a limitation of Windows Vista or newer programs that are started as a service do neither display a window nor an icon on the desktop of the logged in user Please start the program CONTROL exe additionally in order to obtain the usual MWconn window Should CONTROL exe not be contained in your MWconn folder then you can very easily generate the same yourself Copy MWconn exe und and rename the copy to CONTROL exe Should there be more questions over and above the explanations in this chapter then please do not hesitate to contact the respective forums It is quiet possible that another user has already faced the problem and has a solution for you You can find the Internet addresses of the recommended forums on the MWconn homepage www mwconn com Helpful are MWconn forum www mweonn info and MWconn Wiki www mwconn net Regrettably forum and Wiki are in German at present They will be available bilingual English and German soon In case the reason for your query is difficulties with the program or with t
108. s starts post establishing connection How can terminate the VPN connection before MWconn closes the Internet connection The credit query displays one Euro less than qualified amount My virus scan raises an alarm The file MWconn exe supposedly contains a P2P Virus have just installed MWconn as a service under Windows Vista or newer A connection is in fact established but the MWconn window cannot be seen Page 48 of 49 You can default commands which MWconn executes at the end of the program run Programm CONFIG exe registered tab External Unfortunately the Internet connection is also terminated at this point of time Therefore it is best that you proceed as follows Do not allow MWconn to terminate the connection CONFIG exe registered tab Connection Generate a batch file to end the VPN and the Internet connection and start this batch file automatically at the end of the program run see above Content of the batch file is for e g rasdial Your _VPN_connection d rasdial Internet d A few Internet providers have technical difficulties in determining the exact credit during an active Internet connection and display a lower amount to be on the safer side In case of doubt end the connection menu option Disconnect and restart the credit query anew Please do not despair this is unfortunately not a rarity of occurrence The virus scan investigates every new program and reports suspicious content
109. s the operating mode or function via the respective program name GPRS exe accepts only GPRS UMTS exe accepts only UMTS LTE exe accepts only LTE only if modem is LTE capable GPRSUMTS exe use GPRS UMTS only if GPRS is not available not for all modems UMTSGPRS exe use UMTS GPRS only if GPRS is not available LTEUMTS exe use LTE UMTS GPRS only if LTE is not available only if modem is LTE capable CONN exe use the default operating mode of the modem CONFIG exe edit the configuration settings of MWconn MENU exe show context menu of running MWconn program CONTROL exe control surface for an MWconn Program that runs in the background As soon as you stop MWconn the Internet connection is stopped disconnected as well If you do not wish for the above then you can define this in the configuration per Program CONFIG exe Connection or file MWconn ini CONA Further information in this regard can be found in the related sections of chapters 9 and 10 The same is valid for the case wherein you would like to prevent the automatic establishment of the Internet connection at program start by MWconn Just one click If you want to save a few clicks with the PC at a later stage just drag the most frequently required instances of the MWconn program that you use to the Quick Launch pane 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 8 of 49 To create space in the Quick Launch pane you must u
110. s well x Go 1 taua Clase Caaline Clase All Masllia ae At the moment in order to cater for optimal usage of especially valuable screen surface in notebooks place MWceonn directly in front of the Windows Start Button This naturally results in a little shrinkage of the start button but it does however always cater to problem free access Independent thereof most keyboards have an additional Windows key that is available to start the programs G50 0064 E BASE an an In order to drag such a title less mini window once again click via left mouse click action on the window surface Subsequently the normal window is invoked once again which you can in turn re set as a mini window on the screen margin If you wish to end MWconn from the mini window itself then use the right mouse click action and select Exit in the context menu that is invoked Tip For a short term temporary switch over to the detailed normal window use the left mouse click action on the mini window and to switch to the previous view click on the windows surface of the normal window 8 Maximal Someone who has already tried to align an indoor antenna for a television knows the pain value involved in constant adjustments trials and tribulations that one needs to go through to get the direction right for signal receipt Mostly the indoor antenna is located at the window and the same is as seen from the PC s location and based on the probability o
111. se what the program shall do after you have clicked on the exit field X terminate subsequent to an appropriate query terminate without any query or minimize to a tray icon v Program window always on top MWconn ini MOD T If selected the normal program window will always be placed in foreground v Online time in mini window MWconn ini MOD D In the mini window the online time is displayed additionally Due to restricted space availability this is alternatively displayed with the data volumes in cycles of app 5 to 10 seconds 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 15 of 49 Cell ID in mini window not for Linksys MWconn ini MOD C As long as this is supported by your modem the mini window displays the numerical code instead of the current network name e g PLMN LAC Cell ID Further details w r t the numerical code can be found in chapter 6 Green mini window if GPRS MWconn ini MOD 0 You will notice the present mode of operation much better if it is not only represented by a letter but shown by a distinct background colour If you have checked this box the mini window will display a green background while a GPRS connection is active At UMTS the usual blue background will appear Tray icon MWconn ini ICON If you prefer to minimize the program window of MWconn as a taskbar icon then you can retrieve the most important status information by moving o
112. se you would like to send commands as well to the running MWconn service Establishing communication Stopping communication you must then register the name of the authorized user account in the file MWconn ini IPC Username or IPC Domain Username Note CONTROL exe is always started in the screen position and coordinates and in the form in which the regular MWconn Program was last stopped Should your wireless modem require a longer initializing at the start of the PC until it is ready for executing subsequent operations it is recommended that the auto start of MWconn be likewise delayed This can be accomplished via the next data field likewise in the registered tab Start End in the CONFIG exe program Several SIM cards or modems If you alternate different SIM cards because you use different mobile tariffs you can create different profiles configure them once and switch easily between them using the program PROFILE exe Most users will use only one SIM card So an integrated profile manager would have the disadvantage of difficult configuration for most people Instead MWconn comes with an external profile switch To get this switch installed please follow the steps described by the next sections 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 9 of 49 Create Profiles Every profile needs its own configuration file so that you can enter every setting profile specific That appl
113. sequently with the next connection that is established anew For this purpose use the right mouse click option to click on the program window or the icon and selection the Reconnect option in the context menu 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 38 of 49 14 SMS and PC remote control In case your modem supports the receiving of SMS short messages then the SMS that are received by MWconn can be selected and displayed on the screen For this purpose activate SMS receipt in the configuration per Programm CONFIG exe Global or in the file MWconn ini via entering the flag M in the line MOD To activate transmission of SMS enter a valid service center number Program CONFIG exe Network resp File MWconn ini Line SMSC For more details pertaining to configuration refer to chapters 9 and 10 In order to prevent that SMS receipt stops your wireless modem s functioning due to lack of free space of the SIM the read SMS and those with read receipts that have been marked with OK are deleted from the SIM In case you want to read an SMS that you have already received and read at a later stage too then simply open the file sms txt All the SMS together with the sender s number date time and time zone are saved in this file The last received SMS can be found in the file sms1 txt If you have created a folder named sms_in in MWconn directory every incoming SMS is being stored as single
114. sion 5 9 Operating instructions Page 29 of 49 SDLY ENDM ENDC END CMD1 Please note that the active test of the connection per Ping command causes additional data traffic maximum ca 50 to 150 kBytes hour You should consider this against the backdrop of the selected billing tariffs In case you are required to pay for each kByte then it is better that no data is entered for PING CONFIG exe Start End Enter the start delay time unit seconds This is an advantage when MWconn is invoked at a point of time at which the wireless modem has not been initialized as yet or is not ready like in the case of an auto start of the program at PC boot up Separated by a semicolon you can add a delay time for resume after computer standby CONFIG exe Global You can terminate MWconn by clicking the the exit field X This configuration line decides the the program s behaviour ENDM 0 There will be a security query before the program ends ENDM 1_ The program ends without any query ENDM 2 Instead of terminating the program will minimize itself to a tray icon CONFIG exe Connection In case you are using a tariff which charges higher costs within a specific time frame of day you can MWconn have to popup a corresponding warning message Examples ENDC 07 50 18 10 Display a warning message when connected within this time frame If the user does not respond within 90 seconds MWconn will terminate the connection automatically ENDC 2
115. small terminal that has been provided with which you can establish a direct connection to your modem m Device type not for Linksys Mwconn ini DEV In exceptional cases MWconn cannot determine the device type correctly Then it is recommended to enter it manually Serial port MWconn ini COM The command port of the wireless modem that is to be used by MWconn can be defined Please only use this option when the port cannot be automatically identified by MWconn e g because you are using two different types of modems simultaneously For a normal case please do not enter the serial port manually Thus MWconn detects the required information automatically from the Windows Device Configuration at each start Should it still be required to manually enter the details of the port then do take note that most modems possess multiple ports For modems type Huawei the UI Interface must be given For modems type Novatel the Primary Port must be given In case the DLL file NwtGatewayDLL dll is not available Primary Port and Secondary Port must be separated via a semicolon example COM COM5 COM6 For modems type Option the Applications Port must be given For modems type Sierra the AT Command Port must be given For phones type Sony Ericsson the Device Management must be given As a rule the correct type description of your modem can be found on the lower side of the modem the upper part mostly con
116. ss you can find in chapter 5 For security reasons you must subsequently verify the parameters post the first program start routine No As soon as you start MWconn while another instance of MWconn is running with the same user then the previously opened instance of the program is automatically closed The newly started program waits for the end of the previously opened program and only post this action is completed does it resume running You can either reduce the error tolerance of MWconn refer to chapter 9 section Monitoring or chapter 10 sections ERR and PING or occasionally end the connection manually Use the right mouse click action on the program window or the mini window to end the program and select Reconnect MWconn will then terminate the connection and try to re establish connection anew on its own Simply filter the log A table calculation program can undertake this task You can however also filter out the rows which contain the volume details For this purpose start command line prompt switch to the folder of MWconn and enter the following command find summe connlog txt gt summen txt You will find a simple semi graphical evaluation in CONFIG exe in the registered tab Log refer to chapter 9 A CSV table with daily values can also be generated via this function MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Why can I not pre select HSDPA as the operating mode receive a warning regarding my
117. tains only the label or overprints of network operators In case your wireless modem is located in a router type Linksys WRT54G3G then enter the text Linksys here instead of the serial port Should you have changed the IP or the username password in the router due to security reasons then append the text Linksys according to the following sample Linksys 192 168 1 1 admin admin If you want MWconn to look for local devices only and not access any router please enter NoLinksys 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 16 of 49 If you are using a device which provides only one serial port and requires to establish the data connection over this single port you can switch MWconn to single port mode COM NONE Unfortunately several displays cannot be made during this single port connection In case you want to forbid MWconn the use of any serial port completely then enter COM NONE L Manual initialization commands not for Linksys MWconn ini DEVI If you want MWconn to send additional commands to the modem right after standard initialization has finished please enter them here Loosely followed the C notation there may some special sequences being used r for CR R for CR with subsequently receiving the answer p for 0 5 seconds delay P for 5 seconds delay x41 for a character in hex code here the letter A as an example and for a regular backslash In case you want to suppress t
118. th ERR NOC ENDC E or MOD E Subsequent to the closing and ending of the program due to an error the PC will be shut down END 0 MWconn starts immediately and does not end in a time controlled manner instead it is ended per mouse click action default END Z Terminate program as soon as the computer is going to invoke standby mode You will be able to view a small icon in the info section of the taskbar right until the end of the countdown time down right section of the screen which in turn displays the remaining time in minutes or in hours with an h suffix appended to it However please take note that an auto shut down action could result in a loss of unsaved data of other files Therefore always save any possibly open files prior to this action CONFIG exe External You can enter an OS command in this line MWconn will then execute this command directly post the establishing of the Internet connection For example if you want to start the Internet browser automatically post connection has been established then the data entered for the line is as follows CMD1 c programs mozilla firefox firefox The programs that are started in this manner by MWconn are also automatically ended when MWconn closes Should MWconn be forced to abort its operations due to a system generated or program error then you must end the program that has been thus started manually and via the Task Manager If you do not wish for an auto close then use this trick
119. th icon A short tool tip text is displayed which in turn displays information pertaining to the signal strength transfer speed network name and if required error messages The format of the text corresponds to the representation in the mini window can be found in the following section In order to retrieve the normal program window once again click on the icon and select Normal window Select Exit in the menu in order to end the program If the simple graphic representation is not sufficient for you or you wish to receive more exact and continuous information then drag the program window down below and drop it into the taskbar The title row 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 13 of 49 of the window disappears and the window content remains placed in the taskbar and always is in the foreground U46 18 BASE E ow ami T C MW MWconn now always displays the current signal strength the speed of data transfer and the network name If the transfer speed drops to a level below 0 5 Kilobytes per seconds then the sum of the transferred data volumes is displayed in its place four digit value in units of Megabyte You can switch to the usual detailed representation via clicking per left mouse click action If you find the view from top easier to comprehend than a view from below then you can dock the window on the upper screen margin It will be minimized here a
120. th whom MWconn was originally installed and configured Thus you can edit the user of the service Start gt Run services msc double click on MWconn_Internet then select the registered tab Registration Enter the respective username and the password for this account In case you are using a Sony VAIO notebook with an in built UMTS module it could be that the program was no longer capable if clearly detecting the connection type In this case please enter dial up connection as the connection type CONFIG exe Connection or MWconn ini CON In case you are using a USB Adapter of the type Option GS ICON Easy Box please verify if you have deactivated wireless network connection This can be found in Start gt Network neighborhood The reason for this error is mostly an incorrectly selected modem in the dial up connection with the name Internet This error occurs when the Windows service Telephony has been deactivated The service can be activated via Start gt Run gt services msc Here search in the list for the service Telephony In case this is displayed then a possible cause could be the incorrect entry of the COM Port in the configuration CONFIG exe Device or MWconn ini COM At best delete the entry completely and allow auto detection of the port by MWconn itself However in most cases whereby this error occurs it deals with an aftereffect Please take special note of the error that is displayed to y
121. the answers w r t the Homezone query MWconn always searches for a specific sample text in the answer or response The sample text for the status within the Homezone must be entered in this field Please take note thereby with regards to the exact spelling and text representation and usage of HTML codes The latter can be retrieved by the user when they chooses to invoke and view the source text of the Internet site Example You are located within your homezone Text pattern for not in homezone MWconn ini HOMO The same is valid for this data field as described in the previous section The sample that you enter here is however valid for the case that you are located outside your Homezone Example You are located outside the range of your Homezone Disconnect if located outside the Homezone MWconn ini MOD H If you have activated the Homezone display see above you can configure via checking this option such that the connection is automatically disconnected as soon as MWconn clearly detects that you are located outside the Homezone Please take note that it can take a few minutes before the connection is disconnected as the Homezone Status is verified approximately only every 10 minutes Due to security reasons in the case of a disconnection the connection will not be automatically re established Connection This registered tab contains the settings pertaining to connection and for the identification in the network v
122. to a data transfer error This can be identified with the help of a so called Ping Test send to a defined destination address IP in the Internet As a destination address you should always select a reliable Internet server which you are aware of and consider as a reliable source for the return of responses for the test sends Select for example your Internet provider Verify this simply per Ping command via Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command prompt to determine whether the server you have selected sends back a response If you have determined multiple destination addresses that you consider reliable enter these in semicolon separated format in the INI file Format Example PING 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 255 0 0 255 255 MWconn will then always use these destination addresses in the given sequence in order to test the connection when no data is being transferred If you do not enter any data in this line then the option of detecting connection errors works with less reliability In case you enter PING for CONFIG exe 000 000 000 000 MWconn then randomly searches for three possible IPs for the purpose of connection verification and uses these You can additionally influence the active connection text with the help of virtual IPs 999 111 0 0 Destination is the current Domain Name Server DNS respectively 999 1 0 0 to 999 99 0 0 Delay in sending of 1 to 99 cycles per 5 to 8s 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Ver
123. to the inserted SIM In the case of certain modems the relevant query commands subsequently demand the user to take out and re insert the modem device 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions Page 17 of 49 Network This section is dedicated to network analysis network selection and the defaulting of the APN m Network analysis not for Linksys MWconn ini NET You can start the network analysis via clicking on this button as soon as the PIN and if required the serial port has been correctly entered in the registered tab Device MWconn then searches for all the mobile networks currently available and displays them The list that is thus generated is sorted per operating mode UMTS or GPRS and signal strength Please be patient when you start this function The process duration is depending on the wireless modem that is in use and the number of available networks about two to 8 minutes The reason for this has a technical basis MWconn must select every network of every operating mode individually and check the signal strength accurately As soon as the program has generated the list you can copy it into your clipboard via the button Every row of the list comprises of up to five points of information Operating mode UMTS or GPRS Signal strength in percentage terms for not ascertainable PLMN refer to chapter 6 for meaning and significance or en wikiped
124. u can execute this per CONFIG exe Enter the USSD code instead of 100 Special features in case of certain wireless modems Unfortunately the prepaid functions mentioned here are not supported by certain older modems A few other modems e g types Novatel without DLL or Option Colt 129 do not allow these funcions during a connection Use the right mouse click action on the instance of MWconn that has been started and select Disconnect 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber Nurnberg MWconn Version 5 9 Operating instructions 16 Problem solving Page 42 of 49 As soon as MWconn determines that it cannot execute its tasks an error message is raised red color The following section describes the meaning and significance of the various messages COM port COM5 not available Read error at COM5 Modem not responding SIM not found PIN required in file MWconn ini PIN is not valid in file MWconn ini SIM has to be unlocked with PUK PUK is not valid Caution Please read INI file MWconn ini Connection error xxx Connection error 1 Connection error 2 Connection error 3 16 12 2013 Markus B Weber N rnberg Cannot connect to the wireless modem It is possible that currently another program is accessing the modem Check whether the it has been correctly inserted and then try to restart the program anew In case you use a Notebook it could also be the case that the Card Bus Interface has bee
125. u will possibly not avail of the manual network selection option At best use the automatic network selection together with the warning for foreign or unknown network switch over option The networks that you can use in the most cost effective manner can be listed in list form The list is separated via semicolons Exact written representation is important please do not insert any additional empty spaces At best use the network analysis here also and subsequently click on the required network in the result set list Automatic all networks MWconn ini NET With this setting your wireless modem decides for itself with regards to which network it needs to be logged into Depending on the network you will have to cater to varying tariffs and thus varying costs that are incurred C APN required for Linksys only with HTML Menu Mwconn ini APN The Access Point Name APN must be entered which you have in turn received from your provider for the Internet access If you leave this field empty then MWconn tries to detect the APN itself If this is not possible then a list of all the APN that are used worldwide can be found e g under http www mwconn info wiki index php Standard_settings If you want to use an empty APN enter the word NONE In anycase please subsequently verify the entry and in case of doubt adhere to the information that has been provided to you by your Provider In certain individual cases an incorrectly sel
126. ver the icon with the mouse pointer Depending on the selected type of icon some of this information can also be represented graphically or numerically directly in the icon You can refer to a description of the icons that can be selected for this purpose in chapter 7 Monochrome icons in black MWconn ini MOD B Depending on the background color in use e g in the case of Windows Classic View the standard color of white for the unicolored icons sometimes makes it difficult to identify them In such cases switch over to a black icon color Beep at network change MWconn ini MOD R Hereby you activate the warning tone which alerts you in case of network switch over This is particularly interesting during automatic switch over of network selection abroad as depending on network operator various data transfer costs can accrue Beep at cell hand over not for Linksys MWconn ini MOD S For test purposes it is sometimes advantageous for the user to be informed about every cell hand over or switch over In case your modem supports the display and output of the Cell ID then post selection of this option the user is informed about all cell hand overs via a short double beep You can thus identify the operating mode via the tone pitch GPRS 500 Hz UMTS 1000 Hz Device The required hardware settings for your modem are located in this registered tab As an additional function for the purpose of service and analysis there is also a
127. wherein the latter is inserted directly after this e g MWCONN_CONNECT testprogram exe Furthermore you can use the following in the command line placeholders 0 Number of the SMS sender without the leading plus sign 1 Number of the SMS sender 2 The SMS content if req the portion after the keyword 3 Like 2 however only characters numbers space character SS Is converted to a character As soon as you enter a parameter for SMS1 MWconn knows that you want to use the remote control function and it is quiet possible that you cannot view details on your PC Therefore no SMS is displayed on the screen Instead a short acoustic signal rings respectively and the SMS is written to the SMS Log sms txt Please use the remote control function only with normal SMS maximum character length of 160 characters Remote control per call In case your modem also supports dial up connections e g Voice or CSD you can parameterize MWconn in such a way that it also reacts to this functionality For this purpose you must insert a comma directly after the The section described above is valid for the rest of this feature Naturally in this case the keyword as well as the placeholders 2 and 3 are not available CONFIG exe External Like SMS1 however for the second command CMD2 CONFIG exe External Like SMS1 however for the third command CMD3 CONFIG exe Network Insert the number of your short message service center here
128. xe Start End This flag will configure MWconn such that the connection is not re established anew for every major connection error instead that it should end its own instance Thus for example user defined actions per batch job can be executed before MWconn is started afresh in order to re establish connection Even a controlled re start of the PC is possible refer to END 0 OR F CONFIG exe Monitoring For special applications especially when adjusting an antenna it is recommended to reduce the query interval for signal strength gauge by inserting an F into this line G CONFIG exe Connection Most mobile networks compress the images that are present in the websites This has three advantages Firstly there is not too much load on the network and more users can surf at the same time Secondly the speed at which the sites are invoked is accelerated as less data also requires less time to get transferred Thirdly and finally graphics compression helps you save on costs in case you use a volume based tariff plan Naturally compression also has a disadvantage Graphics are displayed in low quality and in individual cases there are also functional problems with the display of websites Setting this flag can switch off the graphic compression in general MWconn then sends a compression deactivation packet to the compression server IP 1 2 3 4 Please note that this general switching off does not function with all networks H CONFIG
129. y ends the program Bun Normal window Example You possess a SIM with which you can log into both the networks of Vodafone as well as E Plus You would like to use one initialization file MWconn ini because the data volumes are not meant to be measured for both the networks separately Comment For this purpose create a link shortcut to the program file e g UMTS exe whereby you use the right mouse click action and select the Create shortcut option Alternatively you can naturally also create a shortcut in the Quick Launch bar described in the next paragraph 3 Now click on the newly created shortcut using the right mouse click action and open its properties Switch to the Shortcut tab and update data for the Target field to include the network specific settings here the network name and APN refer to chapter 10 for the exact information in this context Similarly proceed in the same manner for Vodafone as well With the help of both these shortcuts you can define the required network at the start of every instance of MWconn respectively Start Stop instead of Restart If you are starting an executable like GPRS exe or UMTS exe while another MWconn executable is still running that one will be terminated and the new one will be started afterwards Instead of this you can set MWconn to terminate without starting the new executable supply the command line parameter STARTTOGGLE M

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