I Have a Vodafone Top Up and Go mobile Broadband stick - the one just launched in december. It appears to be a Huawei Mobile Connect 3G Modem and shows as E160X - I am looking to use it purely as a back up to the adsl connection ie it is WAN2 on the usb port at front of the 2820.
The 2820 recognises it but there is simply no PPP connection!

3G is not really my area! - can anyone who has used Vodafone in any of its forms with the 2820 give me some config pointers please?

Hi Legal,

How are you trying to connect, which router you have ?

WAN >> Internet Access

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WAN 2
PPP Client Mode Enable
SIM PIN code
Modem Initial String (Default:AT&FE0V1X1&D2&C1S0=0)
APN Name TYPE the APN NAME here and click on APPLY Button
Modem Dial String (Default:ATDT*99#)
PPP Username (Optional)
PPP Password (Optional)
Index(1-15) in Schedule Setup:
=> , , ,

Don't change anything else apart from selecting enable at the top and then typing your APN NAME For vodafone and then click APPLY button next to it ;

I hope it works for you, if not, then click on DEFAULTS on the same screen and start over.



I can't see the model number you have in supported models list on draytek website :

Huawei E220 (As used by Vodafone, T-Mobile, 3)
Huawei E226
Huawei E270
Huawei E272
Huawei E172
Nokia N70
Nokia N95
Nokia 6233
Nokia N73
Nokia E65
Option Globesurfer iCon 7.2 (not '225' or '7.2s)
Sierra Aircard 876u
Sierra 875U
Telstra HSDPA USB Modem
4G System XSPlug P3
MomoDesign MD-@
Benq EF91
LG U8380
Telstra Next G 3G USB
Bandrich Bandluxe C100
Bandrich Bandluxe C100S
Bandrich Bandluxe C120
Amoi H01
Aiko 76E
BigPond Next G
C-Motech D-50
ASUS T500 Modem
Zapp Telemodem Z020
ZTE AC8700 3G
ZTE MF622

Thanks Digerati - looks as if it may not be supported!, rather annoying as I thought from literature that Vodafone was supported but hadn't realised Vodac were supplying different modem sticks
I'm using the 2820 & using WAN 2 for the 3G connection - however I don't know what to put in APN Name field for vodafone? - can you help?
Thanks

APN NAME for Vodafone = internet

digerati wrote: APN NAME for Vodafone = internet

No luck will try a few different settings, the modem stick works in a laptop so either a setting or compatibility issue

Have provided Draytek support with the E160X modem coding details as per their instructions, so hopefully it will be added shortly as it is the popular "cheap" PAYG pack that Vodac are currently selling :wink: