#HUAWEI 3G DONGLE SOFTWARE#
This is an issue that arises because your 3g dongle has a small partition on it containing the 'dashboard' software for windows. What you don't want to see is this:īus 001 Device 010: ID 12d1:14d1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. So long as there is a mention of 'modem' or 'UMTS', you should be laughing.
Yours should look similar to this, although it will vary from model to model - most 3g dongles on the market seem to be a Huawei of one flavour of another at the moment. I've highlighted the parts of the output that indicates the 3g dongle can be seen by the Pi. Lsusb lists the usb devices connected to the Pi, either directly or through the hub. Open a terminal window and type:īus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp.īus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hubīus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.īus 001 Device 008: ID 050d:0234 Belkin Components F5U234 USB 2.0 4-Port Hubīus 001 Device 005: ID 7392:7811 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter īus 001 Device 010: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. To get more information about the USB devices connected to the Pi, we use the command ' lsusb'. This guide and more like it can be found on my blog. So, the steps I use to set up the 'Pifi' Router are as follows:
#HUAWEI 3G DONGLE UPDATE#
It has been tested with the release - as soon as I have the time free, I'll update the guide for the newest release.
#HUAWEI 3G DONGLE INSTALL#
Stumbling round my latest install like a drunken elephant, it never takes me long to screw something up so badly that it's easier just to start from scratch.Īs such, this guide assumes that the Raspbian operating system is 'fresh'.
I use this every time I make a fresh setup of Raspbian, which is a fairly regular event. The USB ports of the Pi seem to struggle to provide the power for a 3g dongle, so a powered USB hub is necessary.Īfter a lot of reading and messing around, I've come up with a step by step guide for setting up my Pi as a wireless internet router. Power Source ->RPI -> Powered USB HUB -> 3g Dongle The wireless access point will be provided by an Edimax Nano USB Wifi adapter. The internet connection will be provided by a Huawei E303 USB 3g dongle on the safaricom network in Kenya, though the setup should be similar on most Huawei dongles and 3g networks. Set up the Raspberry Pi as a wireless router using the Raspbian OS.
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