Some Basic MiFi 4510L Questions

I just received my MiFi 4510L and am already having issues. I have gotten it to work with my WiFi iPad, but not reliably. I am hoping some of the experts can answer these questions. I am in need of step-by-step instructions, if that is possible.
How can I see the log that I read about on this forum?
Why does MiFi change from 4G (green light) to 3G (pink light) when I have not physically moved? Speed correspondingly changes from 7mps to .5mps.
I have had some trouble turning on the MiFi - where after a full charge, it turns on and then immediately shuts down. I have also seen a red light on startup, indicating SIM card problem. Should I exchange device for new one?
Generally speaking how long will MiFi device run on battery? I imagine it depends on system activity, but could you provide a range of up time?
How long does it take to charge a fully depleted battery?
How can I tell what version of the operating system I have? If I do not have the latest (2.23?) how do I perform an OS update?
Many thanks for taking the time to answer.

Hello,
In response to your questions:
1) To view logs:
1. Connect to the Mifi
2. Navigate to http://mifi.admin
3. Sign into the MiFi
4. Navigate to Advanced > Diagnostics
5. Click the System Log button
- You may have to enable your logging feature the first time. Steps should be displayed on the MiFi.
2) Your MiFi will automatically transition between 3G and 4G in your area depending on the quality of the signal. This normally happens when the MiFi detects an issue with 4G when 3G is also available. You can configure around this feature and lock the device in either 3G or 4G if you find it annoying. I would also suggest updating the firmware to the latest as each firmware update so far has been released to address this issue.
3) Those are all good reasons to call in for a replacement device or parts. You might want to examine the battery and try using the MiFi without it for a while to compare. Remember that the device will not remain powered on with a USB connection unless you are on the most recent firmware version. Red lights are also a good reason to call in for hardware replacement.
4) Battery life is rated around 6 hours, but I find I can normally get around 4 with normal useage.
5) Fully charging the battery does not take too long. I would estimate around 20-30 minutes. I normally charge and use my MiFi at the same time though. If you can give it enough juice to boot then you can attach the power cable later and continue to use it.
6) We refer to the OS as firmware. Your Firmware version can be found under the Diagnostics screen from the steps above. Look for the value next to "Modem FW Version".
Let us know if you have any other questions.

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> Hello all,
> I have some basic questions on XI and File Adapter
> and hope you can help me. Any answer is appreciated.
>
>
> 1. Can I use NFS transport protocol to poll a file
> from a machine in the network, which is not the XI?
yes
> Or do I have to use FTP instead?
>
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> 2. If I understand it correctly - when using the
> FTP-File Adapter, XI has the role of a ftp client. I
> have to run a ftp server on my distant machine. XI
> connects to FTP-Server and polls the file.
> Can it also be configured the other way round? The
> scenario I think of would be: FTP client installed on
> distant machine, which connects to FTP-Server(XI) and
> loads up a file. So XI would act as FTP Server.
> I know this works, if I install a ftp Server on the
> computer my XI runs on, and use the NFS-File Adapter
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> a second, independant ftp server for this.
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>
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Objective
System requirements
RAID level
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doesn't need to be extremely fast;
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10
Video RAID
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Installation RAID
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1
Working RAID
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Type
GB/disc
tot. storage [GB]
usable storage [GB]
cost [€]
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SATA
1500
6000
4800
900
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6
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300
900
720
2100
Installation RAID
2
SCSI/SAS
36
36
30
200
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4
SCSI/SAS
147
580
470
1000
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ralvez wrote:
My set up is simple.
I have a Linux router running on an old Pentium machine. It has two cards, one configured for the private network (with an address like 192.168.1.1) and the second card set up to take addresses from DHCP ( since that's how Rogers sends you the public address).
In that machine I run my firewall, SmoothWall (smoothwall.org) and have enabled NAT so the machines in the inside network can go to the Internet.
I have Samba set up in another machine to share files (that's an Arch system) with static IP, my daughter's machine (another Arch system), my system (obviously another Arch with static IP) and my wife's machine with Windows XP system (static IP too).
So, the key concept here are:
1. Use static IPs for the private network
2. Use DHCP for Rogers
3. Use NAT in your router so all the machines can go to the Internet but no one from the Internet can get to them.
Hope this helps.
R
p.s. feel free to contact me off the list if you need further details/help.
Aha! So, for example, the network 192.168.0.0 where mask is 255.255.255.0 is a private network set up by my router, right?
So the addresses in 192.168.0.0 never change, but the public IP address of the hosts do change?
Does that mean that if, for example, I have a host called 192.168.0.32 that its address never changes? Can I simply add that to all the other hosts' /etc/hosts file and it won't change?
All I was ever concerned about was allowing hosts in the network to contact each other via hostname. If that never changes then I'm all set.
BTW, thanks for your continuing help!
Last edited by Jessehk (2007-08-10 16:33:57)

MiFi 4510L Problems - unable to browse web but can ping !

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Logged 12 to 15 calls on this and have not gotten satisfactory response yet. Spent hours and hours collecting data on dates, times, screenshots, etc. Two very interesting things that I think would be indicative of issue:
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It's as though internet layer protocols are working but transport layer are not. When I can't browse, I also lose my VPN connection (if a session was established). Cannot reconnect VPN, says the server does not respond, but I can ping it!
And in the Connection Log, I can see the ICMP traffic from the ping, along with TCP and UDP. Yet cannot browse to any website.
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One laptop will stop browsing (but can still ping!!) while the others are working just fine. Dropping the wireless and reconnecting doesn't fix it. Rebooting the laptop doesn't fix it.
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Happening now five or six times per day. We may have two to four laptops connected at any given time. Mostly we just do w/o internet on the clients when they stop browsing. The other laptops will continue to browse for quite some time. Eventually, when the working systems have an opportunity, we have to drop the MiFi call and reconnect to restore internet to everybody.
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