1377 views1December 30, 2022Updated on June 15, 2023
While using the Vodafone SIM card in the UK, if it failed to connect to the Internet, please follow the below guide to review the APN parameters.
Log in to the router admin on a web browser. For example, the default router IP of the EZR33 is 192.168.30.1. The router IP of the EZR23 router is 192.168.20.1.
Go to the interface overview page at “Network > Interfaces”. Click the “Edit” button on the “Mobile” interface.
On the “Mobile” configuration page, click the tab of “Primary SIM1” to set APN for the SIM card settle in the first slot. Input the below APN parameters.
Click the “Save & Apply” button on the bottom right corner to apply the new settings. It will jump back to the interface overview page. Wait 1~2 minutes until the mobile redials. If still does not connect, please reboot the router.
*For firmware version >EV3117* If you are using a special data-plan, please call the Vodafone carrier to verify the exact APN parameters for your data-plan.
APN address:
wap.vodafone.co.uk
PIN:
4-digit numbers. Leave it blank if have not changed the PIN code.
PAP/CHAP username:
wap
PAP/CHAP password:
wap
Authentication type:
Select “PAP”
IP connection type:
Select “IPv4 only”
Note:
After the above steps, if it didn’t work, some areas only work with 4G-PPP, so please follow the below steps to switch the protocol to 4G-PPP.
Under the tab of “General Setup“, choose “4G-PPP” on the option of “Protocol“.
It will show ask you to confirm “Really switch protocol?”. Click the button “Switch protocol”.
Then it will jump to the 4G-PPP protocol set-up page.
The modem device and service type are different from the default MobileData protocol. Please refer to the below parameters to configure the 4G-PPP protocol.
Make sure to use the /dev/ttyUSB2 on the Modem device.
Choose the SIM card slot under “Active SIM Card”. If using the SIM1 slot, click the tab of “Primary SIM1”.
Then go ahead to input APN parameters.
APN address: wap.vodafone.co.uk PAP/CHAP username: wap PAP/CHAP password: wap Authentication type: PAP IP connection type: IPv4 only
Click the “Save & Apply” button on the bottom right corner to apply the new settings. It will jump back to the interface overview page.
Finally, reboot the router to activate the new settings.