Tenda 4G LTE Routers User Manual

Tenda 4G LTE Routers

Product Information

Specifications

• Model: 4G03 ProV1.0
• Supported Frequency Bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43

Product Usage Instructions

Section 1: Troubleshooting Internet Access Issues
If your 4G router cannot access the Internet, please follow these steps:

Step 1: Check SIM Recognition
Make sure the SIM card is inserted correctly. If the SIM card is not recognized, please refer to FAQ6 for troubleshooting steps.

Step 2: Confirm SIM Card Status
If your SIM card status is “Ready” but you still cannot access the Internet, follow these sub-steps:

1. Check if the WAN IP address is obtained. If not, proceed to Step 3.
2. If the WAN IP address is obtained but you still cannot access the Internet, refer to FAQ2 for further troubleshooting.

Step 3: Upgrade APN
If the WAN IP address is not obtained, upgrade the APN by following the steps mentioned in FAQ4.

Step 4: Create a Connection Profile
If upgrading the APN doesn’t solve the issue, create a connection profile using the following information:

• APN Type
• APN (Refer to FAQ7 to obtain APN information)
• Profile List
• Profile Name
• PDP Type (IPv4 or IPv6)
• Username and Password
• Authentication Type (optional and decided by ISP)

To create a profile, go to “Internet Settings” > “Create a Profile” > “Save”.

Step 5: Check Frequency Band Compatibility
If you can connect to 4G using your mobile phone but not with the router, follow these steps:

1. Refer to FAQ8 to obtain the mobile phone network band.
2. Contact your 4G service provider to ensure your SIM card supports the frequency bands supported by the 4G03 ProV1.0. If not, consider changing to a compatible SIM card.

Step 6: Upgrade to the Latest Version
If the above steps don’t resolve the issue, try upgrading to the latest version by following the instructions in FAQ3. If you still can’t access the Internet, contact Tenda support at support.fwa@tenda.cn for further assistance.

Section 2: Troubleshooting Network Access Issues in 4G Router Mode
If your Tenda 4G Router is unable to access the network when working in 4G Router Mode and you can connect to its wireless network but cannot access the Internet, follow these steps:

Step 1: Check IP Address
If the IP address is empty, refer to FAQ1 for troubleshooting steps.

Step 2: Troubleshoot Possible Issues
If the IP address is not null, the lack of internet access may be due to DNS issues, unstable network connection, SIM card arrears, etc. Please refer to the following for troubleshooting:

FAQs

• What should I do if my 4G router cannot access the Internet?
  If your 4G router cannot access the Internet, follow the troubleshooting steps provided in the product usage instructions above.

• What should I do if my Tenda 4G Router can’t access the network when it’s working in 4G Router Mode?
  If your Tenda 4G Router can connect to its wireless network but none of your devices can access the Internet, follow the troubleshooting steps provided in the product usage instructions above under “Section 2: Troubleshooting Network Access Issues in 4G Router Mode”.

4G LTE Routers FAQs

What should I do if my 4G router cannot access the Internet?
The working principle of the Tenda 4G router is the same as that of a mobile phone. It requires inserting the operator’s SIM card, plug and play. However, because the product is quite special, there are many reasons why you cannot access the Internet, such as: (1) The SIM card is not recognized; (2) Your SIM card is in arrears; (3) Your SIM card is locked and needs to be unlocked; (4) ) The operator’s APN information corresponding to the SIM card is not recognized, or is recognized incorrectly; (5) The operator’s base station does not cover your area; (6) The frequency band currently covered by the operator is not supported by the Tenda 4G router; Based on the above issues, we have made the following guidance to help you solve the problem. First, you need to log in to the WEB page of the router to check some information.

Note:
This article is applied in the following situation: you can connect to the wireless of 4G03 ProV1.0, but none of your devices can get internet access. Follow the steps below:

Log in the web interface
The web-based management page is a built-in internal web server that does not require internet access. It does however require your device to be connected to the Tenda 4G LTE router. This connection can be wired or wireless.

Note:
Low version of your web browser may cause compatibility problems with the web- based interface (management page) of your device, such as unable to log into the interface, display incomplete features, etc. It is strongly recommended to use a wired connection if you are going to change the router’s wireless settings or upgrade the firmware version of the router.

Solution：
Here takes 4G03 ProV1.0 as a demonstration.

Step 1:
Connect your computer to the router.

• Method 1: Wired
  Connect your computer’s Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports on 4G03 ProV1.0 via an Ethernet cable.

• Method 2: Wireless
  Use the default SSID (Wireless Network Name) and Wireless Password printed on the product label of the router to connect wireless.

Step 2:
Launch a web browser and type in http://192.168.0.1 or http://www.tendawifi.com. For logins, use the password that you have created (No login password is required for login in the first time)

Check whether SIM recognition is successful

Solution：

1. Maybe your method of inserting SIM card is incorrect that the SIM card is not recognized by the router at all,You can refer to FAQ6：”What should I do if my Tenda 4G Router cannot detect SIM card?”
2. Maybe your SIM Card is in locked status，You can refer to FAQ5：”What should I do if my SIM card locked”
3. If your SIM card status is “Ready” and you still cannot access the Internet, confirm the ready status as shown below：

The SIM card recognizes the ready status, but still cannot access the Internet. This can be divided into two situations: (1) The WAN IP address is not obtained and the Internet cannot access the Internet; (2) The WAN IP address is obtained and the Internet still cannot be accessed. Please refer to FAQ2;

Firstly check whether the WAN IP address is The acquisition is normal. If the IP address is not obtained, as shown below:

There are probably two situations when the IP address is not obtained: (1) The APN cannot be recognized or the APN is recognized incorrectly; (2) The frequency band supported by the operator in the current area is not supported by 4G equipment. Please refer to the following guidance to confirm the problem and follow the instructions. Steps to try to fix. (1) Please check whether the APN is recognized or recognized incorrectly; please log in to the WEB firstly and check the configuration of APN automatic recognition in the internet setting. As shown below, the APN cannot be recognized. I hope you can solve your problem by trying the following:

Step 1:
Upgrade the APN. Because there are many operators around the world and there are many virtual operators, Tenda’s ISP upgrade file will regularly solve APN compatibility issues.

• Upgrade APN file, You can refer to FAQ 4：”How to upgrade the APN of Tenda Wireless Dual Band 4G Router”.
• IF it’s not useful, you can refer to Step 2:

Step 2:
Please create the connection file yourself.

The following info will be needed to create a profile: ‘APN type’ and ‘APN’ (Please refer to FAQ7 to obtain APN information), ‘profile list’ ‘profile name’ (this can be something you like); ’PDP type’ (ipv4 or ipv6)(decided by the ISP); ‘username’ and ‘password’ ‘Authentication type’ (optional and decided by ISP)

To create a profile:

• Go to ‘Internet Settings’—’Create a Profile’—’save’.

The frequency band supported by the operator’s current regional coverage is not supported by Tenda 4G equipment.

Step 1:
If you can successfully connect to 4G by inserting the SIM card into the mobile phone, please refer to FAQ8 to obtain a mobile phone network band. You can use

Step 2:
Check with your 4G service provider to ensure your SIM card supports the 4G03 ProV1.0 supported frequency bands. Currently, the 4G frequency bands supported by 4G03 ProV1.0 include frequency bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, and 43; If it is confirmed that the frequency bands covered by the operator’s current area are not supported, it is recommended that you change a 4G SIM card to use it. If the above operations cannot solve your problem, you can try to upgrade to the latest version. Please refer to FAQ3 for the upgrade method. After you do the above troubleshooting, if still no internet access, you will need to contact Tenda support to further troubleshoot your concern. You can contact support.fwa@tenda.cn.

What should I do if my Tenda 4G Router can’t access the network when it working as 4G Router Mode？

NOTE:

• This article applies to the situation where you can connect to the 4G03 Pro’s wireless, but none of your devices can access the Internet.If the ip address is empty, please refer to FAQ1.
• If the ip address is not null, then the reason you don’t have internet access may be DNS, unstable network, SIM Card arrears etc. Please refer to the following to do troubleshooting.

You will see the following information on your device interface

Solution

1. SIM card arrears.
   Please firstly confirm whether the SIM card is in arrears. You can insert the SIM card into your mobile phone and call the operator to confirm the SIM card arrears and data usage.

2. DNS problem.
   Sometimes, the default DNS server inserted will not work due to some unclear reasons.

   • Solution: to change DNS: go to ‘System Settings’—‘LAN Settings’—‘DNS Settings’, change ‘primary DNS Server’ to ‘8.8.8.8’, change the ‘secondary DNS Server’ to ‘192.168.0.1’or ‘8.8.8.8’.-click on ‘save’.

After you do the above troubleshooting, if you still have no internet access, you will need to contact Tenda support to further troubleshoot your concern. You can contact support.fwa@tenda.cn

How to upgrade the firmware of 4G LTE Router?
We will inform you through the web management page if there’s any updated firmware available for your router.

Note:

1. Make sure that you have a stable connection between the router and your computer. It is NOT recommended to upgrade the firmware wirelessly.
2. Please ensure that the current 4G network is stable when upgrading online.
3. Do NOT turn off the router during the firmware upgrade.

Online Upgrade

1. Log in to the web interface.
2. If there’s any firmware update available for your router, the update icon will display on the bottom-right corner of the page. Click the icon to go to the Firmware Upgrade page.
3. Alternatively, you can go to System Settings>Firmware Upgrade, and click Upgrade to see if there are any new firmware.
4. Wait a few moments for the upgrading and rebooting.

How to upgrade the APN of 4G Router
When the 4G router is upgraded to the latest version, if there still problems such as being unable to dial up or failed to connect to the carrier network, you can check the current APN version of the 4G router and compare with the APN version on the official website, if it is not the latest version, you can download the latest APN file from the official website and follow the steps below to upgrade APN.

Check APN information

1. Log in to the web interface.

2. Go to Advanced Settings > ISP Update.

3. Click“ ” Connect the computer to the mobile hotspot to access the Internet, and download it firstly in a network environment.

4. Download the latest APN file for the router from our website

5. Check the Current Version which shows the APN information.
   Update APN

6. Wait a few seconds for there to show “Configuration succeeded.” and no need to reboot the router.

How to unlock the SIM PIN on Tenda LTE Router?
If your SIM Card is locked by PIN code, you might see the following icon on your router.

Solution:

1. Enter the PIN code of your SIM card to unlock it, you have three chances of mistyping it, if you are not sure about it, contact your Internet Service Provider to get PIN Code of your Sim card and fill in that Code into Tenda router.

2. Auto-unlock function introduce
   If the SIM card has turned on the PIN Lock function, restart the device or plug in or out of the SIM card will require the PIN lock to be unlocked again (refer to Step 1). If you want the device to restart or plug in and out of the SIM card device to automatically unlock the PIN, you can enter Avanced Settings>>SIM PIN, click Auto unlock PIN, and enter the PIN code. The device will automatically unlock the PIN.

3. PUK unlock
   If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times in a row, the SIM card will lock the PUK. You can reset the PIN code by entering the PUK code. If you cannot confirm the PUK code of the SIM card, you can consult the corresponding operator of the SIM card. Reconfigure the PIN code by entering the correct PUK code. The New PIN Code and Confirm New PIN Code must be entered consistently, otherwise the configuration will fail.
   If the problem still exists after the above troubleshooting, please contact support.fwa@tenda.cn

What should I do if my Tenda 4G Router cannot detect the SIM card?
If your router cannot detect the SIM card, and if it is your first time using it, then you can use your computer to access the device web page and you will see the following picture: (You can try to open some web pages. If you cannot access the Internet, we may intercept the jump to the device. Pages, but only for some web pages that do not support https, and also for the convenience of guiding you to confirm the problem)

If your router is not used for the first time, because there is no network due to changing the card or during use, you need to check whether the card can still be recognized. You can use your computer to access the device web page and you will see the picture: (You can try to open For some web pages, if you cannot access the Internet, we may block the jump to the device page, but only some web pages that do not support https are also for the convenience of guiding you to confirm the problem)

When doing the following steps, please pay attention to whether the status of the screenshot of the web page above has changed.

• Step 1: Reinsert the SIM card, making sure it is inserted correctly and securely
• Step 2: Restart the 4G router with the SIM card still inserted into the device, and log in to the web page again to check the status.
• Step 3: Please test the SIM card on your smartphone to ensure that the SIM card itself is working properly.
• Step 4: If you have another SIM card, try inserting it. It is indeed not a problem with the device’s card slot.
• Step 5: Please press the RST button on the bottom of the device until all LTE lights are on and release it.

Try to check the SIM card recognition status after restoring to factory settings. If the problem still exists after the above troubleshooting, please contact support.fwa@tenda.cn

How to get APN information
What is APN? APN is a key field for us to use the SIM card for online authentication. In some cases, in order to quickly solve the APN compatibility problem, we need to check the APN information used when the SIM card is successfully registered on the mobile phone.

If you have an Apple phone and cannot obtain the APN information, please change to an Android phone to check, or contact the local operator to obtain the correct APN information (APN, username, password, authentication type, APN type, APN support agreement)

For Android Phones

• Step 1: Open the mobile phone setting tool and enter the APN field query
• Step 2: Click Access Point Names to view APN information
• Step 3: Obtain APN, username, password, authentication type, APN type, and APN support protocol

Note:
The query methods may be different for different Android phone types. You can check the operation guide for your phone model online to obtain APN information.

How to check band working on 4G03 Pro device and mobile phone?
In some cases, we might need to check which band our phone is working on for troubleshooting purposes. For example, if your Tenda 4G devices has no service at all after you insert a working SIM card in it, but the same SIM card works fine on your smartphone at the same location, we could check which band works on the phone, then check if the LTE router supports that band to see if it is a compatibility issue.

How to check the band working on smartphones?

For Android Phones
Android phones usually do not display band information. We need to install some third-party applications to obtain this information, such as the Cellular-Z application. To download this tool, you only need to go to the corresponding Google store or mobile app store to download it.

For iPhones
To find out what band(s) your iPhone is using, please follow the steps below:

1. Launch the Phone app from your Home Screen.

2. Dial 3001#12345# and then tap on the green Call button.
   Note: This will not place a phone call, but it will open the iPhone’s hidden Field Test Mode.

3. While in the Field Test Mode, please look for Band Info under Serving Cell Info, which is the cellular band you are currently using:

Note: The page might look slightly different for different iOS versions.

To obtain the frequency band in which the 4G03 Pro device works, please first log in to the WEB page according to FAQ1. After successful login, please click on the device.

Why is the speed measured using a 4G03 Pro device lower than that of a mobile phone?
At present, the development of cellular networks is getting faster and faster, and the bandwidth supported is also getting larger and larger. There are three differences between mobile phone speed measurement and device speed measurement:

1. The mobile phone has registered a 5G signal. You can check whether the signal position in the upper right corner of the mobile phone displays a 5G or 4G icon. If a 5G icon is displayed, the speed test of the 5G network will be better than that of the 4G network.
2. The CAT capability set supported by the mobile phone is much higher than that of the 4G03Pro (CAT4) device itself: the LTE carrier aggregation supported by the base station is also supported by the mobile phone. In this case, the bandwidth of the mobile phone network is higher than that of the 4G03 Pro device, so the speed test result will also be better than that of the device. How to determine whether the carrier aggregation function is generated during the current mobile phone speed test? Please look at the icon position in the upper right corner of the mobile phone. If it shows 4G+, it means that the mobile phone’s network has carrier aggregation, and the performance will be better.
3. Differences in cellular network environments lead to deviations in speed measurement results: Many factors affect the speed measurement of cellular devices in real network environments, such as the load of the base station may change at different times, and the frequency band registered by the device to the base station is different. The received signal strength (RSRP) of the base station, the signal interference value (SINR), and the bandwidth arranged by the operator. In order to confirm that we can help you, it is recommended that the speed measurement cards of your mobile phone and device be consistent and that the time interval between speed measurements is not large. . Based on the second point, we need to obtain some information to support our analysis of your environment. Please follow the steps below. I hope it can help you.
4. First of all, we need to confirm the information of our device registration network. You can log in to the web to view the registration information. Click the network icon and it will jump to the following network status information:
5. Insert the same SIM card into the mobile phone, check the registered band information through the mobile phone, and check the registered band information through the mobile phone, please check FAQ8
6. If the registered band display is the same and the speed test results of the same card are different, please contact us.

If the above comparison test still cannot solve your problem, please contact us at support.fwa@tenda.cn.

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