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#Unplug and plug back in to the FireBrick and the FireBrick should see the dongle as a modem
#Unplug and plug back in to the FireBrick and the FireBrick should see the dongle as a modem
[[File:FireBrick-ZTE-DongleAttached.png|none|thumbnail|ZTE as shown in FireBrick UI]]
[[File:FireBrick-ZTE-DongleAttached.png|none|thumbnail|ZTE as shown in FireBrick UI]]
==FireBrick config==
<dongle name="ZTE" vendor="19d2" product="0016" modeswitch="noswitch" dial-string="AT+CGDATA=&quot;PPP&quot;,1"/>

and change the <port...> item for USB to use usb="ZTE" rather than the default (which is usually Example-3G)


=Further help with the dongle=




==Switching back to Ethernet mode==
==Switching back to Ethernet mode==
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*Disconnect the modem from the computer and reconnect it to the FireBrick
*Disconnect the modem from the computer and reconnect it to the FireBrick


==What mode is it in?==
==FireBrick config==
<dongle name="ZTE" vendor="19d2" product="0016" modeswitch="noswitch" dial-string="AT+CGDATA=&quot;PPP&quot;,1"/>

and change the <port...> item for USB to use usb="ZTE" rather than the default (which is usually Example-3G)

=Further help with the dongle=

===What mode is it in?===
On a linux system, if you run <syntaxhighlight inline>lsusb</syntaxhighlight> you'll see something like:
On a linux system, if you run <syntaxhighlight inline>lsusb</syntaxhighlight> you'll see something like:
Bus 002 Device 030: ID 19d2:0016 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM
Bus 002 Device 030: ID 19d2:0016 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM