Configure ZTE MF825a Airtel 4g dongle with Dlink DIR-506L Shareport Go 3g/4g Router

Dongle : ZTE MF825a 4g modem
Firmwire version: BD_MF825ATRAV1.0.0B01



Router: Dlink DIR-506L SharePort Go
H/W Ver: A2
F/W Ver: V2.15


I was researching for a router to share the internet for my Airtel 4G dongle.
Two options finally  I had was TP-Link MR3020 and Dlink DIR - 506L.

Both had mixed reviews of its support and more negative ones. But finally I decided to go for Dlink as TP-Link has reviews about its range problems and Dlink has a power bank with 1700mAh battery.

The installation was so easy than I have expected. Here are the steps I have followed.

1. Switch on the router
2. Connect the dongle in the USB port
3. Wait for the green light (4g) in the dongle.
4. Search for the WiFi networks in your laptop and connect Dlink_DIR-506L SSID. (It wont ask you any password when u log in for the first time)
5. In your web browser, go to http://dlinkrouter.local.
6. Give username as admin (it may take it by default) and leave password column blank and login
7. Go to the easy set up connection wizard and select 3g/4g modem option.
8. Sim card Pin column left it blank
9. Give a security password
10. Wait for a  minute while the modem reboots

That's it. you have configured your modem. 

Search the WiFi networks again and connect to router again. This time you have to enter the password of WEP/WPA key.

Now you can see the green led on our zte modem started blinking. This shows your modem is configured.

The signal strength is too good that only one network bar is dropping when I place the router at one end of my 3bhk house and access internet on other end.

The only problem I have faced is about the speed. Im getting only around 2.5 Mbps through the router while I was getting around 8 Mbps when I plug in the modem directly to computer. I will need to research a bit to change any settings to improve the speed.

I willl update my post once I solved this problem. Please post as a comment if you have found any solution.

Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 laptop randomly turned off or shutdown by itself

Is your windows 8 or windows 8.1 laptop turned off or switched off on its own?

The first question to you is " Are using your laptop on top of your bed, blanket or pillow?

If your answer is 'Yes' the real culprit is over heating. the system is designed to turn off to protect it from any hardware damage due to over heating. If you re using on a pillow or blanket it will block the vent holes on the bottom of your laptop provided for exhaust air.

So the solutions are

1. Never use it on a pillow or blanket
2. Use a laptop cooler or special stands
3. Check whether the laptop fan is working

Welcome screen and Fast user switching disabled in Windows Xp

when you try to enable fast user switching in windows XP ,you may get this error message saying “client services for netware has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching”

To enable welcome screen login, you need to disable the netware client services.

Follow the steps below to disable Netware client services:

How to disable netware client services?

1. Go to Control Panel > Network Connection . This will open up the network connections available on your computer.

2. Right click on the connection and select Properties.

3. In general tab, uncheck the option for Client Services for NetWare and press OK.

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 for all the connections shown in network connections.

5. Restart your computer.

6. To enable welcome screen now, go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users login and select the option Use Welcome Screen. We hope following the above procedure you will be able to fix the trouble.

Google Chrome - Error 310 - There were too many redirects - net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS

You may get this error while accessing some websites. In google chrome, it shows error 310.

The reasons for the issue might be different

Following are the solutions

1. If it is caused due to third party cookies, Delete all the cookies and restart the browser.

2. It may be due to the time sycronization between the website and your system. For this check whether your system time is correct or not. Also you can syncronise your system time with internet trime. Try the following procedure.

1. Right-click your clock, and then click Adjust Date/Time.

2. Click the Internet Time tab. Click the Server down arrow, and then click time.nist.gov. Notice that Internet time synchronization is enabled by default.

3. Click Update Now. Windows XP contacts the Internet time server and sets your clock. Click OK.

Now, your PC is connected to the Internet time server.

Restart your Browser and try again

If your issue is not been solved yet. post as a comment.

If it gets sloved, comment which method did u use.

Log in into hidden built-in Administrator account in Windows XP

The built-in Administrator account is hidden from Welcome Screen when a user account with Administrator privileges exists and enabled.

In Windows XP Home Edition, you can login as built-in Administrator in Safe Mode only.

For XP Professional, press CTRL + ALT + DEL twice at the Welcome Screen and input your Administrator password (sometimes there will not be any password) in the classic logon window that appears.

To have the Administrator account displayed in the Welcome Screen, try following method:  

Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList

(Use the File - Export option to backup the key - for safety :-))

Create a new DWORD Value named Administrator

Double-click Administrator, and set 1 as its data

Exit the Registry Editor.



If you have any questions post a comment

Tips to keep your PC free from virus.

1. Email
Email is the most common way of getting infected. While you can safely open any mail, NEVER EVER click on a link in email that you are not positive is from a trusted source! Here are two common scenarios:
You get an email from someone you DON'T know. You open it. It tells you (or, persuades you) to click on a link in the email. You do so. Bingo, that is when you get infected. Frequently, the email appears to be from your bank, a company you know, etc. Don't fall for it! It was actually malicious code executed in your browser that allowed it to look like it is coming from an actual business. A good way to avoid this is to use Mozilla Firefox, since it is known to be more secure. Businesses (almost) never send unsolicited email.
    You get (what appears to be) an email from someone you DO know. But, unknown to you, a virus or worm generated that email (and not your friend). It could be, your friend's PC is infected, but, not always. Obviously, the actual email writer doesn't know you and cannot say anything personal to you, so, typically, it says something like "Click on this link for some important information..." etc. Bingo! Infected!


2. Pop-ups
Don't click on pop-up windows that announce a sudden disaster in your city! A cracker (Crackers hack people with evil intent, hackers don't do things to damage your property, or steal data on it in any way. To confuse the terms will make many angry). has used your IP (Internet Protocol) address to determine your location. He then displays a headline that you will be very tempted to click on, in order to learn more about "the tornado that just struck your city" (or similar). You click...bingo...infected!

Pen drive, USB drive, Flash drive, Memory cards not gets detected in your PC

This is one of the most common problem nowadays. Your flash drive fails to detect when connected to the USB port.


This can happen due to two problems.


Problem 1 : Pendrive not detected

1. First of all check wheter the pen drive is working by plugging it in some other computer. If it works well there then it means that the drive is not faulty.

2. Go to start menu - run -type “devmgmt.msc” - cilick ok

   a. Device manager will open up

   b. click on the plus sign before “Universal Serial Bus Controllers”

   c. Find your devce in the list (sometime it will be shown as USB Mass Storage Device)

   d. Right click and update the drivers by uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers.

3. But if the Pen Drive comes up faulty then just get it replaced.