Orange Cameroon has long deployed new configuration settings for its 4G internet access on phones and modems.
1. Open your preferred browser ( Chrome, Edge, or Mozilla Firefox)
2. Head to the address: 192.168.8.1 (or 192.168.1.1)
3. Click on Connection Settings and enter your username and Password
4. Click on Profile management
5. Next, Click on New Profile
6. Put Orange in the Profile name field
7. Put Orange in the APN field
8. Select Save
8. Done, Enjoy!
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However, the Orange Cameroon old APN settings known as 'orangecmgprs' continue to be preinstalled on all its sim cards. With this configuration, you cannot take advantage of all the internet speeds Orange Cameroon offers.
We will demonstrate how to configure your Smartphone or Modem to browse with Orange.
2. A 3G or 4G capable internet modem or MiFi
3. A preactivated Orange Cameroon SIM Card
We will demonstrate how to configure your Smartphone or Modem to browse with Orange.
A. Requirements:
1. A 2G, 3G, or 4G capable Smartphone or2. A 3G or 4G capable internet modem or MiFi
3. A preactivated Orange Cameroon SIM Card
B. How to set up the new Orange Cameroon APN Configuration Settings:
i. For Mobile Phones:
- First, tap on the Settings button
- Proceed by selecting More
- Tap on Network settings or Access Point Names (APN)
- Add a configuration file by tapping on the 3 dots on the left.
- Fill in Orange as the account name.
- Next, fill the APN as Orange.
- Detailed Orange Configuration is as follows:
- Name: Orange
- APN: Orange
- Proxy: Leave Blank
- Port: Leave Blank
- Username: Leave Blank
- Password: Leave Blank
- Server: Leave Blank
- MMSC: Leave Blank
- MMS Proxy: Leave Blank
- MMS Port: Leave Blank
- MCC: 624
- MNC: 01
- Authentication Type: Leave Blank
- APN type : default,supl,wap
- APN protocol: Ipv4
- APN roaming protocol: Ipv4
- Enable/disable APN: APN Enabled
- Bearer: Unspecified
- MVNO Type: None
- MVNO Value: Leave Blank
- Old Internet Setting
- Finally, tap on the 3 dots to save.
ii. For Routers / Modems
There are many different types of modems/ routers used in Cameroon. However, Huawei Modems account for about 80 %. The configuration of a Huawei router will be used in this example.1. Open your preferred browser ( Chrome, Edge, or Mozilla Firefox)
2. Head to the address: 192.168.8.1 (or 192.168.1.1)
3. Click on Connection Settings and enter your username and Password
4. Click on Profile management
5. Next, Click on New Profile
6. Put Orange in the Profile name field
7. Put Orange in the APN field
8. Select Save
8. Done, Enjoy!
Interested in Orange Cameroon's Updated Data Plans? Here's the LINK