POC radios Retevis RB21 How to connect the network?

POC radios mean Push to talk over the cellular. Using the cellular network, you can talk to your members without a distance limit.

Our Retevis RB21 is a Push-to-Talk over cellular radio, which is different from the traditional walkie-talkie and mobile phones. POC radios use the existing mobile communication network for interaction.

Compared with the ordinary walkie-talkie, it has many advantages. There is no need to apply for a license for POC radio. The signal coverage of it can reach the whole country, which breaks the distance limit of a traditional walkie-talkie and saves the expensive repeater cost. Moreover, it also has a GPS tracking system. Through computer terminals, you can track the location of employees, which is greatly helpful to improve work efficiency. If you want to use Retevis RB21 POC radios, there are 3 ways to connect to the network. Next, I will show you in detail how to use these 3 methods.

RB21 POC Radios Connect to WiFi

After the Retevis RB21 is enabled, you can see the “Settings” module. Click on “Settings” and a list of features will appear. The next thing to do is click on the WiFi option. At this time, make sure the WiFi you’re about to connect to is turned. Finally, select the WiFi you want to connect to, enter your password, and tap “connect”. Complete these steps and you’ll be able to successfully connect to WiFi.

WiFi option of Retevis RB21
WiFi option of Retevis RB21
Connect to WiFi of Retevis RB21
Connect to WiFi of Retevis RB21

RB21 Connect to mobile hotspot

The way of Retevis RB21 connects to a mobile hotspot is very similar to how you connect to WiFi. Find the WiFi option as in the previous method. At this time, make sure your phone’s hot spot is on. In the end, select your phone’s hot spot, enter your password and click “connect”. Complete these steps and you’ll be connected to your phone’s hot spot.

Connect to mobile hot spot of Retevis RB21
Connect to mobile hot spot of Retevis RB21

Using Cellular Data by Inserting a SIM card

Start by opening the shell on the back of Retevis RB21. Remove the battery and you will see the slot where the SIM card will be installed. As you can see from the image below, there are two SIM card slots. You can connect the network whether you install one or two valid SIM cards. After installation, turn on Retevis RB21 again. Click on the “SIM cards” option in “Settings”. As shown in the second picture, the “SIM slot 1” will be shown in blue. And in the upper right corner of the screen, next to the battery display, it will show that your SIM card has a signal. If you successfully complete the above steps, you will be able to connect to the network.

Retevis RB21 poc radio sim card slot
Retevis RB21 poc radio sim card slot
RB21 POC radio use Cellular Data by Inserting a SIM card 
RB21 POC radio use Cellular Data by Inserting a SIM card

Above are the network modes that RB21 supported.

There are also 2 versions of RB21, please kindly check before purchasing.

US version supports: GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8, WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8, FDD-LTE: B2/B4/B7/B12/B17/B28A/B28B/B66

EU version supports: GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8, WCDMA: B1/B5/B8, TDD-LTE: B38/B40 and FDD-LTE: B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28A/B28

 

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