Tutrorials on How to Configure Your Phone

In this little handy post, I’ll give you the manual
configuration internet settings for Nigeria’s major
mobile internet service providers, namely; MTN, Glo,
Airtel and Etisalat. Configuring your smartphone, PC or
modem isn’t rocket science. All you need to know is the
basic terms, and then you can configure any device.

Firstly, take note of the following terms and acronyms.
APN: It’s the Access Point your internet service
provider uses in making internet calls i.e to send

and receive signals.

As at time of post, the IP, Port, Username, Password
and Homepage play no major role in the manual
configuration for internet settings in Nigeria. You might
still want to know the default configurations for this
networks as I’ll provide them below.

MTN Manual Configuration Settings
Here is what you need to configure your MTN SIMs on
your android device, modem or smartphone device.

Account Name: MTN Nigeria
Homepage: http://wap.mtnonline.com
Username: web
Password: web
Access Point or APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
IP or Proxy Address: 010.199.212.002
Port: 8080

GLO Manual Configuration Settings
Configure your glo line with the following settings
Account Name: GLO
Homepage: http://wap.gloworld.com
Username: wap
Password: wap
Access Point or APN: glosecure
IP or Proxy Address: 010.100.098.022
Port: 8080

AIRTEL Manual Configuration Settings
Here is how to configure your Airtel device for internet
access.
Account Name: AIRTEL
Homepage: http://wap.ng.airtel.com
Username: Internet
Password: Internet
Access Point or APN: internet.ng.zain.com
or internet.ng.airtel.com
IP or Proxy Address: 172.018.254.005
Port: 8080

ETISALAT Manual ConfigURAtion Settings
Another great network, here is how to configure the
internet settings manually
Account Name: ETISALAT
Homepage: http://www.etisalat.com.ng OR http://
mobile.etisalat.com.ng
Username: wap
Password: wap
Access Point or APN: etisalat
IP or Proxy Address: 010.071.170.005
Port: 8080

If you encounter any issues while configuring your
smartphones, modems, PC for internet connection
using any of the above manual settings, feel free to let
me know using the comment box below. thank you!