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If

Basic Rate

is “802.11b/g/n compatibility,” these options are shown:

●

WPA2 Personal - AES

— This is a stronger, newer security standard that is limited to newer Wi-Fi

devices.

●

WPA/WPA2 Personal

(recommended setting) — Wi-Fi devices that use either WPA or WPA2 can

connect to the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot. Most Wi-Fi devices support this type of

security.

●

None

— No security is used (no password is required to access the Wi-Fi network); this setting

is not recommended. Anyone may access your device and use your Internet connection. (You

are responsible for payment for data usage fees.)

If the above options don’t meet your requirements, click

I don’t see what I want...

. (This link might

not be displayed, depending on the

Basic Rate

setting.)

Expanded Wi-Fi Security Options

If you click

I don’t see what I want...

(from the Wi-Fi Security Options window during the device

setup), a window with an expanded list of Wi-Fi security options opens.

Note:

All the devices used with the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot must support the selected security

type.

Some of the following options may be displayed, depending on the

Basic Rate

setting (see

“Security Panel” on page 85):

●

None

— No security is used (no password is required to access the Wi-Fi network); this setting

is not recommended. Anyone may access your device and use your Internet connection. (You

are responsible for payment for data usage fees.)

●

WEP 64 Bit - Shared

— This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak. This option works

with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don’t

support WPA or WPA2.

Shared WEP uses the same key for encryption and authentication; some consider shared WEP

to be less secure than open WEP.

●

WEP 128 Bit - Shared

— This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak (but stronger than

WEP 64 Bit - Shared

). This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is

recommended only if any of your devices don’t support WPA or WPA2.

Shared WEP uses the same key for encryption and authentication; some consider shared WEP

to be less secure than open WEP.

●

WEP 64 Bit - Open

— This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak. This option works with

older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don’t support

WPA or WPA2.

Open WEP uses the key for encryption, but not for authentication.

You can also view the expanded list of of Wi-Fi security options in the

Security

panel of the

Wi-Fi

tab of the

Advanced Settings

window. (See “Accessing the Advanced Settings Window” on

page 76.)

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●

WEP 128 Bit - Open

— This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak (but stronger than

WEP 64

Bit - Open

). This option works with older and newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any

of your devices don’t support WPA or WPA2.

Open WEP uses the key for encryption, but not for authentication.

●

WPA Personal - TKIP

— This is a strong security standard that is supported by most Wi-Fi devices.

●

WPA Personal - TKIP/AES

— This is a strong security standard that is supported by most Wi-Fi

devices.

●

WPA2 Personal - AES

— This is a stronger, newer security standard that is limited to newer Wi-Fi

devices.

●

WPA2 Personal - TKIP/AES

— This is a stronger, newer security standard that is limited to newer

Wi-Fi devices.

●

WPA/WPA2 Personal

(recommended setting) — Wi-Fi devices that use either WPA or WPA2 can

connect to the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot. This setting is supported by most Wi-Fi

devices.

Your Device is Now Restarting

The “Your device is now restarting” window opens if you’ve clicked

Set up my Overdrive Pro

and then

clicked

Submit

.

The changes take effect after the device restarts automatically.

You should write down the following information that’s displayed in the window:

●

Wi-Fi network name

●

Wi-Fi password

To complete the process:

1.

Wait until the device LCD displays “Connect your computer to Wi-Fi Network.”

2.

Connect your computer to the Wi-Fi network, using the information you’ve written down. (If you

don’t know how to do this, see “How Do I Connect to Wi-Fi?” on page 120.)

3.

After the Wi-Fi connection was successfully established, click the

Click here

text in the window.

Activating and Using Your Network Service

Note:

If you’re able to connect to 3G, you are already set up to use Sprint service on the 3G network; no

further action is needed. Proceed to “Using Your Device” on page 27.

Before using your device, you must have a Sprint wireless network account set up. The process of

setting up an account is called

activation

. When the device starts up, it will detect whether the device

has been configured with an account (“preactivated”). If it has not, the activation process starts

automatically.

In most cases, the activation process will be seamless, not requiring any action from your part; in

some cases, you won’t even see any activation-related messages displayed on the device LCD.

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Initiating Activation of Your Device for 3G

In rare cases, the device LCD and the home page may indicate that activation is required:

●

The LCD displays “3G Activation failed.”

●

The home page displays the alert “3G Activation Required.”

Note:

You will still be able to connect to the Internet when you have 4G coverage.

To activate your device for 3G:

1.

In the address bar of your Web browser, type

to display the home page.

2.

In the

Admin Login

section (in the upper left area of the home page), enter the administrator

password (1–20 characters/numbers). (The default password is “password”.)

3.

Click

OK

.

4.

Click the alerts icon

to display the alert window.

5.

If more than one alert is available, use the

and

buttons (at the top of the alert window)

to browse to the “3G Activation Required” alert.

6.

In the alert, click

Activate now

.

If the activation fails, contact Sprint. (See “Contacting Customer Service” on page 118.)

Section 4

Using Your Device