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Getting Your Device Ready

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Getting Your Device Ready

Section 3A

Setting Up Your Device

²

Device Setup (page 20)

²

Account Setup (Activation Wizard) (page 21)

²

Changing the Password and Settings (page 22)

Device Setup

1.

Install the battery, as described in “Installing the Battery” on page 10.

2.

Connect the device to the AC charger, as described in “Using the AC Charger with Your Device’s

micro-USB Port” on page 12.

3.

Plug the AC charger into an electrical outlet.

4.

Important:

Charge the device until the battery icon is full (

).

Connecting to the Network

1.

Make sure you are in a Sprint 3G or 4G coverage area.

(Go to

to view the coverage

map.)

2.

If you have a LAN connection, disconnect it.

3.

Make sure your computer’s Wi-Fi is turned on.

4.

If the device LCD displays “Charging,” “Charged,” or “Powered off,” press and hold the power

button

for two seconds.

5.

Wait until the device LCD displays “Connect your computer to Wi-Fi network,” followed by the

network name (SSID) and password. This may take several seconds.

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6.

On your computer, connect to the Wi-Fi network listed on the device LCD. If you don’t know

how to do this, see “How Do I Connect to Wi-Fi?” on page 115. After you’ve connected to the

Wi-Fi network, the device LCD displays “Open any web page to continue setup.”

7.

Open your Web browser. The “Welcome to your Overdrive Pro” window opens.

This window provides several options.

●

To start the Activation Wizard, click

Activate my hotspot

.

●

To keep the default settings of the device, view the device status, or customize settings, click

My

Overdrive Pro’s home page

.

●

To change security settings, click

Set up my Overdrive Pro

. (See “Changing the Password and

Settings” on page 22).

Account Setup (Activation Wizard)

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

setting up an account is called

activation

.

To set up your account:

1.

Make sure web browser popup blockers on your computer are disabled.

2.

Click

Activate my hotspot

in the “Welcome to your Overdrive Pro” window.

The Activation Wizard is displayed.

3.

In the Activation Wizard window, choose the option that applies to you and then click

Next

.

If you selected

No, I need to create an account and get an Account Number and MSID

:

a.

A new window will open displaying the Broadband2Go Activation portal.

b. Select

I want to activate my Broadband2Go device

.

c.

Follow the prompts to create your Broadband2Go account (this will include entering your

personal and payment information).

d.

Make sure you write down your account number and MSID

.

e.

Restore the Overdrive Pro activation wizard window.

4.

Enter your account number and MSID into the Activation Wizard.

5.

Click

Next

.

Note:

This window displays the administrator password and the address of the device home page. Please

remember this information or write it down in a safe place.

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Changing the Password and Settings

During the device setup, you can select

Set up my Overdrive Pro

to change the following settings:

●

Administrator password

— This password is used to log in to the home page, where you can view

and customize your device settings. The default password is “password.” Choose something easy-

to-remember (yet not easily guessed by others). If you forget this password, you’ll need to reset the

device to its default settings and go through the device setup (as described in “Device Setup” on

page 20).

Your administrator password must be 1–20 characters long.

●

Wi-Fi network name (SSID)

— This name is visible to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, and is used to

identify your Wi-Fi network. The length of the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) depends on other settings

of the browser interface. (See the Help bubble that’s displayed when you move the cursor to the

SSID input field.)

●

Wi-Fi security

— The default setting is WEP 64 Bit Open. To select another option, click

More

options

. (See “Wi-Fi Security Options” on page 22.)

●

Wi-Fi password

— The maximum length of this field is determined by the

Wi-Fi security

option (the

previous item). (See the Help bubble that’s displayed when you move the cursor to the

Wi-Fi

password

field.)

If you’ll be sharing your Internet connection, you’ll have to give the Wi-Fi password to other users;

don’t use your banking or other important passwords. Also, don’t use a password that’s easily

guessed by others.

From this window you can also enable the Password Reminder feature, which is useful if you forget

the Wi-Fi password (

Show Wi-Fi password on your device

). (See “Wi-Fi Password Reminder” on

page 86.)

After you change the settings and click

Submit

, the device restarts and displays updated information

on its LCD. Follow the instructions on the LCD, and proceed to “Your Device is Now Restarting” on

page 24.

Wi-Fi Security Options

If you click

More options

(after having clicked

Set up my Overdrive Pro

, during the device setup), a

window with several Wi-Fi security options opens.

The options displayed depend on the

Basic Rate

setting (in

Advanced Settings > Wi-Fi > Security

; see

page 81).

If

Basic Rate

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

●

WPA-Personal

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

Tip:

Help information on each field appears (in a bubble) when you move the cursor into the field.

You can display this window any time, by clicking

Admin Setup

(

) in the home page. (See

“Displaying the Home Page of the Device” on page 31.)

Note:

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

type.

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