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●

WPA2-Personal AES

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

devices.

●

WEP-64 Bit

— 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.

●

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

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.

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

Basic Rate

setting (see

“Security Panel” on page 81):

●

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.

Note:

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

type.

You can also view the expanded list 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 72.)

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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.

●

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 115.)

3.

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

Click here

text in the window.

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Using Your Device

Section 4A

Connecting Through USB

●

TRU-Install (page 26)

●

Requirements for a USB Tethered Connection (page 26)

●

Making a Tethered Connection (page 27)

TRU-Install

TRU-Install is a feature that installs the necessary drivers the first time you connect your device to your

Windows or Mac computer through the micro-USB cable. (For details, see “Making a Tethered

Connection” on page 27.) An installation CD is not required.

TRU-Install is enabled by default.

To change the setting:

1.

In the address bar of your Web browser, type

to display the home page.

2.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page (the text “Admin Logged in” is displayed near the

upper left corner of the home page). If you’re not logged in, in the

Admin Login

section (in the

upper left area of the home page), enter the administrator password (1–20 characters or

numbers). (The default password is “password.”)

3.

Click

Advanced Settings >

Device > Basic

.

4.

Select a value for

TRU-Install

.

Requirements for a USB Tethered Connection

Your device supports a direct connection through a USB cable to a Windows or Mac computer. (This

is commonly referred to as a “tethered” connection.)

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Making a Tethered Connection

Windows

To install the device driver on Windows:

1.

Make sure the device is turned on.

2.

Connect the device to your computer through the micro-USB cable.

3.

If the TRU-Install window is not displayed, in Windows Explorer browse to the

entry (under My Computer), then browse to the Win folder and run

Setup.exe

.

— or —

If you’re running Windows Vista and the AutoPlay window opens, click

Run setup.exe

.

4.

In the TRU-Install window, click

OK

.

5.

Install the Sierra Wireless USB driver. (Follow the onscreen instructions.)

Mac

To install the device driver on Mac:

1.

Make sure the device is turned on.

2.

Connect the device to your computer through the micro-USB cable.

3.

In the window that appears, double-click the

.pkg

file.

4.

Install the Sierra Wireless USB driver. (Follow the onscreen instructions.)

5.

When prompted for your password, enter your Mac password.

Note:

If you’ll be using USB for data transfer (and not just for charging the device), you must install the

device driver (see below). No installation CD is required — the device supports the TRU-Install feature.

If you’re using Mac OS X 10.4.x, after you connect the device you may see a warning message that

your computer is running on UPS backup battery and that you should perform a computer

shutdown. You can continue with your work. To prevent this message from being displayed, install the

device driver (see “Mac” on page 27).

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