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To remove the plastic base, hold the router firmly with one hand. With your other hand, pull

down the plastic base to detach it from the vertical stand.

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Hardware Features

This section outlines the physical aspects of your Verizon 4G LTE Router.

Router Front Panel

The router front panel contains control buttons and status LEDs. Use the LEDs to verify

status and connections.

Power

Signal Quality

Wi-Fi

4G LTE

WPS button

Internet port

LAN ports

WAN port

Mobile Broadband/Wi-Fi On/Off button

Stand

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Table 1

describes each LED and button on the front panel of the router.

Table 1.

LED descriptions

LED

Activity

Description

WPS

Press the

WPS

button to open a 2-minute window for the router to connect with other

WPS-enabled devices. For more information about this function, see

Use Push 'N' Connect

(WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network

on page 36.

Wi-Fi

This button can be used to control the Wi-Fi radio or both the Wi-Fi radio and mobile

broadband radio. Use the router interface to select the options. The default is set for Wi-Fi

radio only.

Power

Solid green

The router is turned on and operating normally.

Solid amber

POST (power-on self-test) is in progress.

Off

Power is not supplied to the router.

Internet Port

Solid green

An Internet connection is established.

Solid amber

Traffic meter limit has been reached; traffic is blocked.

Blinking green

Data is being transmitted over the Internet connection.

Blinking amber

Traffic meter limit has been reached, but traffic is not blocked.

Blinking green and amber

Failover from WAN to mobile broadband occurred.

Off

No Internet connection is detected.

Wi-Fi

Solid blue

The Wi-Fi local port is initialized.

Blinking blue

Data is being transmitted or received over the Wi-Fi link.

Off

The wireless access point is turned off.

LAN Ports

Solid green

The local Ethernet ports have detected wired links with computers.

Blinking

Data is being transmitted or received.

Off

No link is detected on these ports.

WAN Port

Solid green

The Ethernet WAN port has detected an active link.

Blinking

Data is being transmitted or received.

Off

No link is detected on these ports.

4G LTE

Solid blue

The router is in 4G LTE coverage.

Off

No coverage is detected.

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Router Back Panel

The back panel of the router contains port connections.

Signal Quality

Solid blue

Excellent coverage is detected.

Solid green

Good coverage is detected.

Solid amber

Marginal coverage is detected.

Off

No coverage is detected.

Table 1.

LED descriptions

(continued)

LED

Activity

Description

Ethernet LAN ports

Power On/Off button

Power adapter input

Slot for SIM card (SIM card required for Verizon 4G LTE service)

Stand

WAN port

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Router Label

The label on the side of the router shows the router’s MAC address, serial number, security

PIN, IMEI number, and factory default login information. It also contains the SSID and

passphrase that is unique to each router.

SSID and Passphrase

Computers and devices that connect to the router wirelessly and do not support WPS use

this unique SSID and passphrase information to make the connection. See

Add Wireless

Computers That Do Not Support WPS

on page 39 for more information.

Restore Factory Settings

Insert a paperclip into the hole and press for 6 seconds. Pressing the Restore Factory

Settings button causes the Power LED to blink briefly. After the button is held down for more

than 6 seconds, the Power LED blinks amber and turns green as the router resets to the

factory defaults. See

Factory Default Settings

on page 109 for the factory defaults.

Power Your Router On

Place the router in a central location relative to where you want coverage in your home for

optimal network performance. Here are some additional considerations:

•

Avoid physical obstructions whenever possible that might weaken Wi-Fi signals.

•

Avoid placing the router close to reflective or metal surfaces, such as mirrors, metal file

cabinets, stainless steel countertops that can lessen both network range and

performance.

Restore

Factory

Router label

Router information

- WPS security PIN

- IMEI number

- Serial number

- MAC address

Direction of SIM card insertion

with unique

SSID and

passphrase

Settings:

Press for

6 seconds.

Default access address, user name,

and password