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3.
Adjust any of these settings in the Wi-Fi Options Supported section:
·
Wi-Fi Range — Select
Standard
(best battery life).
·
USB Tether — If you are tethering your hotspot to your device and don’t want to
use Wi-Fi for other devices, select
Wi-Fi stays Off
.
4.
Click
Submit
. (Submit button appears once you make a selection.)
5.
Click
Settings > General > Device
.
6.
From the Wi-Fi Standby drop-down box, select a shorter time period. (The shorter
the time, the longer the battery life.)
7.
Click
Submit
. (Submit button appears once you make a selection.)
Adjust display settings
On the LCD screen:
1.
On the home screen, tap
Settings > Display
.
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2.
Decrease the screen brightness — Tap
Screen Brightness
, then select
Dim
.
3.
Turn off the status LED — Tap
LED
, then select
Off
. (The status LED will only light
up when the device is downloading or installing a sofware update.)
4.
Set the screen to timeout (turn off) more quickly — Tap
Screen Timeout
, then tap
and set shorter time periods for:
·
Timeout on Battery
·
Timeout on Charger
·
Timeout on USB
On the Homepage:
1.
Log in as Administrator.
2.
Click
Settings > General > Device
.
3.
Adjust any of these settings in the Screen section:
·
Screen Brightness — Select
Dim
.
·
Timeout on Battery, Timeout on Charger, Timeout on USB — From the drop-
down boxes, select shorter time periods.
4.
Click
Submit
. (Submit button appears once you make a selection.)
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Recharge the battery
The battery comes partially charged. You can recharge the battery from a wall socket or
from the USB port on your computer.
To recharge the battery from a wall socket (Fastest option):
1.
Attach one end of the micro USB cable to the mobile hotspot and attach the other
end to the wall charger (included).
2.
Plug the wall charger into a wall socket. The battery icon includes a lightning bolt to
indicate that the battery is charging. (
)
The battery icon on the LCD screen indicates when the battery is fully charged
(
) and an alert is displayed.
Note:
The LCD goes into sleep mode after a set time to extend battery life. To wake up the LCD
screen, press and quickly release the power button.
To recharge the battery from the USB port on your computer:
1.
Attach one end of the micro USB cable to the mobile hotspot and plug the other
end into the USB port on your computer. The battery icon includes a lightning bolt
to indicate that the battery is charging. (
).
The battery icon on the LCD screen indicates when the battery is fully charged
(
) and an alert is displayed.
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Jump Boost (Charge) another device
You can give a boost to your tablet or smartphone if it is low or out of battery power by
connecting it to the hotspot’s Jump Boost cable and starting boost from the LCD screen
or the Homepage.
Note:
You can’t charge the hotspot while it is boosting another device.
On the LCD screen:
1.
Plug the Jump Boost cable into your hotspot.
2.
Plug the device you want to charge into the other end of the Jump Boost cable.
3.
On the home screen, tap
Settings > Jump Boost
.
4.
Tap one of the boosting options (30 / 60 / 90 minutes).
On the Homepage:
1.
Plug the Jump Boost cable into your hotspot.
2.
Plug the device you want to charge into the other end of the Jump Boost cable.
3.
On the homepage, log in as Administrator.
4.
Click
Jump Boost
.
5.
Click one of the boosting options (30 / 60 / 90 minutes).
Security
Change Wi-Fi network names and passwords
The Main and Guest Wi-Fi network names identify your Wi-Fi networks and are visible
to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
You can change these names and passwords on the LCD or the Homepage.
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On the LCD screen:
1.
On the home screen, tap
Wi-Fi
.
2.
Tap
Main Wi-Fi
or, for Guest Wi-Fi, tap
Wi-Fi Profiles
.
Note: If you are using a custom Wi-Fi profile, you can only update the Guest Wi-Fi
details from the Homepage.
3.
If you are changing the Guest Wi-Fi details, tap
Edit
beside the Guest Wi-Fi profile
option.
4.
Tap
Edit
beside the Name or Password that you want to change.
5.
Tap
Continue
. The edit window appears.
6.
Enter the new value. See
Using the LCD Keyboard
on page 40.
Note:
If you saved your changes, all devices that were connected will have to reconnect with the
new name and password.
On the Homepage:
1.
On the Homepage, log in as Administrator.
2.
Click
Wi-Fi > Options
.
3.
In the Main Wi-Fi and Secondary Wi-Fi sections, change the
Wi-Fi Name
and Wi-Fi
Password
fields as desired.
4.
If you want the Guest Wi-Fi password to change automatically, select
Generate a
new password each time I turn on the Guest Wi-Fi
.
5.
Click
Submit
.
6.
When prompted, click
Submit
again.
Note:
If you saved your changes, all devices that were connected will have to reconnect with the
new name and password.
Using the LCD Keyboard
The hotspot uses a virtual keyboard for changing fields such as the Wi-Fi name and
Wi-Fi password.
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