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Internet Connection

The Internet Connection section shows device settings and status.

•

Status

— The status of the Internet connection, usually

Connected

,

Disconnected

or

Dormant

.

•

Technology

— The type of technology used to connect to the Internet.

•

Received

— The amount of data received from the network.

•

Transmitted

— The amount of data sent to the network.

•

Connected Time

— How long the device has been connected to the network.

•

IP Address

— The Internet Protocol (IP) address that identifies this device on the network.

•

Mask

— The mask is a standard address that covers the MiFi device's network behind the

larger Internet.

•

Gateway

— The address of the server used to access the Internet.

•

DNS

— The address of the Domain Name Server (DNS).

Buttons

•

Connect

— Click this button to connect to the Internet.

•

Disconnect

— Click this button to disconnect from the Internet.

•

Connection Log

— Click this button to view the Internet connection log.

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WWAN Settings

To configure the settings, follow these steps:

➊

Select

Auto-connect

from the

Connection Preferred Mode

drop-down menu to automatically

connect to the Internet when the device is turned on.

NOTE

The APN is the Access Point Name the device uses to connect to the Internet. This is automatically

provided by your wireless carrier.

➋

Click

More

to set the

WWAN Preferred Mode

to the type of technology you want to use to connect

to the Internet.

Buttons

•

Apply

— Click this button to save and apply your changes.

•

Revert

— Click this button to delete any unsaved changes.

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Security

The Security Menu takes you to the following screens:

•

Admin Password

(See

Admin Password

on page 43.)

•

MAC Filter

(See

MAC Filter

on page 45.)

•

Port Filtering

(See

on page 48.)

Admin Password

The Admin Password screen enables you to set the administration password. This is the password

you use to log in to MiFi Settings. The default password appears on the back of the MiFi device

as well as on the front of the Connect Card. The Admin Pass word screen contains the following

section:

•

Set Administration Password

(See

Set Administration Password

on page 44.)

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Set Administration Password

The default password is

admin

. To set or change the administration password, follow these steps:

➊

Type your current password in the

Current Password

box.

➋

Type the new password (it must have between 4 and 64 characters) in the

New Password

box.

➌

Type it again in the

Verify New Password

box.

➍

Click

Apply

.

Next time you log in to MiFi Settings, you need to use the new password.

Buttons

•

Apply

— Click this button to apply any changes made to the password settings.

•

Revert

— Click this button to return password settings to the previous settings.

IMPORTANT

Record your administration password. If you forget it, you have to reset the

device before you can use MiFi Settings. (See

How do I reset the MiFi 4510L device back to

factory settings?

on page 61.)

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MAC Filter

The MAC Filter screen enables you to allow specific devices to connect to MiFi 4510L's wireless

network. For example, if you put the MAC address for your Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phone and the

MAC addess for your computer in the MAC Filter Trusted Client List, then only those devices can

connect to MiFi 4510L. The MAC Filter screen is divided into the following sections:

•

Enable MAC Filter

(See

Enable MAC Filter

on page 46.)

•

Trusted Client List

(See

Trusted Client List

on page 46.)

•

Add Trusted Client MAC Address

(See

Add Trusted Client MAC Address

on page 47.)

Trusted devices still need the correct network name (SSID) and network key (Wi-Fi passkey).

NOTE

The MAC address on the Windows operating system is called the

Physical Address

.

IMPORTANT

Do not enable MAC filtering unless you have added your own computer's MAC

address to the trusted client list. Otherwise you will be unable to access the device.