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Wi-Fi Profiles

The Wi-Fi Profiles section has the following options:

•

Current Profile

— The wireless (802.11) profile currently in use.

•

Selected Profile

— The profile settings shown on the page. (See

Changing to a Different

Profile

on page 34.)

•

Network Name (SSID)

— The name of the MiFi 4510L device's wireless network.

•

802.11 Mode

— The wireless network technology used.

802.11g + 802.11b + 802.11n

is most

compatible, allowing both 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices to connect to the wireless

network.

•

WMM

— Wi-Fi Multimedia. Enables your device to stream multimedia files.

•

Channel

— If available, select

Auto

. With this setting, MiFi 4510L selects the best available

channel. If the

Auto

setting is not available, you can experiment to see which channel

provides the best results, or use the default setting.

•

Security

— The security type used to encrypt the wireless network.

•

WEP 64-bit (least secure, more compatible with older devices)

•

WEP 128-bit

•

WPA Personal/PSK (TKIP)

•

WPA2 Personal/PSK (AES)

•

WPA/WPA2 Personal Mixed Mode (most secure, less compatible with older devices)

IMPORTANT

You should use the

Secure

profile with the WPA/WPA2 Personal Mixed Mode

security setting whenever possible.

•

Authentication

—

This is locked to Open Access for all profiles.

•

Network Key

— The passkey for the wireless network. The default passkey is printed on

a sticker on the device. The following security types support the corresponding passkey

lengths.

•

WEP 64-bit – 5 ASCII characters or 10 HEX characters.

•

WEP 128-bit – 13 ASCII characters or 26 HEX characters.

•

WPA Personal/PSK (TKIP) – ASCII string, 8 to 63 characters in length.

•

WPA2 Personal/PSK (AES) – ASCII string, 8 to 63 characters in length.

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Choosing a Profile

Your device comes with the Secure profile already set. The following profiles come with your device:

•

Secure

— This is the profile you should use most of the time. You can set up this profile with

the security measures you need to use your device safely.

•

Temporary Hotspot

— This profile allows you set up a temporary hotspot to allow others

nearby (maximum of five) to go online at the same time.

•

Open

— This profile is not secure and should be avoided.

Setting Up a Temporary Hotspot

You can use the device to set up a temporary hotspot to allow a maximum of five (5) connections to

your MiFi 4510L at one time.

The Temporary Hotspot profile is pre-set on your device. It generates a temporary network name

(SSID) and network key so you can allow others to connect to your device without having to change

your secure profile's security settings.

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Set up a Temporary Hotspot

To set up a Temporary Hotspot, follow these steps:

➊

Connect to MiFi Settings and log in. (See

Configuring MiFi Settings

on page 22.)

➋

Go to the Wi-Fi screen. (See

Wi-Fi

on page 30.)

➌

On the Wi-Fi screen, select

Temporary Hotspot

from the

Selected Profile

drop-down menu.

A message from the webpage appears stating that the Network Name (SSID) and security

settings are auto-generated for the selected Profile.

➍

Click

OK

.

➎

Click

Generate

to create a new network name and network key. You should write down the

new network name and network key.

➏

Click

Apply

. Others can now use the temporary network name (SSID) and network key to

connect to your device. See

Wi-Fi

on page 30 for more information about changing

profiles.

➐

Click

Revert

to cancel any changes and return settings to current values.

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Changing to a Different Profile

To use a different profile, follow these steps:

➊

Select the desired profile from the

Selected Profile

drop-down menu.

➋

Wait a moment for the web page to update with the Wi-Fi settings for the selected profile.

➌

Click

Apply

to change to the new profile settings.

IMPORTANT

Changing the profile ends all Wi-Fi connections to MiFi 4510L, including the

current connection to MiFi Settings. You

must

re-connect your computer to MiFi 4510L using the

new profile's Wi-Fi settings.

Be sure to write down the new network key (Wi-Fi passkey) before you finish changing the profile.

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Updating

To update the current profile, follow these steps:

➊

Keep the same profile in the

Selected Profile

drop-down menu.

➋

Make changes to the profile settings.

➌

Click

Apply

.

•

If you change the Network Name (SSID), security method, or network key you will need to

re-connect with the Wi-Fi manager on your computer.

•

If you change other settings, your computer will re-connect automatically after

MiFi 4510L restarts.

Tip!

Some Wi-Fi clients become confused if the security is changed and the network name is not. If you

change security settings and do not get asked for the new network key when you try to reconnect,

delete the existing old network name from your Preferred Networks list on your wireless device.

Then you can reconnect.

IMPORTANT

Changing the Network Name (SSID), security method, or network key

(Wi-Fi passkey) ends all Wi-Fi connections to MiFi 4510L, including the current connection to MiFi

Settings. You

must

re-connect your computer to MiFi 4510L using the new profile's Wi-Fi settings.

Be sure to write down the new network key (Wi-Fi passkey) before you finish changing

the profile.