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Advanced Settings

From the Advanced Settings window you can configure all the settings of the device and the

browser interface.

The Advanced Settings window has the following tabs, each with several panels:

●

Device tab. (See “Device Tab” on page 76.)

●

WAN tab. (See “WAN Tab” on page 80.)

●

Wi-Fi tab. (See “Wi-Fi Tab” on page 84.)

●

Router tab. (See “Configuring the Router Tab” on page 100.)

For most fields and buttons, contextual help, if enabled, appears to the right of the window when

you move the cursor over an item. (For more information, see “Contextual Help in the Advanced

Settings Window” on page 119.)

To access the Advanced Settings window:

1.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings

(

).

Map me Button

The

Map me

button is used for GPS/Location Based Services: you can, for example, search for the

closest gas station, restaurant, other points of interest, or do a custom search.

See “Sprint Location Services” on page 59.

Support Button

The

Support

button opens the online support site in a new Web browser window or tab.

Note:

This button is available only when you’re connected to the Internet.

Feedback

The

Feedback

button opens the online feedback site in a new Web browser window or tab.

Note:

This button is available only when you’re connected to the Internet.

Help Button

This button displays a menu with options to:

●

Display the online Help.

●

Download the user guide.

●

View the important information booklet. This booklet contains regulatory notices, warranty, and

other information.

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Bottom Row of the Home Page Buttons

These buttons are displayed below the Virtual Device.

Note:

The buttons appear only when you’re logged in.

Connect/Disconnect Button

This button connects or disconnects your device from the 3G or 4G network.

Power Off Button

This button turns the device off.

Note:

You can turn the device on only by using the physical power button

on the device or by

disconnecting and reconnecting the micro-USB cable.

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Section 4G

Using the microSD Card

²

Before Using the microSD Card Slot (page 55)

²

Inserting a microSD Card (page 56)

²

Removing a microSD Card (page 57)

²

Accessing the microSD Card (page 57)

Before Using the microSD Card Slot

1.

Enable the slot. (See “Enabling the microSD Card Slot” below.)

2.

Set up access to the slot. (See “Setting Up Access to the microSD Card” on page 55.)

3.

Optionally, rename the

microSD Shared Folder Name

. (See “microSD Shared Folder Name”

on page 56.)

4.

Let other users know how they can access the card. (See “Accessing the microSD Card” on

page 57.)

Enabling the microSD Card Slot

Before computers can recognize the microSD card, you must enable the microSD slot on the

device.

1.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page.

2.

In the SD Card Information and Settings window, select

Enable SD Card

. (See “microSD Card

Information and Settings” on page 50.)

— or —

Click

Advanced settings > Device > microSD Card

and set the

SD-Card Slot

field to

Enable

.

Setting Up Access to the microSD Card

If you’ve enabled access to the microSD card, you must also specify whether a username and

password are required to access the card.

1.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page.

2.

In the SD Card Information and Settings window or from

Advanced settings > Device >

microSD Card

, under

Username and Password Security

, select one of the values:

±

To have no security, select

None

.

Anyone can use the card; no username or password is required.

±

To allow only the administrator to use the card, select

Administrator Only

.

When prompted for the username (when you try to use the card), enter “admin”. For the

password, enter the home page login password.

±

To allow non-administrators to use the card, select

Administrator + Guest

.

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3.

If you’ve selected

Administrator + Guest

:

±

Optionally, c

hange the

Set Guest Username

and

Set Guest Password

fields (up to 20 characters

each with spaces allowed).

±

Give the guest username and password to people whom you want to allow access to the card.

microSD Shared Folder Name

You can optionally change the name of the folder that the microSD card shows up as (in the file

browser program); the default folder name is “shared.”

1.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings >

Device > MicroSD Card

.

3.

In the

microSD Shared Folder Name

field, type the new name. (You can use up to 32 letters,

numbers, and spaces in any combination.)

For information on how this folder name is used, see “Accessing the microSD Card” on page 57.

Inserting a microSD Card

1.

Gently open the tab labeled “microSD” on the side of your device.

2.

Carefully insert the microSD card (label facing up) into the slot on the side of your device, until

the microSD card clicks into place.

Note:

If your microSD card has not been formatted, or is in a format that your computer does not recognize,

you may be prompted to format the microSD card. The formatting procedure erases all the data on

the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. To prevent the loss of important data,

please check the contents before you format the microSD card.

3.

Check the status of the microSD card. (See “microSD Card Information and Settings” on

page 50.)

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Removing a microSD Card

1.

Make sure you and other users have completed any file transfers.

2.

In the microSD Card Information and Settings window (page 50), click

Safe-Eject SD Card

and wait until a message is displayed, stating it is safe to remove the card.

3.

Gently open the tab labeled “microSD” on the side of your device.

4.

Using your fingernail or a thin blunt object, gently press the microSD card in and then

release; it should partially pop out of its slot, as shown in the drawing above.

5.

Remove the microSD card and store it in a safe place.

6.

Close the tab over the microSD slot of the device.

Accessing the microSD Card

If the microSD slot is enabled, an inserted card appears in your file browser as a shared network

drive.

The way to access the card varies, depending on your operating system.

Note:

In the information that follows,

<Hostname>

is the value of the Hostname field (in

Advanced

settings > Wi-Fi > Network

and also in

Advanced settings > Router > LAN

).

Windows

1.

In Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer, type one of the following:

±

\\OverdrivePro\

±

\\<Router IP Address>\

(field in

Advanced settings > Router > LAN

)

For example, \\192.168.0.1\

±

\\<Hostname>\

(For example, \\MyDeviceName\)

— or —