Section 3

Getting Your Device Ready

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Getting Your Device Ready

Section 3A

Setting Up Your Device

²

Account Setup (page 20)

²

Device Setup (page 20)

Account Setup

Normally your device will be set up on your Sprint account at the time of purchase.

To verify that your device is set up on your Sprint account:

1.

Log in to your account at

www.sprint.com

by entering your username and password.

2.

Confirm that the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot is on your account with a Mobile

Broadband connection plan.

If you don’t see your device listed, you will need to contact Sprint Customer Service to complete

setting up the device on your account. (See “Contacting Customer Service” on page 118.) Have the

following available before calling:

●

Your Sprint account information.

●

The ESN number of your device (displayed on the packaging and inside the battery compartment).

Device Setup

1.

Install the battery, as described in “Installing the Battery” on page 10.

2.

Connect the device to the AC charger, as described in “Using the AC Charger with Your Device’s

micro-USB Port” on page 12.

3.

Plug the AC charger into an electrical outlet.

4.

Important:

Charge the device until the battery icon is full (

).

Connecting to the Network

1.

Make sure you are in a Sprint 3G or 4G coverage area (not roaming).

2.

If you have a LAN connection, disconnect it.

3.

Make sure your computer’s Wi-Fi is turned on.

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4.

If the device LCD displays “Charging,” “Charged,” or “Powered off,” press and hold the power

button

for two seconds.

5.

Wait until the device LCD displays “Connect your computer to Wi-Fi network,” followed by the

network name (SSID) and password. This may take several seconds.

6.

On your computer, connect to the Wi-Fi network listed on the device LCD. If you don’t know

how to do this, see “How Do I Connect to Wi-Fi?” on page 120. After you’ve connected to the

Wi-Fi network, the device LCD displays “Open any web page to continue setup.”

7.

Open your Web browser. The “Welcome to your Overdrive Pro” window opens.

Note:

This window displays the administrator password and the address of the device home page. Please

remember this information or write it down in a safe place.

This window provides several options.

●

To keep the default settings of the device, click one of the following:

±

The Internet

(to connect immediately to the Internet)

±

My Overdrive Pro’s home page

(to view the device status, customize settings). Proceed to

“Activating and Using Your Network Service” on page 24.

●

To change security settings, click

Set up my Overdrive Pro

.

Changing the Password and Settings

During the device setup, you can select

Set up my Overdrive Pro

to change the following settings:

●

Administrator password

— This password is used to log in to the home page, where you can

view and customize your device settings. The default password is “password.” Choose

something easy-to-remember (yet not easily guessed by others). If you forget this password,

you’ll need to reset the device to its default settings and go through the device setup (as

described in “Device Setup” on page 20).

Your administrator password must be 1–20 characters long.

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●

Wi-Fi network name (SSID)

— This name is visible to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, and is used to

identify your Wi-Fi network. The length of the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) depends on other settings

of the browser interface. (See the Help bubble that’s displayed when you move the cursor to the

SSID input field.)

●

Wi-Fi security

— The default setting is WEP 64 Bit Open. To select another option, click

More

options

. (See “Wi-Fi Security Options” on page 22.)

●

Wi-Fi password

— The maximum length of this field is determined by the

Wi-Fi security

option (the

previous item). (See the Help bubble that’s displayed when you move the cursor to the

Wi-Fi

password

field.)

If you’ll be sharing your Internet connection, you’ll have to give the Wi-Fi password to other users;

don’t use your banking or other important passwords. Also, don’t use a password that’s easily

guessed by others.

From this window you can also enable the Password Reminder feature, which is useful if you forget

the Wi-Fi password (

Show Wi-Fi password on your device

). (See “Wi-Fi Password Reminder” on

page 90.)

Tip:

Help information on each field appears (in a bubble) when you move the cursor into the field.

You can display this window any time, by clicking

Admin Setup

(

) in the home page. (See

“Displaying the Home Page of the Device” on page 33.)

After you change the settings and click

Submit

, the device restarts and displays updated information

on its LCD. Follow the instructions on the LCD, and proceed to “Your Device is Now Restarting” on

page 24.

Wi-Fi Security Options

If you click

More options

(after having clicked

Set up my Overdrive Pro

, during the device setup), a

window with several Wi-Fi security options opens.

Note:

All the devices used with the Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot must support the selected security

type.

The options displayed depend on the

Basic Rate

setting (in

Advanced Settings > Wi-Fi > Security

; see

page 85).

If

Basic Rate

is “802.11b/g compatibility” or “802.11g only,” these options are shown:

●

WPA-Personal

— This is a strong security standard, supported by most Wi-Fi devices.

●

WPA2-Personal AES

— This is a stronger, newer security standard that is limited to newer Wi-Fi

devices.

●

WEP-64 Bit

— This option provides security, but it’s relatively weak. This option works with older and

newer Wi-Fi devices, and is recommended only if any of your devices don’t support WPA or WPA2.

●

None

— No security is used (no password is required to access the Wi-Fi network); this setting is

not recommended. Anyone may access your device and use your Internet connection. (You are

responsible for payment for data usage fees.)