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Configuring the Settings

When you’re logged in, the following settings are available.

View privacy agreement

(link displayed if you haven’t yet accepted the GPS privacy agreement).

You cannot enable and use GPS until you accept this agreement. Click the link to view and then

accept the agreement.

Enable GPS

— To use GPS and to configure other GPS settings, this check box must be selected.

GPS Mode

— This setting determines how often the device should obtain a fix.

●

One-time

— A single fix is used. Use this option if you’ll be using your device at the same

location.

●

Continuous

— Fixes are obtained on a regular basis; also known as auto-tracking. This is useful

for turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation applications, such as driving directions.

Get fix now

— This button starts a one-time fix (not displayed if

GPS Mode

is

Continuous

or a GPS

session is already in progress). If you change the value from

Continuous

to

One-time

, you must

click

Save

before your changes take effect and the fix becomes possible.

Mapping service

— This determines the mapping service (for example, Google Maps or

MapQuest) that displays the GPS results (in a separate browser window).

Metric units

— This setting specifies whether to use metric when displaying the GPS results (for

example, the altitude, speed, HEPE).

Wi-Fi Users Information and Settings

The Wi-Fi users icon shows how many Wi-Fi users are connected to the device — for example,

shows that no (zero) users are connected.

The icon is on the left side of the home page.

Click the icon to display the Connected Users window.

Connected Users Information

When you’re logged in, the Connected Users window shows a table with information on

computers currently connected to the device.

A row may show one or both of these icons:

●

— The user of this computer is logged in as administrator.

●

— This computer is connected to the device through the micro-USB cable.

MAC Address

— Each wireless device has a unique MAC address (assigned by its manufacturer).

On Windows PCs, the MAC address is called the “physical address;” on a Mac computer, it is

called the “Ethernet ID.” (See “Finding the MAC Address” on page 122.)

Block

— Use this to block a computer’s access to the device. You might want to do this if:

Note:

Additional settings are available at

Advanced Settings > WAN > GPS

. (See “GPS Settings” on

page 93.)

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You don’t recognize a listed computer.

●

You have lots of data to transfer (you want to be the sole user of the bandwidth).

●

You’re approaching the data limit on your account.

Max Wi-Fi users

— You can limit the number of Wi-Fi users (maximum of five) that can connect to the

device. A smaller number improves performance and security.

Disable Wi-Fi

— This setting specifies when to turn off the Wi-Fi of the device.

●

Always

— Select this value if you always want to use the device in tethered mode and you want to

make sure the device is never broadcasting any Wi-Fi signals.

●

When connected to USB

— Only a computer connected through the micro-USB cable to the device

will be able to use it.

Battery Information and Settings

The battery icon indicates the state of the battery of the device.

The text next to the icon displays additional information, for example, the charging status

(% remaining or % complete). If “Charging paused” is displayed, see “What Do I Do if the Home Page

Displays “Charging paused”?” on page 117.

Click the icon to display the Battery Information and Settings window.

When you’re logged in, you can set the behavior for when the device is:

●

Battery or USB powered

. Choose one of the following:

±

Short Range

— This setting improves battery life, at the cost of shorter Wi-Fi range.

±

Long Range

— This setting allows you to use your wireless devices farther from your Overdrive

Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, at the cost of shorter battery life and the increased possibility of

interference with/from other nearby WiFi devices.

●

AC powered

. Choose one of the following:

±

Short Range

— Choose this setting if you have a designated wireless area and you need to

minimize the effect of your network on other networks in the vicinity.

Tip:

You can also check the battery icon from the Home page, Mini Window, and device LCD.

Battery level is critical. Charge the device immediately. (See “Charging the Device”

on page 12.)

No battery; connected to an electrical outlet (through the AC charger).

Connected to USB. Battery is either charging or is not inserted.

Charging through the AC charger.

Battery is low. Charge the device. (See “Charging the Device” on page 12.)

Battery is charged.

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±

Long Range

— This setting allows you to use your wireless devices farther from your

Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot but increases the possibility of interference with or

from nearby wireless networks.

Standby (Low Power) Mode

When the device is in standby (low power) mode, the 3G/4G modem radios, the Wi-Fi radio, and

the LCD are off, and the power button

is flashing (approximately every 8 seconds).

When you’re logged in, you can set how soon the device goes into standby mode when no Wi-Fi

users are connected to it (

Standby Timer

).

You can specify different settings for battery power and AC power. (See “Basic Panel” on

page 72.)

To exit standby mode:

³

Connect the device to the AC charger or computer through the micro-USB cable.

— or —

Press the power button

Internet Connection Information

Click the data icon

to display the Internet Connection Information window. The window

displays:

●

Data statistics for the current connection session:

±

Data sent

±

Session duration

±

Data received

±

Total transferred

●

WWAN IP Address

— This is the external IP address of the modem [3G or 4G] (that is, the IP

address of the modem as seen from the Internet).

●

More info

— Click this link to display, when you’re connected to the network, the following

information:

±

WAN DNS Primary

— This is the address of the Internet system used to translate names (for

example, virginmobileusa.com) into IP addresses.

±

WAN DNS Secondary

— This is the address of the Internet system used to translate names

(for example, virginmobileusa.com) into IP addresses. The secondary DNS is used when

there is a problem with the primary DNS.

Note:

This setting has no effect when the device is connected to a computer through the micro-USB cable.

Note:

Data usage amounts are approximate and should not be used for billing purposes. For accurate

data usage amounts, check with your service provider.

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±

Default Gateway

— This is the address of the node on the computer network that the network

software uses when an IP address does not match any other routes in the routing table (that is,

when an IP packet’s destination address is outside of the local subnet).

±

WAN MTU size

— This is the size of the largest packet (“Maximum Transmission Unit”) that a

network protocol can transmit.

Viewing and Configuring Detailed Internet Connection Information

When you’re logged in, the Internet Connection Information window displays a table showing data

use:

●

In the current cycle or since you last reset the data usage figures — whichever occurred more

recently. These numbers get automatically reset to 0 on the day selected in the

Starts on day

list.

●

Over the lifetime of the device.

●

By network [3G and 4G], and by sent, received, and total.

From this window you can:

●

Reset the data usage figures for the current billing cycle. (Click

Reset

.)

●

Change the start day of the billing cycle (in the

Starts on day

list).

●

See the number of days left in the cycle.

microSD Card Information and Settings

The text next to the microSD icon (

) indicates whether the card is:

●

Enabled

●

Detected

●

Accessible by all (“shared”) or only the administrator

●

Accessible with or without a password (security)

Click the icon to display the SD Card Information and Settings window. The window displays:

●

The card status (see the list above)

●

Storage capacity of the card, and space available (displayed only if a card is detected)

●

A button to safely eject the card (

Safe-Eject SD Card

; displayed only if a card is detected))

When you’re logged in, you can:

●

Enable or disable the microSD card slot. (See “Enabling the microSD Card Slot” on page 51.)

●

Set up access to the card. (See “Setting Up Access to the microSD Card” on page 51.)

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Sounds Information and Settings

The sounds icon (

) shows whether the device speaker is on.

Click the sounds icon to display the Sounds window. The window displays:

●

Status of the device speaker (on or off).

●

If you’re logged in, check boxes to enable or disable sounds for the following events:

±

Internet connected

— A sound is played when you connect to the Internet.

±

Low battery

— A sound is played when the battery is low. This is useful as a reminder to

charge the device.

±

Internet disconnected

— A sound is played when you lose the connection to the Internet.

±

System alerts

— A sound is played when a system alert occurs. You can then use the

device LCD or the Alerts window to get information about the alert. (See “Alert Information”

on page 42.)

±

Wi-Fi user has joined

— A sound is played when a Wi-Fi user connects to your network. This

is useful, for example, to detect an unwelcome Wi-Fi user if you’re the only one using the

device.

±

Enter standby mode

— A sound is played when the device enters standby mode. (See

“Standby (Low Power) Mode” on page 45.)

±

Wi-Fi user has left

— A sound is played when a Wi-Fi user disconnects from your network.

±

Last user has left

— A sound is played when the last Wi-Fi user disconnects from your

network. You can turn the device off if nobody will be using it for awhile.

●

If you’re logged in, for each of the above events, click

to play each corresponding sound.

The device speaker is on.

The device speaker is off.

Note:

System alerts include several types of events, for example:

• Critical battery

• Critical temperature

• Software update available

• Routing hardware settings reset

• Device startup failure

Tip:

You can also disable all sounds through the mute switch on the device. (See “Mute Switch” on

page 17.) If you’ve enabled the sounds through the home page, but there are no sounds when an

event occurs, check the position of the mute switch.

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