Sierra Wireless Overdrive-Pro Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Section 4F

Home Page Buttons

²

Top Row of the Home Page Buttons (page 48)

²

Bottom Row of the Home Page Buttons (page 50)

Top Row of the Home Page Buttons

The top horizontal part of the home page has the following buttons:

●

Admin Login

— Click this button to log on as administrator. (See “Logging On as an Administrator”

on page 31.)

●

Admin Setup

— Click this button to rerun the device setup, for example, after you’ve reset the

software to default settings. (See “Welcome to Your Device Window - Select an Option” on

page 112.)

●

Advanced Settings

— Click this button to display a window from which you can configure all the

settings of the device and the browser interface. (See “Advanced Settings” on page 49.)

●

Map Me

— Use this button to do one of the following:

±

Open a Web browser window that shows your current location. (See “Viewing Your Current

Location in a Web Browser” on page 56.)

±

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

(See “Performing a Location Search” on page 56.)

●

My Account

— This button opens the VMU Portal site in a new Web browser window or tab. (This

button is available only if you’re logged in.)

●

Activation Wizard

— Use this button to activate your device. (This button is available only if you’re

logged in. Make sure web browser popup blockers on your computer are disabled.)

●

Help

— This button displays a menu with options to open the User guide, the important information

booklet, the online support site, or to send your comments on the device.

Admin Setup Button

This button displays a window where you can change the administrator password, Wi-Fi network

name (SSID), Wi-Fi security type, and Wi-Fi password.

For more information, see “Welcome to Your Device Window - Select an Option” on page 112.

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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 72.)

●

WAN tab. (See “WAN Tab” on page 76.)

●

Wi-Fi tab. (See “Wi-Fi Tab” on page 79.)

●

Router tab. (See “Configuring the Router Tab” on page 96.)

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

you move the cursor over an item.

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 “Location Services” on page 55.

My Account Button

This button opens the VMU Portal site in a new Web browser window or tab. (This button is

available only if you’re logged in.)

Activation Wizard Button

Use this button to activate your device. (This button is available only if you’re logged in. Make sure

web browser popup blockers on your computer are disabled.)

Help Button

This button displays a menu with options to:

●

Download the User guide.

●

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

other information.

●

Open the online support site in a new Web browser window or tab. (Internet connection is

required.)

●

Open the online feedback site in a new Web browser window or tab. (Internet connection is

required.)

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Bottom Row of the Home Page Buttons

These buttons are displayed below the Virtual Device.

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:

The buttons appear only when you’re logged in.

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 51)

²

Inserting a microSD Card (page 52)

²

Removing a microSD Card (page 53)

²

Accessing the microSD Card (page 53)

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 51.)

3.

Optionally, rename the

microSD Shared Folder Name

. (See “microSD Shared Folder Name”

on page 52.)

4.

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

page 53.)

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 46.)

— 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 53.

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.

3.

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

page 46.)

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.

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