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Place the router away from electrical equipment or appliances (microwave ovens) that

can also generate Wi-Fi signal interference.

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To power on your router:

1.

Plug the power adapter cord into the power adapter input on the rear of the router and

insert the other end into an electrical outlet.

2.

Press the

Power On/Off

button.

Power On/Off button

Power adapter input

How Do I Connect My Device to the Router?

1.

From the device you want to connect with (smartphone, tablet, laptop computer, gaming

device), go to your device setting or software that manages your wireless connections.

2.

Scan for new or available devices to connect to.

3.

The device scans for all wireless networks in your area. Look for your Wi-Fi network. (The

SSID and passphrase are preconfigured and are printed on the side of your router.)

4.

Select the name of your Wi-Fi network, which appears as “Verizon – MBR1515 – XXXX”

(where X = last 4 digits of the MAC address), and connect.

Note:

For a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) connection, sometimes referred

to as Push 'N' Connect, press the

WPS

button on the router. Within 2

minutes, follow the software instructions on your device to complete

the WPS process. See

WPS Button

on page 37.

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Log In to Your Router

After the initial router setup, you can use your web browser to log in to the router to view or

change its settings.

Note:

Your computer must be configured for DHCP. For help configuring

DHCP, refer to the documentation that came with your computer.

When you have logged in and if you do not click Logout, after 60 minutes of no activity the

router automatically logs you out.

Note:

You can reset this automatic logout duration on the Set Password

screen (see

Set Password

on page 55).

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To log in to the router:

1.

Type

in the address field of your browser and press

Enter

to display

the login window.

2.

Enter

admin

for the user name and your password (or the default,

password

).

For information about how to change the password, see

Change the Built-In Password

on

page 55.

Note:

If you do not remember your password, you can restore the router to

its factory default settings, which resets the password. See

Factory

Default Settings

on page 109.

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Basic Setup: Configure Your Internet Settings

For you to connect to the network, an active broadband service account is required. The

broadband service can be 4G LTE from Verizon or WAN Ethernet (such as DSL or cable

broadband) from an ISP.

•

For 4G LTE Mobile Broadband service, contact Verizon. Verizon provides a SIM card,

data plan, and other relevant account setup information.

•

If WAN Ethernet service is required, contact your ISP for your user name, password, and

the network name.

You must also configure some or all of the settings described in the following sections,

depending on how you have chosen to connect to the Internet:

•

Broadband Settings

on page 19 (required only if you are changing the Internet connection

mode from mobile broadband to WAN Ethernet).

•

4G LTE Broadband Settings

on page 20 (not required if you are using a WAN Ethernet

connection).

•

Wide Area Network (WAN) Ethernet Broadband Settings

on page 22 (not required if you

are using a 4G LTE connection).

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Broadband Settings

Note:

The default Internet connection mode is 4G LTE Broadband. This

setting is changed only if you are changing the Internet connection

mode to WAN Ethernet Broadband.

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To manually configure your broadband Internet settings:

1.

Log in to the router as described in

Log In to Your Router

on page 17.

2.

From the main menu, select

Advanced > Broadband Settings

. The following screen

displays:

3.

Change the Internet connection mode to

Always use WAN Ethernet connection

.

4.

Click

Apply

to save your setting.

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4G LTE Broadband Settings

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To manually configure your 4G LTE broadband Internet settings:

1.

Log in to the router as described in

Log In to Your Router

on page 17.

2.

From the main menu, select

Basic Setup > 4G LTE Broadband Settings

.

The following screen displays:

Note:

To connect to the 4G LTE network, an active broadband service

account with Verizon is required. The user name, password, country,

and Internet service provider elements are not writeable or

changeable. These settings are selected and provided by default

when a SIM card is inserted.

3.

Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this screen

are described in the following table:

Fields and Check Boxes

Description

User Name

Internet account login user name.

Password

Internet account password for authentication.