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Use Your Mobile Hotspot
This chapter describes the main features of the touch screen
and web interfaces for managing your mobile hotspot.
AT&T Wi-Fi Manager Home Page
You must be logged in as Administrator to change settings and
view detailed information.
Default home page URL
— http://attwifimanager
Default Administrator Login
— attadmin
To log in as Administrator:
On the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager home page, place your cursor in
the
Login
field and type
attadmin
(the default Login).
Click
Login
.
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Security Credentials
The mobile hotspot uses three passwords:
Wi-Fi password
— Used to authenticate wireless devices
(notebook, etc.) to your mobile hotspot network. It is:
Unique to your device.
Displayed on the main mobile hotspot LCD screen. If
the screen is blank (a power-saving feature), press and
quickly release the
Power button
to view the information
on the screen.
Printed on a label on the mobile hotspot (default password).
If you want to change the Wi-Fi password, see
Change Wi-Fi
Network Names and Passwords
on page 32.
Guest Wi-Fi Password
— When enabled, temporary users can
use this password to access the Guest Wi-Fi network. If you
want to change the Wi-Fi password, see
Change Wi-Fi Network
Names and Passwords
on page 32.
Admin Login
— Used to log into the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager home
page as Administrator. You must be logged in as Administrator
to use certain features and to make changes to your mobile
hotspot settings. The default admin login is
attadmin
. The
admin login can be changed to 4–32 characters.
You can change these passwords on the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager
home page (http://attwifimanager).
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View Your Data Usage
You can view estimates of your data usage (not accurate for
billing purposes) on the mobile hotspot and the AT&T Wi-Fi
Manager home page.
The plan data counter resets automatically when the next billing
cycle starts.
To view detailed data usage information:
On the mobile hotspot home screen, tap the data usage bar.
On the Data Usage screen, swipe down/up to view all of the
details for:
Data Alert
— Receive a notification when you reach a
specified data usage point.
My Device
— View an estimate of your data usage.
Other(s)
— View additional data usage.
Disclaimer
— View a disclaimer about data usage.
Next Billing Date
— See when your billing cycle resets
and how you're doing with data usage.
Tap to view
usage details
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You can also view data usage information on the AT&T Wi-Fi
Manager home page under
Data Usage
. Click
Data Usage
for
more detailed information.
Manage Wi-Fi
View Connected Devices
You can view a list of devices connected to your mobile hotspot
on the mobile hotspot or the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager home page.
On the touch screen:
From the home screen, tap
Wi-Fi
.
Tap
Connected Devices
. A list of devices connected to the
Main Wi-Fi and Guest Wi-Fi networks appears.
To view the IP and Mac addresses of one of the devices, tap
the device name.
On the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager home page:
Log in as Administrator.
Select
Connected Devices
on the navigation menu on the
left side. A list of devices connected to the Main Wi-Fi and Guest
Wi-Fi networks appears on the screen. You can view the IP and
Mac addresses of the devices.
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Set Maximum Number of Connected Devices
You can connect up to 10 wireless devices to the mobile
hotspot. These connections are shared between the mobile
hotspot’s Main and Guest Wi-Fi networks. You can customize
the distribution of devices from the mobile hotspot or the AT&T
Wi-Fi Manager home page.
On the mobile hotspot:
From the home screen, tap
Wi-Fi
.
Tap
Max Wi-Fi Devices
.
Tap
or
to adjust the maximum number of Wi-Fi
connections.
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Tap
next to Main or Guest to set the number of connections
you want available for each network.
Tap
Save
.
On the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager home page:
Log in as Administrator.
Click
Home
on the navigation menu on the left side.
In the Main and Guest Wi-Fi Max Devices section, click
the drop-down menu to adjust the maximum number of
Wi-Fi connections. Select
next to Main Wi-Fi or Guest
Wi-Fi to set the number of connections you want available
for each network.
Click
Apply
.
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Block/Unblock Devices
Note:
Whenever you block or unblock devices, the Wi-Fi radio
resets to activate the new settings. Any devices connected
to the mobile hotspot will be disconnected when the Wi-Fi
radio resets.
You can block a device that is currently connected to your
mobile hotspot, and it will not be able to connect to your Wi-Fi
unless you choose to unblock it. Some reasons that you may
want to block a device include:
Stopping them from overusing your bandwidth (and possibly
resulting in charges for overages on your plan).
Temporarily blocking a child from surfing the Internet. You can
block/unblock devices from the mobile hotspot or the AT&T
Wi-Fi Manager home page.
On the mobile hotspot:
To block a connected device:
From the home screen, tap
Wi-Fi
.
Tap
Connected Devices
. A list of devices connected to the
Main Wi-Fi and Guest Wi-Fi networks appears.
To block a listed device from connecting to your mobile
hotspot, tap the device name.
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Tap
Block
.
Tap
OK
. The mobile hotspot will reset and the blocked device
will not be able to reconnect to access the Internet.
To unblock a device:
From the home screen, tap
Wi-Fi
.
Tap
Connected Devices
. A list of devices connected to the
Main Wi-Fi and Guest Wi-Fi networks appears.
At the bottom of the list (swipe up if required), tap
Block List
.
A list of blocked devices appears.
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To unblock one of these devices so it can connect to your
mobile hotspot, tap the device you want to unblock.
Tap
OK
.
On the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager home page:
To block a connected device:
Log in as Administrator.
Select
Connected Devices
. A list of devices connected to the
Main Wi-Fi and Guest Wi-Fi networks appears on the screen.
To block a listed device from connecting to your mobile
hotspot, select the box for the device.
Click
Apply
>
OK
.
To unblock a device:
Select
Connected Devices
on the navigation menu on the
left side.
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The Blocked Wi-Fi device(s) section shows all blocked
devices.
To unblock a listed device so it can connect to your mobile
hotspot, select the box for the device and click
Apply
>
OK
.
Message
View SMS Messages
You can view SMS messages on the mobile hotspot or AT&T
Wi-Fi Manager home page.
On the mobile hotspot:
To view or delete messages:
From the home screen, tap
Messages
.
Note
: The Messages icon shows the number of unread
messages.
A list of messages appears, previewing the first portion of
the text.
Tap any message to read the full text.
If you want to delete the message, go to the bottom of the
message and tap
Delete
>
OK
.
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