Use Your Mobile Hotspot; Add A Wireless Device To Your Wi-Fi Network; Add A Device Manually; Add A Wps-Enabled Device - NETGEAR AirCard 778S User Manual

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2: Use Your Mobile Hotspot

Rev 1 Sep.13
This chapter provides information on how to use your mobile hotspot.
Note:
To change settings you need to be logged in as Administrator. See
and connect to the Internet
on page 10.
Add a wireless device to your Wi-Fi
network
You can connect up to ten wireless devices (plus one device tethered by
USB) such as smart phones, laptops, tablets, digital cameras, printers,
gaming consoles, and digital picture frames to your mobile hotspot
network.
You can add a wireless device to your Wi-Fi network manually, or if the
device you are adding is Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) enabled, you can
use the WPS method to connect the device without using the Wi-Fi
password.

Add a device manually

1. On the wireless device you want to add to your network, view the list
of available Wi-Fi networks.
2. Connect to the network that corresponds to your mobile hotspot
network, as displayed on the LCD.
3. When prompted, enter the Wi-Fi password for your mobile hotspot
network. The Wi-Fi password is displayed on the mobile hotspot LCD
screen. (If the screen has turned off to save power, press and quickly
release the power button to wake up the screen.)

Add a WPS-enabled device

You can add a WPS-enabled Wi-Fi device to your Wi-Fi network without a
Wi-Fi password:
1. On the homepage, log in as Administrator.
2. Click Wi-Fi.
3. Click WPS for either the Main Wi-Fi or Guest Wi-Fi.
4. Choose the WPS method you want to use:
· If the device you want to connect has a WPS button:
Click WPS button pairing, and then within two minutes
(120 seconds) press the device's WPS button, or
· If the device you want to connect has a WPS PIN associated with it:
Click Enter WPS PIN, and then enter the device's WPS PIN.
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