Your Network Connection; Launching Your Network Connection; Sharing Your Connection - Sierra Wireless Overdrive User Manual

Section 4D

Your Network Connection

Launching Your Network Connection (page 38)
Sharing Your Connection (page 38)
Ending Your Network Connection (page 39)

Launching Your Network Connection

After the device powers on and boots up, a connection to the 3G/4G network is launched
automatically, unless you've disabled
You will need to manually launch a connection if:
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The connection was not successful.
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You've disabled auto-connect.
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You've manually ended a connection (by clicking
To launch a connection:
Click Connect on the Virtual Device on the home page. (You must be logged in.)
— or —
Click Connect in the Mini Window. (You must be logged in.)
— or —
If the device LCD displays "Disconnected from 3G/4G network. Connect now?", press the power
button on the device.
See also:
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"Internet Connection Information" on page 47.
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"Mobile Broadband Information and Settings" on page 42.
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"3G Roaming Information and Settings" on page 43.
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"Signal Information" on page 41.

Sharing Your Connection

For others to share your network connection:
1.
Provide the Wi-Fi network name and password to them.
2.
On their computer, users must connect to the Wi-Fi network of the Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile
Hotspot. See "How Do I Connect to Wi-Fi?" on page 116.
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Connect Automatically
Disconnect
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