Idappcom GIPSY Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide
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Before you start
Thank you for purchasing a GIPSY from Idappcom!
Here will find everything you need to get your portable devices online and protected.
About your GIPSY
Your GIPSY device is designed to provide an extra layer of security when you are away from your
home or office and you need to connect to the Internet via a public Wi-Fi hotspot or guest access
point.
How it works
Your GIPSY will automatically protect your connected Wi-Fi enabled devices and will block attempts
to compromise your online security. Where you would normally connect your portable device to an
insecure Wi-Fi access point, you will instead connect to the GIPSY's Wi-Fi access point. The GIPSY will
in turn connect to the insecure access point, and act as a secure gateway between you and the
internet. The GIPSY now provides the industry-standard online Cyber Intrusion Protection, just as
your HIPSY or Office systems do.
Getting started
This guide provides all you need to know to get you set up in just a few minutes. If you experience
any difficulty our technical team are standing by to answer your questions. Further information is
available on our website http://www.go-ipsy.com
Connecting your GIPSY
Powering on
1. No mains electricity is required. The
GIPSY receives its power from the laptop/
What's in the box:
tablet using the USB power cable provided
• Your small form, lightweight (see figure 1). The GIPSY will initialise itself
GIPSY device. and begin to broadcast a Wi-Fi signal to
your laptop/tablet or mobile phone.
• A wireless adapter.
• A USB power lead to connect
Connecting to the GIPSY
to your mobile device.
2. Your laptop or tablet should now be able
to connect to the GIPSY's Wi-Fi access point.
Select the GIPSY's SSID from the list of
available access point names, and enter the
password (see figure 2) .
NB.
the same as its 'Hostname' (usually in the
form: GIPSY-000-000-00000) and the default
wireless password is the same as its 'Serial
Number', which are both printed on the side
of the device.
Connecting the GIPSY to a Wi-Fi hotspot
3. Now your laptop or tablet has connected
to the GIPSY's Wi-Fi hotspot, you can
command the GIPSY to connect to the
internet via a local insecure Wi-Fi hotspot.
Using a web browser, go to the GIPSY
home page at
click on the 'Public Wi-Fi' menu option
(see figure 3) .
4. Select the access point you want the
GIPSY to connect to from the list of available
open or secure connections. If a password is required, enter that too. After a few
seconds, the GIPSY should report 'Connection successful'.
Your GIPSY is now connected to the internet, and is protecting your devices.
Once connected to the internet, your GIPSY will establish a secure connection to the Idappcom Security
Operations Centre (SOC) and will automatically begin to update its software and protection policies to
keep you safe from the latest threats. Any security alerts detected by the GIPSY will also be transmitted
securely to the SOC for analysis.
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The GIPSY's default access point name is
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http://www.gipsy.home and