Main U Ser I Nterface; Changing T He H Otspot N Ame; Setting A P Assword; Internet T Ype - Iridium AxcessPoint User Manual

6. Main U ser I nterface
Now t hat y ou h ave i nstalled y our I ridium A xcessPoint H otspot, y ou w ill n eed t o c onfigure y our W i-­‐Fi h otspot.
Go t o t he S ettings T ab o n y our I ridium A xcessPoint C onnect h otspot. T his i s t he m ain u ser i nterface f or y our
Wi-­‐Fi h otspot. I t w ill b e w here y ou w ill c onfigure y our h otspot, s tart a nd s top t he h otspot. I t i s a lso w here y ou
will s ee t he s tatus o f t he h otspot. T he s tatus c an b e f ound a t t he t op n ear t he I ridium g lobe.
Changing t he H otspot N ame
You c an c ustomize t he n ame o f y our W i-­‐Fi h otspot b y c hanging t he n ame o f t he h otspot. T he W i-­‐Fi h otspot
has a p refix w hich y ou c annot e dit: I RDM-­‐APC-­‐. Y ou m ay a dd c haracters a fter t his t o c ustomize t he n ame o f
your W i-­‐Fi h otspot. T he e ntire n ame i s l imited t o 3 2 c haracters. T his i s t he n ame t hat y ou w ill g ive t o o thers
to c onnect t o y our W i-­‐Fi h otspot.
Setting a P assword
Setting a p assword w ill a llow y ou t o c ontrol w ho c an g ain a ccess t o y our W i-­‐Fi h otspot. I n t he P assword f ield,
enter 8 – 6 3 c haracters f or y our p assword. O nce y ou e nter i n t he p assword, i t i s s aved a utomatically. T his i s
the p assword t hat y ou w ill t o g ive t o o thers w hen t hey w ant t o c onnect t o y our W i-­‐Fi h otspot.
Internet T ype
This i s t he i nternet c onnection a nd i t i s a utomatically c onfigured t o " Iridium A utoDial". I ridium A xcessPoint
Connect s tarts a nd e nds t he I ridium c onnection t hrough D irect I nternet.
Configure " Iridium A utoDial" S ettings
The I ridium A utoDial s ettings a re p re-­‐configured. T he u ser d oes n ot n eed t o m ake a ny c hanges. T hese
settings a re: d ial a t s tartup, h ang u p a t s hutdown, d ial-­‐on-­‐demand, f irewall, a nd r edial t imer. T he d efault
setting i s t o e nable a ll f our s ettings: d ial a t s tartup, h angup a t s hutdown, d ial-­‐on-­‐demand a nd f irewall e nabled.
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