Encryption M Ode; Iridium A Xcesspoint C Onnect S Etup W Ith S Upported W I-­-Fi D Evices; Blackberry S Etup; Android S Etup - Iridium AxcessPoint User Manual

• Dial a t S tartup – A utomatically b rings u p t he I ridium c onnection w hen y ou s elect < Start H otspot> a nd a
new d ata c all i s p laced.
• Hangup a t S hutdown – A utomatically b rings d own t he I ridium c onnection w hen y ou s elect < Stop H otspot>
• Dial o n D emand – T his f eature c ontrols t he I ridium c onnection. I t w ill b ring d own t he I ridium c onnection
after 3 m inutes i f t here i s n o a ctivity. N o a ctivity i s d efined a s: n o k eystrokes, n o m ouse m ovement w hen
no c lients a re c onnected. I f t here a re c lients c onnected, t he W i-­‐Fi h otspot i s n ever i dle. T he h otspot k eeps
the I ridium c onnection u p i f t here i s a ctivity o n t he k eyboard o r m ouse, o r t here a re c lients c onnected.
• Firewall – F irewall i s e nabled t o p revent e xtraneous d ata f rom t he I nternet f rom c oming t hrough.
• Redial t ime – T his i s s et t o 3 0 s econds. I f y ou a re d isconnected f rom t he I ridium n etwork, t he s oftware w ill
attempt a r edial t o c onnect e very 3 0 s econds.
Encryption M ode
This i s t he e ncryption t ype f or y our W i-­‐Fi h otspot. I n m ost c ases, y ou w ill s elect A ccess P oint, W PA2-­‐PSK. I f
you a re u sing W indows V ista ( 32/64 b it) o r W indows X P ( 32 b it), y ou m ust s elect A d-­‐Hoc, W PA2.
If y ou a re u sing a W indows V ista o r W indows X P l aptop, y ou w ill n ot b e a ble t o c onnect y our W i-­‐Fi e nabled
Blackbery o r A ndroid t o t he I ridium W i-­‐Fi h otspot. B lackberry a nd A ndroid p hones d o n ot s upport a d-­‐hoc
connections.
7. Iridium A xcessPoint C onnect S etup
with S upported W i-­‐Fi D evices
Once y ou h ave i nstalled I ridium A xcessPoint C onnect, y ou w ill n eed t o c onfigure y our W i-­‐Fi d evice t o w ork
properly w ith I ridium A xcessPoint C onnect.
Blackberry S etup
• Make s ure y ou h ave W indows 7 r unning o n y our l aptop
• Connect y our l aptop t o y our I ridium s atellite p hone v ia U SB c able.
• Turn o n b oth d evices i n a n o pen, o utdoor a rea a nd w ait f or a dequate s ignal o n y our I ridium p hone
• Open I ridium A xcessPoint C onnect a nd s elect < Start H otspot>
• Go t o B lackberry M enu
• Select M anage C onnections
• Select W i-­‐Fi N etwork
• Press N ext a nd s can f or n etworks
• Select I RDM-­‐APC-­‐xxxx
• Once B lackBerry W iFi l ogo i s w hite, y ou a re c onnected. T his w ill t ake u p t o 2 m inutes.
Android S etup
• Make s ure y ou h ave W indows 7 r unning o n y our l aptop
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