Android Setup
Make sure you have Windows 7 running on your laptop
Connect your laptop to your Iridium satellite phone via USB cable.
Turn on both devices in an open, outdoor area and wait for adequate signal on your Iridium phone
Open Iridium AxcessPoint Connect and select <Start Hotspot>
Click on Menu button on the Android Smartphone
Select Settings
Select Wireless & Networks
Turn on Wi‐Fi
Select IRDM‐APC‐xxxx under Wi‐Fi Networks
iOS Device Setup
Connect your laptop to your Iridium satellite phone via USB cable.
Turn on both devices in an open, outdoor area and wait for adequate signal on your Iridium phone
Open Iridium AxcessPoint Connect and select "Start Hotspot"
Go to Settings on iOS device
Select Wi‐Fi
Under Choose a Network, select IRDM‐APC‐xxxx
Click on <Stop Hotspot> to stop the Wi‐Fi hotspot and bring down the Iridium connection.
8.
Starting Iridium AxcessPoint Connect
Now that you installed and configured your Iridium AxcessPoint Connect hotspot, you are ready to start the
hotspot.
The User Interface should be open. If not, click on the <AxcessPoint Connect> icon on your desktop or
open up your system tray and click on <AxcessPoint Connect>
Connect your Iridium satellite phone to your laptop with a USB cable in an outdoor area and make sure you
are registered with the Iridium network with several bars or more of signal strength
Click on <Start Hotspot> to start the Wi‐Fi hotspot which will automatically connect to the Iridium network
You will see the status of the hotspot at the top of the menu
Connect your Wi‐Fi enabled device in order to send emails and browse the Internet.
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