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

3g/4g mobile hotspot
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Section 4D

Your Network Connection

Launching Your Network Connection (page 40)
Sharing Your Connection (page 40)
Ending Your Network Connection (page 41)

Launching Your Network Connection

After the device powers on and boots up, a connection to the 3G or 4G network is launched
automatically, unless you've disabled
You will need to manually launch a connection if:
The connection was not successful.
You've disabled auto-connect.
You've enabled auto-connect and also
roaming in 3G coverage (no 4G coverage).
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
in the Mini Window. (You must be logged in.)
Connect
— or —
If the device LCD displays "Disconnected from 3G/4G network. Connect now?", press the power
button
on the device.
See also:
"Internet Connection Information" on page 49.
"Mobile Broadband Information and Settings" on page 44.
"3G Roaming Information and Settings" on page 45.
"Signal Information" on page 43.

Sharing Your Connection

For other users 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 Pro 3G/4G Mobile
Hotspot. (See "How Do I Connect to Wi-Fi?" on page 120.)
40
Using Your Device
Connect Automatically
Disable when roaming
Disconnect
.
, and have lost the connection while
).

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