Choosing A Profile; Setting Up A Temporary Hotspot; Changing To A Different Profile - Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 User Manual

Authentication — This is locked to Open Access for all profiles.
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Network Key — The passkey for the wireless network. The default passkey is printed on
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a sticker on the device. The following security types support the corresponding passkey
lengths.
WEP 64-bit – 5 ASCII characters or 10 HEX characters.
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WEP 128-bit – 13 ASCII characters or 26 HEX characters.
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WPA Personal/PSK (TKIP) – ASCII string, 8 to 63 characters in length.
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WPA2 Personal/PSK (AES) – ASCII string, 8 to 63 characters in length
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Choosing a Profile

Your device comes with the Secure profile already set. The following profiles come with your device.
Secure — This is the profile you should use most of the time. You can set up this profile with
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the security measures you need to use your device safely.
Temporary Hotspot — This profile allows you set up a temporary hotspot to allow others
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nearby (maximum of five) to go online at the same time.
Open — This profile is not secure and should be avoided.
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Setting up a Temporary Hotspot

For more information about setting up a temporary hotspot, see
on page 23.

Changing to a Different Profile

To use a different profile, follow these steps.
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Click the Selected Profile pop-up menu and choose a different profile.
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Wait a moment for the web page to update with the Wi-Fi settings for the selected profile.
➌ ➊
Click Apply to change to the new profile settings.
IMPORTANT
Changing the profile ends all Wi-Fi connections to the MiFi 2200 device,
including the current connection to MiFi Settings. You must re-connect your computer to the
MiFi 2200 device using the new profile's Wi-Fi settings.
Be sure to write down the new network key (Wi-Fi passkey) before you finish changing the
profile.
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