Sierra Wireless™ 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot User Guide ©2012 Sprint. Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint. Other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. Table of Contents Get Started ...............................................................................................................................10 Your Device ...........................................................................................................................10 Package Contents ..............................................................................................................11 Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................................11 System Requirements ...........................................................................................................11 Setting Up Your Device .........................................................................................................12 Device Setup .....................................................................................................................12 Activating Your Device .......................................................................................................17 Getting Help ..........................................................................................................................19 Visiting the Sprint Website .................................................................................................20 Contacting Sprint Customer Service ..................................................................................20 Online Help ........................................................................................................................20 Device Basics ...........................................................................................................................22 Components of Your Device ..................................................................................................23 3G and 4G Networks .............................................................................................................23 Battery ...................................................................................................................................24 Installing the Battery ..........................................................................................................24 Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................25 Power Button .........................................................................................................................27 Turning Your Device On and Off ........................................................................................27 Using the Power Button to Determine the Device State .....................................................28 Controlling the Device Using the Power Button ..................................................................28 Other Buttons and Switches ..................................................................................................29 Reset Button..........................................................................................................................29 Restarting the Device .........................................................................................................30 LCD .......................................................................................................................................31 Interpreting the LCD ...........................................................................................................31 LCD Information Screens ...................................................................................................32 microSD Card Slot .................................................................................................................32 Your Network Connection .........................................................................................................33 TOC i Launching and Ending A Network Connection .......................................................................33 Launching Your Network Connection .................................................................................33 Ending Your Network Connection ......................................................................................34 Sharing Your Connection.......................................................................................................34 Manually Entering the Wi-Fi information .............................................................................34 Connecting Through WPS .................................................................................................34 Connecting Through USB ......................................................................................................37 Making a Tethered Connection ..........................................................................................38 TRU-Install .........................................................................................................................39 Browser Interface Home Page ..................................................................................................41 Home Page Basics ................................................................................................................42 Displaying the Home Page of the Device ...........................................................................42 Logging On as an Administrator .........................................................................................43 Device Views .....................................................................................................................43 Turning Your Device Off .....................................................................................................45 Setup Pages ......................................................................................................................45 Home Page Buttons ..............................................................................................................46 Admin Setup Button ...........................................................................................................46 Advanced Settings .............................................................................................................47 Map me Button ..................................................................................................................47 Support Button ...................................................................................................................47 Feedback ...........................................................................................................................47 Help Button ........................................................................................................................47 Connect/Disconnect Button ................................................................................................48 WPS Button .......................................................................................................................48 Power Off Button ................................................................................................................48 Icons and Text .......................................................................................................................48 Signal Information ..............................................................................................................50 Mobile Broadband Information and Settings .......................................................................51 Roaming Information and Settings .....................................................................................52 Alert Information.................................................................................................................53 GPS Information and Settings ............................................................................................53 Wi-Fi Users Information and Settings .................................................................................54 TOC ii Battery Information and Settings ........................................................................................56 Internet Connection Information .........................................................................................57 microSD Card Information and Settings .............................................................................58 Sounds Information and Settings .......................................................................................59 Alerts .....................................................................................................................................60 3G Activation Required ......................................................................................................61 GPS Privacy Agreement ....................................................................................................61 SD Card Error ....................................................................................................................62 Software Update Available .................................................................................................62 Viewing Device Information ...................................................................................................63 Updates