User guide

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1: Get Started

This chapter provides an overview of the AirCard 781S Mobile Hotspot

features, and instructions on how to set up your mobile hotspot and

connect to the Internet.

Know your device

Your mobile hotspot enables you to create a Wi-Fi network anywhere

there is cellular network coverage. You can use that Wi-Fi network to

connect your laptop and other Wi-Fi capable devices to your network

provider’s mobile broadband network and connect to the Internet.

You can also use your mobile hotspot in tethered mode by connecting it to

your laptop with the USB cable to access the Internet.

Additional features include:

• Touchscreen LCD interface — Configure basic Wi-Fi and display

settings, view data usage details, view system and network provider

alerts and messages

• On-screen keyboard — Change your Wi-Fi network names and

passwords without accessing the AT&T Unite Pro Manager from your

computer.

• BatteryBoost —Used to charge your smartphone if its battery is low

or out of power.

• Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) — A fast, easy way to connect WPS-

enabled devices to your Wi-Fi network

• Dual-Band Wi-Fi — If you have devices that support Dual-Band Wi-Fi

(2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), enable this feature to achieve higher

throughputs and less interference.

• Guest Wi-Fi — Set up a guest Wi-Fi network for temporary users, and

use the main network for trusted devices.