User's Guide

GlobeSurfer

III User guide

3. SIM Card slot and Restore button

a. SIM card slot. Insert or remove the SIM card: press carefully until it ‘clicks’ in

or releases.

b. Restore defaults. This button is next to the SIM slot. Press it with a pointed

object, like a paper clip, to restore the unit to its factory default settings. This

may be required when you want to build a new network conﬁguration, or

when the administrator password has been lost.

i. Note: All web-based management settings and parameters, not only those in

the Advanced section, are restored to their default values. The administrator

password is no longer valid. All other user names are deleted. All personal

conﬁguration settings are deleted, including all SMS messages in the

GlobeSurfer

III memory. Messages on the SIM card remain unchanged.

4. External Antenna connector. Enables the connection of an MMX style external

Antenna.

5. Local Area Network (LAN). Ports for LAN Ethernet cables to be connected

directly into the unit. The LAN connection handles 10/100 Mbit/s.

6. USB Port. Connecting an external hard disk drive (File Server) or USB printer

(Printer Server) to this port extends the functionality of the GlobeSurfer

III.

a. Please note: This port is only conﬁgured for File Server and Print Server

functionality – any other USB device connected to the GlobeSurfer

III may

not work, and is not supported. Please also note, any external hard disk

drive must be formatted in FAT32 or FAT16 ﬁle format – NTFS ﬁle format is

only supported in ‘read only’ mode.

7. Telephone. Plug your home telephone into the unit. Base station telephones

with remote handsets are supported.

8. DC 5V Input socket: plug in the power adapter DC cable.

Tip: Leave the unit on so that you can connect to the Internet at the push of a

button, or automatically if that option is selected. The unit is connected when

“Connected” shows on the main screen of the GlobeSurfer

III display.

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