User guide

Using Your Device 37
Using Your Device
Section 4D
Your Network Connection
⽧ Launching Your Network Connection (page 37)
⽧ Sharing Your Connection (page 37)
⽧ Ending Your Network Connection (page 38)
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
Connect Automatically.
You will need to manually launch a connection if:
● The connection was not successful.
● You’ve disabled auto-connect.
● You’ve manually ended a connection (by clicking Disconnect).
To launch a connection:
䊳 Click Connect on the Virtual Device on the home page. (You must be logged in.)
— or —
Click Connect in the Mini Window. (You must be logged in.)
— 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 45.
● “Mobile Broadband Information and Settings” on page 41.
● “Signal Information” on page 40.
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 115 .)