NETGEAR NETGEAR 341U Starting Your Device for the First Time, Getting Help

GetStarted 3
Starting Your Device for the First Time
TheNETGEAR341UUSBModemisdesignedtoactivateautomaticallythefirsttimethatitis
pluggedin,using‘hands-freeactivation’.Typically,theactivationprocesswillbeseamless,not
requiringanyactiononyourpart;youmightnotevenseeanyactivation-relatedmessagesonthe
device’sOLEDdisplay.
Ifyouraccountdidnotactivateforsomereason(youarenotinanareawithSprint3GorLTE
networkcoverage,youareinanareawhereyoucan’tgetsignalsuchasabuildingortunnel,etc.),a
messagewillappearontheOLEDdisplaytellingyoutogotohttp://sprintmodem/toactivatethe
account.
YoumustactivateyouraccountbeforeyoucanuseSprintdataservices.
PlugintheModemtoAutomaticallyActivateYourAccount
1. InserttheUSBmodemintoanavailableUSB2.0orUSB3.0slot.Thedevicestartsupand,ifa
Sprint3GorLTEnetworksignalisavailable,itwillautomaticallytrytoactivateyouraccount(a
messagewillappearindicatinghandsfreeactivationisinprogress).
2. Iftheactivationsucceeds,theOLEDdisplayshowsthehomescreen.Iftheactivationfails,you
cantrytoactivatetheaccountfromtheNETGEAR341UManager,orrepeatthisprocedure
whenyouareinaSprintcoveragearea.
ActivateYourAccountFromtheNETGEAR341UManager
IfyouraccountwasnotactivatedautomaticallywhenyouinsertedtheUSBmodem,youcannotuse
Sprintdataservices.
YoucanattempttoactivatetheaccountfromtheNETGEAR341UManager:
1. Logintothehomepage.(SeeLoggingInasanAdministrator.)IfaSprint3GorLTEnetwork
signalisavailable,handsfreeactivationbeginsautomatically.
2. ReadtheEndUserLicenseAgreementthatappearsand,whenyouareready,clickIAgree to
acceptthetermsoftheagreement.
Iftheaccountisstillactivating,aHandsFreeActivationmessagewilldisplaythecurrentstatus.
Waitfortheprocesstofinish(recommended)orclickCancel.
Ifyoucanceltheactivation,followtheinstructionsthatappeartofinishtheactivationprocess.
Iftheactivationsucceeds,anActivationCompletemessagewillappear.
Getting Help
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