Section 5H

Configuring 3G/4G

Viewing 3G Activation Information (page 91)

3G Panel (page 91)

Resetting the 3G/4G Configuration to Default Settings (page 92)

Viewing 3G Activation Information

1.Log in to the home page.

2.Click Advanced settings ().

3.Click Device > About.

The following fields are related to 3G activation:

●Activation Status — Activated or not activated.

●Activation Date — Date that the 3G modem was first activated.

●Network Operator — The carrier that your device was activated for.

3G Panel

1.Log in to the home page.

2.Click Advanced settings ().

3.Click WAN > 3G.

From this window, you can view or update this information, or perform the following actions:

●Connection Status: connected, not connected, or dormant.

Dormant means a connection is established, but no data is being transferred.

●Service Type used for the data connection (1xRTT, EVDO, or EVDO Rev. A).

●Coverage Type available, and RSSI and Ec/Io for each type. RSSI reflects the signal strength of the network.

Ec/Io is a dimensionless ratio of the average power of a channel, typically the pilot channel, to the total signal power.

●MDN (Mobile Directory Number) — a 10-digit phone number.

●SID (System ID) — The System ID identifies your home network area and is used in conjunction with your phone number to determine if you are “home” or “roaming.”

●MSID (Mobile Station ID) — Also known as IMSI (International Mobile Station Identity) — an identifier of a device on the 3G network.

●NAI (Network Access Identifier) — User ID for accessing the 3G network.

Settings

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Overdrive specifications

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