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Dial at Startup – Automatically brings up the Iridium connection when you select <Start Hotspot> and a
new data call is placed.
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Hangup at Shutdown – Automatically brings down the Iridium connection when you select <Stop Hotspot>
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Dial on Demand – This feature controls the Iridium connection. It will bring down the Iridium connection
after 3 minutes if there is no activity. No activity is defined as: no keystrokes, no mouse movement when
no clients are connected. If there are clients connected, the Wi-‐Fi hotspot is never idle. The hotspot keeps
the Iridium connection up if there is activity on the keyboard or mouse, or there are clients connected.
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Firewall – Firewall is enabled to prevent extraneous data from the Internet from coming through.
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Redial time – This is set to 30 seconds. If you are disconnected from the Iridium network, the software will
attempt a redial to connect every 30 seconds.
Encryption Mode
This is the encryption type for your Wi-‐Fi hotspot. In most cases, you will select Access Point, WPA2-‐PSK. If
you are using Windows Vista (32/64 bit) or Windows XP (32 bit), you must select Ad-‐Hoc, WPA2.
If you are using a Windows Vista or Windows XP laptop, you will not be able to connect your Wi-‐Fi enabled
Blackbery or Android to the Iridium Wi-‐Fi hotspot. Blackberry and Android phones do not support ad-‐hoc
connections.
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Iridium AxcessPoint Connect Setup
with Supported Wi-‐Fi Devices
Once you have installed Iridium AxcessPoint Connect, you will need to configure your Wi-‐Fi device to work
properly with Iridium AxcessPoint Connect.
Blackberry Setup
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Make sure you have Windows 7 running on your laptop
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Connect your laptop to your Iridium satellite phone via USB cable.
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Turn on both devices in an open, outdoor area and wait for adequate signal on your Iridium phone
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Open Iridium AxcessPoint Connect and select <Start Hotspot>
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Go to Blackberry Menu
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Select Manage Connections
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Select Wi-‐Fi Network
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Press Next and scan for networks
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Select IRDM-‐APC-‐xxxx
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Once BlackBerry WiFi logo is white, you are connected. This will take up to 2 minutes.
Android Setup
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Make sure you have Windows 7 running on your laptop
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