Novatel MiFi 4620L, User Manual

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Wi-Fi Pr oiles
The Wi-Fi Pr oiles section has the following options.
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Current Profile — The wireless (802.11) proile currently in use.
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Selected Profile — The proile settings shown on the page. (See Changing to a Diferent
Proile on page 29.)
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Network Name (SSID) — The name of the MiF i 4620L device’s wireless network.
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802.11 Mode — The wireless network technology used.
802.11g + 802.11b + 802.11n
is most
compatible, allowing both 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices to connect to the wireless
network.
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WMM — Wi-Fi Multimedia. Enables your device to stream multimedia iles.
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Channel — If available, select Auto . With this setting, MiFi 4620L selects the best available
channel. If the
Auto
setting is not available, you can experiment to see which channel
provides the best results, or use the default setting.
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Security — The security type used to encrypt the wireless network.
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WEP 64-bit (least secure, more compatible with older devices)
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WEP 128-bit
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WPA Personal/PSK (TKIP)
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WPA2 Personal/PSK (AES)
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WPA/WPA2 Personal Mixed Mode (most secure, less compatible with older devices)
IMPORTANT
You should use the Secure profile with the WPA/WPA2 Personal Mixed Mode
security setting whenever possible.
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Authentication — This is locked to Open Access for all proiles.
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Network Key — The passkey for the wireless network. The default passkey is printed on
a sticker on the device. The following security types support the corresponding passkey
lengths.
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WEP 64-bit – 5 ASCII characters or 10 HEX characters.
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WEP 128-bit – 13 ASCII characters or 26 HEX characters.
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WPA Personal/PSK (TKIP) – ASCII string, 8 to 63 characters in length.
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WPA2 Personal/PSK (AES) – ASCII string, 8 to 63 characters in length.