Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G, User Manual

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Using Your Device 43
Using Y
o
ur Device
Configuring the Settings
When you’re logged in, the following settings are available.
View privacy agreement (link displayed if you haven’t yet accepted the GPS privacy agreement).
You cannot enable and use GPS until you accept this agreement. Click the link to view and then
accept the agreement.
Enable GPS
— To use GPS and to configure other GPS settings, this check box must be selected.
GPS Mode
— This setting determines how often the device should obtain a fix.
●
One-time
— A single fix is used. Use this option if you’ll be using your device at the same
location.
●
Continuous — Fixes are obtained on a regular basis; also known as auto-tracking. This is useful
for turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation applications, such as driving directions.
Get fix now
— This button starts a one-time fix (not displayed if
GPS Mode
is
Continuous
or a GPS
session is already in progress). If you change the value from
Continuous
to
One-time
, you must
click
Save
before your changes take effect and the fix becomes possible.
Mapping service — This determines the mapping service (for example, Google Maps or
MapQuest) that displays the GPS results (in a separate browser window).
Metric units
— This setting specifies whether to use metric when displaying the GPS results (for
example, the altitude, speed, HEPE).
Wi-Fi Users Information and Settings
The Wi-Fi users icon shows how many Wi-Fi users are connected to the device — for example,
shows that no (zero) users are connected.
The icon is on the left side of the home page.
Click the icon to display the Connected Users window.
Connected Users Information
When you’re logged in, the Connected Users window shows a table with information on
computers currently connected to the device.
A row may show one or both of these icons:
●
— The user of this computer is logged in as administrator.
●
— This computer is connected to the device through the micro-USB cable.
MAC Address — Each wireless device has a unique MAC address (assigned by its manufacturer).
On Windows PCs, the MAC address is called the “physical address;” on a Mac computer, it is
called the “Ethernet ID.” (See “Finding the MAC Address” on page 122.)
Block
— Use this to block a computer’s access to the device. You might want to do this if:
Note: Additional settings are available at
Advanced Settings > WAN > GPS
. (See “GPS Settings” on
page 93.)