Samsung SCH-I915TSAVZW manual

GH68_3XXXXA SCH-LC11 PORT ABLE MOBILE HO TSPO T User Manual Please read this manual before operating your Mobile Hotspot and keep it for future reference.[...]

SCH-LC11_UM_Eng_FD04_CB_050412_F6 Intellectual Proper ty All Intellectual Property , as de fined below, owned by or which is oth erwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relati ng to the SAMSUNG Mobile Hotspot, incl uding but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Mobile Hotspo t device”), is p[...]

THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY , INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF AN TICIPA TED PROF ITS OR BENEFITS. SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PE RFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMP A T IBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTR Y SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERA TING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. USING CUSTOM O[...]

4G L TE ser vice provided through Ki ng Street Wireless, a pa rtner of U.S. Cellular . 4G L TE used in connect ion with the Samsung SC H-LC11 product refers to the fact that the LC11 is capable of operating on U.S. C ellular’ s 4G L TE network. L TE is a trademark of ETSI. Samsung ® and SCH-LC11™ are both trademarks of Samsun g Electronics Ame[...]

1 Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started .............................................. 3 Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4G LTE SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

2 Section 9: Warranty Information ................................. 43 Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 End User License Agreement for Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Index .............................................................................. 53[...]

Getting Started 3 Section 1: Getting Star ted Understanding this User Manual The sections of thi s manual generally follow the fe a tures of your device. A robust index for feat ures begins on page 53. Also included is impo rtant safety in forma t ion, beginning on page 33, that you should know before using your device. This manual gives navigation[...]

4 Caution!: Do not bend or scratch your 4G L TE SIM Card. Avoid exposing your 4G L TE SIM Card to sta tic electricity , water , or dirt. R emoving the 4G L TE SIM Car d 䊳 T o remove the 4G L TE SIM card , carefully slide the 4G L TE SIM card out of the SIM card socket. If your SIM card is ever separa ted from the device or damaged , your device w[...]

Getting Started 5 REVENUE OR PROFITS, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR LOSS OF USE). IN NO EVENT SHALL U.S. CE LLULAR’S, ITS AFFILIA TES’ OR RET AILERS’ LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PAR TY WITH RESPECT TO THE SIM CARD EXCEED THE COST OF REPLACING THE SIM CARD. THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY SHAL L BE CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE ST A TE OF ILLINOIS, EXCL UD[...]

6 Installing the Batter y Remove the cover by placing your fingernail in the opening and firmly pop the cover fr om the device (1 and 2). Insert the battery into the phone housing, align both sets of gold contacts and press down (3 and 4). Press down on the corners of the batter y cover to snap into place (5 and 6). Charging the Batter y 1. Connect[...]

Getting Started 7 2. Insert the USB cable into th e Ch arger/Acc essory Port. 3. Plug the charging head into a st andard AC power outlet. Warning !: Please only use an approved charging accessory to charge your device. Improper handling of the Charging/Accessor y Port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger , may cause dama ge to your device[...]

8 Resetting Y our Device Resetting your de vice restores all factor y defaults. Y ou may need to reset your device if you ca nnot connect device(s) to your SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot. 䊳 Remove the bat tery cov e r , press and hold the Reset button on the left s ide of the devi ce for 10 seconds. Hold the Reset button until a ll LEDs turns white to r[...]

Understanding Y our Device 9 Section 2: Understanding Y our Device F eatures 1. 4G L TE Network LED : Displays one of the following: • Solid green : Strong signal • Solid ye llow : Weak signal 2. Reset Button (under the battery cove r): When pressed and held, returns device to default settings. 3. Charging Port : Plug in the USB data cable for [...]

10 Indicators LED Ser vice Stat us Indi cator ICON ST A TUS POWER Tr a v e l adapter not connected Solid green : Battery 100–20% Solid yellow : Battery 19–6% Solid red : Battery 5–1% Tr a v e l adapter connected Solid green : Fully charged Solid red : Charging Blinking white : Charging interruption • temperature related Blinking red : Charg[...]

Connecting Y our Device 11 Section 3: Connecting Y our Device With your new SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot and your computer , a wireless Internet conne ction can always be at your fingertips. System Requirements • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n co nnectivity If you choose to connect with a USB cable, your computer will need the following minimu m system requirement[...]

12 Secure Connec ting to Y our Device 1. Use your normal Wi-Fi application on your mobile device (such as a laptop, tablet, smartphone, and so on) to establish a connect ion to your Mobile Hotspot. 2. Look for the net work (SSID) named “ USCC SCH-LC11 XXXX secure. ” The XXXX is unique to your device following the network (SSID) name display ed.[...]

Home Page 13 Section 4: Home Page When powered on, your SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot provides a Web P ortal for you to config ure and secure the device. Accessing the Mobile Hotspot W eb Por tal 1. Using a Wi-F i-compatible device (such as a pe rsonal computer or tablet ) connected to Mobile Hotspot, launch the device’ s web browser and enter http://1[...]

14 Mobile Hotspot Home Page The Mobile Hot spot web portal Home page lists the following basic status informat ion and options: Internet Connection • Received : For the current Inte r net connection, the amount of data received from your Wireless Provider’ s network. • IP Address : Internet Protocol address assigned to your Mobile Hotspot. ?[...]

Network Page 15 Section 5: Network Page Y our SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot prov ides a wireless Loca l Area Network (LAN) tha t can share ac cess to the 4G or 3G data network among up to 5 Wi-Fi devi ces. Y ou can us e your Mobile Hotspot’ s Network pages ( LAN and Wi-Fi ) to configure your wireless LAN. 䊳 T o access the Networ k page, click or touc[...]

16 TCP / I P Y o ur Mobile Hotspot is preconfigur ed to u se private IP addresses on the WAN side, and to act as a DHCP ser ver . The router's default WAN IP configuration is: • IP address : 192.168.1.1 This is the LAN W AN IP address of the router . • Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 This is the LAN W AN Subnet Mask of the Mobile Hotspot route[...]

Network Page 17 W i-Fi Wi-Fi i s a branded standard for wireless c onnecting electronic devices. A Wi-Fi de vice, such as a pers onal computer , video game console, smar tphone, or digital audio player can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point . The SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot has a range of about 45 mete rs (150 feet) indoors and[...]

18 Wi-Fi Configuration This panel allows you to customize your device. • Current Profile : Displays the cu rrent network profile. • Selected Profile : Displays/changes the selecte d network profile . Click or touch the drop down menu to select a profile (Open or Se cure). • Authentication (read-only): Always shows “Open Access” . Provided[...]

Securing Y our Device 19 Section 6: Securing Y our De vice This section outlines how to enab le security f eat ures for your SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot. Security Page 䊳 T o access the Security page, click or touch Security at the top of a page. Pass word Panel 䊳 T o access the Passw ord panel, click or touch the Passw ord option under the path ind[...]

20 Chang e Administration Pas sw or d This password protects the confi guration settings on this device. Y o u must provide the password to access the Mobile Hotspot’s Web-based adminis tration interface. • Current Password : Enter the current password used to access the administration interface. • New Password : Enter the new password you wo[...]

Securing Y our Device 21 Enable MA C Filtering Caution !: Before enabling this feature, ensure that the MAC address of your own PC or tablet is included in the T rusted Client list. Otherwise, the Mobile Hotspot will disconnect from your Wi-Fi device, and you won’t be able to reconnect. • Enable MAC Filtering : Click or touch the checkbox to en[...]

22 Port Filtering Panel Port Filtering bloc ks outgoing Inte rnet traffic. When enabl ed, only traffic from selected a pplications can a ccess the Internet. T raffic type is identified by port number . Note: DNS (Domain Name Server) should always be enabled when using Port Filtering. Without DNS, it is not possible to convert a Domain name (for exa[...]

Securing Y our Device 23 Allowed Applicat ions Click or touch applications you wish to give access to the internet while the P ort Filtering fe a ture is enable d. All other applications will be blocked. Note: DNS (Domain Name Server) should always be enabled when using Port Filtering. Without DNS, it is not possible to convert a Domain name (for e[...]

24 Section 7: Configuring Y our Device Configuration Page 䊳 T o access the Configuration page, click or touch Configuration at the top of a pa ge. Settings Panel These rarely-use d settings are provided to deal with special circumstances. 䊳 T o access the Settings panel, click or touch the Settings option under the path indicator . Configuratio[...]

Configuring Y our Device 25 3G/4G L TE Network • Auto-conn ect en able : If enabled, the SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot will connect to the network whenever it is po wered up. If disabled, a connection must be established manually , using this Web UI. • Auto Roaming enable : If enabled, the SCH-LC 11 Mobile Hotspot will automatically roam when you tra[...]

26 Config File Panel The Config File panel lets you save your Mobile Hotspot’ s configuration settings to another device for retrieval at a later time. 䊳 T o access the Config File panel, click or touch the Config File option under the path indicator . Export Config File • Export File : Click or touch this button to download your Mobile Hotsp[...]

Configuring Y our Device 27 Diagnostics Panel The Diagnostic screen displays deta ils of the firmware (software) and other system-l evel informati on. Y ou can also view the system log and perform various operatio ns. This screen is used mostly for troubleshooting and is not re quire d for normal operation. 䊳 T o access the Diagnostics panel, cli[...]

28 System Information This section contains de tailed information about yo ur device. • AP – Manufacturer : The manufacture r of the Mobile Hotspot. – Model : The model numb er or name of the Mobile Hotspot. – IMEI : The unique identif ica tion number for the device • Modem – ESN : Electronic Seria l Number (Used by the mobile data netw[...]

Configuring Y our Device 29 Global T raf fic Counter s These counters record incoming a nd outgoing Internet traffic. They continue in crementing until you click Res tart Counters. • Start Date : The date on which these Global T raffic Counters started, usually the date of the first connection. If the counters have been restarted, this is the dat[...]

30 Port Forwarding Panel Port F orwarding allows incoming tr affic (from the Internet) to be forwarded to a particular PC or device on your loc al WLAN. Normally , incomi ng traffic from the Internet is blocked by the Firewall. Y o u need to use Port F orwarding to allo w Internet users to access any server your are running on your PC, such as a We[...]

Configuring Y our Device 31 Por t Forwardi ng Appli cations A number of c ommon server applications are listed. T o use any of these applicat ions, follow this proce dure: 1. Install the application on a personal compu ter on your local WLAN. 2. Ensure the personal computer is connected to this device, and record the personal com puter's IP ad[...]

32 Po wer Panel When enabled, Ba ttery Po wer auto ma tically turns your device off after it is “idle” (that is, has no Wi-F i clients connected) for a period of time you specify . Note: By default the device is set to turn off after being idle for 30 minutes. 䊳 T o access the Pow e r panel, click or touch the Powe r option under the path ind[...]

Health and Safety Info rmation 33 Section 8: Health and Saf ety Infor mation This section outlines the safety p recautions associated with using your mobile hotspot. Y our Sa msung Mobile Hotspot device may also be referred to as “wireless device ” or “wireless mobile device” or “dev ice”. Read this information before usi ng your device[...]

34 Before a new mod el device is available for sale to the public, it must be tested and ce rtified t o the FCC that it does not exce ed the SAR limit established by the FCC. T ests for each model wireless mobile device are performed in po sitions and loca tions (e.g. at the ear and worn on the body) as required by the FCC. For body-worn operation,[...]

Health and Safety Info rmation 35 determined by turning the equi pment off and on, the user is encouraged to tr y to correct the interference by one or more of the following me asures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the e quipment and receiver . • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circu[...]

36 Drop It Off Y o u can drop off your Sam sung-branded wireless mobile device and batteries for recyc ling at one of our numerous Samsung Rec ycling Direct (SM) locations. A list of t hese locations may be found at: http://pages.samsung.com/us/recyc lingdirect/ usactivities_environment_samsungrec yclingdirect_locations.jsp . Samsung-branded wirele[...]

Health and Safety Info rmation 37 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INST RUCTIONS - SA VE THESE INSTRUCTION S. D ANGER - TO REDUCE THE RI SK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULL Y FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. FOR CONNECTION TO A SUPPL Y NOT IN NORTH AMERICA, USE AN A TT ACH MENT PLUG ADAPTOR OF THE PROPER CONFIGUR A TION FOR THE POWER OUTLET . THIS POWER UNIT IS INT[...]

38 of the battery (metal strips on the ba ttery), for example when you carry a spare battery in a pocket or bag. Short-circuiting the terminals may damage the battery or the object causing the short-circuiting. Important!: Use only Samsung-approved batteries, and recharge your battery only with Samsung-approved chargers which are specifically desig[...]

Health and Safety Info rmation 39 Dust and dirt Do not expose your wireless mobile device to dust, dirt, or sand. Cleaning solu tions Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents to clean the wireless mobile device. Wipe it with a soft cloth slightly dampened in a mild soap-and-water solution. Shock or vibration Do not drop, [...]

40 • Should use the ear opposite the implantable m edical device to minimize the potential for interference; • Should turn the mobile device OF F immediately if there is any reason to suspect that interference is taking place; • Should read and follow the directions from the manufac turer of your implantable medical device . If you have any q[...]

Health and Safety Info rmation 41 not turn off or you cannot remove the batter y , leave it as-is). Then, dry the device with a t o wel and take it to a service center . Restricting Children's Access to Y our Wir eless Mobile Device Y our wireless mobile de vice is not a toy . Do not al low children to play with it be cause they could hurt the[...]

42 operation. Check with appropriate authorities before using any function of a device while on an aircraft. • Failure to observe these instructions may lead to the suspension or denial of services to the offender , or legal action, or both. • While using your device, leave some lights on in the room a nd do not hold the screen too c lose to yo[...]

Warranty Information 43 Section 9: W ar ranty Infor mation Standard Limited War ranty What is covered and for how long? SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNI CA TIONS AMERICA, LLC (“SAMSUNG”) warrants that SAMSUNG’ s Mobile Hotspot device and accessories (“Products”) are free from defe cts in ma terial and workmanship under normal use and service fo r the [...]

44 does not cover any battery if (i) t he battery has been charged by a batter y charger not specified or a pproved by SAMSUNG fo r charging the batter y; (ii) an y of the seals on the ba ttery a re broken or show evidence of tampering; or (iii) the ba ttery has been used in equipm ent other than the SAMSUNG mobile wireless device for wh ich it is [...]

Warranty Information 45 LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN EXCES S OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT OR FOR, WITH OUT LIMIT ATION, C OMMERCIAL LOSS OF ANY SOR T ; LOSS OF USE, TI ME, DA TA , REPUTA TION, OPPORTUNITY , GOODWILL, PROFITS OR SAVINGS; INCONVENIENCE; INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABIL[...]

46 arbitration provisio n is entered pu rsuant to the Fe deral Arbi tration Act. The laws of the S tate of T exas, without reference t o its choice of laws princ iples, shall govern the inte rpretation of the Limited Warranty and all disputes that are subject to this arbitration provision. The arbitr ator shall decide all issues of interpretatio n [...]

Warranty Information 47 Severability If any portion of t his Limited Wa rranty is held to be il legal or unenforceable, such part ial il legality or unenforceabil ity shall not affect the en forceability of the rema inder of the Limited W arranty . Prec autions for Transfer an d Dispos al If data store d on this device is deleted or reforma tted us[...]

48 1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Samsung grants you th e following rights provided that you comply with all terms and conditions of this EULA: Y ou may install, use, access, display and run one copy of the Software on the lo cal hard disk(s) or other permanent storage media of one computer and use the Software on a single computer or a mobi le device at a t[...]

Warranty Information 49 end user receiving the S oftware must a gree to all the EULA terms. 7. EXPORT RESTRI CTIONS. Y ou acknowledge t ha t the Software is subject to export restrictions of various co untries. Y ou agree to comply with all a pplicable intern ational a nd national la ws that apply to the Software, including th e U.S. Export Adminis[...]

50 10. Disclaimer of W arranty Regarding Third-Party Applications. SAMSUNG DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENT A TIONS REGARDING THE AV AILABILITY , USE, TIMELINESS, SECURITY , VALIDITY , ACCURACY , OR RELIABILITY OF , OR THE RESUL TS OF THE USE OF , OR OTHERWISE RESPECTING, THE CONTENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY APPLICA TION WHETHER SUCH THIRD-P ARTY A[...]

Warranty Information 51 NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES CA USED BY OR RELA TED TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUP TIONS, DEFECTS, DELA Y IN OPERA TION OR TRANSM ISSION, COMPUTER VI RUS, F AILURE TO CONNECT , NETWORK CHARGES, AND ALL OTHER DIRECT , INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDE NT AL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIA L DAMAGES EVEN IF SAMSUNG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POS[...]

52 the Software or a n y other subject matter co vered by this EULA. If any provision of thi s EULA is held to be void, invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisio ns shall continue in full force and effect.[...]

53 Inde x A Access Point (AP) 25 Auto Roaming 25 Auto-connect 25 B Battery Charging 6 Installing 6 Battery Power (Power Management) 5 Battery Use & Safety 37 C Care and Maintenance 38 Configuration Wi-Fi 17 Connection Device 11 Internet 14 Secureable 12 D Device On and Off 7 Diagnostics 27 E Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals 33 F FCC Not[...]