Verizon MiFi 2200 manual

1 Mobile Broadband / National Access ! ! M i F i ™ 2 2 0 0 – I n t e l l i g e n t M o b i l e H o t s p o t Product user guide[...]

2 Welcome C ongr at ul a t i ons on p ur c has i ng the Nova te l W i r e l e ss Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 Int e l l i ge nt Mo bi l e Hot s pot f or M obi l e Br oadb a nd a nd W i -F i ! Be for e i nstal l i ng the Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 , VZ A c ce ss Manage r s oft war e a nd d r i ve r s, r e vi e w t hi s ma nua l , whi ch out l i ne s t he f e at ur e s a nd f u[...]

3 Wireless communications IMPORTANT Notice Due t o t he tr ans mi ss i on a nd r e c e pt i on p r ope r t i e s of wi r e l e ss communi cat i ons, da t a can occ as i onal l y b e l ost or d e l aye d. T hi s c an be due t o t he v ar i at i on i n radi o s i gnal s t r e ngt h that r e s ul t s fr om change s i n t he char act e r i sti c s of t[...]

4 Ne ar Me di c al a nd l i fe s uppor t e qui pme nt o Do not op e r ate t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 i n any a r e a whe r e me di cal e qui pme nt , l i fe supp o r t e qui pme nt , or ne ar a ny e qui pme nt t hat ma y b e sus c e pt i bl e t o a ny f o r m of r ad i o i nt e r fe r e nce . I n s uc h a r e as , t he hos t communi cat i ons de vi c e mus[...]

5 Software Driv ers License P r o pr i e t ar y R i ght s P r ovi si ons: T he s o ft war e dri ve r s pr ovi de d w i t h t hi s pr oduct a r e copyr i ght e d b y Ve r i z on Wi r e l e ss a nd/ or Ve r i z on W i r e l e ss ’ supp l i e r s. A nd a l t ho ugh copyr i ght e d, t he s o ft war e dr i ve r s ar e unp ubl i she d and e mbody val u[...]

6 MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot: Overview Thank y ou for c hoosing the Ver izon Wir eless M iFi 2200 Intelligen t Mobil e Hotspot by Nov atel Wire less wit h Mobil e Broad band an d Wi-Fi! M i F i 2 2 0 0 i s an I nt e l l i ge nt Mo bi l e Hot s pot , e mpowe r i ng y o u wi t h hi gh-s pe e d dat a acce s s on t he Ve r i z on W i r e l e [...]

7 • C h oo s e b e twee n T wo Op e rati n g Mo d e s : Mo b il e B ro a d b a nd w ith U S B C a b l e o r W i- F i T he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 p acka ge i nc l ude s a ba t t e r y f or ope r at i o n v i a Wi -F i a nd a US B cab l e . USB C able m ode suppo rts W indow s Vist a, XP, 2000 ; Mac OS X 10.4 or hig her. *See S ystem Requ irem ents f or a [...]

8 Abo ut$Y our $MiF i$220 0$In telli gent $Mo bile $Hot spo t$ You r Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 ha s t he f o l l ow i ng par t s: 1. Po we r B utton : I ndi c at e s powe r , batt e r y, and r oami ng a c t i vi t y. P l e as e s e e t he f o l l o wi ng pa ge for an e xpl anati on of t he P o we r b ut t on L ED s t at e s. (S e e a l so page 9 for Powe r But[...]

9 LED $Stat es$ Service Statu s Indicator (LE D) !! T he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 i s de s i gne d wi t h a st at us l i ght that s i mpl y i ndi c at e s what the c onne c t i o n s t at us i s. L E D C olo r Mea nin g LE D no t lit No P ow er to M iFi LE D G REE N - S olid MiF i is p ow ered bu t no t tra nsm itt ing o r rece ivin g LE D G REE N – slow b[...]

10 Abo ut$th e$V ZAc cess $Ma nag er$So ftw are $and $the $Mi Fi$Se ttin gs$ ! Way s$to $Acc ess$ T he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 s uppor t s Mo b i le B road b a nd and W i- F i s e r vi ce for a s upe r i or wi r e l e ss d at a conne ct i o n. Mobile Broadband/NationalAccess Now you can ge t t he b r oadb and - l i ke s pe e d you r e qui r e t o wor k e ff[...]

11 Getting Started In or der to g et st arte d w ith y our new dev ice , you wil l ne ed to fol low a fe w si mpl e ste ps: 1. Re view an d co nfir m th at y our com pu ter m eet s th e mi nim um syst em r equ irem ent s 2. Ins ert and cha rge t he b atte ry 3. Plu g in to U SB and acti vate the MiF i 22 00 The $MiF i$220 0$S yste m$R equ irem ent [...]

12 How to Use Your MiFi 2200 T hi s chapt e r p r ovi de s i nfor mat i on a nd i nstr uc t i o ns for s e t t i ng up t he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 for the fi r st t i me . T he r e a r e t wo p owe r mode s of use wi t h t he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 , M o bi l e Br oadba nd and Wi - Fi , whi ch a r e de t ai l e d i n t hi s s e ct i on. T he Q u i ck Re fe r e nce[...]

13 How $to$ use$ the$ Batt ery$ Battery tips Bat t e r y l i fe de pe nds on the ne t wo r k, si gnal s t r e ngt h, t e mpe r at ur e , fe at ur e s, and acc e ss or i e s you use . - A l ways us e N ova t e l W i r e l e ss O r i gi nal ba t t e r i e s and char ge r s. T he wa r r ant y doe s not cove r da mage ca u se d by no n-N ovat e l Wi r [...]

14 How to insert and charge th e battery 1. O pe n t he b at t e r y c ompar t me nt , l oc ate d on t he b o t t om of t he de vi c e . 2. I nse r t t he ba t t e r y b y l i ni ng up t he gol d cont act p oi nt s on the bat t e r y wi t h t he gol d cont act poi nt s i n t he b at t e r y compar t me nt . 3. O nc e t he b at t e r y i s se c ur e[...]

15 5. P l ug the o t he r e nd of t he A C wal l char ge r i nt o t he a pp r o pr i ate e l e c t r i c al out l e t . Cha r ge for a t le a st t wo a nd a ha l f ho ur s . IMP O R TAN T: Pl e as e us e o nl y a n a ppr ove d c har gi ng acc e ss or y t o char ge your d e vi ce . I mpr o pe r ha ndl i ng o f t he chargi ng p ar t , as we l l a s t[...]

16 Pow erin g$th e$M iFi$2 200 $On $and $Off $ T o powe r t he d e vi c e on: 1 . Pr e ss t he Powe r LE D but t on unt i l t he Powe r L E D l i ght s u p sol i d gr e e n. T o powe r t he d e vi c e of f: 1 . I f t he de vi c e i s pl ugge d i nt o your comput i ng d e v i c e wi t h the USB Ca bl e , di sconne c t / unpl ug th e US B cab l e f r[...]

17 Windows T he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 ’s US B t e c hnol ogy al l o ws you to s afe l y d i sconne c t t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 de vi c e f r om your comput i ng de vi c e a t a ny t i me whe n you ar e no t conne c t e d t o t he ne t wor k. To s a f e ly e jec t h a rd ware : S t anda r d Un pl ug/ Eje c t Ha r dwar e R e moval 1 . E nd y o ur s e ss i on b[...]

18 Setting up the MiFi 2200 for the First Time VZ Access Manager must be installed prior to activation of your device. The first time you use the device, VZ Access Manager must be installed. Refer to the Quick Reference Guide that came with your device for details. IMP O R TAN T: T he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 r e qui r e s a n a ct i va t e d account wi t h V[...]

19 Insta llati on: $Win dow s$a nd$M ac$ 1. Tur n on y o ur comput i ng de vi c e a nd cl ose all a ppl i cat i ons. 2. Conne ct the M i Fi 2 2 0 0 t o y o ur comput e r us i ng t he i nc l u de d USB Cab l e . a) I nse r t the USB c able i nt o the mi c r o US B p o r t on t he US B on t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 a nd t he ot he r e nd i nt o t he US B p o[...]

20 de vi ce . Whe n p r ompt e d, s e l e c t " P C Ca r d o r US B Mode m" a s de vi c e t ype . D o not s e l e c t " T e t he r e d de vi c e " . 4. I f your d e vi ce was not a ct i va t e d pr i or t o i nst al l at i on of VZ A c ce s s M anag e r , t he softw ar e wi l l conne c t t o t he Ve r i z on Wi r e l e ss a c t [...]

21 Accessing the User Guides T he Us e r Gui de s may be e as i l y a cc e ss e d a ft e r VZ Ac ce s s M anage r has b e e n i nst al l e d. Your de vi ce i nc l ude s t wo Us e r Gui de s: • VZAcce s s Manager Software U s e r G u id e – D e t ai l s t he funct i ons of VZ A cc e ss M ana ge r • The M iF i 2200 P ro d u c t U s e r G uid e [...]

22 Connecting in Wi-Fi Mode the first time: Access MiFi Settings Ove rvie w$ A ft e r VZ Ac ce s s M anag e r and t he de vi c e d r i ve r s have b e e n i nst al l e d on your comput e r , you may e l e ct t o us e t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 i n W i Fi mod e . T he We b- bas e d Us e r Int e r face (s ho r t e ne d t o W e b UI i n mos t of t hi s docume[...]

23 Con nect ing$ to$th e$M iFi$2 200 ’s$M iFi$S etti ngs$ To connect to the MiFi Settings in the MiFi 2200, follow this procedure: 1 . E st ab l i sh a Wi -F i conne c t i on t o t he Mi Fi 22 0 0 . - Us e y o ur nor mal Wi - F i ma nage r on y o ur c omput e r t o e s t abl i sh a Wi -F i conne ct i o n fr om y our comput e r to t he Mi Fi 2 2 0[...]

24 • R oamin g In d ica t or – A tr i angul ar i mage i s di sp l aye d whi l e r oami ng. • C on n e ction Sta t u s – T he cur r e nt conne c t i on s t at us stat e s (Conne ct e d, C onne c t i ng, Di sconne c t e d, Di s c onne ct i ng, Dor mant, Not Ac t i va t e d). 2. In te rnet Sta tus T hi s se c t i on pro vi de s de t ai l s of [...]

25 Hom e P age O nce you l ogi n, t he We l com e p age chang e s t o t he H om e page . T hi s i s al mo s t i de nt i c al to t he We l co me p age , but now some confi gur at i on opt i o ns ar e av ai l ab l e . Menu T he me nu is no w d i splaye d, al l owi ng y ou t o na vi gat e t o a ny of t he confi gur at i on p age s. T he av ai l ab l e[...]

26 Wi-F i Sc reen T hi s pa ge i s acc e ss e d vi a t he me nu , and c ont ai ns al l se t t i ngs r e l at e d t o t he W LA N, a l so c al l e d Wi -F i ne t wo r k o r 8 0 2 .11 ne t wor k. Wi-Fi Profiles Wi r e l e ss s e t t i ngs ar e cont ai ne d i n "P r ofi l e s" . T hr e e (3 ) pr ofi l e s ar e a vai l abl e : • Se c ur e -[...]

27 U p d a t in g oth e r P ro f i le s You can al so update a pr ofi l e whi c h i s not i n us e . Thi s w i l l ha ve no e ffe c t on t he e xi st i ng Wi -F i conne ct i o n f r om your comput e r t o the M i Fi 2 2 0 0 . • C hange the S e le c te d P rofi le to the P r ofi l e you wi sh t o chang e . • Wa i t for t he s cr e e n t o upd at[...]

28 Buttons • U p d a t e P rofile - Us e t hi s t o upd at e t he s e t t i ngs for t he s e l e c t e d pr ofi l e , wi t hout us i ng i t . T hi s but t on i s onl y ava i l abl e i f t he "Se l e c t e d Pr ofi l e " is di ffe r e nt t o t he "Cur r e nt Pr ofi l e " . • Ap p ly - U pda t e t he "Se l e c t e d P r o[...]

29 LAN Scr een T hi s scr e e n c ont ai ns i nfor mat i on a nd s e t t i ngs r e l at e d to t he l oc al L A N. Not e t hat for th e Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 , t he l oc al LA N i s t he s ame a s t he W LA N (W i -F i ne t wor k), be c aus e t he r e a r e no w i r e d cl i e nt s . T he fol l owi ng f i e l ds are ava i l abl e . • L AN IP Ad d re s s [...]

30 Pas swo rd S cree n A va i l able o n t he Se c u rity s ub- me nu , t he P as swor d s c r e e n al l ow s you t o change t he p as s w or d whi ch you use d t o l ogi n to t hi s We b-b as e d i nt e r face . T o change t he l ogi n p as swor d: - E nt e r t he cur r e nt p as swor d i nt o the “ Cur r e nt Pass wor d” f i e l d. - E nt e [...]

31 MAC Fil ter S cre en A va i l able o n t he Se c u rity s ub- me nu , t he M A C Fi l t e r s cr e e n al l ows you t o cont r o l whi c h W i -F i cl i e nt s c an use t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 t o conne c t t o t he Int e r ne t . A cc e ss i s al l ow e d o nl y for known a nd t r ust e d wi r e l e ss cl i e nt s. T he tr ust e d cl i e nt s ar e i[...]

32 Por t Filt erin g S cree n A va i l able o n t he Se c u rity s ub- me nu , t hi s scr e e n al l ow s you t o confi gur e t he Por t F i l t e r i ng fe at ur e . Thi s fe at ur e can bl oc k out goi ng I nt e r ne t t r aff i c. I f e nab l e d, onl y know n ap pl i c at i ons, i de nt i fi e d b y p o r t numb e r , can c onne ct t o t he In [...]

33 • Sta rt P ort - Ente r t he b e gi nni ng o f t he r ange of por t numbe r s use d b y out goi ng t r af fi c for t hi s ap pl i cat i on. Use a s many r ows as ne ce ss ar y to de fi ne th e re qui r e d numb e r of por t r ange s. Unus e d ro ws can be l e ft b l ank. • End Po rt - Ent e r t he e nd of the r ange of por t numb e r s. F or[...]

34 Adv ance d S ettin gs A va i l able o n t he Ad v a nce d me nu, t hi s s cr e e n cont ai ns a numbe r o f r ar e l y- us e d se t t i ngs i nt e nde d f or us e i n s pe ci al ci r c umst ance s. T he s e t t i ngs on t hi s scr e e n a r e or gani z e d i nt o 3 ca t e gor i e s Acc ess Poi nt 3G M od em Rou ter Sys tem Acce s s P oin t Se tt[...]

35 Con fig F ile A va i l able o n t he Ad v a nce d me nu, t hi s s cr e e n pr ovi de s t he abi l i t y t o downl oad (ba ckup) a copy o f t he confi gur at i on s e t t i ngs fr om t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 t o a fi l e on your comput e r , or r e sto r e (upl oad) a pr e vi ou s l y-s av e d confi gur at i on f i l e f r o m you r comput e r t o the [...]

36 Diag no stics A va i l able o n t he Ad v a nce d me nu, t hi s s cr e e n di sp l ays d e t ai l s of t he f i r mwar e (s oft w ar e ) and ot he r s yste m - l e ve l i nfor mat i o n. Yo u ca n al so vi e w th e s ys t e m l og a nd pe r for m v ar i o us ope r at i ons. T hi s s c r e e n i s use d mos t l y f o r t r oubl e s ho ot i ng a n[...]

37 5 . R e s ta rt C ou n te rs - C l i ck t o b ut t on to s e t th e count e r s abov e t o ze r o. 6 . C on n e c tion L og - C l i c k t hi s t o v i e w t he I nt e r ne t C onne ct i o n Log. N ote: T ha t t he Int e r ne t C onne ct i on Log s how s onl y t he mos t r e ce nt conne ct i ons r at he r t han all of t he c onne c t i ons, whi c[...]

38 Por t For wa rdin g A va i l able o n t he Ad v a nce d me nu, t hi s fe at ur e a l l ows i nc omi ng t r aff i c (f r o m t he I nt e r ne t ) t o be f or war de d t o a p ar t i c ul ar c omput e r o r de vi c e on you r l oc al W LA N. Nor mal l y, i nco mi ng t r af fi c fr om the I nt e r ne t i s bl oc ke d by t he F i r e wal l . You ne [...]

39 Pow er M an age men t A va i l able o n t he Ad v a nce d me nu, t hi s s cr e e n cont r ol s t he Po we r Mana ge me nt f e a t ur e s of t he M i Fi 2 2 0 0 . The Mi Fi 22 0 0 ca n swi t c h t o a l ow - powe r S t andb y mod e . Whe n u sing ba t t e r y powe r , swi t c hi ng t o S t andby mo de w i l l gre atl y e xt e nd t he b at t e r y[...]

40 Tech nica l$Su ppo rt$ F or addi t i o nal i nfor mat i o n and t e c hni cal s uppor t f o r VZ Ac c e ss Mana ge r a nd V e r i z on wi r e l e ss de vi ce s, you c an vi si t t he Ve r i z on W i r e l e ss D at a Te chn i c al S uppor t pa ge a t : ht t p: / / www.ve r i z onwi r e l e ss .com/ b2 c / supp o r t / dat a. j sp .[...]

41 Troubleshooting T he fol l owi ng ti ps wi l l he l p sol ve many common pro bl e ms e nc ount e r e d whi l e us i ng the M i Fi 2 2 0 0 : • M ake s ur e y ou a r e us i ng t he Mi Fi 2 2 0 0 i n t he cor r e ct ge ogr ap hi c r e gi on: a M obi l e Br oadb and a nd Nat i o nal Acce s s the M i Fi 2 2 0 0 i n the US. • E nsur e t hat t he w[...]

42 Product Specification Technical Specifications TAB L E 1: G E N E R AL SPEC IF IC ATIO N S TAB L E 2: C D MA TE C H N O L O G Y Tech nol ogy : CDM A R ev A , Re v 0, 1XR TT Ban d De sign atio n: 800/1900 MHz Tran smi t Ba nd: 824.7-848.31MHz/1851.25-1908.75MHz Rece ive Ban d: 869.7-893.31MHz/1931.25-1988.75MHz TAB L E 3: OPER ATIN G S PEC IF IC [...]

43 Regulatory Notices CE$M ark ing$ This dev ice h as b een tes ted to an d c onfo rms to t he e ssen tial reg ula tory req uire me nts o f th e Eu rop ean Unio n R &TT E dir ecti ve 1 999/ 5/E C an d ha s at tain ed C E M arki ng. Fede ral$ Com mu nica tion s$Co mm issio n$N otic e$(F CC$U nite d$St ates )$ This equ ipm ent has bee n tes ted t[...]

44 WAR NIN G: D O N OT ATT EMP T TO SE RVIC E TH E W IRE LES S CO MM UNI CAT ION DE VICE YO URS ELF . SUC H ACT ION MA Y VO ID T HE WAR RA NTY . Th e Mi Fi 22 00 DEV ICE IS FA CTO RY TUN ED. NO CUS TOM ER CAL IBRA TIO N O R TU NIN G IS REQ UIR ED. CON TA CT Y OUR SE RVIC E PR OV IDER FO R IN FOR MA TIO N AB OU T SERV ICIN G Y OU R W IREL ESS COM MU[...]

45 Pro per$B atte ry$U se$a nd$ Disp osa l$ IMP ORT AN T: In eve nt o f a b atte ry l eak: - Do n ot a llow the liq uid t o co me in c ont act w ith the skin or t he e yes. If co nta ct h as b een mad e, w ash the a ffec ted area wi th la rge amo unt s of wat er an d se ek med ical adv ice. - Seek me dica l ad vice imm ed iate ly if a ba tter y ha [...]

46 Limited Warranty and Liability Nova t e l Wi r e l e ss , I nc . war r ant s for t he 1 2 mont h pe r i od i mme di ate l y fol l o wi ng r e ce i pt of t he P r oduc t by P ur c has e r t hat t he P r oduc t w i l l be fr e e fr o m de fe c t s i n mat e r i al and wor kmans hi p unde r nor mal use . T HE SE WA R R A NTIES A R E E XP RES SL Y I[...]

47 Glossary 1x R T T Sho rt fo r sin gle c arri er (1 x) R adio Tra nsm issi on T ech nolo gy. A hi gh s pee d wi rel ess t ech nolo gy b ase d on the C DM A p latfo rm. 1xR TT h as th e c apab ility of prov idin g br oad ban d-l ike s pee ds o f up to 1 44 K bps . 1xRT T is also ref erre d to as C DM A20 00. 1x E VD O Part of a fam ily o f CD MA 2[...]

48 Micro U SB Micr oUS B is not to b e co nfu sed with min iUS B. T he m icr o US B te chn olog y fe atu res a sm all a nd d ura ble form fac tor f or f requ ent use . Mic roU SB w as dev elop ed b y th e U SB Im ple me nter s Fo rum , Inc . (US B- IF), a n inde pen den t no n-p rofit gro up t hat wor ks to adv anc e US B te chn olo gy. Mb p s Meg [...]

49 W AN Wid e Ar ea N etw ork (WA N). A co mp uter netw ork cov erin g a bro ad g eog raph ica l are a. W ANs are use d to conn ect loca l ar ea n etw orks (LA Ns) toge the r, so that use rs a nd c omp ut ers i n on e lo cati on c an com mu nica te w ith u ser s and co mpu ters in o the r loc atio ns. W i- F i Wi-F i (W irele ss F idel ity) refe rs[...]

50 Trademarks and Service Marks Veri zon Wire less is a trad em ark o f Ve rizo n Tr ade mar k Se rvic es LL C, a nd t he o the r tra dem ark s, log os, and serv ice m ark s (co llec tive ly th e "T rad ema rks" ) use d in thi s use r m anu al ar e th e pro per ty o f Ve rizo n Wire less or t heir resp ect ive o wn ers. N oth ing con tain[...]