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Where Can I Use GPS?, How Do I Enable or Disable GPS?, What are some GPS Limitations?

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Where Can I Use GPS? GPS works wherever you have line-of-sight access to the GPS satellites. How Do I Enable or Disable GPS? By default, GPS is disabled. To enable GPS, see Enabling / Disabling GPS. What are some GPS Limitations? Weather conditions or tall nearby buildings may affect your ability to get a clear view of the satellites and thus to acquire a GPS fix. How Can I Stream GPS Data to Use With a Third-party GPS Application? GPS NMEA data is streamed over a tethered USB connection using a virtual COM port. Follow these steps to stream NMEA data for a third-party GPS application. 1. Set GPS Mode to Continuous. (See Setting the GPS Mode.) 2. Determine the COM port number that your NETGEAR device (that is, your NETGEAR 341U USB Modem) is using. In the following example for Windows, the Device Manager shows that COM 16 is used. In your case, the COM port number might be different. (If you don't know how to access the Device Manager, see http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22868.) 3. Configure your GPS application to use the same COM port. For help, see the documentation of the GPS application. How Do I Access My Corporate Network Through a VPN? Once you complete a wireless connection, you may need to launch an extranet client provided by your company and supply the appropriate user name and password to gain access. For support, contact your company help desk. Are Terminal Sessions Supported? Terminal sessions (for example, via telnet or ssh) are not supported. Frequently Asked Questions 50

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Where Can I Use GPS?
GPS works wherever you have line-of-sight access to the GPS satellites.
How Do I Enable or Disable GPS?
By default, GPS is disabled. To enable GPS, see
Enabling / Disabling GPS
.
What are some GPS Limitations?
Weather conditions or tall nearby buildings may affect your ability to get a clear view of the
satellites and thus to acquire a GPS fix.
How Can I Stream GPS Data to Use With a Third-party GPS
Application?
GPS NMEA data is streamed over a tethered USB connection using a virtual COM port.
Follow these steps to stream NMEA data for a third-party GPS application.
1. Set
GPS Mode
to
Continuous
. (See
Setting the GPS Mode
.)
2.
Determine the COM port number that your NETGEAR device (that is, your NETGEAR
341U USB Modem) is using.
In the following example for Windows, the Device Manager shows that COM 16 is used.
In your case, the COM port number might be different.
(If you don’t know how to access the Device Manager, see
.)
3.
Configure your GPS application to use the same COM port. For help, see the
documentation of the GPS application.
How Do I Access My Corporate Network Through a
VPN?
Once you complete a wireless connection, you may need to launch an extranet client provided
by your company and supply the appropriate user name and password to gain access. For
support, contact your company help desk.
Are Terminal Sessions Supported?
Terminal sessions (for example, via telnet or ssh) are not supported.
Frequently Asked Questions
50