Netgear 781S User Guide - Page 29

Enable / disable USB tethering, Tether to Windows 7 or Windows 8, Tether to Windows XP

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Rev 1 Nov.13 Use Your Mobile Hotspot Enable / disable USB tethering You can enable / disable tethering from the mobile hotspot or the AT&T Unite Pro Manager homepage. On the touchscreen: 1. From the home screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap USB Tethering . 3. Tap the On/Off button in the top right corner to enable (On) or disable (Off) USB tethering. On the AT&T Unite Pro Manager homepage: 1. Log in as Administrator. 2. Click Settings on the navigation menu on the left side. 3. Click the General tab. 4. Click the Device tab. 5. Beside USB Tethering, select On/Off. Tether to Windows 7 or Windows 8 The first time you connect the hotspot with a USB cable to your Windows 7 or Windows 8 computer, drivers begin installing automatically and the 'Installing device driver software' popup will appear. When the drivers finish installing, you will be able to access the mobile hotspot. Tether to Windows XP If the computer system being tethered uses Windows XP, you must use the LCD touchscreen to download the required drivers to the computer when you tether the computer for the first time. On the touchscreen: 1. Before you connect the mobile hotspot to your computer, from the home screen, tap Settings . 2. Tap USB Tethering . 3. Tap Install Win XP Drivers. This prepares the mobile hotspot for installing the drivers. 4. Use your USB cable to connect the mobile hotspot to your computer. The drivers will install automatically and a progress indicator will pop up on the system tray. When the drivers finish installing, you will be able to access the mobile hotspot. 29

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Use Your Mobile Hotspot
Rev 1
Nov.13
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Enable / disable USB tethering
You can enable / disable tethering from the mobile hotspot or the AT&T Unite Pro
Manager homepage.
On the touchscreen:
1.
From the home screen, tap
Settings
.
2.
Tap
USB Tethering
3.
Tap the
On / Off
button in the top right corner to enable (On) or disable (Off) USB
tethering.
On the AT&T Unite Pro Manager homepage:
1.
Log in as Administrator.
2.
Click
Settings
on the navigation menu on the left side.
3.
Click the
General
tab.
4.
Click the
Device
tab.
5.
Beside USB Tethering, select
On / Off
.
Tether to Windows 7 or Windows 8
The first time you connect the hotspot with a USB cable to your Windows 7 or
Windows 8 computer, drivers begin installing automatically and the ‘Installing device
driver software’ popup will appear.
When the drivers finish installing, you will be able to access the mobile hotspot.
Tether to Windows XP
If the computer system being tethered uses Windows XP, you must use the LCD
touchscreen to download the required drivers to the computer when you tether the
computer for the first time.
On the touchscreen:
1.
Before you connect the mobile hotspot to your computer, from the home screen,
tap
Settings
.
2.
Tap
USB Tethering
.
3.
Tap
Install Win XP Drivers
. This prepares the mobile hotspot for installing the
drivers.
4.
Use your USB cable to connect the mobile hotspot to your computer. The drivers
will install automatically and a progress indicator will pop up on the system tray.
When the drivers finish installing, you will be able to access the mobile hotspot.