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Around Town LTE Mobile Internet 5. Select Wi-Fi > MAC Filter. 6. From the MAC Filter Mode menu, select White List - Allow only those in list. 7. In the Name field, enter the name of the device you want to grant access to. 8. In the MAC Address field, enter the MAC address of the device you want to grant access to. 9. Click the + button. The device is added to the white list. 10. Click the Submit button. Your changes are saved. Configure the WiFi Signal If a Device Is Tethered If a device is tethered to the hotspot through a USB connection, you can turn the hotspot's WiFi signal off so that other devices cannot connect to the hotspot WiFi network. If you allow the WiFi signal to stay on, all devices, including the tethered device, can connect to the hotspot WiFi network and access the Internet. Note: To tether your hotspot to a computer, you must download the necessary device drivers using TRU-Install. For more information, see Configure a Tethered Connection on page 20. Turn On the WiFi Signal If a Device Is Tethered If you allow the WiFi signal to stay on when a device is tethered to the hotspot through a USB connection, all devices, including the tethered device, can connect to the hotspot WiFi network and access the Internet.  To turn on the WiFi signal if a device is tethered to the hotspot: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the hotspot network. 2. Enter http://netgear.aroundtown or http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the web browser. Control Access to the Network 89

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Control Access to the Network
89
Around Town LTE Mobile Internet
5.
Select
Wi-Fi > MAC Filter
.
6.
From the
MAC Filter Mode
menu, select
White List - Allow only those in list
.
7.
In the
Name
field, enter the name of the device you want to grant access to.
8.
In the
MAC Address
field, enter the MAC address of the device you want to grant access
to.
9.
Click the
+
button.
The device is added to the white list.
10.
Click the
Submit
button.
Your changes are saved.
Configure the WiFi Signal If a Device Is Tethered
If a device is tethered to the hotspot through a USB connection, you can turn the hotspot’s
WiFi signal off so that other devices cannot connect to the hotspot WiFi network. If you allow
the WiFi signal to stay on, all devices, including the tethered device, can connect to the
hotspot WiFi network and access the Internet.
Note:
To tether your hotspot to a computer, you must download the
necessary device drivers using TRU-Install. For more information, see
Configure a Tethered Connection
on page
20.
Turn On the WiFi Signal If a Device Is Tethered
If you allow the WiFi signal to stay on when a device is tethered to the hotspot through a USB
connection, all devices, including the tethered device, can connect to the hotspot WiFi
network and access the Internet.
To turn on the WiFi signal if a device is tethered to the hotspot:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the hotspot
network.
2.
Enter
http://netgear.aroundtown
or
in the address field of the web
browser.