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| - Slide the SIM card into the cellular modem as shown. There is a cut corner to indicate the correct orientation. \\ {{wiki:image_374.jpg?600}} \\ Be sure that the SIM card is fully inserted as shown. {{wiki:image_375.jpg?600}} \\ \\ | - Slide the SIM card into the cellular modem as shown. There is a cut corner to indicate the correct orientation. \\ {{wiki:image_374.jpg?600}} \\ Be sure that the SIM card is fully inserted as shown. {{wiki:image_375.jpg?600}} \\ \\ | ||
| - Plug the "shorty" USB cable into the modem. \\ {{wiki:image_376.jpg?600}} \\ \\ | - Plug the "shorty" USB cable into the modem. \\ {{wiki:image_376.jpg?600}} \\ \\ | ||
| - | - Plug the shorty cable into your Vizy's USB 3.0 (blue) port. Note, you can plug the cellular modem into your Raspberry Pi directly without the USB cable, but it will occlude at least one other USB port. \\ {{wiki:image_369.jpg?600}} \\ \\ | + | - Plug the shorty cable into your Vizy's USB 3.0 (blue) port. Note, you can plug the cellular modem into your Raspberry Pi directly without the USB cable, but it will occlude at least one other USB port. \\ {{wiki:image_417.jpg?600}} \\ \\ |
| - Plug your Vizy into power and power it on. | - Plug your Vizy into power and power it on. | ||
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| - | ==== WiFi hotspot ==== | + | ==== WiFi Internet hotspot ==== |
| - | The cellular modem can be used as a 4G cellular WiFi hotspot. This means that you could, for example, connect your computer's WiFi to the cellular modem and get on the Internet via the modem's 4G connection. This is possible as long as the modem is receiving power and is able to connect to the 4G network. So you could, for example, bring a USB power-pack and the cellular modem and have an Internet hotspot. | + | The cellular modem can be used as a 4G cellular WiFi hotspot. This means that you could, for example, connect your computer's WiFi to the cellular modem and get on the Internet via the modem's 4G connection. This is possible as long as the modem is receiving power and is able to connect to the 4G network. So you could, for example, bring a USB power-pack and the cellular modem and have a WiFi Internet hotspot. |
| To use the modem as a hotspot, make a WiFi connection to ''%%4GWiFi_xxxxxx%%'' where ''%%xxxxxx%%'' is some unique number. The password is ''%%12345678%%''. | To use the modem as a hotspot, make a WiFi connection to ''%%4GWiFi_xxxxxx%%'' where ''%%xxxxxx%%'' is some unique number. The password is ''%%12345678%%''. | ||
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| - | Before powering up the cellular mode, go ahead and activate your SIM card. | ||
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