T-Mobile webConnect User Manual - Table of Contents
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Table of contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
H
ARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OVERVIEW
..................................................................................................................................... 4
D
EVICE OVERVIEW
..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
T-M
OBILE SERVICE OVERVIEW
.................................................................................................................................................. 6
GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
B
EFORE YOU BEGIN
.................................................................................................................................................................... 7
I
NSTALLATION AND SETUP
......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Inserting the SIM into the Laptop Stick ................................................................................................................................ 8
Installing the Connection Manager ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Opening the Connection Manager........................................................................................................................................ 9
Removing the Laptop Stick from your computer.................................................................................................................. 9
Inserting a MicroSDHC™ card into the Laptop Stick.......................................................................................................... 9
BROADBAND ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
C
ONNECTING TO
T-M
OBILE
B
ROADBAND
(2G/3G) ................................................................................................................. 10
C
ONNECTING TO OTHER NETWORKS
......................................................................................................................................... 10
Creating a new network profile .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting to other networks ............................................................................................................................................. 13
U
SING TEXT MESSAGES
(SMS)................................................................................................................................................. 13
Writing and sending a text message ................................................................................................................................... 13
Receiving a text message .................................................................................................................................................... 14
Managing text messages ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Using the address book....................................................................................................................................................... 16
WI-FI........................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
C
ONNECTING TO
T-M
OBILE
H
OT
S
POT
..................................................................................................................................... 18
C
ONNECTING TO OTHER
W
I
-F
I NETWORKS
............................................................................................................................... 19
C
ONNECTING TO A
W
I
-F
I NETWORK FOR FIRST TIME
................................................................................................................ 20
C
ONNECTING TO A CLOSED
W
I
-F
I NETWORK
........................................................................................................................... 20
What is a closed network .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Setting up a network profile for a closed network .............................................................................................................. 21
Accessing a closed network ................................................................................................................................................ 22
W
I
-F
I NETWORK LIST
............................................................................................................................................................... 23
T-M
OBILE
H
OT
S
POT
L
OCATOR
................................................................................................................................................ 24
Updating T-Mobile HotSpot Locator.................................................................................................................................. 25
W
I
-F
I NETWORK INFORMATION
................................................................................................................................................ 26
W
I
-F
I NETWORK SECURITY
...................................................................................................................................................... 27
Definitions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Accessing an encrypted network......................................................................................................................................... 28
Changing encryption key for a network profile .................................................................................................................. 29
VPN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
U
NDERSTANDING
VPN ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
Using the Checkpoint VPN Client ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Using the NetMotion VPN Client........................................................................................................................................ 30
C
ONFIGURING A
VPN
CONNECTION
......................................................................................................................................... 31
C
ONNECTING TO
VPN
AUTOMATICALLY
.................................................................................................................................. 32
Connecting to VPN (T-Mobile profile) ............................................................................................................................... 32
Connecting to VPN (non-T-Mobile profile) ........................................................................................................................ 32
C
ONNECTING TO
VPN
MANUALLY
........................................................................................................................................... 33
NETWORK PROFILES............................................................................................................................................................ 34