Hotspot Settings

The Hotspot Settings tab of the Configuration screen contains settings for your hotspot device.

Admin Password

The Admin Password is the password you use to log in to webConnect. It is required to access and manage hotspot settings and devices.

●   Change Password — Click this button to display the Change Admin Password dialog. Enter your current Admin Password in the Password field and your new Admin Password in the New and Verify fields. Click Change to complete the password change.

Wi-Fi Settings

This section of the Hotspot Settings tab allows you to specify the Wi-Fi network settings for your device.

●   Network Mode — Choose the 802.11 mode that you want your device to broadcast in. The options available depend on the network modes supported by your device. The modes that could be supported by your device include: 802.11 b/g/n Mixed, 802.11 b/g Mixed, 802.11 b, and 802.11 g.
●   Network Name (SSID) — Enter the network name (SSID - Service Set Identifier) that your device's Wi-Fi network broadcasts.
●   Broadcast network name — If you wish to hide your device's network name, deselect this option. If you do not broadcast a network name you create a closed network. Anyone wishing to connect to your device will need to know your device's network name.
●   Wi-Fi Security — Select the type of security you want to use for your device's Wi-Fi network. The options available depend on the types of Wi-Fi security supported by your device. Security options include: None, WPA, WPA2, and WPA/WPA2. For more information on these options, see Introduction to Wi-Fi Security.
●   Encryption — Select the type of encryption you want to use for your Wi-Fi network. The options available are: Auto, AES, and TKIP. For more information on the encryption options, see What are TKIP and AES?
●   Password — Enter a password for your Wi-Fi network. This is also known as the encryption key.
●   Show text — If this box is checked, text entered in the Password field is displayed. By default, this option is not checked (text will not display as you type).
●   Channel — Wi-Fi devices operate within a certain frequency range. The range from 2,401 to 2,495 MHz is divided by 14 channels. In the United States only channels 1 to 11 are used. Depending upon the network configuration, some channels may provide less wireless signal interference than others. Choosing the right channel -- typically 1, 6 or 11 -- allows you to optimize the performance of your device's Wi-Fi network.

Default Connected Device Settings

This section allows you to configure default data usage and time limits for devices that connect to your hotspot.

●   Enable default data limits — Select this checkbox to enable a global default data limit for any device that connects to your hotspot. (You can set individual data usage limits for devices in the Devices screen.) Enter the maximum amount of data a connected device can use in the Data limit of field. Select the MB radio button to indicate the amount is in Megabytes or the GB radio button to indicate the amount is in Gigabytes.
●   Enable default time limits — Select this checkbox to enable a global default time limit for any device that connects to your hotspot. (You can set individual time limits for devices in the Devices screen.) Select the maximum amount of time a device can stay connected to your hotspot using the hours and minutes drop-downs.

Network Settings

The options in this section control your device's network settings. Only some settings are editable as indicated below:

●   IP Address — Identifies your device's current IP address. This value cannot be changed.
●   Subnet Mask — Identifies your device's current Subnet Mask. This value is editable.
●   MAC Address — Identifies your device's MAC (Media Access Control) Address. This value cannot be changed.
●   DHCP Server — Use this setting to enable or disable the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server functionality of your device. This function allows your hotspot to automatically assign an IP address to devices as they connect. If you do not enable the DHCP server, you will have to manually assign an IP address to each device that connects to your hotspot.
●   Enable DHCP Server — Select this checkbox to enable your device's DHCP server functionality.
●   DHCP Address Range — These fields contain the values for the beginning and end of the DHCP Address range. These values are editable.
●   DHCP Lease Time (in hours) — Sets the amount of time in hours for the length of a DHCP address lease for a connected device. This value is editable.