Verizon 2200 - Manual

Overview

Thank you for purchasing the Verizon Wireless MiFi

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2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. Now you can connect up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices to the Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband

Network — America’s Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network! These instructions have been designed to help you set up your MiFi 2200 device, install VZAccess Manager software and
drivers, activate your Mobile Broadband service and connect device(s) to your MiFi 2200. It takes five to ten minutes to install and activate Mobile Broadband service, plus 10-20 minutes
to upgrade online to the most recent version of VZAccess Manager software.

Verizon Wireless

MiFi™ 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Set Up Instructions — Windows OS®

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Step 1: Getting Started

Be sure you have the

Tips, hints and shortcuts

booklet that came with your device

and note the following:

❑

Ensure your computer meets the minimum system requirements.

This can be found on page 8 of the booklet.

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Ensure your MiFi 2200 battery is properly inserted and charged.

For additional details and pictures, please see pages 9-10. It is recommended

that before installation of software that you charge device for at least 2.5 hours

(to ensure a full charge) using the AC wall charger that came with your device.

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Your MiFi device has

VZ

Access Manager Software and drivers on the device.

A CD is not required to install software.

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If you have a prior version of

VZ

Access Manager Software on your computer,

follow instructions below:

Before installation,

uninstall any previous version of VZAccess Manager software and

drivers using the proper Add/Remove Programs steps per your operating system.

You must be in National Enhanced Services Rate and Coverage Area to activate the

MiFi 2200 device after VZAccess Manager software is installed.

Step 2: Install

VZ

Access Manager Software and Drivers

1.

Turn on computer and close all open applications

2.

Connect MiFi 2200 to computer

Insert the USB cable into the USB port
on the MiFi 2200 and the other end into
the USB port of your computer.

3.

Install

VZ

Access Manager and Drivers

MiFi 2200 powers on automatically when connected. VZAccess Manager Installer
launches and the MiFi drivers will automatically be installed once software installation
is complete. This may take a few minutes. If VZAccess Manager does not automatically
install, go to

Start> My Computer

and click to open the virtual CD-ROM drive labeled as

VZAccess Manager. Then select

start.exe

and wait a few moments for the software and

drivers to automatically install.

4.

Launch

VZ

Access Manager

VZAccess Manager can be launched from

Start> Programs>

VZ

Access Manager

or the

desktop icon. The first time you launch VZAccess Manager, the Setup Wizard appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the device. When prompted select

PC

Card or USB Modem

as device type. Do not select

Tethered

device.

Note:

If you did not activate your device with a monthly or annual contract, the software will connect to the Verizon Wireless activation website.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the activation.

5.

Activate Mobile Broadband Service

To activate the Mobile Broadband service on your MiFi 2200, select

Connect WWAN

or

go to the

Options

menu in VZAccess Manger; select

Activation

and follow the prompts.

6.

Connect to the Internet

❑

Select

Verizon Wireless>

VZ

Access

from the available networks and select

Connect /

Connect WWAN

. This will connect you to the Mobile Broadband network.

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If prompted to upgrade to a newer version of VZAccess Manager, select

Download

to begin process and follow on screen prompts. See note below for more details.

❑

Visit verizonwireless.com or any other website with Internet Explorer to ensure
Mobile Broadband is working properly.

❑

Enjoy surfing the Internet using Mobile Broadband service which provides 3G coverage
to more than 280 million people — that’s more than 90% of the U.S. population!

❑

To disconnect, simply select the

Disconnect WWAN

button at the lower right of the

connection manager.

Note:

Please note that if you choose not to upgrade, you can manually upgrade in the future and should be prompted weekly that a new version

is available. If you have a notebook or netbook computer with a Mobile Broadband Built-In service (e.g., embedded module), you must upgrade

to

VZ

Access Manager 7.0 to use both the MiFi and the Mobile Broadband Built-In service. To manually upgrade, from the Help menu in

VZ

Access

Manager select

Check for Updates

. Upgrading can take 10 to 20 minutes: 5-15 minutes to download using Mobile Broadband service, plus 3-4

minutes to install. Download time depends on coverage conditions. If download is interrupted (disconnected), the updater will continue from

the partial file the next time the update is performed. The file size of the upgrade is approximately 25 MB and does not apply against your Mobile

Broadband plan allowance. You may also download this software from

vzam.net

using Wi-Fi or a LAN connection.

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