Iridium AxcessPoint User manual

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Contents
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1.IridiumAxcessPointConnectOverview...........................................................................................................2
2.DirectInternet................................................................................................................................................2
3.WindowsOSSupport......................................................................................................................................2
4.BeforeInstallingIridiumAxcessPointConnect................................................................................................3
5.Installation.....................................................................................................................................................4
6.MainUserInterface........................................................................................................................................5
ChangingtheHotspotName...................................................................................................................................5
SettingaPassword..................................................................................................................................................5
InternetType...........................................................................................................................................................5
Configure“IridiumAutoDial”Settings....................................................................................................................5
EncryptionMode.....................................................................................................................................................6
7.IridiumAxcessPointConnectSetupwithSupportedWi‐FiDevices.................................................................6
BlackberrySetup.....................................................................................................................................................6
AndroidSetup.........................................................................................................................................................7
iOSDeviceSetup.....................................................................................................................................................7
8.StartingIridiumAxcessPointConnect.............................................................................................................7
9.ClientsTab......................................................................................................................................................8
RenametheConnection..........................................................................................................................................8
DisableInternetAccess...........................................................................................................................................8
DisableLocalAccess................................................................................................................................................8
10.Support..........................................................................................................................................................9
11.LicensingAgreements.....................................................................................................................................9
DirectInternetLicenseAgreement.........................................................................................................................9
IridiumAxcessPointConnectEndUserLicenseAgreement..................................................................................11
12.LegalInformation.........................................................................................................................................14
13.PrivacyandDataSecurity.............................................................................................................................15
14.CrossBorderTransferofPrivateInformation................................................................................................15
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1. IridiumAxcessPointConnectOverview
IridiumoffersasuiteofWi‐FisolutionstoconnecttotheIridiumnetwork.ThissuiteincludesIridium
AxcessPoint,IridiumAxcessPointMail&WebandIridiumAxcessPointConnect.IridiumAxcessPointConnectis
acustomizedapplicationpoweredbyConnectifythatturnsyourlaptopintoaWi‐Fihotspotwhenusedwith
yourIridiumsatellitephone.ThroughtheWi‐Fihotspot,youcanaccesstheIridiumnetworkwithyour
smartphonesandtabletsforemailmessagingandbrowsingtheInternet.Theconnectionthatisprovidedis
narrowbandandisprimarilysuitedforemailmessaging.Donotattemptuseapplicationsthataredesignedfor
high‐speedterrestrialnetworkslikemusicorvideowhileonthisconnection.Usageisbilledperminutebased
onstandardairtimerates.
IridiumAxcessPointConnectusesDirectInternet3.0softwaretoconnecttotheInternetthroughtheIridium
network.YoumusthaveDirectInternet3.0installedonyourlaptop,otherwiseIridiumAxcessPointConnect
willnotinstallcorrectly.
2. DirectInternet
YouwillneedtohaveDirectInternet3.0installedonyourlaptopfirstbeforeinstallingIridiumAxcessPoint
Connect.IfyoudonothaveDirectInternet3.0installedonyourlaptop,youcanfindit
here:http://www.iridium.com/support/library/FirmwareSoftwareUpdates.aspx.
DirectInternet3.0issubjecttotheU.S.ExportAdministrativeRegulations.Youmustagreetothetermsand
conditionslistedbelowbeforeyoucandownloadandinstallDirectInternet3.0.AfullversionoftheEndUser
LicenseAgreementandtermsandconditionscanbefoundatinSection11ofthisUserManual.
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3. WindowsOSSupport
IridiumAxcessPointConnectsupportsthefollowingWindowsOS:
Windows7(32/64bit)
WindowsVista(32/64bit)
WindowsXP(32bit)

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4. BeforeInstallingIridiumAxcessPointConnect
BeforeinstallingIridiumAxcessPointConnect,youwillneedtodoconfigureyourlaptopforoptimal
performance.
Disablewirelessmanagerifnecessary
DisableWindowsupdatestopreventlargeamountsofdatacomingthroughIridiumnetwork,thus,causing
youtoincurunnecessarydatausage.
GotoControlPanel
GotoSystemsandSecurity
GotoWindowsUpdate
SelectChangeSettings
Selecttheoptionthatdoesn’tallowupdatestoinstallimmediately
YoushouldalsoturnbacktheWindowupdatesonceyouarenolongerusingIridiumAxcessPoint
ConnecttocontinuetoreceiveWindowupdates
Haveatleast25MBoffreediskspaceonyourlaptop
UninstallpreviousversionsofIridiumAxcessPointConnectifnecessary.Theuninstallprocesswillrequire
youtorebootyourcomputertwice.Thisisanecessarystepinordertocompletetheuninstallprocess.

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5. Installation
IridiumAxcessPointConnectisavailableonwww.iridium.com/AxcessPointConnect.IridiumAxcessPoint
ConnectissubjecttotheU.S.ExportAdministrativeRegulations.Bydownloadingthesoftware,youhave
agreedandacceptedthetermsandconditionsbelow.AfullversionofIridiumAxcessPointtermsand
conditionsarelistedinSection11.
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DownloadandinstallIridiumAxcessPointConnectontoyourlaptop.
Onceinstallationhascompleted,youwillseethefollowingscreen.
AxcessPointConnecticonwillbedisplayedonyourdesktopandtheUserInterfacewillautomaticallyopen.
IfyoudonotseetheUserInterfaceonyourlaptop,clickontheAxcessPointConnecttoopentheWi‐Fi
hotspot.
Thehotspotisalwaysontopofotherapplicationswhendisplayedonyourdesktop.Itcanbeminimized.
Whenminimized,youmustlookinyoursystemtrayforIridiumAxcessPointConnect.

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6. MainUserInterface
NowthatyouhaveinstalledyourIridiumAxcessPointHotspot,youwillneedtoconfigureyourWi‐Fihotspot.
GototheSettingsTabonyourIridiumAxcessPointConnecthotspot.Thisisthemainuserinterfaceforyour
Wi‐Fihotspot.Itwillbewhereyouwillconfigureyourhotspot,startandstopthehotspot.Itisalsowhereyou
willseethestatusofthehotspot.ThestatuscanbefoundatthetopneartheIridiumglobe.
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ChangingtheHotspotName
YoucancustomizethenameofyourWi‐Fihotspotbychangingthenameofthehotspot.TheWi‐Fihotspot
hasaprefixwhichyoucannotedit:IRDM‐APC‐.Youmayaddcharactersafterthistocustomizethenameof
yourWi‐Fihotspot.Theentirenameislimitedto32characters.Thisisthenamethatyouwillgivetoothers
toconnecttoyourWi‐Fihotspot.
SettingaPassword
SettingapasswordwillallowyoutocontrolwhocangainaccesstoyourWi‐Fihotspot.InthePasswordfield,
enter8–63charactersforyourpassword.Onceyouenterinthepassword,itissavedautomatically.Thisis
thepasswordthatyouwilltogivetootherswhentheywanttoconnecttoyourWi‐Fihotspot.
InternetType
Thisistheinternetconnectionanditisautomaticallyconfiguredto“IridiumAutoDial”.IridiumAxcessPoint
ConnectstartsandendstheIridiumconnectionthroughDirectInternet.
Configure“IridiumAutoDial”Settings
TheIridiumAutoDialsettingsarepre‐configured.Theuserdoesnotneedtomakeanychanges.These
settingsare:dialatstartup,hangupatshutdown,dial‐on‐demand,firewall,andredialtimer.Thedefault
settingistoenableallfoursettings:dialatstartup,hangupatshutdown,dial‐on‐demandandfirewallenabled.

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DialatStartup–AutomaticallybringsuptheIridiumconnectionwhenyouselect<StartHotspot>anda
newdatacallisplaced.
HangupatShutdown–AutomaticallybringsdowntheIridiumconnectionwhenyouselect<StopHotspot>
DialonDemand–ThisfeaturecontrolstheIridiumconnection.ItwillbringdowntheIridiumconnection
after3minutesifthereisnoactivity.Noactivityisdefinedas:nokeystrokes,nomousemovementwhen
noclientsareconnected.Ifthereareclientsconnected,theWi‐Fihotspotisneveridle.Thehotspotkeeps
theIridiumconnectionupifthereisactivityonthekeyboardormouse,orthereareclientsconnected.
Firewall–FirewallisenabledtopreventextraneousdatafromtheInternetfromcomingthrough.
Redialtime–Thisissetto30seconds.IfyouaredisconnectedfromtheIridiumnetwork,thesoftwarewill
attemptaredialtoconnectevery30seconds.
EncryptionMode
ThisistheencryptiontypeforyourWi‐Fihotspot.Inmostcases,youwillselectAccessPoint,WPA2‐PSK.If
youareusingWindowsVista(32/64bit)orWindowsXP(32bit),youmustselectAd‐Hoc,WPA2.
IfyouareusingaWindowsVistaorWindowsXPlaptop,youwillnotbeabletoconnectyourWi‐Fienabled
BlackberyorAndroidtotheIridiumWi‐Fihotspot.BlackberryandAndroidphonesdonotsupportad‐hoc
connections.
7. IridiumAxcessPointConnectSetup
withSupportedWi‐FiDevices
OnceyouhaveinstalledIridiumAxcessPointConnect,youwillneedtoconfigureyourWi‐Fidevicetowork
properlywithIridiumAxcessPointConnect.
BlackberrySetup
MakesureyouhaveWindows7runningonyourlaptop
ConnectyourlaptoptoyourIridiumsatellitephoneviaUSBcable.
Turnonbothdevicesinanopen,outdoorareaandwaitforadequatesignalonyourIridiumphone
OpenIridiumAxcessPointConnectandselect<StartHotspot>
GotoBlackberryMenu
SelectManageConnections
SelectWi‐FiNetwork
PressNextandscanfornetworks
SelectIRDM‐APC‐xxxx
OnceBlackBerryWiFilogoiswhite,youareconnected.Thiswilltakeupto2minutes.

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AndroidSetup
MakesureyouhaveWindows7runningonyourlaptop
ConnectyourlaptoptoyourIridiumsatellitephoneviaUSBcable.
Turnonbothdevicesinanopen,outdoorareaandwaitforadequatesignalonyourIridiumphone
OpenIridiumAxcessPointConnectandselect<StartHotspot>
ClickonMenubuttonontheAndroidSmartphone
SelectSettings
SelectWireless&Networks
TurnonWi‐Fi
SelectIRDM‐APC‐xxxxunderWi‐FiNetworks
iOSDeviceSetup
ConnectyourlaptoptoyourIridiumsatellitephoneviaUSBcable.
Turnonbothdevicesinanopen,outdoorareaandwaitforadequatesignalonyourIridiumphone
OpenIridiumAxcessPointConnectandselect“StartHotspot”
GotoSettingsoniOSdevice
SelectWi‐Fi
UnderChooseaNetwork,selectIRDM‐APC‐xxxx
Clickon<StopHotspot>tostoptheWi‐FihotspotandbringdowntheIridiumconnection.
8. StartingIridiumAxcessPointConnect
NowthatyouinstalledandconfiguredyourIridiumAxcessPointConnecthotspot,youarereadytostartthe
hotspot.
TheUserInterfaceshouldbeopen.Ifnot,clickonthe<AxcessPointConnect>icononyourdesktopor
openupyoursystemtrayandclickon<AxcessPointConnect>
ConnectyourIridiumsatellitephonetoyourlaptopwithaUSBcableinanoutdoorareaandmakesureyou
areregisteredwiththeIridiumnetworkwithseveralbarsormoreofsignalstrength
Clickon<StartHotspot>tostarttheWi‐FihotspotwhichwillautomaticallyconnecttotheIridiumnetwork
Youwillseethestatusofthehotspotatthetopofthemenu
ConnectyourWi‐FienableddeviceinordertosendemailsandbrowsetheInternet.
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9. ClientsTab
IntheClientsTabiswhereyouwillseetheconnectionstoyourWi‐Fihotspot.Youcanrenamethe
connections,disabletheirinternetaccessanddisabletheirlocalaccess.
RenametheConnection
Rightclickontherotatingarrowsnexttotheconnection’snameorhoverovertheconnection’snameand
clickthemouseforthedropdownmenu
Select<Rename>
Amenuwillpopupwiththecurrentname
Enterinanewnamefortheconnection.
Click<OK>toacceptchangesandclosesthepopupmenu
ThisisthenamethatwillshowwhenthisdeviceconnectstoyourWi‐Fihotspot
DisableInternetAccess
Hoveryourmouseovertheconnection’snameandyouwillseeadropdownmenu
Select<DisableInternetAccess>
YouwillseearedXoveraglobenexttotherotatingarrows.Thisindicatesthattheconnectionhasbeen
deniedaccesstotheInternetbynotallowingittoconnecttotheIridiumnetwork.
ToallowInternetaccess,rightclickontheredXandselect<EnableInternetAccess>
DisableLocalAccess
Hoveryourmouseovertheconnection’snameandyouwillgetadropdownmenu
Select<DisableLocalAccess>
YouwillseearedXoveramonitoriconneartheconnection’sname.Thisindicatesthattheconnection
hasbeendeniedaccesstotheWi‐Fihotspot.
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Tostopthehotspotconnection,clickthe<StopHotspot>toclosethehotspotandendtheIridiumconnection.
IfyouarefinishedusingAxcessPointConnect,disconnectyourphonefromyourlaptoptoavoidanyunplanned
usagecharges.Usagewillbebilledatstandardratesonaperminutebasisforairtimeuse.
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10. Support
Ifyouhaveadditionalquestionsorneedadditionalsupport,pleasecontactIridiumCustomerCareat+1‐866‐
947‐4348or+1‐480‐752‐5155oremail[email protected].
11.LicensingAgreements
DirectInternetLicenseAgreement
BYCLICKINGTHEACCEPTANCEBUTTONORINSTALLINGORUSINGTHEPRODUCT,THEEND‐USER
INDIVIDUALORENTITYLICENSINGTHEPRODUCT("LICENSEE")ISCONSENTINGTOBEBOUNDBYAND
ISBECOMINGAPARTYTOTHISAGREEMENT.IFLICENSEEDOESNOTAGREETOALLOFTHETERMSOF
THISAGREEMENT,THEBUTTONINDICATINGNON‐ACCEPTANCEMUSTBESELECTED,ANDLICENSEE
MUSTNOTINSTALLORUSETHESOFTWARE.
1.LicenseAgreement.InthisAgreement"Licensor"shallmeanthethird‐partysupplierandownerof
thecopyrightintheProductthathasgrantedtherightandlicensetotheLicenseepursuanttothis
Agreement.
2.LicenseeGrant.LicensorgrantsLicenseeanon‐exclusiveandnon‐transferablelicensetoreproduce
anduseforpersonalorinternalbusinesspurposestheexecutablecodeversionoftheProduct,
providedanycopymustcontainalloftheoriginalproprietarynotices.Thislicensedoesnotentitle
LicenseetoreceivefromtheLicensorhard‐copydocumentation,technicalsupport,telephone
assistanceorenhancementsorupdatestotheProduct.LicenseemaynotcustomizetheProduct.
LicenseemaynotredistributetheProduct.
3.Restrictions.ExceptasotherwiseexpresslypermittedinthisAgreement,Licenseemaynot:(a)
modifyorcreateanyderivativeworksoftheProductordocumentation,includingtranslationor
localization;(b)decompile,disassemble,reverseengineer,orotherwiseattempttoderivethesource
codefortheProduct(excepttotheextentapplicablelawsspecificallyprohibitsuchrestriction);(c)
redistribute,encumber,sell,rent,lease,sub‐licenseorotherwisetransferrightstotheProduct;(d)
removeoralteranytrademark,logo,copyrightorotherproprietarynotices,legends,symbolsor
labelsintheProduct;or(e)publishanyresultsofbenchmarktestsrunontheProducttoathirdparty
withouttheLicensor'spriorwrittenconsent.
4.Fees.ThelicensefeefortheProductisthefeechargedbyyoursupplieroftheProduct.Licenseeis
responsibleforanyandalltaxes.
5.Termination.Withoutprejudicetoanyotherrights,LicensormayterminatethisAgreementif
Licenseebreachesanyofitstermsandconditions.Ontermination,Licenseeshalldestroyallcopiesof
theProduct.
6.ProprietaryRights.Title,ownershiprightsandintellectualpropertyrightsintheProductshall
remainintheLicensorand/oritssuppliers.Licenseeacknowledgessuchownershipandintellectual
propertyrightsandwillnottakeanyactiontojeopardize,limitorinterfereinanymannerwiththe
Licensor'soritssuppliers'ownershipoforrightswithrespecttotheProduct.TheProductisprotected
bycopyrightandotherintellectualpropertylawsandbyinternationaltreaties.Titleandrelatedrights
inthecontentaccessedthroughtheProductisthepropertyoftheapplicablecontentownerandis
protectedbyapplicablelaw.ThelicensegrantedunderthisAgreementgivesLicenseenorightsto
suchcontent.