NETGEAR AirCard 797 User manual

Quick Start
Aircard 797
Mobile Hotspot

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What’s in the box
• Mobile hotspot
• Battery cover
• Battery
• Micro USB cable
• AC adapter
• Nano SIM adapter
Meet your hotspot
Status
LED
Micro
USB port
LCD
screen
Power
button

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Install the SIM card
The SIM slot accepts a micro SIM card
(3FF). If you have a nano SIM card
(4FF), use it with the nano SIM adapter
that came in the package with your
mobile hotspot.
1. Slide the SIM card into the slot
with the gold colored contacts
facing down.
2. Ensure that
the SIM card
is seated
securely.
3. Insert the
battery.
Note: Before
inserting the
battery, write
down the
administration login
password printed on
the label for accessing the web
admin page.
4. Install the back cover.
SIM
slot

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Charge the battery
The battery comes partially charged.
To fully charge the battery, connect the
USB cable to the mobile hotspot and
plug it into either:
• A wall socket (faster charge
option)
• The USB port on your laptop
Set up your hotspot
To connect to the mobile broadband
network, your SIM account must be
active. If you use a prepaid or pay-as-
you-go micro SIM, the account must
show a positive balance.
1. Press and hold the Power button
until the LCD screen lights.
If your SIM card supports
automatic APN conguration, the
hotspot sets the default APN for
your SIM card and your hotspot is
ready to use.

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2. If APN Setup Required displays,
do the following:
a. Press the Power button to
view a list of APNs available for
your SIM card.
b. Press the Power button to
select the correct APN.
c. To set this APN as the default,
hold the Power button until
the progress bar completes,
and then release the Power
button.
Your hotspot is ready to use.
3. If only Other displays in the APN
list, do the following:
a. Press the Power button to
select Other.
b. Hold the Power button until
the progress bar completes
and then release the Power
button.
c. Complete the Congure an
APN section to add a default
APN manually.
d. Press and hold the Power
button for ve seconds to turn
off the hotspot.

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Hotspot status LED
The status LED indicates data
connection status:
• Blue, slow blink. The hotspot is
ready.
• Blue, double blink. The hotspot is
transferring data.
• Amber, slow blink. The hotspot is
not connected to the network.
LCD home screen
The home screen displays the mobile
hotspot’s WiFi network name and
password.
Signal strength
Battery
level
WiFi
password
Network
WiFi
network
name

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The network indicator lets you
know which mobile network you are
connected to
Press the Power button to view
different screens such as Notications
and Device Information.
Congure an APN
You must congure an APN if a
message that APN setup is required
displays on the LCD.
1. On your computer or mobile
device, open your WiFi network
connection manager.
2. Find your mobile hotspot’s WiFi
network name and connect.
The LCD home screen displays the
WiFi network name and password.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter http://mywebui.net or
http://192.168.1.1.
5. Enter the administrator login
password.

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We recommend that you change
it to a password that you want to
use.
The hotspot web page displays.
6. Select Network > APN.
7. Click the Add button and enter
the APN details.
Contact your network service
provider for information about
these details.
8. Click the Save button.
9. Click the radio button for the
newly created APN to set it as the
default.
Your hotspot is ready to use.
Connect to
the Internet
The LCD home screen displays the
WiFi network name and password.
1. On your computer or mobile
device, open your WiFi network
connection manager.

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2. Find your mobile hotspot’s WiFi
network name and connect.
3. Launch a web browser and verify
that you can access the Internet.
Customize your
hotspot
You can customize your hotspot by
using a web browser or by using the
NETGEAR Mobile app.
Use a web browser
1. On your computer or mobile
device, open your WiFi network
connection manager.
2. Find your mobile hotspot’s WiFi
network name and connect.
The LCD home screen displays the
WiFi network name and password.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter http://mywebui.net or
http://192.168.1.1.
5. Enter the administrator login
password.

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The hotspot web page displays.
For more information, see the user
manual. To download the user manual,
visit www.netgear.com/support/ and
search for AC797.
Download the
NETGEAR Mobile app
Download the free NETGEAR Mobile
app from
https://www.netgear.com/mobileapps.
Use this app to view your hotspot’s
settings, connection, and data usage
information from your smartphone or
tablet.