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R526_UG_Rev3.0_EN_03012010

A:TheR526operateson3Gwirelessnetworks.

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Q:WhataretheairholesonthebothsideoftheR526?

A:Theairholesaredesignedtoreducetheheatgeneratedbythedeviceitselfwhileitused.Keepthedeviceaway

fromopenflames,dustyconditions,andkeep

itdryforoptimalperformance.

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Q:WhatkindofsecurityisavailablewiththeR526?

A:TheR526supportsadvancedWiFisecurityprotocolthroughstandardmethodssuchasWiFiProtectedAccess

(WPA&WPA2)andthepreviousmethodofWiredEquivalentPrivacy(WEP).

MoreadvancedsettingsareavailableintheWeb

baseduserinterface.

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Q:WhatiftheuserforgetstheirR526password?

A:TheR526canberesetbypoweringonthedevice,removethebatterycover,anddepressthesmallbuttonnear

thebottomofthebatteryusingapapercliporpenandholdfor3seconds.The

PowerLEDwillturnoff‐and‐on

severaltimestoindicateresetissuccessful.Theunitwillpowerupwiththefactorydefaultconfiguration.

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Q:WhatmighttheowneroftheR526needtobeawareofbeforesharingwithmultipledevices?

A:Withmultipledevicesorusedasa

temporaryhotspot:

¾ Ifthereareseveralheavydatausersonatthesametime,youmaynoticeadegradationinperformance

¾ Usersarenotallowedtoaccessmorethan5devicestotheR526inordertokeepthedevices’dataspeed

stableenoughtobecommunicatedwithouta

problem. 

¾ Beawaretheseusersarecontributingtoyourdatausage.Youmaywanttocheckyouraccountonlinetosee

howmuchofadifferenceitismakingandhowcloseyouaretoanyusagecapsthatmayapplyunderyour

OpenMobilenetworkconnectionplan.

IfallareaccessingaR526thatisusingthebattery,thebatterywilldrainfasterthantheaverageof3hours

usagetimeforoneuser.

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Q:CanauserconnecttheR526totheircomputerwithaUSBcable?

A:WhentheR526istetheredviaaUSB

cabletoacomputer,thedevicewillnotfunctionasahotspot.Butplease

notethatinthismode,theR526canbecharged,orre‐chargedonly.

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Q.WhatistheLANportofR526canbeusedfor?

A:TheLANPortoftheR526isuserswhohave

alaptopordesktopcomputerwhichdoesnothaveWiFicapability.

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Q:Whatistheaveragebatteryusagetime?

A:Thebatterywillhaveonaverage3hoursofactiveusetimewhenconnectedtoasingledeviceandwilldischarge

morerapidlyasadditionaldevicesareconnected(upto

5WiFidevicesareacceptable).Thereis7.5hoursof

standbytime.