AT&T AC815S Quick Start Manual
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Connect to the Internet
Turn on your Mobile Hotspot
Press and release the power button.
Tap the lock screen.
To navigate, tap the icons on the
home screen.
Note: The screen g oes dark to save power.
Press and release the power b utton to wake
the screen.
On your laptop or other
wireless devices
Open your Wi-Fi network connectio n
manager.
Connect your device to the hotspot
with the Wi-Fi name and password.
Note: The home sc reen displays the hotspot’s
Wi-Fi network name a nd password. Your Wi-Fi
network name will be dif ferent than this example.
Unread
messages
Pending alert
Wi-Fi name
Wi-Fi name
Wi-Fi
password
Wi-Fi
password
Set Up Your Mobile Hotspot
Insert the battery.
Install the back cover.
Firmly close the battery cover and acces sory ports to ensure the device is
water-resistant and dust proof.*
Note: The mobile hotspot comes
with a pre-installed S IM card.
For BatteryBo ost
charging
For AC charging
Home Screen
Basic Connection and Device Options
Change Wi-Fi settings
• Enable Guest Wi-Fi
• Change Main and Guest Wi-Fi
names/passwords
• View connected d evices
• Set maximum number of devices
Change basic device settings
• Adjust screen timeout.
• Adjust data connection settings
• Update sof tware
• Find hotspot’s wireless number
• Set Wi-Fi range
• Hide Wi-Fi network name and password
.
Find More Information
On the Web
• Visit the interactive web tutorials available at att.com/device howto. Select
brand: AT&T; model: U nite Explore.
• Additional support is available online, including d evice applications,
troubleshooting and user forums at att.com/DeviceSupport.
On the phone
• Call AT&T Customer Care at 800.331.0500 for assist ance with your AT&T
service. When prompted, enter the 10- digit wireless phone number
associated with your DataConnect ser vice. The wireless phone number is
found on the mobile hotspot at Settings > About > Device I nformation.
Quick Star t
Gold pins
Signal strength
Battery
Network indicator
Data Usage
Tap for more
LCD scr een
External accessory
connector
microUSB charging
& BatteryBoost port
Power/Wake device
External accessory
connector
Additional options:
View message s and
change settings.
Change passwords, view
connected devices,
guest Wi-Fi options, and
more
AT&T Unite Explore
Internet
status LED
NEW
Wi-Fi details
*Meets US MIL-STD- 810G for shock-resist ance. Certif ied IP65 for protect ion against dust an d
water jets. Devic e will not operate under wat er and should be drie d as quickly as possi ble when
wet. Shock-resist ant when dropped from ≤ 4 f t onto flat surface . Device may not perfo rm as
shown in all extreme c onditions.
Note: Check your A lerts and Messag es for important servic e reminders.
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Battery Boost
Use your mobile hotspot to charge your smartphon e if its battery is low or out
of p owe r.
Connect the BatteryB oost cable to
the mobile hotspot’s charging port.
Connect your smartphone’s
charging cable to the BatteryBo ost
connector.
Note: To avoid depleting the hotspot ’s
battery, the hotspot stop s boosting when
its battery reach es 10% or less.
• To restart boosting, on the hom e screen,
tap BatteryB oost.
• You can’t charge the hotspot while its
boosting your smartphone.
BatteryBoost cable
Smartphone charging
cable (not included)
Wi-Fi Network Name and Password
Change Wi-Fi network name and password
On the home screen, tap Wi-F i > Main Wi-Fi .
Tap the Pencil (Edit) icon
beside the name or password to be changed.
Tap OK.
Hide password
To hide the password:
On the home screen, tap Wi-F i >Main Wi-Fi.
Uncheck the Display on home screen box.
Tap here to move
the cursor
Save the
new value
Tap to erase
entire value
Advanced Settings — In Your Browser
Access device information and settings via the AT&T Wi-Fi Manager page from
your connected device.
Connect a Wi-Fi device to your mobile hotsp ot.
Go to http://attwifimanager/ in the connected device’s browser.
The default login is attadmin.
Menu
Login
Advanced Connection Options
Wi-Fi
For faster throughput on compatible devices, use 5 GHz Wi-Fi .
On the home screen, tap Wi-F i > Band.
Select 5 GHz.
Guest Wi-Fi with Timer
Share a connection using guest Wi-Fi an d set how long it stays active:
On the home screen, tap Wi-Fi > Guest Wi-Fi.
Tap Guest Wi-Fi. Guests can now choose the Guest
Wi-Fi network in their connection manager.
Scroll down, select Guest Timer, and specify the settings (optional).
Network Indicators
Your 4G LTE wireless device will display one of the following network indicators
to let you know which of AT&T’s wireless networks you are connected to.
Connected to AT&T’s 4G LTE network.
Connected to AT&T’s HSPA+network.
Block device access
To prevent a device from reconnecting to the mobile hotspot, add it to the
hotspot ’s blocked list:
On the home screen, tap Wi-F i > Devices.
Select the device you want to block (there could be more than
one page of connected devices).
Tap Block Device.
Unblock a device
On the home screen, tap Wi-F i > Devices > Blocked Device List.
Select the device you want to unblock, then tap U nblock.
Content Filteri ng/Parental Contro ls
Set up content filtering. Log in to http://attwifimanager/ with your browser.
On the home screen, tap Security > Content Filters.
Select the level of content filtering.
4G LTE not available every where. LTE is a trademark of ETS I. Learn more at att.co m/network.
A network indicato r does not necess arily mean that you will exp erience any parti cular upload
or download data sp eeds. Actual upl oad and download dat a speeds depen d upon a variety of
factors, includ ing the device, netwo rk utilization, fil e characteristic s, terrain, etc. Lear n more
at wireless.att.com/learn/articlesresources/wireless-terms.jsp Your AT&T Wireless Customer
Agreement, Sec tion 3.2 Where and H ow Does AT&T Service Work?
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