NETGEAR Aircard 797 Quick Start Guide
Quick Start
Aircard 797
Mobile Hotspot
What’s in the box
• Mobile hotspot
• Battery cover
• Battery
• Micro USB cable
• AC adapter
Meet your hotspot
Micro
USB port
Power
button
LCD
screen
2
Status
LED
Install the SIM card
The SIM slot accepts a Micro SIM card
(3FF). If you have a Nano SIM card
(4FF), use it with a Nano-Micro SIM
card adapter. To obtain a Micro SIM
card or adapter, contact your service
provider.
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
3
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-asyou-go micro SIM, the account must
show a positive balance.
1. Press and hold the Power button
until the LCD screen lights and a list
of languages displays.
2. Press the Power button to select a
language.
3. To set this language as the default,
press and hold the Power button
until the progress bar completes,
and then release the Power button.
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