Installation Guide

Connect Your Computer to the Internet
Use the NETGEAR Aircard Mobile Broadband genie to select your Internet
service provider (ISP) and connect your computer to the Internet.
To select your ISP and connect to the Internet:
1. Insert the USB modem into the USB port on a computer.
2. Double-click the NETGEAR Aircard Mobile Broadband genie shortcut
desktop icon on the desktop.
The NETGEAR Aircard Mobile Broadband genie home screen displays.
Note: If you did not create a shortcut desktop icon during the setup, search
for the NETGEAR Aircard Mobile Broadband genie on your computer.
3. Click the Connect icon.
4. Select your ISP from the Profile Name drop-down menu and click the
Connect button.
Your computer connects to the Internet.
Note: If your ISP is not listed in the drop-down menu, see Create a Profile
for Your ISP .
Create a Profile for Your ISP
1. On the NETGEAR Aircard Mobile Broadband genie home screen, click the
Settings icon.
2. Click the Profile Management link.
3. Click the New button.
4. Select an ISP from the Profile Name drop-down menu.
5. Select the Dynamic or Static radio button.
6. Complete the APN field.
7. Complete the fields in the Authentication section.
8. Click the Save button.
Note: If you do not know the information for these fields, get the information
from your ISP.
9. To set this profile as your default profile, click the Set as Default button.
10. To connect to the new profile, repeat Steps 1–4 in Connect Your Computer
to the Internet .
If you still have problems establishing an Internet connection, contact your
ISP to get more help.
Indicator LED
The USB modem’s Indicator LED is on the back of the USB modem.
The following table describes the activities indicated by the indicator LED:
Indicator LED activity Description
LED lights solid blue. The dongle is successfully connected to a USB port.
LED blinks red, then green,
then blue.
The dongle is searching for a
network.
LED blinks blue. The dongle is connecting to a 3G network.
LED lights solid blue. The dongle is connected to a 3G network.
LED blinks green. The dongle is connecting to a 2G network.
LED lights solid green. The dongle is connected to a 2G network.
LED lights solid red. No SIM card is inserted in the dongle.
Indicator LED