Tethered Connection; Use The Netgear Mobile App To Access The Mobile Router - NETGEAR MR1100 User Manual

Tethered Connection

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To connect the mobile router to the USB port on your computer:
Attach one end of the USB (type C) cable to the mobile router and plug the other end into
the USB port on your computer.
Your computer automatically connects to the mobile router LAN (local area network). The
first time you connect this way, your computer might display notifications about detecting
a new device.
Note: If you want to use data offloading with a tethered connection, use WiFi
offloading instead of Ethernet offloading. Tethered access is not
supported during Ethernet offloading. For more information about
offloading, see

Use the NETGEAR Mobile App to Access the Mobile Router

You use the NETGEAR Mobile app to set up the mobile router. After initial setup, you can
launch the app again and use it to log in to the mobile router to view or change its settings.
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To log in to the mobile router from the NETGEAR Mobile app:
1. On your smartphone, connect to the mobile router's WiFi network.
2. Launch the NETGEAR Mobile app.
You might be prompted to enter the admin password. During setup, you were prompted to
change this password (the default password is admin).
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