NETGEAR DC112A AirCard Smart Cradle Quick Start Manual

Quick Start
AirCard® Smart Cradle
Model DC112A
The AirCard Smart Cradle allows you to transform your AirCard mobile
hotspot into a powerful LTE router by combining the benefits of a home
router and a Wi-Fi signal booster. It charges your mobile hotspot battery,
boosts its 4G/3G signal, extends WiFi coverage, and expands your mobile
hotspot connection to both wired and wireless devices. This cradle can also
be used as a standalone 802.11ac Dual-Band WiFi router.

Package Contents

External WiFi antennas (2)
AirCard Smart Cradle
Power adapter (appearance
varies by region or country)
Attach the External WiFi Antennas
For the best WiFi performance, attach both antennas.
1. Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the cradle.
2. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts, ensuring that the
connection is secure.
3. Adjust the antenna positions so that they point straight up.
Install the AirCard Smart Cradle
1. Place the Smart Cradle in your preferred location.
2. Connect the cradle's power adapter and plug it into an electrical outlet.
The Power LED lights green within one minute. If the Power LED
does not light, press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel of the
cradle.
3. Slide the antenna covers on the bottom of the mobile hotspot to the open
position.
4. Dock the mobile hotspot in the Smart Cradle.
5. Check the Smart Cradle's Internet LED
The Smart Cradle detects your mobile hotspot's Internet connection, the
Internet LED lights green, and the cradle uses the mobile hotspot's Internet
connection. The mobile hotspot must have active Internet service.
When your mobile hotspot detects that it is docked, the mobile hotspot
LCD and home page indicate that it is docked in the cradle. The mobile
hotspot uses the cradle's more powerful 3G/4G antennas for better
network coverage and charges itself through the cradle. The mobile hotspot
disables its WiFi signal so that you can connect to the Smart Cradle's
Power On/Off button
stronger WiFi signal.
Power input
NOTE:
Some mobile hotspots require a firmware update before they
automatically disable WiFi when docked. If your mobile hotspot broadcasts its
WiFi signal when docked, manually set up your mobile hotspot to disable WiFi.
See the mobile hotspot user guide for more information.
6. On your computer or WiFi device, find and connect to the WiFi network
name on the cradle label.
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