Install access point

Click the Install GPRS/WLAN access point action when you want to send an access point to one or more new or existing devices. You must select the access point to install before selecting this action.

When installing on new or existing devices, the access point is installed using OMA-CP technology. This means that the user must accept a prompt to install the access point, and the user must enter the PIN code defined as OMA PIN in the SMS modem panel section of the Server configuration page in the Server tab (see SMS modem). The default PIN code is 12345.

Installing an access point on new devices

1. Select an access point in the GPRS or WLAN panel section in the Access points list.
2. Click the Install GPRS/WLAN access point action.
3. Leave the choice at Install on new devices, and click Confirm.
4. The GPRS/WLAN access point installation window is shown.
5. Add recipient devices by entering a phone number in the Phone numbers field and clicking Add. To remove a phone number from the list, click the number, and click Remove. You can Ctrl+click to select multiple numbers in the list.
6. Click Install to initiate the installation of the access point on the devices whose phone numbers you entered.

Installing an access point on existing devices

1. Select an access point in the GPRS or WLAN panel section in the Access points list.
2. Click the Install GPRS/WLAN access point action.
3. Choose Install on existing devices, and click Confirm.
4. A device filter page is shown, in which you can select the devices you want to install the access point on. This page is similar to the page shown when installing software to existing devices - see Device filter. However, the Device filter box on the page only contains one option:
   • Select all available devices: If you select this check box, all devices that fit the criteria are selected, even if they are not shown on the page due to a restriction to the number of rows displayed in the table navigation bar.
5. Select the devices you want to install the access point on, and click the or action to continue.
6. A dialog such as the following is shown:

   

7. Click Confirm to initiate the installation on the selected device(s).