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Document 2131141. Rev 1.0 Feb.09 35

Security

Whenitisdisconnected,youcanlockyourmodemsothat

otherscannotusethemodemandyouraccount.Afour‐digit

lockcodeisneededtounlockthemodem.

Initial lock code

Theinitiallockcodevalueisdeterminedbyyourservice

provider.

Forserviceproviderconfigurationsthatdonotrequireaccount

activation,adefaultlockcodeissetatthefactorytoavalue

determinedbytheserviceprovider.Forassistance,contact

yourserviceprovider.

ConfigurationsthatusetheActivationAssistantorautomated



activationsettheinitiallockcodetothelastfourdigitsofyour

accountphonenumberwheneveranewphonenumberis

activated.

Note: The security lock code is reset to the last four digits of the

phone number whenever an account is activated.

Warning regarding the lock code

Ifyoulockthemodemandforgetthelockcode,youwillnot

beabletousethemodemuntilyoureceiveassistancefrom

yourserviceprovider.

When the modem is locked

Whenthemodemislocked,youcan:

• Unlockthemodem(page 36).

Whenthemodemislocked,youcannot:

• Makedataconnections(the

Connectbuttonisunavailable).

• Poweroffthemodem.

• UseGPSorSMS.

• RuntheActivationAssistant.

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