To switch to a mobile data connection, follow the appropriate instructions below for your terminal:
This guidance assumes a SIM card has been installed in the terminal and you are paying for a data plan.
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The device will always connect to a known Wi-Fi network when in range and if Wi-Fi is enabled in settings, falling back to mobile data when Wi-Fi is not available. Therefore, to force the device to switch to a mobile data connection, you must manually disable Wi-Fi in the settings, as described below:
- From the main screen, tap "Settings".
- Enter the "Manager Passcode" and tap
- Tap "System Settings" then "Network Settings".
- From the Network & internet page displayed, tap "Wi-Fi".
- Disable the "Use Wi-Fi" option.
Providing you have already followed the instructions to setup the connection via the SIM card, disabling the Wi-Fi connection will force your device to fall back to mobile data.
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- Tap the Quick Menu icon from the main screen, then "Network".
- Then tap “Change connectivity”.
- Select “Mobile data” and save your changes.
