Multisite Decoders and Encoders are able to fail over to a cellular hotspot in the event of an emergency. This process can vary between cellular devices so please test with your specific device before an emergency occurs. To setup the connection…
- Enable the hotspot feature on your cellular device.
- With your device unlocked, plug it into the Decoder via a USB cable. The lite-blue USB 3.1 port is currently not compatible.
- Upon connecting you will receive a prompt on your device asking to allow the connection. Press “allow” or “trust” (your device may vary).
- Once you have trusted the Decoder on your device, the Decoder may still display a message saying “The device is not yet trusted…” Click “Try Again” to allow the Decoder to try the device’s internet connection once more.
- The Decoder should begin to use the cellular internet connection momentarily. You will receive a notification on your Decoder when it detects the new internet connection.
Note: This can also be done on an Encoder in the case of an emergency internet outage. Since you have no way to press the “Try again” button on an Encoder, once you have trusted the Encoder on the device, simply unplug the device from the Encoder, and re-plug it in; then the Encoder will use the cellular connection since it has been trusted & remembered.
Pulled from: https://livingasone.com/multisite/documentation/decoding/