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Wireless Manager Status Window

When you start Wireless Manager, the Status window is displayed. This window provides the most

important status information and allows you to connect and disconnect.

Featuresand Navigation

This section shows the Wireless Manager Status Window features and how to navigate to the other features of the application. This window has a normal and a small mode.

Window Control Buttons

• Minimise window to Task Bar (or hide if preference Hide to notification area whenminimised is selected)

• Switch between normal and small status window modes, as shown above

• Exit Wireless Manager

Menu bar

The Menu bar provides access to all the supported functions in Wireless Manager.

Menu bar

Toolbar

Windows controlbuttons

Connect /Disconnectbutton

Statusinformation

Unread SMSindicator

Signal strengthand servicetype indicator

Connectioninformation

Connect /Disconnectbutton

Window controlbuttons

Toolbar

Signal strength andservice type indicator

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Toolbar

Between three and six buttons are displayed on the Toolbar in the standard Status Window, dependingon your settings and your SIM card.

Two Toolbar buttons are available in the Small Status Window.

Connect/Disconnect Button

To make a connection

1. Start Wireless Manager - See To start Wireless Manager on page 8 .

Note:If a No Connection Profile message is displayed, you must first define one. See About Connection Profiles on page 10 .

2. Click Connect . Once connected, Wireless Manager starts a timer showing the duration of theconnection and displays the volume of data downloaded and uploaded.

Note:You can instruct Wireless Manager to automatically connect when it is started - see Connect when Wireless Manager is started on page 25 .

To disconnect a connection

1. Click the Disconnect button in the Wireless Manager window.

Button Description

Text Messages Opens the Text Messages window.

Use the Text Messages window to view and manage your SMS messages. For moreinformation about the SMS Messages window, see Wireless Manager Text Messages Window on page 39 .

Phonebook Opens the Phonebook window.

Use the Phonebook view to read and update Phonebook entries that are savedto your SIM card and your hard drive. For more information about the Phonebookview, see Wireless Manager Phonebook Window on page 33 .

Settings Opens the Settings window.

Use the Settings window to display and configure settings such as connection

profiles, mobile network and SIM Lock code. For more information about theSettings window, see Wireless Manager Settings Window on page 22 .

Launch Buttons(optional)

Launch buttons start applications for you, for example e-mail, web or VPN software.You can define up to three Launch Buttons in the Settings Window. For moreinformation, see Launch Buttons on page 30 .

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Information Displayed in the Status Window

Status Information

The following information is displayed in the Wireless Manager Main Window:

• Network operator name or icon

• Signal strength

• Type of service available (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA)

• Unread SMS message indicator (or SIM card full indication )

• Connection status messages

When a connection is established, the connection statistics (duration, bytes transmitted, bytes received)are displayed and updated at regular intervals.

Signal Strength and Service Type Information

The appearance of the signal strength indicator icon that is displayed in the Status view indicatesthe status of the GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA radio.

Signal strength is indicated on a scale of five bars, from zero to five. The bars also show if a connectionis in progress:

Signal meter when idle (not connected):

Signal meter when connected:

The following table lists the different states of the signal strength indicator icon and describes eachone.

StatusWindow

SmallMode Description

Radio is enabled but there is no service or radio is disabled.

GPRS Service and signal strength.

EDGE service and signal strength.

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Displaying usage summary information

To display usage summary information

From the Wireless Manager menu bar, select View Usage Summary . A dialog box displays thetotal connection time, data received and data sent.

To clear the usage summary information

1. From the Wireless Manager menu bar, select View Usage Summary . The Usage Summary

dialog box is displayed.2. Select the row that contains the information that you want to clear.

3. Click the Reset button to clear the counter. You may want to clear the counters to correspondwith your billing intervals.

Note:Information in this dialog box is indicative and may not correspond to the accurate billinginformation maintained by your network operator.

Displaying Wireless Manager Information

To display Wireless Manager information

From the Wireless Manager menu bar, select View Information . The Information dialog box isdisplayed. The information displayed here is useful if you have to report a problem to your network operator or IT department.

Wireless Manager status icon

The Wireless Manager status icon is displayed in the Windows notification area near the clock.It allows you to view the current status of your Mobile Broadband Modem radio and connection.

Double-click this icon to go to the Wireless Manager status window.

Right-click this icon to access the Wireless Manager menu. See Accessing the Wireless Manager menu on page 19 for details.

UMTS service and signal strength.

HSPA service and signal strength.

Note: It may not be possible to detect HSPA until a connection is made.

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