Sierra Wireless AirCard 580, Install Manual

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AirCard® 580 Wireless WAN Modem - Installation Guide
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Components of the Watcher
window
The window has three areas that display messages and icons:
the Connection Status Area ( page 28 ), Call Status Area
( page 29 ), and Indicator Area ( page 30 ). These areas are shown
in Figure 6 ‐ 1 that follows.
Subject to feature availability, there are several tabs:
•
DATA
, allowing you to connect and disconnect
Internet and data services.
•
WIFI
, allowing you to manage and monitor connec ‐
tions with a WiFi device.
The tabs are along the top right.
A menu bar is located on the upper left side of the window.
Windows control buttons are in the top right corner.
Figure 6-1: Watcher data tab
For a detailed description of each option in the menus, see the
online help .
Window controls
• The
Minimize
button closes the Watcher window but leaves
the application running. When Watcher is minimized, you
can use the Watcher icon in the system tray to determine
the AirCard status. (See page 30 .) This icon replaces a
taskbar button for Watcher.
Once minimized, you can redisplay the Watcher window
by selecting the Watcher icon in the system tray. You can
also restore the window by double ‐ clicking the desktop
shortcut or launching Watcher from the Start menu.
Toggle Full/Compact Button
Data/WiFi
Tabs
Close Button Minimize Button
Menu Bar
Connection Status Area
Call Status Area
Indicator Area
Button
Manager
Connection