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Wireless Manager Status Screen
When a connection is established, the connection statistics (duration, bytes transmitted, bytes
received) are displayed and updated at regular intervals.
Note:
Statistics display is not supported on Window 98(SE) or Me platforms. To view statistic data
when using these operating systems, hover your mouse cursor over the standard Windows
®
Dial-up Networking icon.
Connection
To connect, cancel or disconnect a GPRS/EDGE or CSD data session use
the Connect/Disconnect drop down menu. The menu displays all the
connections you have defined, so you can quickly select the required
connection.
The
Control
button, located underneath the drop down menu, changes its
appearance depending on the state of the GC89 connection. The button
allows you to:
•
Initiate a connection (
Connect
)
•
Cancel connection attempt (
Cancel
)
•
Disconnect
(Hang-up) an existing session
To create a connection see
Create a EDGE/GPRS or CSD Connection
Note:
You can also launch or terminate a CSD dialup networking session directly from the Windows
®
Network Connections icon.
Wireless LAN Connection Status
The right side of the
Status
screen shows information about your wireless LAN connection,
including:
•
Wireless LAN connection status
•
Connection speed
•
Signal strength
•
Network name (SSID)
The
Disable/Enable
button allows you to switch the wireless LAN radio on and off.
Usage Statistics
Select
View
Usage
. A dialog displays the total connection time, data received and data sent for
GPRS/EDGE, CSD and WLAN.
Click the
Reset
button to clear the counters. You may wish to clear the counters to correspond with
your billing intervals.
Note:
Information in this dialog is indicative and may not correspond to the accurate billing
information maintained by your network operator.
