Sierra Wireless AirCard 550PCS Connection Card, Руководство пользователя

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Section 3: Using the PCS Connection Card
96 3E: The Network Adapter Manager (Notebooks Only)
The Basics
The PCS Connection Card comes with an application, called
the Network Adapter Manager, that is designed to manage
multiple network interface cards on notebook PCs.
To understand the purpose of the Network Adapter Manager,
it is necessary to understand that the card behaves differently
for each type of connection. The PCS Connection Card
behaves as:
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A phone during voice connections
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A network interface card during PCS Vision connections
It is only while the PCS Connection Card is behaving as a
network interface card (when there is an active PCS Vision
connection) that the Network Adapter Manager is of use.
Note: The Network Adapter Manager launches automatically whenever
Windows is started. Unless you manually exit the application, it remains
running from the time you start Windows until you shut down. Generally,
the status area icon is the only evidence that the Network Adapter
Manager is running.
When you have more than one network interface card
inserted, Windows routes the data traffic through only one of
the cards. This means that when you have a PCS Vision
connection with the PCS Connection Card, and you have
another network interface card (such as an Ethernet or Token
Ring LAN card) inserted, data traffic is routed through either
the PCS Connection Card or the LAN card – not both. The card
through which data traffic is being routed is the “primary”
card. The Network Adapter Manager shows you which card is
primary by displaying an icon in the status area (usually
located in the lower right corner of your screen).
Tip:
The tooltip, displayed when you position the pointer over the Network
Adapter Manager icon in the status area, identifies the primary card: