How Do I Manually Change My Serving Network Interface; What If My 3G Plan Is Not Unlimited - Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 3500 Reference Manual

OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian Release 1.6
Depending on network conditions, access to your company's network may not be
immediately available after you log into your laptop. The appearance of the lightening
bolt symbol will indicate when the secure tunnel to your company's network is
established.
After your laptop boots up, one of the following three network interfaces, in the order
of priority given below, is used for establishing a connection:
1. Ethernet on your laptop
2. Wi-Fi on your laptop
3. 3G wireless on your OmniAccess 3500 NLG card
A lower-priority interface is used if no connectivity is available for the higher-priority
one(s).
Once a connection has been established, the serving interface does not change unless
the corresponding access network becomes unavailable (in which case the OmniAccess
3500 NLG automatically establishes a new connection over the available access
network with the highest priority) or you switch it manually.

How do I manually change my serving network interface?

If you are connected to your company's network through the 3G modem on your
OmniAccess 3500 NLG card and a Wi-Fi access point or an Ethernet outlet become
available near you, you may want to switch your serving interface to experience faster
network access. To manually switch from one interface to another, simply select the
desired interface in the Interfaces section of the OmniAccess 3500 NLG Client window
and click Connect in the Enterprise Connection Mode section (or simply double-click
on the desired interface). The Status bar will show the progress in the establishment
of the new connection.

What if my 3G plan is not unlimited?

If you do not want the OmniAccess 3500 NLG to automatically use the 3G connection
(for example, because your 3G service provider charges you based on traffic), uncheck
the Auto 3G Connect checkbox in the 3G section of the OmniAccess 3500 NLG Client
window. If the system subsequently needs to connect via 3G, the following pop-up
window appears:
Click Yes or No, depending on whether you want to use the 3G interface to connect to
your company's network.
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Figure 12: Auto 3G prompt window