Connecting - Novatel V620 User Manual

4.3 CONNECTING

Once your Wi-Fi or WWAN device is properly configured, connecting to the Internet is as simple as selecting the network
connection type shown in the list and clicking the Connect button. Note that the Connect button immediately above the
list will change to "Connect WWAN" or "Connect Wi-Fi" as appropriate based on the current selection in the networks list.
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Click the "Connect WWAN" button when it becomes enabled.
Once connected, the "Connect WWAN" button will change to "Disconnect". Simply click this to end your current
connection. To connect to any other network shown, select it, and then select "Connect".
The Status Bar
Information regarding your current network connection can be seen in the status bar along the bottom of the Modem
Manager interface. For more information on this status bar, see the section "The Status Bar" in the "Additional Features"
section.
Note: If you are using a WWAN (1xEV-DO/1xRTT/CDMA) device that supports the Novatel Wireless Dial-Up-Data service
and you made wireless copies of your dial-up accounts, they will also appear. See the section "Creating Wireless Copies
of your Dial-Up Connections". Optionally you can have all dial-up connections appear in Modem Manager and use it to
launch any dial-up networking connection. See the section "Setting Your Preferences". If you are in the presence of a
private Wi-Fi network (such as one at work or at home) it will also appear if you selected the Wi-Fi option during setup. If
the number of connections exceeds what can be displayed, a vertical scroll bar will appear to the right of the connections.
Scroll down to see them all.
Modem Manager will display status information at the bottom during the connection process as well as while connected.
When not connected, the status text in the lower left corner will display "Not connected" for the currently selected network.
The timer will display "00:00:00". Once connected, the status text will display "Connected" and the elapsed timer will
begin to run. When a connection is active, its name will appear as bold text.
The status is also reflected in the Task Tray icon.
The pop up status can be turned off, if desired, by selecting "Options", "Preferences", "Options" tab, un-checking "Show
popup status windows by tray". Right clicking on the tray icon provides various options and double clicking on it will
always show the application. Placing your cursor on it will display the current connection status.
Based on your preferences, your browser or e-mail or VPN program can be launched automatically, or you can launch
whatever software you want to use. You can also determine if all connections show in the drop down list or only your
wireless ones, see Setting Your Preferences.
At any time during your connection you can check your current connection speed and throughput stats in the Statistics tab
of the Session Information window. To see this window, select "Statistics" from the "Options" menu.
The Session Information window will also contain a My Computer tab and a Wi-Fi tab if applicable. The My Computer tab
contains detailed information about your computer. This information is helpful when troubleshooting a problem.
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Connected
Idle - Not Connected
Connecting
Disconnecting
A window will also slide out of the tray showing when you connect and disconnect
from networks.