The Network Adapter Manager; Windows 98 And Me - Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual

7: The Network Adapter Manager

• Windows 98 and Me

• Windows 2000 and XP
• On-Line Help and
Version Information
• Closing the Network
Adapter Manager
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.
Note: The ToolTip, displayed
when you position the pointer
over the Network Adapter
Manager icon in the status area,
identifies the primary card.
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The AirCard 710/750 wireless network card comes with an
application, called the Network Adapter Manager, that is
designed to manage multiple network interface cards.
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 GPRS connection with the
AirCard 710/750, and you have another network interface card
(such as an Ethernet or Token Ring LAN card) inserted, data
traffic is routed through either the AirCard 710/750 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).
Depending on which card is primary, the Network Adapter
Manager displays one of these icons.
AirCard 300 is the primary network card
AirCard 400 is the primary network card
AirCard 555 is the primary network card
AirCard 710 is the primary network card
LAN card is the primary network card
No network card is inserted (This icon is always displayed
in Windows 2000, except during GPRS connections.)
Windows 98 and Me
In Windows 98 and Me, the Network Adapter Manager can be
used to switch between the AirCard 710/750 and other
network interface cards.
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