The Status field indicates when the unit is ready to connect–the Connect Data button is
enabled.
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Tap on the Connect Data button.
The progress of the connection is tracked in the Status field.
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PPP link to modem active
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Authenticating user
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User authenticated
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Connected
Note: Keep in mind that these states may be displayed fairly quickly if the progress of the
connection is rapid.
When the connection state reaches PPP link to modem active, the softkey bar icon changes
to indicate an active connection. The Connect Data button changes, displaying Disconnect.
6.44.3 Disconnecting From A Network
To disconnect from the network:
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Tap on the Disconnect button, and then on OK.
When the WORKABOUT PRO
Ready to Connect.
A unit equipped with a GSM/GPRS expansion board displays the signal strength in the main
Wireless WAN screen, even while a connection is active. Units equipped with certain other
modems (e.g. Sierra Wireless UMTS and CDMA modems, Novatel UMTS modems) do not
display the signal strength while a connection is active.The Rx bytes and Tx bytes fields esti-
mate the amount of data transmitted and received, respectively.
6.44.3.1 Shutting Down The Wireless WAN User Interface
While it is not usual to shut down the GSM/GPRS user interface, you can accomplish this
by tapping on the File menu and choosing the Exit command in the Wireless WAN screen
screen.
Note: Once you've shut down the user interface, you can only enable the radio by tapping
on the Wireless WAN icon to display the dialog box.
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network connection is severed, the Status field displays
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