Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 - Manual (Page 39)

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7: The Watcher™ Window
• Launching Watcher
• The Watcher window
• Getting more
information
Watcher is the application that allows you to manage and
monitor the connection between the AirCard network card
and the network.
Launching the Watcher program
If you account profile is set to auto connect (see page 24), you
do not need to run Watcher when you use the AirCard, but it
does provide useful status information.
Depending on your settings in the Options window, Watcher
launches automatically anytime you insert the AirCard. You
can also launch Watcher by:
Notebook PCs • Selecting Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless > AirCard 710 >
AirCard 710 Watcher
Pocket PC 2002 • Selecting Start > Programs > AirCard 710 or 750 Watcher
Notebooks PCs • Double clicking the Watcher icon on your desktop
The Watcher window
Notebook PCs
Figure 7-1: The Watcher window (AirCard 750 on notebooks)
Note: The AirCard 710 does not have a DATA or VOICE tab as it
supports data only
Indicator area
Profile drop-down list
Roaming Packet mode
Compact View
Signal strength
DATA tab VOICE tab