User's Manual

[IPWireless] Broadband Modem User Guide – Draft v.3
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Chapter 3 – Connect to the Internet
The [IPWireless] PC Software is used in conjunction with your [IPWireless] Broadband
Modem to access and connect to the ISP network and the Internet. Once the software is
running you can connect to the Internet or download software upgrades for your
[IPWireless] Broadband Modem and [IPWireless] PC Software from the [IPWireless] web
site.
1. Go to your desktop and double click on the icon labeled
‘Connect to the
Internet’
to start the [IPWireless] PC Software.
2.
The
[IPWireless] Broadband Modem Status Monitor
screen will appear. See
Figure 10 below. This screen shows three tabs that display associated screens
when you click on them:
Figure 10
o
Network Tab
- The Network screen shown in Figure 10 displays three main
group boxes labeled
Network, Signal
, and
Battery
. Two buttons labeled
Connect
and
Disconnect
are located on the bottom right side of the screen.
•
Network
: The
Network
group box shows the information you
provided during the registration process.
[
The list box labeled
“Operator to use” provides a list of other operators you can select if
the ISP’s network is not available.
Note
: The use of this field in under
revision with the 3.1 release targeted for the end of August 2001
]
•
Signal
: The
Signal
group box shows the level of the radio signal
strength currently achieved by the [IPWireless] Broadband Modem.
Zero indicates poor signal strength while 100 indicates a strong
signal.