User's Manual

P1D Wireless Broadband Modem User Manual
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Section 4 – Connect to the Internet
The Connection Software is used in conjunction with your P1D Wireless Broadband Modem to
connect to the Internet. This section describes how the Connection Software is used to initiate
the connection, and also how it may be used to download software upgrades for your Modem
and Connection Software from the Service Providers web site.
To start the Connection Software, go to your desktop and double click on the icon labeled
„Wireless Broadband Modem Dialler‟, as shown below, Fig 8.
Figure 8 – Wireless Broadband Modem Dialler Application
The main screen has four tabs that display associated screens when you click on them. These
tabs are described in more detail below. A single button is used to initiate (Connect) and
terminate (Disconnect) the connection to the Internet. This button also indicates the state of
the connection since if, for example, the connection is currently inactive, the button will be
greyed out and the button text will indicate “Connect”. The button is available regardless of
which tab is currently visible.
The other main feature of the main screen is the status bar, located below the modem picture.
The status bar provides useful information concerning the status of the Internet connection,
and other error or warning messages.
Network Tab - The Network tab shown in Figure 8 displays three main groups;