User's Manual

connection. This means that to connect to a WiMAX home network, you must select it in the
Networks available to connect list and click Connect (or double-click on the network).
Otherwise, you will not be connected.
You can configure the utility to perform automatic connection to the first available home
network. This means that whenever you turn on the laptop, the utility will connect to that
network (unless you are of range). To turn on Auto Connect mode, see
Connection
Preferences.
NOTE: You will never be automatically connected to an un-activated network,
that is, a network that is not an activated home network. You can only be
automatically connected to a home network.
Disconnect from a WiMAX Network
To disconnect from a WiMAX network, on the main window, click Disconnect.
Another way to disconnect from a network is to simply click WiMAX off (WiMAX Off, on the
main window). If you attempt to disconnect from a network when Auto Connect mode is
turned on, the following message is displayed: Auto Connect mode is enabled. To
disconnect from the network, either a) turn WiMAX off, or b) switch to manual
connect mode and then click Disconnect.
To turn on or off Auto Connect mode, see
Connection Preferences
Connecting to a WiMAX Network in a New City
When you take your laptop if a new city or area, the first service provider with which you
activated WiMAX may have a partner network, that will show up as a home network in your
new area. You can connect to it as you would your home network in your previous area. If
there are no partnered home networks listed in your new location, you will need to activate
service with a new service provider in your new area, just as you did for the first WiMAX
network service provider. To do this, see First Time Connection to a WiMAX Network.
NOTE: Activating service with a new WiMAX network service provider does not
cancel or change the agreement you have with your current service provider.