Installation guide

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7: Watcher™ Basics
• Starting and Closing
Watcher
• Components of the
Watcher Window
• Interpreting Icons
• Online Help
• Troubleshooting Watcheristheapplica tionthatallowsyoutomanageand
monitortheconnectionbetweentheAirCardandtheCDMA
network.YouuseWatcherto:
• Determineyoursignalstrength,roamingstatus,1Xhigh‐
speeddataavailability,andothernetworkconnection
parameters
• Initiatevoiceanddatacalls
• Viewcallstatistics
• Receiveandsend
SMSmessages
• Customizefeaturesandoptions
YoucanalsouseWatchertomanageandmonitorconnections
withaWiFinetworkadapter.
WithoutrunningWatcher,youcanmakeahigh‐speeddata
connectionsimplybyinsertingtheAirCard
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,andthenyou
launchwhateverapplicationyouwanttouse(suchasyour
webbrowserore‐mailapplication).However,tomakeuseof
otherfeaturesoftheAirCard,youmustrunWatcher.
1. Autolaunch is supported on notebook PCs only.
A high-speed connection is initiated upon insertion of the Air-
Card, provided:
a) you have previously enabled, in Watcher, “Always-on” for
the high-speed connection, and
b) WiFi coverage is either not available, or is available but no
WiFi connections have been set to autoconnect.