Watcher Basics; Launch 3G Watcher - Sierra Wireless AirCard 800 Series Installation Manual

5: Watcher basics

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Launch 3G Watcher

• The 3G Watcher
window
• Icons and indicators
on the main 3G
Watcher window
• View options
• Status icons
• Frequency band and
network selection
Note: If you are running Mac OS
X 10.4 or newer, please refer to
the Quick Start Guide for
Watcher Lite found in the
Support section of
www.sierrawireless.com
Note: It takes up to 20 seconds
for Watcher to become fully
functional after launch.
Rev 1.2 May.07
Watcher is the Windows program that you use to manage and
monitor your AirCard USB modem connections. Watcher
allows you to:
• Create an account profile. (See
account" on page 13.)
• Determine signal strength, roaming status, GPRS/EDGE/
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA availability, and other network
connection parameters
• Monitor the status of the AirCard USB modem and GSM
service
• Initiate data connections
• Enable or disable SIM security that prevents others from
using your SIM card if it is lost or stolen
• Set options related to notifications and the Watcher
window
If you set your default account profile to autoconnect (see
page 24), you do not need to run Watcher when you use the
AirCard USB modem, but Watcher does provide useful status
information.
Launch Watcher
Unless the feature has been disabled, Watcher launches
automatically anytime you insert the AirCard USB modem.
You can also launch Watcher by:
• Double-clicking the desktop shortcut,
Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless > 3G Watcher >
• Selecting
3G Watcher
"The SIM card and your
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