Sierra Wireless PC3320 manual Mobile Connection Manager Basics

6: Mobile Connection	6
Manager™ Basics

•Starting and Closing Mobile Connection Manager

•Components of the Mobile Connection Manager Window

•Interpreting Icons

•Online Help

•Troubleshooting

Mobile Connection Manager is the application that allows you to manage and monitor the connection between the PC3320 wireless network card and the CDMA network. You use Mobile Connection Manager to:

•Determine your signal strength, roaming status, 1X high-speed data avail- ability, and other network connection parameters

•Initiate data calls

•View call statistics

•Receive and send SMS messages

•Customize features and options

Anytime you use the PC3320 card you must run Mobile Connection Manager. Once you make a connection in Mobile Connection Manager, you can launch whatever application you want to use (such as your web browser or e-mail appli- cation).

Starting and closing Mobile Connection

Manager

You can launch Mobile Connection Manager by:

• Double-clicking the Mobile Connection Manager icon on your desktop

•Selecting Start > Programs > Verizon Wireless > Mobile Connection Manager

The standard Windows control buttons in the upper right corner of the window are used to minimize or close Mobile Connection Manager. When minimized, Mobile Connection Manager does not appear as a taskbar button. Instead, an icon is shown in the status area, usually at the right end of the taskbar. (See “Minimized Icons” on page 28.)

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