Connection and Disconnection | T-Mobile 535 instruction

6. Connection and Disconnection

For the possibility to connect to the Internet, at least one Internet 4G or GPRS/EDGE device must be installed. It is usually installed already during the installation of the T-Mobile Communication Centre, however, it can be carried out at any time – see the procedure described in Section 9.

Step 1

Select the handset or card you want to connect with from the pull-down menu with the list of available devices.

Step 2

Make sure that the device is correctly connected to the computer (by cable, Bluetooth, infrared port, or PCMCIA card).

Step 3

Press the button with receiver and await connection establishment. The connection progress is displayed on the screen.

If you have set up multiple connections for the particular device (see Section 9), you will be first prompted to choose the required connection. However, you will most probably use only the Internet connection (through APN Internet), which will be automatically used as default connection.

Note: If you are going to use a 4G Modem or a 4G PC Card, the PIN code request on your SIM card is active and you will be prompted to enter your PIN code before the first connection. It is possible to deactivate the PIN code protection in the window used for PIN entry.

If you are going to use Option Globetrotter GPRS PCMCIA card, it is necessary to deactivate the PIN code request on your SIM card! The PIN request must be also deactivated whenever you use this card together with T-Mobile Communication Centre (for example when connecting through GPRS). Standard drivers supplied with the Option card must be installed when the PIN code protection is required for the data SIM card used – see the procedure described in Section 11. Unless the PIN code is urgently required, we do not recommend installation of standard Option drivers due to possible problems with some Windows configurations. When the PIN code request on the SIM card is off, it is enough to install the T-Mobile Communication Centre.

Once the connection is set up, the window will display a duration of connection and a meter of total data volume transmitted during the current connection. The „Details“ button is displayed in the right corner. It allows to get more informatin about current conectin.

After you pressed the „Details“ button the window will display a meter of data volume transmitted during the current connection and graphic connection speed meter, which informs you about the current transmission speed. The values are displayed in bytes or kilobytes per second. It is also possible to set up transparency of an external graph displayed in the bottom right screen corner. This graph can be used for continuous monitoring of the transmission speed (the graph is transparent it is possible to click through it). When the minimal transparency value is set (the indicator next to the speed meter is moved far left), the external graph will not be shown.

The following information can be found right from the graphic speed meter:

■ duration of connection – in hh:mm:ss format

■ current – current transmission speed in bytes or kB per second

■ maximum – maximal speed of transmission reached during current session measured in bytes or kilobytes per second

■ total – amount of data sent and received during the current session measured in bytes or kilobytes

When a connection is active, the button with receiver changes its appearance to a replaced handset. Clicking this button will terminate the connection.

When the particular GPRS/EDGE device is connected, sending of SMS messages or its removal will not be possible – relevant buttons will not be accessible in such case. If you use and have multiple devices installed in the T-Mobile Communication Centre, it is possible to send SMS messages through another device. It is however necessary to select it from the pull-down menu with the list of GPRS devices and only then click on the button with the envelope symbol. Note: Actions relating to clicking on connection/disconnection button always relate to the device selected from the list. This means that if you choose a device from the list and press the receiver button, the connection will be established. If you subsequently select another device and click the receiver button again, the current connection will not be terminated – instead, the system will attempt to establish a new connection through the newly selected device. If you wan to end the current connection in such case, you have to re-select the connected device from the list and press the receiver button. Please note the receiver position shown on the button – it informs you whether clicking the button will result in connection establishment or termination.