Chapter 5: Settings

Disconnecting From A Network

The Status field indicates when the unit is ready to connect–the Connect Data button is enabled.

Tap on the Connect Data button.

The progress of the connection is tracked in the Status field.

PPP link to modem active

Authenticating user

User authenticated

Connected

Note: Keep in mind that these states may be displayed fairly quickly if the progress of the connection is rapid.

When the connection state reaches PPP link to modem active, the softkey bar icon changes to indicate an active connection. The Connect Data button changes, displaying Disconnect.

5.35.3 Disconnecting From A Network

To disconnect from the network:

Tap on the Disconnect button, and then on OK.

When the WORKABOUT PRO network connection is severed, the Status field displays Ready to Connect.

A unit equipped with a GSM/GPRS expansion board displays the signal strength in the main Wireless WAN screen, even while a connection is active. Units equipped with certain other modems (e.g. Sierra Wireless UMTS and CDMA modems, Novatel UMTS modems) do not display the signal strength while a connection is active.The Rx bytes and Tx bytes fields estimate the amount of data transmitted and received, respectively.

5.35.3.1 Shutting Down The Wireless WAN User Interface

While it is not usual to shut down the GSM/GPRS user interface, you can accomplish this by tapping on the File menu and choosing the Exit command in the Wireless WAN screen.

Note: Once you’ve shut down the user interface, you can only enable the radio by tapping on the Wireless WAN icon to display the dialog box.

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