Radio Power Tab

You can use this tab to manage the state of the radio transmitter.

Enable Radio immediately when card inserted

You should normally leave this checkbox turned off. When enabled, the Windows driver turns the radio transmitter on when the card is inserted and leaves it enabled even when the card is not in use. You should check this option if your Windows logon requires you to log on using a dial-up connection, see Appendix B - Windows Log on using a GSM/GPRS Dial-up Connection on page 82 for more details. When you click OK to activate this option the Wireless Manager displays the following dialog.

When this option is selected, the Wireless Manager radio power startup and shutdown choices are disabled.

On

Off

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Turn Radio Off Reset card

The radio mode you specify at Wireless Manager start-up appears selected on the Radio tab.

When the Wireless Manager is running in radio on mode it is registered to the GSM network and connections can be made and SMS sent and received. The radio can be enabled in several ways;

•Select Radio On when the Wireless Manager starts.

•Specify the required radio state in

Preferences Radio Power.

Your GC79 is set to On by default.

Radio Off indicates that the GC79 will not register to the mobile GSM network. You may perform non-communication related activities such as phone book maintenance, but you must turn on the radio in order to make a connection or to send/receive SMS.

Triggers a dialog to be displayed every time the PC is turned on. The dialog asks you if the radio transmitter should be turned on or off during the active PC session. This is also called Aeroplane mode, because it prevents the radio transmitter automatically turning on. This is a useful feature in areas where radio transmitters are not allowed; aircrafts, hospitals or blasting areas.

At shutdown the radio is turned off.

Turns the radio off and resets the card.

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