User's Manual

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6: Watcher™ Basics
• Launching Watcher
• The Watcher window
• Icons and indicators
on the main Watcher
window
• View options
• Status icons
• Power Down and Up
• Frequency band and
network selection
Watcher is the program you use to manage and monitor your
AirCard connections. Watcher allows you to:
• Create an account profile. (This is explained under “The
SIM Card and Your Account” on page 9.)
• Determine signal strength, roaming status, GPRS/EDGE/
UMTS/HSDPA availability, and other network connection
parameters
• Monitor the status of the AirCard 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
Note: It takes up to 20 seconds
for Watcher to become fully
functional after launch.
If you set your account profile to autoconnect (see page 18),
you do not need to run Watcher when you use the AirCard,
but Watcher does provide useful status information.
Launching Watcher
On notebook PCs, unless the feature has been disabled,
Watcher launches automatically anytime you insert the
AirCard. You can also launch Watcher by:
• Double clicking the desktop shortcut, or
• Selecting Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless > AirCard 800
Series > Watcher for AirCard 800 Series
Depending on how your profile is configured, your browser,
VPN, or other program may launch automatically anytime you
launch Watcher. See page 19.