User's Manual

Table Of Contents

Rev 3.7B May.07 17

3: Watcher Basics

• Launching Watcher

• Frequency band

selection

Watcheristheprogramyouusetomanageandmonitoryour

AirCardmodemconnections.Watcherallowsyouto:

• Createanaccountprofile.

• Determinesignalstrength,roamingstatus,GPRS/EDGE/

UMTS/HSDPAavailability,andothernetworkconnection

parameters

• MonitorthestatusoftheAirCardmodemandGSM

service

• Initiate

dataconnections

• Makeandreceivephonecalls

• SendandreceiveSMSmessages

• 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,youdonotneed

torunWatcherwhenyouusetheAirCardmodem,but

Watcherdoesprovideusefulstatusinformation.

Launching Watcher

Unlessthefeaturehasbeendisabled,Watcherlaunches

automaticallyanytimeyouinserttheAirCardmodem.Youcan

alsolaunchWatcherby:

• Double‐clickingthedesktopshortcut,or

• Selecting

Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless > 3G Watcher >

Watcher

Dependingonhowyourprofileisconfigured,yourbrowser,

VPN,orotherprogrammaylaunchautomaticallyanytimeyou

launchWatcher.

Toviewthe3GWatcheronlinehelp,press<

F1>orselect

Help > Help Topics.