Launching a Sprint Power Vision or Sprint Vision Connection. Sierra Wireless AirCard 597E, AIRCARD 595U

Sprint Connection Manager closes, and the Sprint Connection Manager icon disappears from the system tray.

Note: If Enable NIC for data connections (page 64) has been selected, after exiting

Sprint Connection Manager you are still connected to the network (data may still be transferred). To manage the connection, use the Windows network connection icon in the system tray.

Launching a Sprint Power Vision or Sprint Vision Connection

To launch a connection:

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In Sprint Connection Manager, click GO . (If GO is unavailable, see “GO Button Is

Unavailable” on page 82.)

Note: A connection is automatically established if, after you select Menu >

Location & Search Services , a GPS fix is successfully acquired.

When the connection is successfully established, the network welcome screen appears (unless you have turned off the display of the welcome screens; see

“Always show Welcome Screens” on page 64).

Sprint Connection Manager displays “Connected” or “Connected to NDIS”

(page 37).

You can now use your Web browser, perform data transfers, and so on.

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To monitor the status of the connection, you can use the text (page 35) and icons

(page 33) in Sprint Connection Manager, and the icon in the system tray (page 39).

You can also view the amount of data transferred (page 48).

Tip: You can optionally specify which application to automatically launch when the connection is established. (See “Auto-launch Upon Network

Connection” on page 47.)

You can also set the connection to launch automatically whenever available. (See “GO automatically when ready” on page 64.) If you also set

Sprint Connection Manager to launch automatically (see “Launch when

Windows starts” on page 62), this can provide an “always-on” connection, as long as you have network coverage.

You can have a connection established automatically—without running

Sprint Connection Manager—simply by starting whatever application you want to use (such as your Web browser or email application). Select Enable

NIC for data connections (page 64). However, Sprint Connection Manager and its icon in the system tray won’t be available for you to monitor the status of the connection. Sprint Location Services also won’t be available.

Roam Guard

The Roam Guard feature, when enabled, displays a warning message if you are roaming and a data connection is established or about to be established. The message reminds you that roaming rates may apply.

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From the window with the warning message, you can:

䢇 Turn off the warning message for this data session only (“Do not ask again during this data session.”).

䢇 Continue with the data connection (“Roam”), in which case you may be subject to roaming rates.

䢇 End the data connection (“Cancel”).

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Note: This feature is available only if Roam Mode is set to Automatic (from the

Sprint Vision option of the Settings window; page 63).

To turn on the Roam Guard feature:

1.

From the Sprint Vision option of the Settings window, ensure Roam Mode is set to Automatic .

2.

Select Roam Guard .

To permanently turn off the Roam Guard feature:

䊳 From the Sprint Vision option of the Settings window, clear Roam Guard .

Auto-launch Upon Network Connection

You can optionally specify which application to automatically launch when a

Sprint Power Vision or Sprint Vision connection is established.

To specify which application to automatically launch:

1.

Ensure Sprint Connection Manager is running and not locked (page 51).

2.

Ensure that your Sprint Mobile Broadband USB modem is not powered off

(page 38).

3.

Select MENU > Settings > Sprint Vision - Sierra Wireless .

4.

Select Auto Launch .

5.

In the Auto-Launch Options window, select one of the following:

䡲 None — Do not auto-launch any application.

䡲 Website — Auto-launch Internet Explorer. In the URL field, specify the Web site (such as http://www.sierrawireless.com) you want to view on connection.

䡲 Microsoft VPN (PPTP) Connection — Auto-launch a Windows VPN connection.

Type in the address of the VPN connection, or, from the drop-down list, select the VPN connection.

䡲 Application (VPN client, etc.) — Auto-launch an installed VPN program, or any other program. In the field, enter the path to the program, or use the

Browse button to locate the program.

The changes are applied the next time you launch a connection.

Note: This feature functions only when Sprint Connection Manager is running.

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