AirCard 800 Series Installation Manual - The Watcher Window

AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide 

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Figure 6-1:  The Watcher window. 

Icons and indicators on the 

main Watcher window 

These icons are used on the main Watcher window: 

Table 6-1:  Icons and indicators in Watcher 

Device status

. If an icon of the AirCard modem 

with an “X” is displayed, Watcher is unable to 

detect the AirCard modem. This indicates that 

the AirCard modem is not fully inserted into the 

PC Card slot or the device is powered down. 

You may be able to resolve this problem by 

restarting Watcher, powering up the AirCard 

modem, stopping, ejecting, and reinserting the 

AirCard modem, or restarting your PC. 

Signal strength and service status.

 The 

number of bars beside the antenna increases as 

signal strength increases, to a maximum of five 

bars. The ToolTip that displays when you 

position the mouse pointer over this indicator 

shows the numeric value of the RSSI (Received 

Signal Strength Indication in dBm). 

An antenna with a line through it indicates no 

service is available (Not in Service). You are 

outside of the coverage area or have insufficient 

signal strength to maintain a GSM data 

connection. 

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