Using the Client Manager: Dell^TM TrueMobile^TM 1150 Series User Guide

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Using the Client Manager

You can use the Client Manager to:

• Verify the quality of your wireless connection to the network.
• View/Modify the configuration settings of your wireless PC Card.

The Client Manager will not start automatically every time you start your computer. However, it is recommended that you configure Client Manager so that it does start every time Microsoft^® Windows^® starts. To do this, start Client Manager by clicking on clicking Start->Programs->Dell TrueMobile 1150->Client Manager. Next, right click on the Client Manager icon in the system tray and select Add To Startup.

The Client Manager icon is displayed in the "System Tray" of your Windows task bar at the right-side on the bottom of your screen, indicating that the Client Manager program is running. If this icon is not displayed you must start Client Manager by clicking Start->Programs->Dell TrueMobile 1150->Client Manager. You can also double click in the Client Manager icon on the desktop.

• Click the icon once with your left mouse button to retrieve a more detailed status overview.
• Click the icon once with your right mouse button to display a menu with more options.

View Wireless Link Quality

You can use the Client Manager icon on the Windows task bar to verify the link quality of your network connection.

An overview of all possible icons is given in the Table below. When the Client Manager icon is not indicating excellent or good radio connection, act as described below.

Icon	Description	Color
	Excellent radio connection	Green
	Good radio connection	Green
	Marginal radio connection: The radio signal is weak. Move closer to the: TrueMobile 1150 WavePOINT-II AP, or TrueMobile 1150 Base Station	Yellow
	Poor radio connection: The radio signal is very weak. Save your files and move closer to the: TrueMobile 1150 WavePOINT-II AP, or TrueMobile 1150 Base Station	Red
	No radio connection because: Looking for initial connection, or You have moved out of range of the network.	Red
	Peer-to-Peer network connection	Blank

View/Modify PC Card Settings

If you would like to view or modify TrueMobile 1150 parameters, for example because you would like to connect to another network or type of network, proceed as follows:

1. Right-click on the Client Manager icon on the Windows task bar. From the menu, select Configuration Profile and select:
   1. Add/Edit Profile to add a new profile or to modify an existing profile.
   2. One of the existing profiles (if present) to select a profile without viewing or modifying the settings.

After selecting and another profile, the PC Card will use the selected profile to connect to the wireless network

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