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• If both the VZAccess and WiFi profiles are set to
autoconnect and both networks are available, then during
start-up of Watcher a WiFi connection is initiated (if one is
not already in place). If a VZAccess connection is in place,
it is ended. No warning message is displayed.
• If you have a WiFi connection, Watcher does not allow you
to initiate a VZAccess connection until you end the WiFi
connection.
• If a VZAccess connection is in place, you cannot initiate a
WiFi connection.
• If a VZAccess connection is in place, and another program
initiates a WiFi connection, Watcher shuts down your
VZAccess connection and notifies you of the shutdown.
Related topics
>>| Creating WiFi profiles
>>| Establishing a WiFi connection
Monitoring hotspots
To display a list of broadcasting hotspots:
1. From the main Watcher window, select the WiFi tab .
The list of hotspots is updated every 15 seconds. You can also
initiate an update:
1. Select the search button .
The SSID of each detected hotspot is shown in the
Network
column; the icons indicate:
To view more information about the hotspots:
1. Right-click any hotspot and, from the shortcut menu,
select
Networks.
To connect to a hotspot:
There is a radio connection to this hotspot. You are not
connected to the Internet.
There is a connection to this hotspot and an IP
address is assigned. You are connected to the
Internet.
(no icon) There is no connection to this hotspot.
A WEP key is required to connect to this hotspot.
The signal strength of this hotspot.