The webConnect Companion Icons
The Windows Icon
When webConnect Companion is running on Windows, one of the following icons appears in the Windows system tray. The icon that appears depends on the state of webConnect Companion's connection to your hotspot device, the hotspot device's connection to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery level. The following icons may appear:
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webConnect Companion is not connected to your hotspot device.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, but the device is not connected to the mobile broadband network.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, the device is not connected to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery is low.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device and the device is connected to the mobile broadband network.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, the device is connected to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery is low.
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The number of bars in the icons represent
the strength of the mobile broadband signal. (The more bars, the stronger the signal.)
You can do the following with this icon:
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Right-click this icon to display a menu (see below). |
The Windows Icon Right-Click Menu
If your computer is not connected to your hotspot device, right-clicking the webConnect Companion system tray icon (
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View T-Mobile webConnect — Clicking this option will display a notification stating "No Device Found." |
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Help — Open a troubleshooting help system. |
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Close — Exit the webConnect Companion application. This option is only available for Windows installations. |
Right-clicking the webConnect Companion system tray icon when your computer is connected to your hotspot device opens a menu with the following
options:
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Connect/Disconnect — Connect or disconnect from the mobile broadband network. This option only appears when you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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Configure — Open the webConnect Full view to the Configuration screen. This option is disabled unless you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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Diagnostics — Open the webConnect Full view to the Diagnostics screen. This option is disabled unless you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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SMS Messages — Open the webConnect Full view to the SMS screen. This option is disabled unless you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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Help — Open this help system. |
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View Quick Tips — Display Quick Tips on using the webConnect Companion interface. |
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Close — Exit the webConnect Companion application. This option is only available for Windows installations. |
The Mac Menu Bar and Dock Icons
When you run webConnect Companion on a Mac, two items may appear in the Menu Bar and an icon appears in the Dock.
The T-Mobile webConnect Menu
The T-Mobile webConnect menu appears on the menu bar when the T-Mobile webConnect Companion application is in focus. The following options appear in this menu:
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Services — Select this item to display a sub-menu. No services apply to the T-Mobile webConnect Companion application. |
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Hide T-Mobile webConnect — Select this item to hide the T-Mobile webConnect Companion application from your screen. An icon will remain in the dock. |
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Hide Others — Select this item to hide all open applications except the T-Mobile webConnect Companion application. |
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Quit T-Mobile webConnect — Select this item to close the T-Mobile webConnect Companion application. |
The Menu Bar Icon
When webConnect Companion is running on a Mac, one of the following icons appears in the menu bar. The icon that appears depends on the state of webConnect Companion's connection to your hotspot device, the hotspot device's connection to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery level. The following icons may appear:
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webConnect Companion is not connected to your hotspot device.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, but the device is not connected to the mobile broadband network.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, the device is not connected to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery is low.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device and the device is connected to the mobile broadband network.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, the device is connected to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery is low.
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The number of bars in the icons represent
the strength of the mobile broadband signal. (The more bars, the stronger the signal.) Click
this icon to show a menu (see below).
The Menu Bar Icon Menu
If your computer is not connected to your hotspot device, clicking the webConnect Companion icon on the Menu bar (
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No device found — This indicates that your computer is not connected to your hotspot device. |
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View webConnect — Clicking this option will display a notification stating "No Device Found." |
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Help — Open a troubleshooting help system. |
When your computer is connected to your hotspot device, clicking the webConnect Companion icon on the Menu bar opens a menu with the following:
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Network Name — If your hotspot device is registered with a mobile broadband network, the network's name appears at the top of the menu. |
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Connected — The amount of time your hotspot device has been connected to the mobile broadband network. If your device is not connected to a mobile broadband network, this menu item displays --:--:--. |
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Data Down — The amount of data that has been downloaded during this session. If your device is not connected to a mobile broadband network, this menu item displays: ---. |
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Data Up — The amount of data that has been uploaded during this session. If your device is not connected to a mobile broadband network, this menu item displays: ---. |
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Connect/Disconnect — Connect or disconnect from the mobile broadband network. This option only appears when you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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Configure — Open the webConnect Full view to the Configuration screen. This option is disabled unless you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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Diagnostics — Open the webConnect Full view to the Diagnostics screen. This option is disabled unless you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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SMS Messages — Open the webConnect Full view to the SMS screen. This option is disabled unless you are logged in as the webConnect administrator. |
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Help — Open this help system. |
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View Quick Tips — Display Quick Tips on using the webConnect Companion interface. |
The Dock Icon
When webConnect Companion is running on a Mac, an icon appears in the Dock. The icon that appears depends on the state of webConnect Companion's connection to your hotspot device, the hotspot device's connection to the mobile broadband network, and the device's battery level. The following icons may appear:
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webConnect Companion is not connected to your hotspot device.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device, but the device is not connected to the mobile broadband network.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your hotspot device and the device is connected to the mobile broadband network.
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webConnect Companion is connected to your mobile broadband device and the battery level is low.
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The number of bars in an icon represent
the strength of the signal being received from the mobile broadband network. (The more bars, the stronger the signal.) Right-click with a two-button mouse or Control-click with a one-button mouse
on this icon to show a menu (see below).
The Dock Icon Menu
Right-clicking or Control-clicking the webConnect Companion Dock icon opens a menu with the following options:
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Options — This item allows you to set application options. You can do any of the following: |
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Keep in Dock — Select this item to add the T-Mobile webConnect Companion to your Dock. |
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Open at Login — Select this item to designate T-Mobile webConnect Companion should start when you login to your computer. |
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Show in Finder — Select this option to open a Finder window with the T-Mobile webConnect Companion highlighted. |
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Show All Windows — Show all open Mac application windows. |
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Hide/Show — Hide or show the webConnect Companion application. |
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Quit — Quit the webConnect Companion application. |