The webConnect Companion Login Screen

When you first open the webConnect Companion you are presented with the Login screen.

The webConnect Companion Login screen is divided into three areas: Header, Content, and Footer.

Header Area

The Header area contains the following items:

●   Battery Status — The Battery Status icon indicates the status of your device's battery. The value next to the icon indicates the remaining percentage of charge available in your battery.
●   Show Full View button — Clicking the Show Full View button () displays the Full View interface.
●   Close button — Clicking the Close button () minimizes webConnect Companion to the system tray on Windows. webConnect Companion is still running.

Note: The Close button does not appear on the Mac version of webConnect Companion. To minimize webConnect Companion to the Dock, click the close button () on the Mac OS chrome surrounding the window.

Content Area

The Content area contains the following items:

●   Network Name — The name of the network your device is registered with appears here.
●   Signal Strength — The Signal Strength indicator shows the strength of the signal and the technology type of your current mobile broadband connection.
●   Connection Data — This area cycles through a display of the following connection information:
●   Connection Timer — The connection timer indicates the length of time since you established a connection from your hotspot to the mobile broadband network.
●   Local Data Received — The amount of data that you have received during this connection. This is locally calculated data usage and does not reflect billable data usage.
●   Local Data Sent — The amount of data that you have sent during this connection. This is locally calculated data usage and does not reflect billable data usage.
●   Roaming Indicator — When you are roaming a yellow banner appears to indicate you are connected to a roaming partner.
●   Password Entry Field — Enter your hotspot device's administrator password in this field. The password is case sensitive.
●   Remember Password Checkbox — Check this box to have T-Mobile webConnect remember your administrator password. Selecting this option stores your administrator password in the Password Entry Field. The next time you open the webConnect Companion login window on the same computer you won't have to enter your administrator password.
●   Log In Button — Click this button to log into T-Mobile webConnect after you have entered the administrator password in the password entry field.

Footer Area

The Footer area contains the following items:

●   Configuration () — Click this icon to open the Full view interface to the Login screen. After logging in the Configuration screen appears.
●   Help () — Click this icon to display the online help.