GlobeTrotter Connect User Guide Connect anytime, anywhere
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 2. PRODUCT FEATURES 3 3. SHORT DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE 3 3.1. Basic Use 4. INSTALLING AND SETTING UP GLOBETROTTER CONNECT 3 4 4.1. Installation 4 4.2. Installation process 6 4.3. Running GlobeTrotter Connect 7 4.4. Entering your PIN code 7 4.5. Checking Status 7 4.6. Exit GlobeTrotter Connect 8 5. SETTING UP A CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET 5.1. Connecting to the Internet 9 9 5.2. Disconnecting 10 5.3.
GlobeTrotter Connect USER GUIDE 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows® 2000, XP, Vista 5Mb free hard disk space 2. PRODUCT FEATURES • • • Easy installation Simple intuitive user interface Compatible with most modern desktop and laptop PC’s equipped with Microsoft Windows® 2000, XP, Vista 3. SHORT DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE The GlobeTrotter Connect application is a small, easy to use tool to manage your connection to the Internet over 2G and 3G mobile networks.
4. INSTALLING AND SETTING UP GLOBETROTTER CONNECT 4.1. Installation GlobeTrotter Connect can be installed in several ways: 1. You can install it from a CD if provided. Browse on the CD-ROM and look for setup.exe. Double click it to start the installation. The following screen appears. • Figure 2: GlobeTrotter Connect Installation Wizard Click “Next” to continue the installation and use the Browse button to specify the folder where you want to have the software installed.
GlobeTrotter Connect USER GUIDE The GlobeTrotter Connect application is now ready for installation. Click “Next” and the actual installation will start. • Figure 4: GlobeTrotter Connect ready to Install After GlobeTrotter Connect is installed, the following screen will be shown. Click “Finish” to close the installation wizard. • Figure 5: Successfully installed GlobeTrotter Connect 2. Download it free from http://www.option.com/support/login.shtml and run the installation file.
4.2. Installation process The installation process is straightforward. You will see the following screen appear. • Figure 7: GlobeTrotter Connect Installation Screen Wait until the process is completed. You will see the following screen to indicate that the software has been installed. • Figure 8: GlobeTrotter Connect Installation Completed In the mean time, you will see various balloons appear indicating the installation process of your Option device.
GlobeTrotter Connect USER GUIDE 7 4.3. Running GlobeTrotter Connect As soon as you plug in a compatible communications device (Card, USB device…). GlobeTrotter Connect shows up in the Systray. • Figure 10: GlobeTrotter Connect icon GlobeTrotter Connect is now ready to make a connection. Don’t forget that apart from the software the Option communications device also needs to be ready. E.g. you can’t use the device while it isn’t registered to the network or if the PIN code hasn’t been entered yet. 4.4.
• Figure 12: Network Information Balloon If GlobeTrotter Connect is opened, you can see the signal strength immediately in the lower right corner. If you need to know the signal strength more accurately (e.g. in fringe areas you may want to determine the location where you have the best reception) double-click on the signal strength indicator to see an enlarged view of the signal strength indicator.
GlobeTrotter Connect USER GUIDE • Figure 15: Exit GlobeTrotter Connect 5. SETTING UP A CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET When you want to connect to the Internet you need to specify how you want to connect. You can do this in the settings screen (see the “Changing the program options” section of this manual). As your mobile operator often preconfigures GlobeTrotter Connect for you the settings may already be in there. 5.1.
5.2. Disconnecting To disconnect, click on the Systray icon to show the menu and select the “Disconnect” option. • Figure 17: Disconnect 5.3. Changing the program options Although GlobeTrotter Connect is a simple and straightforward software it has a number of items that need to be configured at least once (either preconfigured by the operator or manually by the user). To change the settings, launch the Globetrotter Connect main window.
GlobeTrotter Connect USER GUIDE 11 Click on “Show settings” to make the configuration options visible. • Figure 19: Advanced View 5.3.1. APN The Access Point Name (APN) defines your route to the Internet. Your mobile operator can supply the APN (some operators may also specify a user name and password if required). Most users will never have to change this setting. If you have entered the APN manually a button saying Automatic will appear next to the Save button.
to the Internet difficult and the default setting “UMTS Preferred” may not give optimum performance. In these circumstances you can experiment by forcing the data connection on to “UMTS Only” or “GPRS Only”. Remember to switch back the setting to “UMTS Preferred” when conditions change. 6. ACTIVATING THE SMS CENTRE (not all versions of GT Connect contain the SMS module) To activate the SMS click the SMS button.
GlobeTrotter Connect USER GUIDE 13 To Reply or Forward a message select it as above and press the appropriate button. A new message window opens containing the Reply number respectively the ‘to be forwarded’ text. NEW MESSAGES To create a new message press the New button. The New SMS Message window opens and you can start typing your message (max. 160 characters). To send the message fill in the recipients phone number and click Send.
7. PRODUCT SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL HELP The GlobeTrotter Connect updates will be made available from time to time at: http://www.option.com/support/login.shtml Additional support can be found at: http://support.option.com/support 7.1. Technical Support Questions and answers regarding GlobeTrotter Connect can be found on our Support website: http://support.option.com/support/faq.php Technical questions can be posted after registering through our online Support Web on: http://support.option.
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