Normal user mode

This chapter describes the graphical user interface (what you see on your screen) and how it controls T-Mobile Communication Center’s software functions. To run the T-Mobile Communication Center, just double-click the shortcut on the desktop. Alternatively select the shortcut in the Start Programs menu.

T-Mobile Communication Center displays a single window that is divided into several parts.

         Application buttons: Use the button that corresponds to the action wished to take. There are four buttons pre-configured to enable easy access to Internet etc. These are “Email”,Internet”, “SMS” and “Connect”. It is explained in section “Connecting over GPRS” on page 23, exactly what these buttons do. For details regarding the button configuration please refer to section Customization ToolConfigure Buttons, page 41.

         Status display: Displays status messages during operation.

 

T-Mobile menu

Under the T-Mobile logo a drop down menu can be found:

The options on the menu are Usage Monitor, Configuration, Help, About and  Exit.

Usage Monitor  - will display a window with the usage statistics for the software such as time on-line and amount of transferred data.

Configuration – This option will bring up the administration interface – “Configuration Center” - of the software, where it is possible to set different usage parameters for the software.

Help – This will bring up the On-Line help for T-Mobile Communication Center.

About – This option will show the About pop-up that shows the software version.

Exit – This option will quit the T-Mobile Communication Center.

Usage Monitor

This option will display the usage in the following screen:

A more detailed description of  this screen can be found under Usage monitor  on page 48.

The session window shows:

         Session information - gives progress status on the current connections.

         User statistics - the amount of bytes and frames received and transmitted, the speed of the connection and the elapsed time.

Configuration

For the end user, a limited number of configuration options will be available. You can reach the Configuration Center by clicking the ‘Configuration’ button in the T-Mobile Communication Center UI.

The end user will be allowed to change the following parameters in the first tab.

Preferences tab:

My Application tab :

This lets the end user set up functionality buttons of their own preference. The user enters an application, a function button and a button icon that should be merged into the customers button.

Miscellaneous tab

In this configuration tab, the user has the option to set default/install devices, reset default settings and choose frequency band.

The default devices set up are the ones that the application will use when trying to connect to the different network types.

The Set... button will display the devices installed on the computer.

         Select Frequency Band sets the frequency band that should be used. This should not be used unless asked to do so by the application. It is dependent on the specific device used, if automatic frequency set, is enabled or not.

         Install Device will allow the end user to install, for example, a new PC card. Simply choose the device in the left pull-down list and click OK to start installation.

 

         Restore Settings will restore all settings to factory default as when the software was initially installed.

 

The Advanced Configuration should only be used by IT-administrators or equivalent. This button will take you to the Customization Tool. This area can be password protected. The first time you tick this button you are adviced to enter a password. Leave the field blank, to enter the first time.

The Customization Tool is further described below.