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Maintenance Commands                             nwam-manager(1m)



NAME
     nwam-manager - GNOME UI for Network Auto-Magic (NWAM)

SYNOPSIS
     nwam-manager [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION
     nwam-manager provides a mechanism for users to  monitor  and
     interact  with  the  Network  Auto-Magic  daemon  nwamd(1m),
     nwam-manager is launched automatically in a  user's  desktop
     session.  It is visibly represented on the user's desktop in
     the Notification Area.

     The nwam-manager icon provides a  visual  representation  of
     the  current  status  of the NWAM daemon. Hovering the mouse
     pointer over the icon produces a tool tip with more informa-
     tion.

     In case the network state changes (for example, if the  user
     unplugs  the  network  cable),  then  a notification balloon
     displays to inform the  user  of  the  change.  In  general,
     notifications  time  out after a short period. However, some
     notifications might remain until the user responds either by
     clicking on the balloon or closing it. For example, a notif-
     ication balloon remains displayed until the user provides  a
     wireless  security  key  in order to connect to the selected
     wireless network.

     When the user right-clicks on the nwam-manager icon, a  menu
     is displayed with the following parts:

     Location

              The first entry  is  always  the  Automatic  entry,
              which  represents  the  automatic mode of operation
              for interface selection by the NWAM daemon. This is
              the normal mode of operation.

              This provides access to a  sub-menu  that  contains
              the  list  of  known Network Locations. The current
              location should  be  selected,  and  the  user  can
              select an alternative manually activatable Location
              to switch to should they so desire.  At the end  of
              this  sub-menu, the user is able to launch the Net-
              work Location Preferences editor to edit how  these
              Network  Locations  effect the system, and also the
              rules  by  which  conditionally  activated  Network
              Locations are activated automatically.







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     Connections

              This dropdown shows you a list  of  network  inter-
              faces  in  the  current  Network Profile. If any of
              these can be manually enabled/disabled you will  be
              able to enable/disable them using this menu.



     If the system has a wireless  network  interface,  then  the
     following menu items are also available.

     List of Wireless Networks Within Range.

              In an area with visible wireless networks,  a  list
              of  these wireless networks is displayed for selec-
              tion. In the case of a  higher  priority  interface
              being  active,  selection  of wireless networks may
              result in no change to the network configuration.



     Refresh Wireless Networks

              This item allows you to manually  initiate  a  scan
              for available
                      wireless networks.



     Join an Unlisted Wireless Network

              Some wireless networks are hidden unless  the  name
              of  the  network  is  known.  As a result, a hidden
              wireless network is not listed in as selectable  in
              the  menu.  To connect to this type of network, the
              user must type the name  (ESSID)  of  the  wireless
              network  in  the dialog displayed when this item is
              selected.



     VPN Applications

              This provides access to a  sub-menu  that  contains
              the  list of known VPN applications. Each item con-
              tains an icon to signify the current status of  the
              applictaion,  and the action that selection of this
              item would do -  i.e.  Start  or  Stop  a  manually
              activatable VPN application.

              The last entry in the sub-menu allows you to launch



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              the  VPN  Preferences  editor  to  edit the list of
              known VPN applications and to add/remove other such
              services.



     Network Preferences

              This item launches the Network  Preferences  editor
              to  allow  the user to configure NWAM. You can also
              launch this by left-clicking on  the  icon  in  the
              panel.



     Help

              This item launches the on-line help which  provides
              more informaion on using this application.



OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     gnome-std-options
                     Standard options available for use with most
                     GNOME  applications.  See gnome-std-options(
                     5) for more information.



EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/lib/nwam-manager   Executable for NWAM Manager daemon



ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                |                             |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface stability         | Uncommitted                 |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|




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SEE ALSO
     Latest version of the GNOME  Desktop  User  Guide  for  your
     platform.

     nwam-manager-properties(1m), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES
     Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2009.















































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