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Wireless AutoSwitch XPV Installation Guide
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Introduction
This manual will guide you through the installation and use of Wireless AutoSwitch
XPV. Whether using it for personal use or corporate deployment you will find all
necessary installation information below.
Wireless AutoSwitch XPV works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. It
runs as a service and will automatically disable all wireless cards and modems when you
are connected to a LAN (hard wire) connection, and re-enable the wireless cards and
modems when there is no LAN connection. This ensures that you are always using the
fastest connection for network traffic. In the office this helps reduce redundant network
connections, while still helping your employees seamlessly transfer from wired to
wireless network connections.
For offices that are wireless security conscious this application makes sure the laptop's
wireless card is off when the user is wired into your network.
Different Modes of Operation
There are two or four modes of operation depending on which operating system
Wireless AutoSwitch is installed on. Select the one that fits you needs.
Windows XP Modes
For Windows XP Wireless AutoSwitch has 4 different modes. Each mode does
something a little different. The default installation mode is Mode 1.
Mode 1:
• Starts when windows starts, however it waits for the user's desktop (Program
Manager) to be loaded before it actually enable or disable the wireless card.
• Installs a shortcut called "Wireless AutoSwitch On-Off" so the user can
manually turn it off and on.
• User can manually enable the wireless card and Wireless AutoSwitch will not
automatically turn it off.
Mode 2:
• Starts when windows starts, however it waits for the user's desktop (Program
Manager) to be loaded before it actually enable or disable the wireless card.
• No shortcut created.
• If the user manually enables the wireless card Wireless AutoSwitch will
automatically turn it off.
• The system is re-scanned for any new wireless cards every two minutes
Mode 3:
• Starts when windows starts, does not wait for the user's desktop (Program
Manager). *May slow down Windows Start Up time.
• Installs a shortcut called "Wireless AutoSwitch On-Off" so the user can
manually turn it off an on.
• User can manually enable the wireless card and Wireless AutoSwitch will not
automatically turn it off.
What it Does
Wireless AutoSwitch XPV is installed and runs as a service that is set to automatically
start. If the user stops the Wireless AutoSwitch program, it will restart automatically
on reboot.
The first thing it does is identify all wireless cards and then finds out if it they are
enabled or disabled. Then it checks if there is a hard-wire connection active. If there is
an active wired connection all wireless cards, and modems, are disabled if they aren’t
already disabled.
At this point Wireless AutoSwitch is in a loop looking at the wired connection every 3-
6 seconds.
Because the program is in a loop only looking at the wired connection you can
manually enable a wireless card and it will not get automatically disabled by Wireless
AutoSwitch (Only in Mode 1 and 3). This is useful if you temporarily want both wired
and wireless enabled.
The moment the wired connect is disconnected, the wireless cards, and modems, are
enabled and Windows takes over and makes a wireless connection if one is available
and setup for automatic connection.
Wireless AutoSwitch will only enable or disable the wireless network cards and
modems depending on the situation and nothing else. It does not establish the wired
or wireless connections, Windows does that.
Include Wireless Network Adapters
Sometimes Wireless AutoSwitch doesn’t recognize a card as a wireless device. To have
Wireless AutoSwitch recognize it as wireless and enable/disable it on a LAN
connection, create a file called “include.txt” in the installation directory (the default is
C:\Program Files\Wireless AutoSwitch). Enter the name of the adapter to be
included. You may enter as many adapters as you like, one per line in the text file.
Exclude Network Adapters
If you wish to exclude a network card from being monitored by Wireless AutoSwitch
XPV (as a LAN card), create a file called “exclude.txt” in the installation directory (the
default is C:\Program Files\Wireless AutoSwitch). Enter the name of the adapter to
be excluded. You may enter as many adapters as you like, one per line in the text file.
This comes in handy if you have a virtual adapter that interferes with the normal
operation of Wireless AutoSwitch XPV.