[system-administrators-guide] Updates to match changes to NetworkManager with Gnome3
stephenw
stephenw at fedoraproject.org
Wed May 9 21:05:57 UTC 2012
commit 27dba4a57d1a99bccad9d961c03be6d5f35c04d5
Author: Stephen Wadeley <swadeley at redhat.com>
Date: Wed May 9 23:05:43 2012 +0200
Updates to match changes to NetworkManager with Gnome3
Updated screenshots using Gnome3
Updated text to explain new menu navigation
en-US/NetworkManager.xml | 182 ++++++++++++--------
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12 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/NetworkManager.xml b/en-US/NetworkManager.xml
index 64cf894..b9c3576 100644
--- a/en-US/NetworkManager.xml
+++ b/en-US/NetworkManager.xml
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<section
id="sec-Interacting_with_NetworkManager">
<title>Interacting with NetworkManager</title>
- <para>Users do not interact with the <application>NetworkManager</application> system service directly. Instead, you can perform network configuration tasks via <application>NetworkManager</application>'s Notification Area applet. The applet has multiple states that serve as visual indicators for the type of connection you are currently using. Hover the pointer over the applet icon for tooltip information on the current connection state.</para>
+ <para>Users do not interact with the <application>NetworkManager</application> system service directly. Instead, you can perform network configuration tasks via <application>NetworkManager</application>'s Notification Area applet. The applet has multiple states that serve as visual indicators for the type of connection you are currently using.</para>
<figure id="exam-Interacting_with_NetworkManager">
<title>NetworkManager applet states</title>
<mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-All_applet_states">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-AppletStates_Gnome3">
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-All_applet_states.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-AppletStates_Gnome3.png"
format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A row of five icons representing NetworkManager applet states</para></textobject>
+ <textobject><para>A row of four icons representing NetworkManager applet states</para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>If you do not see the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet in the GNOME panel, and assuming that the <application>NetworkManager</application> package is installed on your system, you can start the applet by running the following command as a normal user (not root):</para>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<section
id="sec-Connecting_to_a_Network">
<title>Connecting to a Network</title>
- <para>When you left-click on the applet icon, you are presented with:</para>
+ <para>When you click on the applet icon, you are presented with:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>a list of categorized networks you are currently connected to (such as <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> and <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel>);</para>
@@ -96,79 +96,67 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<para>options for connecting to hidden or new wireless networks.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>If you are connected to a network, its name is presented in bold typeface under its network type, such as <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> or <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel>.
- When many networks are available, such as wireless access points, the <guilabel>More networks</guilabel> expandable menu entry appears.
+ <para>If you are connected to a network, its name is presented first under its network type, such as <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> or <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> with a bulletpoint to the left.
+ When many networks are available, such as wireless access points, the <guilabel>More</guilabel> networks expandable menu entry appears.
</para>
<figure id="exam-Connecting_to_a_Network">
- <title>The <application>NetworkManager</application> applet's left-click menu, showing all available and connected-to networks</title>
+ <title>The <application>NetworkManager</application> applet's drop-down menu, showing all available and connected-to networks</title>
<mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-left-click_menu">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration_NM_CableUnpluged_WiFi_List_Gnome3.png">
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-left-click_menu.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration_NM_CableUnpluged_WiFi_List_Gnome3.png"
format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A screen shot of the NetworkManager applet's left-click menu, showing all available and connected-to networks</para></textobject>
+ <textobject><para>A screen shot of the NetworkManager applet's drop-down menu, showing all available and connected-to networks</para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
</section>
<section
id="sec-Configuring_New_and_Editing_Existing_Connections">
<title>Configuring New and Editing Existing Connections</title>
- <para>Next, right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet to open its context menu, which is the main point of entry for interacting with <application>NetworkManager</application> to configure connections.</para>
- <figure id="exam-Configuring_New_and_Editing_Existing_Connections-context-menu">
- <title>The NetworkManager applet's context menu</title>
- <mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-right-click_menu">
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata
- scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-right-click_menu.png"
- format="PNG" />
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A screen shot of the NetworkManager applet's context menu</para></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </figure>
- <para>Ensure that the <guilabel>Enable Networking</guilabel> box is checked. If the system has detected a wireless card, then you will also see an <guilabel>Enable Wireless</guilabel> menu option. Check the <guilabel>Enable Wireless</guilabel> checkbox as well. <application>NetworkManager</application> notifies you of network connection status changes if you check the <guilabel>Enable Notifications</guilabel> box. Clicking the <guilabel>Connection Information</guilabel> entry presents an informative <guilabel>Connection Information</guilabel> window that lists the connection type and interface, your IP address and routing details, and so on.</para>
- <para>Finally, clicking on <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel> opens the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window, from where you can perform most of your network configuration tasks. Note that this window can also be opened by running, as a normal user:</para>
+ <para>Click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet to open the drop-down menu, this is the main point of entry for interacting with <application>NetworkManager</application> to configure connections.</para>
+
+ <para>If the system has detected a wired connection, the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> menu entry will appear. If the system has detected a wireless card, then you will also see a <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> menu entry. Clicking the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> and <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> labels or the associated ON OFF indicator to the right will toggle the status between ON and OFF.</para>
+ <para>Finally, clicking on the <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel> menu entry opens the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window, from where you can view some basic network configuration information and initiate configuration tasks.</para><para>Note that the Network Connections window can be opened by running, as a normal user:</para>
<screen>~]$ <command>nm-connection-editor &</command>
</screen>
- <figure id="exam-Configuring_New_and_Editing_Existing_Connections_Network-Connections-window">
- <title>Configure networks using the Network Connections window</title>
+ <figure id="exam-Network_Configuration_NM_Network_Wired_Gnome3.png">
+ <title>Configure networks using the Network window</title>
<mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-Network_Connections">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration_NM_Network_Wired_Gnome3">
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Network_Connections.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration_NM_Network_Wired_Gnome3.png"
format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A screen shot of NetworkManager's Network Connections window. The Wired tab is on the left and in the foreground.</para></textobject>
+ <textobject><para>A screen shot of NetworkManager's Network window.</para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>Then, to configure:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>wired Ethernet connections, click the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ <para>wired Ethernet connections, click on <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> followed by <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> and proceed to <xref
linkend="sec-Establishing_a_Wired_Ethernet_Connection"/>;
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>wireless connections, click the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ <para>wireless connections, click on <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> followed by <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> and proceed to <xref
linkend="sec-Establishing_a_Wireless_Connection"/>; or,
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>mobile broadband connections, click the <guilabel>Mobile Broadband</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ <para>mobile broadband connections, click on <guilabel>Mobile Broadband</guilabel> followed by <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> and proceed to <xref
linkend="sec-Establishing_a_Mobile_Broadband_Connection"/>; or,
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>VPN connections, click the <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> tab and proceed to <xref
+ <para>VPN connections, click on <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> followed by <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> and proceed to <xref
linkend="sec-Establishing_a_VPN_Connection"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -182,16 +170,22 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
id="procedure-Configuring_NetworkManager_to_Connect_to_a_Network_Automatically_When_Detected">
<title>Configuring NetworkManager to Connect to a Network Automatically When Detected</title>
<step>
- <para>Right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ <para>Click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Click <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel>.</para>
+
+ <para>The <guilabel>Network </guilabel> window appears.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the tab for the type of network connection you want to configure.</para>
+ <para>Select the type of connection from the left-hand-side menu.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the specific connection that you want to configure and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>.</para>
+ <para>Click on <guilabel>Configure</guilabel></para>
</step>
+
<step>
- <para>Check <guilabel>Connect automatically</guilabel> to cause <application>NetworkManager</application> to auto-connect to the connection whenever <application>NetworkManager</application> detects that it is available. Uncheck the checkbox if you do not want <application>NetworkManager</application> to connect automatically. If the box is unchecked, you will have to select that connection manually in the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet's left-click menu to cause it to connect.</para>
+ <para>Select <guilabel>Connect automatically</guilabel> to cause <application>NetworkManager</application> to auto-connect to the connection whenever <application>NetworkManager</application> detects that it is available. Unselect the checkbox if you do not want <application>NetworkManager</application> to connect automatically. If the box is unchecked, you will have to select that connection manually in the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet's left-click menu to cause it to connect.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
</section>
@@ -217,7 +211,7 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Available_to_all_users.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Available_to_all_users_Gnome3.png"
format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
<textobject><para>A screen shot of the Available to all users checkbox</para></textobject>
@@ -232,14 +226,15 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<para>Depending on the system's policy, you may need root privileges on the system in order to change whether a connection is user-specific or system-wide.</para>
</note>
<step>
- <para>Right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ <para>Click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window appears.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the tab for the type of network connection you want to configure.</para>
+ <para>Select the menu entry for the type of network connection you want to configure.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the specific connection that you want to configure and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>.</para>
+ <para>Select the <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> button.</para>
</step>
+
<step>
<para>Check the <guilabel>Available to all users</guilabel> checkbox to ask <application>NetworkManager</application> to make the connection a system-wide connection. Depending on system policy, you may then be prompted for the root password by the <application>PolicyKit</application> application. If so, enter the root password to finalize the change.</para>
<para>Conversely, uncheck the <guilabel>Available to all users</guilabel> checkbox to make the connection user-specific.</para>
@@ -254,22 +249,22 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
id="sec-Establishing_a_Wired_Ethernet_Connection">
<title>Establishing a Wired (Ethernet) Connection</title>
- <para>To establish a wired network connection, Right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet to open its context menu, ensure that the <guilabel>Enable Networking</guilabel> box is checked, then click on <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel>. This opens the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window.
- Note that this window can also be opened by running, as a normal user:</para>
+ <para>To establish a wired network connection, click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet to open its menu, then click on <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel>. This opens the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window.</para>
+ <!-- Note that the Network Connections window can be opened by running, as a normal user:</para>
<screen>~]$ <command>nm-connection-editor &</command>
</screen>
-
+ -->
<para>
- Select the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> tab.
+ Select the <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> menu entry and then click <guilabel>Configure</guilabel>.
</para>
<figure id="exam-Establishing_a_Wired_Ethernet_Connection">
<title>Editing the newly-created Wired connection 1</title>
<mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wired_Connection_1">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wired_Connection_Gnome3">
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wired_Connection_1.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wired_Connection_Gnome3.png"
format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
<textobject><para>A screen shot of Network Manager's Wired tab</para></textobject>
@@ -367,7 +362,8 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
linkend="sec-Establishing_a_Mobile_Broadband_Connection"/>.</para>
<bridgehead
id="bh-Quickly_Connecting_to_an_Available_Access_Point">Quickly Connecting to an Available Access Point</bridgehead>
- <para>The easiest way to connect to an available access point is to left-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet, locate the <firstterm>Service Set Identifier</firstterm> (SSID) of the access point in the list of <guilabel>Available</guilabel> networks, and click on it. If the access point is secured, a dialog prompts you for authentication.</para>
+ <para>The easiest way to connect to an available access point is to click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet, locate the <firstterm>Service Set Identifier</firstterm> (SSID) of the access point in the list of available networks, and click on it. If the access point is secured, a dialog prompts you for authentication.</para>
+ <!--
<figure id="exam-Establishing_a_Wireless_Connection-Authentication_Dialog">
<title>Authenticating to a wireless access point</title>
<mediaobject
@@ -381,24 +377,29 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<textobject><para>A screen shot of the Authentication Dialog window for wireless networks. There is a dropdown menu for selecting the type of authentication. There is a password entry field below.</para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
+ -->
<para>
<application>NetworkManager</application> tries to auto-detect the type of security used by the access point. If there are multiple possibilities, <application>NetworkManager</application> guesses the security type and presents it in the <guilabel>Wireless security</guilabel> dropdown menu. To see if there are multiple choices, click the <guilabel>Wireless security</guilabel> dropdown menu and select the type of security the access point is using. If you are unsure, try connecting to each type in turn. Finally, enter the key or passphrase in the <guilabel>Password</guilabel> field. Certain password types, such as a 40-bit WEP or 128-bit WPA key, are invalid unless they are of a requisite length. The <guilabel>Connect</guilabel> button will remain inactive until you enter a key of the length required for the selected security type. To learn more about wireless security, refer to <xref
linkend="sec-Configuring_Wireless_Security"/>.</para>
<para>If <application>NetworkManager</application> connects to the access point successfully, its applet icon will change into a graphical indicator of the wireless connection's signal strength.</para>
+
+
<figure id="exam-Establishing_a_Wireless_Connection_Signal-Strength-Applet-icon">
- <title>Applet icon indicating a wireless connection signal strength of 75%</title>
+ <title>Applet icon indicating wireless connection signal strength</title>
<mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM_applet-signal_strength_75">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration_NM_AppletStates_WiFi_Gnome3">
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM_applet-signal_strength_75.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration_NM_AppletStates_WiFi_Gnome3.png"
format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A screen shot of the Signal Strength Applet icon indicating a wireless connection signal strength of 75% by highlighting 3 out of 4 vertical bars</para></textobject>
+ <textobject><para>A screen shot of the Signal Strength Applet icon indicating wireless connection signal strength </para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>You can also edit the settings for one of these auto-created access point connections just as if you had added it yourself. The <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window lists all of the connections you have ever tried to connect to: <application>NetworkManager</application> names each of them <computeroutput>Auto <replaceable><SSID></replaceable></computeroutput>, where SSID is the <firstterm>Service Set identifier</firstterm> of the access point.</para>
+
+ <!--
+ <para>You can also edit the settings for one of these auto-created access point connections just as if you had added it yourself. The <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> entry in the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window has a drop-down lists all of the connections you have ever tried to connect to: <application>NetworkManager</application> names each of them <computeroutput>Auto <replaceable><SSID></replaceable></computeroutput>, where SSID is the <firstterm>Service Set identifier</firstterm> of the access point.</para>
<figure id="exam-Establishing_a_Wireless_Connection_Wireless-Tab">
<title>An example of access points that have previously been connected to</title>
<mediaobject
@@ -412,16 +413,36 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<textobject><para>A screen shot of NetworkManager's Wireless Tab (second from the left) showing access points that have previously been connected to</para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
+ -->
+
<bridgehead
id="bh-Connecting_to_a_Hidden_Wireless_Network">Connecting to a Hidden Wireless Network</bridgehead>
<para>All access points have a <firstterm>Service Set Identifier</firstterm> (SSID) to identify them. However, an access point may be configured not to broadcast its SSID, in which case it is <emphasis>hidden</emphasis>, and will not show up in <application>NetworkManager</application>'s list of <guilabel>Available</guilabel> networks. You can still connect to a wireless access point that is hiding its SSID as long as you know its SSID, authentication method, and secrets.</para>
- <para>To connect to a hidden wireless network, left-click <application>NetworkManager</application>'s applet icon and select <guilabel>Connect to Hidden Wireless Network...</guilabel> to cause a dialog to appear. If you have connected to the hidden network before, use the <guilabel>Connection</guilabel> dropdown to select it, and click <guibutton>Connect</guibutton>. If you have not, leave the <guilabel>Connection</guilabel> dropdown as <guimenuitem>New...</guimenuitem>, enter the SSID of the hidden network, select its <guilabel>Wireless security</guilabel> method, enter the correct authentication secrets, and click <guibutton>Connect</guibutton>.</para>
+ <para>To connect to a hidden wireless network, click <application>NetworkManager</application>'s applet icon and then click <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window appears. Select the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> menu entry and then click to the right of the <guilabel>Network Name</guilabel> to activate the drop-down list. Select <guilabel>Other</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Hidden wireless network</guilabel> dialog window appears.</para>
+ <figure id="exam-Establishing_a_Wireless_Connection_Wireless-Tab">
+ <title>Hidden wireless network dialog window</title>
+ <mediaobject
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration_NM_Wireless_Hidden-wireless-network_Gnome3">
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata
+ scalefit="0"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration_NM_Wireless_Hidden-wireless-network_Gnome3.png"
+ format="PNG" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject><para>A screen shot of NetworkManager's Hidden wireless network dialog window</para></textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>If you have connected to the hidden network before, use the <guilabel>Connection</guilabel> drop-down list to select it, and click <guibutton>Connect</guibutton>. If you have not, leave the <guilabel>Connection</guilabel> dropdown as <guimenuitem>New...</guimenuitem>, enter the SSID of the hidden network, select its <guilabel>Wireless security</guilabel> method, enter the correct authentication secrets, and click <guibutton>Connect</guibutton>.</para>
<para>For more information on wireless security settings, refer to <xref
linkend="sec-Configuring_Wireless_Security"/>.</para>
<bridgehead
id="bh-Editing_a_Connection_or_Creating_a_Completely_New_One">Editing a Connection, or Creating a Completely New One</bridgehead>
- <para>You can edit an existing connection that you have tried or succeeded in connecting to in the past by opening the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel>, selecting the connection by name (words which follow <computeroutput>Auto</computeroutput> refer to the SSID of an access point), and clicking <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>.</para>
- <para>You can create a new connection by opening the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window, selecting the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab, and clicking the <guilabel>Add</guilabel> button.</para>
+ <!--
+ <para>You can edit an existing connection that you have tried or succeeded in connecting to in the past by opening the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel>, selecting the connection by name (words which follow <computeroutput>Auto</computeroutput> refer to the SSID of an access point), and clicking <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>.</para>
+ -->
+ <para>You can create a new connection by clicking on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet to open its menu.</para>
+
+
<!--
<para>For more information on opening the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window via <application>NetworkManager</application>'s Notification Area applet, or by running a shell command, refer to <xref
linkend="sec-Configuring_New_and_Editing_Existing_Connections"/>.
@@ -429,26 +450,32 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<procedure>
<step>
- <para>Right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ <para>Click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window appears.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab.</para>
+ <para>Select the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> menu entry.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.</para>
+ <para>Click to the right of the <guilabel>Network Name</guilabel> to activate the drop-down list.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Select the SSID you want to connect to.</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Click the <guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button. The editing a wireless connection window appears.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
<figure id="exam-Network_Connections_Window_Wireless-Tab">
- <title>Editing the newly-created Wireless connection 1</title>
+ <title>Editing the newly-created Wireless connection</title>
<mediaobject
- id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wireless_Connection_1">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wireless_Connection_Gnome3">
<imageobject>
<imagedata
scalefit="0"
- fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wireless_Connection_1.png"
+ fileref="images/Network_Configuration-NM-Editing_Wireless_Connection_Gnome3.png"
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</imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A screen shot of the NetworkManager's Network Connections window. The Wireless tab is on the left and in the foreground.</para></textobject>
+ <textobject><para>A screen shot of the NetworkManager's editing a wireless connection window. The Wireless tab has been selected on the left.</para></textobject>
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</figure>
<bridgehead
@@ -457,7 +484,7 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Connection name</guilabel> — Enter a descriptive name for your network connection. This name will be used to list this connection in the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window. By default, wireless connections are named the same as the <firstterm>SSID</firstterm> of the wireless access point. You can rename the wireless connection without affecting its ability to connect, but it is recommended to retain the SSID name.</para>
+ <guilabel>Connection name</guilabel> — Enter a descriptive name for your network connection. This name will be used to list this connection in the <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> tab of the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window. By default, wireless connections are named the same as the <firstterm>SSID</firstterm> of the wireless access point. You can rename the wireless connection without affecting its ability to connect, as in the example above, but it is recommended to retain the SSID name.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -582,7 +609,10 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
<para>You can configure a mobile broadband connection by opening the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window and selecting the <guilabel>Mobile Broadband</guilabel> tab.</para>
<step>
- <para>Right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ <para>Open the Network Connections window by running, as a normal user:</para>
+ <screen>~]$ <command>nm-connection-editor &</command>
+ </screen>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window appears.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Select the <guilabel>Mobile Broadband</guilabel> tab.</para>
@@ -830,29 +860,29 @@ NetworkManager (pid 1527) is running...
</procedure>
<procedure>
- <para>You can configure an existing VPN connection by opening the <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window and selecting the <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> tab.
+ <para>You can configure an existing VPN connection by opening the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window and selecting the <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> menu entry.
</para>
<step>
- <para>Right-click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Edit Connections</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network Connections</guilabel> window appears.</para>
+ <para>Click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon in the Notification Area and click <guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Network</guilabel> window appears.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> tab.</para>
+ <para>Select the <guilabel>VPN</guilabel> menu entry.</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Select the connection you wish to edit and click the <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> button.</para>
+ <para>Select the connection you wish to edit and click the <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> button.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
<figure id="exam-Editing-VPN-connection">
- <title>Editing the newly-created IPsec VPN connection 1.</title>
+ <title>Editing the newly-created VPN connection 1.</title>
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- id="mediaobj-Editing-VPN-connection-1">
+ id="mediaobj-Network_Configuration_NM_Editing-VPN-connection-1_Gnome3">
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- fileref="images/Editing-VPN-connection-1.png"
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</imageobject>
- <textobject><para>A screenshot of the Editing VPN connection 1 window for an IPsec VPN. The VPN tab is on the left and in the foreground</para></textobject>
+ <textobject><para>A screenshot of the Editing VPN connection 1 window. The VPN tab is on the left and in the foreground</para></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
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