Network Connector status icons and necessity

Good idea and implementation.

My first [small] stumbling block after installing the module was in figuring out the green checkmark and red X's on the Network Display screen.
An explicit explanation that Network Manager :: Network Connector should be installed on managed sites would be nice.
I see the tooltip now, but something more apparent would help :)

But actually...
if all that Network Connector provides is a way to add links to the sites and their functionality from the management interface, those icons might be overkill. The red X communicates an error exists, yet the tool is still entirely useful and working without the links that the Connector provides -- and without installing another module on all other sites...

What if the hostname/basepath for managed sites could be manually set (per site) within Network Manager? Set manually or install the Connector for automatic discovery... I'd prefer to make the management module a bit heavier than to have to install [and manage] an extra module on every other site.