Novatel O2 User manual

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O23G/GPRS
Data Card
Mobilise your laptop with fast
access to email and the Internet
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the Novatel Wireless logo are all trademarks of Novatel Wireless Inc. All other
brands and product names aretrademarks of their respective holders.
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©O2 (UK) Limited 2002. Correct at time of going to press (June 2005).
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O23G/GPRS Data Card 2
What you need to get started 4
Using the O2Data Card 5
Set up your laptop 5
Create your connection profile 6
Get connected! 7
3G or GPRS? 8
Help and support 9
Contents
•The O23G/GPRS Data Card
•Installation CD, containing the O2Connection Manager™ and user guide
•This user guide
•Quick start guide
Need help with O2Mobile Web?
If you have difficulty connecting to O2services, please visit
www.o2.co.uk or call your service provider.
Your package should contain

Mobilise your laptop
Make time away from the office work for you by connecting to your
corporate network.
You can sort out your personal life
Shop online, book holidays, monitor your bank account, organise restaurants,
theatre tickets, gifts and accommodation. The possibilities are endless.
And that’s not all. It’s simple to install and works seamlessly with your
existing software. Read on and experience office on the move; no wires,
no cables, just access to your information when you need it.
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Get fast access to email and the Internet on your laptop
In today’s economy the need to remain connected while you are on the
move is essential. We believe the O23G/GPRS Data Card now offers more
freedom than ever before when it comes to mobile connectivity. You can stay
connected at all times with wireless access to the Internet, email and
corporate networks.*
You can browse
You can access the same sites you visit on your office or home PC.
You can stay in touch
Send and receive email with attachments.
O23G/GPRS Data Card
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*Subject to network coverage.

This Data Card comes with O2Connection Manager software which we have
developed to help you get the most out of your laptop and Data Card.
The software allows you to control your card as well as your Wireless LAN
connection (either built-in to your laptop or as a PC Card). You don’t have
to use Wireless LAN to use this software though – you can use it just for
your O2card.
The software can be used as your control centre, to launch your web
browser or email program, as well as to find the nearest O2Wireless LAN
access point to connect to. You can also track your usage on 3G/GPRS or
Wireless LAN for the day or across several days – usage is approximate only.
1. Set up your laptop
Before you can use your card, you need to install O2Connection Manager on
your laptop.
Insert the CD in your CD Drive. The installation program will autostart – if it
does not, select Start,Run,D:\run.exe where D: is your CD-ROM drive letter.
Follow the instructions to install the software – your machine will be
restarted once this is complete.
You will need to read the licence agreement and click Yes if you agree to
the conditions. You will not be able to proceed without agreeing to the
licence agreement.
Using the O2Data Card
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•Subscription to O2’s Data Tariff to use Mobile Web
•An O2SIM
•This Data Card and the software CD
Alaptop PC running
Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
Internet Explorer v5.5 SP2, 16Mb free hard disk space, 64Mb RAM or higher,
Pentium II 400Mhz.
Windows 2000/XP users must have full administrative privileges to install
this software.
If you do not have full administrator rights to
your machine, please contact your internal IT
manager for support.
Do NOT insertthe PC Card into your laptop
until prompted by the O2Connection
Manager™ software.
Ensure there are no applications, virus checkers
or personal firewalls running during the
installation of the software.
What you need to get started
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You can also choose which email application to start
when the email button is pressed on the O2
Connection Manager front screen
If you don’t want to set this up, select None.
Finally, you can name this Profile anything you like.
For this example we have chosen O2Mobile Web.
3. Get connected!
O2Connection Manager will startup, and your cardwill be connected to O2.
Your card has a coloured light to indicate the status:
Solid RED Searching for a network to connect to
Slow flash RED Reading SIM card
Slow flash GREEN Connected to O2GPRS service in standby mode
Slow flash BLUE Connected to O23G service in standby mode
Solid GREEN/BLUE Connected to the Internet (Green –GPRS, Blue –3G)
For information on using the O2Connection Manager please refer to the full
instruction manual on the CD.
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2. Create your connection profile
When your machine restarts, the profile wizard will be started. This will ask
some basic questions to configure the software to work best for you.
At this screen, you should choose the settings
appropriate for you.
As a private user, or for general Internet service,
you should select Standard settings.This will set
up the software to use Mobile Web, our Internet
Access product.
Customers with corporate services from O2or who use a VPN (Virtual Private
Network) to connect remotely to their systems, should consult with their IT
manager before proceeding. To enter your connection settings manually,
select Customise settings.
Follow the on screen instructions to set up your card and connection.
Please ensure you select O2Data Card –Tri-band.
If you have a Wireless LAN built-in to your laptop or a
WLAN card then you can select it here for use with
the O2WLAN service.
Enter the mobile phone number you will use with our
WLAN service, or leave the fields empty.
Please note that you need to have your O2account enabled to use Wireless
LAN. Please contact your service provider.
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Afull user guide for the O2Connection Manager software is on the CD-ROM.
For further help please see www.o2.co.uk or call your service provider.
Help and support
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Your O2card is tri-band and is designed to work on GPRS networks – as
used in many countries around the world – and 3G, the new networks just
becoming available. The card can be set to automatically swap between
GPRS and 3G – you will see this by the change in the flashing light, from
blue to green and vice versa.
In GPRS mode your average speeds will be equivalent to a dial-up connection
from your home PC.
In 3G mode you can achieve speeds close to home broadband.
The speed of your connection is affected by several factors including
coverage, other users, and what network you’re connected to.
And if you have a WLAN enabled laptop, why not sign up for O2’s Wireless
LAN service allowing you broadband access to the Internet at key locations
across the UK and Europe. Contact your service provider for more details.
3G or GPRS?
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