Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 User manual

AirCard® 595 Wireless WAN
Adapter
Installation Guide
2130681
Rev 0.3a

Preface
Document 2130681. Rev 0.3a Apr.06 2
Important Notice Dueȱtoȱtheȱnatureȱofȱwirelessȱcommunications,ȱtransmissionȱ
andȱreceptionȱofȱdataȱcanȱneverȱbeȱguaranteed.ȱDataȱmayȱbeȱ
delayed,ȱcorruptedȱ(i.e.,ȱhaveȱerrors)ȱorȱbeȱtotallyȱlost.ȱ
Althoughȱsignificantȱdelaysȱorȱlossesȱofȱdataȱareȱrareȱwhenȱ
wirelessȱdevicesȱsuchȱasȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱareȱusedȱinȱ
aȱnormalȱmannerȱwithȱaȱwellȬconstructedȱnetwork,ȱtheȱSierraȱ
Wirelessȱmodemȱshouldȱnotȱbeȱusedȱinȱsituationsȱwhereȱfailureȱ
toȱtransmitȱorȱreceiveȱdataȱcouldȱresultȱinȱdamageȱofȱanyȱkindȱ
toȱtheȱuserȱorȱanyȱotherȱparty,ȱincludingȱbutȱnotȱlimitedȱtoȱ
personalȱinjury,ȱdeath,ȱorȱlossȱofȱproperty.ȱSierraȱWirelessȱ
acceptsȱnoȱresponsibilityȱforȱdamagesȱofȱanyȱkindȱresultingȱ
fromȱdelaysȱorȱerrorsȱinȱdataȱtransmittedȱorȱreceivedȱusingȱtheȱ
SierraȱWirelessȱmodem,ȱorȱforȱfailureȱofȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱ
modemȱtoȱtransmitȱorȱreceiveȱsuchȱdata.
Safety and Hazards DoȱnotȱoperateȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱmodem:
•Inȱareasȱwhereȱblastingȱisȱinȱprogress
•Whereȱexplosiveȱatmospheresȱmayȱbeȱpresent
•Nearȱmedicalȱequipment
•Nearȱlifeȱsupportȱequipment,ȱorȱanyȱequipmentȱthatȱmayȱ
beȱsusceptibleȱtoȱanyȱformȱofȱradioȱinterference.ȱInȱsuchȱ
areas,ȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱMUSTȱBEȱPOWEREDȱ
OFF.ȱTheȱSierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱcanȱtransmitȱsignalsȱthatȱ
couldȱinterfereȱwithȱthisȱequipment.
DoȱnotȱoperateȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱinȱanyȱaircraft,ȱ
whetherȱtheȱaircraftȱisȱonȱtheȱgroundȱorȱinȱflight.ȱInȱaircraft,ȱtheȱ
SierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱMUSTȱBEȱPOWEREDȱOFF.ȱWhenȱ
operating,ȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱcanȱtransmitȱsignalsȱthatȱ
couldȱinterfereȱwithȱvariousȱonboardȱsystems.
Note: Some airlines may permit the use of cellular phones while the
aircraft is on the ground and the door is open. The Sierra Wireless
modem may be used at this time.
Theȱdriverȱorȱoperatorȱofȱanyȱvehicleȱshouldȱnotȱoperateȱtheȱ
SierraȱWirelessȱmodemȱwhileȱinȱcontrolȱofȱaȱvehicle.ȱDoingȱsoȱ
willȱdetractȱfromȱtheȱdriverȱorȱoperatorȇsȱcontrolȱandȱoperationȱ
ofȱthatȱvehicle.ȱInȱsomeȱstatesȱandȱprovinces,ȱoperatingȱsuchȱ
communicationsȱdevicesȱwhileȱinȱcontrolȱofȱaȱvehicleȱisȱanȱ
offence.
Limitation of
Liability
Theȱinformationȱinȱthisȱmanualȱisȱsubjectȱtoȱchangeȱwithoutȱ
noticeȱandȱdoesȱnotȱrepresentȱaȱcommitmentȱonȱtheȱpartȱofȱ
SierraȱWireless.ȱSIERRAȱWIRELESSȱANDȱITSȱAFFILIATESȱ
SPECIFICALLYȱDISCLAIMȱLIABILITYȱFORȱANYȱANDȱALLȱ

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DIRECT,ȱINDIRECT,ȱSPECIAL,ȱGENERAL,ȱINCIDENTAL,ȱ
CONSEQUENTIAL,ȱPUNITIVEȱORȱEXEMPLARYȱDAMAGESȱ
INCLUDING,ȱBUTȱNOTȱLIMITEDȱTO,ȱLOSSȱOFȱPROFITSȱORȱ
REVENUEȱORȱANTICIPATEDȱPROFITSȱORȱREVENUEȱ
ARISINGȱOUTȱOFȱTHEȱUSEȱORȱINABILITYȱTOȱUSEȱANYȱ
SIERRAȱWIRELESSȱPRODUCT,ȱEVENȱIFȱSIERRAȱWIRELESSȱ
AND/ORȱITSȱAFFILIATESȱHASȱBEENȱADVISEDȱOFȱTHEȱ
POSSIBILITYȱOFȱSUCHȱDAMAGESȱORȱTHEYȱAREȱ
FORESEEABLEȱORȱFORȱCLAIMSȱBYȱANYȱTHIRDȱPARTY.
Notwithstandingȱtheȱforegoing,ȱinȱnoȱeventȱshallȱSierraȱ
Wirelessȱand/orȱitsȱaffiliatesȱaggregateȱliabilityȱarisingȱunderȱorȱ
inȱconnectionȱwithȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱproduct,ȱregardlessȱofȱ
theȱnumberȱofȱevents,ȱoccurrences,ȱorȱclaimsȱgivingȱriseȱtoȱ
liability,ȱbeȱinȱexcessȱofȱtheȱpriceȱpaidȱbyȱtheȱpurchaserȱforȱtheȱ
SierraȱWirelessȱproduct.
Patents LicensedȱbyȱQUALCOMMȱIncorporated
underȱoneȱorȱmoreȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱUnitedȱStatesȱpatentsȱand/orȱ
theirȱcounterpartsȱinȱotherȱnations:
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5,890,057 5,929,815 6,169,884 6,191,741 6,199,168
6,339,405 6,359,591 6,400,336 6,643,501 6,516,204
6,561,851 6,653,979 6,697,030 6,785,830 6,845,249
6,847,830 6,876,697 6,879,585 6,886,049 6,968,171
6,985,757 7,023,878, D442,170 D459,303
ManufacturedȱorȱsoldȱbyȱSierraȱWirelessȱInc.,ȱitsȱAffiliates,ȱorȱitsȱ
LicenseesȱunderȱoneȱorȱmoreȱpatentsȱlicensedȱfromȱInterDigitalȱ
Group.
Copyright ©2006ȱSierraȱWireless.ȱAllȱrightsȱreserved.

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Trademarks AirCardȱandȱ“HeartȱofȱtheȱWirelessȱMachine”ȱareȱregisteredȱ
trademarksȱofȱSierraȱWireless.
SierraȱWireless,ȱtheȱSierraȱWirelessȱlogo,ȱtheȱredȱwaveȱdesign,ȱ
theȱredȬtippedȱantenna,ȱandȱWatcherȱareȱtrademarksȱofȱSierraȱ
Wireless.
Windows®ȱisȱaȱregisteredȱtrademarkȱofȱMicrosoftȱCorporation.
QUALCOMM®ȱisȱaȱregisteredȱtrademarkȱofȱQUALCOMMȱ
Incorporated.
InstallShield®ȱisȱaȱregisteredȱtrademarkȱofȱMacrovisionȱCorpoȬ
rationȱinȱtheȱUnitedȱStatesȱofȱAmericaȱand/orȱotherȱcountries.
Otherȱtrademarksȱareȱtheȱpropertyȱofȱtheȱrespectiveȱowners.
Comments
Additional
information and
updates
ForȱupȬtoȬdateȱproductȱdescriptions,ȱdocumentation,ȱappliȬ
cationȱnotes,ȱfirmwareȱupgrades,ȱtroubleshootingȱtips,ȱandȱ
pressȱreleases,ȱvisit.ȱwww.sierrawireless.com.
Sales Desk: Phone: [phone]
Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific Time
E-mail: [email protected]
Post: Sierra Wireless
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Canada V6V 3A4
Fax: [phone]
Web: www.sierrawireless.com

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Table of Contents
Introducing the AirCard® 595 Wireless WAN Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Feature summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Wireless WAN adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CDMA 3G services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Additional AirCard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Your host computing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The AirCard 595 wireless WAN adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The AirCard drivers and enabling software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A CDMA service provider account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The CDMA wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The AirCard 595 software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Account activation and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AirCard software installation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Card insertion and removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Inserting the AirCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing the AirCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Account configuration procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Activation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Manual activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Contents
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Automated activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Care and Maintenance of Your AirCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Watcher Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Starting and closing Watcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Components of the Watcher window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Window controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Docking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Always On Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Interpreting icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connection Status Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Call Status Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Indicator area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Minimized icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
LED operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Radio frequency and electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Regulatory notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Information pertaining to OEM customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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1: Introducing the AirCard® 595
Wireless WAN Adapter
Note: This document applies to you, only if your wireless adapter is
the AirCard 595 PC Card from Sierra Wireless. This document does
not apply, if you are using a wireless adapter that is built into your
computer.
•Welcome
•Feature summary
•Package contents Welcome
Note: Do not insert the AirCard
into your PC Card slot prior to
installing the software. It is
important to install the software
and driver in the correct order.
For detailed procedures, see
page 14.
TheȱSierraȱWirelessȱAirCard 595ȱwirelessȱWANȱadapterȱisȱaȱ
dualȬbandȱwirelessȱPC CardȱforȱcellularȱandȱNorthȱAmericanȱ
PCSȱnetworks.ȱItȱenhancesȱtheȱfunctionalityȱofȱyourȱmobileȱ
computingȱdeviceȱbyȱaddingȱwirelessȱdataȱandȱ2Ȭwayȱ
messaging.
Thisȱcardȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱdoȱtheȱfollowingȱ(subjectȱtoȱfeatureȱ
availability),ȱwithoutȱusingȱaȱwirelineȱphoneȱorȱnetwork:
•ConnectȱtoȱtheȱInternet,ȱVPNȱandȱcorporateȱnetworks
•SendȱandȱreceiveȱeȬmail
•SendȱandȱreceiveȱSMSȱmessages
Note: You can view this guide online or print it to keep on hand. If
you're viewing it online, simply click a topic in the Table of Contents, or
a page number in the Index, or any page reference or section
reference. (Most text that is blue is a clickable link.) The PDF
automatically displays the appropriate page.
Feature summary
Note: For step-by-step instruc-
tions to access features of the
AirCard, consult the online help
available with Watcher™
(page 26).
TheȱAirCardȱisȱdesignedȱtoȱprovideȱaȱwideȱrangeȱofȱcapabilȬ
itiesȱusingȱCDMAȱnetworkȱtechnology.ȱImplementationȱofȱ
theseȱfeaturesȱdependsȱonȱtheȱparticularȱserviceȱproviderȱandȱ
accountȱfeaturesȱyouȱhaveȱchosen.
Someȱfeaturesȱdescribedȱinȱthisȱmanualȱmayȱnotȱbeȱsupportedȱ
byȱyourȱserviceȱproviderȱorȱmayȱnotȱbeȱavailableȱwithȱyourȱ
networkȱaccount.ȱForȱdetailsȱofȱtheȱservicesȱandȱaccountsȱ
available,ȱcontactȱyourȱserviceȱprovider.

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Wireless WAN adapter
Onceȱinstalledȱandȱconfigured,ȱtheȱAirCardȱcanȱconnectȱtoȱtheȱ
CDMAȱnetworkȱautomatically.ȱYouȱjustȱinsertȱtheȱAirCard,ȱ
allowȱWatcherȱtoȱautolaunchȱandȱauthenticateȱyourȱaccountȱonȱ
theȱnetwork,ȱthenȱlaunchȱyourȱInternetȱbrowserȱ(whichȱyouȱ
canȱalsoȱconfigureȱinȱWatcherȱtoȱlaunchȱautomatically)—you’reȱ
online!
TBDȱTheȱAirCardȱalsoȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱdialȱupȱaȱmodemȱ(suchȱasȱ
aȱcorporateȱserver).
CDMA 3G services
TheȱAirCardȱoperatesȱoverȱaȱtypeȱofȱwirelessȱnetworkȱcalledȱ
CDMA (CodeȱDivisionȱMultipleȱAccess).
CDMA 3Gȱtechnologyȱprovidesȱaȱvarietyȱofȱconnectivityȱ
features,ȱdependingȱonȱyourȱserviceȱproviderȱandȱaccount:
•1xȬEVDOȱRev.ȱAȱsupportsȱInternetȱconnectionsȱwithȱdataȱ
ratesȱupȱtoȱ3.1 Mbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
1.8 Mbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱAverageȱdataȱratesȱareȱ
roughlyȱ[TBD]Mbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
[TBD]Kbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱActualȱspeedȱdependsȱ
onȱtheȱnetworkȱconditions.
•1xȬEVDOȱRev.ȱ0ȱsupportsȱInternetȱconnectionsȱwithȱdataȱ
ratesȱupȱtoȱ2.4 Mbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
153 Kbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱAverageȱdataȱratesȱareȱ
roughlyȱ400Ȭ700 Kbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
40Ȭ60 Kbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱActualȱspeedȱdependsȱ
onȱtheȱnetworkȱconditions.
•1XȱsupportsȱInternetȱconnectionsȱwithȱdataȱratesȱupȱtoȱ
153 Kbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ76.8 Kbpsȱ
(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱActualȱspeedȱdependsȱonȱtheȱ
networkȱconditions.
Onceȱtheȱconnectionȱisȱestablished,ȱyouȱcanȱopenȱyourȱbrowserȱ
andȱconnectȱtoȱanyȱwebȱsiteȱthatȱisȱaccessibleȱthroughȱtheȱ
Internet,ȱorȱaccessȱotherȱInternetȱservicesȱ(suchȱasȱeȬmail).
Theȱconnectionȱisȱ“active”ȱwhenȱdataȱtransmissionȱisȱ
occurring.ȱIfȱdataȱtransmissionȱstopsȱforȱaȱperiodȱofȱtimeȱ
(determinedȱbyȱtheȱnetwork),ȱtheȱconnectionȱbecomesȱ
“dormant”;ȱseeȱpage 25.
•TBDȱCircuitȱswitchedȱ(dialȬup)ȱdata,ȱusingȱtheȱearlierȱ
CDMAȱISȬ95ȱspecification,ȱsupportsȱdataȱconnectionsȱtoȱ
anyȱdialȬinȱserviceȱatȱratesȱupȱtoȱ14.4 Kbps.
•TBDȱQNC (QuickȱNetȱConnect),ȱprovidesȱaȱsimplifiedȱ
wayȱtoȱdialȱintoȱanȱInternetȱconnectionȱ(usingȱcircuitȱ

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switchedȱdata)ȱwhereȱ3Gȱ(1xEVȬDOȱorȱ1X)ȱhighȬspeedȱ
packetȱserviceȱisȱnotȱavailable.
•SMS (ShortȱMessageȱService),ȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱsendȱandȱ
receiveȱshortȱtextȱmessagesȱusingȱtheȱAirCard.
Additional AirCard features
BeyondȱtheȱfeaturesȱofȱtheȱCDMAȱnetwork,ȱtheȱAirCardȱ
providesȱadditionalȱsoftwareȱfeatures:
•PINȱsecurityȱcodeȱtoȱprotectȱyourȱAirCardȱandȱaccountȱ
fromȱunauthorizedȱuse.
•AnȱActivationȱWizardȱ(page 17)ȱtoȱassistȱwithȱconfiguringȱ
yourȱCDMAȱaccount.
•SoundȱoptionsȱtoȱcustomizeȱringtonesȱforȱSMSȱmessages.
•AȱCallȱLogȱtoȱtrackȱoutgoingȱcallsȱandȱdetermineȱtheȱ
amountȱofȱdataȱtransferred.
Package contents
YourȱAirCardȱpackageȱcontainsȱtheȱfollowingȱcomponents:
•AirCard 595ȱwirelessȱWANȱadapter
•InstallationȱCDȱcontainingȱtheȱAirCardȱsoftwareȱandȱthisȱ
installationȱguide
•QuickȱStartȱGuide
•WarrantyȱCard
System components
YourȱAirCard 595ȱwirelessȱWANȱadapterȱisȱjustȱoneȱpartȱofȱaȱ
systemȱdesignedȱtoȱprovideȱyouȱwithȱaȱwideȱrangeȱofȱcommuȬ
nicationȱfeatures.ȱEveryȱcomponentȱofȱtheȱsystemȱisȱneededȱtoȱ
enableȱtheseȱcapabilities.
Your host computing device
YourȱnotebookȱhostsȱtheȱAirCardȱhardwareȱandȱrunsȱtheȱ
communicationȱsoftware:ȱyourȱwebȱbrowserȱorȱeȬmailȱappliȬ
cation,ȱandȱWatcher—theȱAirCardȱenablingȱsoftware.
Youȱmayȱalsoȱhaveȱotherȱsoftwareȱonȱyourȱcomputerȱthatȱcanȱ
beȱusedȱwirelesslyȱwithȱtheȱAirCard,ȱsuchȱas:ȱfileȱtransferȱ
applicationsȱ(FTP),ȱchatȱorȱinstantȱmessaging,ȱaȱVPN (Virtualȱ
PrivateȱNetwork)ȱclient,ȱclientȱsoftwareȱforȱaȱcorporateȱserverȱ
application.

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The AirCard 595 wireless WAN adapter
TheȱAirCardȱprovidesȱyourȱcomputerȱwithȱaȱconnectionȱtoȱtheȱ
CDMAȱwirelessȱnetwork.
TheȱAirCardȱfitsȱintoȱaȱstandardȱType IIȱPC Cardȱslotȱavailableȱ
onȱmostȱnotebookȱPCs.
EveryȱCDMAȱnetworkȱoperatesȱonȱoneȱofȱthreeȱradioȱ
frequencyȱbands.ȱAsȱaȱdualȬbandȱproduct,ȱtheȱAirCardȱ
operatesȱonȱtwoȱofȱtheseȱbandsȱ(seeȱpage 28),ȱprovidingȱaȱwideȱ
coverageȱarea.
The AirCard drivers and enabling
software
Requiredȱtoȱcontrol,ȱmonitor,ȱandȱmanageȱyourȱwirelessȱ
connections,ȱthisȱincludesȱtheȱWatcherȱapplication.
TheȱAirCardȱcomesȱwithȱaȱCDȱcontainingȱthisȱsoftware:
•WatcherȱapplicationȱthatȱyouȱuseȱtoȱmanageȱtheȱAirCardȱ
andȱmonitorȱyourȱconnections.ȱForȱstepȬbyȬstepȱinstrucȬ
tionsȱtoȱaccessȱfeaturesȱofȱWatcher,ȱuseȱtheȱapplication’sȱ
onlineȱhelp.
•TheȱdeviceȱdriverȱsoftwareȱthatȱenablesȱtheȱAirCardȱtoȱ
workȱwithȱyourȱcomputer’sȱoperatingȱsystem.
Theȱdriverȱandȱapplicationȱsoftwareȱmustȱbeȱinstalledȱbeforeȱ
youȱinsertȱtheȱAirCardȱforȱtheȱfirstȱtime.ȱDetailedȱinstructionsȱ
areȱprovidedȱinȱtheȱfollowingȱchapters.
A CDMA service provider account
CompaniesȱthatȱoperateȱCDMAȱnetworksȱandȱprovideȱaccessȱ
toȱtheseȱnetworksȱareȱcalledȱserviceȱproviders.ȱToȱuseȱtheȱ
AirCard,ȱyouȱmustȱhaveȱanȱaccountȱwithȱaȱCDMAȱserviceȱ
provider.
Note: You can use the Lock
Code feature to prevent others
from using your account should
your AirCard be stolen. For infor-
mation on this feature, see the
online help.
Eachȱserviceȱproviderȱhasȱitsȱownȱpricingȱoptions.ȱThereȱmayȱ
beȱflatȱrateȱaccounts,ȱwhichȱprovideȱyouȱaȱmaximumȱnumberȱ
ofȱminutesȱofȱnetworkȱusageȱforȱaȱfixedȱmonthlyȱfee.ȱThereȱ
mayȱbeȱaccountsȱforȱwhichȱyouȱareȱchargedȱforȱnetworkȱusageȱ
byȱtheȱminuteȱorȱbyȱtheȱamountȱofȱdataȱtransmitted.
Yourȱaccountȱmayȱincludeȱaȱvarietyȱofȱotherȱservicesȱsuchȱasȱ
SMSȱmessaging.
EachȱAirCardȱhasȱbeenȱprovisionedȱatȱtheȱfactoryȱforȱuseȱwithȱ
aȱparticularȱserviceȱprovider.ȱThisȱsetsȱtheȱAirCardȱtoȱuseȱ
particularȱradioȱchannelsȱandȱenablesȱservicesȱspecificȱforȱthatȱ
provider.

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Theȱprocessȱofȱsettingȱupȱyourȱaccountȱisȱcalledȱactivation.ȱ
ActivationȱinvolvesȱactionȱbyȱtheȱserviceȱproviderȱandȱconfiguȬ
rationȱofȱtheȱAirCard.
Theȱprocedureȱtoȱconfigureȱ(activate)ȱyourȱAirCardȱisȱcoveredȱ
inȱ“Activation”ȱonȱpage 17.
The CDMA wireless network
Note: More information about
CDMA networks is available on
the CDMA Development Group
web site, www.cdg.org .
Thisȱisȱtheȱworldwideȱinfrastructureȱprovidingȱtheȱradioȱ
coverageȱthatȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱstayȱconnected.ȱMadeȱupȱofȱradioȱ
towersȱandȱaȱvarietyȱofȱnetworkȱswitches,ȱrouters,ȱandȱservers,ȱ
theȱnetworkȱisȱanȱinterconnectionȱofȱmanyȱserviceȱproviders.
Note: Most service providers
have coverage maps on their
web sites.
ThereȱareȱCDMAȱnetworksȱthatȱoperateȱinȱtheȱfrequencyȱbandsȱ
supportedȱbyȱtheȱAirCardȱthroughoutȱNorthȱAmericaȱandȱ
partsȱofȱLatinȱAmerica,ȱAsia,ȱNewȱZealand,ȱandȱAustralia.ȱ
However,ȱeachȱserviceȱproviderȱoperatesȱaȱnetworkȱthatȱcoversȱ
aȱlimitedȱgeographicalȱareaȱwithinȱtheȱoverallȱCDMAȱcoverageȱ
area.
Note: The fee for service is
usually higher when you are
roaming (connecting to a
network other than the one
belonging to your service
provider).
Mostȱserviceȱprovidersȱhaveȱ“roaming”ȱagreementsȱwithȱotherȱ
serviceȱproviders,ȱsoȱthatȱtheyȱcanȱofferȱserviceȱoutsideȱofȱtheȱ
coverageȱareaȱofȱtheirȱownȱnetworks.ȱForȱexample,ȱassumingȱ
youȱliveȱinȱVancouverȱandȱtravelȱfrequentlyȱtoȱSeattle,ȱyouȱcanȱ
obtainȱanȱaccountȱwithȱaȱVancouverȱserviceȱproviderȱthatȱhasȱaȱ
roamingȱagreementȱwithȱaȱserviceȱproviderȱinȱSeattle.ȱYouȱ
wouldȱthenȱhaveȱlocalȱserviceȱinȱVancouver,ȱandȱroamingȱ
serviceȱinȱSeattle.

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2: Getting Started
•The AirCard 595
software
•Account activation and
configuration
BeforeȱyouȱcanȱbeginȱusingȱtheȱAirCard,ȱyouȱmust:
1. InstallȱtheȱAirCardȱenablingȱsoftwareȱandȱdriver.
2. ActivateȱanȱaccountȱandȱconfigureȱtheȱAirCardȱtoȱuseȱyourȱ
accountȱ(unlessȱtheȱAirCardȱhasȱbeenȱpreȬactivated).
Thisȱsectionȱprovidesȱanȱoverviewȱofȱthisȱprocess.
The AirCard 595 software
TheȱAirCardȱcomesȱwithȱthisȱsoftware:
•WatcherȱapplicationȱthatȱyouȱuseȱtoȱmanageȱtheȱAirCardȱ
andȱmonitorȱyourȱconnections
•Theȱdriverȱsoftwareȱthatȱprovidesȱtheȱinterfaceȱbetweenȱ
theȱAirCardȱandȱyourȱWindowsȱoperatingȱsystem
TheȱWatcherȱsoftwareȱmustȱbeȱinstalledȱbeforeȱyouȱinsertȱtheȱ
AirCardȱforȱtheȱfirstȱtime.ȱDetailedȱinstructionsȱareȱprovidedȱinȱ
“Installation”ȱonȱpage 14.
Account activation and
configuration
ToȱuseȱtheȱAirCard,ȱyouȱmustȱhaveȱanȱaccountȱwithȱaȱCDMAȱ
serviceȱprovider.ȱTheȱprocessȱofȱsettingȱupȱanȱaccountȱisȱcalledȱ
activation.
IfȱyouȱpurchasedȱtheȱAirCardȱdirectlyȱfromȱaȱserviceȱprovider,ȱ
youȱmayȱalreadyȱhaveȱanȱaccount;ȱyourȱAirCardȱmayȱbeȱpreȬ
activated.
Otherwise,ȱrunȱWatcherȱandȱtheȱActivationȱWizard,ȱwhichȱ
guidesȱyouȱthroughȱtheȱactivationȱandȱconfigurationȱprocess.ȱ
(Dependingȱonȱyourȱconfiguration,ȱWatcherȱandȱtheȱActivationȱ
Wizardȱmayȱstartȱautomatically.)
ConfiguringȱtheȱAirCardȱinvolvesȱsettingȱtheȱphoneȱnumberȱ
assignedȱbyȱyourȱserviceȱproviderȱandȱmayȱinvolveȱenteringȱ
otherȱnetworkȱparametersȱandȱsettingsȱsuchȱasȱaȱuserȱnameȱ
andȱpasswordȱtoȱaccessȱservices.

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Yourȱserviceȱproviderȱneedsȱtoȱknow:
•Theȱbillingȱinformationȱtoȱuseȱtoȱcollectȱpaymentȱforȱyourȱ
networkȱusage.
•TheȱESN (ElectronicȱSerialȱNumber)ȱorȱMEIDȱ(Mobileȱ
EquipmentȱIdentifier)ȱassignedȱtoȱyourȱAirCardȱduringȱtheȱ
manufacturingȱprocess.ȱ(TheȱESNȱorȱMEIDȱisȱprintedȱonȱaȱ
labelȱonȱtheȱAirCardȱandȱcanȱbeȱdisplayedȱinȱWatcher.)ȱ
Thisȱnumberȱisȱusedȱtoȱhelpȱauthenticateȱyourȱaccountȱ
whenȱyouȱconnectȱforȱservice.
Youȱrequireȱfromȱyourȱserviceȱprovider:
•Anȱactivationȱcodeȱthatȱgivesȱyouȱaccessȱtoȱconfigureȱtheȱ
account.
•AȱphoneȱnumberȱforȱyourȱAirCard.
•Additionalȱinformationȱspecificȱtoȱyourȱserviceȱproviderȱ
suchȱas:
·AȱuserȱIDȱ(username)ȱandȱpasswordȱtoȱauthenticateȱyourȱ
networkȱconnection.
·AȱSIDȱ(SystemȱIDentifier)ȱthatȱidentifiesȱyourȱhomeȱ
networkȱareaȱandȱisȱusedȱtogetherȱwithȱyourȱphoneȱ
numberȱtoȱdetermineȱifȱyouȱareȱ“home”ȱorȱ“roaming”.

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3: Installation
•System requirements
•Installation
•Inserting the AirCard
•Removing the AirCard
Thisȱchapterȱguidesȱyouȱthroughȱtheȱstepsȱnecessaryȱtoȱinstallȱ
theȱAirCardȱonȱaȱnotebookȱPC.
Note: Do not insert the AirCard into your PC Card slot before
installing the software.
Theȱbasicȱstepsȱare:
1. InsertȱtheȱAirCard 595ȱinstallationȱCDȱintoȱyourȱCDȬROMȱ
driveȱandȱinstallȱWatcher.
2. InsertȱtheȱAirCardȱintoȱtheȱPC Cardȱslot (page 16)ȱtoȱinstallȱ
theȱAirCardȱdrivers.
3. IfȱtheȱAirCardȱhasȱnotȱbeenȱpreȬactivated,ȱuseȱtheȱ
ActivationȱWizardȱtoȱconfigureȱtheȱAirCardȱ(asȱdescribedȱ
inȱ“Activation”ȱonȱpage 17).
Beforeȱyouȱbeginȱtheȱinstallationȱprocess,ȱensureȱyourȱPCȱisȱ
runningȱaȱsupportedȱoperatingȱsystemȱandȱmeetsȱtheȱ
hardwareȱrequirementsȱdescribedȱbelow.
System requirements
TheȱAirCardȱisȱsupportedȱonȱnotebookȱPCsȱrunning:
•WindowsȱVista
•Windowsȱ2000ȱwithȱServiceȱPackȱ1ȱorȱlaterȱ(ServiceȱPackȱ4ȱ
isȱrecommended)
•Windows XPȱ(HomeȱandȱProfessionalȱversions)
ToȱinstallȱtheȱAirCard,ȱyouȱrequireȱtheseȱsystemȱresources:
Table 3-1: System resource requirements
Card slots 1 Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) Slot
Disk drive CD-ROM (for installation only)
I/O resources 1 IRQ, 40 bytes I/O Space
Memory 10 MB
Disk space 10 MB

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AirCard software installation
procedures
ToȱinstallȱWatcherȱandȱtheȱAirCardȱdriver:
Note: Users of Windows 2000
must be logged in with adminis-
trative privileges to install the
AirCard software. Users of
Windows XP may require admin-
istrative privileges, depending on
the XP installation.
1. IfȱtheȱinstallationȱCDȱisȱnotȱalreadyȱinȱyourȱCDȬROMȱ
drive,ȱinsertȱit.ȱTheȱCDȱshouldȱautostartȱandȱdisplayȱaȱ
menu.
IfȱtheȱCDȱdoesȱnotȱautostart,ȱselectȱStart > Runȱandȱenterȱ
d:\launch.exeȱwhereȱdȱisȱtheȱdriveȱletterȱofȱyourȱCDȬROMȱ
drive.
2. FromȱtheȱCDȱstartupȱwindow,ȱselectȱnotebook installationȱ
andȱthenȱnotebook software installationȱtoȱlaunchȱtheȱ
InstallShield®ȱWizard.
3. IfȱtheȱOpen With...ȱwindowȱappears,ȱcancelȱtheȱinstallationȱ
(yourȱcomputerȱisȱmissingȱsomeȱfilesȱrequiredȱforȱtheȱ
installation).ȱSearchȱforȱInstmsiw.exeȱ(ifȱyou’reȱrunningȱ
Windowsȱ2000)ȱamongȱtheȱdownloadsȱatȱ
www.microsoft.com.ȱInstallȱtheȱfileȱonȱyourȱcomputer,ȱ
thenȱrerunȱtheȱAirCardȱsoftwareȱinstallation.
4. IfȱtheȱIkernel Application Errorȱwindowȱappears:
a)ȱCancelȱtheȱinstallation.
b)ȱDownloadȱtheȱfile:
http://support.installshield.com/kb/files/Q108312/
ikernelupdate.exe.
c)ȱInstallȱtheȱfileȱonȱyourȱcomputer,ȱthenȱrerunȱtheȱsoftwareȱ
installation.
5. UseȱtheȱNextȱandȱBackȱbuttonsȱtoȱnavigateȱthroughȱtheȱ
wizardȱnotingȱtheȱfollowing:
·Toȱproceedȱwithȱtheȱinstallation,ȱyouȱmustȱclickȱI accept
the terms in the license agreement toȱindicateȱyourȱaccepȬ
tanceȱofȱtheȱtermsȱofȱtheȱlicenseȱagreement.
·UseȱtheȱdefaultȱsettingsȱforȱtheȱDestination Folderȱunlessȱ
youȱhaveȱspecialȱrequirementsȱandȱanȱadvancedȱunderȬ
standingȱofȱPCȱconfiguration.ȱ(TheȱDestinationȱFolderȱ
dictatesȱwhereȱtheȱsoftwareȱisȱinstalled.)
6. IfȱyouȱareȱrunningȱWindows XP,ȱaȱwindowȱindicatesȱthatȱ
theȱdriverȱfilesȱwillȱbeȱcopiedȱtoȱyourȱnotebook.ȱClickȱOK.
Note: Do not forcefully insert the
AirCard. This may damage
connector pins. For instructions
on removing the AirCard, see
page 16.
7. ȱWhenȱyouȱareȱpromptedȱtoȱinsertȱtheȱAirCard,ȱclickȱOK.ȱ
InsertȱtheȱAirCardȱintoȱyourȱPC Cardȱslot (referȱtoȱ
page 16).
8. Whenȱyouȱareȱnotifiedȱthatȱtheȱinstallationȱisȱcomplete,ȱ
clickȱOK.

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Onȱcompletionȱofȱthisȱstep,ȱWatcherȱandȱtheȱAirCardȱdriverȱareȱ
installed.
ProceedȱtoȱconfigureȱtheȱAirCardȱtoȱuseȱyourȱaccountȱ(ifȱitȱwasȱ
notȱpreȬactivated).ȱSeeȱ“Activation”ȱonȱpage 17.
Card insertion and removal
Inserting the AirCard
ToȱinsertȱtheȱAirCardȱintoȱaȱnotebook:
1. Withȱtheȱpictureȱlabelȱfacingȱup,ȱinsertȱtheȱAirCardȱintoȱ
theȱslot.
WhenȱyouȱinsertȱtheȱAirCard,ȱtheȱfollowingȱshouldȱoccur:
•Ifȱsoundȱeffectsȱareȱenabled,ȱtheȱPCȱbeeps.
•TheȱPC Cardȱiconȱappearsȱinȱtheȱsystemȱtray,ȱifȱitȱisȱnotȱ
alreadyȱdisplayedȱforȱanotherȱcard,ȱ(andȱunlessȱtheȱfeatureȱ
hasȱbeenȱdisabled).[IconȱforȱWindowsȱVistaȱTBD]
•Watcherȱlaunchesȱ(unlessȱtheȱautolaunchȱfeatureȱhasȱbeenȱ
disabled).
TheȱAirCardȱisȱpoweredȱasȱsoonȱasȱyouȱinsertȱit.
Removing the AirCard
ToȱremoveȱtheȱAirCard:
1. CloseȱWatcherȱifȱitȱisȱopen.
2. ClickȱtheȱPC Cardȱiconȱinȱtheȱsystemȱtrayȱtoȱdisplayȱtheȱ
optionȱtoȱstopȱtheȱcard.[IconȱforȱWindowsȱVistaȱTBD]
3. Clickȱ“Safely remove NEC PCI to USB OpenHost Controller”.
4. Ifȱaȱdialogȱboxȱappearsȱnotifyingȱyouȱthatȱitȱisȱsafeȱtoȱ
removeȱtheȱcard,ȱclickȱOK.
5. UseȱtheȱejectorȱtoȱremoveȱtheȱAirCardȱfromȱtheȱslot.

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4: Activation
•Account configuration
procedures
•Manual activation
• Automated activation Account configuration
procedures
TheȱfinalȱstepȱtoȱmakingȱtheȱAirCardȱoperationalȱisȱconfigȬ
uringȱitȱtoȱuseȱyourȱCDMAȱserviceȱproviderȱaccount.ȱTheȱ
processȱofȱactivationȱconfiguresȱyourȱAirCardȱwithȱtheȱ
requiredȱaccountȱparametersȱ(phoneȱnumber,ȱusername,ȱ
password,ȱetc.).
IfȱyouȱpurchasedȱaȱpreȬactivatedȱAirCard,ȱthisȱstepȱisȱnotȱ
necessary.ȱOnceȱtheȱapplicationȱsoftwareȱandȱdriverȱareȱ
installed,ȱtheȱAirCardȱisȱreadyȱforȱuse.
Otherwise,ȱyouȱmustȱuseȱtheȱActivationȱWizardȱtoȱactivateȱandȱ
configureȱyourȱaccount.
Activation Wizard
TheȱActivationȱWizardȱwalksȱyouȱthroughȱtheȱprocessȱofȱ
configuringȱanȱaccount.ȱTheȱprocessȱandȱoptionsȱvaryȱbasedȱonȱ
theȱserviceȱprovider.
Thisȱsectionȱisȱaȱguideȱonly.ȱConsultȱtheȱQuickȱStartȱGuide,ȱ
andȱfollowȱtheȱdirectionsȱonȱscreenȱandȱinstructionsȱgivenȱbyȱ
yourȱserviceȱproviderȱrepresentative.
ToȱactivateȱanȱaccountȱandȱconfigureȱyourȱAirCardȱforȱuse:
IfȱyourȱAirCardȱdoesȱnotȱhaveȱanȱactivatedȱaccount,ȱandȱ
Watcherȱhasȱstartedȱautomatically,ȱthenȱtheȱActivationȱWizardȱ
shouldȱstartȱautomatically.ȱIfȱthisȱdoesȱnotȱhappen:
1. EnsureȱWatcherȱisȱrunning.ȱIfȱitȱisȱnot,ȱselectȱStart >
Programs > Sierra Wireless > AirCard 595 > AirCard 595
Watcher.
2. StartȱtheȱActivationȱWizard:ȱselectȱTOOLS >
Activation Wizard.
ToȱbeginȱactivationȱofȱtheȱAirCard,ȱclickȱNext.

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Manual activation
Activationȱinvolvesȱphoningȱyourȱserviceȱprovider,ȱ
exchangingȱinformation,ȱandȱenteringȱyourȱaccountȱinforȬ
mationȱintoȱtheȱappropriateȱfieldsȱinȱtheȱwizard.ȱ(Toȱuseȱthisȱ
method,ȱyouȱrequireȱaȱphone.)
Toȱuseȱmanualȱactivation,ȱuseȱtheȱNextȱandȱBackȱbuttonsȱtoȱ
navigateȱthroughȱtheȱwizard,ȱnotingȱtheȱfollowing:
•Obtainȱtheȱbillingȱinformationȱlistedȱonȱtheȱsecondȱ
windowȱofȱtheȱwizardȱbeforeȱphoningȱtheȱserviceȱproviderȱ
orȱproceedingȱtoȱtheȱnextȱwindow.
•Contactȱyourȱserviceȱprovider.ȱInformȱyourȱserviceȱ
providerȱthatȱyouȱareȱactivatingȱyourȱSierraȱWirelessȱ
AirCard 595.ȱTheȱrepresentativeȱwillȱrequestȱyourȱ
ESN (ElectronicȱSerialȱNumber)ȱorȱMEID.ȱThisȱisȱdisplayedȱ
inȱtheȱActivationȱWizardȱ(andȱisȱprintedȱonȱtheȱAirCardȱ
boxȱandȱonȱtheȱlabelȱonȱtheȱbackȱofȱtheȱAirCard).
•Asȱpromptedȱbyȱtheȱwizard,ȱenterȱtheȱinformationȱ
providedȱbyȱtheȱserviceȱrepresentative.
•SelectȱFinishȱinȱtheȱfinalȱwindowȱofȱtheȱwizard.
OnȱcompletionȱofȱtheȱActivationȱWizard,ȱtheȱAirCardȱisȱreadyȱ
forȱuse.ȱTheȱfollowingȱchaptersȱexplainȱhowȱtoȱuseȱWatcherȱtoȱ
manageȱandȱmonitorȱyourȱconnections.
Automated activation
Toȱuseȱautomatedȱactivation:
1. SelectȱtheȱAutomated ActivationȱradioȱbuttonȱandȱclickȱNext.
2. Theȱwizardȱadvisesȱthatȱitȱwillȱmakeȱaȱnetworkȱconnection,ȱ
dialingȱtheȱdisplayedȱnumber.ȱLeaveȱtheȱnumberȱ
unchangedȱunlessȱtoldȱbyȱaȱtechnicalȱserviceȱrepresenȬ
tativeȱtoȱenterȱaȱdifferentȱvalue.ȱClickȱNext.
3. Followȱanyȱinstructionsȱorȱpromptsȱprovidedȱtoȱactivateȱ
theȱcard.
WatcherȱdisplaysȱtheȱactivationȱprogressȱinȱtheȱCallȱStatusȱ
Area.ȱWhenȱtheȱprocessȱisȱcompleteȱyouȱshouldȱseeȱtheȱ
messageȱ“Ready to Connect”.

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Note: If you do not get the “Ready to Connect” message, retry the
process. If the process continues to fail, use manual activation or
contact your service provider.
AtȱthisȱpointȱyourȱAirCardȱisȱreadyȱtoȱuse.

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5: Care and Maintenance of Your
AirCard
Asȱwithȱanyȱelectronicȱdevice,ȱtheȱAirCardȱmustȱbeȱhandledȱ
withȱcareȱtoȱensureȱreliableȱoperation.ȱFollowȱtheseȱguidelinesȱ
inȱusingȱandȱstoringȱtheȱAirCard:
•DoȱnotȱapplyȱadhesiveȱlabelsȱtoȱtheȱAirCard.ȱThisȱmayȱ
causeȱtheȱAirCardȱtoȱbecomeȱjammedȱinsideȱtheȱcardȱslot.
•TheȱAirCardȱshouldȱfitȱeasilyȱintoȱyourȱPC Cardȱslot.ȱ
ForcingȱtheȱAirCardȱintoȱaȱslotȱmayȱdamageȱconnectorȱ
pins.
•Protectȱtheȱcardȱfromȱliquids,ȱdust,ȱandȱexcessiveȱheat.
•Whenȱnotȱinstalledȱinȱyourȱcomputer,ȱstoreȱtheȱAirCardȱinȱ
aȱsafeȱplace.