Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 Wireless Modem User manual

2130848 Rev. 1.0 (April 2007)
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Wireless Network Card
Quick Start Guide
AirCard®880 / 881 /
880E / 881E / 875

This guide provides installation instructions for users of Windows®Vista™, XP, and 2000.
Please do not insert the AirCard modem into the
PC Card / Express Card slot before installing the
software.
Insert the CD in the CD–ROM drive and the setup
process starts automatically. If it does not, select
Start > Run and enter d:\Setup.exe, where dis
your CD–ROM drive letter, and follow the onscreen
instructions.
Select the Notebook software installation menu option. This launches an installation
program that guides you through the installation of Watcher and the AirCard drivers.
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Your package contains the following:
•AirCard wireless network card (modem)
•Installation CD containing 3G Watcher™ software and Installation Guide
•This Quick Start Guide
To access the Help system in Watcher, select Help > Help topics.
If you are using Microsoft®Internet Explorer®as your browser, you may need to
configure it to use the AirCard modem. (See the Installation Guide on the CD.)
Click Connect. If you are prompted to configure a profile, click Yes. The Connections
window opens to the Profiles pane and automatically selects the appropriate profile
template. If you want to initiate a connection each time the AirCard modem is
inserted, select Connection type, and from the drop–down list, select AutoConnect.
Click OK.
The AirCard modem is ready to use.
When prompted, insert the AirCard modem
into the PC Card / Express Card slot. Watcher
automatically launches once you insert the
AirCard modem.
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Insert the SIM / USIM into the AirCard mo-
dem, as shown in the illustration.
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The first time you use your AirCard modem., it takes a few minutes to locate the
network.