User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ChapterTitle - 1: Introducing the AirCard800 Series Wireless Network Cards
- ChapterTitle - 2: The SIM Card and Your Account
- ChapterTitle - 3: Software and Driver Installation
- ChapterTitle - 4: Configuring Your Account
- ChapterTitle - 5: Care and Maintenance of Your Network Card
- ChapterTitle - 6: Watcherâ„¢ Basics
- ChapterTitle - 7: Technical Specifications
- ChapterTitle - 8: Regulatory and Safety Information
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Table of Contents
Introducing the AirCard 800 Series Wireless Network Cards . . .5
AirCard 800 Series wireless network cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The AirCard as a network card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS service support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Frequency band support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Your account and coverage area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AirCard software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before you can begin using the AirCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The SIM Card and Your Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Inserting a SIM card into your AirCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Removing a SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Attaching the antenna to your AirCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software and Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation on Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting Internet Explorer to use the AirCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configuring Your Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting up a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Care and Maintenance of Your Network Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Stopping and ejecting the AirCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22