User guide

Introducing the AirCard® 597E ExpressCard
Document 2130917. Rev 2 Mar.11 11
The AirCard ExpressCard drivers and
enabling software
TheAirCardExpressCarddriversandenablingsoftware
(Watcher)monitorand manage yourwirelessconnections.
YourAirCardExpressCardusestheSierraWireless
TRU‐Install™feature—thedriversandsoftwareareinstalled
whenyouinserttheAirCardExpressCardintoyourcomputer.
ThedevicedriversoftwareenablestheAirCardExpressCard
toworkwithyourcomputer’soperating
system.
UsingtheWatchersoftware,youcanmanagetheAirCard
ExpressCardandmonitoryourconnections.Forstep‐by‐step
instructionstoaccessfeaturesofWatcher,usetheapplication’s
onlinehelp.
A CDMA service provider account
CompaniesthatoperateCDMAnetworksandprovideaccess
tothesenetworksarecalledserviceproviders.Tousethe
AirCardExpressCard,youmusthaveanaccountwitha
CDMAserviceprovider.
Note: You can use the Lock
Code feature to prevent others
from using your account, should
your AirCard ExpressCard be
stolen. For information on this
feature, see the online help.
Eachserviceproviderhasitsownpricingoptions.Theremay
beflatrateaccounts,whichprovideyouamaximumnumber
ofminutesofnetworkusageforafixedmonthlyfee.There
maybeaccountsforwhichyouarechargedfornetworkusage
bytheminuteorbytheamountofdata
transmitted.
Youraccountmayincludeavarietyofotherservicessuchas
SMSmessaging.
EachAirCardExpressCardhasbeenprovisionedatthefactory
forusewithaparticularserviceprovider.Thissetsthe
AirCardExpressCardtouseparticularradiochannelsand
enablesservicesspecificforthatprovider.
Theprocessofsettingup
youraccountiscalledactivation.
Activationinvolvesactionbytheserviceproviderandconfigu‐
rationoftheAirCardExpressCard.
Theproceduretoconfigure(activate)yourAirCard
ExpressCardiscoveredin“Activation”onpage 21.