Quick Start Manual

Rev 2 Feb.11 15
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2: Installing the Software
Thischapterguidesyouthroughthestepstoinstallthe
AirCardmodemsoftwareonyourcomputer.Itisdividedby
AirCardmodemfamilies:
• “A i r C a r d 850/860modems”onpage 16
• “A i r C a r d 875,88x,and88xEmodems” onpage 19
• “A i r C a r d USBmodems”onpage 22
Note: If a CD is provided with your AirCard modem, do not insert the
modem into your computer before installing the software on the CD. If
there is no CD, follow the installation instructions for TRU-Install for
your particular AirCard modem.
System requirements
TheAirCardmodemissupportedon:
• Windows

Vista

• WindowsXP(Homeand Professionalversions)
• Windows2000
Note: If you are running
Mac OS X, please refer to the
Watcher Quick Start Guide for
the Mac OS X 10.4.x found at
www.sierrawireless.com/mac
ForinformationonusingtheAirCardmodemwithother
operatingsystems,contactSierraWirelessTechnicalSupport
([e-mail]).
ToinstalltheAirCardmodem,yourequirethefollowing:
Table 2-1: System resource requirements
Card slots 1 Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) slot for AirCard 850,
860, 875, 88x
1 ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot for
AirCard 88xE
USB port 1 USB Type A slot (USB 1.1 or 2.0)
Disk drive CD-ROM (not required for TRU-Install™)
I/O resources 1 IRQ, 40 bytes I/O space
Memory 32 MB