Quick Start Manual

AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide
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• EnhancedDataGSMEnvironment(EDGE)—236 kbps
• GeneralPacketRadioService(GPRS)—56 kbps
GPRSandEDGEaresecondgeneration(2G)dataservices.
UMTSandHSDPA/HSUPAare3Gdataservices.
Whenestablishingaconnection,yourAirCardmodemuses
thefastestavailableservice.If,forexample,youareusingan
AirCardmodeminanareathat
hasGPRSandEDGEservice
butnotUMTS orHSDPA/HSUPAservice,theAirCardmodem
connectsusingEDGEservice.
Oncetheconnectionisestablished,youhaveaccesstoall
Internetservices.
Your account and coverage area
Note: If you purchased the
AirCard modem from a GSM
service provider, you may
already have an account and a
SIM card. Otherwise, your
retailer should be able to give
you the names of companies
that provide these items.
CompaniesthatoperateGSMnetworksandprovideaccessto
thosenetworksarecalledserviceproviders.Youmusthavean
accountwithaGSMserviceprovidertousetheAirCard
modem.Tousethemodem’s3Gcapability,youraccountmust
bewithaserviceproviderthatoffersHSDPA/HSUPAor
UMTSservice.(The
AirCardmodemisbackwardscompatible
with2Gservice.)
Whenyouobtainyouraccount,youaregivenaSubscriber
IdentityModule(SIM)card,alsocalledasmartcardorsmart
chip.TheSIMcardcontainsaccountinformationandmustbe
insertedintheAirCardmodembeforeyouuseit.
Beforeyoucan 
usetheAirCardmodem,youmustinstallthe
AirCardmodemsoftwareandensurethatyourA irCard
modemisconfiguredtouseyouraccount.
OncethesoftwareisinstalledandyourAirCardmodemis
configured,youcanconnecttotheInternetwiththeAirCard
modeminanyareawhereyoucanobtain
GPRS,EDGE,
UMTS,orHSDPA/HSUPAservice.