Installation guide

AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide
Note: Do not forcefully insert the
AirCard modem. This may
damage connector pins. If you
have more than one
PC Card/ExpressCard slot, you
may obtain better signal strength
using the top slot.
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
5. To close the CD start-up menu, click the exit option in the
lower right corner of the window.
4. Inserting the AirCard modem
1. With the label facing up, insert the AirCard modem into
your PC Card/ExpressCard slot.
Figure 2-3: Inserting the AirCard 850/860 modem
2. To remove the AirCard modem, refer to “Stopping and
ejecting the AirCard modem” on page 41.
5. TRU-Install™
Note: Skip this section if your AirCard modem came with an instal-
lation CD.
TRU-Install™ is a Sierra Wireless feature that installs the
necessary software the first time you insert the AirCard
modem into your computer. An installation CD is not
required.
1. Insert the SIM card into your AirCard modem as shown on
page 17.
2. Insert the AirCard modem into your computer.
3. The installation process starts automatically.
If it does not, select
Start > Run and type d:\setup.exe (where
d is your TRU-Install CD-ROM drive letter).
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
The AirCard modem is ready to use once the software is
successfully installed.
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