User guide

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2: Getting Started
• The AirCard 402
software
• Account activation and
configuration
Beforeyoucan beginusingthemodem,youmust:
1. Insertthemodem,toinstalltheenablingsoftwareand
drivers.
2. Activateanaccountandconfigurethemodemtouseyour
account(unlessthemodemhasbeenpre‐activated).
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthisprocess.
The AirCard 402 software
Themodemcomeswiththefollowingsoftware:
• Watcherapplicationthatyouusetomanagethemodem
andmonitoryourconnectionsonyourcomputer
• Thedriversoftwarethatprovidestheinterfacebetween
themodemandyourMacoperatingsystem
Detailedinstructionsforinstallingthemodemanditssoftware
areprovidedin“Installation”
onpage 19.
Account activation and
configuration
Tousethemodem,youmusthaveanaccountwithaCDMA
serviceprovider.Theprocessofsettingupanaccountiscalled
activation.
Ifyoupurchasedthemodemdirectlyfromaserviceprovider,
youmayalreadyhaveanaccount;yourmodemmaybepre‐
activated.
Otherwise,runtheWatchersoftware
andtheActivation
Assistant,whichguidesyouthroughtheactivationandconfig‐
urationprocess.(Dependingonyourconfiguration,the
softwareandtheactivationproceduremaystartautomati ‐
cally.)
Configuringthemodeminvolvessettingthephonenumber
assignedbyyourserviceproviderandmayinvolveentering
othernetworkparametersandsettingssuch
asausername
andpasswordtoaccessservices.