User guide
AirCard Data Card User Guide
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Connecting to the network
To use your account (and connect to your service provider’s network), you need to
have at least one profile set up on your AirCard Data Card. Depending on how
your AirCard Data Card is configured, the profile may already be set up or you
may need to create one.
Note: If you have a pre-paid wireless account, you’ll need to have credit in your account
before you can connect.
Windows
Once the software is successfully installed and the profile is set up, the AirCard
Data Card is ready to use.
The first time you insert the AirCard Data Card in the computer, it takes a few
seconds for it to locate the network. While the AirCard Data Card is scanning for a
network, the Connect button is unavailable.
When you use the AirCard Data Card with the same computer, TRU-Install
verifies that the correct software is already installed. This process may take a few
seconds.
If you need to re-install the software, see page 11.
Mac
The first time you run Watcher:
1. When your computer detects the modem, the message "New network inter-
faces have been detected" appears.
2. Click the
Network Preferences... button.
3. In the Network window, click
Apply. Your modem connects to the network.
a. If there is no profile defined, a message opens asking if you want to
create a new profile.
b. Click
Create a new profile.
Scenario Required action
Watcher automatically detects or creates a default profile. Click Connect.
Watcher prompts you to create a data profile.
1. Click Yes, then....
• If Watcher opens the Options window Profile pane and
pre-selects an appropriate profile (normally the name
of your service provider) from the drop-down list...
a. Click OK to accept that profile (or choose another
from the drop-down list).
b. Click Connect
a
.
• If Watcher opens the Options window Profile pane, the
Profile name field is blank, and your service provider
is not included in the drop-down list...
You need to create a profile manually. Refer to the Watcher
online help for details.
Click Help > Help topics or click the button.