Installation guide

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1: Introducing the AirCard® 555
Wireless Network Card
• Welcome
• Feature summary
• Package contents
• System components Welcome
Note: Do not insert the AirCard
into your PC Card slot prior to
installing the software. It is
important to install the software
and driver in the correct order.
For detailed procedures, see
page 17 (notebook PCs) or
page 29 (Windows CE devices).
TheSierraWirelessAirCard 555wirelessnetworkcardisa
dual‐bandwirelessPC CardforcellularandNorthAmerican
PCSnetworks.Itenhancesthefunctionality ofyourmobile
computingdevicesbyaddingwirelessdata,voice,and2‐way
messaging.
TheAirCardfunctionsasawirelessnetworkcard(withLAN‐
likeconnectivity),a
modem,andamobilephone.Thiscard
allowsyoutodothefollowing(subjecttofeatureavailability),
withoutusingawirelinephoneornetwork:
• ConnecttotheInternet,VPNandcorporatenetworks
• Sendandreceivee‐mail
• SendandreceiveSMSmessages
• Connecttoadial‐upservice
• Makeandreceive
phonecalls
ThesoftwareprovidedwiththeAirCardalsoallowsyouto
manageandmonitor(onnotebooksonly)connectionswitha
WiFinetworkadapter.
Feature summary
Note: For step-by-step instruc-
tions to access features of the
AirCard, consult the online help
available with Watcher.
TheAirCardisdesignedtoprovideawiderangeofcapabil‐
itiesusingCDMAnetworktechnology.Implementationof
thesefeatureswilldependonthe particularserviceprovider
andaccountfeaturesyouhavechosen.
Somefeaturesdescribedinthismanualmaynotbesupported
byyourserviceproviderormaynotbe
availablewithyour
networkaccount.Fordetailsoftheservicesandaccounts
available,contactyourserviceprovider.