Installation guide

3: Software and Driver Installation
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• System requirements
• Installation on
Windows XP and 2000
• Setting Internet
Explorer to use the
AirCard modem
Note: Users of Windows 2000
must be logged in with adminis-
trative privileges. Users of
Windows XP may require admin-
istrative privileges.
System requirements
The AirCard modem is supported on:
• Windows XP (Home and Professional versions)
• Windows 2000
• Windows Vista (when commercially available)
For information on using the AirCard modem with Windows
NT, 98, or Me, contact Sierra Wireless Technical Support
([e-mail]).
To install the AirCard modem, you require these system
resources:
Table 3-1: System resource requirements
Card slots 1 Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) slot
Disk drive CD-ROM
I/O resources 1 IRQ, 40 bytes I/O space
Memory 32 MB
Installation on Windows XP and
2000
Note: If you are running Windows 2000, Windows Installer Redistrib-
utable 2.0 must be installed. This is available on the Microsoft web
site, www.microsoft.com.
Note: You may require your Windows CD. Ensure you have the CD
before proceeding.
1. If the AirCard modem CD is not already in your CD-ROM
drive, insert it. The CD should autostart and display a
menu.
If the CD does not autostart, select
Start > Run and enter
d:\setup.exe where d is the drive letter of your CD-ROM
drive.
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