Modem User Manual

Introducing the USB 598 modem
Document 2131141. Rev 1.0 Feb.09 13
The USB modem
Themodemprovidesyourcomputerwithaconnectiontothe
CDMAwirelessnetwork.
ThemodemfitsintoaUSBslotavailableonmostnotebook
anddesktopcomputers.
EveryCDMAnetworkoperatesononeofthreeradio
frequencybands.Asadual‐bandproduct,themodem
operatesontwoofthesebands(see
page 40),providingawide
coveragearea.
The modem drivers and enabling
software
Themodemdriversandenablingsoftware(Watcher)monitor
andmanageyourwirelessconnections.
YourmodemusestheSierraWirelessTRU‐Installfeature—the
driversand softwareareinstalledwhenyouinsertthemodem
intoyourcomputer.
Thedevicedriversoftwareenablesthemodemtoworkwith
yourcomputer’soperatingsystem.
UsingtheWatcher
software,youcanmanagethemodemand
monitoryourconnections.
CDMA service provider account
CompaniesthatoperateCDMAnetworksandprovideaccess
tothesenetworksarecalledserviceproviders.Tousethe
modem,youmusthaveanaccountwithaCDMAservice
provider.
Note: You can use the Lock
Modem feature to prevent others
from using your account, should
your modem be stolen.
Eachserviceproviderhasitsownpricingoptions.Theremay
beflatrateaccounts,whichprovideyouamaximumnumber
ofminutesofnetworkusageforafixedmonthlyfee.There
maybeaccountsforwhichyouarechargedfornetworkusage
bytheminuteorbytheamountofdata
transmitted.
Youraccountmayincludeavarietyofotherservicessuchas
SMSmessagingorlocation‐basedservices.
Eachmodem hasbeenprovisionedatthefactoryforusewitha
particularserviceprovider.Thissetsthemodemtouse
particularradiochannelsandenablesservicesspecificforthat 
provider.
Theprocessof
settingupyouraccountiscalledactivation.
Activationinvolvesactionbytheserviceproviderandconfigu‐
rationofthemodem.