User's Manual

Section 3: Using the PCS Connection Card
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Data Provisioning
Data Provisioning is a feature that performs account setup for
you by making a data connection to the PCS Vision network
and using a secure (128-bit encryption) Internet connection
to download account parameters to the PCS Connection
Card. (This feature is also known as IOTA (Internet Over The
Air) Provisioning.)
When you activate your PCS Connection Card using the
Activation Wizard, the card is ready to make and receive voice
calls and receive Wireless Web Messages. When you make
your first data connection, the card will use IOTA to obtain
and activate your data services.
After this first activation, there may be changes to your
account that will require updating parameters in the
PCS Connection Card. If you are advised that this is needed,
you can select MENU > Data Provisioning to have the
PCS Connection Card retrieve the updates to your data
services account.
Software Updates...
From time to time, Sprint will make available updates to the
The AirCard 550 PCS Connection Card firmware and the
PCS Connection Manager software. These updates enhance
performance and add functionality to to the product.
The PCS Connection Manager is capable of automatically
checking for updates (via PCS Vision and the Internet),
downloading, and installing them. This option allows you to:
䊳 Set the program to check for updates once a month. Use
the "Check for updates once a month" check box to
enable automatic updates. Click OK to save the checkbox
setting. (The setting is also available on the Security tab of
the Options window.)
䊳 Check for updates immediately (provided a PCS Vision
network connection can be made). Use the Check Now
button to immediately check for, and perform, any
available updates.