Installation Guide
Note: You may also acquire an optional headset to use voice services.
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Package contents
Your AirCard package contains the following components:
•AirCard 555 wireless network card
•Antenna
•Installation CD containing the AirCard software and this installation and troubleshooting guide
•Quick Start Guide
•Warranty Card
If you want to use the AirCard as a phone, a headset is necessary. Visit the Sierra Wireless web site at www.sierrawireless.com, for a listing of approved headsets that will work with the AirCard.
System components
Your AirCard 555 wireless network card is just one part of a system designed to provide you with a wide range of commu- nication features. Every component of the system is needed to enable these capabilities.
Your host computing device
Your notebook or handheld hosts the AirCard hardware and runs the communication software: your web browser and
You may also have other software on your computer that can be used wirelessly with the AirCard, such as: file transfer applications (FTP), chat or instant messaging, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) client, client software for a corporate server application, or a fax application.
The AirCard 555 wireless network card
Along with the antenna, this equips your computer with a radio modem and phone.
The AirCard fits into a standard Type II PC Card slot available on most notebook and Handheld PCs, and on Pocket PCs with a PC Card jacket accessory.
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