Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 Getting Started, Information you must get from your service provider

2: Getting Started

•Information you need from your service provider

•Inserting the SIM card

•Removing the SIM card

Note: Keep a written record, in a secure place, of the account information that your service provider gives you. You will need this information if you ever need to re-enter the account infor- mation.

Before you can begin using the AirCard 710/750 wireless network card, you must:

1.Obtain certain information from your service provider.

2.Insert the SIM card into the slot in your AirCard PC Card (page 6).

3.Install the AirCard 710/750 software (notebooks: page 10;

Pocket PC: page 19).

4.Insert the AirCard into your computer.

5.Configure the AirCard to use your account (page 23).

Information you must get from your service provider

When you purchase an AirCard, you should also receive a SIM card that holds your account information. Without a valid SIM card and a valid account, your AirCard will not work.

To activate your account, your service provider needs from you:

•Billing information (for example, your credit card infor- mation) used to collect payment for your network usage

•The SIM card serial number (printed on the upper surface of the SIM card)

You require from your service provider:

•A phone number for your AirCard

•APN (Access Point Name), if required by the network

•User name and password, if required by the network

•Whether or not your provider is using header compression and/or data compression

•IP address, if the network does not automatically assign one

•Optionally: Primary DNS1 and Secondary DNS addresses

1.DNS (Domain Name Server)—a computer that converts web site names, such as www.sierrawireless.com, into IP addresses, such as 64.114.87.11.

Getting Started

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