Sierra Wireless 555 manual Installation on Notebook PCs, System requirements

3: Installation on Notebook PCs 3

•System requirements

•Installation on Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and XP

•Installation on Windows NT

•Inserting the AirCard

•Removing the AirCard

This chapter guides you through the steps necessary to install the AirCard on a notebook PC.

Note: Do not insert the AirCard into your PC Card slot before installing the software.

The basic steps are:

1.Insert the AirCard 555 installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and install Watcher and the Network Adapter Man- ager.

2.Insert the AirCard into the PC Card slot (refer to page 27) to install the AirCard drivers.

3.If the AirCard has not been pre-activated, use the Activation Wizard to configure the AirCard (as described in “Activation” on page 35).

Before you begin the installation process, ensure your PC is running a supported operating system and meets the hardware requirements described below.

System requirements

The AirCard is supported on:

•Windows 95 OSR2 and higher (see “Windows 95 support” on page 18)

•Windows 98 / 98 SE

•Windows Me

•Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6a

•Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 or later (Service Pack 4 is recommended)

•Windows XP (Home and Professional versions)

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