Sierra Wireless 555

Installation Guide

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Contents

Main Page Important Notice Safety and Hazards Limitation of Liability Patents Copyright Trademarks Comments Page Table of Contents Page Page Page 1: Introducing the AirCard 555 Wireless Network Card Welcome Feature summary Package contents System components Welco me Feature summary Network card Modem Phone CDMA 1X services Additional AirCard features Package contents System components You r host computing device The AirCard 555 wireless network card The AirCard drivers and enabling software A CDMA service provider account The CDMA wireless network 2: Getting Started The AirCard 555 software Account activation and configuration The AirCard 555 software Account activation and configuration Page 3: Installation on Notebook PCs System requirements Windows 95 support AirCard software installation procedures Windows 95 installation Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP installation procedures Page Windows NT installation procedures Page Page Page Page Card insertion and removal Inserting the AirCard Removing the AirCard 4: Installation on Devices Running Windows CE System requirements Software installation Card insertion and removal System requirements Determining your version of Windows CE ActiveSync installation requirements Software installation Installing the software on the host Downloading the software to the CE device Inserting the AirCard into a Pocket PC Inserting the AirCard into a Handheld or Tablet PC Removing the AirCard Ejecting the AirCard on a Pocket PC Ejecting the AirCard on a Handheld or Ta bl e t P C 5: Activation Account configuration procedures Manual activation Voice-assisted and automated activation Account configuration procedures Activation Wizard Manual activation Voice-assisted and automated activation Page 6: Care and Maintenance of Your AirCard Page 7: Watcher Basics Starting and closing Watcher Notebooks Pocket PCs Handheld PCs and CE .NET devices Components of the Watcher window Page Window controls Docking Always On Top Interpreting icons 46 2130163 Connection Status Area Table 7-1: Connection Status Area icons Call Status Area 48 2130163 Indicator area Minimized Icons Online Help Troubleshooting Page Page 8: Fax Configuration Fax support WinFax PRO configuration Receiving faxes Fax s uppor t WinFax PRO configuration Third-party software supported Initial WinFax setup Receiving faxes Page 9: Technical Specifications LED operation 58 2130163 Radio frequency and electrical specifications Environmental specifications Table 9-2: Radio frequency and electrical specifications Table 9-3: Environmental specifications A Appendix A: Glossary Page Page Page Rev 3.5 Feb.05 63 Index Numerics A C D M N O P Q V W