AirCard 555 Network Card User Guide

Locate the existing driver

Update the driver

Locating the Driver

1.Close all Windows programs and open the Control Panel by selecting Start > Settings > Contol Panel.

2.If the AirCard is not already inserted into your PC Card slot, insert it.

3.Double click the System icon.

4.Click the Hardware tab.

5.Click the Device Manager… button.

6.Locate the AirCard entries by using the “+” signs to expand the listings. (I.e. to see all the installed modems, click the “+” sign to the left of Modems.) The AirCard should have 3 entries:

1The AirCard should display under Multifunction adapters as Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent.

2The AirCard should display under Modems as Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 Modem.

3The AirCard should display under Network adapters as

Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 Adapter.

·If the listings above do not appear, identify the listing for the AirCard by ejecting the AirCard. This causes the driver listing for the AirCard to disappear from the list. Reinsert the AirCard again to cause the driver listing to reappear. You can identify the entries for the AirCard by observing which entries are affected when you eject and reinsert the AirCard.

Updating the Driver

1.If the installation CD is not already in your CD-ROM drive, insert it. If the CD start-up menu appears, use the exit option in the lower left corner of the screen to exit the menu.

2.Right click Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent (or the AirCard listing under Multifunction adapters) to display a pop up menu.

3.Select Properties in the pop up menu to open the Properties window.

4.Click the Driver tab.

5.Click the Update Driver… button to open the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.

6.Click Next on the first window of the Found New Hardware Wizard to proceed to the next window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sierra Wireless 555 manual Locating the Driver, Updating the Driver