AirCard 555 Network Card User Guide

Note: If you are using Windows NT, you must restart your PC whenever you insert or eject the AirCard.

Note: If you also use the AirCard 300 with your computer, eject the AirCard 300 before you use the AirCard 555.

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radio button and click Finish to close the last screen of the wizard.

·Use the exit option in the lower left corner of the window to close the CD start-up menu.

On completion of this step, the Venturi software is installed and you can proceed to configure the AirCard to use your account (if it was not pre-activated). See the section “Account Configuration Procedures” on page 35.

Card Insertion and Removal

Inserting the AirCard

The AirCard should be inserted into the PC Card slot with the label facing up.

In Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, and XP, when you insert the AirCard, the following should occur:

If sound effects are enabled, the PC beeps.

The PC Card icon appears in the status area, if it is not already displayed for another card, (and unless the feature has been disabled).

Watcher launches (unless the auto-launch feature has been disabled).

The AirCard is powered as soon as you insert it.

Removing the AirCard

To remove the AirCard (Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, or XP):

1.Close Watcher if it is open.

2.Click the PC Card icon in the status area to display the option to stop the card.

3.Click “Stop Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent” (Windows 95, 98, 2000, or Me) or “Safely remove Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 PC Card Parent” (Windows XP).

4.If a dialog box appears notifying you that it is safe to remove the card, click OK.

5.Use the ejector to remove the AirCard from the slot.

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