Sierra Wireless manual Getting Started, PC3320 software, Account activation and configuration

3: Getting Started 3

•The PC3320 Software

•Account Activation and Configuration

Before you can begin using the PC3320 wireless network card, you must:

1.Install the PC3320 enabling software and driver.

2.Activate an account and configure the PC3320 card to use your account (unless the PC3320 card has been pre-activated).

This section provides an overview of this process.

The PC3320 software

The PC3320 card comes with this software:

•Mobile Connection Manager application that you use to manage the PC3320 card and monitor your connections

•The driver software that provides the interface between the network card and your Windows operating system

Note: When you have the Venturi software installed and enabled, the compression will automatically be used where it is available on the network. In areas where the Venturi server is implemented, you should notice an increase in the speed of your dial-up data connections.

•Venturi compression software that increases data throughput, effectively increasing the data transmission speed

The Mobile Connection Manager software should be installed before you insert the PC3320 for the first time. The Venturi software should only be installed after the driver is installed. Detailed instructions are provided in “Installation” on page 17.

Account activation and configuration

You must have an account with a CDMA service provider to use the PC3320. The process of setting up an account is called activation.

If you purchased the PC3320 directly from a service provider, you may already have an account; your PC3320 card may be pre-activated.

Unless your PC3320 card has been pre-activated, Mobile Connection Manager automatically detects that no account has been configured when you run it for the first time. Mobile Connection Manager then runs the Activation Wizard to guide you through the activation and configuration process.

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