Sprint Nextel 550 Selecting Menu Activation Wizard, 34 2B Installation on Handheld and Pocket PCs

To activate an account and configure your PCS Connection Card:

1.Insert the card into your PC Card slot, if it is not already inserted.

2.If the Activation Wizard does not appear automatically, launch the PCS Connection Manager Software. Double-click the shortcut icon

on your desktop or select Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless> AirCard 550 > PCS Connection Manager for AirCard 550.

3.From the PCS Connection Manager, launch the Activation Wizard by

selecting MENU > Activation Wizard.

4.Use the Next and Back buttons to navigate through the Activation Wizard, noting the following:

▶Use the radio button to select Manual Activation as the method of activation you want to use.

▶Obtain the billing information listed on the second window of the wizard before phoning PCS Customer Service Solutions or proceeding to the next window.

▶Please telephone PCS Customer Service Solutions to set up your PCS wireless network account.

•If you will be using your PCS Connection Card primarily for business purposes, call 1-877-789-3969.

•If your card is intended primarily for personal use,

call 1-888-715-4588.

▶Inform your PCS Customer Solutions Specialist that you are activating a PCS Connection Card by Sierra Wireless (AirCard 550). The representative will request your ESN (electronic serial number). This is displayed in the Activation Wizard (and is printed on the PCS Connection Card box and on the label on the back of the card).

5.Click Finish on the final window of the wizard.

On completion of this step, the card is ready for use. Section 3A: The PCS Connection Manager Window and Indicators on page 37 explains how to use the PCS Connection Manager Software to manage and monitor your connections

Section 2: Installing the PCS Connection Card

34 2B: Installation on Handheld and Pocket PCs