User Guide
Note: If you cancel the Activation Wizard before Activation is complete, an Activation Alert Notification will be displayed explaining that you must activate your card in order to connect to the Internet or other Internet dependent function, such as email.
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Windows 98 SE/2000/Me: Once you have inserted the card properly your Windows operating system will notify you that new hardware has been detected. Please wait for the “Found New Hardware” function to complete the automated tasks. (Multiple windows will appear briefly.
Once complete you will be prompted to begin activation).
Windows XP: Once you have inserted the card properly, your Windows operating system will notify you that new hardware has been detected. Please wait for the “Found New Hardware” function to complete the automated tasks. (Multiple ToolTips will appear briefly in the system tray. Once complete you will be prompted to begin activation).
If you previously installed drivers for your AirCard 580, a message will appear:
·If you have installed an earlier version of the drivers, click Yes to upgrade to the current version. (Recom- mended).
·If you have already installed the current version of the drivers onto your PC, click Yes to keep the current drivers.
·In the event that you have installed a later version of the drivers, click Yes to keep the latest version of drivers on your PC.
Part 3: Activating the AirCard with Verizon Wireless
Once the AirCard 580 is properly installed into the Type II PC Card slot of your notebook PC, the Activation Wizard will automatically appear. (In order to use your AirCard 580, you must have an account set up with Verizon Wireless). The process of setting up an account is called activation.
Follow these steps for activation:
1.The Activation Wizard ‘Welcome’ window provides automated activation in two simple steps. A window will automatically appear and activation will begin immedi- ately. This process will last about one minute. Please do not power off or eject the card during activation.
2.The Automated Activation will complete quickly (about one minute). Click Finish to complete Activation. Wait a few moments for the AirCard 580 to automatically reset.
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