Installation guide

Rev 2 Mar.11 13
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2: Getting Started
• The AirCard 580
software
• Account activation and
configuration
Beforeyoucan beginusingtheAirCard,youmust:
1. InstalltheAirCardenablingsoftwareanddriver.
2. ActivateanaccountandconfiguretheAirCardtouseyour
account(unlesstheAirCardhasbeenpre‐activated).
Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthisprocess.
The AirCard 580 software
TheAirCardcomeswiththissoftware:
• WatcherapplicationthatyouusetomanagetheAirCard
andmonitoryourconnections
• NetworkAdapterManagerapplicationthatallowsyouto
switchbetweentheAirCardandnetworkcards
• Thedriversoftwarethatprovidestheinterfacebetween
theAirCardandyourWindowsoperatingsystem
TheWatcher
software(andtheNetworkAdapterManager)
mustbeinstalledbeforeyouinserttheAirCardforthefirst
time.Detailedinstructionsareprovidedin“Installation”on
page 15.
Account activation and
configuration
TousetheAirCard,youmusthaveanaccountwithaCDMA
serviceprovider.Theprocessofsettingupanaccountiscalled
activation.
IfyoupurchasedtheAirCarddirectlyfromaserviceprovider,
youmayalreadyhaveanaccount;yourAirCardmaybepre‐
activated.
Otherwise,runWatcherandthe
ActivationWizard,which
guidesyouthroughtheactivationandconfigurationprocess.
(Dependingonyourconfiguration,WatcherandtheActiva tion 
Wizardmaystartautomatically.)