Installation guide

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1: Introducing the AirCard® 580
Wireless WAN Modem
• Welcome
• Feature summary
• Package contents Welcome
Note: Do not insert the AirCard
into your PC Card slot prior to
installing the software. It is
important to install the software
and driver in the correct order.
For detailed procedures, see
page 15.
TheSierraWirelessAirCard 580wirelessWANmodemisa
dual‐bandwirelessPC CardforcellularandNorthAmerican
PCSnetworks.Itenhancesthefunctionality ofyourmobile
computingdevicebyaddingwirelessdataand2‐way
messaging.
Thiscardallowsyoutodothefollowing(subjecttofeature
availability),withoutusing
awirelinephoneornetwork:
• ConnecttotheInternet,VPNandcorporatenetworks
• Sendandreceivee‐mail
• SendandreceiveSMSmessages
ThesoftwareprovidedwiththeAirCardalsoallowsyouto
manageandmonitorconnectionswithaWiFinetwork
adapter.
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Feature summary
Note: For step-by-step instruc-
tions to access features of the
AirCard, consult the online help
available with Watcher
™
(page 31).
TheAirCardisdesignedtoprovideawiderangeofcapabil‐
itiesusingCDMAnetworktechnology.Implementationof
thesefeaturesdependsontheparticular serviceproviderand
accountfeaturesyouhavechosen.
Somefeaturesdescribedinthismanualmaynotbesupported
byyourserviceproviderormaynotbeavailable
withyour
networkaccount.Fordetailsoftheservicesandaccounts
available,contactyourserviceprovider.