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Introducing the AirCard® 597E ExpressCard

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The AirCard ExpressCard drivers and

enabling software

TheAirCardExpressCarddriversandenablingsoftware

(Watcher)monitorand manage yourwirelessconnections.

TheAirCardExpressCardcomeswith aCDcontainingthis

software:

• WatcherapplicationthatyouusetomanagetheAirCard

ExpressCardandmonitoryourconnections.Forstep‐by‐

stepinstructionstoaccessfeaturesofWatcher,usethe

application’s

onlinehelp.

• ThedevicedriversoftwarethatenablestheAirCard

ExpressCardtoworkwithyourcomputer’soperating

system.

Thedriversand applicationsoftwaremustbeinstalledbefore

youinserttheAirCardExpressCardforthefirsttime.Detailed

instructionsareprovidedinthefollowingchapters.

A CDMA service provider account

CompaniesthatoperateCDMAnetworksandprovideaccess

tothesenetworksarecalledserviceproviders.Tousethe

AirCardExpressCard,youmusthaveanaccountwitha

CDMAserviceprovider.

Note: You can use the Lock

Code feature to prevent others

from using your account, should

your AirCard ExpressCard be

stolen. For information on this

feature, see the online help.

Eachserviceproviderhasitsownpricingoptions.Theremay

beflatrateaccounts,whichprovideyouamaximumnumber

ofminutesofnetworkusageforafixedmonthlyfee.There

maybeaccountsforwhichyouarechargedfornetworkusage

bytheminuteorbytheamountofdata

transmitted.

Youraccountmayincludeavarietyofotherservicessuchas

SMSmessaging.

EachAirCardExpressCardhasbeenprovisionedatthefactory

forusewithaparticularserviceprovider.Thissetsthe

AirCardExpressCardtouseparticularradiochannelsand

enablesservicesspecificforthatprovider.

Theprocessofsettingup

youraccountiscalledactivation.

Activationinvolvesactionbytheserviceproviderandconfigu‐

rationoftheAirCardExpressCard.

Theproceduretoconfigure(activate)yourAirCard

ExpressCardiscoveredin“Activation”onpage 19.