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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the

Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Watcher

allowsyoutomanageandmonitortheconnection

betweentheAirCard

modemandthenetworkby:

• Determiningsignalstrength,roamingstatus,3Ghigh‐

speeddataavailability,andothernetworkconnection

parameters.

• Initiatingandendingdatacalls.

System requirements

Watchersupportsthefollowingdevices:

• AirCard875PC Cardmodem

• AirCard875UUSBmodem

• AirCard880/881PC Cardmodem

• AirCard880E/881EExpressCardmodem

• AirCard880U/881UUSBmodem

WatcherrequiresacomputerrunningMacOS

X10.4orlater.

Installing Watcher

For TRU-Install

™

equipped AirCard

modems

YourAirCardmodemisequippedwithTRU‐Install

™

,aSierra

Wirelessfeaturethatplacesalltherequiredsoftwareonthe

AirCardmodem,eliminatingtheneedforaninstallationCD.

1. InserttheSIMcardinyourAirCardmodemifitisnot

alreadyinserted.

2. InserttheAirCardmodemintoyourcomputer.

3. Clickthe

readme.pdffile.

4. Followtheinstructions inthefile.

TheAirCardmodemisreadytouseoncethesoftwareis

successfullyinstalled.

OnsubsequentinsertionsoftheAirCardmodem,TRU‐Install

verifiesthatthecorrectsoftwareisalreadyinstalled.Ifitis,

thenthemodemisreadytouse.Thisprocesstakesa

few

seconds.

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the Mac OS X 10.4 or later Watcher® allows you to manage and monitor the connection between the AirCard® modem and the network by: • Determining signal strength, roaming status, 3G high‐ speed data availability, and other network connection parameters. • Initiating and ending data calls.
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If you have any problems with the TRU‐Install process, please refer to the Sierra Wireless website at: www.sierrawireless.com/TRU‐InstallHSPA. For all other AirCard modems 1. Go to the Sierra Wireless website Support section: www.sierrawireless.com/support 2. Select Mac OS X. 3. Select the Watcher software for your AirCard modem model. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the software.
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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the Mac OS X Window controls • The Minimize button minimizes the Watcher window to an icon in the Dock and leaves the application running. To maximize the Watcher window, select the Watcher window icon in the Dock. • The Close button closes the Watcher window but leaves the application running. When the Watcher window is closed, you have no way to access any status information unless you re‐open the window by selecting the Watcher icon in the Dock.
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Icon Meaning (Continued) The Roaming Status indicator shows whether you are roaming on the network of a service provider other than your own. When the indicator is off (gray), you are within the local coverage area of your service provider. When the indicator is on (black), you are in a "preferred" roaming area. Your coverage area and account varies depending upon your service provider and the type of account you have.
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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the Mac OS X However, your service provider may not permit manual network selection. If it is restricted, the Network button in the Preferences pane will be grayed out. Figure 3: Manual network selection is not permitted Selecting the network automatically Select this option in the SierraWatcher > Preferences > Network pane to have the AirCard modem automatically select the best available network.
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and by carrier: Able Carrier 1 Able Carrier 2 Able Carrier 3 Able Carrier 4 Able Carrier 5 Able Carrier 6 Able Carrier 7 Figure 6: Filtering the list by country and carrier Note: It may take Watcher several minutes to find available networks. Selecting the network from the list of available networks Select this option in the SierraWatcher > Preferences > Network pane to have Watcher scan for available networks in your area. 1. Select Refresh to begin the network scan. 2.
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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the Mac OS X Able Carrier Able Carrier Figure 8: Watcher main window Automatically manage connection profiles Select this option in Preferences > General to automatically generate the best settings for your Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card/subscription model. Figure 9: Setting Watcher to automatically manage connection profiles The settings are saved under a profile named “[Your service provider’s name] Auto”.
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Able Carrier Auto Able Carrier Auto Modified isp.carrier Figure 10: Displaying all available connection profiles You can create a new profile with your own settings by selecting the + at the bottom‐left corner of the pane. Able Carrier Mobile Able Carrier Auto Figure 11: Creating a new profile SIM security The SIM Security button allows you to select whether or not the SIM card queries the user for the Personal Identification Number (PIN).
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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the Mac OS X Figure 12: Setting the SIM card query option Warning: If you fail to enter the correct PIN number within the designated number of attempts, your SIM card will be disabled and become unusable. To change this option, you must know the correct PIN number. Figure 13: Entering your PIN number Support If you encounter any problems not covered in this document: Contact Information • Visit the Sierra Wireless support site at www.sierrawireless.
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Watcher Quick Start Guide for the Mac OS X © 2007 Sierra Wireless. All rights reserved. AirCard® and Heart of the Wireless Machine® are registered trademarks of Sierra Wireless. Watcher® is a trademark of Sierra Wireless, registered in the European Community. Sierra Wireless, the Sierra Wireless logo, the red wave design, the red‐tipped antenna, and TRU‐Install are trademarks of Sierra Wireless. Mac OS® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries.