User's Manual

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1: Introducing the AirCard® 595
Wireless WAN Adapter
Note: This document applies to you, only if your wireless adapter is
the AirCard 595 PC Card from Sierra Wireless. This document does
not apply, if you are using a wireless adapter that is built into your
computer.
• 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 14.
TheȱSierraȱWirelessȱAirCard 595ȱwirelessȱWANȱadapterȱisȱaȱ
dualȬbandȱwirelessȱPC CardȱforȱcellularȱandȱNorthȱAmericanȱ
PCSȱnetworks.ȱItȱenhancesȱtheȱfunctionality ȱofȱyourȱmobileȱ
computingȱdeviceȱbyȱaddingȱwirelessȱdataȱandȱ2Ȭwayȱ
messaging.
Thisȱcardȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱdoȱtheȱfollowingȱ(subjectȱtoȱfeatureȱ
availability),ȱwithoutȱusingȱaȱwirelineȱphoneȱorȱnetwork:
• ConnectȱtoȱtheȱInternet,ȱVPNȱandȱcorporateȱnetworks
• SendȱandȱreceiveȱeȬmail
• SendȱandȱreceiveȱSMSȱmessages
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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 26).
TheȱAirCardȱisȱdesignedȱtoȱprovideȱaȱwideȱrangeȱofȱcapabilȬ
itiesȱusingȱCDMAȱnetworkȱtechnology.ȱImplementationȱofȱ
theseȱfeaturesȱdependsȱonȱtheȱparticularȱserviceȱproviderȱandȱ
accountȱfeaturesȱyouȱhaveȱchosen.
Someȱfeaturesȱdescribedȱinȱthisȱmanualȱmayȱnotȱbeȱsupportedȱ
byȱyourȱserviceȱproviderȱorȱmayȱnotȱbeȱavailableȱwithȱyourȱ
networkȱaccount.ȱForȱdetailsȱofȱtheȱservicesȱandȱaccountsȱ
available,ȱcontactȱyourȱserviceȱprovider.