User's Manual

Introducing the AirCard® 595 Wireless WAN Adapter
Document 2130681. Rev 0.3a Apr.06 8
Wireless WAN adapter
Onceȱinstalledȱandȱconfigured,ȱtheȱAirCardȱcanȱconnectȱtoȱtheȱ
CDMAȱnetworkȱautomatically.ȱYouȱjustȱinsertȱtheȱAirCard,ȱ
allowȱWatcherȱtoȱautolaunchȱandȱauthenticateȱyourȱaccountȱonȱ
theȱnetwork,ȱthenȱlaunchȱyourȱInternetȱbrowserȱ(whichȱyouȱ
canȱalsoȱconfigureȱinȱWatcherȱtoȱlaunchȱautomatically)—you’reȱ
online!
TBDȱTheȱAirCardȱalsoȱallowsȱyouȱ
toȱdialȱupȱaȱmodemȱ(suchȱasȱ
aȱcorporateȱserver).
CDMA 3G services
TheȱAirCardȱoperatesȱoverȱaȱtypeȱofȱwirelessȱnetworkȱcalledȱ
CDMA (CodeȱDivisionȱMultiple ȱAccess).
CDMA 3Gȱtechnologyȱprovidesȱaȱvarietyȱofȱconnectivityȱ
features,ȱdependingȱonȱyourȱserviceȱproviderȱandȱaccount:
• 1xȬEVDOȱRev.ȱAȱsupportsȱInternetȱconnectionsȱwithȱdataȱ
ratesȱupȱtoȱ3.1 Mbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
1.8 Mbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱ
theȱnetwork).ȱAverageȱdataȱratesȱareȱ
roughlyȱ[
TBD]Mbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
[
TBD]Kbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱActualȱspeedȱdependsȱ
onȱtheȱnetworkȱconditions.
• 1xȬEVDOȱRev.ȱ0ȱsupportsȱInternetȱconnectionsȱwithȱdataȱ
ratesȱupȱtoȱ2.4 Mbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
153 Kbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱAverageȱdataȱratesȱareȱ
roughlyȱ400Ȭ700 Kbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ
40Ȭ60 Kbpsȱ(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱActualȱspeedȱdependsȱ
onȱtheȱnetworkȱconditions.
• 1XȱsupportsȱInternetȱconnectionsȱwithȱdataȱratesȱupȱtoȱ
153 Kbpsȱ(downlinkȱfromȱtheȱnetwork)ȱandȱ76.8 Kbpsȱ
(uplinkȱtoȱtheȱnetwork).ȱActualȱspeedȱdependsȱonȱtheȱ
networkȱconditions.
Onceȱtheȱconnectionȱisȱestablished,ȱyouȱcanȱopenȱyourȱbrowserȱ
andȱconnectȱtoȱ
anyȱwebȱsiteȱthatȱisȱaccessibleȱthroughȱtheȱ
Internet,ȱorȱaccessȱotherȱInternetȱservicesȱ(suchȱasȱeȬmail).
Theȱconnectionȱisȱ“active”ȱwhenȱdataȱtransmissionȱisȱ
occurring.ȱIfȱdataȱtransmissionȱstopsȱfor ȱaȱperiodȱofȱtimeȱ
(determinedȱbyȱtheȱnetwork),ȱtheȱconnectionȱbecomesȱ
“dormant”;ȱseeȱpage 25.
• TBDȱCircuitȱswitchedȱ(dialȬup)ȱdata,ȱusingȱtheȱearlierȱ
CDMAȱISȬ95ȱspecification,ȱsupportsȱdataȱconnectionsȱtoȱ
anyȱdialȬinȱserviceȱatȱratesȱupȱtoȱ14.4 Kbps.
• TBDȱQNC (QuickȱNetȱConnect),ȱprovidesȱaȱsimplifiedȱ
wayȱtoȱdialȱintoȱanȱInternetȱconnectionȱ(usingȱcircuitȱ