User's Manual

Introducing the AirCard® 595 Wireless WAN Adapter
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switchedȱdata)ȱwhereȱ3Gȱ(1xEVȬDOȱorȱ1X)ȱhighȬspeedȱ
packetȱserviceȱisȱnotȱavailable.
• SMS (ShortȱMessageȱService),ȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱsendȱandȱ
receiveȱshortȱtextȱmessagesȱusingȱtheȱAirCard.
Additional AirCard features
Beyondȱtheȱfeatures ȱofȱtheȱCDMAȱnetwork,ȱtheȱAirCardȱ
providesȱadditionalȱsoftwareȱfeatures:
• PINȱsecurityȱcodeȱtoȱprotectȱyourȱAirCardȱandȱaccountȱ
fromȱunauthorizedȱuse.
• AnȱActivationȱWizardȱ(page 17)ȱtoȱassistȱwithȱconfiguringȱ
yourȱCDMA ȱaccount.
• SoundȱoptionsȱtoȱcustomizeȱringtonesȱforȱSMSȱmessages.
• AȱCallȱLogȱtoȱtrackȱoutgoing
ȱcallsȱandȱdetermineȱtheȱ
amountȱofȱdataȱtransferred.
Package contents
YourȱAirCardȱpackageȱcontainsȱtheȱfollowingȱcomponents:
• AirCard 595ȱwirelessȱWANȱadapter
• InstallationȱCDȱcontainingȱtheȱAirCardȱsoftwareȱand ȱthisȱ
installationȱguide
• QuickȱStartȱGuide
• WarrantyȱCard
System components
YourȱAirCard 595ȱwirelessȱWANȱadapterȱisȱjustȱoneȱpartȱofȱaȱ
systemȱdesignedȱtoȱprovideȱyouȱwithȱaȱwideȱrangeȱofȱcommuȬ
nicationȱfeatures.ȱEveryȱcomponentȱofȱtheȱsystemȱisȱneededȱtoȱ
enableȱtheseȱcapabilities.
You r host computing device
YourȱnotebookȱhostsȱtheȱAirCardȱhardwareȱandȱrunsȱtheȱ
communicationȱsoftware:ȱyourȱwebȱbrowserȱorȱeȬmailȱappliȬ
cation,ȱandȱWatcher—theȱAirCardȱenablingȱsoftware.
Youȱmayȱalsoȱhaveȱotherȱsoftwareȱonȱyourȱcomputerȱthatȱcanȱ
beȱusedȱwirelesslyȱwithȱtheȱAirCard,ȱsuchȱas:ȱfileȱtransferȱ
applicationsȱ(FTP),ȱchatȱorȱinstantȱmessaging,ȱ
aȱVPN (Virtualȱ
PrivateȱNetwork)ȱclient,ȱclientȱsoftwareȱforȱaȱcorporateȱserverȱ
application.