User's Manual
Table Of Contents
Setting up a profile
Rev 3.7B May.07 15
• IP(InternetProtocol)Address(iftheaddressisnot
automaticallyassignedbythenetwork)
• UseofIPheadercompression
• DNS(DomainNameServer)addressoraddresses
YourserviceprovidermaygiveyouonlyoneAPNinwhich
caseyourequireonlyoneprofile.Someserviceproviders
assignseparateAPNsfor
separatepurposes.Forexample,
someserviceproviderssupplyoneAPNtouseforInternet
browsingandadifferentAPNtousewithaVPN.Inthiscase
youmustsetupmultipleprofiles.TheAirCardmodemallows
foruptosixteenprofiles.
Mostserviceprovidershaveoneortwostandardprofiles
that
allormostoftheirsubscribersareexpectedtouse.Mostof
thesestandardprofileshavebeenpre‐definedinWatcher,
allowingyoutoselectastandardprofile,ratherthancreatingit
manually.
Oneofyourprofilesmustbesetasthe“default”profile.Thisis
theonethatis
usedifyouselecttheConnectbuttonwithout
selectingaprofile.Thedefaultprofileisalsousedifyousetthe
AirCardmodemtoautoconnect.IfyouareusingtheAirCard
modemtoaccessanetworkthatrequiresyoutoprovidea
passwordeachtimeyouconnect,youmustsettheconnection
modeforyourprofile
topromptforpassword(inwhichcase
youmustconnectmanually).
Setting up a profile
Note: You must install the
software before you can set up a
profile. (See page 11.)
1. InserttheSIMintotheAirCardmodemifitisnotalready
inserted.
2. InserttheAirCardmodemintothePC/ExpressCardslot
ifitisnotalready inserted.(See
page 13.)
3. IfWatcherisnotrunning,startWatcherbyselecting
Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless >3G Watcher > 3G Watcher
ordouble‐clickingthedesktopshortcut .
IfWatcherdetectsthatnoprofilehasbeensetup,youare
prompted,“Wouldyouliketoconfigureaprofilenow?”
Select
Yes.
Ifthispromptdoesnotappear,yourAirCardmodemmay
havebeenpreconfigured.Youcanverifythatyouhavea
profilebyselecting
Tools>Connectionstoaccessthe
AirCardmodemtaboftheConnectionswindow,which
listsallprofiles.