User Manual
Table Of Contents
Rev 1.2.3 Jul.07 9
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1: Welcome to the AirCard 800
Series wireless USB modem
• AirCard 800 Series
wireless USB
modem
• Your account and
coverage area
• AirCard USB modem
software
• Package contents
AirCard 800 Series wireless
USB modem
TheAirCard 800Series3GwirelessUSBmodemenablesyou
toconnecttotheInternet,sendandreceivee‐mail,connecttoa
corporatenetwork/VPN,orviewstreamingvideo,without
theneedofanetworkcableorphoneline.
Caution: Do not insert your
AirCard USB modem into the
USB slot before installing the
software.
TheAirCardUSBmodemfitsintotheUSBslotonyour
notebookordesktopPC.
Supported operating systems
TheAirCardUSBmodemworksinnotebookordesktopPCs
runningWi ndows
®
Vista™,XP,or2000orMacOS
®
X.
The AirCard USB modem as a network
card
TheAirCardUSBmodemcanbeconfiguredtoprovidethe
“always‐on”dataconnectionthatanEthernetcardorother
wiredLANcardprovides.Thatis,youcansetoptionsin
Watcher®(aprogramthatcomeswiththeAirCardUSB
modem)thatcausetheAirCardUSBmodemtoestablisha
networkconnectionwheneveryouinsertit,assumingGSM,
GPRS,EDGE,UMTS,orHSDPAserviceisavailable.(See
“GPRS,EDGE,UMTS,andHSDPAservicesupport”on
page 10.)Otherwise,youcanconfigureWatchertoconnect
onlywhenyouclickthe
Connectbutton.
TheAirCardUSBmodemconnectionprovidesaccesstothe
Internet.Oncetheconnectionisestablished,youcanopenyour
browserandconnecttoanywebsiteavailableontheInternet,
oraccessotherInternetservices(suchase‐ma il).