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2: Getting Started
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The AirCard 597E
software
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Account activation and
configuration
Document 2130917. Rev 2 Mar.11
Before you can begin using the AirCard ExpressCard, you
must:
1.
Insert the AirCard ExpressCard, to install the enabling
software and drivers.
Activate an account and configure the AirCard
2.
ExpressCard to use your account (unless the AirCard
ExpressCard has been pre‐activated).
This section provides an overview of this process.
The AirCard 597E software
The AirCard ExpressCard comes with the following software:
•
Watcher application that you use to manage the AirCard
ExpressCard and monitor your connections
•
The driver software that provides the interface between
the AirCard ExpressCard and your Windows operating
system
Detailed instructions for installing the AirCard ExpressCard
and its software are provided in "Installation" on page 15.
Account activation and
configuration
To use the AirCard ExpressCard, you must have an account
with a CDMA service provider. The process of setting up an
account is called activation.
If you purchased the AirCard ExpressCard directly from a
service provider, you may already have an account; your
AirCard ExpressCard may be pre‐activated.
Otherwise, run Watcher and the Activation Wizard, which
guides you through the activation and configuration process.
(Depending on your configuration, Watcher and the Activation
Wizard may start automatically.)
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