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Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual

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AirCard
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Wireless Network Card
User Guide
2130135
Rev B
PRE-DRAFT 15/10/01

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  • Page 1 ® AirCard Wireless Network Card User Guide 2130135 Rev B PRE-DRAFT 15/10/01...
  • Page 3 ' s c o n t r o l a n d o p e r a t i o n o f t h a t v e h i c l e . I n s o m e s t a t e s a n d is open. Sierra Wireless network p r o v i n c e s , o p e r a t i n g s u c h c o m m u n i c a t i o n s d e v i c e s w h i l e i n c o n t r o l o f a cards may be used at this time.
  • Page 4 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e N O T L I M I T E D T O , L O S S O F P R O F I T S O R R E V E N U E O R A N T I C I P A T E D P R O F I T S O R R E V E N U E A R I S I N G O U T O F T H E U S E O R I N A B I L I T Y T O U S E A N Y S I E R R A W I R E L E S S , I N C .

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents I n t r o d u c i n g t h e A i r C a r d ® 7 1 0 W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k C a r d ..... 1 A b o u t t h e A i r C a r d ®...
  • Page 6 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e T h e W a t c h e r W i n d o w a n d I n d i c a t o r s ........3 3 L a u n c h i n g t h e W a t c h e r P r o g r a m .

  • Page 7: H O W C I R C U I T M O D E A N D P A C K E T M O D E D A T A C O N N E C T I O N S D I F F E R

    Contents T h e T o o l s M e n u ........... 5 3 S M S M a n a g e r …...
  • Page 8 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e 2130135...
  • Page 9 1: Introducing the AirCard® 710 Wireless Network Card • About the AirCard® ® 710 Wireless Network A b o u t t h e A i r C a r d 7 1 0 W i r e l e s s Card N e t w o r k C a r d •...
  • Page 10 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Note: Do not insert the AirCard T h e A i r C a r d n e t w o r k c a r d i n c l u d e s i t s o w n r e t r a c t a b l e...
  • Page 11 Introduction A N e t w o r k C a r d , a M o d e m , a n d Note: More information about GSM networks is available on a P h o n e the GSM Development Group web site, www.cdg.org.

  • Page 12: C O N N E C T I O N S P E E D

    AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e G e n e r a l P a c k e t R a d i o S e r v i c e ( G P R S ) . L i k e I n t e r n e t...

  • Page 13: P A C K A G E C O N T E N T S

    Introduction ( s e e “ D i a l - U p C i r c u i t M o d e C a l l s ” C i r c u i t m o d e d a t a c o n n e c t i o n s o n p a g e 4 2 ) h a v e a m a x i m u m d a t a t h r o u g h p u t o f 9 .
  • Page 14 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e a n d c o n f i g u r i n g t h e A i r C a r d 7 1 0 n e t w o r k c a r d o n t h e v a r i o u s s u p p o r t e d c o m p u t e r p l a t f o r m s .

  • Page 15: Sim Card Information

    A i r C a r d P C C a r d . A S I M c a r d s h o u l d e i t h e r b e i n c l u d e d of Your AirCard 710...
  • Page 16 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e a n a c c o u n t w i t h a G S M s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r t o u s e t h e A i r C a r d 7 1 0 n e t w o r k c a r d .

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    S I M c a r d b e t w e e n a m o b i l e p h o n e reactivate your AirCard 710 a n d y o u r A i r C a r d n e t w o r k c a r d .

  • Page 18: I N S E R T I N G A S I M C A R

    AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e I n s e r t i n g a S I M C a r d T o i n s t a l l y o u r S I M c a r d i n t o t h e A i r C a r d 7 1 0 n e t w o r k c a r d ,...
  • Page 19 Getting Started Figure 2-4: Positioning a Pen to Eject the SIM Card P o s i t i o n y o u r p e n o r p a p e r c l i p a b o v e t h e e j e c t h o l e , w h i c h i s o n t h e t o p s u r f a c e o f t h e A i r C a r d h o u s i n g , j u s t t o t h e r i g h t o f t h e S I M c a r d s l o t .
  • Page 20 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Y o u r s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r m u s t p r o v i d e t o y o u : A p h o n e n u m b e r f o r y o u r A i r C a r d n e t w o r k c a r d •...
  • Page 21 ’ s P C C a r d s l o t . F o r c i n g t h e A i r C a r d i n t o a s l o t m a y d a m a g e t h e c o n n e c t o r p i n s . Figure 2-8: Inserting the AirCard 710 Wireless Network Card •...
  • Page 22 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e 2130135...

  • Page 23: S O F T W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O

    3: Installation on Notebook PCs • Notebook PC System Requirements • Software Installation • Driver Installation • Account Configuration • Account Configuration T h i s c h a p t e r g u i d e s y o u t h r o u g h t h e s t e p s n e c e s s a r y t o m a k e ®...
  • Page 24 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e W i n d o w s M e • W i n d o w s N T 4 . 0 w i t h S e r v i c e P a c k 6 a •...
  • Page 25 Install - Notebook PCs Figure 3-2: The AirCard 710 Installation Menu Note: Users of Windows 2000, I f t h e m e n u d o e s n o t a p p e a r , s e l e c t a n d e n t e r S t a r t >...
  • Page 26 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e D r i v e r I n s t a l l a t i o n Note: A driver is software that...
  • Page 27 Install - Notebook PCs Figure 3-4: Extending the AirCard 710 Antenna Until It Clicks Into Place Figure 3-5: Pivoting the AirCard 710 Antenna at the Hinge F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o y o u r o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m b e l o w .
  • Page 28 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e w h e r e i s t h e d r i v e l e t t e r o f y o u r C D - d : \ D r i v e r s \ W i n M e R O M d r i v e .
  • Page 29 W i n d o w s 9 5 D r i v e r I n s t a l l a t i o n Note: Windows system files may be required to complete installation of the AirCard 710 driver. These files are located on the Windows CD and may be stored on your hard drive in .CAB files. Ensure you have your Windows CD, or know the location of the .CAB files, before...
  • Page 30 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e S e l e c t i n t h e c o m p o n e n t t y p e l i s t a n d c l i c k t h e P r o t o c o l b u t t o n t o o p e n t h e S e l e c t N e t w o r k P r o t o c o l w i n d o w .
  • Page 31 Install - Notebook PCs Figure 3-7: Extending the AirCard 710 Antenna Until It Clicks Into Place Figure 3-8: Pivoting the AirCard 710 Antenna at the Hinge C l i c k o n t h e f i r s t w i n d o w o f t h e U p d a t e D e v i c e D r i v e r N e x t W i z a r d t o p r o c e e d t o t h e n e x t w i n d o w .
  • Page 32 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Note: You must re-install the O n c e y o u h a v e d e t e r m i n e d w h e t h e r N e t w o r k i n g i s i n s t a l l e d ,...
  • Page 33 . Figure 3-12: Inserting the AirCard 710 CD to Install the Windows NT Driver I f t h e C D s t a r t - u p m e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , u s e t h e...
  • Page 34 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e I f t h e N e t w o r k w i n d o w o p e n s , n e t w o r k i n g i s a l r e a d y i n s t a l l e d .
  • Page 35 Install - Notebook PCs I / O S p a c e . B y d e f a u l t , W i n d o w s d i s p l a y s a n a v a i l a b l e I R Q L e v e l a n d a v a i l a b l e I / O P o r t A d d r e s s .
  • Page 36 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e L e v e l a n d I / O P o r t A d d r e s s . I n m o s t c a s e s , t h e s e v a l u e s w i l l w o r k .
  • Page 37 A d m i n i s t r a t i o n A c t i v a t i o n W i z a r d Figure 3-13: The AirCard 710 Activation Wizard U s e t h e...
  • Page 38 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Figure 3-14: Inserting the AirCard 710 Network Card I n W i n d o w s 9 5 , 9 8 , M e , 2 0 0 0 , a n d X P , w h e n y o u i n s e r t t h e A i r C a r d n e t w o r k c a r d , t h e f o l l o w i n g s h o u l d o c c u r : I f s o u n d e f f e c t s a r e e n a b l e d , t h e P C b e e p s .
  • Page 39 . Figure 3-17: Ejecting the AirCard 710 PC Card From Its Slot G r a s p t h e A i r C a r d P C C a r d a n d r e m o v e i t f r o m t h e s l o t .
  • Page 40 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e 2130135...

  • Page 41: L A U N C H I N G T H E W A T C H E R P R O G R A

    4: The Watcher Window and Indicators • Launching the Watcher Program W a t c h e r i s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n t h a t • Menus and Window a l l o w s y o u t o m a n a g e a n d m o n i t o r Controls t h e c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e...

  • Page 42: M E N U S A N D W I N D O W C O N T R O L

    AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Figure 4-1: The Main Watcher Window M e n u s a n d W i n d o w C o n t r o l s...

  • Page 43: C O N N E C T I O N S T A T U S A R E

    Watcher Window & Indicators T h e M i n i m i z e , T o g g l e F u l l / C o m p a c t a n d C l o s e B o x e s Note: These window control boxes appear only in the T h e...
  • Page 44 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Table 4-1 :Connection Status Area Icon s Icon Meaning The Signal Strength indicator uses bars to show the intensity of the radio signal. The...
  • Page 45 Watcher Window & Indicators Table 4-1 :Connection Status Area Icon s Icon Meaning The packet mode indicator shows whether GPRS packet data coverage is available in this area. Where GPRS is available, you can make packet mode (“always on”) data connections, if your billing plan allows for it.

  • Page 46: I N D I C A T O R A R E

    AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e F o r v o i c e c a l l s , “ ” i n d i c a t e s t h e c u r r e n t d u r a t i o n o f T i m e ·...

  • Page 47: T A S K B A R S T A T U S A R E A I C O N

    The Headset indicator shows whether a headset is connected to the AirCard headset connector, near the antenna at the end of the AirCard 710 housing. The connector is designed to use standard 2.5mm mobile voice headsets. The Silent Ringer indicator means that no sound is played when an incoming call is received.
  • Page 48 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Table 4-3 :Status Area Icon s Icon Meaning You missed (failed to answer) an incoming call. You can view the number of the caller in the Call Log (choose T o o l s >...
  • Page 49 5: Data Connections Through GSM and GPRS • Dial-Up Circuit Mode Calls Y o u u s e t h e D a t a t a b i n t h e m a i n W a t c h e r w i n d o w t o m a k e •...

  • Page 50: D I A L - U P C I R C U I T M O D E C A L L

    AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e Figure 5-1: The Watcher Data Tab D i a l - U p C i r c u i t M o d e C a l l s B e f o r e m a k i n g a d i a l - u p d a t a c a l l , y o u m u s t s e t u p t h e n u m b e r i n t h e C o n n e c t i o n M a n a g e r .

  • Page 51: C L O S I N G A D I A L - U P D A T A C A L

    Data Connections C l o s i n g a D i a l - U p D a t a C a l l T o t e r m i n a t e a c a l l : C l i c k t h e b u t t o n ( d u r i n g t h e c o n n e c t i o n p r o c e s s ) o r C a n c e l...
  • Page 52 AirCard 710 Wireless Network Ca r d - U s e r G u i d e 2130135...

  • Page 53: T H E D I A L P A

    Headset Connector Figure 6-1: Location of the AirCard 710 Headset Connector T h e A i r C a r d 7 1 0 n e t w o r k c a r d h a s a n u m b e r v o i c e f e a t u r e s : T h e V o l u m e c o n t r o l s a l l o w y o u t o a d j u s t t h e l o u d n e s s o f •...

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