AirCard® 580 Wireless WAN Modem - Installation Guide
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Manual activation
Activation involves phoning your service provider,
exchanging information, and entering your account infor‐
mation into the appropriate fields in the wizard. (To use this
method, you require a phone.)
To use manual activation, use the
navigate through the wizard, noting the following:
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Obtain the billing information listed on the second
window of the wizard before phoning the service provider
or proceeding to the next window.
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Contact your service provider. Inform your service
provider that you are activating your Sierra Wireless
AirCard 580. The representative will request your
ESN (Electronic Serial Number). This is displayed in the
Activation Wizard (and is printed on the AirCard box and
on the label on the back of the AirCard).
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As prompted by the wizard, enter the information
provided by the service representative.
Finish
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Select
in the final window of the wizard.
On completion of the Activation Wizard, the AirCard is ready
for use. The following chapters explain how to use Watcher to
manage and monitor your connections.
Automated activation
To use automated activation:
Automated Activation
1.
Select the
2.
The wizard advises that it will make a network connection,
dialing the displayed number. Leave the number
unchanged unless told by a technical service represen‐
tative to enter a different value. Click
3.
Follow any instructions or prompts provided to activate
the card.
Watcher displays the activation progress in the Call Status
Area. When the process is complete you should see the
"Ready to Connect"
message
Note: If you do not get the "Ready to Connect" message, retry the
process. If the process continues to fail, use
contact your service provider.
At this point your AirCard is ready to use.
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