Introducing The Aircard® 595 Pc Card; Welcome; Feature Summary - Sierra Wireless 595 User Manual

1: Introducing the AirCard® 595
PC Card
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Welcome

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Feature summary

• Package contents
Note: Do not insert the AirCard
PC Card into your PC Card slot
prior to installing the software. It
is important to install the
software and driver in the correct
order. For detailed procedures,
see page 14.
Note: For step-by-step instruc-
tions to access features of the
AirCard PC Card, consult the
online help available with
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Note: This document applies to you, only if your wireless card is the
AirCard 595 PC Card from Sierra Wireless. This document does not
apply, if you are using a wireless card that is built into your computer.
Welcome
The Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 PC Card is a dual‐band
wireless PC Card for cellular and PCS networks. It enhances
the functionality of your mobile computing device by adding
wireless data and 2‐way messaging.
This card allows you to do the following (subject to feature
availability), without using a wireline phone or network:
• Connect to the Internet, VPN and corporate networks
• Send and receive e‐mail
• Send and receive SMS messages
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Feature summary
The AirCard PC Card is designed to provide a wide range of
capabilities using CDMA network technology. Implementation
of these features depends on the particular service provider
and account features you have chosen.
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Some features described in this manual may not be supported
by your service provider or may not be available with your
network account. For details of the services and accounts
available, contact your service provider.
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