The Aircard Pc Card Drivers And Enabling Software; A Cdma Service Provider Account - Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 User Manual

AirCard® 595 PC Card - User Guide
Note: You can use the Lock
Code feature to prevent others
from using your account, should
your AirCard PC Card be stolen.
For information on this feature,
see the online
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The AirCard PC Card drivers and
enabling software
The AirCard PC Card drivers and enabling software (Watcher)
monitor and manage your wireless connections.
The AirCard PC Card comes with a CD containing this
software:
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The drivers and application software must be installed before
you insert the AirCard PC Card for the first time. Detailed
instructions are provided in the following chapters.

A CDMA service provider account

Companies that operate CDMA networks and provide access
to these networks are called service providers. To use the
AirCard PC Card, you must have an account with a CDMA
service provider.
Each service provider has its own pricing options. There may
be flat rate accounts, which provide you a maximum number
of minutes of network usage for a fixed monthly fee. There
may be accounts for which you are charged for network usage
by the minute or by the amount of data transmitted.
help.
Your account may include a variety of other services such as
SMS messaging.
Each AirCard PC Card has been provisioned at the factory for
use with a particular service provider. This sets the AirCard
PC Card to use particular radio channels and enables services
specific for that provider.
The process of setting up your account is called activation.
Activation involves action by the service provider and configu‐
ration of the AirCard PC Card.
The procedure to configure (activate) your AirCard PC Card is
covered in "Activation" on page 19.
Watcher application that you use to manage the AirCard
PC Card and monitor your connections. For step‐by‐step
instructions to access features of Watcher, use the
application's online help.
The device driver software that enables the AirCard
PC Card to work with your computer's operating system.
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