Sierra Wireless AirCard 595 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

for the AirCard
This document describes how to install and use the
AirCard 595 PC Card on a PowerBook
If you require technical support, please contact
Sierra Wireless.
To use your AirCard 595 PC Card, you'll need:
• If your card has not been activated: a Windows-based
PC, to activate your card before you use it in your
PowerBook G4 computer (described below).
• A PowerBook G4 computer with a PC Card (PCMCIA
card) slot, running Mac OS X version 10.4 or newer.
To check your version, from the Apple menu (
choose About This Mac. If your version is earlier,
then visit www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple
for upgrading instructions, or, in Finder
Go > Applications > System Preferences.
Double-click the System Preferences icon, then
double-click Software Update. Click Check Now.
If your card is activated, proceed to "Installing your
AirCard 595 PC Card on your G4".

If your card is not activated

You will need a telephone, and a Windows-based PC with
a PC Card slot, running Windows 2000 (with Service Pack
1 or later) or Windows XP.
1. Write down your card's ESN (the 11-digit number on
the back of your card).
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2. Install the Watcher™ software on the Windows PC.
(If you're using Windows 2000, you must log in with
administrative privileges.)
a) Insert the CD into the Windows PC.
b) If the CD does not autostart, select
Start > Run > d:\launch.exe (where d is your
CD-ROM drive letter).
c) Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
When you are notified that the installation is
complete, insert the card.
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G4 computer.
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Warning! When inserting or removing your card,
always grip it by its sides. Gripping the card by its
antenna may damage the card.
After Windows installs the drivers for the card, the
Activation Wizard should start automatically.
3. Ensure you have the items listed on the screen, and
call your service provider. Inform your service provider
that you are activating your Sierra Wireless AirCard
595 PC Card.
4. Follow the instructions of the service provider
representative to activate your card. Write down this
information:
My AirCard PC Card phone number:
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My MSID/MIN: _______________________________
My account password: _________________________
My username: _______________________________
After your service provider sets up your account on the
network, your card is activated and ready for use on your
G4 computer. See "Installing your AirCard 595 PC Card
on your G4" below.
Installing your AirCard 595 PC
Card on your G4
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1. Visit this link to download the Sierra Wireless
Watcher™ Lite Installer program
G4 computer.
2. Run the program.
3. In Finder, choose Go > Applications > Sierra
Wireless Watcher.
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www.sierrawireless.com/support/sd_acxxx_step2.aspx?ac_id=6&carrier_
id=32&lang_id=1&platform_id=10
to your PowerBook