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AirCard® 597E ExpressCard - User Guide
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Package contents
Your AirCard ExpressCard package contains the following
components:
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AirCard 597E ExpressCard
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Quick Start Guide
To install the AirCard ExpressCard drivers and software, you
do not need an installation CD. Your AirCard ExpressCard
uses the Sierra Wireless TRU‐Install feature—the drivers and
software are installed when you insert the AirCard
ExpressCard into your computer.
System components
Your AirCard 597E ExpressCard is just one part of a system
designed to provide you with a wide range of communication
features. Every component of the system is needed to enable
these capabilities.
Your host computing device
Your notebook hosts the AirCard ExpressCard hardware and
runs the communication software: your web browser or e‐mail
application, and Watcher—the AirCard ExpressCard enabling
software.
You may also have other software on your computer that can
be used wirelessly with the AirCard ExpressCard, such as: file
transfer applications (FTP), chat or instant messaging, a VPN
(Virtual Private Network) client, client software for a corporate
server application.
The AirCard 597E ExpressCard
The AirCard ExpressCard provides your computer with a
connection to the CDMA wireless network.
The AirCard ExpressCard fits into a standard ExpressCard/34
or ExpressCard/54 slot available on newer notebook PCs. With
an optional ExpressCard/34 adapter (sold separately), you can
use the AirCard ExpressCard in a PC Card slot.
Every CDMA network operates on one of three radio
frequency bands. As a dual‐band product, the AirCard
ExpressCard operates on two of these bands (see page
providing a wide coverage area.
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