Tru-Install - Sierra Wireless AirCard 881 Installation Manual

AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide
Note: If you are running
Mac OS X, please refer to the
Watcher Quick Start Guide for
the Mac OS X 10.4.x found at
www.sierrawireless.com/mac
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Warning: If the orientation of your computer's USB
port or the thickness of your computer are such that
pressure is applied to the modem's end or side (as
shown by the red circles in the drawings below), you
may damage the modem or your computer. In such
cases do not insert the modem directly into your
computer's USB port; use the docking cradle
instead..
Figure 2-12: Incorrect ways to insert the USB modem

5. TRU-Install

Note: Skip this section if your AirCard modem comes with an instal-
lation CD.
TRU‐Install is a Sierra Wireless feature that installs the
necessary software the first time you insert the AirCard
modem into your computer. An installation CD is not
required.
1. Insert the SIM card into your AirCard modem as shown on
page 23.
2. Insert the AirCard modem into the computer.
3. The installation process starts automatically.
If it does not, select
d
is your TRU‐Install CD‐ROM drive letter).
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
The AirCard modem is ready to use once the software is
successfully installed.
On subsequent insertions of the AirCard modem, TRU‐Install
verifies that the correct software is already installed. If it is,
then the modem is ready to use. This process takes a few
seconds.
If you have any problems with the TRU‐Install process, please
refer to the Sierra Wireless website at:
www.sierrawireless.com/TRU‐Install.
Start > Run d:\setup.exe
and type (where
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