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AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide
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Setting up a profile
Determining whether you have a profile
1.
Insert the SIM card into the AirCard modem if it is not
already inserted.
2.
Insert the AirCard modem into your computer.
3.
If 3G Watcher is not running, start 3G Watcher by selecting
Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless > 3G Watcher > 3G Watcher
or by double‐clicking the desktop shortcut
Connect
4.
Click
.
If 3G Watcher detects that no profile has been set up, you
are prompted, "Would you like to configure a profile now?"
Yes
Select
.
If this prompt does not appear, your AirCard modem may
have been preconfigured. You can verify that you have a
profile by selecting
tab of the Connections window, which lists all profiles.
Creating a profile
1.
In the Connections window, Click the add button
WWAN profile
click
.
2.
If you want to use a pre‐defined profile, select the profile
from the drop‐down list in the
to Step 5.
3.
Complete the fields in the General window by entering a
Profile Name
(any meaningful description of the profile,
such as the name of your service provider) and
Password
APN
, and/or
4.
Select whether you want to make connections automati‐
cally, manually, or whether you are required to provide a
password each time you make a connection:
Autoconnect for the
·
If you select
connection is established automatically whenever you
insert the AirCard modem.
Manual
·
If you select
on the main 3G Watcher window to make a connection.
Prompt for Password
·
If you select
and enter a password each time you make a connection.
Use this option if you have an external device that
provides a time‐scheduled secure password for your
corporate network.
Tools
Connections
>
to access the
Profile Name
field. Then skip
, if applicable.
default profile, a
Connect
, you must click the
, you must click
.
Profiles
and
User Name
,
button
Connect
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