Sim Card Overview; Inserting A Sim Card - Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual

AirCard 710/750Network Card User Guide
Note: Keep a written record, in a
secure place, of the account
information that your service
provider gives you. You will need
this information if you ever need
to re-enter the account infor-
mation.
Note: If you change GSM
service providers (such as if you
move to a new city), you will
need a new SIM card from your
new service provider. You will
also need to enter your new
profile information into the
Watcher software (see "Config-
uring Your Account" on
page 18).
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You require from your service provider:
•
A phone number for your AirCard
•
Name of the APN (Access Point Name)
•
User name and password, if required by the network
•
Whether or not your provider is using header
compression and/or data compression
•
If the provider supports the following, then: Primary DNS
and Secondary DNS

SIM Card Overview

The SIM card is a small, thin data chip, about the size of a
postage stamp, that identifies your account and your
AirCard 710/750 network card to the GSM wireless network. It
is the same type of card used as a "smart card" or "smart chip"
in GSM mobile phones—in fact, your service provider may
allow you to move the same SIM card between a mobile phone
and your AirCard network card.
Figure 2-1: A SIM Card (Left)

Inserting a SIM Card

To install your SIM card into the AirCard 710/750 network
card, follow these steps:
1.
Hold the AirCard 710/750 network card with the label on
top and the antenna closest to you.
2.
Locate the thin SIM card slot on the left side of the AirCard
PC Card's antenna end.
3.
Grasp the SIM card as shown, with the metal connectors
on the bottom, the serial number on top, and the corner
notch on the right side closest to you.
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