Installation On Notebook Pcs; System Requirements - Sierra Wireless AirCard 710 User Manual

3: Installation on Notebook PCs

• System Requirements

• Setting Up Your
Internet Connection
• Installing the AirCard
Software
• Installing the Driver
• Inserting Your Card
• Configuring Your
Account
• Removing Your Card
Note: Most problems in using
the AirCard can be avoided by
installing the software and driver
in the order listed here.
Rev D Jan.02
This chapter guides you through the steps necessary to make
the AirCard operational on a notebook PC. The basic steps are:
1.
Set your computer to use a LAN card for your Internet
connection.
2.
Insert the AirCard installation CD into your CD-ROM
drive and install the Watcher and the Network Adapter
Manager software.
3.
Insert the AirCard into the PC Card slot of your computer
and install the AirCard driver from the CD.
4.
Use the Profiles tab in the Options window to configure
your account.
Before you begin the installation process, ensure your PC is
running a supported operating system and meets the
hardware requirements described below.
System Requirements
The AirCard 710/750 wireless network card is supported on:
•
Windows 98 / 98 SE
•
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1
•
Windows Me
•
Windows XP (Home and Professional versions)
To install the AirCard, you require these system resources:
Table 3-1: System Resource Requirements
Card Slots 1 Type II PCMCIA (PC Card) Slot
Disk Drive CD-ROM
I/O Resources 1 IRQ, 40 bytes I/O Space
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