Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 Installation Guide download pdf (Page 17)

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3: Installation

• System requirements

•Installation

• Inserting the AirCard

• Removing the AirCard Thischapterguidesyouthroughthestepsnecessarytoinstall

theAirCardonanotebookPC.

Note: Do not insert the AirCard into your PC Card slot before

installing the software.

Thebasicstepsare:

1. InserttheAirCard 580installationCDintoyourCD‐ROM

driveandinstallWatcherandtheNetworkAdapterMan‐

ager.

2. InserttheAirCardintothePC Cardslot (page 18)toinstall

theAirCarddrivers.

3. IftheAirCardhasnotbeenpre‐activated,usethe

ActivationWizardtoconfigurethe

AirCard(asdescribed

in“Activation”onpage 19).

Beforeyoubegin theinstallationprocess,ensureyourPCis

runningasupportedoperatingsystemandmeetsthe

hardwarerequirementsdesc ribedbelow.

System requirements

TheAirCardissupportedonnotebookPCsrunning:

• Windows98SE

• WindowsMe

• Windows2000withServicePack1orlater(ServicePack4

isrecommended)

• Windows XP(HomeandProfessionalversions)

Subjecttofeatureavailability,theAirCardsoftwaresupports

Outlookintegration,allowingyoutoreadandsendSMS

messagesfromOutlook.

TouseOutlookintegration,you

require:

• Windows2000orXP,and

• Outlook2000ornewer(OutlookExpressisnot

supported).

OnWindows2000andXP,theAirCardsoftwarealsoallows

youtomonitorconnectionswithaWiFinetworkadapter.

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