AirCard® 580 Wireless WAN Modem - Installation Guide
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Manual activation
Activationinvolvesphoningyourserviceprovider,
exchanginginformation,andenteringyouraccountinfor‐
mationintotheappropriatefieldsinthewizard.(Tousethis
method,yourequireaphone.)
Tousemanualactivation,usethe
NextandBackbuttonsto
navigatethroughthewizard,notingthefollowing:
• Obtainthebillinginformationlistedonthesecond
windowofthewizardbeforephoningtheserviceprovider
orproceedingtothenextwindow.
• Contactyourserviceprovider.Informyourservice
providerthatyouare activatingyourSierraWireless
AirCard 580.Therepresentative
willrequestyour
ESN (ElectronicSerialNumber).Thisisdisplayedinthe
ActivationWizard(andisprintedontheAirCardboxand
onthelabelonthebackoftheAirCard).
• Aspromptedbythewizard,entertheinformation
providedbytheservicerepresentative.
• Select
Finishinthefinalwindowofthewizard.
OncompletionoftheActivationWizard,theAirCardisready
foruse.ThefollowingchaptersexplainhowtouseWatcherto
manageandmonitoryourconnections.
Automated activation
Touseautoma ted activation:
1. Selectthe
Automated Activationradiobutton andclickNext.
2. Thewizardadvisesthatitwillmakeanetworkconnection,
dialingthedisplayednumber.Leavethenumber
unchangedunlesstoldbyatechnicalservicerepresen‐
tativetoenteradifferentvalue.Click
Next.
3. Followanyinstructionsorpromptsprovidedtoactivate
thecard.
WatcherdisplaystheactivationprogressintheCallStatus
Area.Whentheprocessiscompleteyoushouldseethe
message
“Ready to Connect”.
Note: If you do not get the “Ready to Connect” message, retry the
process. If the process continues to fail, use manual activation or
contact your service provider.
AtthispointyourAirCardisreadytouse.
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