Sierra Wireless AirCard 580 User's Guide download pdf (Page 16)

8 Section 1B: Getting Started With Your Sprint PCS Connection Card

Getting Started

Before you begin using your AirCard 580 Sprint PCS Connection Card, you must:

1. Check that your notebook has the system requirements listed on page 8

(“System Requirements”).

2. Install the Sprint PCS Connection Manager software, located on the

installation CD, onto your Notebook PC. See page 16.

3. After you restart your computer, start Sprint PCS Connection Manager.

4. Insert the Sprint PCS Connection Card; this installs the drivers for the card. See

page 20.

5. Activate your Sprint PCS account and configure the Sprint PCS Connection

Card to use your account (unless the card has been pre-activated). See

page 24.

System Requirements

The AirCard 580 Sprint PCS Connection Card is supported on:

䢇 Windows 2000 with Service Pack 1 or later (Service Pack 4 is recommended),

with high encryption support (see “High Encryption Requirements” on page 9)

䢇 Windows XP (Home and Professional versions)

Subject to feature availability, the AirCard software supports Outlook integration,

allowing you to read SMS messages in Outlook. To use Outlook integration, you

require:

䢇 Windows 2000 or XP, and

䢇 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.

CAUTION:

Do not insert the Sprint PCS Connection Card into the PC Card slot

until you have installed and run Sprint PCS Connection Manager

software, and the software displays “Insert Your Card”.

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