Sierra Wireless AirCard 580, Install Manual

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3 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 described 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.