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Rev 3.8  May.07

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1: Introducing the AirCard 800 Series 

Wireless Network Cards

AirCard 800 Series 

wireless network 
cards

Your account and 

coverage area

AirCard modem 

software

AirCard 800 Series wireless 
network cards

The

 

AirCard 800

 

Series

 

3G

 

wireless

 

network

 

cards

 

are

 

modems

 

for

 

your

 

PC

 

that

 

allow

 

you

 

to

 

connect

 

to

 

the

 

Internet,

 

send

 

and

 

receive

 

e

mail,

 

connect

 

to

 

a

 

corporate

 

network/VPN,

 

or

 

view

 

streaming

 

video,

 

without

 

the

 

need

 

of

 

a

 

network

 

cable

 

or

 

phone

 

line.

Caution: Do not insert your 
AirCard modem into your PC /
Express Card slot before 
installing the software.

The

 

AirCard

 

PC

 

Card

 

modem

 

(AirCard

 

850

 

/

 

860

 

/

 

875

 

/

 

88x)

 

fits

 

into

 

a

 

standard

 

(Type

 

II)

 

PC

 

Card

 

slot

 

available

 

on

 

notebook

 

PCs.

The

 

AirCard

 

Express

 

Card

 

modem

 

(AirCard

 

88xE)

 

fits

 

into

 

a

 

standard

 

Express

 

Card

34

 

slot

 

available

 

on

 

notebook

 

PCs.

Services supported

The

 

services

 

supported

 

on

 

your

 

AirCard

 

modem

 

depends

 

on

 

the

 

model

 

of

 

AirCard

 

(see

 

www.sierrawireless.com

 

for

 

details)

 

and

 

your

 

service

 

provider.

When

 

establishing

 

a

 

connection,

 

your

 

AirCard

 

modem

 

uses

 

the

 

fastest

 

available

 

service.

 

If,

 

for

 

example,

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

an

 

AirCard

 

modem

 

in

 

an

 

area

 

that

 

has

 

GPRS

 

and

 

EDGE

 

service

 

but

 

not

 

UMTS

 

or

 

HSDPA

 

service,

 

the

 

AirCard

 

modem

 

connects

 

using

 

EDGE

 

service.

 

Once

 

the

 

connection

 

is

 

established,

 

you

 

have

 

access

 

to

 

all

 

Internet

 

services.

Summary of Contents for AirCard 850

Page 1: ...k Cards Installation Guide Includes AirCard 880 Wireless Modem AirCard 881 Wireless Modem AirCard 880 Express Card Wireless Modem AirCard 881 Express Card Wireless Modem AirCard 875 Wireless Modem Air...

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Page 3: ...AIMS GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY BE IN EXCESS OF THE PRICE PAID BY THE PURCHASER FOR THE SIERRA WIRELESS PRODUCT Patents Portions of this product may be covered by some or all of the following US patents...

Page 4: ...e property of the respective owners All product specifications are subject to change without notice Contact Information Consult our website for up to date product descriptions documentation applicatio...

Page 5: ...he SIM Card and Your Account 11 Attach the antenna to your AirCard modem 12 Install Watcher software 13 Setting Internet Explorer to use the AirCard modem 14 Configuring Your Account 14 Setting up a p...

Page 6: ...ant notice 23 Safety and hazards 23 Important safety compliance information for North American users 24 Information pertaining to OEM customers 25 EU regulatory conformity 27 Technical Specifications...

Page 7: ...e installing the software The AirCard PC Card modem AirCard 850 860 875 88x fits into a standard Type II PC Card slot available on notebook PCs The AirCard Express Card modem AirCard 88xE fits into a...

Page 8: ...oftware and ensure that your AirCard modem is configured to use your account Once the AirCard modem is installed and configured you can connect to the Internet with the AirCard modem in any area in wh...

Page 9: ...ws the frequency bands supported by the various AirCard products Table 1 1 Frequency band support Technology Bands Products Location 2G 850 MHz cellular band All North America 900 MHz All Europe 1800...

Page 10: ...AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide 10 2130623...

Page 11: ...d a SIM Subscriber Identity Module card The SIM card is a small chip about the size of a postage stamp that you insert into the AirCard modem The SIM contains account information used by the network t...

Page 12: ...record in a secure place of the account information that your service provider gives you Instructions on creating a profile are in the section Configuring Your Account on page 14 If you change GSM se...

Page 13: ...s the drive letter of your CD ROM drive 2 From the CD start up menu select your language then notebook installation and then the link under notebook software installation to launch the installer 3 Use...

Page 14: ...up my Internet connection manually or I want to connect through a local area network LAN Click Next 5 Select I connect through a local area network LAN Click Next 6 Ensure no check boxes are selected...

Page 15: ...ct the Connect button without selecting a profile The default profile is also used if you set the AirCard modem to autoconnect If you are using the AirCard modem to access a network that requires you...

Page 16: ...ith the AirCard modem that causes the AirCard modem to establish a network connection whenever you insert it assuming GSM GPRS EDGE UMTS or HSDPA service is available Otherwise you can configure Watch...

Page 17: ...r stolen Set options related to notifications and the Watcher window Note It takes up to 20 seconds for Watcher to become fully functional after launch If you set your account profile to autoconnect y...

Page 18: ...ant to use if you are within the coverage area of more than one network Every GSM network operates on one set of frequency bands The AirCard modem is designed to change frequency bands automatically a...

Page 19: ...nsert the AirCard modem before installing the software See AirCard Instal lation on page 11 Protect the card from liquids dust and excessive heat see Environ mental specifications on page 30 for detai...

Page 20: ...eject button beside the PC Express Card slot on your computer to eject the card 6 Grasp the AirCard modem and remove it from the slot Removing a SIM card The procedure for removing the SIM card depen...

Page 21: ...ve the SIM USIM card you need a pen 1 Place the AirCard modem on a smooth hard surface such as a tabletop or hold it face down 2 Gently insert the pen into the end of the eject slot farthest from the...

Page 22: ...AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide 22 2130623...

Page 23: ...iates accept no responsi bility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using the Sierra Wireless network card or for failure of the Sierra Wireless net...

Page 24: ...in turn are consistent with the following safety standards previously set by Canadian U S and international standards bodies ANSI IEEE C95 1 1999 IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human...

Page 25: ...outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help If you have purchased this product under a United States Go...

Page 26: ...tion the maximum antenna gain must not exceed 8 dBi in the Cellular band and 4 dBi in the PCS band 2 A label must be affixed to the outside of the end product into which the AirCard wireless network c...

Page 27: ...an end product with an embedded AirCard 881E Express Card wireless network card This device contains FCC ID N7NAC881E This equipment contains equipment certified under IC 2417C AC881E EU regulatory c...

Page 28: ...AirCard 800 Series Installation Guide 28 2130623...

Page 29: ...0 1710 to 1785 MHz EGSM900 880 to 915 MHz GSM850 824 to 849 MHz WCDMA2100 AirCard 850 875 88x 88xE modems 1920 to 1980 MHz WCDMA850 AirCard 850 875 88x 88xE modems 824 to 849 MHz WCDMA1900 AirCard 850...

Page 30: ...pm Table 6 1 Radio frequency and electrical specifications for AirCard 850 860 875 modems cont Table 6 2 Environmental specifications Operating temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Storage temperatur...

Page 31: ...ws 98 2000 Me 13 installation 13 14 Internet Explorer setting to use the card 14 IP address 14 IRQ interrupt request 11 L launching Watcher 17 LEDs 29 liability limitation of 3 M maintenance 19 memory...

Page 32: ...11 T technical specifications 29 30 temperature 30 trademarks 4 transmit frequencies 29 U user name 14 V vibration 30 W Watcher introduction 17 launching 17 Windows 2000 as a supported operating syst...

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