Netgear 597E User's Guide download pdf (Page 13)

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2: Getting Started

• The AirCard 597E

software

• Account activation and

configuration

Before you can begin using the AirCard ExpressCard, you must:

1. Install the AirCard ExpressCard enabling software and drivers.

2. Activate an account and configure the AirCard ExpressCard to use

your account (unless the AirCard ExpressCard has been pre-

activated).

This section provides an overview of this process.

The AirCard 597E software

The AirCard ExpressCard comes with this software:

• Watcher application that you use to manage the AirCard

ExpressCard and monitor your connections

• The driver software that provides the interface between the

AirCard ExpressCard and your Windows operating system

The Watcher software must be installed before you insert the AirCard

ExpressCard for the first time. Detailed instructions are provided in

“Installation” on page 15.

Account activation and

configuration

To use the AirCard ExpressCard, you must have an account with a

CDMA service provider. The process of setting up an account is called

activation.

If you purchased the AirCard ExpressCard directly from a service

provider, you may already have an account; your AirCard ExpressCard

may be pre-activated.

Otherwise, run Watcher and the Activation Wizard, which guides you

through the activation and configuration process. (Depending on your

configuration, Watcher and the Activation Wizard may start automat-

ically.)

Configuring the AirCard ExpressCard involves setting the phone

number assigned by your service provider and may involve entering

other network parameters and settings such as a user name and

password to access services.

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Netgear 597E User's Guide Page 13