Netgear AirCard 595 (all others) Quick Start Guide download pdf

Quick Start Guide

This document describes how to install and use the

AirCard 595 PC Card on a PowerBook

G4 computer.

If you require technical support, please contact

Sierra Wireless.

To use your AirCard 595 PC Card, you'll need:

• If your card has not been activated: a Windows-based

PC, to activate your card before you use it in your

PowerBook G4 computer (described below).

• A PowerBook G4 computer with a PC Card (PCMCIA

card) slot, running Mac OS X version 10.4 or newer.

To check your version, from the Apple menu ( )

choose About This Mac. If your version is earlier,

then visit www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple

for upgrading instructions, or, in Finder

, choose

Go > Applications > System Preferences.

Double-click the System Preferences icon, then

double-click Software Update. Click Check Now.

If your card is activated, proceed to "Installing your

AirCard 595 PC Card on your G4".

If your card is not activated

You will need a telephone, and a Windows-based PC with

a PC Card slot, running Windows 2000 (with Service Pack

1 or later) or Windows XP.

1. Write down your card's ESN (the 11-digit number on

the back of your card).

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2. Install the Watcher™ software on the Windows PC.

(If you're using Windows 2000, you must log in with

administrative privileges.)

a) Insert the CD into the Windows PC.

b) If the CD does not autostart, select

Start > Run > d:\launch.exe (where d is your

CD-ROM drive letter).

c) Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

When you are notified that the installation is

complete, insert the card.

Warning! When inserting or removing your card,

always grip it by its sides. Gripping the card by its

antenna may damage the card.

After Windows installs the drivers for the card, the

Activation Wizard should start automatically.

3. Ensure you have the items listed on the screen, and

call your service provider. Inform your service provider

that you are activating your Sierra Wireless AirCard

595 PC Card.

4. Follow the instructions of the service provider

representative to activate your card. Write down this

information:

My AirCard PC Card phone number:

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My MSID/MIN: _______________________________

My account password: _________________________

My username: _______________________________

After your service provider sets up your account on the

network, your card is activated and ready for use on your

G4 computer. See "Installing your AirCard 595 PC Card

on your G4" below.

Installing your AirCard 595 PC

Card on your G4

1. Visit this link

to download the Sierra Wireless

Watcher™ Lite Installer program to your PowerBook

G4 computer.

2. Run the program.

3. In Finder, choose Go > Applications > Sierra

Wireless Watcher.

for the AirCard

595 PC Card

* www.sierrawireless.com/support/sd_acxxx_step2.aspx?ac_id=6&carrier_

id=32&lang_id=1&platform_id=10

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Quick Start Guide

Quick Start GuideThis document describes how to install and use the AirCard 595 PC Card on a PowerBook® G4 computer. If you require technical support,

Page 2 - Menu options

4. Hold the card by its sides and insert it into your PowerBook G4 computer.Warning! When inserting or removing your card, always grip it by its sides

Page 3 - Care and maintenance

Removing your cardTo remove the AirCard 595 PC Card from your Mac:1. End your network connection, as described above.2. Using your computer's PC