Sierra Wireless 2130374 v3 User Manual

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• The AirCard 580 

software

• Your account and 

coverage area

Before you can begin using the AirCard 580 wireless modem, 
you must:

Install the Watcher software and the AirCard drivers.

Obtain a CDMA account (if this wasn’t done when you 
purchased the card).

Activate an account and configure the AirCard to use your 
account (unless the AirCard has been pre-activated).

This section provides an overview of this process.

The AirCard comes with this software:

An application called Watcher™ that you use to manage 
the AirCard and monitor your connections.

The driver software that forms the interface between the 
network card and your Windows operating system.

The Watcher software should be installed before you insert the 
AirCard 580 for the first time. Detailed instructions are 
provided in Chapter 3: “Installation Procedures”.

You must have an account with Verizon Wireless to use the 
AirCard 580. The process of setting up an account is called 
activation.

Before you can use the AirCard, you must install the AirCard 
software and ensure that your AirCard is configured to use 
your account. Instructions on completeing these steps are 
provided in the chapters that follow.

Once installed and configured, you can connect to the Internet 
with the AirCard in any area in which you may obtain Verizon 
Wireless BroadbandAccess and/or NationalAccess service. 
Your ability to obtain service depends on these factors:

Proximity to a CDMA network - You must be within the 
coverage area of a CDMA network on which 1x-EV-DO 
and 1xRTT has been implemented, in order to use the 
AirCard.