AirCard 800 Series Installation Manual - page 21
Software and Driver Installation
Note: The AirCard modem will
not function with the default
settings for the I/O port, interrupt,
and COM port if any of these
resources are allocated to
another network card or other
device. If you are familiar with
the Windows NT Diagnostics
window, you can check to see if
these resources are available.
Otherwise, leave the default
settings and, if the AirCard
modem does not function
following the driver installation,
see the instructions on changing
6.
Enter the path to the drivers as follows (where
c
is the
drive letter for your hard drive):
·
For the AirCard 850 modem:
c:\Program Files\Sierra
Wireless Inc\AirCard 800 Series\Drivers\WinNT-AC850
·
For the AirCard 860 modem:
c:\Program Files\Sierra
Wireless Inc\AirCard 800 Series\Drivers\WinNT-AC860
Click
OK
to open the Select OEM Option window in which
Sierra Wireless 3G Adapter
is selected.
7.
Click
OK
. A window opens showing the settings for the
I/O port (0x800), interrupt (10) and COM port (4).
8.
If you are aware that these resources are in use by another
device (see the note in the margin), change the settings and
click
OK
. Otherwise, click
OK
to use the default settings.
Windows then copies the driver files.
9.
Click
Close
to close the Network window and open the
Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window.
10.
Select
Sierra Wireless 3G Adapter
in the Adapter field and
select
Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server
radio button.
11.
Click
Yes
to confirm that DHCP is to be used.
12.
Click
OK
to close the TCP/IP Properties window.
13.
Click
No
if prompted to restart your PC. (You can install
the modem driver before restarting your PC.)
On completion of this step, the network card driver is installed
and you can proceed to install the modem driver. Follow the
instructions in the next section.
Installing the modem driver
1.
In the Control Panel, double-click the Modems icon. If the
Install New Modem wizard opens, skip to
Otherwise, proceed to
2.
Click the
Add
button to open the Install New Modem
wizard.
3.
Select
Don’t detect my modem, I will select it from a list
and click
Next
.
4.
Select the
Have Disk
button.
5.
Enter the path to the drivers as follows (where
c
is the
drive letter for your hard drive):
·
For the AirCard 850 modem:
c:\Program Files\Sierra
Wireless Inc\AirCard 800 Series\Drivers\WinNT-AC850
·
For the AirCard 860 modem:
c:\Program Files\Sierra
Wireless Inc\AirCard 800 Series\Drivers\WinNT-AC860
Click
OK
.
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