AirCard 800 Series Installation Manual - Wireless Network Cards
1: Introducing the AirCard 800 Series
Wireless Network Cards
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Caution: Do not insert your
AirCard modem into your PC
Card slot before installing the
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.
The AirCard modem fits into the standard (Type II) PC Card
slot available on most notebook PCs.
Supported operating systems
The AirCard modems work in:
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Notebook PCs running Windows XP, 2000, Me, NT 4.0, or
98 SE. (See
“Software and Driver Installation” on page 17
for more details.)
The AirCard modem as a network card
The AirCard modem can be configured to provide the
“always-on” data connection that an Ethernet card or other
wired LAN card provides. That is, you can set options in
Watcher™ (a program that comes with 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. (
UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS service support” on page 8.
Otherwise, you can configure Watcher to connect only when
you click the Connect button.
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