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Preliminary Material
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. ......................................................................................... 5 FPC 1000 Basics
1.1 ........................................................................................... 5 About the FPC 1000
................................................................ 5 1.2 FPC 1000 Card Features and Benefits
1.3 ....................................................................................... 6 FPC 1000 Applications
1.4 FPC 1000 Package Contents ............................................................................... 6
1.5 PC Card Software ............................................................................................... 6
1.5.1. About FMM
................................................................................ 7
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1.5.2. About Driver Software
........................................................ 8 Chapter 2. Using FPC 1000 with a Notebook PC
...................................................................................... 8 2.1 Installing the FPC 1000
2.1.1. ....................................... 9 Checking Hardware and Software Requirements
2.1.2. Installing Flarion Mobility Manager Software ......................................... 10
2.1.3. Attaching the Antenna to the PC Card...................................................... 12
........................................................... 12 2.1.3.1 Attaching the Standard Antenna
2.1.3.2 ............................................... 13 Attaching the Extended Range Antenna
2.1.4. ........................................ 14 Inserting the FPC 1000 into the PCMCIA Slot
2.1.4.1 ............................................. 15 Loading Device Drivers for Windows 98
2.1.4.2 ................................... 15 Loading Device Drivers for Windows 2000/XP
2.2 Using the FPC 1000 .......................................................................................... 16
2.2.1. ......................................................................... 16 General Usage Guidelines
........................................................ 17 2.2.2. Using the Flarion Mobility Manager
2.2.2.1 Monitoring Connection Status and Connection Time .......................... 19
2.2.2.2 ............................................. 20 Monitoring Kilobytes Received and Sent
............................................... 21 2.2.2.3 Monitoring Signal Strength and Quality
.................................................. 22 2.2.2.4 Closing, Exiting and Ending Sessions
2.2.2.5 .................................................. 24 Enabling and Disabling the FPC 1000
2.2.2.6 .............................................................................. 25 Upgrading Software
............................................................... 25 2.2.2.6.1 About Software Upgrades
2.2.2.6.2 ............................................................................ 26 Upgrade Methods
............................................ 26 2.2.2.6.2.1 Over-the-Air Automatic Upgrade
2.2.2.6.2.2 ................................................. 29 Over-the-Air Manual Upgrade
2.2.2.6.2.3 .............................. 32 Complete Package Uninstall and Reinstall
2.2.2.7 Software Upgrade Notes ....................................................................... 33
2.2.3. ........................................................................... 34 Removing the FPC 1000
2.2.4. Removing the Antenna from the FPC 1000 .............................................. 35
2.3 ......................................................................... 36 Troubleshooting the FPC 1000
Appendix A. Technical Specifications ............................................................................. 39
A.1 ........................................................................... 39 Environmental Specifications
A.2 ................................................................................ 39 Mechanical Specifications
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