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Package contents
Your AirCard package contains the following components:
• AirCard 555 wireless network card
• Antenna
• Installation CD containing the AirCard software and this
installation and troubleshooting guide
• Quick Start Guide
• Warranty Card
If you want to use the AirCard as a phone, a headset is
necessary. Visit the Sierra Wireless web site at
www.sierrawireless.com, for a listing of approved headsets that
will work with the AirCard.
System components
Your AirCard 555 wireless network card is just one part of a
system designed to provide you with a wide range of commu-
nication features. Every component of the system is needed to
enable these capabilities.
You r host computing device
Your notebook or handheld hosts the AirCard hardware and
runs the communication software: your web browser and
e-mail application, and Watcher—the AirCard enabling
software.
You may also have other software on your computer that can
be used wirelessly with the AirCard, such as: file transfer
applications (FTP), chat or instant messaging, a VPN (Virtual
Private Network) client, client software for a corporate server
application, or a fax application.
The AirCard 555 wireless network card
Note: You may also acquire an
optional headset to use voice
services.
Along with the antenna, this equips your computer with a
radio modem and phone.
The AirCard fits into a standard Type II PC Card slot available
on most notebook and Handheld PCs, and on Pocket PCs with
a PC Card jacket accessory.