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Introducing the Compass 597 USB modem

Document 2130972. Rev 1.0 Apr.08 13

Package contents

Yourpackagecontainsthefollowingcomponents:

• Compass597USBmodem

• QuickStartGuide

• Carryingpouch

• Lanyard

• 7‐inchUSBextensioncable

Note: Use only the supplied USB extension cable; other cables may

not work with the modem.

ToinstalltheCompassUSBmodemdriversandsoftware,you

donotneedaninstallationCD.YourmodemusestheSierra

WirelessTRU‐Installfeature.Thedriversandsoftwareare

installedwhenyouinsertthemodemintoyourcomputer.

System components

Yourmodemisjustonepartofasystemdesignedtoprovide

youwithawiderangeofcommunicationfeatures.Every

componentofthesystemisneededtoenablethesecapabilities.

Your host computing device

YournotebookordesktopcomputerhoststheUSBmodem

hardwareandrunsthecommunicationsoftware:yourweb

browserore‐mailapplication,andWatcher(Windows)or

WatcherLite(M ac)—theenablingsoftwareforthemodem.

Youmayalsohaveothersoftwareonyourcomputerthatcan

beusedwirelesslywiththemodem,

suchas:filetransferappli‐

cations(FTP),chatorinstantmessaging,aVPN(Virtual

PrivateNetwork)client,clientsoftwareforacorporateserver

application.

The Compass 597 USB modem

Themodemprovidesyourcomputerwithaconnectiontothe

CDMAwirelessnetwork.

ThemodemfitsintoaUSBslotavailableonmostnotebook

anddesktopcomputers.

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