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USB 598 modem - User Guide
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ThemodemhasamicroSD™slotthatcanbeused,witha
microSDcard(soldseparately),forfiletransferorstorage.For
moreinformation,see“UsingamicroSDcard”onpage 21.
Package contents
Yourpackagecontainsthefollowingitems:
• USB598modem
• QuickStartGuide
• USBextensioncable
• Laptopclip
Note: To meet FCC (regulatory) requirements, use only the supplied
USB extension cable and laptop clip; other cables and laptop clips
should not be used.
Toinstallthemodemdriversandsoftware,youdonotneedan
installationCD.YourmodemusestheSierraWireless
TRU‐Installfeature.Thedriversandsoftwareareinstalled
whenyouinsertthemodemintoyourcomputerandgo
throughthesoftwareinstallation;aninstallationCDisnot
required.
System components
Yourmodemisjustonepartofasystemdesignedtoprovide
youwithawiderangeofcommunicationfeatures.Every
componentofthesystemisneededtoenablethesecapabilities.
Your host computing device
Yournotebookordesktopcomputerhoststhemodem
hardwareandrunsthecommunicationsoftware:yourweb
browserore‐mailapplication,andWatcher—theenabling
softwareforthemodem.
Youmayalsohaveothersoftwareonyourcomputerthatcan
beusedwirelesslywiththemodem,suchas:filetransferappli‐
cations
(FTP),chatorinstantmessaging,aVPN(Virtual
PrivateNetwork)client,clientsoftwareforacorporateserver
application.