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Ⅲ Select the default option, Sprint Mobile Broadband USB
Modem by Novatel Wireless, Inc., if prompted, and click
Next.
Ⅲ Please wait a few minutes while the software installs.
4. Click Restart or Finish to complete installation of the
Sprint Mobile Broadband software. Once the installation
procedure is complete and you have rebooted your computer
(either automatically or manually), launch Sprint Mobile
Broadband by clicking on the Sprint Mobile Broadband
(Novatel Wireless) desktop icon.
5. Sprint Mobile Broadband starts and the Insert your device...
dialog appears. (Do not connect the device until instructed to
do so by Sprint Mobile Broadband software.)
6. Insert the USB connector into your computer’s USB port. (See
page 24 for complete instructions on proper insertion and
removal.)
7. Please wait a few moments while Windows automatically
installs the necessary drivers for this device. A series of Found
New Hardware messages appear and the Found New
Hardware Wizard launches.
8. If your USB modem has not been activated, you will be
prompted to activate your account. (For account activation
Note:
Sprint Mobile Broadband will check to ensure you have the
latest firmware installed. If there is a new firmware release
for the software, the “Firmware Update” pop-up dialog will
appear. See “Firmware Updates” in this section, beginning on
page 19.